Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne (SMT Nocturne)

How to Beat Kaiwan: Kaiwan Weakness and Strategies

How to Beat Kaiwan
This is a guide to Kaiwan, a boss in Shin Megami Tensei III HD Remaster (SMT Nocturne) for the Nintendo Switch, Steam, and PS4. Read on to know how to beat Kaiwan, Kaiwan's weaknesses, and best strategies against this boss!

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Kaiwan Pre-Battle Guide

Recommended Magatama Kamudo Magatama
Recommended Level 25 or higher

Strengths and Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Weaknesses
Light

Kaiwan is weak to Light attacks. Exploit this weakness as much as you can to secure more turns for your party, and possibly, instakill it.

Strengths

Attacks Almighty, Dark Instakill
Void Magic, Death, Ailments
Resist Curse, Mind, Nerve

Kaiwan uses Almighty and Dark Instakill skills, so we highly advise you to raise your party's evasion rate with a skill like Sukukaja.

Likewise, Kaiwan can Void Elemental Magic attacks, so go for Phys attacks. Kaiwan can also Resist Curse, Mind, and Nerve, so keep it to a minimum when using these attacks.

Best Demons to Use Against Kaiwan

Best Demons to Use
Angel iconAngel Momunofu iconMomunofu Arahabaki iconArahabaki
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Loki iconLoki Oni iconOni Naga iconNaga
Amaterasu iconAmaterasu

How to Beat Kaiwan

Use Multi-Target Phys Attacks

AOE

There will be three Kaiwans during this battle, so try to use multi-target Phys Attacks to deal damage on all Kaiwan and end this fight quicker.

Buff Phys Attacks

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Use a buff like Focus or Tarukaja before using a Phys attack. This allows you to maximize your Phys Attack's damage output in the short turns you get.

Dedicate At Least One Turn to Raise Party's Evasion Rate

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Kaiwan uses Almighty and Dark Instakill skills, so we highly advise you to raise your party's evasion rate with a skill like Sukukaja.

Avoid Using Elemental Magic

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Kaiwan can Void Elemental Skills, so we highly advise avoiding using these types of attacks as Kaiwan will just simply block them.

Dedicate At Least One Turn For a Debuff

Use War Cry to lower its Magic Attacks. You will take less damage if you debuff its attacks. Use Rakunda to lower its defense, to make it more vulnerable to your attacks.

Alternatively, you can use Fog Breath or Sukunda as these debuffs will decrease Kaiwan’s chance of dodging your attacks.

Have At Least One Dedicated Healer in Your Party

Summon demons that have Dia or Media so your party can restore HP as you move along the battle. This will be ideal especially in situations wherein you have no available Recovery items on hand.

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