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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

How to Beat the Ethereal Serpent

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Ethereal Serpent

Ethereal Serpent is a boss encountered in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See how to beat this boss, recommended equipment for the fight, and the boss' information here.

How to Beat Ethereal Serpent

Use Anti-Airborne Skills

Ethereal Serpent is considered as an Airborne Enemy, making skills such as Flying Knee more effective against it.

Raise the attack stat of your Martial Artist character, and use Flying Knee to deal more damage and defeat the Ethereal Serpent quickly.

Martial Artist Vocation Guide

Apply Debuffs on Ethereal Serpent

Eth Serpent Fire Breath

Ethereal Serpent has a variety of Multi-Target skills that can deal damage to all of the party members.

Make sure to apply Debuffs to lower accuracy or attack, to increase the party's chances of surviving.

List of All Debuffing Skills

Ethereal Serpent Boss Moveset

Ethereal Serpent Skills and Abilities

Skill / Ability Effect
Normal Attack Eth Serpent Normal Attack
Ethereal Serpent attack one target, dealing damage.
Normal Attack Eth Serpent Fire Breath
Ethereal Serpent breathes fire, dealing damage to the entire party.
Normal Attack Eth Serpent Slam
Ethereal Serpent flies up and slams into the ground, dealing damage to the entire party.

Best Vocations to Beat Ethereal Serpent

Recommended Character Level and Vocations

Character Level Vocation
Hero Hero 24 Primary:
Martial Artist Martial Artist
Secondary:
Fledgling Fisherman Fledgling Fisherman
Maribel Maribel 24 Primary:
Mage Mage
Secondary:
Mini Mayoress Mini Mayoress
Ruff Ruff 24 Primary:
Priest Priest
Secondary:
Martial Artist Martial Artist
Aishe Aishe 24 Primary:
Dancer Dancer
Secondary:
Destiny Destiny's Dancer

List of All Vocations

Ethereal Serpent Boss Information

Ethereal Serpent Details

Ethereal Serpent Ethereal Serpent EXP 1637
Gold 125
Drops Turquoise Fragment
Locations
Highendreigh Tower (Past)
Description
Soaring, slender, snake-like dragons held aloft as if they first came from beyond the eastern edge of the world.

Fought in Highendreigh Tower (Past)

Ethereal Serpent is fought in the Top Floor of Highendreigh Tower in the Past.

Ethereal Serpent is one of the two bosses found within the Highendreigh Tower, with the other being the King Slime, found at the basement of the tower.

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