Masakado is a new Canon of Creation exclusive boss in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V). Learn where to find Masakado, as well as its stats, weaknesses, battle rewards, and the best demons to use against Masakado!
| ◀ Previous Boss | Next Boss ▶ |
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| Tehom | Satan |
| Masakado Guides | |
| Boss Guide | Masakado Fusion and Stats Guide |
List of Contents
- Stats and Weakness
- What to Do Before
- How to Beat
- Best Demons
- Battle Rewards
- Related Guides
Masakado Stats and Weakness
Boss Information
| Masakado | |
| Boss Level | 99 |
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| Race | Wargod |
| Recommended Level to Beat | At Least Level 99 |
| Quest Appearance | The Guardian of Tokyo |
Masakado Stats
| Stats | |
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| Strength | 120 |
| Vitality | 160 |
| Magic | 45 |
| Agility | 120 |
| Luck | 98 |
Masakado Weaknesses and Resistances
| Weaknesses and Resistances | ||||||
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| Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak | Weak |
Masakado Status Ailment Resistances
| Sleep | Confuse | Charm | Mirage | Seal | Poison |
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| Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist |
Masakado Skills
| Skill | Description |
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| Recalcitrant Execution | (Unique) Severe Strength-based Almight attack to all foes. Greater effect if Critical |
| Diarama | Moderate HP recovery to 1 ally |
| Critical Zealot | Increases Critical damage, but normal damage decreases |
| Murderous Glee | Greatly increases Critical Rate |
| Dragon Eye | Greatly raises Accuracy |
| Freikugel | Severe Strength-based Almight attack to 1 foe. High chance of landing Critical hits. |
| Brave Blade | Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. High chance of landing Critical hits. |
| Fire Dracostrike | Medium Strength-based Fire attack to 1 foe. |
| Scarlet Blade | Innate Skill:Increases Critical Rate and damage of Critical hits based on the number of active effect on user. |
| Omagatoki: Critical | Magatsuhi Skill: All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. |
List of Skills and Effects
What to Do Before Fighting Masakado
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Prepare a dedicated buffer and debuffer demon
During the battle against Masakado, you will need buffs and debuffs to withstand Masakado's attack. Make sure to bring demons that can learn skills such as Luster Candy and Debilitate. We highly recommend Cleopatra or Beelzebub for the role.
Prepare strong demons for firepower
Masakado is a very tanky boss with a lot of HP so you will need demons that can output damage more than how much he can heal with Diarama. Make sure to put their respective Pleroma and High Pleroma sklills in their kit.
Have Enduring Soul and a Whittled Goat ready
Masakado outputs very strong attacks during the fight. Since either you or your demons will definitely be defeated, you will need to have Enduring Soul or a Whittled Goat to have a safety net from moves that can oneshot you during the long battle.
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 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 Masakado
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Prioritize buffing and debuffing Masakado
Since Masakado has a lot of HP, buffing your team and debuffing Masakado is your best strategy to output the most damage against him while making sure you and your team survives his attacks. Use Luster Candy and Debilitate to maximize your damage output.
Output at least 2000 damage every turn
Masakado uses Diarama every turn, recovering around 2000 to 6000 HP. Make sure to deal more than 2000 damage against him every turn to overwrite the healing he does.
Cover all your weaknesses against Masakado
Although Masakado only lists Almighty, Physical and Fire as his only moves, but we've found that he uses other attacks not listed in our skill list. Be cautious and eliminate all your weaknesses before battling Masakado to ensure a good victory.
Guard against Masakado if he gathers Magatsuhi
When Masakado starts to gather Magatsuhi or when he goes below 50% HP and starts using Recalcitrant Execution, make sure to guard on your party to prevent him from oneshotting you with his attacks. He hits hard with Almighty so make sure to cover your bases and be safe.
Best Demons to Use Against Masakado
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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
Nuwa (Transformed)
Nuwa (Transformed) is a fantastic Force damage dealer with her unique skill, Sacrifice of Clay, which is a heavy Force attack that can lower the Attack and Defense of Masakado by 1 rank for 3 turns. With Force Pleroma and High Force Pleroma, she's a great addition to your team for good damage.
Shiva
Shiva is your other option for a strong damage dealer. Tandava is an hard-hitting Almighty skill that can lower Masakado's Defense to the lowest rank for three turns.
Masakado Battle Rewards
Masakado EXP, Macca, and Drops
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| EXP | - |
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| Macca | - |
| Drops | Destruction Sutra |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Apsaras | Leanan Sidhe |
| Shiki-Ouji | Xuanwu |
| Jatayu | Kumbhanda |
| Quetzalcoatl | Baihu |
| The Kunitsukami | Futsunushi |
| Adramelech | Zaou-Gongen |
Punishing Foes
| Punishing Foes Guides | |
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| Oyamatsumi | Horus |
| Girimekhala | Hecatoncheires |
| Chimera | Seth |
| Bishamonten | Jikokuten |
| Koumokuten | Zouchouten |
| Garuda | |
DLC Bosses
| DLC Boss Guides | |
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| 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 | |
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| Shiva | Demi-Fiend |
| Masakado | Satan |
