Magic Castle DS:Monster House

Monster Houses (Japanese: ???) in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS2 - Magic Castle of the Desert are special rooms filled with lots of sleeping monsters, traps, and items. Though they are dangerous, they are also one of the best sources of items and exp. once you manage to kill all the monsters.

Dealing with monster houses

How do you deal with monster houses? See the Monster House Strategy, as most of the tips and techniques mentioned there are also applicable to this game, See also the Monsters page. But there are also some new common ways to clean a monster house in this game, like using a Sanctuary Scroll: place it on the floor, and you will only be damaged by ranged attacks. This tip was possible in Shiren 1, but the only way to use a Sanctuary Scroll was to write it in a Blank Scroll after finishing the game. Now, Sanctuary Scrolls are easy to obtain.

Where can monster houses be found?

Location		Floors
English	Japanese
Jahannam Gate	ジャハンナムの扉	Floors 3 - 19
Tonfan Dungeon	トンファンの穴	Floors 5 - 98
The Road of Traps	天下一ワナ道会	Floors 20 - 98
Edge of the Abyss	奈落の果て	Floors 6 - 98*
Blacksmith's Furnace	鍛冶屋のかまど	Floors 1 - 98
Mamel Cave	マムルのほら穴	Floors 1 - 98
Deep Ruins	遺跡の奥底	Floors 6 - 98
Obaba Cave	オババの家の隠し穴	Floors 1 - 50

**Except 20th, 40th and 60th floors

Special monster houses

Monster houses usually have monsters that belong to that floor, but sometimes there are monster houses with specific monsters inside. Those monster houses are more dangerous, because level 1 to 4 monsters can appear in there. The monster house tune changes too, so you can guess if you found a special monster house because the music is different from the normal monster houses.

Here's where these special monster houses can be found.

Location		Floors
English	Japanese
Blacksmith's Furnace	鍛冶屋のかまど	Floors 1 - 98
Deep Ruins	遺跡の奥底	Floors 6 - 98
Obaba Cave	オババの家の隠し穴	Floors 1 - 50

Types of special monster houses: Nintendo DS

Type of House	Level	Appearance Monsters		Description
Ghost House ゴーストハウス	1		Air Devil Family エーテルデビル系 Dead Soldier Family ぼうれい武者系 Death Reaper Family 死の使い系 Pacorepkin Family パコレプキン系 Skull Mage Family ガイコツまどう系 Vampire Baron Family 悪魔だんしゃく系 Will'o Wisp Family あやしい人魂系	Undead Monsters will be lurking here. A Sickle Slayer is a great help.
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	3
	4
Hermit House 仙人ハウス	1		Dozing Hsien Family いねむり仙人系 Whiff Hermit Family からぶり仙人系 Fog Hermit Family きり仙人系	Hermit monsters will be found here.
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	3
	4
Animal House 動物ハウス	1	File:Magic Castle DS - Thiefwalrus.png	Fluffy Bunny Family いやしウサギ系 Wild Boar Family かっとびイノシシ系 Escape Monkey Family カラカイおさる系 Hamster Robber Family ジャンガリガン系 Hen Family チキン系 Piggy Family デブータ系 Mouse Minion Family ねずみ子分系 Glare Snake Family にらみヘビ系 Elephant Mage Family パ王系 Sheep Oracle Family ヒツジ神官系 Morabi Family モラビー系 Thiefwalrus Family ワルっトド系	Monsters with animal forms will be found here. This is the most varied monster house.
	2	File:Magic Castle DS - Greenwalrus.png
	3	File:Magic Castle DS - Ironwalrus.png
	4	File:Magic Castle DS - Roguewalrus.png
Dragon House ドラゴンハウス	1		Floor Dragon Family とおせんりゅう系 Glare Snake Family にらみヘビ系 Red Centipede Family ダギャン系 Dragon Family ドラゴン系	The most dangerous monster house. All Dragon Monsters can appear here. Having a Dragonkiller and a Dragon Ward or a weapon/shield with those seals makes it easier to beat.
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	3
	4
Drain House ドレインハウス	1		Blue Lanternfish Family ちょうちんフグ系 Fog Hermit Family きり仙人系 Green Slime Family ミドロ系 Leech Worm Family すすり虫系 Sheep Oracle Family ヒツジ神官系 Twisty Hani Family くねくねハニー系	Monsters here like to drain your stats and remove your weapons' and shields' strengths. They're not very strong, but this monster house must be taken with care. A Drain Buster is a great help to slay them, and an Anti-Drain Armband can deal with some of their special attacks.
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Thief House 泥棒ハウス	1	File:Magic Castle DS - Pickpocket.pngFile:Magic Castle DS - Thiefwalrus.png	Gyadon Family ギャドン系 Hamster Robber Family ジャンガリガン系 Pickpocket Family ワルガマラ系 Thiefwalrus Family ワルっトド系 Veteran Jar Fisherman Family 壺つりジジイ系	Thief Monsters are sleeping here. The problem with this monster house is that, if you don't have a Walrus Shield, the monsters will be constantly stealing your items and money. Take this monster house with care in this case.
	2	File:Magic Castle DS - Thief.pngFile:Magic Castle DS - Greenwalrus.png
	3	File:Magic Castle DS - Burglar.pngFile:Magic Castle DS - Ironwalrus.png
	4	File:Magic Castle DS - Kleptomaniac.pngFile:Magic Castle DS - Roguewalrus.png
Exploding House 爆弾ハウス	1		Popster Tank Family オヤジ戦車系 Spike Bomb Family ばくだんウニ系 Ururoid Family ウルロイド系	Exploding Monsters live here. If you have a Crescent Arm (deals more damage to exploding monsters) and a Blast Shield (halves explosion damage) this monster house will be easier. As the explosion damage is fixed, take some healing jars with you.
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Power House パワーハウス	1		Ironhead Family アイアンヘッド系 Ururoid Family ウルロイド系 Gather Family ギャザー系 Throw Beetle Family コクワガッター系 Taur Family タウロス系 Hen Family チキン系 Piggy Family デブータ系	Monsters with great attack and defense live here. If you don't have a great weapon and shield, it's better to skip it.
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One-eyed House 一ツ目ハウス	1		Egg Thing Family ぴーたん系 Gaze Family ゲイズ系 Ironhead Family アイアンヘッド系 Leech Worm Family すすり虫系 Spike Bomb Family ばくだんウニ系	One-Eyed Monsters live here. Having a Cyclops Killer is a great help when dealing with them. Be careful specially with Gazes if you find any.
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Magic House マジックハウス	1		Elephant Mage Family パ王系 Fog Hermit Family きり仙人系 Gaze Family ゲイズ系 Hundred Eye Family ヒャクメ系 Magic Child Family 杖ふりわらべ系 Sheep Oracle Family ヒツジ神官系 Skull Mage Family ガイコツまどう系 Slumber Wizard Family まどろみ使い系	Magic Monsters live here. If you have an Echo Shield, this monster house is no threat to you.
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In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Monster Houses