SMTV: Vengeance Beginner's Guide

This is a complete Beginner's Guide to Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V). Read on to see a full list of guides for beginners which include a full guide to all stats, understanding the press turn system, best difficulty settings, and more guides catered to help new players in SMT V!

SMTV: Vengeance Beginner's Guide

Beginner's Guide to SMTVV
All Stat Guides and Effects Best Difficulty Settings Exploit Weaknesses Fuse Demons in the World of Shadows Use Skills with Higher Potential Status Ailments Guide Use Magatsuhi Skill Moon Phases Effects Use Fast Travels Change Affinities or Skills with Essences Look for Mimans to Get Glory Best Nahobino Build

All Stat Guides and Effects

Curious about a single stat? Refer to our individual stat guide and have all your questions about each stat resolved!

Stat	Effect
Strength	Increases the damage of attacks with the physical attribute.
Vitality	Reduces damage received from enemy attacks.
Magic	Increases damage of magic attacks.
Agility	Determines the success rate of escaping battles, your chance to hit when attacking, and your chance of evading when attacked.
Luck	Improves chance-based results to being in your favor.

Best Difficulty Settings

The SMT series never shies away from its unforgiving difficulty. However, there are multiple difficulty modes to choose from that will best fit your playstyle. If you're a beginner, playing casual difficulty is the best one to choose and it can be changed later if you wish to tackle the game's challenges more seriously later.

List of Difficulty Modes

Exploit Weaknesses and Maximize Press Turn System

The Press Turn Battle System makes a triumphant return in Shin Megami Tensei V. The Press Turn Battle System is a battle system that allows characters to gain extra turns or lose turns depending on what happens in battle. Exploiting an enemy weakness or landing a critical hit will increase your team's turn by one and missing an attack or using a move the enemy is strong against will make your team lose one turn.

Press Turn System Guide

All Affinities List

Physical	Fire	Ice	Electric
Force	Light	Dark	Almighty

As one of the central mechanics in SMT V, learning all about the different types of elemental affinities for enemies and allied Demons is essential for a successful battle. Each demon has their own set of affinities and exploiting their weaknesses and maximizing your own demon's strengths is key to emerging victorious in battles in the game.

List of Affinities

Fuse Demons in the World of Shadows to Get Stronger Demons

Demons are classified into their own races, which factor into Demon Fusion. The resulting race of the fused demon is determined by the race of the two demons used in the fusion. It is recommended to fuse demons to get stronger ones or to be able to get demons that would fit your current team or to defeat the enemies you'll encounter along the way such as boss fights or stronger enemies.

How to Fuse Demons

Use Skills that Demons Have Higher Potential With

Skill Potential is a mechanic in SMT V that dictates a demon's proficiency with certain skills. Higher Skill Potential can strengthen skills and lessen MP cost. Try to always use skills as well as make demons inherit skilsl through fusions skill that they have a high potential with!

Effects of Skill Potential

Status Ailments Guide

Status Ailment	Effect
Poison	Character takes damage every turn.
Mirage	Character may attack a target that's not specified but with decreased accuracy.
Charm	Character will attack their own allies and attempt to heal enemies.
Confusion	Character will act in a random manner. They can attack an ally, an enemy, or do nothing.
Sleep	Prevents character from acting.
Seal	Prevents character from performing any skills.

Status Ailments are negative effects that a character can inflict on another. Taking advantage of Status Ailments and knowing how each operate can surely be an advantage for the Nahobino and his party. While most bosses are resistant or immune to status ailments, these ailments can be used for the majority of enemies you encounter and capitalizing on them can trivialize several battles. Just be sure to not fall victim to these ailments yourself!

List of Status Ailments

Use Magatsuhi Skills by Filling up the Magatsuhi Gauge

The Magatushi gauge is a new addition to Shin Megami Tensei V. It can be located at the top right of the screen, right below the Press Turn icons when in battle. Once the meter is full, the player can trigger powerful attacks with varying effects, known as Magatsuhi Skills. The Magatsuhi gauge can be filled up and stored between battles, so it is recommended to fill it up before boss fights.

How to Use and Unlock Magatsuhi Skills

Moon Phases Effects

The Moon Phase has several effects in the game. A full moon would indiciate that enemies would respawn in the overworld. Moon Phases also affects the mood of demons which may sometimes make them impossible to talk to or makes their mood better which makes it easier to recruit demons during a full moon.

Moon Phases Effects

Use Fast Travels to Teleport Between Leylines

Fast Travel is a handy mechanic you can unlock early in the game that allows you to warp to the last Leyline Fount the Nahobino has used.

How to Fast Travel

Use Essences to Learn New Skills or Change Affinity

Unlocking Demon Essence is a great way to unlock new skills for the Nahobino and his Demons. These essences can be used in the World of Shadows to grant your demons or the Nahobino new skills and even change the Nahobino's affinities later in the game!

How to Get Essences

Always Look for Mimans to Get Glory and Item Rewards

Mimans are these little demons you can give to Gustav in Cadaver's Hollow. There are exactly 200 of these Mimans in the game, but we got you covered! Check out our Miman location guide to never miss these critters while playing the game!

All Miman Locations | Miman Rewards

Best Nahobino Build

The Nahobino's stats and moveset can be shaped in any way the player sees fit, but if you're looking for the best stats and skills to prioritize, check out our guide on the Best Build for the Nahobino below!

Best Nahobino Builds

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Related Guides

Tips and Tricks | Beginner's Guide

Vengeance Guides

How to Use Magatsu Rails	Carry-Over and Save Transfer Bonuses
Virtual Trainer: How to Unlock and Location	How to Start Canon of Vengeance
List of New Demons	Take Her Hand Guide
Demon Haunt	Magatsuhi Demon
Shakan Dungeon	Consecutive Encounters Explained
All Da'at: Shinjuku Features	Innate Skills
Demon Group Skill Explained	Guest Characters
Sky View Guide	List of Cadaver's Hollow Items
All Story Choices and Alignments	Beginner's Guide
How To Unlock Godborn Mode	Post Game Guide: What to Do After the Story
100% Guide	All Demon Navigators (1.0.3 Update)

Game Mechanics

Press Turn System Guide	Battle System Explained
List of Difficulty Modes	How to Fuse Demons
List of Affinities	Effects of Skill Potential
List of Status Ailments	How to Use Magatsuhi Skills
Moon Phases Effects	How to Fast Travel
Interactable Objects	How to Get Essences
All Miman Locations	Demon Statues

Stat and Build Guides

All Stats Explained	Best Nahobino Builds
Strength	Vitality
Magic	Agility
Luck	-

Farming Guides

How to Level Up Fast	How to Farm Macca
How to Farm Glory	How to Farm Mitamas

Tips and Tricks

Best Names for the Nahobino	Best Demons to Use
Best Miracles Tier List	All Abscesses Locations
All Cironnup Locations	All Aogami Essence Locations
List of Special Fusions	All Trophies List
All Missables

FAQ

Apsaras or Leanan Sidhe	What Carries Over in NG+
Principality or Lilim	Should You Eat the Golden Apple?
Black Frost or Dionysus	Where to get the Horn of Plenty
How to Get Dragon Scales	Should You Spare Khonsu?
Futsunushi or Adramelech	-