Shiren 1 DS:Air Devil Family

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This Air Devil Family page is about the Nintendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Ether Devil Family.
For the lore page, see Shiren:Air Devil Family.

The Air Devil monster family (Japanese: エーテルデビル系) in Nintendo DS Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer consists of:

  1. Air Devil (Japanese: エーテルデビル)
  2. Wraith Devil (Japanese: ファントムデビル)
  3. Mirage Devil (Japanese: ミラージュデビル)
  4. Astral Devil (Japanese: アストラルデビル)

When visible to the player, Air Devil family monsters appear as beings of spiraling smoke with what can be interpreted as a masked face. The color of the smoke and mask depends on the monster's level:

  • 1 - pearl grey
  • 2 - beige
  • 3 - magma orange
  • 4 - purple

There are also minute changes in the mask's eye color, though this is barely noticeable. When attacking, their smoke-like bodies morph into a tornado, hitting its target and coming back to their original position.

Monster Ability

Air devil monsters are Invisible to the player normally, unless wearing an Armband of Sight, eating a Herb of Sight, becoming a Dark Owl.png Dark Owl Family, or sealing them to remove this ability, therefore they can difficult to locate normally in a dungeon.

Because they are Floating-Type monsters they are normally invulnerable to Traps, and can move over water and chasms.

Air Devil Family Monsters are similar to Pacorepkin.png Pacorepkin Family which move in random directions and only sometimes target Shiren, performing movements as if they were perpetually Confused.

Effect when Sealed

When inflicted with the Sealed Status, Air Devil Family Monsters no longer can no longer fly over water or chasms, are no longer Invisible, and no longer reflect Staff magic. They are still normally immune to traps without reading a Super Trap Scroll.

Combat Strategy

Because the main AI of Air Devil Family Monsters isn't set to attack Shiren, they spend their time wandering and barely attack Shiren. Sometimes, the player may find that there is an entity blocking them in certain directions, or they are being attacked by "someone".

The player can either ignore this, and move in a different direction, or attack in random directions to find the Air Devil Family monster-this can be done in minimal turns with the use of a Razor Wind or a Weapon with that Seal.

Unless they are blocking a hallway, ignoring an Air Devil Monster is easy in practice as even a level 4 monster does only ~31 damage, and can lose interest in Shiren quickly, though it can be very frustrating when they continue attacking while concealed.

Alternatively, they can be defeated using items, such as thrown Gitan, Arrows or Scrolls.

Staves are not recommended to be used against Air Devil monsters for combat purposes. When a Staff is swung at an Air Devil monster, the resulting bolt will be reflected back at Shiren. However, when a Staff is thrown, the Air Devil monster will take the effect of the Staff.

Monster Type

Air Devils are also Ghost-Type and Floating-Type, meaning that they will take 200% damage from a weapon with a Shiren 1 DS - Weapon Seal Ghost.png seal from a Sickle Slayer, or a Shiren 1 DS - Weapon Seal Air.png seal from an Air Slayer. Additionally, a sword with both of these abilities will deal 400% damage to an Air Devil.

As a Ghost-type Monster, Air Devils will also take damage from healing Herbs and items when hit by them.

Magic Reflection

Because Air Devil Family monsters will reflect any magic bolt sent from a Staff back at Shiren, this niche occurrence can potentially be used to apply effects to Shiren. Some Staves with beneficial results include:

Meat Strategy

Because of their magic reflection ability, the options for obtaining Air Devil Family Monster Meat are more complex, and listed here in the order of most convenient to least:

Escaping

Eating Air Devil Meat will turn Shiren Invisible, and therefore will be able to search the floor undetected for the stairs to escape. As always, when Shiren is transformed, Traps will not be triggered and so Shiren can move throughout the floor without worry.

Attacking Undetected

Air Devil Family meat is extremely useful for occasions where there are many powerful enemies on a floor that the player wants to defeat but does not want to want to risk being killed, such as Monster Houses. As an Air Devil monster, the player is invisible and is, therefore, able to attack any monsters without being detected or attacked back. This is an ideal strategy for clearing out Monster Houses, as the items contained within that room will remain unscathed.

Monster Meat Description

  1. Air Devil meat: Eat this to change into an Air Devil. You will be able to become invisible while you move.
  2. Wraith Devil meat: Eat this to change into a Wraith Devil. You will be able to become invisible while you move.
  3. Mirage Devil meat: Eat this to change into a Mirage Devil. You will be able to become invisible while you move.
  4. Astral Devil meat: Eat this to change into an Astral Devil. You will be able to become invisible while you move.
  • Invisible - You will become invisible and monsters will not see you. The effect will continue until you return to your original form.

Spawn Locations

Monster Name Locations Road to the Hamlet Table Mountain Tainted Path Ceremonial Cave Ravine of the Dead Kitchen God Scroll Cave Final Puzzle
Air Devil Floor(s) 17 - 26 1 - 2 17 - 26 15 - 23
Wraith Devil 36 - 50 13 - 29 8 - 11 36 - 45 31 - 45
Mirage Devil 76 - 98 16 - 20 66 - 75
Astral Devil 45 - 50 91 - 99

Gallery

Trivia

  • Even while transformed as an invisible Air Devil Family Monster, Shiren cannot see other invisible monsters.

In Other Languages

Language Name
English Flag of the United Kingdom
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Air Devil
日本語 Flag of Japan エーテルデビル系

Language Name
English Flag of the United Kingdom
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Wraith Devil
日本語 Flag of Japan ファントムデビル

Language Name
English Flag of the United Kingdom
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Mirage Devil
日本語 Flag of Japan ミラージュデビル

Language Name
English Flag of the United Kingdom
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Astral Devil
日本語 Flag of Japan アストラルデビル

See Also

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Nintendo DS Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer - Monsters
Monsters ListRosetta StoneSpecial Enemies
Boss-Type Shiren 1 DS - King of the Kigny sprite.png King of the KignyShiren 1 DS - Tainted Insect sprite.png Tainted InsectShiren 1 DS - Tainted Queen sprite.png Tainted QueenTainted Soldier.png Tainted Soldier
Curse-Type Curse Girl.png Curse Girl Family
Cyclops-Type Egg Thing.png Egg Thing FamilyGaze.png Gaze FamilyIronhead.png Ironhead FamilyLeech Worm.png Leech Worm FamilySpike Bomb.png Spike Bomb Family
Dragon-Type Dragon.png Dragon FamilyFirepuff.png Firepuff FamilyFloor Dragon.png Floor Dragon Family
Drain-Type Leech Worm.png Leech Worm FamilyPolygon Spin.png Polygon Spin FamilyTwisty Hani.png Twisty Hani Family
Exploding-Type Popster Tank.png Popster Tank FamilySpike Bomb.png Spike Bomb Family
Floating-Type Air Devil.png Air Devil FamilyDeath Reaper.png Death Reaper FamilyDragon.png Dragon FamilyFirepuff.png Firepuff FamilyFlying Fowl.png Flying Fowl FamilyPacorepkin.png Pacorepkin Family
Ghost-Type Air Devil.png Air Devil FamilyCell Armor.png Cell Armor FamilyDead Soldier.png Dead Soldier FamilyDeath Reaper.png Death Reaper FamilyPacorepkin.png Pacorepkin FamilySkull Mage.png Skull Mage Family
Hypnotic-Type Gaze.png Gaze Family
Normal-Type Baby Tank.png Baby Tank FamilyBaby Tengu.png Baby Tengu FamilyBowboy.png Bowboy FamilyChintala.png Chintala FamilyDark Eye.png Dark Eye FamilyDark Owl.png Dark Owl FamilyDremlas.png Dremlas FamilyEvil Soldier.png Evil Soldier FamilyField Bandit.png Field Bandit FamilyFluffy Bunny.png Fluffy Bunny FamilyGather.png Gather FamilyHalf Warrior.png Half Warrior FamilyHen.png Hen FamilyInferno.png Inferno FamilyKigny.png Kigny FamilyKnifegator.png Knifegator FamilyMamel.png Mamel FamilyMecharoid.png Mecharoid FamilyMini Robber.png Mini Robber FamilyN'Duba.png N'Duba FamilyParthenos.png Parthenos FamilyPiggy.png Piggy FamilyRice Baby.png Rice Baby FamilySchubell.png Schubell FamilySnaky.png Snaky FamilySoldier Ant.png Soldier Ant FamilyTaur.png Taur FamilyTiger Uho.png Tiger Uho Family
Poison Herb-Type Ghost Radish.png Ghost Radish Family
Rust-Type Green Slime.png Green Slime Family
Shop-based-Type Guard Dog.png Guard DogSheriff.png SheriffShopkeeper.png Shopkeeper
Staff Attack-Type Fog Hermit.png Fog Hermit FamilySkull Mage.png Skull Mage Family
Thief-Type Pickpocket.png Pickpocket FamilyThiefwalrus.png Thiefwalrus Family

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