Best Nahobino Builds

This is a guide detailing the best Nahobino builds for Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). Read on to learn which stats to prioritize increasing, skills to learn, and how to build Nahobino!

Early-Game Build

High Damage Magic Build (Recommended)

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Magic (Mag), Vitality (Agi)
Medium	Strength (Str)
Low	Luck (Lck), Agility (Agi)

Magic Damage and Agility

This build prioritizes increasing damage of Magic attacks, as well as increasing hit/evasion rate. It is possible to have a diverse skillset that can tap into several elemental affinities early on in the game, and taking advantage of that can make the Nahobino an effective damage-dealing mage.

You can exploit enemy weakness by using elemental skills and dish out higher damage by increasing Magic. Improve your Agility for a better hit/evasion rate and it will be much easier to secure more turns for your party in return.

Recommended Skills

Miracle Water	Slight HP recovery to all allies.
Any Ma skill	Any party wide tier 1 elemental skill.
Tarukaja	Raises Attack of 1 ally by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Life Spring	Increases MAX HP.
Tier 2 Elemental single target skill	Choose any rank 2 elemental skill of your choice.

High Damage Strength Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Strength (Str), Vitality (Agi)
Medium	Magic (Mag), Agility (Vit)
Low	Luck (Lck)

Physical Damage and Agility

This build prioritizes increasing Str for Physical damage, and Agi for hit/evasion rate. While Physical skills cost MP, the damage output is still directly tied to the Str stat and so prioritizing increasing Str is a must so your Nahobino can be an effective Phys skill-based attacker.

Nahobino starts out with a normal Physical attack and will eventually be able to learn other Phys skills, it will best to start out investing points to your Str build early on.

Recommended Skills

Charge	Greatly increases the damage of the next Strength-based attack from self.
Counter	Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a weak Phys attack.
Beatdown or Aramasa	Weak to heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. The more remaining Hp you have, the stronger the attack. 8 weak Physical attacks to 1 foe.
Life Spring	Increases MAX HP.

Tank-Damage Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Vitality (Vit), Magic (Mag) / Strength (Str)
Medium	Agility (Agi)
Low	Luck (Lck)

Vitality and Skill Damage

This build prioritizes increasing Vit for damage resistance, and either Mag/Str for damage output. Likewise, this build assures higher chances of surviving enemy attacks as Vit directly affects defense.

While Vitality reduces the damage received from enemy attacks, it does not increase HP —you can only increase HP by leveling up. To remedy struggles with a relatively shorter HP bar, we recommend increasing Vit to make Nahobino tankier and lessen the damage you take.

For this build, your hit/evasion rate might be affected drastically so make sure to not leave too big of a gap between your top 2 priority stats and Agi in order to become a decent damage-dealer.

Recommended Skills

Sukukaja	Raises Accuracy/Evasion of 1 ally by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Counter (if Strength-based)	Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a weak Phys attack.
Taunt	Raises chances of being targeted by foes for 3 turns.
Life Spring	Increases MAX HP.

Mid-Game Build

High Damage Strength Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Strength (Str), Vitality (Vit)
Medium	Agility (Agi), Magic (Mag)
Low	Luck (Lck)

Strength Damage and Vitality

The enemies start having multiple resistances come mid-game. It's highly recommended to allocate your stat points to Strength (Str) to deal massive damage once the Nahobino has learned the Almighty Strength-based skill, Sakanagi.

At this point in the game, Sakanagi is one of the strongest moves due to its Almighty affinity - which bypasses any skill resistance a demon may have.

Having a focus on Strength (Str) and Vitality (Vit), the Nahobino is able to take significant damage while also dealing great damage.

Recommended Skills

Bloody Glee	Increases Critical Rate
Phys Pleroma	Increases Physical attack damage.
Wrath Tempest	8 Weak Physical attacks to random foes. Higher effect when Critical.
Great Life Spring	Greatly Increases MAX HP.

Magic-Tank Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Magic (Mag), Vitality (Vit)
Medium	Agility (Agi), Strength (Str)
Low	Luck (Lck)

Magic Focused Nahobino

While enemies start having multiple resistances mid-game, a Magic build is still worth pursuing given the unique Nahobino skills you can get from Aogami Essences. Skill resistances can still by bypassed once the Nahobino learns Almighty skill, Divine Arrowfall.

Alloting skill points to Magic (Mag) while having support-type demons to buff the Nahobino will assure massive Magic damage to your foes.

Recommended Skills

Divine Arrowfall	Heavy Almighty attack to all foes.
Profaned Land	Heavy Dark attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Poison.
Ruinous Thunder	Heavy Electric attack to 1 foe.
Great Mana Spring	Greatly Increases MAX MP.

Late-Game Build

Pure Strength Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Strength (Str)
Medium	Vitality (Vit), Agility (Agi)
Low	Magic (Mag), Luck (Lck)

Critical Focused Attacks

Having high a Strength stat by late-game is ideal despite having a number of enemies that resist Physical attacks. Having Murakumo, which is a Strength-based Almighty skill is best for this build especially when paired with Pleromas and passives that increase chances of Critical damage. Murakumo is a skill that deals greater damage when the attack is Critical.

In order to bypass enemies' resistance to Physical attacks, you can opt to add the Support skill Impaler's Animus which adds Pierce effect to your next attack all while increasing its damage.

For this build, Non-Critical attacks are nerfed, but all Critical attacks are at its strongest. It is highly recommended to have a party that buffs your Physical attack all while consistently making use of the Magatsuhi Skill Omagatoki: Critical.

Recommended Skills

High Almighty Pleroma	Greatly increases Almighty attack damage.
High Phys Pleroma	Greatly increases Physical attack damage.
Impaler's Animus	Increases the damage of the next attack and adds Pierce effect for self.
Critical Zealot	Increases Critical damage, but normal damage decreases.

Pure Magic Build

Recommended Skills
Stat Priority
High	Magic (Mag)
Medium	Vitality (Vit), Agility (Agi)
Low	Strength (Str), Luck (Lck)

Almighty and Support Skills Focused

Megidolaon is one of the strongest Magic-based Almighty skills in the game. Unlike Strength-based Almighty skills like Murakumo, Megidolaon deals damage to all foes and goes past any skill resistances.

Focusing solely on the Magic stat will surely deal massive damage to your foes - moreso when the Nahobino or his allies have skills that can buff his Magic damage.

The key is to buff your party and to debuff your foes in order to deal massive Magic damage.

Recommended Skills

High Almighty Pleroma	Greatly increases Almighty attack damage.
Concentrate	Greatly increases the damage of the next Magic-based attack from self.
Luster Candy	Raises all stats of all allies by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Debilitate	Lowers all stats of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns.

How to Build Nahobino

Stats

Stat Guides
What Does Strength Do?	What Does Magic Do?
What Does Agility Do?	What Does Vitality Do?
What Does Luck Do?	-

You can increase your stats by spending points on them, and by receiving +1's to a set of 3 stats upon leveling up. WIth this game mechanic, it's safe to say that your stats can even out automatically, you'll just have to choose which stat you'll prioritize maxing.

Best Stats to Level Up | Can You Respec?

Skills

The learning system for skills in SMT is straightforward. Nahobino can learn skills by fusing essences of demons you obtain throughout your journey. However, Essences doesn't come cheap and properly managing your essence usage is vital for a smooth playthrough in your game.

How to Get Essences | Essence Fusion Guide

Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5) Related Guides

Tips and Tricks | Beginner's Guide

Game Mechanics

Press Turn System Guide	Battle System Explained
List of Difficulty Modes	How to Fuse Demons
List of Affinities	Effects of Skill Potential
List of Status Ailments	How to Use Magatsuhi Skills
Moon Phases Effects	How to Fast Travel
Interactable Objects	How to Get Essences
All Miman Locations

Stat and Build Guides

All Stats Explained	Best Nahobino Builds
Strength	Vitality
Magic	Agility
Luck

Farming Guides

How to Level Up Fast	How to Farm Macca
How to Farm Glory	How to Farm Mitamas

Tips and Tricks

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

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