Shin Megami Tensei 5: How To Beat Lucifer
You’ve done it. You’ve conquered every boss on the path to Godhood, overcome every trial, and slain practically demon in your path. There is only one enemy left, and that is the being that murdered God and set Shin Megami Tensei 5 in motion. It’s time to face Lucifer himself.
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As is to be expected, Lucifer is no joke. He is the culmination of every devious trick, nefarious strategy, and powerful stat imaginable. He is the last boss, and he won’t go down without a fight. Quick note, if you chose the “Destroy The Throne” route, you won’t get to face Lucifer at all - you will instead fight Tsukuyomi.
Lucifer is a being who has already ascended to the Throne of Creation - he has already toppled literal, fully-formed Gods, and he has gained power immeasurable. Naturally, this is reflected in-game - Lucifer has impressive Potentials in every category.
But that’s not all, Lucifer is also rocking a statline that dwarfs the rest of the bestiary. Lucifer has a harrowing Magic stat of 105, backed by a Strength stat of 85. He also has respectable Luck and Agility stats, and his Vitality stat is just high enough to cause concern. Lucifer is not going down without a fight.
Lucifer is a God of juxtaposed singular, and all-encompassing focus. He only has access to single target attacks, however, he can target just about every weakness in the game. This makes Lucifer a real threat if you go in with an unprepared party, and he is very likely to just wrack up bonus turns.
His main form of damage comes from his ‘Barion’ skills, namely: Agibarion, Bufubarion, Ziobarion, Zanbarion, and the odd one out, Megidolaon. All of these skills have one thing in common - they deal a lot
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