Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

How to Beat Masumi Arakawa (Chapter 10)

Face Masumi Arakawa in Yakuza: Like a Dragon Chapter 10. Prepare for a long battle with high HP and reinforcements, pushing your party's limits.

Location: Millennium Tower
Recommended Level: 45-48

Weaknesses & Resistances:

  • Weakness: None significant
  • Resistances: None significant

Strategy:

The final confrontation with Masumi Arakawa is a long and challenging battle. He has high HP, strong physical attacks, and can summon reinforcements. This fight will push your party to its limits.

  • Optimal Gear & Jobs: Ensure all your party members have their best weapons and armor fully upgraded. Their jobs should be optimized for maximum damage and healing.
  • Sustained Damage: This is a marathon, not a sprint. Focus on consistent, high damage output from all party members.
  • Prioritize Reinforcements: Arakawa will summon additional enemies. Take them out quickly with AoE attacks to prevent them from overwhelming your party.
  • Dedicated Healer: A dedicated healer (Idol Saeko or Musician Nanba) is essential. Keep their MP high with items.
  • Guard Constantly: Arakawa's attacks are very powerful. Guard whenever he targets a character.
  • Buffs/Debuffs: Use buffs to maximize your damage and defense, and debuffs to weaken Arakawa.
  • Poundmates: Save your most powerful Poundmates for critical moments, either for burst damage or emergency healing.
  • Stock Up: Bring a large supply of high-tier healing and MP restoring items.

Rewards:

  • Experience, Yen, Story Progression