Dragon Quest IX Guide Vocation skill tree
There are 12 jobs in this game but the last one is little hard to get (I haven’t got it 
). So I create this tips based on 11 vocations. The tips:
- Decide what class you want to focus.
- Level up other jobs until you reach level 24. For leveling tips see here
- By doing that you will get 52 skill points.
- This means easy 520 skill points (52 x 10 jobs).
- For your main class, you don’t need to worry since you will use this class as much as you want (you will get about 100 skill point when you reach level 38).
- So at level 38 you should have total 620 skill point.
- Spend it carefully, so you can focus train 1 super strong vocation.
My role/class/job building tips
Scroll down to find vocation skill tree
Physcical attacker build (best job for this role: Gladiator or warrior):
(+) 100 on weapon of your choice
(+) 90 on Courage (warrior) to get big bonus at HP, Strength, defence
(+) 32 on acquisitiveness (thief) to get max HP +20
(+) 42 on Focus (martial arts) to get max HP +30, 100 if you want speedy character
(+) 22 on Fource (armamentalist) to get natural resilience +20 (it is too much to get HP+30 for 100 skill point)
(+) 82 on Guts (gladiator) to get Max Hp +30 (there is many strength and Hp bonus before you reach 82 so it is really worthy to spend 82 point in this tree.
(+) 100 on Virtue (Paladin) this is a must for every build because more defence and HP couldn’t go wrong.Total spent: 468 skill point
unspent skill point: 620-468=152. Distribute this skill point to your favorite skill that you think useful or add spent it on agility passive skill (martial arts).Tank (best job for this role: Paladin)
(+) 100 on weapon of your choice
(+) 100 on shield
(+) 100 on Paladin skill tree
(+) 90 on courage (warrior) to get major defence and HP boost
(+) 42 on Focus (martial arts) to get max HP +30
(+) 22 on Fource (armamentalist) to get natural resilience +20, 100 after you completed other recommended point
(+) 82 on Guts (gladiator) to get major boost in HP
(+) 42 on ruggedness (ranger) to get natural resilience +20Total Spent: 578 skill points
Unspent skill point: 620-578=42. Fill armamentalist skill to obtain Hp +30. Agility is kind of useless for tank because it roles to tank and forbearance always protect your parties regardless speed. If you want to make at-tanker so it can attack the enemy too, then I suggest to get more strength passive than agility.Healer (best job: priest or sage)
(+) 100 on weapon of your choice (I recommend wand to get major MP bonus)
(+) 100 on faith (priest) it boost your MP and healing capabilities
(+) 100 on enlightenment (sage) reduce MP cost and increase healing point.
(+) 69 on Litheness (Minstrel) to boost healing capabilities
(+) 22 on Virtue (Paladin) to boost healing capabilitiesTotal spent: 391 skill points
Unspent skill point: 620-391=229. Distribute the rest to HP or shield skill. It is up to you to decide what is most important for your healer.Spellcaster (best job: mage or sage)
(+) 100 on weapon of your choice (I recommend wand to get major MP bonus)
(+) 100 on spellcraft (mage), it boost your MP and Healing capabilities
(+) 100 on enlightenment (sage) reduce MP cost and increase magic damage
(+) 42 on Litheness (minstrel) to boost magical damage
(+) 68 on ruggedness (armamentalist) to increase spell damageTotal spent: 410 skill point
Unspent skill point: 210 skill point. Spend the rest of skill point to boost your agility and HP.
Use CTRL+F then type ” JST job name” to search quickly (i.e. JST mage).
Enjoy, hope it is useful. You can help me completing this guide by telling me the spell for each job you get.
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Litheness (JST Minstrel)
- Description: All-round entertainers who encourage those around them with all manner of marvels.
- Weapons skill tree: whips, swords, shield and fans.
- Spells:
- Heal(3)
- Crack(8)
- Evac(10)
- Woosh(12)
- Crackle(16)
- Midheal(21)
- Zing(24)
- Swoosh(30)
- Kaswoosh(36)
| AP | skill name | function | MP |
| 4 | hot lick | attack enemy with fire | 2 |
| 10 | spry in crisis | increase evasion when in danger (red HP) | passive |
| 16 | pratfall | may make one group of enemies giggle (inactive) | 0 |
| 22 | natural charm +30 | increase your charm status | passive |
| 32 | sobering slap | cure sleep and confusion | 2 |
| 42 | natural magical might +30 | increase your magic damage | passive |
| 55 | tap dance | increase your evasion rate | 0 |
| 68 | natural magical mending +30 | increase your healing point | passive |
| 82 | have a ball | multiple hit to all enemies | 8 |
| 100 | natural deftness +50 | increase your deftness (increase steal success rate) | passive |
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Courage (JST warrior)
- Description: Mighty fighters who courageously cover their companions.
- Weapons skill tree: Sword, shield, spear, and knife
- Spells: none
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 8 | whipping boy | protect single character from enemies attack | 0 |
| 16 | Natural strength +10 | increase your attack | passive |
| 28 | whistle | provoke the enemy so it only attack you(in battle) or call the enemy (outside battle) | 0 |
| 40 | natural resilience +20 | increase your defence | passive |
| 48 | Body slam | hit one enemy with your body | 0 |
| 56 | natural strength +30 | increase your attack | passive |
| 70 | morale masher | attack and reduce enemy’s tension | 3 |
| 80 | natural resilience +40 | increase your defence | passive |
| 90 | natural max hp +60 | increase your max HP | passive |
| 100 | attack attacker | attack one enemy and lower its attack | 4 |
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Acquisitiveness (JST thief)
- Description: Versatile vagabonds with a keen nose for treasure
- Weapon skill tree: Knife, Sword, claw, fist
- Spells:
- Squelch(4)
- Heal(9)
- Evac(12)
Accelerate(16)
| AP | skill name | description | MP |
| 4 | natural deftness +20 | increase your deftness (improve steal success rate) | passive |
| 10 | Half-inch | steal the item form enemies | 0 |
| 16 | natural agility +20 | increase your speed | passive |
| 22 | Pitfall | set a trap for a monster | 0 |
| 32 | natural Max. Hp +20 | increase your maximum HP | passive |
| 42 | Nose for treasure | Detect treasure in the room | 0 |
| 55 | Natural deftness +40 | increase your deftness (improve steal success rate) | passive |
| 68 | eye for trouble | see enemy’s HP | 0 |
| 82 | natural agility +40 | increase your speed | passive |
| 100 | treasure eye land | reveal treasure in dungeon map | 2 |
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Spellcraft (JST Mage)
- Description: Specialist in martial magic that can make mincemeat of many monsters.
- Weapons skill tree: wand, knives, whip, shield
- Spells:
- Frizz(1)
- Acceleratle(4)
- Crack(6)
- Sap(7)
- Evac(8)
- Bang(11)
- Safe Passage(13)
- Crackle(16)
- Fuddle(19)
- Bounce(21)
- Kasap(25)
- Boom(28)
- Frizzle(30)
- Oomph(33)
- Kacrack(40)
- Blunt(42)
- Kaboom(47)
- Kafrizz(53)
- Kafrizzle(64)
- Kacrackle(68)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 8 | wizard ward | increase caster’s magic resistance | 4 |
| 18 | natural magical might +20 | increase magic damage | passive |
| 26 | spooky aura | reduce an enemy magic resistance | 5 |
| 38 | natural max. Mp +10 | increase your maximum MP | passive |
| 46 | focus pocus | regen caster’s Mp every turn | 3 |
| 54 | Critical spell rate up | like its name | passive |
| 68 | Channel anger | increase a lot of magical might (magical damage) | 4 |
| 78 | natural magical might +60 | increase magic damage | passive |
| 88 | natural max MP +20 | increase your maximum MP | passive |
| 100 | Natural magical might +100 | increase magic damage | passive |
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Faith (JST Priest)
- Description: Specialist in medical magic
- Weapons skill tree: Spear, wands, staff, shield
- Spells:
- Heal(1)
- Squelch(3)
- Snooze(6)
- Buff(8)
- Cock-a-doodle-doo(11)
- Insulate(14)
- Midheal(16)
- Zing(18)
- Whack(20)
- Tingle(22)
- Moreheal(31)
- Thwack(34)
- Multiheal(38)
- Insulatle(43)
- Fullheal(47)
- Kathwack(55)
- Omniheal(65)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 8 | Divination | Let you know how much exp needed to level up | 0 |
| 16 | Natural magical mending +20 | Increase healing point | passive |
| 28 | Benediction | remove curse from character | 2 |
| 40 | Natural Max.MP +10 | increase your max MP | passive |
| 48 | Rotstopper | protects party from undead attacks | 4 |
| 56 | natural magical mending +60 | Increase healing point | passive |
| 70 | alma mater | prevent instant death attack (i.e. twhak) | 3 |
| 80 | Natural max Mp+20 | increase your MP | passive |
| 90 | care prayer | increase magical mending (increase healing point) | 2 |
| 100 | natural magical mending +100 | Increase healing point | passive |
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Focus (JST martial arts)
- Description: Able employers of the potential of tension, they value strength and agility above all.
- Weapons skill tree: fan, claws, staff, fist
- Spells: none
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | war cry | Scared the enemy (makes them inactive) | 0 |
| 10 | Natural agility +10 | increase your speed | passive |
| 16 | Psyche up | increase your tension one level | 0 |
| 22 | natural strength +10 | increase your attack | passive |
| 32 | Mens Sana | Recover the user from bad status | 2 |
| 42 | natural Max. Hp +30 | increase your max Hp | passive |
| 55 | Mind Over Matter | protect againts breath attack | 4 |
| 68 | Natural Agility +30 | increase your speed | passive |
| 82 | Meditation | recover your HP at least 80 HP | 3 |
| 100 | natural agility +60 | increase your speed | passive |
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Fource (JST armamentalist)
- Description: Powerful proponents of the formidable fource
- Weapons skill tree: wands, bow, sword, shield
- Spells:
- Dazzle(2)
- Sap(5)
- Snooze(8)
- Decelerate(10)
- Acceleratle(12)
- Fizzle(14)
- Kasap(16)
- Fuddle(20)
- Deceleratle(24)
- Kasnooze(28)
- Kafuddle(31)
- Oomph(39)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | fire fource | add fire element to caster | 3 |
| 10 | natural strength +10 | increase your attack | passive |
| 16 | frost fource | add ice element to caster | 3 |
| 22 | natural resilience +20 | increase your defense | passive |
| 32 | gale fource | add wind element to caster | 3 |
| 42 | natural charm+10 | increase your charm | passive |
| 55 | funeral fource | add dark element to caster | 3 |
| 68 | natural magical might +30 | increase magical damage | passive |
| 82 | life fource | add light element to caster | 3 |
| 100 | natural max. HP +30 | increase your max HP | passive |
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Guts (JST gladiator)
- Description: Fierce fighters who rain continuous carnage on the foes.
- Weapons skill tree: sword, hammer, axe, fist
- Spells: none
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | Natural max. HP +10 | increase your max hp | passive |
| 10 | clap trap | attack one enemies | 1 |
| 16 | Natural strength +10 | increase your attack | passive |
| 22 | double up | reduce defence to increase attack power | 0 |
| 32 | Natural max. HP +20 | increase your max hp | passive |
| 42 | double edged slash | deals high damage to enemy but also damage the user | 0 |
| 55 | Natural strength +30 | increase your attack | passive |
| 68 | Blind man’s biff | attack one random enemies | 4 |
| 82 | Natural max. Hp +30 | increase your max hp | passive |
| 100 | feel the burn | increase your tension every time you got hit | 6 |
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Virtue (JST Paladin)
- Description: Noble knights whose purpose is to protect the powerless.
- Weapons skill tree: Spear, wand, hammer, shield
- Spells:
- Buff (2)
- Heal (7)
- Spell checker (10)
- Midheal (20)
- Kabuff (26)
- Magic barrier (28)
- Kamikaze (33)
- Kerplunk (46)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | Pincushion | Damage the enemy that attack you physically (must be cast first) | 0 |
| 10 | natural resilience +10 | Increase your defence | passive |
| 16 | H-pathy | Share your hp to other character (only in battle) | 3 |
| 22 | natural magical mending+30 | passive skill that boost healing capability | passive |
| 32 | M-pathy | share your MP to other character (only in battle) | 0 |
| 42 | natural resillience +20 | Increase your defence | passive |
| 55 | Selflessness | Protect dying party member (sometimes do not work) | 0 |
| 68 | Natural Resilience +20 | Increase your defence | passive |
| 82 | Forbearance | This is what makes paladin into tanks. Taking all damages in the turn you use this skill (if enemy use multi hit or all target skill you will take all the damage. Your paladin probably died if you don’t equip it with proper equipment) | 0 |
| 100 | Maximum Hp +80 | increase your max HP | passive |
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Enlightenment (JST sage)
- Description: Migthy mystics who have learned to make use of some seriously sacred skill.
- Weapons skill tree: wands, bow, boomerang, shield
- Spells:
- Heal(2)
- Zam(2)
- Squelch(5)
- Evac(5)
- Bang(8)
- Zammle(8)
- Divine Intervention(13)
- Midheal(16)
- Zing(20)
- Multiheal(24)
- Boom(27)
- Kabuff(30)
- Moreheal(33)
- Magic Barrier(38)
- Kazam(43)
- Kazing(45)
- Kaboom(48)
- Kazammle(61)
- Kaboomle(66)
- Magic Burst(78)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | Natural magical mending + 20 | passive skill that boost healing capability | passive |
| 10 | Jack’s knack | Allow you to change vocation every where | 0 |
| 16 | Natural magical might + 20 | passive skill that increase magical damage | passive |
| 22 | Right as rain | Recover small amount Hp to every character each turn (like regen spell in final fantasy) | 5 |
| 32 | natural magical mending + 40 | passive skill that boost healing capability | passive |
| 42 | disruptive wave | Dispel positive buff from the enemies | 8 |
| 55 | natural magical might +40 | passive skill that increase magical damage | passive |
| 68 | caster sugar | increase magical might and magical mending by little amount | 6 |
| 82 | Natural Max. MP +60 | Increase maximum MP | passive |
| 100 | Mp Consumption -25% | reduce Mp consumption by 25% | passive |
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Ruggedness (JST ranger)
- Description: Wild warriors who are at one with nature and call on its power on its power at will.
- Weapons: Bow, boomerang, axe, fist
- Spells:
- Safe Passage(3)
- Squelch(4)
- Evac(7)
- Heal(10)
- Insulate(12)
- Tingle(16)
- Cock-a-doodle-doo(18)
- Midheal(22)
- Zing(24)
- Insulatle(26)
- Moreheal(34)
| AP | Ability | function | MP |
| 4 | soothe sayer | reduce enemy’s tension | 2 |
| 10 | natural deftness +10 | increase your deftness (useful for steal success rate) | passive |
| 16 | mercy | let weak enemy run | 0 |
| 22 | natural agility +20 | increase your speed | passive |
| 32 | vanish | become stealth (like using holy water) | 3 |
| 42 | natural resilience +20 | increase your defence | passive |
| 55 | mist me | increase evasion | 5 |
| 68 | natural deftness +20 | increase your deftness (useful for steal success rate) | passive |
| 82 | wolf whistle | 2 hit to one enemy | 16 |
| 100 | natural deftness +60 | increase your deftness (useful for steal success rate) | passive |
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Will update last job when I got it. enjoy .
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get real sage
is there anyway someone can give me a map with moai minstrels cuz im just unlucky and cant get a grotto with them in it is level 60 a good enough level
My silver mine of bane lv.61has some and spawn a lot.
Do you have luminary? To get it go to the dance house in gleeba and talk to the person in he left corner and he will tell you to beat a moai minstrel with hot lick.
get 100 skill on shield. that way as a gladiator or ranger you can use an axe for hatchet man on metal and tricky enemies. also good blocking chance. I wonder which vocation is the best? I think warrior because they have high HP, attack and defence.
Plz tell me the best vocation!
There is no best vocation, all of them are good at different things, even though gladiator is better than warrior, luminary is better than minstrel, but a perfect character would be a level 99 paladin with all skillsets maxed out, not because paladin is better than all the others, just the coup de grace
Well, that’s a matter of opinion as well. Vioce of Experience. 1.1-1.9 times the experience from that fight in a game where experience doesn’t come easily
nah not only 1,if you get 100 shield mastered you can wear with all classes an shield,its pretty ownage spear+shield then Thunder Trust on metal monsters,great defence and 1/2 crit chance so 1 hit KO.
why is there only 1 character for shield?
just 1 moai minstral?
Yes,just 1!