How to Beat Huang Long

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

How to Beat Huang Long

Prioritze Killing Huang Long After It Uses Call Allies Consistently Use Dark Skills Buff Your Party Use Phys Attacks

Prioritze Killing Huang Long After It Uses Call Allies

Huang Long will start using Call Allies when it is near half health. Using AoE attacks is useful, but focus your attacks on Huang Long—using Dark skills in particular.

The fight will be over as soon as you defeat Huang Long, regardless if you have killed the summoned demons or not.

Consistently Use Dark Skills

Huang Long is weak to Dark, and capitalizing on the weakness-exploit system will benefit you a lot—effectively attacking Huang Long and securing more turns for your team all at the same time.

Buff Your Party

Buff your party's attack and defense to maximum in order to deal more damage to Huang Long and dampen its attacks on your roster. Don't hesitate to overinvest in buffs as Huang Long does not have any skill that can do the buffs you cast onto your party.

Use Phys Attacks

You can deal a lot of damage to Huang Long using Phys attacks as it is not resistant to Phys. It is especially useful to have Yoshitsune on your team as his Phys attacks also deal effects that weaken Huang Long.

Best Demons to Use Against Huang Long

Demons with Dark Skills

Exploit Huang Long's weakness to Dark by bringing along demons that have Dark skills. Use demons that have Mudo or its other variations. Take advantage of the weakness-exploit system to effectively attack Huang Long and secure more turns for your party.

Buff and Debuff Bot Demons

Demons that can cast Sukunda, Sukukaja, Tarunda, Tarukaja, Rakunda, Rakukaja, and/or Debilitate are highly suggested for the fight. Make this slog of a fight easier by consistently debuffing Huang Long and buffing your party.

Huang Long Stats and Weaknesses

Recommended Level

Recommended Level	Location	Drops
67~70	Onarimon The Benevolent One	80,000 Macca, Huang Long's Essence

Huang Long Stats

Huang Long Weaknesses and Resistances

Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances

Status Ailments Resistances

Huang Long Skill Proficiencies

Elemental

Other

Huang Long Skills

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