Dragon Quest XI S [PC] | All Draconian Quests #10 - Octagonia Arena 4:Rab and Jade

Part 10 of an all Draconian Quest playthrough. Octagonia arena fight #4 vs Rab and Jade. Played extremely defensively because they do a ton of damage, and the fight gets easier once Rab runs out of MP so the goal is just to live until then. Hero does not have Midheal at this level, without Midheal it's generally better to defend and let Vince heal you, since they can easily out damage a ~30 hp heal.

[@Waytothedawn63]

Respect the levels you went through this playthrough at. I imagine as a result of your low levels it was hard to get the fights consistent, and you generally needed a bit of luck? I was 19 for Jasper in Gondolia never mind being 18 at the arena. Seems like if you want consistency you'll definitely need to be a higher level than this

[@meliane6639]

Yes, there was decent amount of rng doing the fights at these levels. This was my 2nd playthrough of all draconian so I wanted a little bit more of a challenge this time. If you're doing your first playthrough of all draconian and just want to complete it I would recommend being higher level for most of these fights. Difficulty tends to come with rng in this game especially with Shypox, it's all about finding what balance is good for you.

[@Waytothedawn63]

@@meliane6639 Yeah I have no intention of repeating the run, but I would like to say I've done it, so keeping levels low or avoiding seeds is of no interest to me. That's just self-restricting, it's not an 'option' in the game if you get me. With the exception of Hendrik for obvious reasons, I will try to keep levels balanced though, so will probably do these at 23 or so.
Feel you on the RNG though. I'm trying to find strategies that minimize it as much as possible. So far managed to first try everything. It'll get harder though for sure.

[@Waytothedawn63]

@@meliane6639 Doing these arena matches at 22 and even then they're omega RNG.

[@joh李中松]

Could you please give some tips for early builds? I just got Jade and Rab in the team

[@meliane6639]

Greatswords for Hero, get unbridled blade asap. Spears/fisticuffs for Jade, multithrust is a really good ability. Showmanship tree for Sylvando for hustle dance which is a good party heal. I use Heavy Wands/Enlightenment for Rab, the top tree is good until you can get zing stick (100% res) which is in the heavy wands tree. I go with Vim/Heavy wands for Veronica and wands/harpistry for serena.
I like to use swords for Erik for most of the game, though he doesn't become good until later on when you can get divide and dual wield. Daggers are also a good option for him but requires more setup and good equipment for him.