How to Beat Koumokuten

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

How to Beat Koumokuten

Negate Status Debuffs Koumokuten Casts on Your Party Use a Force Dampener in the First Round Don't Hesitate to Debuff Koumokuten Koumokuten Hits Phys Attack After Casting Debuff

Negate Status Debuffs Koumokuten Casts on Your Party

At the get go, Koumokuten will start debuffing your party using Marakunda and Masukunda. It is crucial your negate these status debuffs as you are basically being renderred weak and vulnerable to its attacks.

Use a skill like Dekunda to negate any debuff done on you and your allies.

Use a Force Dampener in the First Round

Koumokuten uses Magatsuhi early on in the Fight. During its first turn, Koumokuten will tap into Magatsuhi after casting a debuff spell on your party.

Make sure to use Force Dampener as Koumokuten will cast Mazanma on your party when it gets a chance to attack in its next turn.

Don't Hesitate to Debuff Koumokuten

While Koumokuten has skills that can debuff you, it does not have other Support skills that can negate debuffs you cast onto it. Use skills like Tarunda and Rakunda to lower Koumokuten's attack and defense respectively, to make it more vulnerable to your attacks.

Koumokuten Hits Phys Attack After Casting Debuff

On normal turns, Koumokuten will attack your party using its Phys attacks after casting one of its debuff skills.

You can remedy this by two ways: Keep debuffing Koumokuten's attack using Tarunda at least once during every turn. This way, Koumokuten's attack will inflict much less damage onto you and your allies.

Another way is by casting Phys Dampener during your turn—effectively blocking Koumokuten's Phys attack, keeping your party safe.

Best Demons to Use Against Koumokuten

Demons with Dekunda

Koumokuten has quite the skillset to debilitate your party—possessing both Marakunda and Masukunda. Bring along demons that have Dekunda that can negate all status debuff effects on all allies.

Dominion is a good choice as it can learn Dekunda and Shockbound, an Elec-based attack which Koumokuten is weak to.

Demons with Elec Attacks

Koumokuten is weak to Electric attacks, and so bringing along demons that have Elec skills can greatly benefit you with the weakness-exploit system.

Koumokuten Stats and Weaknesses

Recommended Level

Recommended Level	Location	Drops
42~44	Kamiyacho	None

Koumokuten Stats

Koumokuten Weaknesses and Resistances

Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances

Status Ailments Resistances

Koumokuten Skill Proficiencies

Elemental

Koumokuten Skills

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