Hero

Master the Hero in Dragon Quest VIII with a comprehensive guide to their abilities, spells, and best equipment. Learn skill point allocation and weapon choices.

The Hero is the main protagonist of Dragon Quest VIII. This guide details their available skills, spells, and equipment to help you maximize their potential.

Swords

SP	Ability	SP	Ability	SP	Ability
4	+5 Attack with Swords	3	+5 Attack with Spears	6	Crosscutter Throw
9	Dragon Slash	7	Mercurial Thrust	12	+5 Attack with Boomerangs
15	Flame Slash	12	Thunder Thrust	18	Power Throw
22	+10 Attack with Swords	18	+10 Attack with Spears	25	+10 Attack with Boomerangs
30	Metal Slash	25	Multithrust	32	Firebird Throw
40	Critical Rate Up with Swords	34	Critical Rate Up with Spears	40	+15 Attack with Boomerangs
52	Falcon Slash	45	Clean Sweep	52	Super Throw
66	+25 Attack with Swords	59	Lightning Thrust	66	+20 Attack with Boomerangs
82	Miracle Slash	77	+25 Attack with Spears	82	Starburst Throw
100	Gigaslash	100	Lightning Storm	100	Gigathrow

Fisticuffs

SP	Ability	SP	Ability	Lvl	Spell
4	+5 Attack when Unarmed	8	Zoom	3	Heal
11	Defending Champion	16	Tingle	4	Squelch
17	Stone's Throw	28	Holy Protection	6	Evac
24	Knuckle Sandwich	40	Fizzle	11	Sizz
33	+20 Attack when Unarmed	48	Zap	18	Midheal
42	Thin Air	56	MP costs reduced by 1/4	20	Sizzle
52	Critical Rate Up when Unarmed	70	Kamikazee	27	Fullheal
70	Multifists	82	Omniheal	29	Zing
82	Boulder Toss	90	MP costs reduced by 1/2	32	Kasizzle
100	+50 Attack when Unarmed	100	Kazap, Gigaslash	70	Dragon Soul

Note: Hero's Gigaslash ability turns into Gigagash after raising both Swords and Courage to 100.

Spells and Abilities

Spell/Ability	MP	Description
Clean Sweep	0	100% whip style damage to an Enemy Group
Crosscutter Throw	2	Regular boomerang attack that does an extra attack to the first enemy
Defending Champion	0	Reduces incoming damage by 90% for One Round
Dragon Slash	0	Does 50% more damage to Dragon Type Enemies
Dragon Soul	64	375-450 damage to One Monster
Evac	2	Let's you exit the dungeon that you are in
Falcon Slash	0	Hits Twice for 75% damage per hit
Firebird Throw	6	100% damage to All Enemies, 50% fire damage
Fizzle	3	Chance to prevent an Enemy Group from casting spells
Flame Slash	0	Does 50% more damage to enemies weak to fire
Gigaslash	20	160-190 damage to an Enemy Group
Gigagash	20	220-285 damage to an Enemy Group
Gigathrow	15	145-180 lightning damage to All Enemies
Heal	2	Recovers 30-40 HP for One Ally
Midheal	3	Recovers 80-100 HP for One Ally
Fullheal	6	Fully heals One Ally
Omniheal	36	Fully restores All Ally HP
Holy Protection	4	Prevents weak enemies from spawning
Kamikazee	1	Chance to kill all enemies or weaken them. This will kill the user
Knuckle Sandwich	2	150% damage with 80% chance to hit
Lightning Storm	25	190-220 lightning damage to All Enemies
Mercurial Thrust	0	Always gets First Strike. Does 80% damage
Metal Slash	0	Does at least 1 damage to Metal Enemies
Miracle Slash	4	Recovers 50% damage dealt as HP
Multithrust	4	Does 3 to 4 random hits for 50% damage per hit
Power Throw	4	Does 80% equal damage to All Enemies
Super Throw	4	Does 120% equal damage to All Enemies
Sizz	4	15-20 damage to an Enemy Group
Sizzle	6	25-35 damage to an Enemy Group
Kasizzle	10	70-90 damage to an Enemy Group
Squelch	2	Removes Poison and/or Envenomate from One Ally
Starburst Throw	8	75-85 explosion damage to All Enemies
Stone's Throw	0	5-20 damage to All Enemies
Boulder Toss	4	70-105 damage to All Enemies
Thin Air	2	40-50 wind damage to All Enemies
Thunder Thrust	3	25% critical hit chance. 50% chance to miss. 25% chance to hit normally
Lightning Thrust	3	50% critical hit chance, 50% chance to miss
Tingle	2	Removes Sleep and Paralysis from All Allies
Zap	6	40-55 lightning damage to All Enemies
Kazap	15	100-140 lightning damage to an Enemy Group
Zing	8	50% chance to revive a fallen Ally
Zoom	1	Teleport to previously visited locations (doesn't work inside or under ceilings)

Equipment List

Weapons

Name	Type	Att	Description	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Cypress Stick	Sword	4
Soldier's Sword	Sword	8
Copper Sword	Sword	13		Bronze Knife	Bronze Knife
Boomerang	Boomerang	19	Hits All Enemies
Iron Lance	Spear	24		Cypress Stick	Dagger
Edged Boomerang	Boomerang	27	Hits All Enemies
Long Spear	Spear	30		Cypress Stick	Cypress Stick	Iron Lance
Reinforced Boomerang	Boomerang	32	Hits All Enemies	Boomerang	Iron Nail
Steel Broadsword	Sword	35
Falcon Blade	Sword	37	Attacks twice per round
Holy Lance	Spear	39		Long Spear	Gold Rosary
Platinum Sword	Sword	40
Battle Fork	Spear	42
Razor Wing Boomerang	Boomerang	42	Hits All Enemies	Edged Boomerang	Steel Scythe	Wing of Bat
Dream Blade	Sword	43	Casts Snooze when used in battle
Partisan	Spear	44
Rusty Old Sword	Sword	45		Liquid Metal Sword	Mystifying Mixture	Cowpat
Swallowtail	Boomerang	53	Hits All Enemies
Zombiesbane	Sword	54	More effective against Zombie-type monsters
Uber Falcon Blade	Sword	55	Attacks twice per round	Falcon Blade	Meteorite Bracer
Bastard Sword	Sword	61
Flametang Boomerang	Boomerang	63	Hits All Enemies	Swallowtail	Flame Shield
ZombieSlayer	Sword	65	More effective against Zombie-type mo