Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance adds a new story path, updated mechanics, and expanded content. Whether you’re a newcomer or a veteran, these tips will help you navigate Da’at’s dangers more effectively.

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Choosing Your Path: The New Storyline

Key Decision:

• At the start, you’ll face a choice: “Take the girl’s hand” or “Don’t take the girl’s hand.”
  • Choosing to take the girl’s hand unlocks the new Vengeance storyline.
  • Choosing not to take her hand follows the original Creation storyline.
• Important: You can’t change this choice without restarting the game.

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Efficient Demon Recruitment

Early Game Strategy:

• Aggressively recruit demons in the first few areas to expand your Compendium.
• Why: Fusion becomes more efficient later, and having more demons registered lowers the cost of obtaining fusion materials.
• Tip: Use R1 in the Compendium to withdraw base versions of demons if levels or skills don’t matter for your fusion.

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Money-Making Tips

1. Vending Machines:

• Loot every vending machine for relics.
• Sell relics to Gustav at Cadaver’s Hollow for easy money.
• Vending machines respawn regularly and are marked on your map.

2. Boost Efficiency:

• Use the Forager innate skill (from demons like Suchigumo and Jack-o’-Lantern) to reduce respawn times.
• Unlock the Hand of God Miracle for a chance to get extra relics.

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Demon Innate Skills

New System:

• Every demon has unique innate skills that can’t be passed through fusion.
• Some increase damage based on party setup or enhance specific battle roles.
• Examples:
  • Neko Shogun: Pair with Cait Sith for early-game damage boosts.
  • Ion’s One-Two Punch: Reduces damage and boosts evasion for taunting demons.

Pro Tip: Check innate skills before fusing to build synergetic teams.

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Combat and Boss Tips

1. Hitting Weaknesses:

• Exploiting weaknesses grants Press Turns for additional actions.

2. Spyglasses:

• Purchase from Gustav to identify enemy weaknesses and skills.
• Save turns by knowing enemy resistances before attacking.

3. Using Dampeners:

• Nullify boss attacks when they gather Magatsuhi.
• Identify the boss’s element using a spyglass, then use the corresponding dampener.

4. Debuffs Over Buffs:

• Early game: Prioritize Rakunda (lowers enemy defense) and Tarunda (lowers attack).
• Debuffs are more cost-effective than buffs until you gain full-party skills.

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Enhancing Magatsuhi Skills

1. Magatsuhi Gauge:

• Invest in Miracles that speed up Magatsuhi Gauge fill rates.
• High gauge levels provide passive benefits like HP and MP recovery.

2. Recommended Skills:

• Magatsuhi Spring: Restores MP each turn when the gauge is full.
• Magatsuhi Suppression: Slows enemy gauge build-up.

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Managing Essences Efficiently

1. Alami Essences:

• Use them to transfer skills to demons or the main character.
• Explore Magatsuhi Rails to find rare Alami Essences.

2. Essence Savescumming:

• Save before leveling a demon.
• Reload if the demon doesn’t drop an essence at max skill level.

Tip: Don’t hoard Alami Essences—Essence sources respawn and are marked on the map.

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Miscellaneous Tips

1. Use Aestoma Field:

• Toggles encounters off with the down D-pad.
• Drains Magatsuhi Gauge over time, so manage carefully.

2. Demon Haunt Feature:

• Converse with demons at save points for free items or stat boosts.

3. Magatsuhi Rails:

• Red particles indicate new rails.
• Unlock for shortcuts and extra loot.

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Conclusion

By leveraging new systems like innate skills and Magatsuhi mechanics, along with efficient money-making strategies, you can power through Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Focus on demon synergy, hit those weaknesses, and upgrade smartly to dominate Da’at!

Stay tuned for more in-depth strategies and boss fight breakdowns!