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Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V)

Confusion Status Ailment Effect and Skills

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Confusion is a Status Ailment that makes the character act randomly in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMTVV). Check out what the Confusion effect does, how to cure it, a list of Confusion skills, and a list of demons that are strong and weak to Confusion.

Confusion Status Ailment Effect

Confusion Status Ailment Effect - SMTV
Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance - Confusion
Description Character will act in a randomly, possibly attacking an ally, an enemy, or they'll do nothing.

List of Status Ailments

How to Cure Confusion Status Ailment

Use Skills or Items to Cure Confusion

Confusion can be cured either by skills or items. Make sure to always have these on hand in case one of your party members gets affected.

Skills That Cure Confusion

Skill Cost Effect
Eternal Prayer Full Magatsuhi Gauge Full HP recovery, ailment, and/or death recovery for all allies (stock included).
Patra 8 Cure status ailments on 1 ally.
Sun's Radiance 12 Moderate HP recovery and cures all status ailments for 1 ally.
Me Patra 30 Cure status ailments on all allies.
Diamrita 30 Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailments for 1 ally.
Matriarch's Love 140 Moderate HP recovery and cures status ailment/debuffs for all allies.

List of Recovery Skills

Items That Cure Confusion

Item Effect
Amrita Soda Cure status ailments on 1 ally.
Amrita Shower Cure status ailments on all allies.

List of Recovery Items

List of Skills That Inflict Confusion Ailment

Skill Cost Effect
Accursed Poison Full Magatsuhi Gauge Chance of inflicting an ailment (stronger ailments prioritized) to all foes and lowers all stats by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Wild Dance - Boss Exclusive Skill: Chance of inflicting Confusion to all foes.
Madness Needle 10 Weak Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Confusion.
Pulinpa 10 Chance of inflicting Confusion to 1 foe.
Headcrush 20 Medium Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Confusion.
Frenzied Chomp 25 Medium Physical attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Poison/Confusion/Charm.
Tentarafoo 25 Chance of inflicting confusion to all foes.
Terror Blade 35 3 Piercing Physical attack on random targets. Chance to inflict confusion.
Preach 35 Chance of inflicting Confusion/Charm/Sleep to all foes.
Babylon Goblet 80 Severe Almighty attack to all foes. Chance of inflicting Confusion.

Essence Fusion Guide

Demons Strong and Weak to Confusion

Weak to Confusion

List of Demons
Silky ImageSilky Yamata no Orochi ImageYamata no Orochi Baihu ImageBaihu
Apsaras ImageApsaras Makami ImageMakami Oni ImageOni
Setanta ImageSetanta Shiki-Ouji ImageShiki-Ouji Jack-oJack-o'-Lantern
Xiezhai ImageXiezhai Gogmagog ImageGogmagog Mad Gasser ImageMad Gasser
Tzitzimitl ImageTzitzimitl

Blocks Confusion

List of Demons
Futsunushi ImageFutsunushi Orobas ImageOrobas Parvati ImageParvati
Poltergeist ImagePoltergeist Beelzebub ImageBeelzebub Black Rider ImageBlack Rider
Lahmu ImageLahmu Abdiel (Transformed) ImageAbdiel (Transformed)

Resists Confusion

List of Demons
Anahita ImageAnahita Alilat ImageAlilat Lachesis ImageLachesis
Orthrus ImageOrthrus Macabre ImageMacabre Ganesha ImageGanesha
Hecatoncheires ImageHecatoncheires High Pixie ImageHigh Pixie Sarasvati ImageSarasvati
Pazuzu ImagePazuzu Unicorn ImageUnicorn Konohana Sakuya ImageKonohana Sakuya
Dormarth ImageDormarth

List of Affinities: Demon Strengths and Weaknesses

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Related Guides

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List of Skills

List of Skills

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Support Skills Banner.pngSupport Skills Almighty Skills Banner.pngAlmighty Skills Passive Skills Banner.pngPassive Skills
Misc Skills Banner.pngMisc Skills SMT 5 Vengeance - Innate SkillsInnate Skills Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance - List of Group Skills Banner.pngGroup Skills

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