How to Beat Inanna

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

How to Beat Inanna

Null Elemental Damage Use Physical and Dark Skills Focus on Buffs and Debuffs End the Fight as Quickly as Possible

Null Elemental Damage

Inanna's unique skills deal Severe Fire, Ice, Electricity, or Force skills to 1 foe, so it's highly recommended to make sure your party is resistant to these Elements.

If you have demons weak to her Elemental skills, consider bringing some Dampeners with you. Doing this will prevent Inanna from gaining extra Press Turns.

Use Physical and Dark Skills

While Inanna nulls most Elemental attacks, she is weak to Physical and Dark skills. Skills like Mudobarion and Yoshitsune's unique skill Hassou Tobi are highly recommended for this fight.

Deal further damage with these skills by casting Charge/Concentrate or Donum Gladi/Magici to your demons.

Focus on Buffs and Debuffs

Be sure to buff your party and debuff Inanna at all costs especially when she casts Concentrate to reduce the damage dealt by her skills.

Failing to null or weaken Inanna's attacks after she casts Concentrate could easily take down one of your demons.

End the Fight as Quickly as Possible

Make sure to beat Inanna before she maxes out her Magatsuhi gauge. Otherwise, she will cast Freikugel and will instantly take out one of your party members.

Freikugel is a Strength-based skill that deals Severe Almighty damage to 1 foe. Considering that Inanna's Strength stat is 400, it would be best to beat her as quickly as possible to prevent further complications.

Best Demons to Use Against Inanna

Bring Physical-Focused Demons

Yoshitsune and DLC demon Artemis are highly recommended for this fight as they have strong multi-hit Physical attacks that would deal more damage to Inanna considering her weakness to Physical skills.

Doing this ensures high damage output and increases your Press Turns.

Bring Demons with Dark Skills

Having Beelzebub in your party is ideal as it possesses the unique Dark skill Death Flies. Consider teaching it Null/Drain/Repel Force to prevent chances of Inanna getting extra Press Turns.

Bringing Abdiel (Transformed) along will benefit your party as well. Her unique skill Fallen Destroyer is highly recommended for this fight and she can resist most of Inanna's Elemental skills.

Inanna Stats and Weaknesses

Recommended Level

Recommended Level	Location	Drops
82	Empyrean	Inanna's Essence Grimoire x2

Inanna Stats

Inanna Weaknesses and Resistances

Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances

Status Ailments Resistances

Inanna Skill Proficiencies

Elemental

Other

Inanna Skills

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