
Dragonlord
Lizard lord who ravages all with great gouts of flame, and whose fire-retardant scales stop any such scorching in return.
This proud and mighty beast rules over all the dragon clans of the world with a high and haughty hand.
The essentials
- Earliest in the story: Legacy boss of “Dragonlord's Map” (levels 1 to 99, loot by level: Monsters and bosses page)
- Gives: 63,600 – 168,637 EXP, 2,490 – 6,602 G, Mini medal (steal 1/64)
- Weak to: lightning / blast ×1.5
- Has no effect on it: sleep, whack, confusion, fizzle, stun, poison, paralysis
Family: ??? (bosses and unique monsters)
Stats
| Variant | HP | MP | Att. | Def. | Agi. | EXP | Gold | Evas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| level 1 | 7,500 | 255 | 640 | 450 | 190 | 63,600 | 2,490 | 0 % |
| level 16 | 8,345 | 255 | 712 | 479 | 204 | 73,838 | 2,891 | 0 % |
| level 41 | 9,970 | 255 | 851 | 531 | 230 | 94,692 | 3,707 | 0 % |
| level 99 | 15,066 | 255 | 1,286 | 675 | 304 | 168,637 | 6,602 | 0 % |
HP from the game's record: in battle, each monster gets a roll between 80 and 100% of it (rounded); MP is full.
Resistances and actions
levels 1-15
- Elements (damage taken): lightning / blast ×1.5; fire ×0.75
- Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Dazzle, Sap; 10%: Blunt; 5%: Charm; immune: sleep, Whack, confusion, Fizzle, stun, poison, paralysis
- Actions: 1 or 2 actions per turn (random) — Attack 71%, “spews forth blazing fire!” 23%, critical hit 6.6%. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): “spews forth blazing fire!”: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: “spews forth blazing fire!”, critical hit
levels 16-40
- Elements (damage taken): lightning / blast ×1.5; fire ×0.75
- Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Dazzle, Sap; 10%: Blunt; 5%: Charm; immune: sleep, Whack, confusion, Fizzle, stun, poison, paralysis
- Actions: 2 actions per turn — Attack 41%, Party Pooper (from level 24) 23%, “spews forth blazing fire!” 19%, Hellfire (from level 33) 11%, critical hit 6.6%. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): “spews forth blazing fire!”: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle; Hellfire: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Party Pooper, “spews forth blazing fire!”, Hellfire, critical hit
levels 41-99
- Elements (damage taken): lightning / blast ×1.5; fire ×0.75
- Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 50%: Divine Intervention; 25%: Dazzle, Sap; 10%: Blunt; 5%: Charm; immune: sleep, Whack, confusion, Fizzle, stun, poison, paralysis
- Actions: 3 actions per turn — Attack 27%, Party Pooper (from level 24) 23%, Hellfire (from level 33) 19%, Dark Breath (from level 48) 15%, Disruptive Wave (from level 57) 11%, critical hit 6.6%. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Hellfire: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle; Dark Breath: not if a third or more of the party has Reverse Cycle. Only once per turn for its whole group: Party Pooper, Hellfire, Dark Breath, Disruptive Wave, critical hit
Items
Habitat (in-game monster list)
Grotto
In the game, a defeated monster's entry names one of these places as soon as you have visited it, even if you never defeated that monster there; otherwise “?????????” (checked in game). The first two are named, “Etc.” for the third.
Grottoes (treasure maps)
- Legacy boss of “Dragonlord's Map” (levels 1 to 99, loot by level: Monsters and bosses page)
- Map from: Greygnarl, grotto boss (5%)
Under the hood
Internal numbers (game records, one per variant): 500, 600, 601.
Drop codes (prm/mon_btldata, bytes +2 and +3; 0 = 100%, otherwise 1/2^(code + 2), 7 = none): Mini medal : 4.
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