Yangus

Explore Yangus's skill trees in Dragon Quest VIII, detailing abilities like Helm Splitter, Hatchet Man, and Big Banga, along with their SP costs and effects.

Axes

1. SP: 6 - Helm Splitter: Damages one enemy and can lower its defense.
2. SP: 12 - +5 Attack with Axes.
3. SP: 19 - Hatchet Man: A risky attack with a 25% chance to critically hit and a 50% chance to miss.
4. SP: 26 - Critical Rate Up with Axes.
5. SP: 34 - +10 Attack with Axes.
6. SP: 42 - Parallax: A single target attack that deals 120% damage and may cause paralysis.
7. SP: 54 - Axes of Evil: Deals damage to one enemy group and costs 0 MP.
8. SP: 66 - Executioner: A powerful attack with a 50% chance to critically hit and a 50% chance to miss.
9. SP: 82 - +20 Attack with Axes.
10. SP: 100 - Typhoeus' Maul: A single target attack dealing 150% damage, effective against Beast enemies.

Clubs

1. SP: 9 - +5 Attack with Clubs.
2. SP: 19 - Heart Breaker: An attack that has a chance of knocking the target down.
3. SP: 25 - Penny Pincher: A single target attack that attempts to steal 10% of the enemy's gold.
4. SP: 32 - Monster Masher: A single target attack dealing 120% damage, effective against Material enemies.
5. SP: 48 - +10 Attack with Clubs.
6. SP: 59 - Critical Rate Up with Clubs.
7. SP: 71 - Mind Breaker: A single target attack dealing 120% damage with a chance to knock the target down.
8. SP: 82 - +25 Attack with Clubs.
9. SP: 93 - Gold Rush: A single target attack dealing 120% damage that attempts to steal 20% of the enemy's gold.
10. SP: 100 - Devil Crusher: A single target attack dealing 120% damage, effective against Material and Demon types.

Scythes

1. SP: 12 - +5 Attack with Scythes.
2. SP: 22 - Steal Sickle: A single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/4 of the regular drop rate.
3. SP: 32 - Wind Sickles: Deals 30-40 single target Wind damage.
4. SP: 42 - +10 Attack with Scythes.
5. SP: 50 - Grim Reaper: Damages one enemy group and has a chance to instantly kill.
6. SP: 60 - Critical Rate Up with Scythes.
7. SP: 70 - Stainless Steal Sickle: A single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/2 of the regular drop rate.
8. SP: 80 - +25 Attack with Scythes.
9. SP: 90 - Grimmer Reaper: Damages one enemy group, is effective against Zombies, and has a chance to instantly kill.
10. SP: 100 - Heavy Hatchet: A Scythe weapon with 110 Attack.

Fisticuffs

1. SP: 3 - +5 Attack when Unarmed.
2. SP: 7 - +10 Agility when Unarmed.
3. SP: 12 - Knuckle Sandwich: A single target attack dealing 150% damage with an 80% chance to hit.
4. SP: 18 - Critical Rate Up when Unarmed.
5. SP: 25 - +20 Attack when Unarmed.
6. SP: 33 - Padfoot: Prevents monsters from chasing after you.
7. SP: 42 - Thin Air: Deals 40-50 Wind damage to all enemies and costs 2 MP.
8. SP: 60 - Multifists: Performs 4 random attacks at 33% damage per hit.
9. SP: 77 - +45 Attack when Unarmed.
10. SP: 100 - Boulder Toss: Deals 70-105 damage to all enemies and costs 4 MP.

Humanity

1. SP: 4 - Whistle: Increases the chances of monsters initiating battle with you.
2. SP: 10 - Heal: Recovers 30-40 HP to one ally and costs 2 MP.
3. SP: 16 - Nose for Treasure: Reveals the number of remaining treasures in a given location.
4. SP: 22 - Warcry: Attempts to knock down an enemy group.
5. SP: 32 - Share Magic: Transfers 25-35 MP from Yangus to an ally.
6. SP: 42 - Kabuff: Increases all allies' defense by 25% of their base defense and costs 3 MP.
7. SP: 55 - Underpants Dance: Attempts to knock down all enemies.
8. SP: 68 - Midheal: Recovers 80-100 HP to one ally and costs 3 MP.
9. SP: 82 - Kerplunk: Kills the user to revive and fully heal all allies. This ability uses all MP.
10. SP: 100 - Golden Oldies: Summons Trode to damage 5 random targets for 80% damage per hit and costs 15 MP.

Notable Spells and Abilities

• Axes of Evil (0 MP): Damages one enemy group.
• Big Banga (30 MP): Deals 100-130 damage to all enemies, powering up to 175-225 damage at level 55.
• Boulder Toss (4 MP): Deals 70-105 damage to all enemies.
• Devil Crusher (5 MP): A single target attack dealing 120% damage, effective against Material and Demon types.
• Executioner (3 MP): 50% chance to critical hit, 50% chance to miss.
• Gold Rush (2 MP): A single target attack dealing 120% damage that attempts to steal 20% of the enemy's gold.
• Golden Oldies (15 MP): Summons Trode to damage 5 random targets for 80% damage per hit.
• Grim Reaper (3 MP): Damages one enemy group with a chance to instantly kill.
• Grimmer Reaper (3 MP): Damages one enemy group, effective against Zombies, with a chance to instantly kill.
• Hatchet Man (3 MP): 25% chance to critical hit, 50% chance to miss.
• Heal (2 MP): Recovers 30-40 HP to one ally.
• Midheal (3 MP): Recovers 80-100 HP to one ally.
• Heartbreaker (2 MP): Attack with a chance to knock the target down.
• Helm Splitter (0 MP): Single target attack that can lower enemy's defense.
• Kabuff (3 MP): Increases all allies' defense by 25% of their base defense.
• Kerplunk (All MP): Kills user to revive and fully heal all allies.
• Knuckle Sandwich (2 MP): 150% single target attack with an 80% chance to hit.
• Mind Breaker (2 MP): 120% single target attack with a chance to knock the target down.
• Monster Masher (3 MP): 120% single target attack effective against Material enemies.
• Multifists (0 MP): Performs 4 random attacks at 33% damage per hit.
• Nose for Treasure (0 MP): Reveals the number of remaining treasures in a given location.
• Padfoot (4 MP): Prevents monsters from chasing after you.
• Parallax (2 MP): 120% single target attack that may cause paralysis.
• Penny Pincher (2 MP): Single target attack that attempts to steal 10% of enemy's gold.
• Share Magic (0 MP): Transfers 25-35 MP from Yangus to an ally.
• Steal Sickle (0 MP): Single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/4 of the regular drop rate.
• Stainless Steal Sickle (0 MP): Single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/2 of the regular drop rate.
• Thin Air (2 MP): 40-50 Wind damage to all enemies.
• Typhoeus' Maul (6 MP): 150% single target attack effective against Beast enemies.
• Underpants Dance (0 MP): Attempts to knock all enemies down.
• Warcry (0 MP): Attempts to knock an enemy group down.
• Whistle (0 MP): Increases chances of monsters getting into battle with you.
• Wind Sickles (0 MP): 30-40 single target Wind damage.

Equipment List

Weapons

• Oaken Club (Club, Att: 7)
• Giant Mallet (Club, Att: 13)
• Stone Axe (Axe, Att: 20) - Ingredients: Stone Hardhat, Cypress Stick
• Golden Axe (Axe, Att: 27) - Ingredients: Iron Axe, Gold Nugget
• Farmer's Scythe (Scythe, Att: 28)
• Sledgehammer (Club, Att: 33) - Ingredients: Giant Mallet, Iron Helmet, Iron Helmet
• Iron Axe (Axe, Att: 38) - Ingredients: Farmer's Scythe, Farmer's Scythe
• Steel Scythe (Scythe, Att: 42)
• Battle Axe (Axe, Att: 45)
• War Hammer (Club, Att: 51)
• Bandit Axe (Axe, Att: 55) - Ingredients: Battle Axe, Thief's Key
• Moon Axe (Axe, Att: 60) - Ingredients: Golden Axe, Moon's Mercy
• Hell Scythe (Scythe, Att: 65) - Can cause paralysis in monsters when attacking. Ingredients: Steel Scythe, Poison Moth Knife, Hades' Helm
• Uber War Hammer (Club, Att: 69) - Ingredients: War Hammer, Mighty Armlet
• King Axe (Axe, Att: 80) - Ingredients: Golden Axe, Slime Crown
• Bardiche of Binding (Scythe, Att: 83) - More effective against Demon-type monsters.
• Flail of Fury (Flail, Att: 93) - Hits an enemy group.
• Conquerer's Axe (Axe, Att: 103)
• Megaton Hammer (Club, Att: 108) - Increases chance of critical hit. Ingredients: Uber War Hammer, Conquerer's Axe, Orichalcum
• Heavy Hatchet (Scythe, Att: 110)
• Flail of Destruction (Flail, Att: 125) - Hits all enemies.

Body Armor

• Plain Clothes (Def: 4)
• Bandit's Grass Skirt (Def: 5)
• Wayfarer's Clothes (Def: 7) - Ingredients: Plain Clothes, Plain Clothes
• Boxer Shorts (Def: 8) - Ingredients: Bandit's Grass Skirt, Bandana
• Leather Kilt (Def: 12) - Ingredients: Leather Whip, Bandana
• Chain Mail (Def: 20) - Ingredients: Wayfarer's Clothes, Chain Whip
• Iron Cuirass (Def: 25) - Ingredients: Iron Shield, Iron Shield
• Fur Poncho (Def: 29) - Reduces Fire & Ice damage by 20pts. Ingredients: Magic Beast Hide, Magic Beast Hide
• Iron Armour (Def: 32)
• Tortoise Shell (Def: 37)