Dragon Quest Tact – Which S-Rank Character Should You Pick as Leader?

So far we’ve shown you how to reroll your first picks to make sure you get the best monsters in Dragon Quest, and made a list of all of the monsters in the game. Now it’s time to look at the S-Rank monsters in more detail.

We’re asking which of them is the best leader. We’ll show you their leader skills, and give you a breakdown of the best times to put them in the leader position.

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Wight King

• Leader Skill: Plus 10% to spell attacks
• For many people the Wight King is the best character in the game. He’s got some impressive AOE attacks right off the bat, and gains some useful skills when you Awaken him as well.

Troll King

• Leader Skill: Minus 10% to enemy attack
• Troll King is a massive brute with a stack of HP. He’s a defensive unit that can also do some impressive damage to anyone who gets too close. 

Killing Machine

• Leader Skill: Plus 20% to Crack
• Killing Machine is an attacker that’s second to none. He can take on multiple enemies with AoE attacks or focus on a single foe. His skill is a bit specific, but if you’re making a Crack team it’s obviously perfect.

King She-Slime

• Leader Skill: Plus 10% to martial
• King She-Slime is a debuff character, which means she’s going to spend a lot of her time on the battlefield knocking down the skills of the opposing team. She’s got some knock-back skills that can really help you control your opponent.

Squidzilla

• Leader Skill: Plus 10% to physical
• Squidzilla has some strong attacks but he’s often slow to get into the battle because of their short range. He’s a good leader to pick if you’ve got a team that’s focusing on physical damage.

Great Dragon

• Leader Skill: Plus 20% to dragon breath
• Great Dragon is a great leader for any team that uses lots of dragon breath attacks, as you might imagine. He’s got some impressive attacks of his own as well, and a decent balance of stats.

Prism Peacock

• Leader Skill: Plus 10% to Frizz
• Prism Peacock has a high agility score, which means they’ll often attack near the top of a round. Their Leader Skill can come in really handy if you’re making an offensive magical team, but they’re better as a member.

Hybird

• Leader Skill: Minus 25% to enemy Frizz resistance
• A quick-moving attack unit that can make itself almost unstoppable if you put it in the leader role. Huge AoE attacks that only get stronger when combined with its Leader Skill.

Emperor Slime

• Leader Skill: Plus 30% to Slime Defense
• The only S-rank support unit in the global version of the game at the moment. The Emperor Slime buffs the other members of your team, and uses its high defense score to make sure it survives as long as possible.

Royal Reptile

• Leader Skill: Plus 30% to Dragon Attack
• An attack-based character that’s a great leader for any dragon team that’s focused on physical attacks. Better used as a member of a general party with a focus on physical warfare though.

Archdemon

• Leader Skill: Minus 10% to Spell MP cost
• A magical attacker with some strong spells and a brilliant leader skill if you’re focusing your team on magic. His varied set of attacks mean he gets a buff from a number of other leaders though.

Hell Gladiator

• Leader Skill: Minus 50% to enemy Poison resistance
• This is the only S-rank character to use poison, so if you’re using other characters then he’s definitely worth sticking in the leader role. He’s not the fastest, but he has a massive pool of HP. 

Night Clubber

• Leader Skill: Plus 20% to Beast physical
• If you’ve got a team of beasts, then Night Clubber is a good choice to lead them. He can soak up physical damage, but he’s very weak against magical damage.

Metal Dragon

• Leader Skill: Plus 10% to Woosh
• An inorganic attacker that boosts its own strengths if it’s in a Leader role. Metal Dragon is pretty disappointing in most departments, but it’s a good member if you’re looking to take multiple damage types into a fight.

Harry Slater