Kacrackle

Kacrackle is a recurring ice spell in the Dragon Quest series, typically the most powerful. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it originally hit a single group of enemies with fierce ice damage, but starting with Dragon Quest V it lacerates all enemies with enormous crystals.

Kacrackle Japanese マヒャド Rōmaji Mahyado Type Offensive Older names Blizzard

Appearances

Dragon Quest III

Kacrackle is learned by a mage at level 26 in the original version due to a glitch, and at level 32 in all subsequent remakes. Deals between 88~112 points of damage and costs 12 MP to cast, paralleling Kasizzle.

Dragon Quest IV

Kacrackle damages a group of foes for 88~112 damage, and costs 11 MP to cast. It is learned by Borya at level 32. Psaro starts out with this spell upon joining.

Dragon Quest V

Hits for 80~104 damage as usual, and costs 12 MP to cast. it is learned by the following playable characters.

Name	Level
Moosifer	15
Old man of the sea	20
Orc king	20
Daughter	30
Powie yowie	30
Man o' war	50

Dragon Quest VI

This spell is learned by advancing to rank 6 of the Sage vocation and exhibits the same traits as in the previous installment.

Dragon Quest VIII

Kacrackle is learned by Jessica after an event, and is affected by her tension. Its base damage ranges from 65~85, with a cap of 138~157 after her wisdom gets to 480. It costs 12 magic points to cast.

• In the 3DS port, the spell's base damage was increased to 72~92 and the maximum became 169~189; it takes 570 wisdom to reach this cap.

Dragon Quest IX

Learned by: Mage Level 68. Impales all enemies with giant shards of ice for 50 MP. Base damage is 165~204, and the cap is 490~530.

When cast by a boss, the damage is calculated as (150+(Lvl^2/26))*(0.9~1.1), setting the base and max ranges as 190~210 and 474~579.