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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

Shepherd Vocation Guide

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Shepherd is a Beginner Vocation in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See an overview for Shepherd, and a list of its skills here.

Shepherd Overview

Type and Loose Ability

Vocation Type
Shepherd Shepherd Beginner
Let Loose Ability
Wooly Bullies
Summons a flock of sheep that will merrily join in with the user's attacks.

How to Get Worked Up and Use Let Loose

Stat Bonuses

Max HP Max MP Atk Def
Increased Normal Decreased Increased
Mag Mt Charm Mag Mend Str
Decreased Increased Increased Decreased
Deft Res Agi
Increased Increased Decreased

All Stats and Attributes Explained

Tier Ranking

Rating Explanation
B Tier
Good
Can use Wooly Bully to summon sheep for added attacks.
Supportive, but very low direct damage.
Not enough raw damage or versatility to push it into A Tier.

Best Vocations Tier List

Shepherd Skill List

All Skills and Required Proficiency

1★
Recovery Heal: Restores around 25 HP to a single ally
Debuffing Slumber Rumbaa: A sheepish shuffle that sends a single enemy to sleep.
2★
Offensive Ram Raid: Make like a flock of sheep and charge at the enemy. The higher the user's defence, the greater the damage inflicted.
Recovery Reheal: Automatically restores around 9 HP each turn to a single ally.
3★
Buffing Woolly Blanket: Encases the body in a soft fleece, significantly increasing defence and ice resistance.
4★
Recovery Remidheal: Automatically restores around 22 HP each turn to a single ally.
Recovery Defuddle: Cures all party members of the effects of confusion.
5★
Recovery Nap: A restorative forty winks that removes poison and bedazzlement, and also restores HP and MP.
6★
Debuffing Counting Sheep: A soporific song that induces sleep in an entire group of enemies. The more times it is sung, the more effective it becomes.
7★
Recovery Remoreheal: Automatically restores around 52 HP each turn to a single ally.
8★
Offensive Lambpede: Summons a swarm of sheep to ride roughshod over the enemy. More sheep appear each time this ability is used in succession.

As a character increases their proficiency in this Vocation, they will learn more powerful skills in the process. Ideally, you'll want to master one Vocation first to learn all its skills before changing to another one.

List of All Skills

How to Unlock Shepherd

Unlocked at Alltrades Abbey

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined - Change Vocations
Shepherd is one of the Vocations available after saving Jacqueline at Alltrades Abbey. Talk to the priestess of the time period you are in, or use the Career Sphere to change your Vocation to Shepherd anytime!
How to Change Vocations

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7) Related Guides

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined - Vocations Partial
List of All Vocations

All Vocation Types

Default Beginner
Intermediate Advanced

List of Vocations

Default Vocations
Fledgling Fisherman Fledgling Fisherman Heir Apparent Heir Apparent Mini Mayoress Mini Mayoress
Wolf Boy Wolf Boy Destiny Destiny's Dancer Chevalier Chevalier
Beginner Vocations
Warrior Warrior Martial Artist Martial Artist Mage Mage
Priest Priest Dancer Dancer Thief Thief
Troubadour Troubadour Sailor Sailor Shepherd Shepherd Jester Jester
Intermediate Vocations
Gladiator Gladiator Armamentalist Armamentalist Sage Sage
Luminary Luminary Pirate Pirate Paladin Paladin Monster Wrangler Monster Wrangler
Advanced Vocations
Champion Champion Druid Druid Hero Hero

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