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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

How to Beat Vicious Bodkin Archer

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Vicious Bodkin Archer

Vicious Bodkin Archer is a menacing monster encountered in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See how to beat this menacing monster, and the monster's information here.

How to Beat Vicious Bodkin Archer

Use Fire Skills

Use Fire Skills

The Vicious Bodkin Archer has a weakness to Fire, allowing you to make full use of Kiefer and Maribel as your main damage dealers.

Make sure to stock up on Single Phials to recover MP, and use Hero as a buffer and healer to assist your team.

How to Check Weaknesses and Resistances

Use Sizz on Bodkin Archers

Use Sizz

Vicious Bodkin Archer's Let Loose ability allows him to summon 4 Bodkin Archers which can whittle down your party's HP.

Use Maribel's Sizz to deal damage to the group of Bodkin Archers to quickly defeat them, allowing Kiefer and Hero to focus on the Vicious Bodkin Archer instead.

List of All Offensive Skills

Match Ends After Defeating All Enemies

If the Vicious Bodkin Archer is defeated while there are still summoned Bodkin Archers, the match will only end once all enemies are defeated.

Make sure to have enough HP and MP to defeat all enemies and avoid going all in on the Vicious Bodkin Archer while the summons are still present to avoid being defeated unexpectedly.

Vicious Bodkin Archer Moveset

Vicious Bodkin Archer Skills and Abilities

Skill / Ability Effect
Normal Attack Vicious Archer Normal Attack
Vicious Bodkin Archer attacks twice with arrows, dealing physical damage.
Call for Back Up Vicious Archer Call for Backup
Vicious Bodkin Archer makes use of Let Loose, summoning 4 Bodkin Archers to his side.
Oomphle Vicious Archer Oomphle
Vicious Bodkin Archer casts Oomphle on an ally, raising their attack for a few turns.
Kabuff Vicious Archer Kabuff
Vicious Bodkin Archer casts Kabuff on itself, raising defense slightly for a few turns.
Kasap Vicious Archer Kasap
Vicious Bodkin Archer casts Kasap on the party, decreasing defense slightly for a few turns.

Vicious Bodkin Archer Monster Information

Vicious Bodkin Archer Info and Drops

Vicious Bodkin Archer Vicious Bodkin Archer EXP 110
Gold 100
Drops
Bodkin Archer Heart Bodkin Archer Heart
Locations
Emberdale Region (Past)
Description
Bodkin archers which have shrouded themselves in the shadowy power sleeping throughout the land, becoming several shades scarier as a result.

Vicious Bodkin Archer Location

Can be Fought North of Emberdale

Vicious Bodkin Archer Map Location

Vicious Bodkin Archer is fought in the Overworld, North of Emberdale in the Emberdale Region (Past).

The Vicious Bodkin Archer is an optional fight and can be skipped when playing through the story.

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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7) Related Guides

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined - Menacing Monsters
List of All Menacing and Vicious Monsters

List of Menacing and Vicious Monsters

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