A full walkthrough and guide for the A Sobering Standoff sidequest in Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). Read on to figure out where to find the sidequest, how to complete it, and what rewards you can receive.
List of Contents
You can find Dionysus next to the Sukiyabashi Leyline Fount.
| Title | |
|---|---|
| A Sobering Standoff | |
| Client | Dionysus |
| Reward | Stamina Balm x1 |
| EXP | 16000 |
| Summary | ・Help Dionysus, the god of wine, defeat Black Frost and prevent him from stealing his supply of alcohol. ・You defeated Black Frost and thwarted his efforts. Report back to Dionysus ・You notified Dionysus that you had punished Black Frost. Dionysus also ended up joining you. |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Talk to Dionysus, who is standing right next to the Sukiyabashi Leyline Fount. Accept his quest to defeat Black Frost. |
| 2 |  Black Frost can be found close to the Ginza Leyline Fount. Simply head northwest into a building after warping to Ginza. |
| 3 |  Talk to the Black Frost. In order to continue down Dionysus' questline, choose Fulfill Dionysus' request. If you wish to transfer to Black Frost's questline, choose Talk to him. ・Black Frost's questline: Black Frost Strikes Back |
| 4 |  Choosing to fulfill Dionysus' request will launch you into battle with Black Frost. Defeat Black Frost to fulfill the quest objective. ・How to Beat Black Frost |
| 5 |  Return to Dionysus after defeating Black Frost to complete the quest. You will receive 1 Stamina Balm and 16000 EXP. |
Black Frost is weak against Light, so bring demons who can cast powerful Hama skills. Take advantage of this weakness to gain more turns.
Black Frost can use Ice and Dark skills, so It's important not to bring into battle anyone weak against these elements. Demons who Block or Absorb Ice and Dark will be valuable to making Black Frost lose his turns.
Black Frost's Mabufula skill can deal a lot of damage to your entiry party, so having someone with a good Media or Mediarama healing skill will be helpful.
Black Frost is clearly the superior demon here. Right off the bat, Black Frost will have access to powerful skills like Ice Dracostrike +3 and Black Dracostrike +4 which are good Strength-based elemental attacks, plus Mabufula and the ability to learn Endure.
Dionysus only has one elemental skill in Agilao +2 as you get him. And while Dionysus can learn good Physical skills, his Strength, Vitality, and Magic are much lower than that of Black Frost's.
Lastly, Black Frost will be very useful in the upcoming boss fights with Shohei Yakumo, Surt, and Ishtar. Shohei Yakumo and Ishtar are weak to Dark, while Surt is weak to Ice. Black Frost has both Ice and Dark skills.
List of Sidequests and Rewards
| Sidequests | |
|---|---|
 The Seraph's Return |
 The Red Dragon's Invitation |
 The Noble Queen |
 The Wrathful Queen |
 The Compassionate Queen |
 A Plot Revealed |
| DLC Sidequests | |
|---|---|
 A Goddess in Training |
 The Doctor's Last Wish |
 The Rage of a Queen |
 Return of the True Demon |
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