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Square Enix shared new details about Bianca and Nera in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World that detail the unique Battle Perks and Favored Families monster species for each of the playable characters in the game. The company also confirmed the Witherwood region, which is home to the Witherwood Castle hub, will start with services like an Item Shop and Paddock for tamed monsters before eventually offering services like an Accessory Workshop, Tony’s Trials for scouting rewards, and villagers who will let you use their monsters for Monster Matchmaking synthesis.
In the announcement, Square Enix noted that Bianca and Nera each have certain kinds of Favored Families monster species that will be easier to tame and their own Wrangler’s Spirit Battle Perks that affect how they work as a protagonist. Two English screenshots highlighted the bonuses. Bianca will have an easier time befriending Beast, Dragon, and Undead-type monsters. Some of her Occasional Battle Perks according to the image are “all allies healed to full HP,” “all enemies bedazzled,” “attack raised for all allies,” and “defense lowered for all enemies. Nera, on the other hand, will have an easier time getting Material, Nature, and Slime-type monsters on her side. Her four Occasional Battle Perks named in the screenshot are “allies MP slightly restored,” “dead allies resurrected,” “defense raised for all allies,” and “negative statuses removed from all allies.”
Here are the two images showing those perks Bianca and Nera have in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World.
Square Enix also said the game will begin with Fluffy, the mascot character and assistant who works alongside Bianca and Nera, giving the player a brief quiz to determine your first tamed monster. In a screenshot showing that process, we see the player being given a new kind of dragon.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on December 3, 2026.
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