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List of Ailment Skills

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Ailment skills will inflict different kinds of status ailments. Read on for a list of Ailment skills in Shin Megami Tensei (SMT 5).

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List of Ailment Skills

Ailment Skills Inflict Status Ailments

Ailment skills will inflict different types of status ailments to enemies, the duration depending on the skills used.

Below is a list of the Ailment skills in the game.

Skill Cost Effect
Wild Dance - Boss Exclusive Skill: Chance of inflicting Confusion to all foes.
Evil Gleam - Boss Exclusive Skill: Chance of inflicting Charm to all foes.
Makajama 10 Chance of inflicting Seal to 1 foe.
Dustoma 10 Chance of inflicting Mirage to 1 foe.
Poisma 10 Inflicts Poison to a single enemy based on a probability.
Pulinpa 10 Chance of inflicting Confusion to 1 foe.
Dormina 10 Chance of inflicting Sleep to 1 foe.
Marin Karin 10 Chance of inflicting Charm to 1 foe.
Toxic Spray 15 Chance of inflicting Poison to 1 foe and lowers Defense by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Makajamaon 25 Chance of inflicting Seal to all foes.
Tentarafoo 25 Chance of inflicting confusion to all foes.
Sexy Dance 25 Chance of inflicitng Charm to all foes.
Lullaby 25 Chance of inflicitng Sleep to all foes.
Fogna 25 Chance of inflicting Mirage to all foes.
Toxic Cloud 25 Chance of inflicting Poison to all foes.
Slumber Vortex 35 Chance of inflicting Sleep and Mirage to all foes.
Preach 35 Chance of inflicting Confusion/Charm/Sleep to all foes.
Stagnant Air 50 Chance of inflicting Mirage to all foes and lowers Defense and Accuracy/Evasion by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Frolic 80 Chance of inflicting Charm to all foes. Lowers Attack/Defense by 2 ranks for 3 turns.
Evil Melody 100 Has a chance to insta-kill a single foe.
Chaotic Will 150 Chance of instakill to all foes. Foe's Press Turn Icons will be halved next turn.

Status Ailment Effects

Status Ailment Effect
Poison Character takes damage every turn.
Mirage Character may attack a target that's not specified but with decreased accuracy.
Charm Character will attack their own allies and attempt to heal enemies.
Confusion Character will act in a random manner. They can attack an ally, an enemy, or do nothing.
Sleep Prevents character from acting.
Seal Prevents character from performing any skills.

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