Shin Megami Tensei 5: How To Beat Metatron
Shin Megami Tensei 5 has its fair share of strong bosses, but Metatron is the boss who guards the domain of the baddest baddies around. He may just be a glorified bouncer, but he got his position by being the best darn bouncer in Da’at.
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Like all the late-game bosses, Metatron is not to be taken lightly, and his impressive set of stats, skills, and resistances paint quite the picture. As always, preparation will be key, and grinding will not be required.
Metatron is one of the defenders of the Throne of Creation - the place in which the Creator, well, created the current world. As is to be expected, Metatron is blessed with Potentials in Light and Almighty, with both being disturbingly high.
This is then complemented by a huge magic stat of 70, and a respectable strength stat of 60. With stats like these, Metatron is in an ideal position to cause all manner of issues.
Metatron can be tricky to deal with. HIs access to AOE Almighty damage is nothing to scoff at, as there is no defense against it. He can buff his stats, remove and apply debuffs, strip buffs, and is an all-around pain in the butt.
Fire Of Sinai is Metatron’s unique attack, and it can do serious damage if Metatron high rolls the random hits. This attack can cripple the party if you are unlucky. The only counterplay here is to lower his accuracy or increase your evasion. This won’t do much, however, since Dekaja and Dekunda exist in his kit. Take the hit and hope it doesn’t hit too hard.
Mahamaon is the reason you want to take demons who are straight-up immune to Light damage. Mahamaon is a pretty devastating attack if it lands, but unlike Almighty attacks, you can easily avoid it with the right party.
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