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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V)
Towards a New World Main Quest Guide
Towards a New World is the final quest in Shin Megami Tensei V:Vengeance (SMT V). Read on for a full walkthrough in Empyrean including all objectives, all bosses, tips and strategies, decisions in this area, and all obtainable demons, essences, and items!
| Previous Quest | Next Quest |
|---|---|
| To The Empyrean | - |
Towards a New World Objectives
Canon of Vengeance 2 Types of Endings
| All Endings |
|---|
 |
 Tao Isonokami | Law Yoko Hiromine | Chaos |
In the Canon of Vengeance, your ending is determined by the choices you make throughout the story. Each choice you make will appeal to either Tao or Yoko.
Head to Shinjuku First Block Leyline Fount After Entering Empyrean
After entering Empyrean, head to Shinjuku First Block and talk to Mastema to unlock the Samael quest, The Serpent King
. Finishing this quest will unlock the quest, The Great Adversary
, that unlocks the fight with Satan.
Tao Isonokami (CoV Law) Route
Yoko Hiromine (CoV Chaos) Route
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register the leyline fount of Empyrean Atrium |
| 2 | Start moving forward. There will be another leyline fount at the end of the road. There will be battles against Sraosha, Melchizedek, and Alilat on the way to the end, |
| * | If you have more than 75% completion in your compendium and you've accepted the Seed of Life from Sophia, you can accept the quest, "The Compassionate Queen" from Maria. Maria has an Electric weakness and specializes in Light and Force attacks. You will be able to unlock Megami Maria for fusion afterwards. |
| 3 | Register the Path to the Throne leyline fount, walk up the stairs, watch the cutscene, and defeat Tiamat. ▶ Tiamat boss fight guide |
| 4 | After the battle, register the Serpent Grave: Altar leyline fount and continue forward We recommend saving your progress and healing first before proceeding. After the battle with Tiamat, you can go back to Empyrean and accept the quest, "The Seraph's Return" from Melchizedek to unlock the fusion for Herald Michael. ▶ This quest requires the completion of the quest, "The Holy Ring". |
| 5 | Engage into a battle with Tehom ▶ Tehom boss fight guide |
| 6 | After the battle, head to the throne and to the ends of the earth. Defeat Lucifer ▶ Lucifer boss fight guide |
| 7 | Watch the ending cutscene ▶ You will unlock Herald Mastema and Lady Nuwa (Transformed) after the cutscene. ▶ You will unlock the virtual battle,"Battles to Preserve the World " and be able to register Panagia Tao into your NG+ compendium. |
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register the leyline fount of Empyrean Atrium |
| 2 | Start moving forward. There will be another leyline fount at the end of the road. There will be battles against Sraosha, Melchizedek, and Alilat on the way to the end, |
| * | If you have more than 75% completion in your compendium and you've accepted the Seed of Life from Sophia, you can accept the quest, "The Wrathful Queen" from Maria. Innana has an Physical and Dark weakness and specializes in all elemental attacks. You will be able to unlock Lady Innana for fusion afterwards. |
| 3 | Register the Path to the Throne leyline fount, walk up the stairs, watch the cutscene, and defeat Tiamat. ▶ Tiamat boss fight guide |
| 4 | After the battle, register the Serpent Grave: Altar leyline fount and continue forward We recommend saving your progress and healing first before proceeding. After the battle with Tiamat, you can go back to Empyrean and accept the quest,The Red Dragon's Invitation from Nebiros to unlock the fusion for Tyrant Belial ▶ This quest requires the completion of the quest, "The Holy Ring". |
| 5 | Engage into a battle with Mastema ▶ Mastema boss fight guide |
| 6 | After the battle, head to the throne and to the ends of the earth. Defeat Lucifer ▶ Lucifer boss fight guide |
| 7 | Watch the ending cutscene ▶ You will unlock Herald Mastema and Lady Nuwa (Transformed) after the cutscene. ▶ You will unlock the virtual battle,"Battles to Destroy the World" and be able to register Panagia Yoko into your NG+ compendium. |
Canon of Creation 4 Types of Endings
| All Endings |
|---|
|
Uphold God's order | Dazai Ichirou and AbdielRecreate the world and save Tokyo | Atsuta Yuzuru and Koshimizu HayaoDestroy the throne | Yakumo Shohei and NuwaCreate a world for humanity alone (Hidden Route) |
In the Canon of Creation, a choice event will trigger after defeating Metatron at the top of the Temple of Eternity. What you choose will decide the story's ending so it is highly advised that you save your progress after beating Metatron if you want to see all the possible endings.
Uphold God's Order Route
Recreate the World Route
Destroy the Throne Route
Create a World for Humans Route
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register the leyline fount of Empyrean Atrium |
| 2 | Follow the path for a cutscene Herald Abdiel will be unlocked for fusion afterward. |
| 3 | Continue following the path until a fight with 3 Melchizedek is initiated Melchizedek is weak to Force, blocks Dark, and absorbs Light. |
| 4 | Move further north and start a battle against Sraosha Sraosha is weak to Force, resists Ice and Electric, and absorbs Light. |
| 5 | Now follow the path again until you reach the leyline fount of the Path to the Throne where Alilat is waiting Alilat has no weakness and is resistant to both Light and Dark. |
| 6 | Walk up the stairs, watch the cutscene, and defeat Tsukuyomi. ▶ Tsukuyomi boss fight guide |
| 7 | Move to the next area and defeat Nuwa We recommend saving your progress and healing first before proceeding. After the fight, Tao will leave the party. ▶ Nuwa boss fight guide |
| 8 | Register the leyline fount of the Empyrean Throne Room first then save your progress |
| 9 | Interact with the pillar of light and defeat Lucifer ▶ Lucifer boss fight guide |
| 10 | Watch the ending cutscenes Lady Nuwa and Fallen Abdiel will be unlocked for fusion. |
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register the leyline fount of Empyrean Atrium |
| 2 | Follow the path for a cutscene Holy Hayataro will join your party and be unlocked for fusion afterward. |
| 3 | Continue following the path until a fight with 3 Melchizedek is initiated Melchizedek is weak to Force, blocks Dark, and absorbs Light. |
| 4 | Move further north and start a battle against Sraosha Sraosha is weak to Force, resists Ice and Electric, and absorbs Light. |
| 5 | Now follow the path again until you reach the leyline fount of the Path to the Throne where Alilat is waiting Alilat has no weakness and is resistant to both Light and Dark. |
| 6 | Walk up the stairs, watch the cutscene, and defeat Abdiel. ▶ Abdiel boss fight guide |
| 7 | Move to the next area and defeat Nuwa We recommend saving your progress and healing first before proceeding. After the fight, Tao will leave the party. ▶ Nuwa boss fight guide |
| 8 | Register the leyline fount of the Empyrean Throne Room first then save your progress |
| 9 | Interact with the pillar of light and defeat Lucifer ▶ Lucifer boss fight guide |
| 10 | Watch the ending cutscenes Lady Nuwa, Herald Abdiel, and Fallen Abdiel will be unlocked for fusion. |
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Register the leyline fount of Empyrean Atrium Tao will leave the party upon entering the Empyrean. |
| 2 | Continue following the path until a fight with 3 Melchizedek is initiated Melchizedek is weak to Force, blocks Dark, and absorbs Light. |
| 3 | Move further north and start a battle against Sraosha Sraosha is weak to Force, resists Ice and Electric, and absorbs Light. |
| 4 | Now follow the path again until you reach the leyline fount of the Path to the Throne where Alilat is waiting Alilat has no weakness and is resistant to both Light and Dark. |
| 5 | Walk up the stairs, watch the cutscene, and defeat Abdiel. ▶ Abdiel boss fight guide |
| 6 | Move to the next area and defeat Tsukuyomi We recommend saving your progress and healing first before proceeding. ▶ Tsukuyomi boss fight guide |
| 7 | Watch the ending cutscenes Lady Nuwa, Herald Abdiel, and Fallen Abdiel will be unlocked for fusion. |
| Objective | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  If you did all the pre-requisite subquests for the secret ending and chose the Destroy the Throne route, Nuwa will appear in the cutscene after defeating Abdiel ▶ How to get the secret ending |
| 2 | Move to the next area and defeat Tsukuyomi ▶ Tsukuyomi boss fight guide |
| 3 |  During the choice event after beating Tsukuyomi, choose "Create a world for humanity alone" |
| 4 | Interact with the pillar of light and defeat Lucifer ▶ Lucifer (Secret Ending) boss fight guide |
| 5 | Watch the ending cutscenes |
Towards a New World Bosses and Strategies
Tsukuyomi
| Recommended Level: 83 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Weak to FireMainly uses Physical and Ice attacks |
Tsukuyomi mostly uses Physical and Ice attacks so try bringing demons or giving the Nahobino essences that resist, or better yet, absorb or reflect these attacks to axe his turn icons.
Mada and Adramelech are good choices for Fire attackers but since they're weak to Ice, you have to give them Resist Ice or Null Ice through fusion.
When he uses False Replication, use a multi-target attack (Fire Shards or Fire skills) then use single-target attacks on the real Tsukuyomi but when he uses True Replication, only use multi-target attacks as you won't be able to tell which one's the real one until his next turn ends.
Nuwa
| Recommended Level: 83 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Weak to FireMainly uses Electric attacksDestroy the Thunder Bits immediately |
Nuwa and Shohei's Nahobino form can use both Force and Electric attacks, but will mostly use Electric. Odin is an excellent choice for the attacker role in this fight as he can reflect Electric attacks and deal high damage with his Physical attacks. You only need to give him Null Force in case Nuwa decides to use their Force skills.
Other great choices for the attacker role are Seth, Mara, and Uriel.
They will also occasionally use Electrify which will charge one of ther Thunder Bits. Destroy these Thunder Bits immediately as they strengthen the next Rising Storm Dragon that Nuwa will use. If they use this move with all four Thunder Bits charged, it's likely that your party will get wiped out, even if you take defensive actions.
Abdiel
| Recommended Level: 83 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Weak to IceDestroy the Depraved Arm and Wing |
Abdiel is now weak to Ice so demons with high Ice skill potential like Vasuki are recommended, though you might need to give them Null Fire if they're weak to Fire. Arioch is another excellent choice for the attacker role as he has high Ice skill potential (plus High Ice Pleroma) and no weakness to Fire.
When Abdiel's HP is cut down to about 50%, the Depraved Wing and Depraved Arm will start to move, increasing their total turn icons to four. Destroy these immediately as they can cast annoying Support skills like Makarakarn and Masukukaja.
The Depraved Arm is weak to Light while the Depraved Wing is weak to Electric.
Tiamat
| Recommended Level: 83 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Kill the minions to reduce the HP of the main bodyBe aware of the minion's weaknesses and resistances |
Tiamat's gimmick is that her mian body will heal up any of her minion heads on her body. Defeating her minion heads gradually will deplete her main body's HP slowly so we recommend concentrating on her minion heads, since they are weaker and less tanky than her main body.
Tiamat's minion heads have different weaknesses and resistances to each other so bring a wide array of demons to cover every element and make sure to cover your weaknesses as well.
Mastema (Yoko Route Only)
| Recommended Level: 84 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Bring demons that can absorb or reflect Mastema's abilitiesUse Fire or Almighty attacks against him |
Mastema's Innate Skill, Crime and Punishment
, adds additional Press Turn Icons to his turn everytime an enemy hits his weakness so bringing demons that can reflect or absorb his skills can immediately put a stop to this during his turn.
Mastema is weak against Fire so spam Fire to bring him down quickly (but this brings his Press Turn Icons up so beware!). If you do not want to proc his Innate Skill, use Almighty attacks against him.
Tehom (Tao Route Only)
| Recommended Level: 84 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Attack one weakness at a timeMaximize damage by using items and different demons per turn |
Tehom's Innate Skill, World Ingurgitation
, will turn any weakness hit at the previous turn into a Drain affinity. Being aware of which weakness you hit per turn will bring Tehom down quickly.
Using plenty of items like Elemental Gems and different types of demons to hit weaknesses is the key of beating Tehom. Switch out your demons per element you hit and keep track of what element you used against Tehom.
Lucifer
| Recommended Level: 85 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Use skills that ignore affinity resistanceBring demons with no weaknessesDestroy the stars immediately |
Lucifer has no weakness. In order to deal decent damage, you need to use Almighty attacks or skills that ignore affinity resistance.
His skillset covers every affinity but Light and Dark so it would be wise to build a team with demons that can block/reflect/absorb Fire, Ice, Electric, and Force. You can achieve this by inheriting Null passive skills as you fuse demons or essences.
When Lucifer creates a Cocytus Star and a Brimstone Star, he will be weak to Fire and Ice attacks. This may sound great but you won't be that happy if the stars survive the round. Destroy them before your turn ends as he can explode them to deal Severe damage that ignores affinity resistance the first chance he gets.
Lucifer (Secret Ending)
| Recommended Level: 90 |
|---|
 |
| Tips and Strategy |
|
Use skills that ignore affinity resistanceBring demons with no weaknessesAffinity resistance changes on 2nd phaseResistances revert back on 3rd phaseDestroy the Morning Star immediately |
The basic strategy remains the same as fighting Lucifer during the first and second routes but he will now have access to stronger skillsets and the final boss fight now consists of 3 phases.
Lucifer will start to get more aggressive starting from the second phase and will often use Ailment skills so stock up on Amrita items before the fight.
Same as the normal ending Lucifer, you'll need to destroy the star that he creates, the Morning Star, before he can use it to deal massive Almighty damage to your team. The presence of the Morning Star alters Lucifer's affinity resistances as well, like what the Cocytus and Brimstone stars do.
How to Beat Lucifer (Secret Ending)
Towards a New World Available Sidequests
| Sidequests | |
|---|---|
| The Seraph's Return | The Red Dragon's Invitation |
| The Noble Queen | The Wrathful Queen |
| The Compassionate Queen | A Plot Revealed |
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Related Guides
Story Walkthrough and Route Guides
SMT V: Vengeance Walkthrough Guides
| Both Story Routes | |
|---|---|
 The Lay of the Land |
 The Angel's Trail |
 The Angels' Request |
 Head to Jozoji Temple |
 Save the Students |
 A Golden Opportunity |
| ↓ Canon of Creation ↓ | ↓ Canon of Vengeance ↓ |
 Chiyoda |
 Investigate the Anomalies in Tokyo |
 Tokyo Station |
 Rescue Miyazu Atsuta
|
 Demon King's Castle |
 Chase Through Shakan
|
| Both Story Routes | |
 The Three Keys
|
 To The Empyrean
|
| Towards a New World
|
 Endings Guide |
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Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance (SMTVV) Walkthrough & Guides Wiki
Towards a New World Main Quest Guide
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