How to Beat Mephisto

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

Mephisto Stats and Weaknesses

Recommended Level

Recommended Level	Location	Drops
79	Kamiyacho	None

Mephisto Stats

Mephisto Weaknesses and Resistances

Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances

Status Ailments Resistances

Mephisto Skill Proficiencies

Elemental

Other

Mephisto Skills

Best Demons to Use Against Mephisto

Light skills or Physical skills that ignore affinity resistance

Mephisto's only weakness is Light so bringing demons with high Light skill potential such as Sraosha and Khonsu Ra is recommended.

You can also bring demons with high Physical skill potential, but only if they have Physical attacks that ignore affinity resistance like Hell Thrust since Mephisto can block regular Physical attacks. Kali and Odin are great choices for this type of attacker.

In general, you'd want to have a team that is not weak to Dark to avoid instakills from Mephisto's Dark skills.

Lakshmi as support

Lakshmi's Luster Candy is a neat Support skill that can raise all of your party's stats. She can also use Mediarahan to fully heal your allies, though you'll need to keep an eye out on her MP when using both skills

Kali with Taunt and Null Phys

Kali with Taunt learned from fusion can draw Dark and Fire attacks and block them, resulting in Mephisto losing more press turns. Additonally, you can give her Null Phys from Ongyo-Ki's essence to block Mephisto's Brave Blade and normal attacks.

This defensive strategy won't work if Mephisto uses Impaler's Animus though, so you might need to heal Kali or anyone that gets hit by the next attack.

How to Beat Mephisto

Weak to Light Vulnerable to status ailments Prepare for ailments Bring Dark Dampeners

Vulnerable to Status Ailments

Although Mephisto is resistant to all ailments, he is still vulnerable to them. Keep in mind that the chances of inflicting an ailment to Mephisto is low (unless your Luck stat is crazy high) so only try using Ailment skills or gems if you have press turns to spare.

We recommend trying to inflict Seal to Mephisto. This will cause him to burn all his turn icons trying to cast a skill since he rarely uses normal attacks.

Prepare for Ailments

Bring items like Amrita Shower in the fight and prepare skills that can remove ailments like Me Patra to cleanse your party from Makajamaon and Stagnant Air's effects. The passive skills Abyssal Mask and Hell Mask also help decreasing the chances of being afflicted with Mephisto's Ailment attacks.

Bring Dark Dampeners

Mephisto will use Mamudobarion the next round after gathering Magatsuhi. Since it is a guaranteed Severe critical hit to your team, you'll need to use a Dark Dampener to block the attack and make him lose press turn icons.

Even after blocking this attack, Mephisto will still have one press turn icon unless you have the Magatsuhi Dispersion Miracle so make sure your allies have a decent amount of HP left.

Shin Megami Tensei Related Guides

Boss Battle Guides | List of Bosses

All Boss Types

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Story Bosses	Optional Bosses
DLC Bosses	Superbosses

SMTV: Vengeance Story Bosses

SMTV: Vengeance Story Boss Guides
Glasya-Labolas	Naamah
Eisheth	Yuzuru and Hayataro
Agrat	Beelzebub
The Four Qadistu	Zeus and Odin
Abdiel and Ichiro	Tiamat
Tehom

Story Bosses

Story Boss Guides
Hydra	Eligor
Nuwa	Lahmu (1st Fight)
Loup-garou	Fionn mac Cumhaill
Lahmu (2nd Fight)	Shohei Yakumo
Surt	Ishtar
Chernobog	Arioch
Abdiel	Odin
Zeus	Vasuki
Metatron	Tsukuyomi
Nuwa	Abdiel
Lucifer	Lucifer (Secret Ending)

Optional Bosses

Optional Boss Guides
Pazuzu	Anahita
King Frost	Thunderbird
Loki	Belphegor
Moloch	Amanozako
Camael	Abaddon
Arahabaki	Khonsu
Fionn mac Cumhaill (2nd Fight)	Baal
Huang Long	Asura and Mithras
Amon	Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel
Belial	Michael
Inanna	Danu
Maria	Khonsu Ra
Zeus (2nd Fight)	Marici

Optional Mini-Bosses

Optional Boss Guides
Apsaras	Leanan Sidhe
Shiki-Ouji	Xuanwu
Jatayu	Kumbhanda
Quetzalcoatl	Baihu
The Kunitsukami	Futsunushi
Adramelech	Zaou-Gongen

Punishing Foes

Punishing Foes Guides
Oyamatsumi	Horus
Girimekhala	Hecatoncheires
Chimera	Seth
Bishamonten	Jikokuten
Koumokuten	Zouchouten
Garuda

DLC Bosses

DLC Boss Guides
Artemis	Cleopatra
Mephisto	Matador
Daisoujou	Hell Biker
White Rider	Red Rider
Black Rider	Pale Rider
Mother Harlot	Trumpeter

Superboss Optional Bosses

Vengeance Optional Boss Guides
Shiva	Demi-Fiend
Masakado	Satan