How to Beat Dying Fire

Dying Fire is a Story Boss in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3). Check out their information and moveset, as well as the best strategies and party to beat them!

Dying Fire Basic Information

Dying Fire Stats and Information

Dying Fire Information
Rec. Level	Drops
23	None
Location and Walkthrough
Theddon Theddon to Orochi’s Lair

Dying Fire Weaknesses

Dying Fire Moveset

Dying Fire Spells and Abilities

Phantasm Spells and Abilities

How to Beat Dying Fire

• Cast Magic Barrier to Lower Spell Damage
• Prioritize Killing the Phantasms
• Defeat Dying Fires at the Same Time
• Bring Dieamends to Counter Whack
• Have Ways to Counter Sleep

Cast Magic Barrier to Lower Spell Damage

Since the Dying Fires like to cast Swoosh, it's recommended to have Magic Barrier active at all times. This will reduce the damage dealt by the spells, reducing the amount of healing you'll need to do for your entire party.

Equip Spell Resistant Gear

As a note, you can also equip gear that reduces spell damage in combination with casting Magic Barrier. On top of that, you can use Aerofoil Earrings as well to heavily reduce the damage of the Dying Fires' Wind attacks.

Prioritize Killing the Phantasms

It's recommended to kill off the Phantasms first since they can cast Spooky Aura to reduce a party member's spell resistance. Use Ice and Lightning attacks, like Crackle and Lightning Slash, to quickly take them down.

Defeat Dying Fires at the Same Time

The biggest pain point of this fight is that the Dying Fires like to summon more of themselves when they get close to dying. To counter this, try to kill them all at the same time so that you won't have to worry about them multiplying.

Thankfully, whenever a new one joins, it will be grouped up with the leftmost Dying Fire. This allows you to efficiently dispatch them with Spells and Abilities that target an entire group.

List of All Spells and Abilities

Bring Dieamends to Counter Whack

Another scary thing to worry about are the Dying Fires casting Whack and instantly killing a party member. Because of this, it's recommended to have at least one Dieamend in each character's bag so that it can absorb the instakill spell.

How to Get Dieamend and Effects

Have Ways to Counter Sleep

The Dying Fires' regular attacks have a chance to put a target to sleep. Make sure to bring ways to prevent or cure sleep, like the Rousing Ring or the Cock-a-Doodle-Doo spell, in case multiple party members fall asleep.

Phantasms Can Also Paralyze

As a note, the Phantasms can also paralyze you with their attacks, but they'll be killed off quickly when compared to the Dying Fires. However, you should bring someone with Tingle just in case.

Best Party to Beat Dying Fire

Recommended Party

Vocation	Role and Explanations
Hero	・Use Lightning Slash on single targets. ・Use Sizzle on grouped-up Dying Fires.
Monster Wrangler	Reclass: Merchant - Monster Wrangler ・Focus on AoE heals with Soothing Song. ・Use a Lightning Staff to cast Sizzle if there's no need to heal.
Monster Wrangler	Reclass: Thief - Monster Wrangler ・Focus on single target heals with Emergency Groom. ・Use Flame Breath if there's no need to heal.
Sage	Reclass: Mage - Sage ・Cast and maintain Magic Barrier to reduce spell damage. ・Buff Hero with Oomph when possible. ・Use Sizzle when there's no need to cast buffs. ・Can also Oomph self if there are turns to spare.

DQ3 Best Party Setup

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