Elite Monsters Elite Monsters are MUCH more powerful versions of the regular monsters you find. They are typically either special quest monsters, or monsters that are found inside special dungeons. They can be identified by an "Elite" tag, a special dragon border around their name, or when they smash you into the ground! It's best not to fight Elite monsters unless your character has a much higher level then that of the Elite monsters. You will find this out for yourself when they attack/kill you.