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Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X)
Arahabaki Boss Guide
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Arahabaki is a unique boss that can be found in three different locations inside Shadow Miyazawa's Palace in Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X). Check out the essential details, including the changing weaknesses and resistances of Arahabaki, as well as the best team composition here.
Arahabaki Boss Overview
Arahabaki Recommended Level
| Enemy Level | Lv. 55 |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | Lv. 58 |
| Safer Recommended Level | Lv. 65 |
The Arahabaki fight recommends players to tackle this boss with a team that is at least Level 50. However, as the enemies in Shadow Miyazawa's palace have a difficulty spike compared to Shadow Kiuchi, we highly recommend you get Wonder and his teammates to Level 65 instead.
Leveling Guide: How to Level Up Fast
Arahabaki Locations
| Miyazawa's Palace - Castle Keep Summit |
|---|
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| 1. Arahabaki summons 2 Dogu at the start 2. Arahabaki summons 5 Dogu at the start 3. Arahabaki summons 1 Dogu at the start |
To be able to fight the Arahabaki bosses, you have to find them in these locations in the Castle Deep Summit, inside Miyazwa's Palace.
Miyazawa Palace Puzzles and Walkthrough
Arahabaki Weaknesses and Resistances
| Weakness | Resistance | Null | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arahabaki |
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|
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| Weakness | Resistance | Null | |
| HP Dogu |
|
N/A | All except Weaknesses |
| SP Dogu |
|
N/A | All except Weaknesses |
| Progression Dogu |
|
N/A | All except Weaknesses |
| Weakness Protection Dogu |
 |
N/A | All except Weaknesses |
★Note: Arahabaki and all other Dogu on the field will have their affinities turn to Weak after Weakness Protection Dogu is defeated.
How to Beat Arahabaki
Each Dogu has Their Effect and Weakness
During each of the Arahabaki fights, they will spawn smaller copies of themselves called Dogu. They will have their own effects, including different resistances and weaknesses, as well as buff the main Arahabaki while they are still alive.
Players must keep track of the various effects and affinities each of them have. Check up on everything using the character and enemy icons on the top-left of the screen.
Bring a Wide Variety of Persona-Users for Coverage
Because of each of the Arahabaki and Dogu having their own set of resistances and weaknesses, having a Mono-type team like the Fire Team comp is ill-advised.
Instead, have as wide of a coverage as you can have with your allies. This means equipping Wonder with Multiple Personas from different affinities to cover for what your teammates do not have.
Do Not Leave Progression Dogu Alive
Out of all the Dogu that are summoned during the boss fights, the Progression Dogu is the most dangerous of them all. Its presence on the field begins a sort of countdown timer with the Progress Level.
If the Progress Level reaches Level 10, the boss will get to perform an insta-kill attack. To stop and even reduce the counter, defeat the various Dogu that are on the field.
Defeat Weakness Protection Dogu ASAP
Once you're done dealing with Progression Dogu, the next target should be Weakness Protection Dogu. Taking him down removes all Null affinities and turns them into Weaknesses instead.
This is crucial to make the Arahabaki boss fights much less of a drag-out fight.
Curse and Burn Stacking to Whittle Down Massive HP
The main Arahabaki has 51,242 HP in each of the three boss fights available in Miyazawa's Palace. Even when hitting their weaknesses repeatedly, it is still a considerable wall of HP to chip away that.
To supplement this, bring Fire and Curse attacks along for the chance to inflict Burn and Curse stacks. Their effects deal Damage Over Time (DOT), inflcting a certain percent of their HP as damage after the enemy's action.
Another Dogu is Summoned When Arahabaki Hits 50% HP
Once the main Arahabaki gets his HP to 50% or lower, a warning will flash and it will summon a random Dogu. Depending on which Arahabaki boss fight, the conditions will change.
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| 1. Summon 2 Dogu with 50% HP every turn 2. One time, summon 4 Dogu with 50% HP each 3. Summon 1 50% HP Dogu that cannot be damaged |
Recommended Teams and Personas vs. Arahabaki
Full Weakness Coverage Team
| Recommended Personas for Wonder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
★★★★★ Norn
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★★★★★ Bishamonten
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★★★★★ Hell Biker
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★★★★ Dionysus
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| Party Composition | |||
 Joker
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 Mont
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 Mona
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 Puppet
|
Because of the number of weaknesses spread across Arahabaki and his various Dogu allies, it is far better to have a wide spread of coverage. For Wonder, his Personas will depend on the missing types his teammates do not have. Because of the high level requirement of the boss, at this point of the game he should have access to some of the more powerful Personas.
Joker is still very strong as an Assassin thanks to his Extra Action mechanic, but he can also provide a stack of Curse to chip away at the big HP bar. Mont is also recommended here thanks to her Blade Dancer follow-up attack, and Durandal of Ice getting bonus damage based on the target's missing HP.
Mona will be chosen as the healer just in case you need to revive someone via Highlight.
General Tips
See If Your Members Are Leveled
Make sure that your team is not underleveled and under-equipped. Make sure to have your Phantom Thieves at least around the Minimum or Recommended Level for the boss fight.
Leveling Guide: How to Level Up Fast
Equip and Level Revelation Cards
At this point in the game, players need to have a couple of Revelation Cards equipped to each of the Phantom Thieves. The added stats from the main stat and substats will be of great help for damage checks and tanking damage.
Check Your Team Formation
Before you head into the fight, remember to adjust your team comp properly as well as their turn order! The game will even bring you to the Team screen just before the boss fight properly begins.
Make sure to bring the right people for the job. Otherwise, the fight will be a lot harder before you realize you are using the wrong team.
Activate Food Buffs
Before you go into the fight, you could consume some of the home cooking Wonder makes in the kitchen. The food he makes will grant the team some buffs that will last for a certain number of battles. These include boss fights like in the Palace or in Mementos!
Cooking Guide: Best Food Recipes
Persona 5: The Phantom X Related Guides
All Palace Bosses
| All Bosses in Kiuchi's Palace | |
|---|---|
 Shadow Kiuchi |
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| All Bosses in Miyazaki's Palace | |
 Shadow Miyazawa |
 Shiki-Ouji |
 Kikuri-Hime |
 Arahabaki |
 Zouchouten |
- |
| Bosses in Shadow Katayama's Palace | |
 Shadow Katayama |
 Hariti |
 Kumbhanda |
- |
| All Palace Event Bosses | |
 Raga (Shadow Kamoshida) |
 Dvesha (Shadow Madarame) |
 Irshya (Shadow Kaneshiro) |
 Moha (Shadow Wakaba) |
 Avidya (Shadow Okumura) |
- |
All Mementos Bosses
| Location | Boss |
|---|---|
| Path of Qimranut Area 3 |  Matador |
| Path of Qimranut Area 3 |  Ongyo-Ki |
| Path of Aiyatsbus Area 4 |  Thoth |
| Path of Chemdah Area 3 |  Daisoujou |
| Path of Chemdah Area 3 |  Trumpeter |
Active Nightmare's Gateways
| All Gates of the Nightmare Catcher Bosses | |
|---|---|
 Atavaka
|
 Nidhoggr |
Active Trials from the Sea of Souls
| All Trials from the Sea of Souls | |
|---|---|
 Northern Dig Site |
 Eastern Construction Site |
 Western Work Site |
 Control Center |
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