How to Beat Tehom Boss Fight

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

Tehom Stats and Weakness

Boss Information

Recommended Level	Location
84	Grave Altar

Tehom Stats

Stats
Strength	65
Vitality	57
Magic	65
Agility	66
Luck	65

Tehom Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses and Resistances
	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak

Tehom's Innate Skill World Ingurtigation will change any elemental weakness to Drain, depending on the type of elemental skill Tehom was struck with during the previous turn.

After Tehom unleashes Inception of Chaos, all of his weaknesses and affinity resistances are returned to normal.

Tehom Status Ailment Resistances

Sleep	Confuse	Charm	Mirage	Seal	Poison
Null	Resist	Resist	Resist	Null	Resist

Tehom Skills

Skill	Description
Abyssal Reckoning	Weak Almighty HP/MP drain attack to 1 foe. Chance of inflicting Sleep.
Catastrophe	Severe Physical attack to 1 foe.
Agibarion	Severe Fire attack to 1 foe.
Bufubarion	Severe Ice attack to 1 foe.
Ziobarion	Severe Elec attack to 1 foe.
Zanbarion	Severe Force attack to 1 foe.
Hamabarion	Severe Light attack to 1 foe.
Mudobarion	Severe Dark attack to 1 foe.
Innate Skill World Ingurgitation	Innate Skill: At the start of user's turn, weakness struck on the previous turn will have their affinity resistances changed to Drain.
Inception of Chaos	A powerful attack targetting all members in your party. Once the attack ends, Tehom's affinity resistances are returned to normal.

List of Skills and Effects

How to Beat Tehom

Tehom Strategy
Target Tehom's Weakness Every Turn Bring Elemental Gems and Shards Recruit Demons Target Only 1 Weakness Switch Out Demons In Your Party Apply Buffs to Party and Debuffs to Tehom Use Guard to Endure Inception of Chaos

Target Tehom's Weakness Every Turn

Tehom's World Ingurgitation will change its weakness to the elemental attribute received from any attack from the previous turn, enabling it to accommodate and adapt to any elemental variables in battle.

If it does not use World Ingurgitation, Tehom will use Abyssal Reckoning to absorb HP/MP from the target and inflict weak Almighty damage and Sleep. Use Dekunda or Amrita Soda to prevent your party from falling asleep.

Bring Elemental Gems and Shards to Target Weakness

Tehom's adaptability to change its elemental weakness can be exploited by purchasing or stocking up various Gems or Shards of different elemental attributes. This will enable you to target its weakness should you have no one in your current party can exploit it.

List of Support Items

Recruit Demons With Access to Elemental Attributes

It is unlikely that Gems or Shards will be sufficient to deal substantial damage to Tehom, so it is recommended that you recruit various demons specializing in different elemental attributes and skills.

It is also recommended that you use demons that specialize in more than one elemental attribute such as Abdiel and Uriel.

Target Only 1 Weakness During Your Single Turn

It is best that you only target a single weakness of Tehom during a single turn, lest you want him to activate his Magatsuhi Skill: Inception of Chaos. You can prevent this by limiting your attacks that target its weaknesses.

Switch Out Demons In Your Party After Targetting Elemental Weaknesses

Switch out your demons in your party if they have no access to skills that can target Tehom's weakness. The main character and designated healer should stay in the lineup, while the other two demons should be switched out for other demons in your inventory.

List of Demons

Apply Buffs to Party and Debuffs to Tehom

After it has filled out its Magatsuhi gauge and received attacks targetting its elemental weakness, Tehom will unleash Inception of Chaos.

This skill is a powerful attack that can instantly kill your party if they received no buffs from support skills or items beforehand. Make sure to apply defensive buffs when Tehom's Magatsuhi gauge fills up.

Related Guides
List of Support Skills	List of Support Items

Use Guard to Endure Inception of Chaos

Use Guard once you've applied all defensive buffs from your available support skills or items. The Guard option will increase your chances of surviving Inception of Chaos, so be sure to use the command before the attack.

Best Demons to Use Against Tehom

Recommended Demons	Recruitment Process/Rationale
Konohana Sakuya	DLC Quest: Sakura Cinders in the East ・Nullifies Fire and Force ・Access to Fire and Force Skills ・Access to Oath of Plenteousness
Cleopatra	Subquest The Rage of a Queen ・Access to Frolic ・Access to Light, Ice and Force skills ・Access to Luster Candy
Raphael	Subquest The Holy Ring Uriel x Dominion ・Access to Light and Force skills ・Access to Killing Wind
Uriel	Subquest The Holy Ring Throne x Camael ・Access to Fire, Elec and Light skills ・Access to Narukami
Abdiel	Special Fusion Adramelech x Melchizedek x Dominion ・Access to Light's Descent ・Access to High Light Pleroma ・Repels Light
Mada	Temple of the Ages ・Access to Trisagion ・Access ro Ailed Resurgence
Nahobeeho	Side Quest: Wannabee-ho Nahobino Jack Frost x King Frost x Jack Frost x Silky ・Absorbs Ice ・Access to Null Force
Zaou-Gongen	Subquest The Destined Leader ・Access to Fire skills ・Access to Sankosho
Cherub	Special Fusion Flaemis x Throne ・Access to Null Elec ・Access to Pandemonic Feast
Agrat	Special Fusion Seth x Efreet x Queen Medb ・High Restore inherited from Queen Medb ・Counteract Elec Weakness before battle
Odin	Special Fusion Thor x Valkyrie x Loki ・Repels Elec ・Access to Gungnir
Asura	Special Fusion Chi You x Eisheth ・Access to powerful Physical skills ・Access to High Phys Pleroma
Demeter	Side Quest: A Plot Revealed ・Access to Eleusinian Harvest ・Access to High Heal Pleroma
Tao	Clear Tao Route in Goddess of Vegeance Arc ・Access to Light of Order ・Access to Null Dark ・Nullifies Light

List of Demons

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)	Marici

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