Emperor and Empress Boss Guide: Weakness and Resistances

Emperor and Empress are Storyline bosses in Persona 3 Reload that can be fought at Tartarus. Read on to learn how to beat Emperor and Empress, know their location, weaknesses and resistances, as well as the recommended party setup for defeating Emperor and Empress.

Emperor and Empress Boss Overview

Emperor Overview

Boss
Emperor Arcana: Emperor
Date ＆ Location
Date: June 8th Location: Tartarus Recommended Level: 16+

Empress Overview

Boss
Empress Arcana: Empress
Date ＆ Location
Date: June 8th Location: Tartarus Recommended Level: 16+

Emperor and Empress Weaknesses and Resistances

Emperor Weaknesses and Strengths

Slash				Strike				Pierce
Resist				Null				Null
Fire			Ice			Electricity			Wind
Weak			Weak			Weak			Weak
Light						Dark
Null						Null

Empress Weaknesses and Strengths

Slash				Strike				Pierce
Weak				Weak				Weak
Fire			Ice			Electricity			Wind
Null			Null			Null			Null
Light						Dark
Null						Null

Emperor and Empress Recommended Party Setup

Character	Best Skills to Use	Explanation
Protagonist	・Bufu ・Garu ・Media	The Protagonist will be there to fill in whatever elements your other two party members are lacking. He is also here to provide healing for the whole party.
Junpei	・Agi ・Rakukaja ・Assault Dive	Junpei will provide Fire, Slashing, and Strike damage whenever available. Rakukaja can also help bolster your defense.
Akihiko	・Zio ・Dia ・Sonic Punch	Akihiko will provide Electric and Strike damage whenever available. He can also provide supplementary healing with Dia.

Emperor and Empress Recommended Personas

Best Personas to Use

Personas Must Have Varying Skills

Due to the nature of the boss, the Personas you bring into battle must be able to deal different kinds of elemental and physical damage to hit the bosses' weaknesses when they appear.

Fuse Personas to Inherit Different Skills

The key to getting Personas with powerful skills is to fuse them until your Persona inherits a combination of skills you're happy with.
Fusion Guide

How to Beat Emperor and Empress

The following tips can help you beat Emperor in battle.

1. Bosses' Weaknesses Shift Around
2. Bring a Wide Array of Skills
3. Trigger All-Out Attacks
4. Buff Your Defense

Bosses' Weaknesses Shift Around

Emperor and Empress have several weaknesses but they occasionally change their affinities when they use Paradigm Shift. This means that you occasionally have to use Fuuka's newly-introduced Full Analysis skill to figure out their current weaknesses.

Bring a Wide Array of Skills

Since the Emperor and Empress nullify a lot of attacks and switch around their weaknesses very often, it would help to bring Personas that have learned a wide array of physical and elemental skills.

Trigger All-Out Attacks

The easiest way to defeat these two bosses is to constantly attack their weaknesses so you can trigger All-Out Attacks. Use Fuuka's Full Analysis skill on both bosses to figure out their weaknesses so you can defeat both bosses at the same time.

Buff Your Defense

Debuffs will be less reliable here, since you can't count on hitting enemy weaknesses every round. Try to increase your defense with Rakukaja, so you can hang on for much longer.

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