Erik is the second party member players get in Dragon Quest 11. While the basic thief build may not seem like much early in the game, Erik can actually be one of your best damage dealers with the right build.
While at max level you can unlock just about any skill in every tree, the skills you choose to prioritize will be crucial during the base game, though you can respec if you make any mistakes. Here's the best build for Erik and how to make him your best damage dealer.
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Best Weapon For Erik In Dragon Quest 11
While it may not seem like much at first, the best weapon to use on Erik is a Knife. Fairly quickly into the Knife Skill tree, you can get the Dual-Wielding skill to equip two knives, along with a skill later in the game that negates the lesser damage from your second knife. The negation to damage with the off-weapon makes him a better damage dealer than the protagonist. A lot of Knife skills focus on dealing status ailments on enemies, which can help give you the edge in battle.
- Assassin's Stab - Sometimes kills an enemy instantly.
- Cobra Strike - Sometimes poisons an enemy.
- Sleeper Hit - Sometimes puts an enemy to sleep.
- Victimiser - Deals six times the usual damage to enemies that are poisoned or paralyzed.
To also make him your best damage dealer, focus purely on gear that increases his attack. Even going full glass canon is worthwhile as it'll be possible to beat the secret final boss of the game in only two turns with Erik, so survivability won't usually be an issue if you win fast enough.
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Best Skill Trees To Focus On For Erik In Dragon Quest 11
Early into the game, your focus should be on any new Knife skills to give him more options in combat. After getting Dual-Wielding, you should start investing more in Guile. While Deftness may not be a direct damage-dealing stat, get a few Deftness upgrades to increase his odds of landing a critical hit. You'll also want to unlock the first secret skill, which is Divide.
Divide will only apply the turn after it is used, but it will triple the damage Erik does that next turn. If Erik is dual-wielding with two weapons that deal full damage, Divide will lead to six full-damage attacks hitting at once. Have another party member poison or paralyze an enemy, then have Erik use Divide; on his next turn, use Victimiser to land six attacks with three being at six times the usual damage, and the other three just being great addditional damage. Add a damage buffing spell and debuff the enemy's defense with your other party members for the single highest amount of damage you can possibly do. Even without VIctimiser, landing an attack with Divide will deal incredible amounts of damage, and should be the foundation of Erik's combos once it is learned.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Released
- September 4, 2018
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For Teen due to Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood, Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Franchise
- Dragon Quest
- Genre(s)
- JRPG
- How Long To Beat
- 60 Hours
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
