Bandit

Arisen and Pawns fighting a band of bandits.

Bandits are hostile humans in Dragon's Dogma.

In the Bestiary (or Foe Knowledge) they are referred to as Hostile Soldier (sword and warhammer bandits), Hostile Bandit (dagger users), and Enemy Wizard (spellcasters).

Overview

Bandits are normally found in abandoned locations or open fields of Gransys waiting to ambush travelers.

Bandits can be Warriors, Fighters, Striders, Rangers, Mages, Sorcerers and occasionally Magick Archers.  They have access to many of the skills of these classes, but only the lowest version of each.

Bandits segregate themselves into male and female bands.  The males utilize most vocations, whilst female bandits only use spellcaster, dagger or bow-wielding classes. There are two notable named bands of each: the Iron Hammer Bandits, led by Maul and based at The Ruins of Aernst Castle, and the female Westron Labrys Bandits led by Ophis who are based at The Ruins of Heavenspeak Fort.

Additional independent bands of male bandits are encountered throughout Gransys.  They oft set ambushes on main roads. They wear all sorts of patchwork clothing and armor; parts of the Barbarian Armor Sets as well as blackened versions of low-cost Fighter and Warrior armors are common.

Type	Human foes
Experience gained	Base Experience of 100 - 620 Can be more or less depending on a few factors such as: Having fewer pawns Being under the effect of Weal Use of the Bezel Crown bow Being in Hard Mode Having higher or lower level pawns
Location	Independent groups throughout Gransys Manamia Trail, centered on the Abandoned Storehouse Estan Plains, around the broken walls and the Collapsed Meeting Room Ambush parties at the north and south ends of the Conquest Road Pastona Cavern and Bandit's Den therein Abandoned Campsite north of Hillfigure Knoll Far western Cursewood, with a headquarters at Beast Cave, and a band north at a campsite Abandoned Mine before and during the quest Of Merchants and Monsters The Bluemoon Tower during The Wyrmking's Ring The Blighted Manse's sewers Dripstone Cave after Deeper Trouble during daytime Iron Hammer Bandits In and around The Ruins of Aernst Castle Westron Labrys Bandits In and around The Ruins of Heavenspeak Fort Path north through the Cursewood Western parts of the Deos Hills Ophis' Domain - pet Cyclops
Items	On defeat Small Coin Pouch (common) Depending on their vocation bandits may also drop Shackle Empty Flask or Wool-Cloth (rarely) or Balmy Perfume (very rarely) Coin Pouch or Large Coin Pouch (both rarely) Throwblast (rarely, Iron Hammer only) Female bandits instead drop : Large Coin Pouch or Giant Coin Pouch (both common) With Master Thief loot can differ: Dagger, Bow, Longbow, and some cheaply equipped 'Fighters' commonly give Stone-Moss Poultice as well as Banker's Periapt Warrior, Mage, Sorcerer, Magick Archer and some more expensively equipped 'Fighers' commonly give either a Jewel of Health or Angel's Periapt All bandits around Aernst Castle commonly give Pickled Mushrooms, as well as Iridescent Talismans Female bandits generally give Desiccated Herbs, or Demon's Periapt or Balmy Perfume Bandits in close association with Maul or Ophis at their respective castles generally give Small Coin Pouch For full details and lists, see Master Thief - Pilferage List.
Quests	Reclaim the Roads - Defeat ten bandits Of Merchants and Monsters - Clear The Ancient Quarry of bandits and monsters

Other bandits

There are some named bandits who will attempt to ambush the Arisen. These include the bandits Kent and Lowane. These ambushers make good use of Dazzle Hold and Biting Wind.

The members of the band known as The Nameless Men encountered during the quest Nameless Terror wear armor and use skills similar to bandits, but are Assassins and have different motivations.

Salomet is accompanied by bandit like associates during the quest The Wyrmking's Ring.

Vocations

Male bandits can be of many vocations.  They are encountered in varieties of experience and skill with roughly five levels of strength for most vocations.  Some Assassin (with a Sword and Shield) and Magick Archer (Magick Bow only) bandits are also known; these skilled fighters only have two levels of experience, equivalent to the higher tiers of the other classes.

Fighter

Fighter bandits fight with standard fighter techniques.  These include the Core Skills - Onslaught and Empale, and also Broad Cut, Hindsight Slash, Full Moon Slash and Shield Strike ^(verify).

Fighters may wear plate armor pieces in a variety of designs.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 1500-4000 ? 70-250 ? 60-250 76kg

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 100% 100% 130% 130% 130% 100% 170%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Assassin

Among Fighters there is a group that we could call 'Assassins'. Though they fight with sword and shield they are not hard to distinguish from Fighters due to not blocking attacks with a shield.

In combat they show heightened strength and resistance to archmagicks, unlike their Fighter brethren, but are relatively more susceptible to physical attacks. Assassins use the same core skills as Fighters, and also Blink Strike and Downthrust.

Assassin bandits usually wear lighter armor than Fighters, often consisting of bandings; and use scale armor rather than iron plates; they may also wear hoods, or sometimes a Cyclops Veil or Horned Helm.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 3000-3500 ? 180-250 ? 180-250 76kg

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 130% 130% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Strider and Ranger

Strider

• All bandits carrying daggers can use the core skills of Carve and Two Step; and Full Bend if they carry a shortbow.
• The female Westron Labrys bandits have learned to use Biting Wind, Scarlet Kisses, Cloudburst Volley, as well as Ensnare
• The Iron Hammer group also employ Ensnare or Sprint, Hundred Kisses, as well as Helm Splitter.
• Male bandits outside both groups use Toss and Trigger, Fivefold Flurry, and Pentad Shot.

Ranger

• Ranger bandits (excluding Maul) are only found outside Westron and Iron Hammer groups.  They are armed with longbows but never daggers; and use either a combination of Dire Arrow and Sixfold Arrow skills, or Dire Arrow and Heptad Shot.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 1300-2500 ? 90-250 ? 90-250 76kg

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 100% 100% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Mage and Sorcerer

Spellcaster bandits are resistant to all archmagicks except Dark, but relatively weak to physical attacks.

Mages use Anodyne on their allies, and High Ingle, Blearing, and Silentium on their foes, often carrying a version of the Wooden Staff

Sorcerers have access to Silentium, Levin, Frigor, and Miasma, and may carry an archistaff like Favored Branches, but with a darkened head.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 1000-3000 ? 70-250 ? 80-250 76kg

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 110% 110% 50% 50% 50% 50% 100%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Warrior

Warriors are weak to similar magicks as their fighter allies, but even more so. No female warriors are known.  The males use the core skill Hack, as well as Spark Slash, Upward Strike and Savage Lunge.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 2000-5000 ? 80-250 ? 80-250 76kg

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 90% 90% 200% 200% 200% 100% 250%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Magick Archer

Magick Archer bandits are found only in the more experienced troops of bandits in Pastona Cavern, Cursewood, and The Bluemoon Tower. Ophis is also a Magick Archer. Their skills are limited to Seeker and Hunter Bolt.

When seen Pawns refer to these bandits as Sorcerers.

Stats Health Attack Defense Magick Attack Magick Defense Weight 2500-3000 ? 170-260 ? 180-270 ??

Relative Damage Taken Slash Bash Fire Ice Thunder Holy Dark 100% 100% 80% 80% 80% 50% 120%

Debilitation Resistance

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp), the Dragon's Dogma Signature Series Guide, List of Creature Debilitation Resistances, and in-game testing.

Tactics

General tactics for bandits are the same as for any other foe.

•  When staggered they can be grappled or thrown, and knocked down.
• They are susceptile to various debilitations, including Blindness, Curse, Poison and Sleep.
• Unlike wild species of animals, members of bandit bands differ greatly in their resistances to elements and blows. Use skills the most appropriate for the type encountered.
• All bandits can be deadly even to the well prepared adventurers.  The Arisen's party can be overwhelmed by a large bandit gang if the bandits hold the advantage, as Pawns sometimes say. A number of skills used by bandits can cause serious problems for new Arisens and their pawns:
  • The Fighter heavy attacks (Empale), as well as most of the Warrior's attacks have the power to kill a party member in one blow. Generally, dodging and/or blocking is advisable.
  • The bow users' skills include powerful charged attacks such as Full Bend and Dire Arrow, and in addition to their standard Loose attacks and multi-arrow skills, these may be troublesome or deadly. Pawns with the Challenger inclination may assist with these.
  • Against Rangers melee Vocations are better off sending Pawns ahead, so they could draw their attention away from Arisen. Alternatively, a well timed zig-zagging sprint may be used to approach such enemy.
  • Harming their allies first may make Mages focus on casting Anodyne rather than offensive spells.
• The Sorcerer spell Exequy does not work on human enemies.

Bandit Chatter

"Why have you come here!?"

"Fresh meat!"

"Get them, boys!"

"Kill 'em all!"

"That one!"

"Hold nothing back!"

"Bloody hell..."

"Urg, I'm outta here!

"You were lucky..."

Pawn Bestiary Knowledge

For the foe knowledge flags for Bandit see the human section in the Bestiary.

'Red', 'yellow', and 'blue' bandit types are classes as Hostile Soldier, Hostile Bandit, and Enemy Wizard respectively in the bestiary.

Pawn Chatter

"Armed rogues!"

"They're armed, master!"

"Armed bandits, Arisen!"

Notes

• Ophis' Badge of Amity makes female bandits outside her castle dissapear.
• Maul's Badge of Amity makes bandits inside Maul's castle not come to their allies aid when attacked.
• According to description of Reclaim the Roads quest it's the rivalry between southern and western bandits that drives them to attack travellers by the roads.
• Much of the bandit stat data was sourced from Dragon's Dogma-ドラゴンズドグマ＆Dark Arisen@攻略＆情報まとめWiki (Japanese), subpage : 敵対NPC (Hostile NPC)