Archdemon Vs Estark - Monster Party 13: DQ5 DS Challenge (Part 6)

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Published on February 26, 2024 11:00:03 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JOVq7QqcTA

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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (1992)

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**Walking Corpse || Funghoul || Hawk Man || Archdemon**

I had to pull a golem and solo Estark to get through this one. We sadly don't have enough healing or resistances to keep the whole party in, so the others only switch in to heal when Archie is below certain hp threshholds.

The fight is mainly just scorch - meditate - scorch - meditate so I use fast forward for majority of this fight. Good thing I did too, because this was over 100 turns to win.

For an overview, none of these guys are specifically great for a normal run. If you happen upon any of them, they are functional for a bit, but probably not worth grinding for.

Champ is pretty good when you first get him, but there are easier and better monsters you can get. Honestly, Grudgerigar is probably more useful if you want a low hp beginner monster to carry. But Champ did pull his weight in the beginning with sleep stratgies. He just doesn't have much else to offer since poison is so nerfed.

Hork is mostly a tank, but again, when you first get him, he works okay. Slime knight works so much better though. Hork's skills are pretty limited with the most basic ice breath, poison skills that mostly don't matter, and a few stunning ones that have SOME use. His hp is likely the best feature of him.

Hawkins is a solid support, just outclassed. Decent equipment, great speed, pretty good strength. Fair hp for end game too! Midheal is a bit unneeded, but comes in handy for awhile until we get a second staff of salvation. If we had more party healing, Hawkins probably could handle the Estark fight okay.

Archie is the hard carry for the party, but honestly has a very difficult recruitment rate (1/64). If you get him, he's great! A little slow but good stats other than speed, some decent spells/skills including full heal and scorch.

*Previous Dragon Quest 5 Challenge Runs:*
-Monster Party 12 Monster Party 12 (Fandangow, Hoodlum, Moosifier, Killing Machine) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG6RehnGhTNvRPv_QGP7bkzf
-Monster Party 11 (Grudgerigar, Cureslime, Minidemon, Hellion) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG4gRDo7hyv9Jq-THAFBghVf
-Monster Party 10 (Powie Yowie, Flamethrower, Blizzybody, Snowbird) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG5BWwiGu1J3qVTxFfWR8L69
-Monster Party 9 (Metal Slime, Fat Rat, Bad Apple, Hyperanemon) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG4nfMQ_ne5DJ6X9kqNo2yB5
- Monster Party 8 (Small Fry, RockBomb, Old Man of the Sea, Beast Master) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG7KItk9emZKGSN1aHDb6NVV
- Monster Party 7 (Hulagan, Ticking Timeburrm, Ghost, Golem) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG5eP8S-MeMtn1MsI9vxp9ka
- Monster Party 6 (Slime Knight, Mudraker, Wax Murderer, Gigantes) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG5HBXrOTSh3ccmCNHEn83Hh
- Monster Party 5 (Cross Eye, Magic Marionette, Hades Helm, Great Dragon) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG61U-hEy0G8jD2D59-FmpsL
- Monster Party 4 (Battle Pip, Pip Fighter, Epipany, Wiz Pip, Conkuistador, Conkuisitor, Conkjurer) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG5NaW5PLus41q-oCTBNous-
-Monster Party 3 (Rotten Apple, Restless Armor, Prestidigitator, Orc King) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG6S47BBRlZ5oGiu7-_RBbmp
-Monster Party 2 (Dracky, HealSlime, Samigina, Conkerer) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG5CNRLNed4-peR2hdspHsiF
-Monster Party 1 (Slime, Brownie, Jailcat, Chimaera) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG6BsE7obiZP74w0hzbxDd1D
- Son and Daughter Only Run https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL1z8rT69eG4jP6AQnqxN4e1jdUvuxRax

0:00 Archie's Prep
3:30 Bonus Boss Bout with Estark
13:24 End Estark, Overview

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