The mid-game Palaces in Persona 5 Royal, specifically Kaneshiro's Bank and Okumura's Spaceport, feature boss battles that test your growing party synergy and resource management.
Jun'ya Kaneshiro (Kaneshiro's Palace: The Bank of Gluttony)
Deadline: July 25th
Kaneshiro's boss fight is a multi-phase encounter that emphasizes managing his powerful attacks and dealing with his summoned minions.
- Weaknesses: Kaneshiro himself is weak to Nuclear attacks. His summoned "Money Bags" are weak to Wind attacks.
- Strategy:
- The first phase involves dealing with Kaneshiro's summoned "Money Bags." These are weak to Wind attacks, so utilize Morgana's Garu skills.
- Once the Money Bags are defeated, Kaneshiro will transform and become vulnerable to Nuclear attacks. Utilize Joker's Personas with Nuclear abilities or Makoto's Eiga skills.
- Kaneshiro has a powerful "Debt Collection" attack that can deal massive damage to your party. Ensure you have healing ready.
- Haru's Psycic attacks can also be effective against Kaneshiro in his transformed state.
- Conserve SP by using physical attacks when appropriate, but prioritize exploiting weaknesses to gain extra turns and set up All-Out Attacks.
- Key Takeaway: This fight highlights the importance of adapting your strategy based on the boss's current form and managing summoned enemies effectively.
Tae Okumura (Okumura's Palace: The Cosmic Casino)
Deadline: October 22nd
Okumura's Palace is notorious for its boss fight, which is a long gauntlet of robotic enemies. The final boss is a series of waves of robots, each with specific weaknesses.
- Weaknesses: The robots have varied weaknesses, often including Nuclear, Psychic, and Bless/Curse.
- Strategy:
- This fight is a test of endurance and resource management. You'll face multiple waves of robots.
- Wave 1: Robots weak to Nuclear. Use Joker's Personas or Makoto.
- Wave 2: Robots weak to Psychic. Use Haru's Psycic skills.
- Wave 3: Robots weak to Bless/Curse. This is where Akechi's role becomes crucial if he's in your party.
- Final Wave: A powerful robot that requires consistent damage.
- Crucially: Conserve SP as much as possible. Use physical attacks and items when you can. Ensure your party has diverse elemental coverage.
- Ann's role: Ann's Agi skills are useful against some of the earlier waves.
- Futaba's Support: Futaba's Oracle abilities can provide crucial buffs and debuffs, making the fight more manageable.
- Key Takeaway: This fight emphasizes preparation, resource management, and having a party with diverse elemental coverage to overcome a series of distinct challenges.
These mid-game bosses require a more strategic approach, focusing on party composition, resource management, and exploiting specific enemy vulnerabilities.