How to Beat Satan Boss Fight

Satan is a Canon of Vengeance exclusive boss in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V). Learn where to find Satan, as well as its stats, weaknesses, battle rewards, and the best demons to use against Satan!

Satan Stats and Weakness

Boss Information

Satan
Boss Level	99
Race	Primal
Recommended Level to Beat	At least Level 99
Quest Appearance	The Great Adversary

Satan Stats

Satan Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses and Resistances
Resist	Drain	-	-	-	Drain	Drain

Satan Status Ailment Resistances

Satan Skills

List of Skills and Effects

Satan Behavioral Patterns

Satan Behavior
Uses Megido Ark at the start of the turn Summons a demon at the start and everytime you kill a minion Absorbs demon minions through Magatsuhi Plunder Uses absorbed demon's Magatsuhi skill afterwards Counters Ailments with an Almighty attack

Uses Megido Ark at the start of the turn

Satan will always use a Megiddo Ark on the first turn. Since either you or your demons will definitely be defeated, you will need to have Enduring Soul or a Whittled Goat to withstand the first Megido Ark.

Summons a demon at the start and everytime you kill a minion

Satan will summon a demon companion on the first turn, and then summon one whenever necessary after defeating all of the summoned minions or using the Magatsuhi skill after absorbing the minions with Magatsuhi Plunder. Below is a list of all Satan's companions and their Magatsuhi skills.

Hariti

Titania

Arahabaki

Ganesha

Kumbhanda

Kaiwan

Sarasvati

Yatagarasu

Fafnir

Macabre

Mada

Sraosha

Absorbs demon minions through Magatsuhi Plunder

Once every three turns, he absorbs a minion with Magatsuhi Plunder to recover HP, and Satan's defensive compatibility and Magatsuhi skill change to the same as what the absorbed demon possesses.

Uses absorbed demon's Magatsuhi skill afterwards

After using Magatsuhi Plunder, Satan will use the Magatsuhi skill of the demon he absorbed. If Hariti and Sarasvati were absorbed, Satan's HP will be fully restored with the Magatsuhi skill Waters of Youth, or Eternal Prayer, so defeating them should be your top priority when they are summoned.

Counters Ailments with an Almighty attack

Satan's Innate Skill, Adversary, counters any status ailment spells casted on him with a severe Almighty skill. Avoid using any status ailment moves that also lowers Satan's stats, like Cleopatra's Frolic, to avoid getting hurt by this counterattack.

What to Do Before Fighting Satan

Satan Preperation
Have the Nahobino learn Luminescent Mirage and Paraselene Blur Have Enduring Soul and Whittled Goat ready Fuse Elemental-specialized Demons Use Balms, Sutras, and Incenses Have your items ready

Have the Nahobino learn Luminescent Mirage and Paraselene Blur

Nahobino's Luminescent Mirage and Paraselene Blur are unique skills from the Tsukiyomi essence, Tsukiyomi Ultimus, which you can obtain through talking to the female researcher in the Tokyo Diet Building.
Luminescent Mirage is a guaranteed evasion support move that can trigger Satan's Megidolaon without activating his Megido Ark.
Paraselene Blur adds one flashing press turn icon to the next turn every time it is evaded, so it has high synergy with Luminescent Mirage and can increase the number of attacks. We highly recommend bringing these moves when fighting Satan.

Have Enduring Soul and a Whittled Goat ready

Satan will always use a Megido Ark on the first turn. Since either you or your demons will definitely be defeated, you will need to have Enduring Soul or a Whittled Goat to withstand the first Megido Ark. Aside from that, having a safety net from moves that can oneshot you is always good since this will be a long battle.

Fuse Elemental-specialized Demons

This fight with Satan is long and you will be needing to deal damage to him and the minions he summons. Each of the minions Satan summons have different affinities and weaknesses so it's essential that you are prepared to tackle everything during the fight. In addition, make sure your demons have Pleroma or High Pleroma skills for their elemental attacks to increase its damage.

Use Balms, Sutras, and Incenses

To increase your chance of outputting a lot of damage as well as surviving damage, use all the balms, sutras and incenses you get throughout the game on yourself and your demons. Don't be afraid to skimp on it since this is one of, if not the toughest, fight in the game.

Have your items ready

Since this is a long fight, we recommend having a variety of MP and HP-restoring items. This is a test of endurance so make sure to stock up on all your restorative items as well as Balms of Life and Purge or Dispel Charms to aid you in your fight.

How to Beat Satan

Satan Preperation
Use Luminescent Mirage except on Satan's Magatsuhi Plunder turn Attack Satan while using buffs and debuffs Switch out your demons depending on Satan's minions Prioritize killing Hariti and Sarasvati Use your Magatsuhi skills wisely

Use Luminescent Mirage except on Satan's Magatsuhi Plunder turn

It is important to always get rid of Satan's turns because he will either use a Megidolaon or Megido Ark to get rid of your or your allies. By using Luminescent Mirage, this cuts Satan's turns in half, lowering his chances of using Megido Ark.

Attack Satan while using buffs and debuffs

Satan has very high Vitality and HP, and if you're not constantly buffing and debuffing yourself, Satan can run your MP dry quickly. In addition to the HP he restores through Magatsuhi Plunder, you will have a difficult time bringing Satan's HP down while managing your MP. We highly recommend using Beelzebub as your main debuffer because of his innate skill, Biondetta, and Konohana Sakuya as your main healer and buffer.

Switch out your demons depending on Satan's minions

With Satan summoning new demons everytime you kill one of his companions, it's vital that you keep a variety of demons who can target every demon's weaknesses. Below is a list of all the companions Satan can summon throughout the fight.

Demon	Weaknesses and Affinities
Kumbhanda	Block: Force Resist: Dark Weak: Electric
Fafnir	Resist: Physical Weak: Ice, Electric
Sraosha	Absorb: Light Resist: Ice, Electric Weak: Force
Arahabaki	Block: Physical Resist: Light, Dark Weak: Fire, Ice, Electric, Force
Hariti	Block: Dark Resist: Sleep Weak: Force
Macabre	Block: Dark, Poison Resist: Confusion Weak: Light
Ganesha	Block: Force Resist: Physical, Confusion Weak: Electric, Dark, Poison
Titania	Block: Light Resist: Dark, Sleep, Mirage Weak: Fire
Sarasvati	Block: Ice, Charm Resist: Confusion Weak: Fire, Dark
Yatagarasu	Block: Light Resist: Force Weak: Dark, Charm
Mada	Absorb: Fire Block: Dark Weak: Ice

Prioritize killing Hariti and Sarasvati

Hariti and Sarasvati are your top prioirity targets when Satan summons them because of their Magatsuhi skill. Both of their race skils can heal Satan back to full HP so be sure to kill them off before Satan can absorb them with Magatsuhi Plunder,

Use your Magatsuhi skills wisely

Your own Magatsuhi skills can definitely come in clutch whenever you need so using and choosing when to use your Magatsuhi skills can make or break your run.

Best Demons to Use Against Satan

Recommended Demons
Konohana Sakuya Beelzebub Masakado Shiva

Konohana Sakuya

Konohana Sakuya is the best healer in the game with her unique skill, Sakura Sakuya, that can heal HP and MP along with a Luster Candy to top it off, all in one skill. Add in Bowl of Hygieia to increase her HP recovery as well as Heal Pleroma and High Heal Pleroma and she's an invaluable ally to your team.

Beelzebub

Beelzebub will be your main debuffer due to his innate skill, Biondetta, which increases how much your debuffs do to enemies when there are no Herald, Megami, Femme, or Lady demons in the active party. With Konohana Sakuya as your Kunitsu healer demon, he can fully take advantage of this to make his Debilitate more potent. Add in Boon Boost and Boon Boost EX for even more effective debuffing

Masakado

Masakado will be your main source of damage dealing along with Nahobino. With his unique skill, Recalcitrant Execution, he can hit all of Satan's party hard and can also guarantees an additional press turn with his innate skill, Scarlet Blade, which increases Critical Rate and damage of Critical hits. Add in Critical Zealot for a damage increase and Bloody or Murderous Glee to increaase his Critical chance.

Shiva

Shiva is your other option for a strong damage dealer if you don't have Masakado. Tandava is an hard-hitting Almighty skill that can hit all of Satan's party. This move also lowers the opponent's Defense to the lowest rank for three turns.

Satan Battle Rewards

Satan EXP, Macca, and Drops

SMTV: Vengeance Guides

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Related Guides

Boss Battle Guides | List of Bosses

All Boss Types

Related Boss Guides
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)	-

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