How to Quickly Grind Levels in Dragon Quest XI S! (Guide & Walkthrough)

[@CorynSilver]

Everyone I ask: “Grinding isn’t necessary.” Me: *gets my teeth kicked in by Tentacular with only Erik surviving on 5 HP*

[@destinationtropical2120]

Had the same problem until i realised one of the people in the village can give you a cannon that stuns it

[@sophialillian8508]

Try asking a GTA 5 player that.

[@Blueybeak]

Yeah, I just ran past all optional encounters for a while, so now I’m severely under leveled for all bosses and I have to grind a ton

[@Entropic_Alloy]

Use buffs and get the cannon from Lonalulu.

[@Oscargoo]

Hustle Dance Sylvando helps

[@chucknorify17]

"The stronger the enemies, the better the slimes" Actually, it's based on your level, not the monsters in the area

[@ultmewtwo]

@@Terranigma23 is act 2 when u get all orbs because that's where I left off on

[@jashi2920]

@@ultmewtwo i don’t want to spoil anything, but no, the orbs are act 1. you’ll know when it’s act 2. unless you already beat the game, which you probably did because this comment was posted 9 months ago.

[@lot5953]

​@@jashi2920I think both act1&2 needs all the orbs.

[@dalejennings2677]

Found that isle on my first play through and it kinda took the rest of the day away from me. I just got too strong and stopped caring.. I think the sound track kept me from fully emersing myself Into the game as well , dq 8 always the best.

[@2N3mo001]

​@dalejennings2677 Lolz I changed the overworld theme to the DQ8 one immediately after hearing the dq11 one. The 11 one didn't quite jive and the dq8 one, imo, was way too good in comparison. Did you ever finish? I paused after the time travel fix but I'm getting back to attempt to actually finish the game (2 years later)

[@DCConnah]

for early game levelling, theres an island that frequently spawns metal slimes, you can do this around the time youre doing the mermaid stuff

[@whitewolf3051]

Which Island exactly? Does it contain metal slime post fall of Yggdrasil?

[@franknova987]

This reminds me of the slime cliff from DQ9

[@hammerbacher23]

which island?

[@gabrielike1370]

Where pls?

[@ivinsito]

Hey everyone. The island is the very North-East one.

[@judgechloe6231]

My whole team: grinds to level 99 Trial Jasper: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that

[@TheBassSinger]

Hot damn that thumbnail... Why you gotta do my boy Sylvando dirty like that?

[@TainoMoya]

Lmao

[@Jon-Mark_W]

TheBassSinger Lol!!! But seriously ain’t nobody trying to see him! 😂👍🏽

[@vader7516]

Cuz he you know...sus

[@stash5930]

Once I did this, I was level 55 and I got to level 60 first try. I got 38 skill points from this. I needed this because the drustan trials are hard. Thanks!

[@MightyZia]

Exactly why I'm here lol

[@Gh0stD0g447]

Don't forget to have Rab on the fourth slot to use his pep ability to put the slimes to sleep.

[@darkashura194]

Thanks! I didn't even know that was possible.

[@BURGATRON]

Thanks! This is super effective

[@gilbertguerrero2916]

I’m loving the DQ11S coverage guys!

[@onestrangeonion5000]

Dunkey on suicide watch

[@xBeatzzzHDx]

OneStrangeOnion what

[@LiveByMyWill]

@@xBeatzzzHDx Dunkey says grinding is incredibly slow in this game. This is a very great trick to grind levels fast.

[@TheHDEpics]

If only he saw this before his review lol

[@OggyisCool]

Dunkey is the most overrated youtuber.

[@hasannaim8381]

@@OggyisCool Nope, you're are nitpicking and biased, I win, bye bye.

[@LegendaryGlasses]

The strength of the monsters doesn’t have anything to do at all with the quality of the metal slimes. The kind of metal slimes depends solely on your current party level. In addition, for the Halelujah/electro light pep combo, the best place to set it up without pep pips is undoubtedly Downtown Heliodor outskirts, where you come out with Erik after escaping the sewers. Find the saber tooth, baby or adults doesn’t matter. They will neither flee nor harm you enough for you to have to heal, nor will they inflict any status ailments. Just leave only one alive and start defending until everybody peps up and then do hallelujah and then electro light. You’re gonna level up like crazy and it’s not gonna take that long

[@Wiktorino1984]

In flying island called battleground u can allways meet liquid with bonedragons is great place for grinding.

[@chocolatebear246]

It still works! Thank you 👌🏿

[@makalayp6689]

Lovely. I got hang of it after few tries. From 64 to 80 in hrs.

[@macaulyguy9197]

How I've been doing it for hours but only getting backfire

[@TainoMoya]

This is amazing and i will save it for later use. thank you!

[@tamtatek]

Grinding by repeatedly beating Cruelcumbers is obviously the best method, won't even take ya more than a year.

[@ZanZa_811]

Thumbnail tho 👀👀👀👀👀

[@cookieblobber]

MOM COME PICK ME UP ON SCARED, THERE’S A NON FAMILY FRIENDLY BUNNY GIRL IN THE THUMBNAIL

[@westform22]

why do i see you everywhere on bird app

[@MayHugger]

The enemies you choose to turn into metal slimes don’t dictate what kind of slimes you get, that’s your levels, but it does impact how much extra exp you get, as the game treats the turned enemies as defeated. I defeated some bone dragons in the battleground and got aroud 800k exp, whereas in the video it shows him getting around 700k.

[@Goldenageminecraft]

didnt know that thanks! im grinding for the last few bosses i just received the sword of light

[@MayHugger]

@@Goldenageminecraft Epic! Happy grinding!

[@franknova987]

Now that's an OP move if i ever see 1, turning enemies into the metal slime variants for exp galore o_o

[@zetro_cloud]

Is hallelujah also in the Vanilla Version?

[@zetro_cloud]

Update: yes

[@RetroGamingDude02]

Sonic: Gotta Go Fast!

[@KhalilSonic]

If you're from the past you gotta go fast

[@michaelpoole1053]

Gotta grind levels with Jade if you know what I mean ;) lol

[@jamiehav0k62]

Seems with the weaker monsters give less xp draconion option this method is a lot more difficult since past a certain point it seems the small metal slimes give no xp, and the big slimes seem pretty rare.

[@Entropic_Alloy]

You can also use Rab's pep power on the metal slimes to put them to sleep, giving your more turns to defeat them before they run away.

[@amphicyon4359]

GX really out here with the clickbait lol

[@_evanwalsh_]

I don’t know who that woman is but she looks like Ariana Grande

[@smartstuf1026]

Evan Walsh what?

[@_evanwalsh_]

Smart Stuf The woman in the thumbnail looks like Ariana Grande

[@DarkmoonWinter]

Dumb question but does S stand for Switch?

[@zetro_cloud]

Yeah or for the definitive edition

[@KilleRoy_NL]

This is a horrible comment but I'd grind on that thumbnail. 😏🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Drewsefer89]

What's the best way to kill metal slimes? I have all characters now but still don't know which abilities to use.

[@davidnishball660]

Attacks that hit multiple times, attacks that do critical hits, or the Metal Slash skill.

[@Drewsefer89]

@@davidnishball660 I found out that Eric becomes the best. His Crit Aility attack is a guarenteed kill on metal slimes. You just don't get the ability early on though.

[@Jbldda]

I'd rather use a pep pip

[@maxway7465]

Damn, @Dunkey next time LOL

[@DarkLore1992]

Now all I can think they are missing is a main game/Tickington quest guide, Mini Medal guide, seed grinding guide, and Costume location guide. :D Granted these can be found online, but they have already covered a few things regardless. Plus some people are still working out the quests in Tickington I'm sure.

[@rognartvedte7906]

Best place to get mini medals is in the trials. There are those slot monsters in the fortress map that will drop mini medals. Just all the gals with the school dresses and bunny tails for everyone. You can use Erik with his Pirate King Necklace and bunny tail if you want. I do not remember if it has a higher drop rate percentage than the bunny tail. They also drop pep pips as rare drops. So you can use the Hero/Jade/Erik combo move more frequently and use the medals to buy more pep ups. I know I got tons of gold farming sorcery seeds. Cause I would get those ruinous shields a lot. Would just sell them and buy pep pips from the post game place.

[@DarkLore1992]

@@rognartvedte7906 I just meant to help out others that don't know. I was aware of all this. But thanks? LOL!

[@PrataHenrique]

I'm shook

[@thatguyjoshy7688]

This is easier if you use rab and The Hero's Pep power which sends the slimes to sleep

[@ValiantSpear]

I’ve been stuck on the Jasper fight for two days now. Help

[@VenomSnakeMGS]

Upgrade your equipment if you haven't. I used the final party member, Hero, Rab, and Serena. I just have Rab use his right as rain ability and also buff/heal. Same goes for Serena she just buffs and heals. Increasing attack on Hero and defence on your party using spells is helpful also. If all else fails you can just overlevel yourself using the method in this video or just fight enemies in the Fortress of Fear for a few hours. Might take a while but if you level up everyone 4-5 levels you will very likely beat him. I am not sure what level you are though. I was like level 49-51 on everyone when I beat him.

[@ValiantSpear]

The first jasper fight I mean

[@ValiantSpear]

At Gondolia

[@munkyman33]

Can you grind levels on guards?

[@whitewolf3051]

You’re stuck there? I don’t remember how I beat him myself at Gondolia, but it’s do-able. Maybe it’s your level and gear. Try using the mini forge thing to upgrade the most powerful armor and weapon for everyone if possible.

[@BadZocker13]

I did this six times and i got killermachines 5 times..

[@chavybusropan8902]

I dont have jade yet darn it

[@RGB2060]

Aahh so this still works.... well I know what I'm doing the next couple hours LOL

[@BURGATRON]

Unfortunately this won't work if you have the "No experience gained or weaker monsters" draconian quest. Still, very effective. Thanks for this!

[@YTSirBlack]

FBI OPEN UP!!

[@TripawsOfWisdom]

To be honest, this is the only but the biggest gripe I have of this game in my honest opinion. You have to do so much prep work just to get more EXP while in every other DQ game you could go to a specific island to grind. Dunno why they would make that even more of a chore to do for their newest game.

[@MayHugger]

This method is waaay faster than what it was in those games.

[@hongduongbui2874]

well, people love glitch but anti cheat =))

[@robharli]

It's a good thing my team is mainly myself, Erik, Sylvando and Jade then.

[@athlonzero]

I just realized the metal slime xp farm will not work if you have draconian quest active

[@brandon_nope]

I’m fricking stuck on the little girl boss (the one in the mural)

[@brandon_nope]

hilic3 Jade did a critical hit with 200+ damage which finished her off

[@jeffertron3973]

P e p

[@ANIMEman0519]

teaching the thunder thrust skill to jade makes this process go a lot quicker too.

[@SLAV326]

In the secret entrance of Mount Huji, fighting the Malicious Lava Lamplings along with the Malicious Lava Slimes, using the Electro Light Pep Up move seems to get the Metal Slimes every single time, not just by chance. This is of course after beating the first game and going back in time to save Veronica. This is also on the Switch version so it may not be on every version.

[@android4754]

Why grind. Just play the game with Hero, Sylvando and Jade, and swap the characters out every time they get pepped to save their pep powers to use hallelujah. Defeat the slimes then repeat and you can just keep playing. It works best as long as you have crit claim on Eric to consistently kill the biggest exp source among those slimes.

[@williamandrews5798]

How do I unlock Erik’s “Critical Claim” ability?

[@williamandrews5798]

Stacy Lubin Yeah, but it looked like he unlocked it way early. And I can’t find it in his skill tree unless he learns more in the 2nd Act.

[@williamandrews5798]

Frank Golphin Oh okay, I see now. Guess they failed to mentioned it as being only in the second act. That still would’ve avoided spoilers though.

[@raiossandon]

@videogamedunkey

[@oompurgh]

Pk

[@purplegachomp426]

Can somebody please explain how you unlock the super boss (beaten the super boss in act 3)

[@mattjindrak]

That sounds way too tedious

[@abcgaming8938]

I saw grind in the title and her in that costume and thought wtf

[@weshamby9450]

Does anybody know how to level up quickly before you get jade I can’t get past the fight before jade and a need to level up

[@xandrite_]

Part of JRPGs is learning how to optimally grind. Dunkey never does this.

[@MagoDSnowman]

Opinions Unrequested Let’s be real. You don’t need to grind in DQXI. Specially during the main story. Dunkey was actually at a pretty much optimal level at the squid boss he showed. He just fucking sucks at JRPGs

[@chrisbarrera7202]

@@MagoDSnowman he admitted he doesn't like jrpgs so it makes sense why he would have negative views. Tho he still rated the game good

[@Wonder7771]

@@MagoDSnowman To be fair. That squid destroyed my booty hole multiple times.

[@macaulyguy9197]

@@Wonder7771 guess what later in the game that becomes a easy random encounter in the ocean

[@MihaSith]

how this different from previous release? and why make video with no new information?

[@geert574]

The fact I have to come here means leveling is too damn slow these stupid jrpgs catering to their hikikimori crowd I'm lv 41 after 27hrs that's too damn slow and I don't wanna fight these stupid enemies anymore

[@bestianera891]

I am doing exactly the same thing but I am getting around 200k....why?

[@macaulyguy9197]

I did the thing like 5 times and would only get the backfire thing

[@donuts7607]

It's random so your just really unlucky

[@redxix88]

There's one island that has TONS of metal slimes. That's how I did it.

[@peterchu5609]

where?

[@Wonder7771]

Please tell me which island ma dude

[@haileymorris174]

I got stuck when the party gets split up I wasn't strong enough for the second boss fight so I'm about to start over

[@ktootaomer8185]

This method is so annoying for jade to pep up twice alone takes 15 minutes of straight up defending

[@legendofkailia5596]

I did this using a guide a year ago. Hope u pass on the credit to the right person for this one

[@lynd1558]

No one owns a method inside a videogame, and I doubt you give credit to everyone when you use their work.

[@sydhamelin1265]

Late to the party, but can someone clarify how you'd save during a battle? As in, he says cast Hallelujah, then Electro Light, but save before Electro Light. I'm guessing that's just an error? But, if it's not, someone let me know :)

[@mightygalhupo8947]

He means you should save before trying this because you may get other enemies. This would only really matter if you had the party already pepped up as it would skip a bit of the grind to get the pep back, but otherwise it doesn’t matter, the enemies are easy anyways.

[@SubFlow22]

Lame, I can't use Sylvando, his voice makes me nauseous.

[@Antasma1]

Don't bother with hallelujah. You're making the battle x10 longer for only x2 the exp

[@jeremygulick1525]

You've accurately tested this to the best of your abilities?

[@Antasma1]

@@jeremygulick1525 Isn't x2 the multiplier?

[@InsanoRider777]

Why use Serena for healing? Sylvando has a really good AoE heal.

[@LunaCyclone02]

These type of videos just make more people believe all JRPGs are grind-fests. It's really pretty annoying

[@bhzd17]

Does anyone know why my characters lose their pep after like 15 turns of just defending? I thought you didn't lose pep if you are just defending...

[@jeremygulick1525]

Gotta pull them out until you're close to ready to use. Pep glow will flash around your character icon when it's about to run out

[@bhzd17]

@@jeremygulick1525 yup, eventually figured it out and that's exactly what I did