Four downloadable content packs launch alongside DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. They are sold individually and bundled as the DLC 4-ITEM SET, and the set is also folded into the Digital Deluxe Edition described on Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses.
One point of precision matters here. The DLC 4-ITEM SET contains four packs, but the storefront add-on list for this game runs to five entries, because the Way of the Wrangler item set is sold on its own as well. Four is the number of content packs; five is the number of purchasable add-ons.
The four packs
Pack | Price | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|---|
The Mega Mole Hole | $9.99 / ¥1,320 | Progress until the protagonist learns Zoom |
Monster Marathons | $9.99 / ¥1,320 | Progress until the protagonist learns Zoom |
Metallic Ring | $9.99 / ¥1,320 | Progress until you have cleared the second region |
Scout Run VIP Card | $4.99 / ¥880 | Progress until Scout Run is unlocked |
DLC 4-ITEM SET (all four) | $34.99 / ¥4,840 | As above, per pack |
Downloadable content is digital only and is not sold in physical form. Square Enix also notes that some of the items inside these packs can be obtained by playing the game normally.
The Mega Mole Hole
A set of special dungeons stocked only with monsters you have befriended at least once before. You filter what appears by rank and family, which turns the dungeon into a targeted search rather than a random encounter table. It is aimed at monsters that are hard to reach the normal way: species that only show up in one place at one time of day, or that can only be produced through Synthesis.
The selector is worded slightly differently on two Square Enix pages, one saying you select the rank or family and the other saying you select the ranks and families. Both are first-party and neither has been corrected.
Monster Marathons
An expedition minigame. You send out a party of monsters and instruct them when to run and when to jump as they make their way through a stage. Rewards scale with how far the party travels and with whether it reaches the destination, and they come in the form of experience points, gold coins and crafting items. Enemy monsters turn up along the way, and the only way past them is well-timed jumps and controlled speed.
Metallic Ring
An exploration item that transforms every enemy monster in the current area into metal monsters or hunter mechs. The metal monsters are specified as metal slimes, liquid metal slimes and metal king slimes. Uses are unlimited but gated: you have to wait 30 in-game minutes between them, and the effect wears off after a while or as soon as you leave the area.
Square Enix added a note in July 2026 clarifying that which monsters the ring produces changes with your progress through the story. The practical effect is that the ring can hand you monsters worth far more experience than the stage you are on would normally offer, whether you use it early or after finishing the main story.
Scout Run VIP Card
An upgrade to the Scout Run, which is a base-game facility rather than something this pack adds. Holding the card gives you a bigger allowance of scouty snacks, more monsters appearing at once, and a shorter wait between uses. How the underlying feature works is on Scouting and Recruitment.
Way of the Wrangler
Way of the Wrangler is an item set rather than a content pack: 1x Necklace of Animation, 10x Beastie Bites and 10x Seeds of Skill. It arrives as the Digital Deluxe purchase bonus, it is attached to the DLC 4-ITEM SET on the Japanese storefront, and it is listed as a separate purchasable add-on in its own right. Its contents and effects are on Editions and Pre-Order Bonuses.