Farming Seeds

Learn where to farm Seeds of Life, Magic, Strength, Defence, Sorcery, Therapeusis, Agility, and Deftness in dragon quest xi echoes of an elusive age definitive edition.

Seed of Life

The Seed of Life will increase a character’s HP by 5 for each one consumed. These might be needed if you’re doing all of the content in the Definitive Edition, but none of the normal content that’s present in both requires these. The best place to farm Seeds of Life is in the final part of the game, so Zoom to the Champs Sauvage (North) campsite and rest there to make it night. Go south across the bridge to find some Corpse Corporals, which drop the Seed of Life. There are four enemies on the field, so hunt down all four, then return to the bridge to find they should respawn (be brought back to life at a checkpoint after death) rather quickly. You can get up to three Corpse Corporals in each battle, so you should be getting Seeds of Life pretty quickly with the ideal setup. You’ll find the Corpse Corporals at night only.

Seed of Magic

Similar to the Seed of Life, the Seed of Magic will increase a character’s MP. Ideally, you only really want MP for Veronica and Serena, since the former has a skill that revolves around MP and they both have a Pep Power that is an evolution of that said ability. You could also use these on characters with low MP, like Jade and Eight. The best place for these is in the final part of the game, on the Path to Trial Isle. As you make your way through this place, you will gain the use of a Face Invader, which you use to break the giant ice barriers. This will grant you access to the upper areas, where you should see a bunch of Vicious Terrornodons flying around. These are the enemies that drop the Seeds of Magic. Reminder to enter the area during the day, as the Terrornodons only spawn in the daytime. You’ll need to use the crossbow to bring the Terrornodons down to get the Seeds of Magic.

Seed of Strength

As the name suggests, the Seed of Strength will increase a character’s Strength stat. Only physical attackers should be using these, as they don’t really have much use on someone like Veronica and Serena. There is one central location for hunting these, which is Insula Incognita, the island in the southwest corner of the ocean. In the first part of the game, the Brownies there will drop them and once you reach the last part, then you have the Malicious Brownies and the Malicious Night Clubber, both of which will drop them.

Seed of Defence

The Seed of Defence will increase a character’s defence stat upon consumption. This can go on pretty much anyone, but considering the rarity of the enemies that drop them, you shouldn’t really bother too much with them. The best place to find enemies with a Seed of Defence drop is at the First Forest. In the first part of the game, you will find Mosstodons there, which can drop the seed. In the last part of the game, you will find Malicious Mosstodons there. The best place to look for them is south of the entrance from Arboria. They should be pretty close to the little rope bridge.

Seed of Sorcery

The Seed of Sorcery will increase a character’s Magical Might upon using it. There isn’t too many people where this applies, since the only characters that should be using magic at all is Veronica and Rab. Thus, they are the two candidates for Seeds of Sorcery. The best thing about these is that they drop from an enemy that also drops the best item to sell for money. In the final part of the game, go to the First Forest Whale Way Station, which is behind Yggdrasil. You are looking for the Hooper Dupers here, which come in a pack of three, although they can sometimes be found with the other enemies here. The Hooper Dupers are also a great source for Seeds of Sorcery.

Seed of Therapeusis

The Seed of Therapeusis will increase a character’s Magical Mending stat upon using it. There isn’t really a need for this, as once you gain access to spells like Omniheal, you don’t have to worry about the Mending stat at all. If you were going to farm these, though, the ideal spot would be in the Sage’s Trial - Hoarder’s Keep. On the second floor, there is a spot with some Vicious Lump Shaman and those are the enemies you want. They’re in the southwestern portion of the floor and it has to be day time in order to encounter them.

Seed of Agility

The Seed of Agility will increase a character’s Agility stat upon consumption. Agility is always a great thing to have, although you will never really have multiple turns before the enemy, as that isn’t how the game works. However, you will want to boost both Serena’s and Eight’s Agility, as it is pretty low. The best for this, in the final part of the game, is in the Sage’s Trial - The Fierce Forest, during the day. Upon teleporting into the forest, go down the hill and take the southern of the two portals (on the map). From this section, follow the trail and go down the hill to find some Vicious Raven Lunatics. These will drop the Seeds of Agility. Use your crossbow to lure them away from the other enemies and you should almost always be fighting two in each battle. There are more to the east of the first two, near the portal that takes you to the bridge. You will find the Raven Lunatics during the day, and they usually come in packs of two if you get them by themselves.

Seed of Deftness

The Seed of Deftness will increase a character’s Deftness stat upon using it on them. Deftness is basically luck in this game, which increases how often you get the first attack in battle, land critical hits, steal from enemies, and successfully flee. Despite that, Erik is really the only one that truly benefits from increasing Deftness, since he is the on.