Angelo

Master Angelo's abilities in Dragon Quest VIII! Explore his skill trees for Swords, Bows, Staves, Fisticuffs, and Charisma, and learn about his powerful spells and unique abilities.

Angelo is one of the main playable characters in Dragon Quest VIII, specializing in a variety of weapon types and unique support abilities. This guide details his skill trees and spells.

Angelo's Skill Trees

Swords

• SP 4: +5 Attack with Swords
• SP 9: Flame Slash (50% more damage to fire-weak enemies)
• SP 15: +10 Attack with Swords
• SP 22: Metal Slash (at least 1 damage to Metal enemies)
• SP 30: +20 Attack with Swords
• SP 40: Falcon Slash (Hits twice for 75% damage per hit)
• SP 52: Critical Rate Up with Swords
• SP 66: Miracle Slash (Recovers 50% damage dealt as HP)
• SP 82: +25 Attack with Swords
• SP 100: Lightning Storm (190-220 lightning damage to all enemies)

Bows

• SP 6: Sandman's Arrow (100% damage, chance to Sleep)
• SP 15: Cherub's Arrow (100% damage, recovers 6% damage as MP)
• SP 25: Needle Shot (1 damage, attempts to instantly kill)
• SP 32: +10 Attack with Bows
• SP 44: Multishot (4 random hits for 50% damage per hit)
• SP 59: Critical Rate Up with Bows
• SP 66: Seraph's Arrows (100% damage, recovers 13% damage as MP)
• SP 76: +25 Attack with Bows
• SP 88: Shining Shot (115-125 damage to all enemies)
• SP 100: Needle Rain (Hits 4 random targets for 1 damage with chance to Instantly-Kill)

Staves

• SP 3: Dazzle (Reduces enemy accuracy)
• SP 6: Fizzle (Chance to prevent enemy spellcasting)
• SP 9: Bounce (Chance to reflect spells)
• SP 12: Drain Magic (Steals 5-15 MP from one enemy)
• SP 28: Max MP +20 with Staves
• SP 48: Caduceus (Recovers 75-95 HP to one ally)
• SP 56: Kathwack (Attempts to instantly kill all enemies)
• SP 65: Oomph (Doubles an ally's physical attack power)
• SP 80: Max MP +50 with Staves
• SP 100: MP regenerates during battle with Staves

Fisticuffs

• SP 7: +7 Attack when Unarmed
• SP 14: +10 Agility when Unarmed
• SP 21: Evasion Rate Up when Unarmed
• SP 28: +15 Attack when Unarmed
• SP 35: Knuckle Sandwich (150% single target attack, 80% chance to hit)
• SP 42: Harvest Moon (150% damage split across all enemies)
• SP 54: Critical Rate Up when Unarmed
• SP 68: Defending Champion (Reduces incoming damage by 90% for one round)
• SP 82: +40 Attack when Unarmed
• SP 100: Miracle Moon (200% damage split across all enemies, recovers 10% damage as HP)

Charisma

• SP 3: Squelch (Removes Poison and/or Envenomate from one ally)
• SP 7: Fuddle (Chance to confuse an enemy group)
• SP 13: Sarcastic Snigger (Reduces one enemy's Tension level by 1)
• SP 19: Angel Eyes (15-30 single target attack with a chance to Paralyze)
• SP 27: Divine Intervention (Reduces an enemy group's spell resistance by 25%)
• SP 39: Ban Dance (Prevents all enemies from using dance attacks)
• SP 52: Chilling Chuckle (Reduces an enemy group's Tension level by 1)
• SP 66: Kafuddle (Chance to confuse all enemies)
• SP 81: Charming Look (65-85 damage to one enemy, attempts to paralyze)
• SP 100: Pearly Gates (180-210 damage to all enemies, effective against Zombies)

Notable Spells

• Heal (Lvl 12): Recovers 30-40 HP to one ally.
• Buff (Lvl 12): Increases one ally's Defence by 50% of their Base Defence.
• Woosh (Lvl 12): 5-20 wind damage to an enemy group.
• Tingle (Lvl 13): Removes Sleep and Paralysis from all allies.
• Kabuff (Lvl 14): Increases all allies' Defence by 25% of their Base Defence.
• Midheal (Lvl 15): Recovers 80-100 HP to one ally.
• Whack (Lvl 17): Attempts to instantly kill one enemy.
• Swoosh (Lvl 18): 20-45 wind damage to an enemy group.
• Zing (Lvl 19): 50% chance to revive a fallen ally.
• Fullheal (Lvl 24): Fully heals one ally.
• Multiheal (Lvl 30): Recovers 100-120 HP to all allies.
• Kaswoosh (Lvl 32): 120-145 wind damage to an enemy group.
• Kazing (Lvl 34): Brings an ally back to life with full health.

Notable Equipment

• Wizard's Staff (Staff, 15 Att): Casts Frizz when used in battle.
• Lightning Staff (Staff, 24 Att): Casts Zap when used in battle.
• Magma Staff (Staff, 28 Att): Casts Bang when used in battle.
• Rune Staff (Staff, 30 Att): Casts Kabuff when used in battle.
• Staff of Divine Wrath (Staff, 35 Att): Casts Swoosh when used in battle.
• Staff of Antimagic (Staff, 41 Att): Casts Fizzle when used in battle.
• Falcon Blade (Sword, 37 Att): Attacks twice per round.
• Uber Falcon Blade (Sword, 55 Att): Attacks twice per round.
• Eros' Bow (Bow, 45 Att): Can confuse enemies when attacked.