How to Beat Mara: Mara Weakness and Strategies
This is a guide to Mara, 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 Mara, Mara's weaknesses, and best strategies against this boss!
List of Contents
Mara Pre-Battle Guide
| Recommended Magatama | Gaea |
|---|---|
| Recommended Level | 70 or higher |
Strengths and Weaknesses
Weaknesses
| Weaknesses | ||
|---|---|---|
| None, but Phys attacks are effective in dealing damage. |
Mara does not have any weaknesses and resists Magic damage, so focus on dealing damage using Physical attacks instead.
Strengths
| Attacks | Phys, Force |
|---|---|
| Void | Light, Dark, Ailments |
| Resist | Magic |
| Suppport | Diarahan, Dekaja |
Best Demons to Use Against Mara
| Best Demons to Use | ||
|---|---|---|
 Beidou Xingjun
|
 Cerberus
|
 Clotho
|
 Albion
|
 Girimekhala
|
|
How to Beat Mara
Outdamage Mara's Healing
Mara heals to full 2300 HP using Diarahan every time their round starts, so your party must deal more than 2300 damage in one round to defeat it.
You can use Focus to deal massive physical damage in the next turn and debuff Mara's defense with Rakunda while buffing your party's Physical Attack with Tarukaja. Once your buffs and debuffs are set up, use your strongest physical skills, such as Divine Shot, to deal tons of damage.
Drain Mara's Mana
Alternatively, you can stop Mara from healing by draining its mana using skills like Mana Drain or Meditation. However, Mara does have a lot of MP, so this strategy may take a long time to execute.
Buff Your Defense Against Its Physical Attacks
Mara uses a lot of Physical skills, like Hades Blast, so you should buff your defense using Rakukaja to take less damage or even use Tetrakarn to reflect Mara's physical damage back.
Alternatively, you can buy Attack Mirrors from Rag's Jewelry if you don't have a Tetrakarn user in your party.
Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne Related Boss Guides
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Kaiwan
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Aciel
Skadi
Albion and Zoas
Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel
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Mot
Mitra
Samael
Ahriman
Noah
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Baal
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Optional Bosses
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