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List of Passive Skills

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Passive skills do not require MP and are innate effects for allies. Read on for a list of Passive skills in Shin Megami Tensei (SMT 5).

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List of Passive Skills

Passive Skills Have Innate Effects

Passive skills have different effects for your allies that are always active and do not require MP.

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

Skill Cost Effect
Almighty Pleroma - Increases Almighty attack damage.
Null Dark - Nullifies Dark skills.
Null Light - Nullifies Light skills.
Null Elec - Nullifies Electric skills.
Null Force - Nullifies Force skills.
Null Ice - Nullifies Ice skills.
Null Fire - Nullifies Fire skills.
Phys Pleroma - Increases Physical attack damage.
Murderous Glee - Greatly increases Critical Rate.
High Almighty Pleroma - Greatly increases Almighty attack damage.
Null Phys - Nullifies Physical skills.
Heavenly Counter - Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a weak Dark attack. Lowers target's Attack 1 rank for 3 turns.
High Fire Pleroma - Greatly increases Fire attack damage.
High Light Pleroma - Greatly increases Light attack damage.
Mana Aid - Recover MP after a battle.
High Phys Pleroma - Greatly increases Physical attack damage.
Repel Force - Reflects Force skills.
Force Pleroma - Increases Force attack damage.
High Force Pleroma - Greatly increases Force attack damage.
Drain Elec - Absorbs damage from Electric skills.
Drain Fire - Absorbs damage from Fire skills.
Lightning Pulse - Boss Exclusive Skill: Counterattacks with weak Electric attack when a Thunder Bit is defeated.
High Heal Pleroma - Greatly increases Healing magic effects.
Repel Fire - Reflects Fire skills.
Repel Light - Reflects Light skills.
Repel Elec - Reflects Electric skills.
Repel Phys - Reflects Physical skills.
Repel Dark - Reflects Dark skills.
Boon Boost EX - Your -kaja/-nda skills last 2 extra turns.
Drain Ice - Absorbs damage from Ice skills.
High Elec Pleroma - Greatly increases Electric attack damage.
Drain Light - Absorbs damage from Light skills.
Drain Dark - Absorbs damage from Dark skills.
Drain Force - Absorbs damage from Force skills.
Drain Phys - Absorbs damage from Physical skills.
High Restore - MP recovery when you strike a foe's weakness or land a Critical.
Resist Phys - Strengthens resistance to Physical skills.
Critical Zealot - Increases Critical damage, but normal damages decreases.
Enduring Soul - Endures lethal attack and fully heals HP once in battle.
Mana Spring - Increases MAX MP.
Retaliate - Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a medium Phys attack. Does not stack with Counter.
Great Mana Spring - Greatly increases MAX MP.
Light Mana Aid - Recover a little MP after a battle.
High Dark Pleroma - Greatly increases Dark attack damage.
Life Spring - Increases MAX HP.
Beast Eye - Increases Accuracy.
Curse Siphon - Low MP recovery when inflicting status ailments.
Light Life Aid - Recover a little HP after a battle.
Counter - Chance to counter Strength-based attacks with a weak Phys attack.
Poison Master - Greatly increases the effects of Poison.
Resist Light - Strengthens resistance to Light attacks.
Bloody Glee - Increases Critical Rate.
Resist Ice - Strengthens resistance to Ice skills.
Inspiring Leader - EXP earned increases when the demon's Lv is lower than the Nahobino.
Resist Force - Strengthens resistance to Force skills.
Resist Fire - Strengthens resistance to Fire skills.
Restore - Low MP recovery when you strike a foe's weakness or land a Critical.
Resist Dark - Strengthens resistance to Dark skills.
Hellish Mask - Decreases chance of instakill and being afflicted with ailments.
Repel Ice - Reflects Ice skills.
High Ice Pleroma - Greatly increases Ice attack damage.
Resist Elec - Strengthens resistance to Electric skills.
Ice Pleroma - Increases Ice attack damage.
Light Pleroma - Increases Light attack damage.
Dark Pleroma - Increases Dark attack damage.
Fire Pleroma - Increases Fire attack damage.
Heal Pleroma - Increases Healing magic effects.
Great Curse Siphon - MP recovery when inflicting status ailments.
Poison Adept - Increases effects of Poison.
Boon Boost - Your -kaja/-nda skills last 1 extra turn.
Elec Pleroma - Increases Electric attack damage.
Safeguard - Being Evaded/Nulled/Drained/Repelled doesn't consume Press Turn Icons.
Life Aid - Recover HP after a battle.
Great Life Spring - Greatly increases MAX HP.
Endure - Endures lethal attack with 1 HP once in battle.
Dragon Eye - Greatly increases Accuracy.
Abyssal Mask - Greatly decreases chance of instakill and being afflicted with ailments.

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