Monster Families in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World
The full game has over 500 monsters, divided into eight families.
A child usually belongs to the same family as one of its parents.
Recorded from the free demo, last updated October 19, 2026. We list a recipe only when two independent sources agree or it comes from Square Enix. Sources: Square Enix official reveal (via Gematsu), Steam Community: Demo Synthesis thread, GameFAQs board, 神ゲー攻略 (kamigame, Japanese), AppMedia (Japanese).
The eight families
Slime family
16 monsters: 10 at rank G, 6 at rank F
Dragon family
12 monsters: 7 at rank G, 5 at rank F
Nature family
18 monsters: 10 at rank G, 8 at rank F
Beast family
12 monsters: 6 at rank G, 5 at rank F, 1 at rank E
Material family
20 monsters: 9 at rank G, 10 at rank F, 1 with no rank recorded yet
Demon family
13 monsters: 9 at rank G, 4 at rank F
Undead family
15 monsters: 10 at rank G, 5 at rank F
??? family
No monsters recorded yet.
2 more monsters are listed on How to make until their family is confirmed.