How to Beat Corvus in Dragon Quest IX
81Introduction
So, I'm sure you stumbled onto this article after wanting to pull your hair out for being unable to beat Corvus' second form, which is also the final main boss in Dragon Quest IX. (Corvus' first form isn't particularly worthy of its own article. :P) I can't guarantee that I can make this fight painless, but I will give you a character setup to strive for, that should work most of the time unless he gets lucky with critical hits or his attack routine. Let's start with the recommended character setup.
The Final Boss of Dragon Quest IX
Suggested Character Setup
There are many ways to set up your party in Dragon Quest IX which can be a source of confusion for many players. While there's no right or wrong way to do so most of the time, I can tell you that for the Corvus fight, you want to have certain constants, even if the rest of your party differs:
- Your party should be at level 35 as a bare minimum. Level 40-45 is preferable if you want to attempt this fight without having skills from other vocations.
- Your whole party should be equipped with Life Bracers. 25 HP regeneration every turn adds up fast, and reduces the strain on your healer. Speaking of healers...
- Your healer MUST have a Wand and 100 Wand Skill. Seriously, the myriad of MP boosters you get from the Wand skill tree become ridiculous, and this is going to be a long fight unless you're incredibly lucky. I had a Level 35 Sage doing my healing for me.
- Your healer MUST have Multiheal. The ability to heal everyone is awesome in this fight, especially if he gets trigger happy with breath attacks. Good luck healing through that if he does it several turns straight and you don't have Multiheal.
- If your healer is a Priest with Omniheal, that's even better, but that may be overkill for this fight.
- A paladin is a recommended boost to your defensive setup. Paladins can Kabuff long before they hit 35, and their Coup de Grace is Knight Watch, which renders him/her invulnerable for several turns, as well as forcing Corvus to attack him/her for 1 or 2 of those turns. If you managed to get Forbearance, then Knight Watch becomes cheese, since the Paladin will absorb ALL attacks until Knight Watch wears off. I didn't have it in my playthrough though.
- I recommend keeping your main character as a Minstrel, since they have the ability to cast Zing. Essential when Corvus decides it's a cute idea to kill your healer in one round.
- My fourth slot was occupied by a Warrior, who was my damage dealer and resident Whipping Boy (as in the skill that shields an ally of your choosing. :P), but the Paladin could easily fill that niche if you don't want to use a Warrior.
- Your party members should have their shield skill as high as possible. Reaching 100 in the Shield skill tree allows you to use a shield with any class and, among other things, gives you a whopping +6% chance to block with a shield. Blocking can also block critical hits, so this is very good indeed. :D
Corvus: His Battle Strategy
I can summarize it in one sentence:
Corvus' battle strategy is completely random.
Seriously.
I wish I were joking.
He does have certain patterns within his battle style but, for the most part, what he'll do in one battle will differ greatly from what he does in another.
Some constants in his chaos:
- He attacks twice per turn. (Although, it's more accurate to say that he acts twice per turn, because sometimes he'll waste an attack on "laughing confidently" which does nothing).
- After he uses Magic Burst, he won't use another attack for that turn. Either you're so unlucky that he Magic Burst you after he had already attacked once, or he does it as his first attack and skips his next action.
- When his health is low, he'll start using Meditate more and more often. This skill heals Corvus for 500 HP. Since it's not a spell, Antimagic isn't going to stop him from using it. In any case, I doubt you can Antimagic him. (Bosses stink like that.)
- He has the ability to land critical blows. His criticals do 210-220 damage, so I recommend dabbling in vocations that have a skill tree with +HP boosters, unless you fancy dying every turn. :P
- He casts Kafrizzle. Since it's the only spell he casts, I don't particularly suggest you use Magic Mirror (a skill in the Shield skill tree) unless you truly feel like it. On the upside, a reflected Kafrizzle does upwards of 200 damage to Corvus, and he's reckless in casting (at times using it on a character he saw use Magic Mirror not more than two turns ago).
- He uses Disruptive Wave at times, especially if you try to use a lot of buffs on your party. If you don't use too many beneficial spells, you may never see him use it. I saw it twice in my winning run.
- He uses Burning Breath at times, but the chances of success are rather low so no worries. On the other hand, he likes to use a Sleep attack ("gleaming eyes") that always connects, so I recommend having some Panaceas in your inventory, just in case.
Suggested Battle Strategy
So, you have a level 35-40 party set up just like I recommended. However, you still need a good strategy to use against Corvus. My best piece of advice for you is to assume the worst. Assume he's going to land a critical every turn. Assume he will use two breath attacks a turn. If you can beat his worst-case scenario, his real attack sequence will probably be much easier to thwart.
Some general tips:
- Have your healer use Multiheal (or Omniheal if he/she is a Priest and has learned it) every turn. I mean this, EVERY turn. You should be able to survive two breath attacks in one turn, but not four in a row.
- When one of your characters is near death, use Whipping Boy with your tank character. This is especially important if it's the healer at death's door.
- Know when to use your Coup de Graces. Just because you're able to use it doesn't mean it's always the best moment to use it. An obvious exception to what I just said is the Paladin Coup; use that one ASAP.
- Stay Kabuffed at all times. Having a high defense prevents his regular attacks from doing too much damage. This won't stop critical hits though.
- Smack Corvus hard with Psyche Up cheese (Use Egg On with your main character on your damage dealer and have your damage dealer Psyche Up. If you're lucky, he/she will be at 100 Tension by the end of the second turn). An attack at Max Tension does from 12x-16x normal damage, so you shouldn't need too many, as long as you don't get overeager and try to finish him off instead of holding back in a crucial moment, getting your damage dealer killed.
In Conclusion
This is an insanely hard fight to predict, and as such you should prepare your party as best as possible to withstand his relentless assault. If your party is set up adequately, I have no doubts that you'll prevail!
If you have any questions or suggestions on how to improve this article, feel free to comment on it in the comments sections!
Until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)
-Winterfate
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I discovered the awesomeness that are Life Bracers way after Corvus... :(
But yeah, they would help a lot, that 25 HP regen's a life saver. I'll add that tip into the article, thanks for the comment! :D
I've never actually played dragon quest but I saw this article and had to click on it. I named one of the characters in my book Corvus and I always get a wide-eyed expression when I see it used elsewhere. But I suppose I should expect that considering I stole it from somewhere else. I found it on a star chart, it was either a star or a constellation, I can't remember which, but Corvus means 'the crow'. There was also a character on the short lived television show 'the bionic woman' who had the last name Corvus. It's funny how you don't notice a name until you use it for something (especially if you're a writer, but it happens when naming children too).
Hehe. Thanks for the comment! :)
It's a recurring theme with the Celestrians (race of winged beings that look like angels) in this game. Every Celestrian has a name taken from a constellation (all bird names). I recall reading that somewhere. That's pretty remarkable, since there are at least 8 named Celestrians in the game. :)
reckon i can beat him with:
Minstrel lv 44 (fire blade)
Armamentalist lv 21 (blowy bow)
Gladiator lv 19 (Uber war hammer (nice))
Paladin lv 20 (fire blade (he's omnivocational sword master from when he was a warrior if you're wondering)
P.S where can I find falcon blade ?
my guys r nearly lvl 50 and i cant beat em. their thief,gladiater,priest,mage. instead of wipping boy you can have 1 ygdraisil leaf.
@GUEST: Your only healers are your Minstrel and your Paladin. I always like a Sage or a Priest for the ability to heal multiple members of the party of the same time.
Also, while I don't know what other vocation skills and boosts you've picked up, your latter 3 characters look a little flimsy.
As I mention in the article, Corvus criticals for 210-220 damage. Each of your characters should have around 250 HP so they don't get one-shot by him.
What's the HP, Attack and Defense of that party you have? :)
The Falcon Blade is available for purchase after you beat the game, in Stornway. The weapon shop should have two shopkeepers now. Check both of them. :)
@ ........ : By this time, your Priest should have Multiheal, if I'm not mistaken. Just make sure he/she is using it every turn. Never slack off on that. The Yggdrassil Leaf is good, but trust me when I say that Whipping Boy helps. If your healer gets knocked out, then you have to revive that character, just so he/she dies again if Corvus uses a breath attack or Magic Burst.
(Besides, it's only 8 points in the Courage skill tree.) :P
What are your party's HP, Attack and Defense?
@Winterfate
I've changed things around so here's what I have:
Minstrel Lv. 45 (fire blade) (233 HP) (defence= 250) (attack= 258)
Gladiator Lv. 22 (Uber War Hammer)(171 HP (OUCH!)) (defence= 196) (attack= 221)
Paladin Lv. 22 (falcon blade (I found it in my ship)) (157 HP) (defence= 223) (attack= 165)
Priest Lv. 42 (Sceptre of Gitt) (187 HP) (defence=171 :()
(attack= 159)
Help me out here by the way where are level 7 grottoes found?
@Guest: You know, I never thought to look in my ship...
I'll have to do that one of these days. :o
Ok, let's see:
The Minstrel is fine, although more HP won't hurt.
The Gladiator and the Paladin need more HP bad!
The Priest could use either more HP, or the quest reward from Buckler's 100 Shield Quest (the character equipped with the reward blocks all critical hits).
The fight becomes vastly easier if he can't critical you to death. Oh, and your Gladiator and Paladin would die to Magic Burst as well. :P
In my opinion, those two skills are the road blocks for any party wanting to beat the game. If you can withstand Magic Burst and his criticals, you'll probably win.
In other words, your characters have good equipment, so the problem definitely isn't there. :)
Does your Priest have all of the Wand skill tree bonuses?
As for the grotto question, I assume you got the first treasure map? If you didn't, you need to complete the quest given to you by the person laying near Zere Rocks (you can Zoom there). If you did, then the answer is that it's random.
When you beat a grotto boss, it drops a map to another grotto. That map could be level 10, 20, or lower or higher (I don't know the math formula by heart, but it involves the average level of your party, among other things). If you needed to get a level 7 grotto, then your party would have to be weaker than it currently is (or you would just have to get lucky with the randomizer when the map drops).
Lastly, but not least, check out the skill trees for each vocation and see if you can't get some easy HP boosts for your party.
This is the part where I frown and mention that you'll probably have to grind out more levels to beat him easily.
(I know I had to. :( ).
Summary: Minstrel and Priest are largely fine. Other two characters need HP boosts. Recommend you get HP boosts from other skill trees if you can afford to. Grotto maps are dropped by grotto bosses, but are random.
@Winterfate
thanks but that's not quite what I meant about the grottoes
I meant I have loads of level 7 maps but I can't find any of them :(
Oh, I get it now! Ok, you may be needing something like:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/937281-dragon-quest
(There are links to the different treasure map locations there).
Or, if you don't want to wade through those .png files, just go here instead: http://www.woodus.com/den/games/dq9ds/tms/
I have a cousin who is soc razy abotu Dragon quest IX, I will inform him about this and as well bookmark it for him to read later. Thanks a lot and you are doing a great job. You have really opened my eyes to see another dimension of been a writer. Writing is much more easier, interesting, fun, creative and passionate when we inculcate it into our day-to-day activities, hubbies and life as a whole. Great job, I must say....
Thanks a lot for the comment! :D
I'm glad that you enjoyed my hub! That's part of what makes this worth doing, even when I get writer's block or am not motivated to write about anything on a given day. :)
Much appreciated! :D
i hope this helps but when i killed corvus i didnt know about having a team lol (stupid me) so i beat him solo so what i did was get warrior vocation to level 60 with caduceus ability with wands to heal me when i got low on health had 100 skill in shield so i couldnt be crit by him (swinedimples academy quest for shields) and use falcon slash with a inferno blade and i wore mirror armor to deflect some spells.
fight went like this:
falcon slash till low on health ( leave just a bit health than what he can do in an attack)
then caduceus to heal when low on health and keep this up till he was dead :)
Hi, after hearing that you should be around level 40 for this battle, i was wondering which is the best way to quickly level up my characters to this level.
I have a Minstrel Lvl 39, Warrior Lvl 38, Priest Lvl 38, Mage Lvl 37.
@Deargdoom: Lol, but you soloed Corvus, that's pretty hardcore. :D
Way to go!
@Guest: The Bowhole. Liquid Metal Slimes can be found there, albeit rarely. Other than that, you could grind in the Realm of the Mighty, but that could get tedious. :o
In either case, it could take a while.
nah i was just wasnt smart enough to realise i could get a team so i had to solo everything till i found out that if i talked to patty i could get a prty lol xP
but now i know you can have a team beating bosses is much easier lol :)
Thanks for the advice, finally leveled up party to lvl40, and going to go take Corvus on!
good luck dude with corvus :)
what's the best armour and weapons, that i should have for this fight?
I have a minstrel, warrior, priest and mage
Ok, you should've gotten a Rusty Sword if you've been diligently exploring. If so, then you can throw it into the alchemy pot along with 9 Glass Frits and a piece of Orichalcum and make Erdrick's Sword, which has a boatload of attack. Equip that to your Warrior (I bet he/she hits harder than your Minstrel). If you look in your ship once you get the Ultimate Key, you can find a Falcon Blade there. You can equip that on your Minstrel (or swap, so your Warrior, who hits harder has the Falcon Blade equipped).
When I beat him, my Paladin had a Celestial Spear equipped (IIRC). You can do much better than that via Alchemy if you have patience (Priests can equip Spears too). Then again, as your main healer, your Priest should be equipped with a Wand. At this point the game, I don't think it gets much better than the Scepter of Gitt you get at Gittingham Palace. Your Mage can use a Wand as well, since he/she should be spamming damage spells or Oomph-ing your Warrior and Minstrel so they hit harder.
As for armor, use Mirror Armor with all characters that can equip it. For those who can't, armor becomes less of a concern (as their defense is low-ish anyways).
Also, if you have the patience, make Life Bracers for all 4 members of your party (25 HP regeneration each turn). Getting Psyche Up on all 4 of your characters is highly recommended.
After all of that prep work, the battle should be doable if you're at an adequate level.
Hint: If Magic Burst or critical hits from Corvus are one-shotting members of your party (assuming they're at full health when Corvus uses either) then you may be too weak to beat him.
Good luck!
Thanks,
where can i find glass frit, i have 6 already and the place near gleeba doesnt have any more at the moment.
and how exactly do i make a life bracer, the items i need locations would be handy too
You can find Glass Frits on Cyclowns (they're located outside of the west gate of Port Llaffan; enter the town and leave through the left, much as if you were trying to get to Lleviathan). That's how I got my glass frits. Steal it off of them (keeping in mind that they also carry around Agility Rings, so you may end up finding some duds before you find Glass Frits).
Life Bracer = Gold Bracer + Life Ring x2
Gold Bracer = Purchase at Port Llafan
Life Ring = Prayer ring x1 + Resurrock x3
Resurrock = Spawns at Djust Desert, Khaalag Coast, The Plumbed Depths; Dropped by Handsome Crab
Prayer Ring = Dropped by Genie Sanguinis or Hocus Chimaeras.
Hope this helps! :P
P.S: Seeing as how you seem like a DQ fan, I'd like to invite you to http://dqforums.com/site/forum.php
It's a new forum, but the community is growing. :)
To get falcon blade go on boat and go to bottom if boat you need altimate key to open a cage with a chest which has falcon blade
I have a Minstrel lvl 45, Warrior lvl 46, Ranger lvl 40, and priest lvl 41(With like 88 staff). When should stop grinding?
Also, would it make sense to swap my ranger for a paladin?
@Ads: You probably have enough stats and skills to beat him already, assuming you've leveled up other vocations already as well.
(I had about 15-20 levels in 5 or 6 vocations per character when I finally beat Corvus, but my party wasn't in their 40's yet).
And yes, it's always good to have a Paladin, if only to prepare for the post-game content which pretty much requires a Paladin (unless you use 3 Gladiators and a Priest instead).
I tried and failed because I ran out of mana for my healer.
Well, i need more help.I have a
Minstrel(lvl 61)
Gladiator(lvl 53)
Martial Artist(lvl 56)
Sage(lvl 45)
The main problem is that he keeps parlizing my healer so i have to use my minstrel to heal.maybe i should change my martial artist to paladin? PLZ respond...cuz i'm about to pull my hair out....
@coolio well um i think you should be able to beat him but tell me your weapons and armour
@Coolio: Sorry for not responding earlier. :O
Anyways, it's what Guest said: Judging by those levels, you should've been able to beat Corvus a long time ago.
What are the stats of your party?
Honestly I expected him to get back up for a second round after beating him because he definitely came out easier than the dragon did.
42 ish ranger, had right as rain so that helped, also had dazzling suit or whatever it is called so sometimes Corvus would hit himself with spells
30s armamentalist (because I know he didn't have the book which makes fource target all)(full swords/fource)
priest/warrior both in the 40s
Priest had full priest class skill and a bit in wands
warrior had probably full bravery, mid-high knives (because for some reason when I originally got him I decided he should take mage class but only use knives anyways.)
is this a good team?
minstrel :lvl50
thith(sorry for spelling)lvl47
marsal artist X2,48,47
No worries about the spelling. :)
Ok, as for your team, you don't have a healer (the Minstrel doesn't really count since his best healing spell is Midheal if I'm not mistaken). I mention the healer a lot because Corvus has at least two mass attacks (Magic Burst and a darkness breath attack). If all of your characters keep getting hit repeatedly, it's going to be a painful fight.
With that said, Corvus has 4800 HP, so if your Martial Artists do a lot of damage, you might be able to beat him by using Psyche Up and then attacking while under Tension. If that fails, then you might need a healer. :/
Summary: Your team can beat Corvus, but it all depends on what Corvus attacks with. To increases your chances, get a Priest or Sage on your team. :)
Hope this helps!
yes it did help
my hero has NINE pages of abilertys
including gigagash magic mirrer (egs u know)my thith
knows vanish(hopefully shall make him not get ataxed :))
would hardclaw and crushed ice be good?
oh and i know psyche up
plese reply
dragon quest
I had to look up Hard Claw and Crushed Ice because I don't have any points in Staff or Claws. :P
They're multi-attacks. Yes, that's definitely good. Multi-attacks are affected by Tension, so you hit even harder.
I'd say try it now. The worst that could happen is that you lose and, in that case, you know you need to get more skills/level-ups. :)
But, I have to go to bed, it's 6:30 AM where I live. I should be back on in around 10-12 hours.
Good luck! :)
Hey.awesome guide mate.These were about my levels not too sure though
Minstrel:lv 53 min
Warrior:X3 lv 54 min
When I killed corvus.He was ez
well will Hand of god be good with tensen?
Yes. :)
You're going to have to do some testing yourself to see what hits harder when under Tension. Hand of God has a damage cap of 1999, so multi-attacks may be better if you already reached Hand of God's damage cap. :)
Winterfate... Amazing Guide especially like all of your VUST series. Unfortunately I've already beaten Corvus so this is just an interesting read.
Anyway I find for most bosses it's good to have 3 healers as it splits the work load... You don't have to have dedicated healers only for them to know heal spells.
When i fought Corvus I used a Martial Artist, a Paladin, a Ranger and a Sage. My Sage was a dedicated healer while Paladin and Ranger could chip in if needed. Beat Corvus first try with all my characters under level 40 and only 1 with a second skill tree (Martial Artist was a Thief).
I haven't changed the setup except now my character (Martial artist) is now a Gladiator and with only 1 character above level 50 can beat Atlas easily. Seeing as your obviously very good at the game could you give me any hints to further better the party.
First of all, thanks for the comment! :)
Secondly, I believe you have a pretty solid party. It is widely mentioned that there are two successful party types for once you reach the harder Legacy Bosses:
a)3 Gladiators and a Priest (for Omniheal). This build seeks to wipe out the boss before the party wipes. The riskier of the two.
b)1 Gladiator or Warrior, 1 Paladin, 1 healer (preferably a Sage, but Priests work too) and your main character. Here you have a bit of leeway because your main character's main function will be to Egg On the Gladiator/Warrior to maximize damage. My MC is still a Minstrel, but you could always have another healer.
So, as you've probably noticed, you already have a pretty solid setup. :)
I would recommend 100 Fans, Magic Mirror and 100 Virtue for your Paladin though. 100 in Fans lets you use Fans regardless of vocational restrictions, and there's a Fan skill called Reverse Cycle that reflects breath attacks. A lot of the harder Legacy Bosses spam those, so it's crucial to have. :)
Hope this helps! :D
i am training a prist for my healer
And my minstrel is lvl.52 and my marsel artist X2am lvl.49,48.My only christs am qruit puny.
Winterfate
Cheers for that I've been looking for a secondary weapon for my MC anyway so that should be fine He's a claw Gladiator just now and on full tension he can hit 3000+ with Blind Mans Biff and double up.
So I'll get OVM for Fans and then become gladiator again I think thanks for the Info
@dragon quest: Well, if you need anymore help, let me know, but I think you'll be fine. Corvus is actually quite easy once you have enough HP and skills. :)
@DQ9 Fan: The whole Reverse Cycle thing is usually combined with Forbearance so you can tank breath attacks with your Paladin, but that works too I suppose. ;P
(The above statement is operating on the assumption that your MC doesn't have Forbearance, which may or may not be the case. Disregard this statement if he does. :) )
my prist knows Moreheal with mp about 216 with cadus antimagic and belzefreze now i am rtaining it till it is lvl 40 with multheal(if so fullheal)u know that sometimes
he laughs conthictly and does magic burst or mevolent darrknas breath.What should i do then multiheal or fullheal
Well, you basically NEED Multiheal. You can't spend 4 turns doing Fullheal; it's much too risky.
Multiheal is actually what turns this battle from impossible down to doable. :)
Hav u forgot onviheal?
Ah but Omniheal is not Fullheal. Omniheal is a Fullheal on all party members. If you have Omniheal, then yes you should be using that. :P
But, I guess I should've been clearer about what I meant with the party heals, so let me clarify that in my article. :)
Thanks for telling me that u need a healer,i beat corvus on saturday with hundreds of multiheal with my healer,though it died twice in the battle and every time i zinged on my healer it came back to the living
I have a lv. 46 minstrel with fireblade, lv. 44 mage with staff of gitt, lv.46 priest with lightning staff, and lv.47 martial artist with fire claws, but i still cant beat him... HELP!!!!!!
@dragon quest: No problem. :)
@muh: The one problem I'm seeing off the bat is that you don't have a tank to take punishment for the rest of your party. You should have someone with points in the Courage and Virtue skill trees for the skills these give you.
Whipping Boy is good, and Forbearance is better.
But, besides that, you should be able to beat him. What are your party member's stats?
YES!!!! i beat him by getting martial artist to 100 tension, oomph, then hand of god. 1999 damage!!
could i beat him with this?
1 minstrel lvl 48 inferno blade
2 warrior lvl 49 demon spear
3 thief lvl 47 inferno blade
4 ranger lvl 36 combusticlaws
i need help my party is a minsterl lv 49 warrior lv 47 and a martial artist and thief both lv 47
outsider, oomph: The both of you are missing a good healer.
You're either going to need major HP boosts or you're going to have to pack a lot of curative items. If he starts using Magic Burst or other mass attacks, it's going to be a very uphill battle.
thanks, im training a priest now
i could beat him with minstrel lv.44
really Guest?! mine is lv 50 and I still cant even beat him
i finnally beat corvus! i just had my minstrel (erdricks sword) use gigagash 4 times with an elfin elixeer in there, and had my thief (fire claws) use hand of god a few times. i had my martial artist use some yggidersial leaves and some yggidersial dew. my warrior just attacked. i didnt even need my priest! (though after on the grottoes i prububly will)
Congratulations oomph! :D
Yeah, I can assure you you'll probably need that Priest for the grottoes, but for now you can enjoy your victory. :)
just keep !@/#ing hammering him with gigaslash , falcon slash , and have a ball and have your party hold life bracer and uber miracle sword or an even powerful weapons and you need good defense and attack not to mention agility and make sure you hav alma mater to protect yourself from automatic kills since he is insanly strong
my team is:
Minstrel lv.51 Mage lv. 48
Warrior lv. 47 Armamentalist lv. 37
Hey. I really im kinda confident i can do it with just one character. I have a Lvl. 99 Armamentalist with 570 HP. the armors equipped help too, so I wear the Armamentalist's traditional outfit, which works very well. I have a Seraph's Bow, and a Soul Sucker shield. My other characters are only like lvl 17 and such, so I don't feel like going in there with them. maybe I should work on leveling them up first, but maybe not. just let me know what you think.
First of all...kudos for getting a character to Level 99 before post-game. That's insane lol.
Well, just to concrete your dominance over Corvus, I would get some curative items and the 100 Shield book that allows you to block critical hits automatically. But, with your HP total, you might not even need it. Part of Corvus' power comes from his mass attacks, and if there's only one character to damage, well you get the idea. ;)
I have a good team I think it seems really strong but only on the offensive side I have two thieves and two warriors one warrior has two of the tree leaves the other theif does too and also has lots of panaceas and he has good hp the two thieves are lv 37 one warrior is 38 the other is 37 they have the highest items I can find at the part of Corvus second form but I can't seem to beat him is there a suggestion for more offensive sides because everyone says get belated and such but I don't know how to train beakers and stuff quickly???
Oops I mean Healers not beakers and belated sorry spell check is doing t again
I have erdricks sword red Afro mirror armor battlers bracers dragon warrior trousers dragon warrior boots and a spirit bracer so he can have alot of mp for giga slash and that is theif number one. Dragon slayer dark shield raging bull helm dragon mail battlers bracers sea breeze skirt and strength ring are my lv 38s equipment. Lightning lance white knights shield mythril helm mirror armor vesta gauntlets (from dqvc shop) swinedimple slacks safety shoes and raging ruby are the second warrior. Sword breaker sun crown (dqvc) enchanted armor silver bracelets transparent tights sneaker and holy talisman are the last theif.
Well, if you're using an offensive party, it's harder. Corvus uses a lot of mass attacks, so you run the risk of him using two in a row and vastly weakening your party. One strategy that could work (if he doesn't spam Disruptive Wave) is to go up to 50/100 Tension and attack with your whole party at the same time.
Also, if you want a healer that can cast some offensive spells, you could always switch one of your characters into a Sage.
If you want to go brute force, Gladiators hit harder than Warriors and Thieves. ;)
My theives are used to heal because they always go first so I think I can keep one for using healing items my major problem is that I don't exactly want to spend time training only because I don't know of good places and that makes using other vocations limited because they won't be very strong and my Mage needs to use friz on the trolls but is too weak and I don't know how to train so I can't exactly get sage :( but I can use the idea of egg on but then :( I can't use giga slash that turn because only my main guy knows egg on and he knows giga slash so currently I am getting skill points to teach my sword using warrior giga slash so I can egg him on my worst problem is that I run on a strategy of overwhelming my enemy with strength so I never need healing because by the time I do the enemy is dead. But it isn't working because Corvus is so high in defense and heals I one time did at least 4000 dAmage to him and was about to hopefully finish him off when like you said he double used breaths and magic which is my bane because I am all weapons and no anti spells and everything so I relie on my leaves to revive my characters so I can deal more heavy damage. What I'm trying to ask is if you know any types of strategies that use heavy damage and no healing(I'm working on training so that might work because I might get enough strength to kill him if my plan does work I'll let you know thanks for the help
I wish I had trained a bigger variety at the beginning of the game so I could use magic and healing now but none of my other vocations are trained making only these four vocations strong:/ ? Oh well I'll find a way too overwhelmed him eventually if you have any hints on abilities or skills that would cause major damage or good defense( that are for warriors or theives) then that would probably help alot thanks
Well, the two best places for training before beating Corvus are the Bowhole (where you can rarely find Liquid Metal Slimes) and the Realm of the Mighty (best experience gains outside of the Bowhole until after Corvus).
And, the only strategy that many people use in post-game to do heavy damage still involves healing. :P
(To be exact, it's a Priest and 3 Gladiators.) On that note you could try to use 4 Gladiators, but you run into the same problem you currently have, with the difference being that you hit harder. ;)
Otherwise, as you suggested, you can create some Yggdrasil Dews, and use your Thief to heal the rest of your party if need be.
My main char. Has 100 skill for sword and 31 acquisitiveness my second theif has 60 knife skill and 32 acquisitiveness my first warrior has 68 sword and 16 courage my last warrior has 60 spear and 25 shield
For some reason the bowhole never seems to work for me oh well but that's a good idea I'll try get some dew ( lol I only have leaves because don't have proper alchemy items) and more healing items. So your saying that defense is the best offense in this fight? Ok I'll try thanks I'm about to fight him now here goes
You have been a big help thanks
Wow he used some attacks I didn't know he had ouch well do you know how much health he has?
New accolade achieved " game beater" thanks
Oh, you beat the game? Way to go! :D
Now you can enjoy post-game. :P
So, how many hours did it take? My game completion accolade was Lionheart. :)
hows the team to beat corvus minstrel lv64 edricks sword m.a lv 40 sadistick mage lv40 sceptre of gitt priest lv40 lightning lance so is it good enough
It definitely should be. :)
Your Priest should have Multiheal by now if memory serves me correctly. All you really need is a good healer to beat Corvus. A good tank will help, but it might not be necessary. :D
Yep I beat it the first try but now I'm stuck a harder question where are easy grotoes because the grotoes I have unlocked the bosses wipe me out really fast but yes post game is awesome especially getting to use the starlight for everywhere so can you tell me where some easy treasure maps are??
It took me maybe half an hour very hard but my tanks took him down with 3 leaves to spare I was completely surprised I didn't get an accolade actually how did you get one?
ya once i almost beat him but his dang paralyzing breath got my priest and killed us easily and what was really stupid is that he killed my priest last
@gdragon: Ahh, that sounds like bad luck. :(
It happens to all of us. When in doubt, get more HP boosts. Those always help. :)
@The dude: You get an accolade for beating the game. The title you get at game completion doubles as your accolade.
As for grottos, which bosses are wiping you out?
I found it I am the accolade ...... Ugh so you. Get lion heart and I get punching bag because I think I died 50 times wow. Well I don't remember the name but it was a level one grotto!! And after that I BEAT a level three grotto ;( I don't understand oh well but besides that my new latest problem is getting the bonus characters : sellma patty errin and aquilla I find it cool that you can unlock them without hacks and stuff considering the fact that I don't like that stuff. But the problem is I have patty and I'm trying to get sellma but then I can't beat the boss rover. ;( it is stronger then Corvus?! I checked the stats and yep he is. Why didn't he try taking over the worl lol well anyway he is STRONG he attacks twice doing a hundred damage a price and has 5k hp it's maddening corvus only had 4k hp and didn't do barily as much damage I figured you did this part in the game and decided to ask what you did ps: I have 5 birthday cakes which full heal one yddragsil dew and 3 yddragsil leaves and still can't beat him. What's you suggestion I have the same team just am lv 39,39,39, and 40
By the way gdragon if you haven't beat Corvus and he is paralyzingly you then try using panacea it heals paralysis something else it slips my mind and heals 90 hp thAt might help
help i have a lvl 31 paliden 330 def 310 att 280 hp boss shield and inferno blade max virtue and sword/priest lvl 37 boss shield and storm spear 270 mending 140 def 260 att spear skill to multi thrust/mage lvl 38 sceptre of gitt 330 might boss shield 190 def and ALOT of spells and abillities/and another mage lvl 37 lightning conducter wand 220 might boss shield 190 def and quite a few spells and abillities. i just made this account and im really desperate!
What do you need help with the party sound really strong if you are fighting Corvus then get a way to revive fallen allies with either a spell or an itme like yddragsil leaf but get winters perspective I just saw this and wanted to help
The dude: I don't have access to Wi-Fi, so I haven't fought Rover. :P
I'm going to recommend you go train at Slime Hill. It's a great way to get a bunch of levels fast if you can find Liquid Metal Slimes.
Inferno Blade 99: Hmm, well a problem I see off the bat is that your priest is using Spears. You'll probably want your Priest to do the healing, so he/she should have a Wand and points in the Wand Skill Tree. Once you max out the Wand Skill Tree, you get 100(if I'm not mistaken) bonus MP for equipping a Wand AND you auto-regen 1 to 5 MP per turn as well, making your magic stores last longer.
Also, what The dude said. To play it safe, you're going to want a Yggdrasil Leaf on each of your characters, because Zing has a 50% fail chance.
Another good thing to do is get as many health boosts as you can. Farm skill points on vocations you haven't used yet and use those towards skill trees that award +HP.
i have done the vocation thing with the characters and my priest does heal and my 3 mp users dont really need more mp or mp regen i can use it to its most. i can heal up to around 10000 hp with the mp my priest has and cause well over 20000 points of damage with spells and add an extra total dmg of 6000 to my paladin. and i have alot of leaves to revive. the problem i seem to have figured out is that my armor is a little bad.do you know any way to get good armor within 2 days (crud this keyboard has no question marks)
Inferno Blade 99: Within 2 days? Why the urgency? :o
Well, to be honest, I didn't do much armor upgrading from the time I got to the Realm of the Mighty to the time I beat Corvus. My Minstrel had Dragon Warrior Armor. My Paladin had Spiked Armor. My Warrior had Mirror Armor and I can't even remember what my Sage had at that time.
Keep in mind you can use Kabuff to boost your Defense. Corvus shouldn't be hitting that hard unless he's hitting you with criticals (they ignore defense) or right after a Disruptive Wave.
i have 69.5 hours of playing main game and i dont know how long before i cant get the accolades for beating it quickly and corvus uses distruptive wave then uses magic burst as soon as he can.
i managed to get knight watch 1st turn so i managed to prepare and with the 5 turns of immunity i could use the battle style i do with any battle use priest to boost paliden def alot use 2 mages boss shields to sAp him and oomph priest to boost att alot then use priest's multithrust. im fighting him right now wish me luck!
Oh thought you had wifi you MUST get it it allows you to get erinn the questers rest owner Selma the dqvc shop owner aquilla the dead mentor and patty the party planner on your team without having to delete space how cool is that plus they come with exclusive armor. Well actually I beat rover on my 500th time :) it's good and bad I guess but still can't beat the grotto it's weird the monster look like a flying umm something with a snake as a tale he only seems to use magic but when he does I die instantly he does about 150 damage to all my team yet he is in a lv 1 grotto I have beaten a lv 3 and 4 and am about
To beat a lv8 one but this I really feel like beating but I can't I don't understand how he is so strong for lv 1 grotto and the grotto doesn't have any other rooms besides the boss room. I'll Just do other ones instead. But seriously the wifi quests are really cool and have extra bosses armor weapons and so on maybe you should toto a mc donaldson wifi spot and try it. And how do I get a good accolade mine is horrible I got punching bag because I died so many times on the story can I change my accolade by refighting him.??
Oh I forgo to tells you his attacks : hellfirebreath c-c-c-cold breath and I never survived past that to see his other attacks lol I'm a weak punching apparently.
I forgot to ask you where is slime hill it sounds helpful
he killed me :( i was practicly 10 points away from killing him then he used his dark breath which criticaled and killed everyone i realy need some good equips that can raise my hp any one know an easy way to find something like that?(yay found the ?)
Inferno Blade 99: Good luck there! Let me know how it goes. :)
The dude: If you're wandering into a grotto with only a boss room...congratulations! That's a Legacy Boss grotto. :)
And, yes, they're amongst the strongest bosses in the entire game, especially when you start leveling them up (yes, you can level up those grotto maps). :D
I don't think you can change your end-game accolade. :/
Also, if that boss is spamming breath attacks, you could always get 100 Fans skill with your tank and use Reverse Cycle (reflects breath attacks 100% of the time for several turns) in tandem with Forbearance. :)
Slime Hill is the nameless hill that can be accessed by flying a little to the northeast of Angel Falls. It's the cave you probably noticed but couldn't access because there were no stairs or ramp connecting it to the rest of the area.
Inferno Blade 99: Aww, that stinks man. Well, to the best of my knowledge, no equips increase HP. The closest you can get to that is make several Life Bracers and equip them on each of your characters. Life Bracers heal the equipped character for 25 HP at the end of every turn.
ok ill try that but its seems its gonna take awhile so while i do that im gonna train my weaker mage of the 2 into a gladiator with all the strength boosts i can find and a psyce up so i can have a powerhouse,protecter/good hitter/buffer/small healer,big healer/good multi hitter/buffer,and a spelluser/healer/buffer/sapper
Oh well I beat rover got sellma ( finally) and I am grinding grottoes fast I think I have done 15 already. I remember going to slime hill I had no idea that that was it's name and I'm trying to do the quest to unlock errin on my team the quest is that I have to kill 20 octagons in grottoes is an octagon a boss or a monster ??
Hey winterfate I saw another one of your guides and it was talking about how hard some drops were from monsters but you know if you make it your birthday it doubles your chance of getting items so ten percent would become 20 and one would be 2 obviously but anyway everytime I start the game I turn it to my birth especially when I'm doing grottoes try it it might help.
i just got the miracle sword from max meddlin so i might make it an uber miracle sword and use that instead
i started doing grottos so i can get some good stuff and in 2 equinox battles i got 2 vesta gloves and a 2% chance of it being dropped i feel slightly happy
Inferno Blade 99: Miracle Swords heal you for one quarter of the total damage you deal, if I recall correctly. So, they are better than Life Bracers, provided you can do at least 100 damage in one attack.
(Or was it 1/8? Hmm, haven't used a Miracle Sword in a while lol).
Also, WAY to go with the Vesta Gauntlets. I've only gotten one pair of those. :)
The dude: Octagoons are a high-level monster found in some grottos. I run into the darned things all the time haha. They're recolored Hexagoons. :)
Also, thanks for the birthday tip. I had heard of it, but never used it. :)
what is the 2nd thing equinox drops? i have gotten maps and the gauntlets. it took me forever to get 1 life bracer now i need anoter for uber miracle sword.currently im doing the 2nd paliden quest.
noo the game didnt quicksave when it said it did and ilost all the cool stuff i got including the gauntlets and alot of lvls! :( ):
Inferno Blade 99: Ahh, the second victim of quicksaving I've met recently. I hate using Quick Save because of stuff like that. :P
Equinox drops the Dragontail Whip at a 10% if I recall correctly. You can purchase that weapon anyways (if memory serves), so no big deal. :P
im not at all mad im training one one of my characters who i missed a few vocations and have 41 skill points in only 2 vocations and im not done with one of them i training to level 18 i can pretty much swap vocations so if you have any suggestions i have right now a paliden,priest,and sage lvls 36,41,and 25
Well:
I like to have 100 Fans on my Paladin so she can use Reverse Cycle to reflect breath attacks. You combine that, Magic Mirror and Forbearance, and nothing's getting through unless Disruptive Wave is used.
So, you might want to farm skill points until you get 100 Fans. All of your characters should also have 100 Shields, because Shields are just that awesome.
You should get as many HP boosts as possible because more HP is better.
That's the general tips. :)
i still have gladiator,paliden,armamentalist,and sage vocations undisturbed. should i not take skiill ploints from any of them beacause i might need it later (for example a legecy boss that hits realy hard and i need higher def)?
I'm fighting a weird monster named tyrannosaura wrecks ( not tyrannosaurus but tyranasaurA It keeps beating me. And I need to know how much health it has can you please tell me?? The monster is located inside the starlight express and is in the back locked up room that you unlock by getting a drivers license from sterling it looks just like the boss you face in harshest just different colors. And if octagons are strong then how am I gonna kill 20;( I have no idea oh well and also there is this guy in dourbridge who's a thief and gives you a quest at level 40 to steal a ring from a monster but the place he tells me to toto I haven't heard of If you have done the quest could you tell me where the place is?? Thanks
I meant batsureg not harshest
Inferno Blade 99: Well, you can grab some of those skill points and invest them in said vocations. Just see what you need more of at the moment. :)
The dude: That's odd. What quest is that? :o
Maybe I can figure it out given that info. But, I've never heard of tyrannosaura wrecks. :/
ok here are the stats of ALL my chars. MC:paladin,lvl 38,EXP 353761,shield skill 30,virtue 100, sword skill 100,strength 177,agility 42,resilience 289,deftness 6,charm 58,magic mending 98,magic might 20,max hp 362,max mp 73,attack 336,defence 438,and style 315. ally 1:priest lvl 42,EXP 502598, spear skill 92,faith 86,stength 89,agility 159,resilience 91,deftness 92,charm 65,magic mending 304,magic might 14,max hp 187,max mp 170,attack 246, defence 207,and style 255 Ally 2: sage lvl29,EXP 118238,skills in to many places to name all, stength 66,agility 72,resilience 66,deftness 19,charm 77,magic mending 155,magic might 345,max hp158,max mp 267,attack 136,defence 154,and style 208 (My 3rd ally is still increasing skill and attack) (the weapons for each are Pal:inferno blade,Pri: storm spear,Sage:sceptre of gitt,and A3: freindly fan)
BEAT CORVUS YESSSSSSSSSSSSS! i finnaly beat him with 3 hp man talk about hard
and now i got to beat that quest that jona gives ya and im really having trouble with leviathan o my gosh hes stronger than corvus :o and now all my people r 65 and still nothin and please make something to help me with this
The monster I think is a wifi monster. Forgot you didn't have wifi but if you figure it out could you tell me. And you don't need wifi all the time for the quests you get on wifi once and BAM you have all of the quests so you could try going to mc Donalds or some other free wifi area and you would get all the stuff even the monster in he starlight but I do need to figure out the location of the thieves quest could you help me with that??
my team has no priest or mage and i can beat a malroth (legacy boss) with a warrior lv 67, minstrel lv 71, martial artist lv 68 and a thief lv 74. in the end the character with the highest health (warrior) with 450 something out of 560 (i was just that dumb to get an all-offensive team , but i still have a priest lv 56, and, well im pretty well balenced
i just got patty and sellma, (patty=paladin, sellma=sage) but can i unlock erinn too? that would be awesome!
woot i upgraded my mirror armor to make something called a suit of catoptic armor (3 stars,+60 def,AND has a higher chance to reffect spells) now im gonna make another catholic ring (used first to make armor with i think 3 mirrorstones) that way i can be protected from,if i recall,"most of those pesky conditions". then ill only have to use insulate 2X to be protected from everything in some way.
Inferno Blade 99: Sounds great! :D
gdragon: Congrats! And yes, Lleviathan redux is harder than Corvus. :P
Wiped me the first time because I got cocky lol.
miketheknight: Well, one of the two top strategies for beating Legacy Bosses is 3 Gladiators and a Priest, so brute force CAN work. But, I prefer finesse. :)
Also, I just got my new connection today, but it's still inactive (using my old connection atm). So, until that's done, I can't access the Wi-Fi. But, soon, I'll be able to access it.
Hopefully, I can stop playing Starcraft II long enough to actually resume my DQ IX adventures lol.
Yes you can get errin AND ........dun dun dun aquilla
Cool but what's starcraft and have you figured anything out about the thief quest yet
i got a little ..... ok very cocky when i was battling him to think all lv 65s cant beat him i need help!!!!!!!!!!
The dude: Heralded by many as one of the best, if not THE best Real Time Strategy game of all time, for the PC. :o
I wrote a review for it, if you're ever bored and want to read it. ;)
And no, I have no idea about that quest. Sorry. :(
gdragon: He's not that hard. If you don't already have a Paladin tank, now's the time to start using it, although it's not necessary as long as you have Multiheal.
Optimally, your tank has the Shield book equipped so he/she is immune to critical hits.
Abuse Tension as well. Tension is a life-saver.
Not much else to say. Let me know if you still can't beat him. :)
wow i can defeat a liquid metal slime in 2 turns im gonna train at bowhole for awhile before retrying corvus. my martial artist has phsyce up,245 attack,double up,and a freindly fan to heal whole party
beat him!!!! man talk about luck all my party was dead and i had 13 hp left what a rush but now im training at slime hill but thanks for the info and i never figured this out whats a paladin tank? :\
my paladin has 468 defence,a boss shield(casts sap),mythril helm catoptric armor(can reflect spells BUT NEVER EVER DOES IT WHEN FIGHTING CORVUS),light gauntlets,sturdy slacks,saintly sollerets,and a catholicon ring(can make you immune to conditions occasionaly)...and yet with that i cant protect my party for a second martial artist combo(super-high tension,double-up,and two sucssesful saps-which caused 1798 damage to corvus before saps-to destroy him). i need help!
maybe u should try going solo for a while to train and get your self to a high lv and when u think ur high enough lv up ur team to lets say lv 40 then if my meomery is correct if u have a preist then he\she will have multi heal a good healer is the trick to beat corvus hope this will help u out inferno blade 99
before you answered i beat him!all i had to do was survive the first round and use maggic mirror on my paladin.after that i also went to a lvl 20 cave of fear and killed the traminator.he was quite easy.
i just got a legacy map and a schooled baramos with everyone, (now a minstrl, gladiator, priest and a warrior) all used magic mirrior, (maxed shield in other vocation for gladiator) and whenever he used a spell,it would do about 500 damage, so it took 7 turns
in the first 20 minutes after credits i killed a traminator,shogum,8 equinoxes,and lleviathan. aparrently my only obstecle to complete monster destruction was corvus.
what alchemy items need chronocrystals?
gdragon: Tank is a general term used in RPGs for the character that has the most HP and Defense, and is meant to take the punishment while others in the party deal it. :)
Inferno Blade 99: Way to go! Yeah, Corvus is a lot harder than most early grotto bosses. That'll change eventually, but you'll probably find a good spot to train before then.
Also, Chronocrystals are used to create Agates of Evolution, which in turn are needed for the top level gear of the game.
I'm not that invested in the alchemy tree yet, but I can tell you that it's going to take quite a while. :P
(Getting the materials for ONE Agate is tedious, and you need a bunch of them if you want to complete the list.)
oooooooooooooh ok
uhhhh... i can't beat baramos.I need luminary and ranger so i can skill point sap sob i can get max fan skill(magic mirror + reverse cycle + forberence = suicidal Baramos)
i forgot to mention : make things sound and simple makes the actual problem...simple.
whats you guys's highest stats? mines a wariior lv 99 with 876 hp, 690 attack, and 745 defene! shes my tank, so i almost never lose! all my priest has to do is keep fullhealing her and it usually turns out great!
by the way, her armor is a dragon rod (originoly matial artist), a silver sheild, halo, femi-something mail, transperent tights, aliahan boots, and a mighty armlet :)
now im training as a paladin just turned lv 50 yesterday but it was fast because when i first started as a lv 1 yesterday so lv 1 to lv 50 awesome :D
theilluminator: :o
I haven't reached level cap with any of my characters. My highest leveled character is my Warrior at Level 82. My Paladin tank is 71 if I recall correctly. :)
gdragon: Way to go! :D
How did you level up so fast? :o
it took me about 50 mins mostly because the slimes didnt ecapes i was so happy i even forgot why i was training lol :D
[oh and paladins co-op de grace is awesome!!!!!!!!!!]
Haha, lol that's awesome. :)
I usually just grind Legacy Bosses for Mini Medals.
But, I've recently been doing grottos to try and find one with Greygnarl so I can get the Dragonlord Map.
greygnarl (from grotto) gives a dragonlord map? how do you get it?
It's a 5% chance drop when you defeat him. So, you may have to beat him many times before you finally get one. :(
that sucks, but i have 2 maps with him on it, even with my all 99 team, it gets hard when he decides to use breath attacks 3 times in a row
you know winterfate, one time i went to that slime hill when my party were about lv 86 each, and i struck luck, because i found a LMS and five of them were in one battle! none of them escaped though.... they were about lv 93 after that.
i hate cheats, but i did see a good one that unlocked all armour, but in different parts, each a mile long. i dont have an Action Replay though
hey winterfate i was wondering were r these awesome grottos im hearing about im battle all the grottos i can find but none reached a high lv all i have is a lv 1 lv 3 lv 6 and lv 7 man:(
hey winterfate, whats your current main character's stats and armour? mine is (unfortunately) still a minstrel, with an odins bow, silver sheild, liquid metal helm, catoptric armour, light gauntlets, sturdy slacks, aliahan boots, and a spirit bracer. he has 100 bows, and 100 litheness,faith, and spellcraft.
part 2: he has 346 strength, 559 agility, 439 resilience, 516 deftness, 345 charm, 497 magical mending, 463 magical might, 780 as max hp, 335 mp, 536 attack (pretty good, eh?) 626 defence, and 672 style.
theilluminator:what lv im now training as a paladin right now so and now training is going very well im a lv 78 now i trained harder than before because my minstrel is lv 65 big difference hu :)
Winterfate do you have the wifi yet and if the map is a 5% drop then do the birthday trick ....... No one ever remembers that :(.
hey guys i made it to lv 99!!!!!!!!! i really like paladins now also i was battling corvus again (i beat him already but u can do it again) i beat him all by my self but what really save me was knight watch man that helped me! :)
@Gdragon: nice job!
thanks man
Gdragon: nice job man!
I wish I were level 99 but my ds decided to break
Hey winter I am having some trouble getting the those things you get when being level 40 of a certain vocation. You first get the armor of the vocation for being level 15 and doing a quest bu what are the tomes or whatever that I get from doing the quests on level 40??
Also I read your metal slime hunting guide !!!!! Totally awesome!!!!! It gave some amazing tricks that are easy. I always had trouble killing the things but I have 100 spear so I should try using multi-thrust and thunder thrust but what s hatchet man when do you gt the ability. And my ds broke( the top screen) so I am trying to get another one:(( ;//
how do u guys like the new picture eh
What is it?? Lol
laugh out loud thats what it means dude
Cool I just beat another grotto and am leveling up fast :). Gdragon what level are your team?
I cant do it.. I beat all the bosses after Gadrongo on my first go but he is evil.. XD
I have..
Gladiator - Level 38
Priest - Level 26 (Focus on healing)
Theif - Level 42 (Show no mercy)
Warrior - Level 40 (Show no mercy)
(I changed the vocation of the preist thats why its a low level)
oh i have a lv 99 paladin lv 83 mage and lv 84 m.a lv 83 priest awesome right :) and where is winterfate i been posting comments to him but he nevr answered
Before I defeated Corvus I had a minstrel(lv45) martial artist(lv40) mage(lv40) priest(lv36). I almost defeated him! then I got a paladin and deteated Corvus when my team was like this:minstrel(lv50) paladin(lv27) mage(lv42) priest(lv42) it was a whole lot easier since the paladin has Kight watch and my priest had multiheal.
i dont know he wont respound to me either but yeah awesome team mine sucks compared to that my team is two theives and two warriors both level 44
Hi guys! Sorry for that long lapse. For those of you who remember what I said a few weeks ago...well, it happened last week.
In other words, the internet connection was shut down. My new connection was installed today. :o
Well, I'm going to cherry-pick things to respond to...so many new comments. :/
the dude: Vocation quests give scrolls for completing the Level 40 quest. The only one I've gotten so far is Solar Flair (Paladin).
The books are for the non-vocation skill trees like Shields and Swords. :)
what do those books do exactly are they alchemy recipes i almost have the theif one and am trying for the warrior.
by the way winter do you finally have wifi yet??
finally i have to tell u something winterfate i have every single vacation!!!!!!!! :D and i have gritty ditty and solar flair awesome right but the priest quest are pretty difficult but i will keep trying and my paladin minstrel and mage also sage are lv 99 i have to say and i forgot to mention when i beat the game my name was the extermanater awesome right i forgot got to tell u a looooooong time ago hehhh :}
the dude: You give them to one of your characters and he/she can use the ability it gives.
And yes, I finally have Wi-Fi. This week is Pirate week on DQVC. Argh. :P
gdragon: Woah! That's pretty good. :o
I've yet to get Gritty Ditty. Can't be bothered to try and get 2 critical Pratfalls. :P
I got Lionheart when I beat the game myself. :)
Hey I've been trying with Corvus none stop for a week here's my party. (Minstrel MC) lvl 50. (Mage) lvl 49. (Warrior) lvl 48. (Priest) lvl 35. I know people are gonna flame me about the priest not having multiheal but 2 things. I'm a old cheatcode user I was lazy. Now it's so hard for me to lvl with metal slimes they run away all the time I wanna take the game and break it in half! So what I need to know is do I HAVE TO NO MATTER WHAT need multiheal, and if so is there any places I can lvl faster then the bowhole cause I'm stuck. Second thing what armors should I use to keep my guys alive. My game time is already 71 hrs and 18 min right now! Plz I really need the help not from a walkthrough but an actual person.
Redemption: Hey there! :D
Well, Multiheal is necessary if you want to survive Magic Burst and Corvus' breath attacks. Unfortunately, the only place better to get levels than the Bowhole is a grotto that contains Metal King Slimes. :/
When I beat Corvus, I had Mirror Armor on my Minstrel, Gigant Armor on my Warrior. My Paladin had Catroptic Armor and my Sage had a Divine Dress.
Armor isn't SO important, as criticals ignore defense anyways. Just make sure to stay Kabuffed.
Thanks for the help I'll be sure to get multiheal and to put mirror armor own my MC. And yeah 2 minutes after posting I challenge Corvus again 13th time D: and the first magic burst I was wiped out D: Thanks again for the information Winter I'll be sure to put it to good use.
:o Well Winter and others you might already know this but the sacred armour heals you in battle so what I did is equipped it to my MC along with a life bracer this combo of healing works very very well. I don't have it but also I think equipping a Uber Miracle Sword with this will be enough to even face Corvus without a priest or sage or anything else I don't know about XD healing that character I'll try it and send back results :)
Ok so last night with Corvus I tested the combo out it was just as I have planned but you should put it on your healer to be sure he doesn't die :)
hey winter, whats the new hub? i got it in an email today
winter do you know how to beat tyrannasaura wrecks yet or have you gotten to the quest. btw isnt wifi quests awesome. winter lastly what is this weeks dqvc shop my ds with wifi broke so now i am borrowing one with wifi and want to know if im missing out.lol
O.o I beat corvus this morning not trying I was just doing it for fun I HAD NO HEALER but my minstrel! Ikr crazy I was speechless. So the dude I know how for this boss I set the date to my b-day go to the guest you get on wifi and they give you birthday cakes which I used during battle and just like corvus surprising won. But this time you do need someone with AT LEAST multiheal but I reccomend (spelling sorry) omiheal! Don't even try to sap it or bring down it's attack you only have 10% chance of either working. He has around 7000 hp so have someone with an uber falcon blade and falcon slash. Hope this helps :)
My first legacy boss malroth 8th strongest I think. I was killed in 1 turn talk about humiliating D:
the dude: I haven't gotten to that quest yet. I did the Brigadoom Quests, which were pretty darn fun.
I've done a few grotto related quests as well, but those are somewhat tedious to be honest. :P
This week is Hat Week. Hats of all types. :)
Redemption: Congratulations! :D
Haha, yeah, Malroth handed my butt to me when I tried to beat him with my party of level 35 characters (I revocated my Warrior and am now leveling up his Gladiator vocation as I have him set for the role of damage dealer).
i finnaly got an edricks sword! now my best character's attack is 734 ;)
Hey guys it's me :) And thanks Winter I was so excited I didn't even care my endgame title was Punchbag o3o Well anyway so I've been looking for the elite sword I saw in previews that brings down a giant sword and destroys all monsters (except bosses D:) I think it's called gigabreaker but when I completed the quest it ended up being gigagash um.... is that all you can get cause it's not that giant sword thing I saw. And btw now it takes marloth 10 turns to kill me ;D
........... Holy crap .............. I beat marloth ...........! :D
the attack with the giant sword is a co-op de grace. a co-op de grace involves all players,but i forget the details though...
When I killed him I was like OMG WAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!! Because my party was a level:
48 Paladin(Main)
Equipped with:
Dragon Slayer
Boss Shield
Santa's Hat
Ethereal Armor
Ethereal Gloves
Chainmail Socks
Saintly Sollerets
Mighty Armlet
56 Warrior
Equipped with:
Uber Falcon Blade
Ogre Shield
Mythril Helm
Sacrosant Armor
Light Gauntlets
Warriors Trousers
Warriors Boots
Ruby of Protection
41 Gladiator
Equipped with:
Uber Miracle Sword
Battlers Band
Mirror Armor
Metallic Mitts
Gigasteel Kneecaps
Payback Pumps
Dragon Scale
21 Ranger(Died instantly by one of Corvus's moves)
Equipped with:
Great Bow
Thugs Mug
Cannock Cloak
Archers Armguard
Transparent Tights
Hiking Boats
Dragon Scale
No healer my Paladin just attacked.
My strategy was:
Paladin Gigaslash
Warrior Attacking normally
Gladiator Falcon Slash
Ranger Attacked once
But I got a load of coup de graces. :D
Matt: Congratulations! :D
That reminds me of the fact that I just beat Malroth yesterday. I'm going to write a hub about him ASAP. :)
Anyways, what title did you get for beating the game?
Congratz Winter it was crazy hard right?!?! Anyway co-op de grace eh? Well I need some advice since I have yet to unlock it D;
See for yourself. ;)
http://hubpages.com/hub/Dragon-Quest-IX-Legacy-Bos
It was hard, but to be fair, part of it was fake difficulty (my party being in their early 40's instead of much higher as I could've done easily). :P
I've never gotten a co-op de grace either. All four of your characters have to use their coup de grace on the same turn. Closest I've gotten is 3/4. :/
lol ur all noobs i beat corvus with a lv 29 mage, a level 34 warrior, a lv 14 preist, and a lv 25 minstrel. all i did was multi-heal and attack. he was an easy boss to beat. mirror armor helps to, sends the spells right back to him so he sucks now.
Well Alex Corvus' strength is based on your lvl unlike most bosses it's not because we're noobs we had it harder then you. Plus you were just lucky he probaly didn't use his magic burst cause one that would destroy your whole party at ur lvls and two mirrior armor or magic barrier doesn't reflect it. Learn your facts before you criticsize others ;)
well guess WAHT i totally killed tyrannasaura wrecks adn saw a cool cut scene telling that stella was celestrias sister. i did it with my new team i changed my theif to ranger my warrior to paladin adn my other theif to gladiator. they are aLL ABOUT LEVEL 40 AND HAVE SOME REALLY AMAZING EQUIPMENT. SUCH as, OOPS CAPS, pallium regale gigante armor tropotoga etc.
now i am trying to find and defeat sir sternivus with the swinedimples blazer equiped it sounds hard have any tips for sir sternivus winter?
btw winter i dont understand the malroth guide. i have the map but i cant beat him with level 40 team so i was wondering you had level 40s and beat him so how much health does he have?
the dude: Way to go! I beat her myself a while ago. Still wondering what was up with that evil queen carrying the same name as Stella. Hmm...
I haven't done the Sir Sternivus quest yet. It's on my to-do list. :P
Assuming the only thing you HAVE to have equipped is the Blazer, it shouldn't be that hard...although I can guarantee you'll miss the bonus defense from your regular armor. :P
the dude: Well, at that party level, Malroth can win as easy as landing 2 breath attacks turn one. I actually got wiped once yesterday... -_-
It's a fair amount of luck and knowing what to do. If you're having trouble, just level up your characters some more. I personally started grinding Dhoulmagus, as he's somewhat easier.
I answered your health question over at the Malroth Hub. :)
Hey guys I see the talk is about Stella being the little sis of Celestria SHOCKER! btw Winter the evil queen comes out later in the plot line I heard. Btw I'm trying to get Aquila back to life (When I say he was still alive after Godwyn attacked him I was like :D 2 secs later he dies CRAP I LIKED AQUILA D;) but I'm having trouble getting quests to have his quest unlocked quest 156 or 157 I think it was I need help finding where gem jamboree is can I get help?
Thankyou a LOT fro yuor help i now beat him but only with your help so thankyou a lot !!!!!!
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do u have any advice the dragon lord he is so fliping annoying i hate him !!!!!!!!!!!
well my ds is fixed and i have wifi again well anyways what is up with the swinedimples quest ??? can i have ONLY the torso swinedimples armor or can i have everything just the torso armor is different? because it sounds like i can wear anything i want besides the blazer or do i need the slack and stuff?
also i got a solar flair scroll almost done with the warrior and ranger one but am stuck on the gladiator scroll. i dont know how to get my character envenomated. i never thought i would ask it but how can i get poisoned easily and quickly do you know of any weak monsters? the quest requires killing a green dragon while envenomated with double edged slice. and what are the brigadoom quests you were talking about earlier they sound fun.
by the way winter one of your hubs doesnt have correct information i decided to let you know so you could fix it. You see in the theif guide that tells about there skill tree it says eye for trouble tells how much health is left but it doesnt do that. i dont think there is a skill that can. but eye for trouble really does is it puts EVERY single bit of information about a monster in the defeated monster list so if you feel like it you might want to change it.
???: Well, thanks a lot! :)
I haven't fought the Dragonlord yet. I've yet to find a grotto with Greygnarl, so it'll be quite a while yet. :(
the dude: I still haven't checked out the quest. XD
But if he says you need the Blazer on, but doesn't specify anything else, then it's all good.
Contrast that with the Mortamor map quest where you have to beat Trauminator without anything equipped. XD
The Brigadoom quests are a TAD hard to access. :P
I think you have to have completed Quests: #4, #5, #8, #23. After that you can cure King Schott of his nightmares via quest #127. It keeps going from there. Maybe I should write a hub about it, there's quite a few quests in that line. :o
This site may help: http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/Dragon_Quest_IX
Also, thanks for pointing that mistake out. I'll fix it ASAP. :)
hehe. ive been doing grottoes ALOT lately, and ive gotten some interesting things: beast claws, the whole set of that really good red armour, various weapons, and other armours. my team is great right now :D ( i can beat a level 8 baramos with ease)
I just beat Corvus 2nd form without a sage!!!!! :D
(but my mage died in final round)
Hey,
I'm having some trouble with Corvus's second form. My warrior, equipped with Edrick's Sword, (Did I spell that right?) and her attack is 402. With 100 tension, her falcon slash does about 2000-3000 damage, but at level 48 is the only one in my party that has higher than 300hp and 400 defense. Being a warrior, she is quite slow and can't cast any spells and is not reliable when she is the only one left. Could you tell me if I should equip her with the Uber Falcon Blade instead? Or should I keep Edrick's sword?
Thanks in advance.
I can't beat him and need help! I have a lvl. 62 minstrel equiped with an inferno blade, boss shield, mythril helm, mirror armour, magic mittens, sturdy slacks, dragon warrior boots and a ruby of protection. For my second character he is a level 36 minstrel with a miracle sword, power sheild, iron helmet, mirror armour, einhander,red tights, saftey shoes and a brainy bracer. My 3rd character is a level 37 warrior and he has a fire blade, dark sheild, hardwood headwear, spiked armour, transparent tights, safety shoes and a tough guy tattoo. As for my last guy he is a level 35 martial artist who has a sadistick, a cloak of evasion, ultramarine mittens, red tights, sandals and a lucky pendat. Thats it so please tell me what to do and help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@person:
If I were you, I would get at least your other members to 50-60. Liquid metal slimes are great for level grinding, but even then I really suggest someone with magic. Mages can help with omph and kasap, priests can keep everyone alive with multiheal, and if you have it a sage could be helpful.
But seriously, with 3 people in the 30's is NOT going to get you anywhere, and if I were you I would chuck the lv.32 minstrel out because minstrel's aren't really strong. If you want sheer power, get a gladiator.
I may not be Winterfate, but I'll try to help in any way I can. If you need me again, I'll check this page in about 1-2 hours.
@theilluminator: That's great to hear! :D
@DQPlayer: Well, do the math:
If your Warrior's attack with the Falcon Blade is more than half of your attack with Erdrick's Sword, then keep the Falcon Blade (this is almost always true once you get a lot of +Strength modifiers). Otherwise, Erdrick's Sword is better.
Do keep in mind that you can stack Falcon Slash with a Falcon Blade for a quad attack. :D
@person: DQPlayer gave you some great advice there. :)
Alternately, get some levels in other vocations and try to get stat boosts with the bonus skill points (especially for HP and Resilience). Those will help you out even if you're at a lower level.
@Winterfate
Thanks. I wasn't thinking to hard... :( sorry to make you do the math. Alright, here's my line up for Corvus.
Jdude
Ministrel
LV.60
Weapon-Stardust Sword
Samantha
Warrior
LV.60
Weapon-Erdrick's sword
Clyde
Thief
LV.60
Weapon-some dagger I can't remember the name but has 132 attack
Rosalina
Mage
LV.60
Weapon-Spectre of Gitt
All of them have life bracers, and Rosalina can use multiheal.
Should I go ahead, or should I grind some more levels?
Do you think I'm ready for Corvus? I keep trying to level up, I'm not sure If I'm ready yet.
Jazmine
Minstrel
Lv.50
Fire Blade
Vendetta
Warrior
Lv.50
Miracle Sword
Jack
Lv.49
Fire Blade
Tanya
Priest
Lv.47
Lightning Lance
@Winterfate
Never mind, I just soloed Corvus with a gladiator LV.12
because my shield blocked every attack he tried and I evaded his magic burst. My luck has taken a serious turn lol.
Any tips to get a map with Platinum King Jewel Slimes?
Any specific one? As I said, my luck is awesomely epic, and I got a map with a floor where only Metal King Slimes appear.
Am I lucky or what? :D
Hey guys I know I haven't been on for awhile but I beat all the DQ games :D I'd say the hardest was still for me number 5. Toke me a week or 3 to beat that again D:
DQPlayer: Sorry for not answering sooner. There's so many comments to reply to. XD
Anyways, to get a map with Platinum King Jewels, you want to revocate your main character three times in a class, then get to Level 99. That will increase the average quality of dropped maps. That doesn't guarantee PKJ's will spawn in any of those maps, but it does increase the chances.
The formula is a bit odd, but basically grotto map quality increases as your average party level goes up and as your main character's active vocation gets revocated more and more as well.
Redemption: Woah. :o
I've yet to play any other DQ games. Once I get some money I want to get a copy of 5 before they sell out everywhere. :o
@Winterfate
No problem, you do get lots of comments and you have a life to deal with, so don't fret about when you answer.
Anyways,
I have been working hard and my 2 best characters are level 99 and 81, while my other characters sit around at level 50-60, but Patty(she joins your party when you complete a quest) to level 71, so I feel ok.
Any tips on the Tower of Nod?
I'm going to get my characters to level 99, maybe revocate some times, then take on Noldolph.
Shouldn't be hard, with my attack up twice, defense lowered twice, tension 100, my "have a ball" move does a lot of damage. How much damage? Well I will say....IT'S OVER 9000!!!!
Sorry if you don't get the reference.
The Tower of Nod is actually pretty easy. If anything, you're way overleveled for Nodoph.
I beat him with a party of level 50-ish characters myself.
As for the reference, I may be misremembering, but:
Nappa: Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his [Goku's] power level?
Vegeta: It's OVER 9000!!! *breaks scouter*
It's been a while since I've seen DBZ, but that meme is everywhere nowadays. :)
@Winterfate
Lol, I can't believe we just had a conversation about that. :D Wow, you aced my test. I'm very proud. lol
Is it true you can find Metal King slimes there?
Geez, I talk to you as if you are my neighbor.
Sorry bout that, I consider you a friend lol.
DQPlayer: Yes, but the encounter rate is pretty low. I've personally never seen one there. :/
As for the rest of your post...I talk to everyone in the same way, so I don't mind at all. It's all good. Scroll up and see for yourself. :P
After all, this is a comment section for a videogame article, not a college classroom. :D
@Winterfate
Hey, I've got something to ask you.
My parents have decided that I can have a Youtube account, so I'll think I'll start off by making DQ9 vids (the channel is made for video games) and I was wondering if you would like to check them out and if you'll let me I will mention your article and you. Would that be okay?
DQPlayer: I would love to check them out! Let me know once you upload them! :D
Feel free to mention me and my articles as much as you want. :)
If you make any videos related to any of my article topics, let me know so I can link back to you as well. :)
@Winterfate I'll hopefully be posting vids next week, and once I know I'll send my account name so try to stay around next thursday/friday, ok?
Sure thing! :D
I might be getting called for a job some time soon, but even if that happens I'll pop in as often as I can. :)
@Winterfate
If you do get called for a job, best of luck. I'll send a comment when they're up, alright?
DQPlayer: Thanks! :)
Sure thing, I'll be checking my comments as much as possible. :)
@Winterfate
Hello, nice to meet you.
You might now DQPlayer, he's actually my boyfriend.
I just wanted to see if you could help me.
I'm having lots of trouble on Leviathan.
Here's my party:
Samantha: Minstrel, Lv.29, 412 attack, 214 defense, 187 agility.
Jdude: Warrior, Lv.29 , 407 attack, 219 defense, 71 agility.
Seth: Priest, Lv 19, 120 attack, 107 defense, 101 agility, 212 magical mending, 102 magical might.
I've been seed farming for a while.
If you're wondering where my 4th character is, she's still in training. I'm posting this at DQPlayer's house! lol.
Sam73: Nice to meet you! :D
And yes, I know DQPlayer quite well (as well as you can know someone from a videogame comments section, that is. :P). He's posted in some of my hubs for a while now. :)
So, if I recall correctly, it seems that you're actually very overleveled for Lleviathan (I assume this is the first time you fight this boss; you fight him again later on, but I won't say when, as that would be a spoiler.)
If you're still having trouble with this boss, it might have to do with the way you're using your characters.
Your Warrior should have Whipping Boy so he can cover your Priest if need be. If you lose your healer, you're probably in trouble. I took a party of Minstrel, Warrior, Priest and Mage all the way to the final boss of the game (where I had to switch vocations because you die if you don't have a good healer that uses Wands. :/)
Another neat trick I used early on was training my characters a bit in Martial Artist, so they could get Psyche Up from the Focus skill tree.
Psyche Up is one of the best abilities in the game. It allows a character to store up tension and release it dealing 2x/4x/8x/16x damage, depending how many turns you dedicate to Psyche Up. Tension also affects healing spells, if you need the boost in that instead.
Your main character should have Egg On by this point, so you can Egg On your Warrior and have him Psyche Up to get his Tension boosted up to the 4x level in one turn.
So, with all of that said: How are you losing your fights against Lleviathan?
P.S: Use the Alchemy pot and make better types of medicinal herbs. Put some of those in the bags of each of your characters so they can heal after Tidal Wave.
i have a lvl 21 warior a 30 gladiator and a 78 warior [i always use maracle slash]
Hello there. I'm having a lot of trouble with Corvus and the reason why is because I made a rule of not changing vocation until beating the end boss, which means I don't have a levelled paladin.
Thing is, as soon as my priest is dead, I've basically lost as I don't have zing on any other party member.
So I'm dead. Can I get past this or is it a must? I DO have my warrior lvl 41 (who is also a lvl 16 minstrel, only time I changed vocation) but that's it.
MAGIC BURST MUST DIEEEEEE
Never mind, I beat him anyway. Alma Mater comes in handy for magic burst :D
Also, he only meditated once (not sure why, I think he must've not done enough damage before meditating) and he used Kafrizz like 4 or 5 times on my warrior and mage (which had magic mirror and bounce respectively) and that helped a lot.
(Spoilers) Now Stella is gone forever :D
Ok so I just found my dq ix after about 2 months because I couldnt beat Corvus I've been leveling up I've got a minstrel martial artist priest warrior all 43
minstrel has attack 293 defence 251 230 health
martial artist has attack 298 defence 202 health 275
priest 236 attack 215 defence 193 attack
warrior 412 attack (Erdricks sword(thanks to y'all)) 325 defence 269 health
I just defeated Corvus after a long time of trying. My whole party was levels 41 or 42, and I didn't have any fancy training or life bracers and stuff, although it probably would have been easier. Me, a thief, propeller-bladed every turn, my martial artist attacked, my priest healed as necessary, and my mage kept up the buffs (acceleratle, oomph, then sap as needed). It's probably very useful to keep a wakerobin on hand of a person who's not your priest, though, in case your priest gets hit. Also, an yggdrasil leaf on one of your tougher members can really be a lifesaver...
The ending was so sad, though. I'll miss you, Observatory.
He only meditated once, and I don't think he used magic burst at all, so I was insanely lucky. Luck really helps. No magic burst + loads of critical hits = win.
Bea himt kept using gigaslash me and the warrior it was epic
I agree that Corvus is mostly invincable.I cannot defeat him and I am on level 53 or 54.My partners are on level about 46 to 50. I would recommend that you should use Gigaslash but it does cost 15 mp. So also use acouple of miracle slashes because they do a lot of damage and do not cost much mp at all.It even heals your health, or do both of those if you prefer. Good luck with Corvus then you will need it ... and this info.
I beat Corvus with a level 40 gladiator lv. 55 armamentalist, level 47 mage, and a level 26 priest. It just takes time. My friend could't beat Corvus and his party was all in the 60- high 50s, so it take a matter of luck too.
if you are a minstrel of a lv then use a ubber falcon bade and keep using falcon slash ,it is your best bet.
i cant beat corvous and my party is
lvl 40 minstrel
lvl 41 martial artist
lvl 40 warrior
lvl 38 priest
am i on a low level or what
I have a lv 47 minstrel with friendly fan, lv 40 paladin with terra hammer (used to be a warrior) , lv 45 Mage with scepter of gitt, and a lv 40 ranger with purbling bow (used to be a thief)
I mainly use my minstrel and ranger for healing and have figured out that if you the lv 40 vocational quests they can really work to your advantage.
My paladin has the special scroll which allows me to use solar flair which takes 300 hp from corvus.
My minstrel has the gritty ditty scroll which ups attack of the whole party and is easier than raising tension.
The only thing is, I've figured out this whole game plan but still haven't beat Corvus!
I have come so close then I let my guard down then he used magic burst I was gutted. :(
im back guys and heres some insainly awesome news all my vacations r lv 99 its great and heres the new team paladin lv 99 sage lv 97 gladiater lv95 m.a lv96
i have had SO much trouble on him thanks so much now i have an idea of how to defeat him and i can see the storyline after and then i can help my friend who has trouble making this far
I need a little bit of help with Corvus (OMGWTF he is pure evil) My party, stats and main equipment are:
MC Minstrel Lv.45 Sword:48 Shield:55 Litheness:45 MaxHP:236 Equiped with Dragon Slayer(attack+:245) Dark Shield & Mirror Armor(defence+:258) +Gritty Ditty scroll
Priet (Focus on Healing) Lv.47 Spear:49 Shield:48 Faith:48 MaxHP:207 MaxMP+Spirit Bracer:201 Equiped with Demon Spear, Etheral sheild gloves and robes (defense+:220) (magic mending+:290)knows up to Fullheal +Wave of Relief scroll
Martial Artist (Show no Mercy) Lv.48 Staff:46 Focus:46 MaxHP:312 Equiped with Ballistick & Mighty armlet (attack+:361) (defence:200) +Tension Carrying scroll
Theif (Fight Wisely) Lv.47 Claws:45 Acqisitiveness:42 MaxHP:272 Equiped with Hammer handrills (attack+:260) Sacrosanct Armor-ability to heal wounds (defense+222)
My main problem is that Corvus REALLY likes putting my Priest to sleep and not just the first battle but every battle since. The first few turns with him are ok but once my healer's asleep, all of hell breaks loose. My damage dealer (MA) does around 100 pts every attack but in the next half of the battle he actually starts spamming his healing ability and breath attacks. Appearently he's also very good at timing his Magic Burst attack if you know what I mean. I've tried 3 times.
Am I doing something wrong? or am I just unlucky?
finnaly beat corvus with priest lv48 warriorlv48 paladin lv36 gladiator lv30 lol i had no scrolls and no high alchemy equipment just used helm splitter double up and fource it is that simple remember for your team to have life bracers (all of them) and also not to brag but i survived multiple magic bursts on the second turn lol it was fun watching him get enraged he cant even kill 1 of my teamates
I just got my sorry ass magic-bursted. :(
GAH I hate Corvus... Anyway, heres my team, and If anyone has any tips for my team, just tell me.
Moon: Minstrel LV 46
Erdricks Sword LV 100 Sword Skill
Boss Shield Lv 52 Shield Skill
Spirit Bracer
Max HP: 231
Attack: 342
Defence: 274
Carries Gritty Ditty scroll + GigaGash scroll
Archer: Priest LV 46
Sceptre of Gitt, LV 100 Wand Skill
Boss Shield, LV 7 Shield Skill
Goddess Ring
Max HP: 209
Magical Mending: 252
Max MP: 261
Kiba: Martial Artist, Lv 47
Optimistick, Lv 100 Staff skill
No Shield
Max HP: 286
Attack: 360
Agility: 277
Tension Carrying Scroll (Working on staff scroll lol)
Echo: Thief, Lv 47
Combusticlaws LV 100 claw skill
Agility: 232
Max HP: 272
Attack: 306
Thief's Scroll + Hand of God Scroll
I also have The Uber Miracle Sword, Uber Falcon Blade, and have snatched 5 miracle swords of of that slime guy down in the grottos. I've also completed 19 grottos, my highest being a level 21 grotto. I tried and epicly failed at a lv 26 one, which contained a green version of the Dread Master. (BLARG)It was called the Clay mine of Regret and was located south of Batsurg.I've faced off against corvus a few times, but his magic burst usually murdered my team. Any sugestions? And yes, I have also gone into other vocations. I've unlocked the Paladin vocation as well. Well, end of my rant. DX
This is my team since i last killed Corvus
Me: Minstrel lvl 66(after barmous)
Partner 1: Priest lvl 50(After Barmous)
Partner 2: M.A Lvl 61 (Before Barmous)
Final Partner: M.A lvl 59 ( Before Barmous)
@secret gamer
Lol, I literally JUST beat Corvus, and you had almost the exact same team as I did. First off, Your weapons aren't the best. My minstrel had Erdricks sword, letting her attack around 156 damage everytime with falcon slash. She was lv. 46 too.
For Martial Artist, Im impressed, I don't even have the Balistic yet. ^^ but I do have the optimistick. Lv. 48
Lol, he loved putting my priest to sleep as well. WHY DID YOU GIVE THE PRIEST A SPEAR! Giving the priest a spear was not the best idea...trust me. Priests have extreamly bad phisycal strength, not to mention the lack of MP absorbtion. Reserve spears for warriors or paladins. A wand is best.
Thief is pretty good...exept the claws are pretty bad. Buy fire claws and upgrade them to combusticlaws. Also, make sure he knows the hardclaw ability, as it uses no MP and lets you attack twice. Work on getting the Claw scroll as well, as it allows you to use Hand of God ability, kind of like a gigagash for a claw user.
What I did, was I made sure my minstrel used magic mirror at the beginning, because he liked to send some frizz spells my way, and it simply bounced back on him. Them I made her use gritty ditty, while my priest held up the rear with multiheals. My martial artist and my thief struck hard with gritty ditty, my MA striking around 180 damage a pop, and my thief getting aroung 450 with hand of god. Corvus has around 3400 HP so I've heard, and with my minstrel using falcon slash, the battle was won quickly. However, make sure the most durable character has a ydrassil leaf to revive key team mates such as the priest. Magic burst can be really annoying, but his regular attacks aren't really that strong. If you don't have enough money, a good thing to do is go on odd jobs around the game. Treasure maps, quests, and be sure to kill lot's of Gold Golems, who drop 505 gold coins per kill, and if your lucky, they'll drop a gleeban gold peice, which you can sell for a lot of money.
@Winterfate
Dear Winter,
Thank you so much for everything you have done, I can't express how much you've done for me. I currently live with my gf and we are very busy. I hope this isn't the end, but I'll try to get back to you in a while
DQPlayer
P.S. Do you remember me?
Oh hurray! I beat Corvus! I followed some of your advice about raising the tension of my MA. Thank you ever so much!
@DQPlayer: Hey man! Of course I remember you! :)
I actually logged into HubPages just to answer your comment, as I've actually stopped writing new articles for a while (got a job, so my free time is much less than it used to be).
I'm glad to hear that you're doing great, and happy to hear that I've been of so much help to you. It's awesome to write about things and help other people in the process. :)
@Secret Gamer: You're welcome! :D
I like the guide. Thanks :)
But I can't beat Corvus! I have a lvl 46 Minstrel, a lvl 42 Priest, a lvl 47 Warrior, and a lvl 44 Armammetalist (spelling?). I don't really have good armor, I think.
My Minstrel has maxed-out sword skill, with 277 attack and with 16 shield (embarrassed O.o) Max HP: 231, Max MP: 86. 251 defense.
I'm going to train my priest for wand, but right now he's using a spear. He has 234 attack and 32 shield skill. Max HP: 190 (liquid metal slime time) Max MP: 140. Defense 219.
My Warrior has 100 sword, 341 attack, and 18 shield, 13 courage. Max HP: 281, max MP 42. Defense 310.
My Armametalist has 100 sword, attack 309, shield 18. Max HP 255, Max MP 110. Defense 254.
Do I need to level up more, or what? I've be going at Corvus for the past three days, been wiped out at least ten times.
Thanks :)
LOLZ when I beat the game I got the "Grievous Angel" accolade. At least it sounds cool.
i have a lv 60 minsterel lv60 priest lv60 warrior and lv50 sage and cant win what do i do !!!!!!!!!!!!
Winter!
I've missed these rare little chats with you!
So sorry about not answering you sooner, I was Hawaii for 3 weeks with my girlfriend, and I didn't have lots of time to recline on my laptop.
I also proposed to her, and we are getting married in 2 months! I feel like the luckiest man in the world :D
I'll try to stay in touch, it's been a while since we chatted. I've been playing a ton of minecraft, after having my DQ9 file literally finsihed, my character has all 999 stats besides MP because my girlfriend didn't tell me that she started seed farming for me XD.
Just 67 or more seeds and a freaking awesome magic burst will be on my favorite moves.
Played a ton on the plane ride. 12 hours :D
At least we flew first class.
Alright enough about my life XD
Congrats with the job, hope everything is going well.
I'm going to go to Puerto Rico in a day XD Maybe I'll see you there XD
Not likely, but I'll try my best to log on every day or so.
Jarett
LOL I posted my real name XD
i havnt read all the comments... theres a fair few... but someone said something about where to get a falcon blade... once u get the ultamate key, go to your boat/ship thing, and switch inside, on the lowest part there is a locked door, which u cant get into with out the ultamite key... open the door, and in one of the chests is a falcon blade... Also... is and uber falcon blade, attack bonus 27, with ability to attack twice better than an uber miracul sword, or and inferno blade with a bonus of about 90 something?
winter how u doing! :)
@DQPlayer: Thank you for the good wishes! Everything's been great, although I miss writing articles. :'(
@gdragon: As I wrote above in response to DQPlayer, lol. :P
Got a job, so my free time has been mostly dedicated to playing videogames rather than writing about them. :)
Hope you've been doing great!
@epb45: Depends on whoever equips the uber falcon blade.
Generally speaking, if your attack with the blade equipped is more than half of the attack you have when you equip another weapon, the falcon blade is better. Otherwise the other sword is better:
Example:
I have a Warrior with 300 attack without weapons equipped. I equip him with a sword that gives +150 attack, boosting him to 450.
If I had equipped him with the uber falcon blade, he would only go up to 327, but would swing twice having an effective attack of 327x2.
Generally, the uber falcon blade is better in endgame content. :)
I can't find my dragon quest.
get edricks sword... my gladiator level 34 it makes him have attack:457
@Winter
Glad to know you still exist. XD
Sorry bout not replying, I totally forgot lol.
Don't have much free time, but I hope all is well :D
See you around!
ok i have a lvl 36 minstrel lvl 38 warrior lvl 29 priest [but now i'm training it as a sage and its lvl 13 as a sage] lvl 35 ranger. his other moves i'm ok on, because thanks to his moves [besides magic blast] i'm able to slowly whittle his hp. so i have problems with his magic blast and his healing move. if you can tell me other notes about my characters please do it. P.S please reply.
I read all the comments :)
btw DQPlayer, you had to ask your parents for permission to make a youtube account yet your getting married? Kinda confused about how old your meant to be.
Anyway, thanks for the tips WinterFate :) im maxing out Virtue VUST for paladin on a few characters for the awesome stat bonuses :P these are the chars i had at first and what i changed them to :D
Minstrel - Paladin lv 40
Priest - Sage lv 40
Warrior - Gladiator lv 40
Ranger - Martial artist lv 40
May I recommend the Sacrosanct Armor or the Catoptric Armor which I both made in alchemy. Sacrosanct: 53 defense and heals 25 HP a turn. Catoptric Armor: 60 defense can reflect spells. Also the miracle sword is MP free healing. On average for a turn I gain 37 HP without any MP
I was going to ask how, but I beat him the next day (which was yesterday)!
The main thing you need is a massive amount of luck, and for me, a minstrel using "egg on" on my mage which was using Kafrizz was helpful, 300 DAMAGE EACH!!! ("hahaha..... YOU SHALL DIE!!!").
The main helpers is a priest (or sage) that knows multiheal, and a mage (or, once again, sage) that knows Kafrizz, those are good to have.
I can't say my characters stats or lvls cause I'm in school, if I'm seen with a game system (or cell phone) out, I get a $5 fine! But I will say their vocations:
Main Char
Taran
Minstrel (uses Egg On and has 100 sword skill); around lvl 53 to 55
Gisele
Priest (one that knows Multiheal); around lvl 51 to 54
Julio
Sage (previously Mage and has 100 bow skill (go Shining Shot!)); around lvl 43 to 52 (unsure w/o looking)
Xenon (lol I didn't even know about Xenlon stuff)
Mage (didn't know Kafrizz until last battle w/ Corvus); around lvl 50 to 55
Even with this, Corvus trolled me constantly...
Then I got Kafrizz (and a massive amount of luck, no criticals, no Magic Burst)...
And this happened
*Corvus laughs confidently...*
*Gisele uses Multithrust!*
*Corvus is defeated.*
Lolololololol.
That was awesome.
On your far previous comment near the top of comments board, I didn't use Multiheal execpt twice because Corvus didn't use criticals or Magic Burst (as I said previously).
Before the true Lleviathan (which I haven't fought yet, but have heard of, what items and/or equips do you need?), Corvus was the ultimate "troller" (perhaps exluding, I hope I say it right, Saranastral).
You mainly need an unlikly amount of luck (and Multiheal, MUST) to beat him. It is not required, needed, or possibly even helpful, but Kafrizz was really helpful. The first time I faced him with Kafrizz was my last time to face him in the main story. It also helped that he not use:
group attacks (including magic burst)
and/or critical hits
(I am also wondering, why is this thing double spacing, I'm not doing it!)
I just beat him, and my team was, not as strong as your guyses teams, Note I have keep my team the same vocation since I got them.
Level-40-Minstrel
Level-39-Preist
Level-41-Martical Artist
Level-38-Mage
Now I had my Martical Artist, Monk, be my powerhouse, I keep raising his tension, and oomphed him, after I drop Crovus's defence as low as possible, then used hardclaw, it did about 1224. I did that twice, and my Preist was soley stalked up on sage elixers and the leaf's that revive you, I only used like 5, but I gave him the spirt bracer, so he had TONS of mp....My Minstrel was maxed with his sword, and it's an uber miracle sword, he had the sacred armor, from the mini medal man, so he got A LOT OF HEAL, PLUSH he used miracle slash, ALOT....I had my mage oomph everybody, and a gigaslash killed him....it worked, and he landed 3 crictle hits, and used that paralizer breath quite frequently!
Wow how did you do that with those (no offense) low lvls? Mine were all around lvl 50 and he usually beat me! Probably a great amount of luck, probably the most important component in this battle. You can get the best gear, lvl up like crazy to lvl 50 or above (like me), and etc., but no luck, and your down the drain.
(Also, PLEASE TELL ME why this thing is double spacing)
Never mind, it not doubling now.
In reply to "..." quite a ways up, yeah, edrick's sword is pretty much BEAST! I don't know if there is a more powerful sword or not, but I don't care! It's like a broadsword with a blue outline glow, IT IS AWESOME! I only got it after endgame because i used my orchialcum on safest shoes. (i still wearing them though ;) )
Love the hub!
Lord of the Sword
Entertaining hub.
i really cant beat corvus now
i now have a lvl 43 martial artist a lvl 42 priest a lvl 43 minstrel and a lvl 43 warrior
i must be crap at this game because that shold be a high enough lvl for each
forget my above comment i beat im and here is how i did it ok if yo dont have a martial artist with claws this wont help you ok if you do read on look at my above lvls reach them lvls higher even better ok here it goes just fight corvus any way you want then increase your martial artists tension up to 50 with phyce up then if he is still alive use flaing nails and you should have beaten corvus but this strategy wont work on 2nd levithan
hi guys i lv this site
anyway
my team
minstrell lvl 47
mage lvl 42
warrior lvl 44
martial artist lvl 44
plz can some1 help me cause i am stuck and i don't wan't to train up another person again cause it is hard
if there are any replys to this plz post them here but also send them to my email at milescas3@gmail.com
cya
I have confidence in my beating him.
I'm a gladiator, level 41 (I think) HP: 300 :)
My mage is level 42 or 43. HP: 200+
My martial artist is the same level as my mage. Her HP is: 250-300 (I forgot :P)
I have a priest as my healer. She's level 45 or 46 and her HP is at least 250. :)
I just clicked on here for a read, it's probably dead anyway, but I ground so much after I lost to Hootingham Gore the first time that I breezed through the rest of the game. Also, if anyone's curious my team consists of me, alternating vocations but usually a paladin, (+3 revocations to paladin) with EVERY skill (minus the manuals that don't fit in my pocket) grinding my lvl 92 grotto for PKJs and high lvl chests,
getting ready to pull my hair out
each time I don't get beast claws from B rank chests so I can finish that quest, and generally trying to get good Ice and Water grottoes. What a long post. How are people faring against Nokturnus?
@MaestroYoshi: Hello there, thanks for reading! :)
Well, to be quite honest, I stopped playing Dragon Quest IX a while ago. Got bored after putting in about 150 hours of playtime. Wasn't able to find a good grotto to grind in (where's the Kawasaki grotto map when you need it?), which made it all the more tedious.
The last legacy boss I went up against was Mortamor, and he handed me my posterior in about 3 turns. :P
I really cant beat him! its infuriating!could u please give me some tips?
my characters:
ranger:lv36 (purblind bow:took me ages!)(im also a minstrel lv45)Iknow omniheal!
str 121
ag 144
res 115
def 271
cha 54
mag men 79
mag mig 0
hp 202
mp 91
att 301
defe 224
sty 255(dont know y im telling u about style...)
bow 100!
ruggedness 54
gladiator:lv37(exequesners axe/edricks sword/uber falcon sword)
str 223
agi 50 (mabye i can give him meteor bracer(100 ag) and sacrosanct armour to replace a life bracer)
res 131
def 104
cha 36
all magique 0
hp 249
mp 47(spirit bracer=+25 mp)
att 398
defe 262
sty 275(i still dont know...)
axe 100
sword 58
guts 37
martial artist lv 54(stellar fan)
str 234
agi 293
res 138
def 208
cha 67
mag mend 21
mag might 4
hp 333
mp 36(rosary =+15 mp)
att 371
defe 221
style 263(really im telling you i dont know y...)
fan 100
focus 64
mage lv50(at the moment im training him as a sage lv 16and il tell u his stat as well)
mage:(scpter of gitt)
str 52
agi 210
res 87
def 159
cha 81
mag mend 20
mag might 415
hp 210
mp 226
att 52
defe 87
style 81(seriosly i dont know...)
wand 84
shield 17
spellcraft 100
sage:(scpter of gitt)
str 43
agi 47
res 43
def 72
cha 50
mag mend 117
mag might 265
hp 102
mp 239
att 113
defe 139
style 247(i give up)
enlightenment 30
I thought i might as well tell u evrything so u wouldnt have to ask so many questions.
(ps: what does def(deftness)do anyway?)
thanks in advance
@dragon7076: Hello there!
Last thing first: Deftness affects a character's ability to land critical hits and steal items.
Anyways, you're going to want to get your Sage to at least Level 30, as that's when he/she will learn Kabuff. You can use that spell to increase your party's defense.
Besides that, give your Gladiator the Whipping Boy skill from the Warrior's skill tree and you can use him to shield your healer in a time of need.
Your party should be able to beat him once you get that Sage up to 30, so try again and let me know.
If I don't answer fast, I'm probably sleeping or at work. :/
You're welcome. Good luck! :D
thanks!
my glad knows wipp boy,my sage is at lv23 now and i know moreheal not omniheal(sorry for the confusion!)
and i got your message really fast
edrick's armour rules!
nothing to do with corvus but does deftness affect spells or just ordinary attacks?
@dragon7076: To be honest, I'm not sure. It MIGHT affect spells, but I don't know.
stuck
minstrel lv 50
gldi lv 41
paladin lv 40
warrior lv 50
I already beat Corvus but I didnt know about a Priest or a Sage. Could you tell me where I should improve? 'Cuz the only boss I fought after thet was a Lieviathan and a few Shogums...
Kasumi-minstrel Lv.53
Attack: 317 Defence: 278 Max. HP: 246 Magical Mending: 130 Max. MP: 128 and 100 in Fan Skill. Fan: Frendly Fan (can heal around 90 Hp to an ally), and Dragon Warrior Armour with a Spirit Bracer (30 more MP)
Akio-warrior Lv.52
Attack: 239 Defence: 320 Max. HP: 319 Agility: 164 and 100 in Sword Skill. Sword: Miracle Sword (heals 25 HP each turn), and is wearing Sacred Armour(heals 25 HP each turn)with a Meteorite Bracer (+100 Agility)
Ayumi-mage Lv.51
Attack: 215 Defence: 206 Max. HP: 208 Magical Might: 270
Max. MP: 194 and 100 in Dagger Skill. Dagger: Gladius, is wearing the GUSTO Garb and has a Prayer Ring.
Dai-martial artist Lv.51
Attack: 354 Defence: 231 Max. HP: 287 Agility: 294 and has 100 in Staff Skill. Staff: Mistick, is wearing Dragon Top and has a Ruby Of Protection.
Could you tell me what other bosses there are?
Thanks!
I've been trying to take Corvus down for a few weeks. I've been grinding in the Realm of The Mighty like crazy, and I've only gained a few levels. This is my team
Main Roo
Allocation: Minstrel
Level 42
Stats
Strength: 114
Agility: 155
Resilience: 106
Deftness: 196
Charm: 139
Magical Mending: 106
Magical Might: 91
Max HP: 215
Max MP: 82
Attack: 251
Defense: 232
Style: 399
Fan skill: 81
Shield skill: 7
Litheness: 32
EQUIPMENT
Stellar Fan
Dark Shield
Silver Specs
GUSTO Garb
Mayoress's Mittens
Sturdy Slacks
Dragon Warrior Boots
Ruby of Protection
CPU1 Leon
Allocation: Martial Artist
Level: 43
Stats
Strength: 191
Agility: 237
Resilience: 111
Deftness: 116
Charm: 55
Magical Mending: 0
Magical Might: 0
Max HP: 275
Max MP: 17
Attack: 323
Defense: 223
Style: 265
Staff skill: 74
Focus: 44
EQUIPMENT
Sadistick
Steely Sweatband
Santa Suit
bruiser's Bracers
Dragon Trousers
Thug Boots
Mighty Armlet
CPU2 Bianca
Allocation: Priest
Level: 42
Stats
Strength: 89
Agility: 139
Resilience: 91
Deftness: 92
Charm: 65
Magical Mending: 224
Magical Might: 19
Max HP: 193
Max MP: 223
Attack: 159
Defense: 225
Style: 314
Wand skill: 60
Spear skill: 5 This was accidental, I didn't watch what I was improving
Faith: 53
EQUIPMENT
Sceptre of Gitt
Power Shield
Spellward Circlet
Jaguarment
Maya's Bracelets
Transparent Tights
Frugal Footwear
Spirit Bracer
CPU3 Genesis
Allocation: Warrior
Level 43
Stats
Strength: 194
Agility: 39 I can't use whipping boy with her, as she is my slowest, but strongest, character
Resilience: 182
Deftness: 54
Charm: 40
Magical Mending: 0
Magical Might: 0
Max HP: 259
Max MP: 39
Attack: 307
Defense: 342
Style: 280
Sword skill: 74
Shield skill: 32
Courage: 16
EQUIPMENT
Fire Blade
Boss Shield
Mythril Helm
Gigant Armour
Light Gauntlets
Skeletal Slacks
Warrior's Boots
Holy Tailsman
Thankies! Oh and, I've never changed their allocation cause I really don't feel like re-leveling them up..and I'm lazy. xD
Genesis's helmet is now a Metal Smile Helm, btw. Just bought it yesterday
Hi umm i tried to fight Corvus and all my guys were level 40. i fought like 5 times and couldnt beat him so i started over. but is there something special i should do and what should my main characters vocattion be?
i have a lvl 40 paladin a lvl35 gladiator a lvl 42 priest and a lvl 28 sage
To be honest i think it would be a better idea to swap the warrior with gladiator and get them using the falcon blade. yeah they don't use shields but if you double up you can get around 500 totals each turn
OMG.
So many god****ing posts.
I kept my main as a minstrel.
I have a priest as main healer.
I have a sage as backup healer and as the guy that knows Kazing.
I have a mage that knows Kafrizzle and Kacrakle, Channel Anger, and the Twocus Pocus scroll.
Corvus, art thou a scaredy-cat now? :P
heah kingsmoo1 that would be good it would also be good though if you made the warrior swithch vocations constantly until you got a hundred skill pionts then you could put them all on shield and have yput gladiator a shield ......cool right?
Hello, Winterfate.
By now I hope you have noticed some of my posts.
If not, eh. :P
On another note, I guess I'm at that point where I don't suck to ****, but I can't 4 round most bosses.
I mean, I've seen videos of people 2-rounding lvl.99 grotto bosses, no cheats.
I sorta feel a bit inadequate.
But, of course, those people have spent half (aka from 11 in the morning to 11 at night :P ) of their lives playing, but still...
I wouldn't wanna meet 'em in a dark alley!
A dark alley...
Something glows...
"Hey look, something's glow- OH WHAT THE ****"
Like that.
and I mean lvl.99 LEGACY bosses
i have a:
52 warrior
36 preist
39 warrior and i keep getting him on rlly low health and he still dosnt die, i even get my bro helping me but still we get killed :L
@Lord of the Sword: Oh, I've noticed your posts AND read them. I just don't spend much time in Hubpages anymore, thanks to my job. It's the reason I've stopped writing hubs (except for the rare exception). :(
But, rest assured I still read the comments. :)
Is my team alright for this fight? I've been fighting him for a while and keep losing DX:
1- Warrior lvl 42 (sword)
strength- 190
agility-57 (plus an agility ring)
attack- 232 (falcon blade)
Defence- 356
2-mage lvl42 (wand)
strength- 45
agility- 178
attack- 115
Defence- 151
magic might- 262
3- Priest lvl 43 (spear)
strength- 95
Magic Mending- 327
Attack- 200
Defence- 214
4- Martial Artist lvl 43 (claws)
strength- 191
Attack- 284
Defence- 199
btw i'm training my warrior to become a paladin, would it help?
All my characters are currently level 30 and I just reached the town after you collect all the fyggs. Do you think I'm on a good track that I'll be at a high enough once I reach Corvus?
@Tomo: Well, you didn't tell me their HP. However, if you're still having trouble with Corvus, you should seek out vocations whose skill trees give bonuses to HP and get some levels in those. Then you can switch back stronger than ever.
@Guest.: Well, it's a bit less about the level and a bit more about the amount of skill points you have in good skill trees such as those that grant HP, Attack or Defense. With that said though, you're higher than I was at that stage of the game. :)
Hi again..
So a couple things changed, and I was wondering (again) what other bosses there are after Corvus and the final stage of Lieviathan.
Kasumi-minstrel Lv.61
Attack: 336 Defence: 310 Max. HP: 302 Magical Mending: 145 Max. MP: 142 and 100 in Fan Skill. Fan: Frendly Fan (can heal around 90 Hp to an ally), Mirror Armour with a Spirit Bracer (30 more MP)
Akio-warrior Lv.58 (I prefer warriors over gladiators)
Attack: 481 Defence: 369 Max. HP: 352 Agility: 149 and 100 in Sword Skill. Sword: Erdrick's Sword( its awesome!) , and is wearing Sacred Armour(heals 25 HP each turn) with a Meteorite Bracer (+100 Agility)
Ayumi-mage Lv.55
Attack: 239 Defence: 228 Max. HP: 208 Magical Might: 276
Max. MP: 208 and 100 in Dagger Skill. Dagger: Flame Tang, is wearing the GUSTO Garb and has a Life Bracer( heals 25 HP per turn).
Dai-martial artist Lv.57
Attack: 378 Defence: 248 Max. HP: 319 Agility: 325 and has 100 in Staff Skill. Staff: Mistick, is wearing Dragon Top and has a Life Bracer(heals 25 HP per turn).
Please reply soon, thanks!
@Kasumi: Hello there!
Well, once you beat the final stage of Lleviathan, you are done with the linear part of the post game plot. After that, the world is your oyster, as the saying goes. There are several more grotto bosses and a bunch of Legacy Bosses though.
The first Legacy Boss you'll probably run into is Baramos. To get his map, just complete Quest #62. Here's a link for how to complete it:
http://dragonquest.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_quests_i
As for your party, I noticed the lack of a Priest or Sage. You might have trouble with the tougher Legacy Bosses if you don't have access to Kazing/Multiheal.
Besides that, you have a pretty solid party. Baramos at Level 1 should be a piece of cake for your party. :)
@Winterfate
Thanks for the advice! I defeated Baramos, like you sugested and somehow got the map for Lv.1 Malroth.
I fought him around 4 times but always ended up dying after 3 rounds, probaly becaue I dont have a sage or a priest...
So im wondering if I should get one or if I somehow could manage to beat Malroth.
Here's my party(lots of things changed):
Kasumi(Hero)- Minstrel, Lv.63
Attack: 421 Defence: 376
Magical mending: 359 HP.: 461 MP.: 176
100 in fan skill(fans are awesome!)
100 in shield skill
100 in litheness
100 in courage
100 in faith
100 in guts
100 in fource
Akio- Warrior, Lv. 60
Attack: 558 Defence: 453
HP.: 523 MP.:66 Agility: 310
100 in sword skill
100 in shield
100 in courage
100 in focus(I find agility useful)
100 in aquisiveness
100 in guts
Ayumi- Mage, Lv.57
Attack: 331 Defence: 311
MP.: 305 HP.: 350 Magical Might: 544
100 in knife skill(I know should of used a wand)
100 in shield
100 in spellcraft
100 in courage
100 in guts
100 in enlightenment
82 in fource
42 in litheness
Dai- Martial Artist, Lv.59
Attack: 475 Defence: 439
HP.: 560 MP.: 23 Agility: 425
100 in staff skill
100 in shield skill(to me, defence is important.. even for Martial Artists)
100 in focus
100 in courage
100 in guts
100 in virtue
100 in ruggedness
If I should get a new teanmate who should I take out?
Thanks again!
@Kazumi: Your party is pretty well set up actually. It's just that Malroth is a LOT harder than Baramos (but you figured that one out already :P). Also, I'd swap that Mage into a Priest or Sage (and yes, you should've used a Wand. :P).
So, the best advice I can give you is to check out the different skill trees and try to get more HP boosters in them. Since Malroth likes to land critical hits (those ignore Defense), Defense isn't as useful.
@Winterfate
Sorry to bother you again...
For every character in my party, in every vocation(execpt lumanary, cant unlock it..)I leveled them up to level 30's. I also put in around 30 SP. in wand skill for Ayumi(mage).
I was wondering if I should make Ayumi a Priest or a Sage. I think that only Priests know things like omniheal, but Sages are more powerful...
Thanks again!
@Kasumi: Don't worry about it! It's no bother at all. :)
I would make Ayumi a Sage. I prefer Kazing to Omniheal myself. :)
I read your reply and this was mine
:D
now i have two lvl 99 (possibly three) and one that's around lvl 86-90 (the mage that change vocation to sage)
My mage and sage both maxed their VUSTs (-25% MP Consumption, by the way, isnt that good except for spells or abilities that cost A LOT; mage, GOD**** I LOVE +180 MAGICAL MIGHT!), i didnt upgrade minstrel's VUST except for 10 points for SiaC (i just thought, why not?), my Priest has 54 points in Faith (i know because im 2 points short of Magical Mending +60, X((this is a space)
my sage has 100 in bows (i know, i should have wands, i did it before i read your post, now it hard to get points because i upgrade sage VUST)
my mage has 100 in knives (same as sage, but now upgrading wands)
that it for now, someone needs to use this comp, bye
A Gladiator: Using Uber Falcon Sword with Falcon Slash Skill.. with buff full tension, Omph, light force... is most effective also even though at lvl 45 it can sometimes ONE SHOT corvus with this STYLE..each slash doing 800-1700. then if we sum up x4 its even greater for REAL..
i have a level 43 minstrel(girl-me)
a lvl 43 warrior(girl)
a lvl 44 martial arts (girl)
a lvl 44 warrior (boy)
and STILL cant beat corvus,i've been playing this for over a year,and i'm too impaitient to wait for my paladin to level up to level 40+.
What should i do?
Oh my. :o
bleaaa, you need a healer in your party that can cast Multiheal. If you haven't already done so, you can also do this:
Keep switching your party member's vocations and get them to at least level 15. This will give you extra skill points to invest in skill trees.
Then, find those trees that give you extra HP and put points into them until you get to the extra HP.
Once you get someone that can Multiheal, this should be much easier.
Hope this helps!
yo guys i need some help with the quest Cry Wolf for my MA.Also is this a good party Armentalist,2 prests and a MA(my char)also i cant connect to wi fi cz i use WPA key.is there any good story quests i can do without downloadindg them cuz im boooored.
My team is :
my character: warrior level 42 (maybe making him a gladiator) with 100 in sword and have whipping boy
martial artist level 42 with 100 in staff skill
mage level 37 or 39 with 100 in spellcraft (i think)
and finnally a paladin lvl between 29 or 35 (with a spear)
I CANT DEFEAT THAT KING WHO HAS 2 MODES. I CAN EASILY DEFEAT THE FIRST ONE. BUT MY MAGE ALWAYS GETS KILLED
OH and i have a priest in stornway level 38 with caduceus and multiheal and stuff
PLEASE REPLY
i leave my name a mystery.epos it took me nine tries before i beat king godwyn but now i beat the game and im searching for a lv60 or higher grotto map (for a chance to find a MKS)but i can help you.ok then,now i beat the game with my main as a ministrel,a warrior,a martial artist,and a thief.get them to about level 50 to have a sure way to beating the game.you can reply if you want.
by the way winter,can you help me find a MKS treasure map.its taking me forever,i havent even gotten a level 50+ map.
??? thanks, i cant see my other post
but i want my char to be the dmg dealer please reply
Maybe i can put a priest, a paladin, a mage, and a gladiator
but i have a question: if my warrior will continue to have falcon slash and gigaslah when in gladiator vocation
yeah if he has a sword equiped he can use it whenever.i have 100 shield and 100 sword points for my main.so i can always use them.heres when my main has on:Uber falcon blade,power shield,halo,emperors attire,dragon warrior gloves,dragon warrior trousers,dragon warrior boots,and a mighty armlet.with super saiyn hair :3
hey, how can i do the armamentalist quest. im at the place (quaratomb) how do i kill them with my mage? its impossible
only with my warrior
i never did that quest.i am fine with just the main vocations i beat the entire game without switching vocations.
Wow! I must be lucky or something. I beat corvus with a level 46 minstrel, level 45 priest, level 46 thief, and a level 44 mage. And on my first try! I only had a party member die once! I got lucky and got the Soul Asylum Co-op de grace. And Corvus only used his move that heals 500 HP twice. Wow... just wow I need to just bask in this moment....
i did it
i was lucky.
A Girl. i have a warrior martial artist both in level 42 a mage level 39 and a priest level 37
How do u get Co-op de grace?
@epoc77
You get a co-op de grace when all of your party members use theit coop de graces at the same time. You get different options based off your character's vocations.
best weapon for sage?And also is tis good team:sage,paladin,warrior and priest?i looking to make my sage my mgic caster.and pally my tank.Is there any good quest with goood clothing rewards i already got a halo and im looking to level upto 15 as a sage to gain their armour.PLZ ANSWER....AND IS THERE ANY INTRESTING QUESTS WHICH ARE STORYLINE RELATED WHICH DO NOT NEED TO BE COMPLETED USING WI FI EG:STERLING WHISTLE QUEST
My team is a warrior, a martial artist, a sage, and a paladin
im thinking in putting my hero(the warrior in gladiator or paladin, cause of the whipping boy) the martial artist in armamentalist and the paladin (if i change my hero to paladin, for ranger or stuff)
answer my question above?
i think the only person who can answer that is the writer... i a noob at rpgs but theyre awesome! Dragon QUest IX is my first...
Hello there abolx101.
Well, since your Sage is a spell caster, you should use the best Wand you can find, and invest points in the Wand skill tree if you haven't already. As for your tank, you can have him use Fans if you want access to Reverse Cycle (bounces breath attacks). Otherwise, it doesn't really matter what weapon he uses.
As for quests with good clothing rewards, it's been quite a while since I've played DQIX, so I can't remember. You're probably better off finding a hard grotto and trying to find the good armor in chests.
Finally, most of the best quests require that you connect to Wi-Fi at least once. There are one or two quests that open up without Wi-Fi Access after you beat the game, but they are very few and you've probably done them already if you've been in the post-game for more than 5 or 10 hours or so.
Hope this helps!
Winterfate tell me if this is a good team to defeat corvus since my hero should be the damager
Hero-Warrior(give me a suggestion to make him another vocation) sorry for bad english
Martial Artist(awesome damage, again tell me a good vocation for him
Sage(good healing and good magical damage) she was a pries, so she has 2 or 3 priest abilities.
and a paladin that was a priest ( it should be a warrior because the whipping boy)
please REPLY!
Lol, I just found out that sages can use multiheal :P.
Now I just have to 100 skill points so that he gets the magic mending bonuses from the priest's VUST
...crud
@Lord of the Sword: Pwned. :P
But seriously, definitely get those magic mending bonuses. They go a long way towards making Multiheal viable against harder bosses.
@Epos77: Well, the team itself is solid. As long as you have Whipping Boy on your Paladin, you don't need to switch him back to a Warrior. In fact, Paladins get a better variety of defensive skills from their unique skill tree, as they're made to take damage. I THINK that Warriors have slightly higher Resilience, but they have less HP, so it balances out at the stat end.
As for the rest of your party, you have a healer, a tank, and two damage dealers. If you want your hero to do more damage, definitely use a Gladiator instead. You could also go Mage, but Mages are flimsier and need MP to do most of their damage.
Not sure what you should do with your Martial Artist. I've never used one (outside of switching to one to level up Focus and get more skill points), so I have to take your word for it when you say he's doing awesome damage. In that case, he's fine as is (in other words, don't change him; there's no need).
In summary, yes, that's a great team to beat Corvus. :)
I should have some time today. I have robotics and when I'm not doing stuff, I play video games or go online, use an unblock hack, and watch assasin's creed.
Either way, I should have some time.
Hey winterfate, I have a couple of things to say:
1) Did you know there is a winterfat (not winterfate) plant?
2) I am on my third DS (I have had 2 break... man, I have to stop dropping it...I mean them).
hi guys i really not sure wether i shud change by sage(main)to range since my sgae is lv17 and ranger lv30 and i have 30 bow skill i currently hav:warr,sage(considering changing) and 2 priests.is my party oky my war is lv45 and my 2 priests lv47 and 44.wat do u guys think i looking for balanced team since i in post game.
Thanks
I defeated Corvus on my first try.
i had my hero warroir level 45 my marital artist 45 and i took my mage level 42 and my priest level 40 i won, but he didnt make any crit so i was lucky. my mage died once, i use 2 critical claims on him.
my priest died in the end , but in the same round. my martial artist killed him.
i think i was lucky , or maybe i had good equipement, because my hero wasnt taking any damage because of my awesome shields!
I beat corvus easily with a lvl 42 paladin 41 gladiator 48 priest and 44 martial artist. Paladin, gladiator, and martial artist had mastered 3 different class specific accolades. Critical hits only did 25 damage to paladin and gladiator.
Look, if i have a falcon blade and if i use gigaslash, do i attack tiwce with it at the same mp cost of 1?
@abolx101
No, you should keep lvling up your sage. The sage's VUST and the things he can get from it (like at 10 points, ability to change a party member's vocation even if not at jack, appropriately called "jack's knack"). Don't change. Sage is awesome.
On the other hand, you only have 1 melee damage dealer (warrior). You can (if you want) change sage to gladiator (the gladiator's VUST = massive melee damage when completed). If you don't like my advice, disrgard it.
I'm not pushy.
Though all this may make it seem I am.
But I'm really not.
...Trust me.
(By the way, I'm hyper, so I'm pretty sure these posts sound wierd. :p)
Although, you need a tank, suggest you change the 1 priest back to paladin, because on the harder bosses, YOU NEED A TANK!!!
thnks so heres my party:
MC-(100 in guts tree)not sure wat class to make him.
JAN-A LV49 WARR/LV20 GLADIATOR(100)in sword acts as tank and primay damage dealer.
Donna-a lv48 priest(100)in wands.
Ana -a lv51 priest,i might make her pally
I hav beat post game and got Baramos map level 1 but cant find it.
any party changes u reccomend?
oh yh any tips for whhere to lv up ibeen at tower of nod and slime hill but at slime hill cant find any type of MS.PLZ HELP???oh yh is there anyway i can download quests from DQVC sincei use WPA key which is not supported by Nintendo.
sooo....any tips for LMS AND MS AND MM hunting?
so heresm my team..:
MC-SAGE LV21
JAN-warrior lv 49
DONNA-priest lv48
ANA-PALADIN LV17
this good party for Baramos and groto bosses etc?
@ abolx101
And I thought I was hyper... :P
1) You need higher lvls
2) You NEED higher lvls
and 3) YOU NEED HIGHER LVLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@abolx101
For one, YOU NEED MORE LVLS.
I'll let Winterfate cover it from here :P
@ all people
I thought it had erased my former comment, that's why i repeated.
Hmmm.....
I wonder.....
if you used whipping boy on your paladin (who's using forbearance), would your "whipping boy" take all the damage for the entire round?...
Just a thought.
Why does no one comment?
I'm gettin' lonely. :(
@ Winterfate
Oh Winterfaate!
Where are youu?
i comment...!!!!!
u rock!
Thank you abolx101!
And you rock too.
@abolx101
As I said, you need more lvls, and I'll let Winter take it from here.
I said that before, but it was many comments ago, so I repeated.
Sigh...
It's so lonely w/o Winterfate...
It's like this comment board is empty w/o his wealth of knowledge and his awesomeness...
Am I ok to defeat the Corvus(question mark) SlayeZ: Lv:91 Platinum sword 100 everything
Am I ok to defeat the Corvus(question mark) SlayeZ: Lv:91 Platinum sword 100 everything
I beat Corvus with people that weren't even a lv.40's!
This is myteam.
warrior lvl 44
Warrior lvl 43
Warrior lvl 39
Paladin lvl 27
Good enough to beat corvus?
On this historic day, I, Main Character Taran, Lord of the Sword, have my first full party of lvl. 99's, on this day of March 20, 2012.
this is my second time trying to beat this game and i would say gladiator is a better damage dealer and dont use archers or ppl with bows in general and u should use a goddess ring on your healer before you fight so you can restore mp after you beat the monsters to get to corvus in the first place. Just my opinion
@Christopher
Wait... you're lvl 91 and you only have a platinum sword?
That's from all the way back in Bloomingdale!
Why not get a sword from any of the towns after? (preferably Upover)
If you found the "rusty sword" in Realm of the Mighty (RotM), use it along w/ 9 glass frits and 1 orichalcum in alchemy to make erdrick's sword, which has a crapload of attack.
Or a fire blade, one sunstone, and... i believe 3 lava lumps. If not 3 ll, I'll tell you later.
Epic
hi if i want a really good sage would it be good throughout the game before i can turn into one to level up the priest and mage VUST??? oh and if you invest 100 points in enlightenment does it stay with you no matter what vocation you are.
because if it does this would be good for omniheal
Ok my team is:
Me: Minstrel: lv. 48, attack 235, defense 248, HP 241
Evan: Warrior: lv. 47, attack 306, defense 317, HP almost 300?Wendy: Mage: lv. 47, Magical might 286, defense 193, HP 187
Alan: Priest (healer): lv. 46, attack 211, defense 220, HP about 220?
Any tips for the existing vocations? Because I seriously don't feel like changing the vocations. But I did hire an armamentalist (lv. 38), a gladiator (lv. 37) and a paladin (lv. 15) later in the game for the quests, so should I switch them in instead?
After like 30 tries to beat Corvus i still couldn't do it. Once i read your post it took 2 tries to beat him, thanks so much.
seriously all of you should just go fight LMS in bowhole. you'll be strong enough in no time at all.
ok this is what i need i have 2 minstels man person and other female 1 fighter uses a staff ans one wizard all round level 45 or higher and cant beat stupid corvus
I have a action replay and got all of my guy to lvl 99 (sorry for cheating) and im just about to battle corvous and advice help?
hi read the tips and it was HARD beating corvus even thou I read it. i beat him with lvl 50s. but i would have prefered lvl 65s. if you are ever going to make any more of these plz add this in thanks! plus i had really good healing armor and thats what saved me while i was battling corvus
@awsome fighting kobi
well, afk (lol, u cheat and look at the abbreviation), by the way it's awesome, not awsome...
but, I digress. As all of your party is lvl 99, so are mine, and I did it LEGIT. As I said, as they are all 99s, you should have no trouble at all and if you have good enough weapons (and life bracers or sacred armor, by the way those don't stack, winterfate if you get this add it) you should beat him. Just power your guys up (not too much though or he'll use DISRUPTIVE WAVE, which should be called OH GODF*** IT WAVE, which takes away all positive boosters on your team, including ones from skills, magic, etc. unless you use Soul Asylum Co-op de Grace, use all four coup de graces in one round w/ a minstrel and/or a... I can't remember! GOOGLE IT. XD).
Conclusion: As long as your team stays lvl 99s, don't you don't use too many boosters (Disruptive Wave), and wear life bracers, you're good!
And winterfate, add the thing about sacred armor and life bracers not stacking plz!
EDIT: Section: Conclusion
As long as your team stays lvl 99s, DOESN'T use too many boosters (Disruptive Wave), and wearS life bracers, you're good!
(*Changes capitalized*)
oh Yea 20 months ago
You should have all your party wear life bracers