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What does each statistic do in Dragon Quest XI?

Author

Matthew Harrington

Published May 22, 2026

Simple question. Some stats are easy to figure out, like attack and defense, but others are more complex.

  • Like what is the difference between magical might and mending?
  • What are the uses of Deftness and Charm in combat situations?

So is there a list of what stats do what in Dragon Quest XI?

1 Answer

Stat effects can be viewed in the Traveller's tips menu section, under:

Menu > Misc. > Traveller's Tips > Battle > All About Attributes

There are also some pretty good guides online that define what each statistic does and what abilities/effects it alters (e.g. ). To simplify it greatly, each stat TYPICALLY has one main function:

Strength: physical damage
Magical Might: magic damage/status efficiency
Magical Mending: healing/revival efficiency
Deftness: critical rate chance for physical & magic
Resilience: Defense
Agility: Turn order & evasion
Charm: Beguilement chance