Shiren 1 DS:Monster

This Monster page is about monsters in Template:GameTitle for the Nintendo DS. For Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Monster. For the Smartphone release, see Shiren 1 SP:Monster. For the monsters lore page, see Shiren:Monster.

For a full list of monsters in Shiren 1 DS, see Shiren 1 DS:List of Monsters.

Monsters (Japanese: モンスター) are creatures found in dungeons. They're almost all hostile and will attack Shiren on sight with few exceptions. For a full list of monsters, organized alphabetically by family, see: List of Monsters.

Spawning

Each dungeon floor spawns with a number of monsters, and new ones are spawned after a set number of turns. For example, Every 90 turns, a new monster will spawn in Road to the Hamlet. This can't be used indefinitely, as each dungeon has a set number of turns before the Winds of Kron will blow, kicking the player out of the dungeon, meaning each dungeon floor can spawn a limited number of monsters. Killing monsters will add to the player's score, 125 points for every kill, but they'll lose a point for every turn spent in the dungeon, which makes it a balancing act.

Players can create an artificial Monster House by reading a Monster Scroll, however, this will not work if a monster house is already present on the floor.

Combat

Monsters fall into one or two of the following types. Monster types are either susceptible to increased damage or their power is prevented from working due to item effects. Such as the Walrus Shield preventing Thief-type monsters from sealing your items or a Dragonward halving fire damage from Dragon-type monsters. This adds a level of sophistication to combat, requiring players to keep several weapons and shields, or ideally, to meld them together, using a Melding Jar.

Many players will opt to farm rare item seals over time, to create the most powerful gear in the game, a Kabra Reborn +99 with all beneficial seals and a Stormward +99 with all beneficial seals. When playing traditionally, however, it's incredibly unlikely the player could ever achieve such a feat. The below table can be used to learn the basics of monster weaknesses, while the monster pages go into more detail about combat strategy, weaknesses, spawn locations, and more.

Monster Types

Monster Type		Symbol	In-game Description	Weakness & protective items:
English	Japanese			Armbands	Herbs	Shields	Weapons
Boss-type			Powerful boss monsters: Tainted Insect-type and Kigny King!	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Curse-type	呪い系	呪	Monsters that curse your items: Curse Girl-type!	Curseless Armband
Cyclops-type	ーツ目系	目	Monsters with only one eye: Ironhead-type, Leech Worm-type, Gaze-type, Egg Thing-type and Spike Bomb-type!				Cyclops Killer
Dragon-type	ドラゴン系	竜	Dragon monsters: Floor Dragon-type, Dragon-type and Firepuff-type!			Dragonward	Dragonkiller
Drain-type	ドレイン系	吸	Monsters that can lower your maximum status levels when they attack: Leech Worm-type, Twisty Hani-type, Polygon Spin-type.	Antidrain Armband			Drain Buster
Exploding-type	爆弾系	爆	Monsters that can attack with explosions: Popster Tank-type and Spike Bomb-type.			Blast Shield	Crescent Arm
Floating-type	浮遊系	空	Monsters that can fly or move over water: Air Devil-type, Death Reaper-type, Dragon-type, Pacorepkin-type, Firepuff-type and Flying Fowl-type. Even if you are a Trap Master, you cannot be trapped unless you read a Super Trap Scroll.				Air Slayer
Ghost-type	ゴースト系	幽	Ghostly spirit monsters: Air Devil-type, Skull Mage-type, Dead Soldier-type, Death Reaper-type, Cell Armor-type and Pacorepkin-type.		Medicinal Herb: 25 damage Restorative Herb: 100 damage Herb of Life: 50 damage		Sickle Slayer
Hypnotic-type	催眠系	催	Monsters with attacks that can take control of your actions: Gaze-type!			Gaze Shield
Normal-type	ノーマル系	無印	Most monsters are of this type! They have no particular weakness.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Poison Herb-type	毒草系	毒	Monsters that throw herbs that affect your status: Ghost Radish-type!	Antidote Armband	Antidote Herb
Rust-type	サビ系	鏡	Monsters that weaken your equipment when they attack: Green Slime-type!	Rustless Armband		Hide Shield, Gold Shield	Golden Blade
Shop-based-type			People and guards associated with shops: Shopkeeper, Sheriff, and Guard Dog!	Discount Armband	N/A	N/A	N/A
Staff Attack-type	杖系	杖	Monsters that use magical staves when they attack: Skull Mage-type and Fog Hermit-type!			Prism Shield
Thief-type	盗み系	盗	Monsters that steal gitans and items: Pickpocket-type and Thiefwalrus-type!			Walrus Shield

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Monsters
Japanese		モンスター