Dragon Quest Builders Platinum Guide: PS4, Vita and PS3

PS Vita / PS3 / PS4

The four time challenges matter more than the short trophy list in Dragon Quest Builders. You can finish a chapter quickly and reload an earlier save for optional tasks; the key is to reach the chapter ending again to record the new challenges.

The first Dragon Quest Builders, shared PS4 and PS Vita list, with a PS3 edition released in Japan. This guide uses the PlayStation challenge rules.

Base list: 20 trophies, offline platinum
Release dates: October 14, 2016 in Europe (PS4 and Vita); January 28, 2016 in Japan, including PS3
Time challenges: 20 days for Cantlin; 30 each in the remaining chapters

Rush Cantlin and split your saves

Keep a save from before the chapter ending. In the first pass, gather only the materials needed for quests, skip decorative building and avoid spending days on an optional recipe. Finish Cantlin within 20 days. In a separate pass, improve the town and finish the remaining challenges without risking the timer.

Keep the save from before entering the final stretch of Cantlin.

Rimuldar’s roof, king slime and puzzles

For Rimuldar, clear the 30-day run first. Then find the manor roof west of the Prickly Wilds teleportal, fish up the king slime in the slime-shaped pond, and solve the four Thalamus puzzles. Keep the reward blocks from the first three; you need them to solve the fourth.

Reach Rimuldar’s ending after completing the remaining challenges.

Kol’s four monsters and spa

In Kol and Galenholm, keep the time challenge separate from the detours. Track the two boss trolls and two gigantes across the four areas. Get the spa blueprint in Galenholm and learn the fountain recipe on the lava island. For the lyre, return to the ice island and look for the slime-shaped maze entrance.

Check the lyre, spa blueprint and all four monsters before the ending.

Tantegel’s Dragonlord challenge

Stay within 30 days on the timed Tantegel run and keep a save before the Dragonlord. For the equipment challenge, remove the legendary armor before fighting, then check the result after the chapter ending. If you need to raise your base to level 4, gather and build on your cleanup run rather than spending timed days.

Check your equipment before starting the Dragonlord fight.

Recipes, objects and one explosion

Build different rooms instead of repeating one design: the trophy counts 50 unique recipes. Eat new dishes at least once and use crafting stations regularly to advance their counters. For Enemy Miner, gather eight or more enemies in an enclosed area and detonate one Wrecking Ball once all are in range.

Count eight enemies before placing the Wrecking Ball.

Trophies to watch

Conqueror of Cantlin

Awarded for completing every challenge in the Cantlin chapter.

Finish within 20 days; do the remaining challenges on a cleanup save.

Ruler of Rimuldar

Awarded for completing every challenge in the Rimuldar chapter.

Keep the puzzle blocks for the fourth Thalamus challenge.

Titan of Tantegel

Awarded for completing every challenge in the Tantegel chapter.

Fight the Dragonlord without legendary armor and register the result at the ending.

Enemy Miner

Awarded for defeating eight enemies with a single wrecking ball.

Bring eight targets into one space before detonating the bomb.

Frequently asked questions

Must all challenges be completed together?

No. You can register them on separate clears, but you have to finish the chapter after meeting a challenge to save it.

Does inventory carry to the next chapter?

No. Each chapter starts with its own resources. Keep multiple saves and gather what you need for the current chapter.

Can I follow a Switch guide for the timer?

No. The original PlayStation editions require the day limits; newer editions on other platforms replaced the time challenge.

Sources

Trophy lists

Trophy list

Buying the game

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