Over the course of the game you will find a significant collection of scrolls, which, when used, will teach your party members a variety of spells and abilities. If you’re a trophy/achievement hunter, you will need to “learn every spell and ability” in Dragon Quest 2: HD-2D Remake, to pop the Master of Arts trophy/achievement some of which you can only learn from scrolls. This page will suggest how to allocation your scrolls efficiently and how to unlock the Master of Arts trophy/achievement in Dragon Quest 2: HD-2D Remake!

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(1 of 3) Over the course of your adventure you’ll find scrolls,

Best Scroll Allotment Choices¶

You have four characters, all of which will learn spells and abilities as they level up (more on this later), but in addition to the skills they learn natively, they can learn more by reading scrolls. Not every character can read every scroll, and in some cases, there are not enough scrolls for every eligible character to learn every spell/ability they have the potential to learn. The table below will list all the scroll types in the game, the characters who can use said scroll to learn its spell/ability, and whether there are enough scrolls for everybody:

Scrolls and Character Eligibility List¶

Scroll	Learned By	Enough Scrolls for Everybody?
Assassin’s Stab Scroll	Caradoc, Matilda	No
Bang Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Bazoom Scroll (x2)	Matilda, Peronel	Yes
Boom Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Bounce Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Buff Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Channel Anger Scroll (1+)	Caradoc	Yes
Crack Scroll	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Crackle Scroll (x2)	Caradoc, Matilda	Yes
Critical Claim Scroll (1+)	Gawain, Matilda, Peronel	Yes
Defizzle Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Demon Demeaner Scroll	Gawain, Caradoc	No
Dragon Slash Scroll	Caradoc	Yes
Egg On Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Focus Pocus Scroll (x2)	Gawain, Caradoc	Yes
Fog of War Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Frizz Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Frizzle Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Harvest Moon Scroll	Caradoc	Yes
Hawkeye Claw Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Hypnowhip Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Insulatle Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Kaboom Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Kabuff Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Kaclang Scroll	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Kacrack Scroll	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Kacrackle Scroll (x2)	Caradoc, Peronel	Yes
Kafrizz Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Kasap Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Kerplunk Dance Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Lightning Scroll (x2)	Matilda, Peronel	Yes
Metal Slash Scroll (x2)	Gawain, Caradoc	Yes
Miracle Slash Scroll	Gawain	Yes
Multiheal Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Multislice Scroll	Caradoc	Yes
Muster Strength Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Padfoot Scroll	Gawain, Caradoc, Peronel	No
Power Puff-Puff Scroll (1+)	Gawain, Peronel	Yes
Propeller Blade Scroll	Gawain	Yes
Puff-Puff Scroll	Gawain, Peronel	Yes
Reheal Scroll	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Ripple of Disruption Scroll	Caradoc	Yes
Sap Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Service Call Scroll	Gawain, Matilda	No
Snoop Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Snub Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Soothing Song Scroll	Peronel	Yes
Spooky Aura Scroll (x2)	Matilda, Peronel	Yes
Steal Sickle Scroll	Matilda	Yes
Sword Dance Scroll	Caradoc	Yes
Undead Undoer Scroll	Gawain, Caradoc	No
Wild Side Scroll	Gawain, Caradoc	No
Wind Sickles Scroll	Caradoc, Matilda	No
Zin Scroll	Caradoc	Yes

As you can see, most scrolls in the game have enough copies for everybody, with only a few exceptions: Assassin’s Stab, Crack, Demon Demeaner, Kaclang, Kacrack, Padfoot, Reheal, Service Call, Undead Undoer, Wild Side and Wind Sickles. How you allocate these are, in many cases, inconsequential, but we’ll cover them all below:

• Assassin’s Stab: An ability that can be learned by Caradoc and Matilda. Both are somewhat mediocre physical attackers, but this ability has a chance to instantly kill enemies struck, so we give it to Matilda due to her higher Luck stat.

• Crack: A low-end, single-target ice spell that can be lared by Caradoc and Peronel both. Both will learn a much better ice spells (Kacrackle), so this really only matters early-game, making it something of a coin toss.

• Demon Demeaner: An offensive ability that can be learned by Gawain or Caradoc. Caradoc is an inferior damage-dealer and will probably be more focused on buffs and healing, so to Gawain it goes.

• Kaclang: Caradoc and Peronel can both use this spell, which renders the entire party invulnerable but prevents them from acting for several turns. Since you won’t be performing any immediate followups, being too busy with other tasks isn’t really a factor here, so Caradoc is probably the better choice, since he’s more durable. You probably won’t even use this spell, however, as it’s best used to avoid specific enemy attacks, which can be mitigated or endured in ways that don’t require the use of this spell.

• Kacrack: Can be learned by Caradoc and Peronel. Teaches Kacrack, which “skewers all enemies with a hail of sharp icicles”. Both have other spells that hit all enemies and both have a good Wisdom score and MP pool, and both can also learn Kacrackle, a superior version of this spell, so the allocation here doesn’t really matter. That said, Peronel will probably have more opportunities to cast this spell, since she’s the inferior healer.

• Padfoot: Gawain, Caradoc and Peronel can learn this skill, which drastically reduces the encounter rate. Doesn’t really matter who casts this, as it’ll be exclusively used out of combat, but since Peronel has a larger MP pool, we give it to her.

• Reheal: Learned natively by Matilda, it can also be learned by Caradoc and Peronel. Caradoc arguably needs it more, because it can be used to proc some of his Souped-Up Skills, but it can be cast on any party member. That said, you probably won’t be using these souped-up skills unless you also teach Caradoc Wild Side so he can use its souped-up variant, Divide. We’re not keen on using Caradoc as a damage-dealer, and he’ll probably spend most of his turns casting Buff, Kabuff or Omniheal, or using the War Drum. Still, he’s more likely to have the free turns to cast Reheal than Peronel will, so he gets it.

• Service Call: Gawain and Matilda can both learn this ability, which “summons a wandering merchant, innkeeper or priest to your side”. You don’t get to choose which appears when you use this skill, but it can be useful to have a priest handy to resurrect fallen allies (especially if both Cardoc and Peronel are downed). Since this skill has a somewhat hefty MP cost of 15 each use, giving it to Matilda makes more sense, as she’s got a deeper MP pool.

• Undead Undoer: Another physical attacking ability that targets a specific foe, ala Demon Demeaner, and just like that other skill, we prefer Gawain over Caradoc for the same reasons.

• Wild Side: Perhaps the most contentious scroll in the game, Wild Side is a useful skill that causes a character to perform the same action twice when under this ability’s effects. Peronel learns it natively and Matilda can’t learn it at all, leaving Gawain and Caradoc to compete over it. For Caradoc’s part, if he learns this ability he can use the souped-up version, Divide, which repeats the same action three times per round. Each use of the copied ability has an MP cost, so Gawain’s MP pool might become a concern… but Caradoc will often spend his turns using Omniheal, which doesn’t benefit from being copied, and if he needs to doublecast Buff or Kabuff he can just wear a Duplic Hat. Gawain, on the other hand, is one of the party’s best DPS characters, and giving him Wild Side effectively doubles his offensive output. We’ll need to feed him Seeds of Magic, but Gawain’s upside is arguably greater than Caradoc’s, so he gets the scroll.

• Wind Sickles: Hits a single enemy multiple times - this scroll can be used by both Matilda and Caradoc. Matilda already gets Twin Dragon Lash, which does a similar thing, but so does Caradoc with Falcon Slash and Sword Dance. Flavor-wise, this seems a bit more appropriate to Caradoc, but it’s not a very powerful skill and neither are terribly useful late-game physical damage dealers, so it’s another coin toss.

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(1 of 3) Some spells and abilities can be learned by leveling up,

Master of Arts - All Spells and Abilities¶

To earn the Master of Arts trophy/achievement, you will need to do two things: reach level 41-44 with all characters to get the skills they natively learn, and then use every unique scroll that teaches them spells and abilities they don’t learn by leveling up. You do not need to find every scroll in the game to unlock this achievement trophy, and technically you never have to reach Lv44 with Peronel, as you can learn Channel Anger from a scroll. [Defeating Xenlon] without making it to Lv44 isn’t terribly likely, but hey, it’s plausible. As long as a single character in your party a spell/ability it counts, and this trophy/achievement should pop when your party collectively knows every unique spell and ability in the game. That being the case, let’s list these spells and abilities and determine whether they are learned by leveling up, a scroll, or both, so you know exactly what you need to do to unlock this trophy/achievement!

List of All Spells and Abilities and Sources for Each¶

Skill	Level Up	Scroll
Absorb Magic	Matilda	No
Assassin’s Stab	–	Yes
Attack Attacker	Gawain	No
Bang	Peronel	Yes
Bazoom	–	Yes
Blow Kiss	Peronel	No
Boom	Peronel	Yes
Bounce	–	Yes
Buff	Caradoc	Yes
Call of the Wild	Peronel	No
Cattle Prod	Gawain	No
Channel Anger	Peronel	Yes
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo	Peronel	No
Cop Out	Caradoc	No
Crack	Matilda	Yes
Crackle	Matilda	Yes
Critical Claim	–	Yes
Cutting Edge	Gawain	No
Dazzle	Peronel	No
Defizzle	–	Yes
Demon Demeaner	–	Yes
Dig	Peronel	No
Dodgy Dance	Caradoc, Matilda	No
Double-Edged Slash	Gawain	No
Double-Up	Gawain	No
Dragon Slash	Gawain	Yes
Drain Magic	Peronel	No
Egg On	Gawain	Yes
Evac	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Falcon Slash	Caradoc	No
Fizzle	Caradoc	No
Flame Slash	Caradoc	No
Flying Knee	Gawain	No
Focus Pocus	Peronel	Yes
Fog of War	–	Yes
Forbearance	Gawain	No
Frizz	Matilda	Yes
Frizzle	Matilda	Yes
Fullheal	Caradoc	No
Fuddle	Peronel	No
Gigaslash	Caradoc	No
Gust Slash	Caradoc	No
Harvest Moon	Matilda	Yes
Hatchet Man	Gawain	No
Hawkeye Claw	Gawain	Yes
Heal	Caradoc, Peronel, Matilda	No
Helichopter	Gawain	No
Helm Splitter	Gawain	No
Hip Drop	Peronel	No
Hocus Pocus	Peronel	No
Holy Protection	Peronel	No
Hypnowhip	–	Yes
Insulatle	Peronel	Yes
Kaboom	Peronel	Yes
Kabuff	Caradoc	Yes
Kaclang	–	Yes
Kacrack	Matilda	Yes
Kacrackle	Matilda	Yes
Kafrizz	Matilda	Yes
Kamikaze	Caradoc	No
Kasap	Peronel	Yes
Kasizz	Caradoc	No
Kaswoosh	Peronel	No
Kazap	Caradoc	No
Kazing	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Kerplunk	–	Yes
Knuckle Sandwich	Gawain	No
Hustle Dance	Matilda	No
Hypnowhip	Matilda	No
Lashings of Love	Peronel	No
Lightning	–	Yes
Lightning Slash	Caradoc	No
Magic Barrier	Peronel	No
Meditation	Gawain	No
Mercurial Thrust	Gawain	No
Metal Slash	–	Yes
Midheal	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Miracle Slash	Caradoc	Yes
Multiheal	Peronel	Yes
Multifists	Gawain	No
Multislice	–	Yes
Muster Strength	Gawain	Yes
Nose for Treasure	Peronel	No
Omniheal	Caradoc	No
Oomph	Peronel	No
Padfood	–	Yes
Peep	Matilda	No
Persecutter	Matilda	No
Poof	Caradoc	No
Power Puff-Puff	–	Yes
Propeller Blade	–	Yes
Puff-Puff	–	Yes
Reheal	Matilda	Yes
Rib-Tickler	Matilda	No
Ripple of Disruption	–	Yes
Roundhouse Kick	Caradoc, Matilda	No
Safe Passage	Caradoc	No
Sap	Peronel	Yes
Serenity	Matilda	No
Service Call	–	Yes
Sheen	Peronel	No
Shocking Slash	Matilda	No
Sizz	Caradoc	No
Sizzle	Caradoc	No
Sleepy Slap	Matilda	No
Snap, Crackle, Poof	Peronel	No
Snoop	–	Yes
Snooze	Peronel	No
Snub	–	Yes
Sobering Slap	Peronel, Matilda	No
Soothing Song	–	Yes
Spooky Aura	–	Yes
Squelch	Caradoc	No
Steal Sickle	–	Yes
Stone’s Throw	Gawain	No
Swoosh	Peronel	No
Sword Dance	–	Yes
Thin Air	Matilda	No
Thwack	Caradoc	No
Tingle	Peronel	No
Twin Dragon Lash	Matilda	No
Undead Undoer	–	Yes
Wild Side	Peronel	Yes
Wind Sickles	–	Yes
Wizardly Waft	Matilda
Whack	Caradoc	No
Whistle	Caradoc	No
Woosh	Peronel	No
Zap	Caradoc	No
Zapple	Caradoc	No
Zin	–	Yes
Zing	Caradoc, Peronel	No
Zoom	Caradoc, Peronel	No

Spells and abilities you learn by leveling up you don’t have to worry about - play through the game and you should get them eventually. So you can ignore everything with a “–” entry under the “Level Up” column for the purposes of unlocking the Master of Arts trophy/achievement. That means you need the scrolls for the following skills: Assassin’s Stab, Bazoom, Bounce, Critical Claim, Defizzle, Demon Demeaner, Fog of War, Hypnowhip, Kaclang, Kerplunk, Lightning, Metal Slash, Multislice, Padfood, Power Puff-Puff, Propeller Blade, Puff-Puff, Ripple of Destruction, Service Call, Snoop, Snub, Soothing Song, Spooky Aura, Steal Sickle, Sword Dance, Undead Undoer, Wind Sickles and Zin.

Finally note that the Puff-Puff and Power Puff-Puff abilities are different for Gawain and Matilda - you must get both copies of these scrolls and have both Gawain and Peronel learn them, so you will have to [defeat Xenlon] at least two times to get two copies of the Power Puff-Puff Scroll. No other skills function like this - in most other cases you only need one copy of a spell/ability across the entire party.

Hit Lv41-44 with each character and have them learn at least one copy of each spell or ability they can’t get from leveling by using scrolls, including both versions of Puff-Puff and Power Puff-Puff and you should unlock the Master of Arts trophy/achievement!