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Monsters are organized into "families". There are usually 8 monsters in each family, one at each of four power levels, x2 for day monsters vs. night monsters. Family members are substantially similar to one another in both appearance and other attributes, though higher-level monsters within a family tend to be much tougher, tend to be worth more experience points, and tend to have more dangerous capabilities. Pay attention to the color of the monster you are facing to know which level it is and thus which specific capabilities it has.

Monster Types

Monsters can have zero or more special types, each of which corresponds to different capabilities and/or vulnerabilities. All members of a monster family share the same set of types.

Monster Type Swords Shield Rune Notes
English Japanese
Aquatic-Type 水棲 Water Cutter Type (Anti-Aquatic) They can also travel over water tiles.
Cyclopean-Type 一ツ目 Myopic Masher Type (Anti-Cyclops) Unclear what other special abilities they have.
Dragon-Type ドラゴン Lizard Lasher Type (Anti-Dragon) They also tend to be able to blast you with fireballs at long distances, sometimes even from other rooms.
Draining-Type ドレイン Drain Dagger Type (Anti-Drain) They also tend to have special attacks which degrade your stats (HP, strength, etc…)
Exploding-Type 爆発 Crescent Katana Type (Anti-Explode) They can also explode if they get very low on HP without dying.
Floating-Type 浮遊 Sky Splitter Type (Anti-Floating) They can also travel over water and air/void tiles.
Magic-Type 魔法 Magic Masher Type (Anti-Magic) They tend to have special magical attacks.
Metal-Type 金属 Copper Cleaver Type (Anti-Metal) They can also be weakened by splashing them with water from a Water Pot.
Normal-Type ノーマル Normal-Type monsters are not negatively affected by any specific items.
Plant-Type 植物 Scythe Type (Anti-Plant) It's unclear what other special abilities they have.

Monsters with none of the above special types are normal-type monsters.

In addition to the equipment and runes listed above, there are also secret pot effects that interact with these monster types. See the Runes page and the Secret Pots and New Items page for details.

Monsters in the game

Below you can find a link to all monsters that appear in the games, basic info about them and their abilities. Day forms first, followed by their night forms.

Special Enemies
For all non-standard enemies such as shopkeepers and bosses.
Shiren 5
The list of Monsters present in the Nintendo DS release of the game.
Monsters
The list of Monsters present in the PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch and Steam release of the game.

References

  • [1] English and Japanese monster names.
  • [2] Almost all of the content on the monster table was taken directly from the in-game text.
  • [3] Japanese monster type names.