The Dragon’s Dogma 2 Trickster Vocation Class is a pacifist type option that specializes in group buffing, taunt control, and deception to defeat enemies. The Trickster Vocation uses The Censer as its weapon, conjuring illusions to occupy enemies’ attention and draw them from other party members. Aromatic Rally is a group buff that will greatly increase party members’ attack power. Between occupying targets and buffing damage, they can compensate for the party’s lack of damage and build a group of pawns that specialize in attacking.
Outside of taunting and buffing the party directly, the Trickster can create illusionary walls and floors to deceive enemies. This will allow situations where you can place an illusionary flooring next to a cliff and have enemies chase your illusion and jump off a cliff to their deaths. This presents a more strategic gameplay with the Trickster where you plan and build around an entire strategy with your party or for situational fights. The Trickster Vocation is the most unique hybrid seen in the Dragon’s Dogma 2 allowing a more fulfilling playthrough experience with a party of pawns.
The Trickster Vocation gets an average spread of health, defense, and magick defense which lends well to their supportive tanking role in the party. While the Trickster Vocation isn’t like any other vocation option, it will present an opportunity to see your pawns handle situations that you control and create. It is the ultimate support vocation that leverages elements of strategic gameplay along with powerful supportive roles.
The Trickster is not available at the start of the game but needs to be unlocked. To learn more about this, please check our guide about Unlocking the Trickster Vocation.
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Here is a list of Pros and Cons of the Trickster Vocation Class in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Highly Effective Taunting Capability | Cannot Deal Effective Damage |
| Very Powerful Damage Buffs | Requires Strategic Setup for Certain Fights |
| Effective Knockdown Against Larger Targets | Damage Reliant on Pawns |
| Can Mislead Enemies Into Jumping Off Cliffs |
Below are all of the Trickster Vocation Class Skills, Core Skills, and Augments in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Trickster Skills
Now we are going to take a look at all of the Skills for the Trickster Vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
| Skill | Rank | DP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeping Shroud | 1 | 100 | Diffuses smoke across a broad range, attracting the attention of any targets the smoke touches. If Effigial Incense has been cast, targets will focus on the simulacrum instead. |
| Delusory Screen | 2 | 300 | Conjures an illusory wall that hinders hostile targets’ movement and blocks their field of vision. The wall dissipates after a time. |
| Aromatic Rally | 3 | 450 | Diffuses incense in the vicinity that boosts the offensive capabilities of allies it touches and allows them to fight on even if their Health runs out. Allies’ Health falls steadily while active. |
| Espial Incense | 4 | 700 | Detaches caster’s spirit from their physical form by inhaling a peculiar incense. Spirit can be controlled, and used to scout distant places undetected. Consumes Stamina while in use. |
| Suffocating Shroud | 4 | 1000 | An advanced form of Sweeping Shroud that diffuses smoke over a wider area and more effectively draws targets’ attention. |
| Illusive Divider | 4 | 1000 | An advanced form of Delusory Screen that extends the effect’s duration and allows up to two walls to be conjured simultaneously. |
| Aromatic Resurgence | 5 | 1300 | An advanced form of Aromatic Rally that has a longer-lasting effect and further enhances allies’ offensive capabilities. |
| Visitant Aura | 6 | 1600 | An advanced form of Espial Incense that consumes less stamina while in use. |
| Fickle Floor | 5 | 1100 | Conjures an illusory platform that can be set in places without footholds, such as in mid-air. Can be used to entice hostile targets toward an unexpected fall. |
| Latching Effigy | 6 | 1800 | Launches a simulacrum conjured with Effigial Incense toward a distant target and possesses it. The simulacrum disappears if it misses its mark. |
| Tricky Terrace | 7 | 2500 | An advanced form of Fickle Floor that extends the effect’s duration and allows up to two platforms to be conjured simultaneously. |
| Scented Alarum | 7 | 2500 | Envelops the caster in a special smoke that detects any hostile targets in the vicinity. Consumes Stamina while active. |
| Binding Effigy | 8 | 2500 | An advanced form of Latching Effigy that has a greater effective range and launches the simulacrum with increased speed. |
| Fragrant Alarum | 9 | 3000 | An advanced form of Scented Alarum that consumes less Stamina while active and detects hostile presences over a wider area. |
| Dragon’s Delusion | – | – | Creates an illusory dragon that cannot directly deal damage, but instils hostile targets with fear and even causes them to trip or flee. |
Dragon’s Delusion is a Maister’s Skill, which means it cannot be unlocked via normal vocation progression but is instead unlocked via quests or exploration. To learn how to unlock it, please check our guide on unlocking Maister Skills in DD2.
Trickster Vocation Core Skills – Dragon’s Dogma 2
Now we are going to take a look at all of the Core Skills for the Trickster Vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
| Skill | Rank | DP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beveiling Fumes | 0 | 0 | <light attack> Swings the censer, engulfing targets in smoke and drawing attention to the caster. |
| Effigial Incense | 0 | 0 | <heavy attack> Creates a simulacrum (an illusory figure that is identical to the caster) that draws the attention of hostile targets. Dissipates if continuously attacked or if too far away from the caster. |
| Invoking Essence | 0 | 0 | <vocation action> Beckons the simulacrum to the caster’s location. Can also be employed while clinging to or pinning down a foe. |
| Effigial Snuff | 0 | 0 | Dispels a simulacrum created with Effigial Incense. |
| Enthralling Aroma | 0 | 0 | Possesses a hostile target with a simulacrum of the caster, drawing the ire of foes and causing them to attack each other. Can also be employed while clinging to or pinning down a foe. |
| Mending Vapor | 1 | 150 | Slowly repairs damage incurred by a simulacrum while beckoning it to the caster. |
| Drifting Brume | 2 | 250 | Swings the censer to conjure a cloud of smoke before unleashing it upon targets. The smoke can travel to reach targets that are not too far away, and draw the attention of any targets it engulfs. |
| Effigial Quickburn | 3 | 400 | Hastens the speed at which a simulacrum is created when casting Effigial Incense. |
| Trailing Aroma | 4 | 600 | Extends the distance that a simulacrum created with Effigial Incense can venture from the caster. |
Trickster Vocation Augments
Now we are going to take a look at all of the Augments for the Trickster Vocation in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
| Augment | Rank | DP | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detection | 2 | 300 | Alerts you to the presence of any Seeker’s Tokens or Wakestone shards in the vicinity with sound and blinking light. |
| Enlightenment | 4 | 900 | You have a chance of creating one more of the resulting product when combining materials. |
| Fugacity | 6 | 1800 | Decreases the likelihood of being beset by hostile targets while camping or riding in an oxcart. |
| Obfuscation | 8 | 3000 | Decreases the likelihood that hostile targets will detect you when you are not in battle stance. |
| Allure | 9 | 5000 | Enables you to raise your affinity with people more easily. |
We hope you found our Trickster Vocation Class Guide for Dragon’s Dogma 2 useful.
