How to Beat Trumpeter: Trumpeter Weakness and Strategies

This is a guide to Trumpeter, 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 Trumpeter, Trumpeter's weaknesses, and best strategies against this boss!

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Trumpeter Pre-Battle Guide

Only Fought in the Maniax/Chronicles DLC

To fight Trumpeter, you must have played the Maniax or Chronicles Version of the game. They're DLC content that adds new characters, several optional bosses, and a new dungeon required for a certain ending!

List of DLC and Pricing

Recommended Magatama	Geis Magatama
Recommended Level	65 or higher

Where to Find Trumpeter

Yurakucho Station

Trumpeter is located in the hallway leading to the ticketing barrier gates in Yurakucho Station.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Weaknesses
None, but both Phys and Magic attacks can go a long way

Trumpeter does not have any elemental weakness, however, using both Phys and Magic attacks is useful for dealing damage.

Strengths

Attacks	Almighty, Evil Melody, Fire, Ice, Force, Elec
Void	Light, Dark, Ailments
Support	Holy Melody, Dekaja, Makakaja

Trumpeter utilizes multi-target Almighty, Fire, Ice, Force, and Elec attacks. Likewise, it uses Evil Melody, an attack that guarantees 100% instakill on an enemy, take note that Trumpeter will mostly use this instakill on your character that has the lowest HP.

Trumpeter can void Light, Dark, and Ailment skills, so never use these types of attacks as you'll only be wasting your turn. It also has three support skills including Holy Melody which restores full HP and MP to Trumpeter, Dekaja, and Makakaja.

Best Demons to Use Against Trumpeter

Best Demons to Use
Dionysus	Red Rider	Black Rider
Qitian Dasheng	Shiva	Raphael
Okuninushi	Throne	Dante
Amaterasu	Vishnu	Pale Rider

How to Beat Trumpeter

Top Up Demi-Fiend's and Your 1st & 2nd Strongest Demons' HP Whenever Possible

Trumpeter uses Evil Melody, an attack that guarantees 100% instakill on an enemy. Trumpeter will mostly use this instakill on your character that has the lowest HP.

Your weakest demon in the party can serve as fodder. We recommend reviving and keeping this particular demon in the party while Demi-Fiend and the two other demons can still stay in the fight.

Keep this Fight as Short as Possible

The longer this fight goes on, the more it favors Trumpeter as it has Holy Melody which restores full HP and MP to itself. You'll be using up more resources as this fight drags on, which is not always a good situation to be in.

We also recommend summoning demons that have the highest following stats: Mag, Vit, or Str.

Debuff Trumpeter

Use Tarunda or War Cry to lower enemies' Phys/Magic Attacks. You will take less damage if you debuff their attacks. Use Rakunda to lower their defense, to make them more vulnerable to your attacks.

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

Best Buff and Debuff Skills

Don't Overinvest in Buffing

Trumpeter has Dekaja which negates all your party's buffs. It is fine to still buff yourself and your allies but don't overdo it or Trumpeter will simply cancel it out in a single turn.

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.

Use a buff like Makakaja before using a Magic skill. This allows you to maximize your Magic Attack's damage output in the short turns you get.

No Resistance Against Phys Attacks

Trumpeter has no resistance against Phys Attacks, so don't hesitate to use all other types of Phys attacks on it.

No Resistance Against Magic Attacks Except for Light, Dark, and Ailments

Trumpeter can block Light, Dark, and Ailments, but get comfortable using other elemental skills as it cannot block or counter these.

Have At Least One Dedicated Healer in Your Party

Summon demons that have Dia, Media, or the skill's other variants, 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.

Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne Related Boss Guides

Boss Guides

Story Boss Guides

Story Bosses
Forneus	Specter
Thor	Berith
Ose	Kaiwan
Mizuchi	Moirae Sisters
Specter (2nd Encounter)	Girimekhala
Sakahagi	Specter (3rd Encounter)
Aciel	Skadi
Albion and Zoas	Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel
Futomimi	Mot
Mitra	Samael
Ahriman	Noah
Thor (2nd Encounter)	Baal
Lucifer	Kagutsuchi

Maniax / Chronicles Only Boss Guides

Matador	Daisojou
Dante	Hell Biker
White Rider	Red Rider
Black Rider	Pale Rider
Dante (2nd Encounter)	Mother Harlot
Trumpeter	Beelzebub
Metatron

Mini-Boss Guides

Troll	Orthrus
Yaksini	Eligor
Koppa Tengu and Incubus	Naga
Surt	Mada

Optional Bosses

Nekomata	Oni
Fuu-Ki	Kin-Ki
Sui-Ki	Ongyo-Ki
Black Frost