General Tips and Advice

Master Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance with our General Tips and Advice guide. Learn about exploration, demon building, resource management, and essential strategies for success.

This guide provides general tips and advice for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, covering exploration, resource management, quest completion, and character building.

Exploration Tips:

• Always check search points and vending machines for resources.
• Save petrified demons, Gospels, and Grimoires for the endgame.
• Find all Miman in each region during a single playthrough, as they reset between playthroughs.
• Complete as many quests as possible, returning later for difficult ones. Some quest chains unlock new fusions and the hidden 4th ending.
• Talk to NPCs, as some may offer items or talismans.
• Initiate combat by attacking demons before they notice you to gain the first turn.
• Utilize the brief window after winning or running from a fight to reposition and attack other demons.
• Collect talismans to unlock new Magatsuhi skills.
• Engage challenging foes once you reach the appropriate level.
• Avoid learning mastery miracles early on; focus on other useful miracles and save mastery for super bosses or endgame.

Building the Nahobino:

This section offers opinions on character builds based on experience.

Early Game (Magic Build):

• Focus all skill points into Magic.
• Equip elemental single-attack spells of varying elements, prioritizing the strongest available via essences.
• Delegate healing, buffing, and debuffing to other demons.
• Maintain this build until at least level 20, though it remains reliable throughout the game.

Super Bosses (Strength Build):

• Shift stat point allocation solely to Strength until it reaches 140-150.
• Continue using elemental skills as a magic user; a pure strength build may lack necessary skills early on.
• Elemental Draco Strike skills are strength-based but have a limited lifespan.

Late Game Builds:

• Magic Build: Focus on severe single-attack elemental spells for every element, plus utility skills like Great Mana Spring.
• Strength Build: This build is powerful and effective against most enemies. Essential skills/essences include Murakumo (from Aogami Type 0 essence), High Almighty Pleroma, Almighty Pleroma, Critical Zealot, Critical Aura, Great Mana Spring/Great Life Spring, Enduring Soul, and Abyssal Mask.

Affinity and Resistances:

• Affinity choices depend on the situation and enemy attack types.
• For late game and super bosses, consider using Sandalphon's essence to equip Repel Force instead of Great Life Spring, or Vishnu to equip Repel/Drain Fire.
• The goal for super bosses is to have Null Phys and no weaknesses, with as many resistances as possible.