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
- SP: 6 - Helm Splitter: Damages one enemy and can lower its defense.
- SP: 12 - +5 Attack with Axes.
- SP: 19 - Hatchet Man: A risky attack with a 25% chance to critically hit and a 50% chance to miss.
- SP: 26 - Critical Rate Up with Axes.
- SP: 34 - +10 Attack with Axes.
- SP: 42 - Parallax: A single target attack that deals 120% damage and may cause paralysis.
- SP: 54 - Axes of Evil: Deals damage to one enemy group and costs 0 MP.
- SP: 66 - Executioner: A powerful attack with a 50% chance to critically hit and a 50% chance to miss.
- SP: 82 - +20 Attack with Axes.
- SP: 100 - Typhoeus' Maul: A single target attack dealing 150% damage, effective against Beast enemies.
Clubs
- SP: 9 - +5 Attack with Clubs.
- SP: 19 - Heart Breaker: An attack that has a chance of knocking the target down.
- SP: 25 - Penny Pincher: A single target attack that attempts to steal 10% of the enemy's gold.
- SP: 32 - Monster Masher: A single target attack dealing 120% damage, effective against Material enemies.
- SP: 48 - +10 Attack with Clubs.
- SP: 59 - Critical Rate Up with Clubs.
- SP: 71 - Mind Breaker: A single target attack dealing 120% damage with a chance to knock the target down.
- SP: 82 - +25 Attack with Clubs.
- SP: 93 - Gold Rush: A single target attack dealing 120% damage that attempts to steal 20% of the enemy's gold.
- SP: 100 - Devil Crusher: A single target attack dealing 120% damage, effective against Material and Demon types.
Scythes
- SP: 12 - +5 Attack with Scythes.
- SP: 22 - Steal Sickle: A single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/4 of the regular drop rate.
- SP: 32 - Wind Sickles: Deals 30-40 single target Wind damage.
- SP: 42 - +10 Attack with Scythes.
- SP: 50 - Grim Reaper: Damages one enemy group and has a chance to instantly kill.
- SP: 60 - Critical Rate Up with Scythes.
- SP: 70 - Stainless Steal Sickle: A single target attack that attempts to steal at 1/2 of the regular drop rate.
- SP: 80 - +25 Attack with Scythes.
- SP: 90 - Grimmer Reaper: Damages one enemy group, is effective against Zombies, and has a chance to instantly kill.
- SP: 100 - Heavy Hatchet: A Scythe weapon with 110 Attack.
Fisticuffs
- SP: 3 - +5 Attack when Unarmed.
- SP: 7 - +10 Agility when Unarmed.
- SP: 12 - Knuckle Sandwich: A single target attack dealing 150% damage with an 80% chance to hit.
- SP: 18 - Critical Rate Up when Unarmed.
- SP: 25 - +20 Attack when Unarmed.
- SP: 33 - Padfoot: Prevents monsters from chasing after you.
- SP: 42 - Thin Air: Deals 40-50 Wind damage to all enemies and costs 2 MP.
- SP: 60 - Multifists: Performs 4 random attacks at 33% damage per hit.
- SP: 77 - +45 Attack when Unarmed.
- SP: 100 - Boulder Toss: Deals 70-105 damage to all enemies and costs 4 MP.
Humanity
- SP: 4 - Whistle: Increases the chances of monsters initiating battle with you.
- SP: 10 - Heal: Recovers 30-40 HP to one ally and costs 2 MP.
- SP: 16 - Nose for Treasure: Reveals the number of remaining treasures in a given location.
- SP: 22 - Warcry: Attempts to knock down an enemy group.
- SP: 32 - Share Magic: Transfers 25-35 MP from Yangus to an ally.
- SP: 42 - Kabuff: Increases all allies' defense by 25% of their base defense and costs 3 MP.
- SP: 55 - Underpants Dance: Attempts to knock down all enemies.
- SP: 68 - Midheal: Recovers 80-100 HP to one ally and costs 3 MP.
- SP: 82 - Kerplunk: Kills the user to revive and fully heal all allies. This ability uses all MP.
- 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)
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