How to Beat Ishtar

Ishtar is a boss in Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). Read on to know the best strategies to use against Ishtar, Ishtar's weaknesses, best demons to use against Ishtar, and the best buffs to use to counter Ishtar, and the most effective strategies to use to beat Ishtar!

How to Beat Ishtar

Weak to Force and Dark Destroy her devices first Give Electric and Light resistance to Nahobino Dominion as tank and support

Destroy Ishtar's Devices First

No device destroyed	All devices destroyed

Before you even attempt this fight, you might want to destroy her Magatsuhi devices first. Each device destroyed will decrease her turns per round by one, giving you the upper hand. This means that if you don't destroy any of the devices, Ishtar will have 8 turns per round.

Dreadful Gleam will fail

In addition to having just one turn per round, Ishtar's Dreadful Gleam will fail whenever she tries to use it and consume one press turn icon, ending the round immediately.

Magatsuhi Device Locations

Full Map
Device 1	Device 2
Device 3	Device 4
Device 5	Device 6
Device 7

Give Electric and Light resistance to Nahobino

Fuse Mishaguji's essence to Nahobino to give him protection to Ishtar's Electric and Light attacks. However, if you haven't changed Nahobino's affinity through essence fusion even once, the essence is not necessary as he can already block Electric and resist Light attacks.

Best Demons to Use Against Ishtar

Demons with Force and Dark attacks

Ishtar is weak to Force and Dark and can use Electric and Light attacks. Your best choices at this point of the game to match these affinities are Mishaguji and Anubis, though you might need to grind levels for Anubis.

Lahmu is also an excellent choice for this boss fight. Although he is not resistant to Light nor Electric, he can use Dark skills and has high overall stats.

Dominion as tank and support

Bring Dominion if you want to make this fight way easier. She can block most of Ishtar's skills and can even inherit Taunt from Power and use it in battle to raise the chances of being targeted.

Teach Dominion a party-wide healing skill like Mediarahan as she only has Diarahan to start with.

Ishtar Stats and Weaknesses

Recommended Level

Recommended Level	Location	Drops
52	Tokyo Station	Chakra Pot

Ishtar Stats

Ishtar Weaknesses and Resistances

Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances

Status Ailments Resistances

Ishtar Skill Proficiencies

Elemental

Other

Ishtar Skills

Shin Megami Tensei Related Guides

Boss Battle Guides | List of Bosses

All Boss Types

Related Boss Guides
Story Bosses	Optional Bosses
DLC Bosses

Story Bosses

Story Boss Guides
Hydra	Eligor
Nuwa	Lahmu (1st Fight)
Loup-garou	Fionn mac Cumhaill
Lahmu (2nd Fight)	Shohei Yakumo
Surt	Ishtar
Chernobog	Arioch
Abdiel	Odin
Zeus	Vasuki
Metatron	Tsukuyomi
Nuwa	Abdiel
Lucifer	Lucifer (Secret Ending)

Optional Bosses

Optional Boss Guides
Pazuzu	Anahita
King Frost	Thunderbird
Loki	Belphegor
Moloch	Amanozako
Camael	Abaddon
Arahabaki	Khonsu
Fionn mac Cumhaill (2nd Fight)	Baal
Huang Long	Asura and Mithras
Amon	Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel
Belial	Michael
Inanna	Danu
Maria	Khonsu Ra
Zeus (2nd Fight)	Shiva

Optional Mini-Bosses

Optional Boss Guides
Apsaras	Leanan Sidhe
Shiki-Ouji	Xuanwu
Jatayu	Kumbhanda
Quetzalcoatl	Baihu
The Kunitsukami	Futsunushi
Adramelech	Zaou-Gongen

Punishing Foes

Punishing Foes Guides
Oyamatsumi	Horus
Girimekhala	Hecatoncheires
Chimera	Seth
Bishamonten	Jikokuten
Koumokuten	Zouchouten
Garuda

DLC Bosses

DLC Boss Guides
Artemis	Cleopatra
Mephisto	Matador
Daisoujou	Hell Biker
White Rider	Red Rider
Black Rider	Pale Rider
Mother Harlot	Trumpeter
Demi-Fiend