Vitality is one of the five stats that you can raise in Shin Megami Tensei V. Learn what Vitality does, how it affects your character, and if you should raise this stat!
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Each point in Vitality reduces the damage received from enemy attacks, both physical and magic. Invest the stat points that you gain on Vitality to make your character tankier and avoid getting taken out during the first few turns.
Though Vitality increases HP in the previous games, it does not work the same way in SMT 5 and will only increase your character's defense. You can increase your HP by leveling up your character.
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You can raise your Vitality stat by increasing your character's level. Leveling up may give points to your stats as well as an additional point that you can manually allot to a stat of your choice.
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Vitality is a good investment if you feel like your character lacks survivability and needs more defense. However, we recommend increasing your damage output first so make sure that your character can also deal significant damage, unless you are going for a tanky role.
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 All Stats Explained |
 Best Nahobino Builds |
 Strength |
Vitality |
 Magic |
 Agility |
 Luck |
 How to Level Up Fast |
 How to Farm Macca |
 How to Farm Glory |
 How to Farm Mitamas |
 Best Names for the Nahobino |
 Best Demons to Use |
 Best Miracles Tier List |
 All Abscesses Locations |
 All Cironnup Locations |
 All Aogami Essence Locations |
 List of Special Fusions |
What Does Vitality Do | Should You Raise Vitality?
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