Hermit Boss Guide: Weakness and Resistances

Hermit is a Storyline boss in Persona 3 Reload that can be fought at Paulownia Mall. Read on to learn how to beat Hermit, know its location, weaknesses and resistances, as well as the recommended party and Personas for defeating Hermit.

Hermit Boss Overview

Boss
Hermit Arcana: Hermit
Date ＆ Location
Date: September 5th Location: Paulownia Mall Recommended Level: 41+

Hermit Weaknesses and Resistances

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

Hermit Recommended Party Setup

Character	Best Skills	Explanation
Protagonist	・Marakukaja ・Getsu-ei ・Crit Rate Boost	The Protagonist will focus physical attacks on Hermit with Getsu-ei, which is most powerful during a full moon. Crit Rate Boost will increase chances of crits. Marakukaja will also increase your party's defense, making Hermit's attacks hit less hard.
Akihiko	・Diarama ・Tarunda ・Gigantic Fist	Akihiko resists Electric, so he's perfect for this fight. He can also debuff Hermit's attack with Tarunda and deal heavy Strike damage with Gigantic Fist.
Ken	・Mediarama ・Kougaon	Ken serves as your primary healer since he can cast Mediarama. He can also provide additional damage with the heavy-damage Light skill Kougaon.
Shinjiro	・Fatal End	Shinjiro is your main attacker, as he has no other option than to spam Fatal End until Hermit is defeated. We don't recommend bringing Shinjiro along for future excursions and boss fights, though.

Hermit Recommended Personas

How to Beat Hermit

The following tips can help you beat Hermit in battle.

1. Protect Against Electricity
2. Buff Yourself and Debuff Hermit
3. Use Theurgy Attacks to Interrupt Its Charging
4. Focus Physical Attacks on Hermit

Protect Against Electricity

Hermit casts Electric skills exclusively, so keep Yukari and Aigis out of this battle. Bring along Akihiko, who resists Electric damage.

If you have the money to spare, you can equip your party with Thunder Charms to help with Electricity evasion. These can be bought at Officer Kurosawa's store in Paulownia Mall.

Buff Yourself and Debuff Hermit

To make the fight more manageable, buff yourself with spells like Marakukaja and Matarukaja to boost your attack and defense and debuff Hermit with Tarunda and Rakunda to make it significantly weaker.

It may use Dekaja to remove your buffs but simply reapply the buffs and continue your assault. You can choose to forego buffs, so long as you still debuff Hermit.

Use Theurgy Attacks to Interrupt Its Charging

Don't use your Theurgy attacks freely. Instead, save your Theurgy for when it starts Initiate Charging, in order to easily interrupt it. If Hermit is allowed to finish Initiate Charging, it will power up significantly, making it deal devastating electric attacks.

If you're out of Theurgy, hit Hermit with at least medium-damage physical and magic skills to stop it from charging up.

Theurgy Skills Guide

Focus Physical Attacks on Hermit

Although Hermit cannot be knocked down for All-Out Attacks, you can still inflict critical hits, so use medium-to-high damage physical attacks.

So long as you keep on debuffing, keep on cancelling its charge-up, and keep healing your party with Mediarama, you will eventually take this boss down.

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