Players won’t be so lucky inPersona 3 Reloadthat all of their fights against shadows will consist of just one or two foes. In fact, they may occasionally find their numbers matched or even outmatched in battle. On these occasions, players could systematically attack one at a time to whittle down their numbers, but it certainly isn’t an efficient way to do combat inTartarus.
Instead, players should make use of AOE attacks when faced with multiple foes, as it will help reserve resources such as HP, SP anditems, and will avoid combat snowballing in the enemies' favor. Players can thankfully learn manyabilities that target all foes at once, with some definitely stronger than the rest.
Decrease Damage Enemies Deal
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When it comes to combat, there is more to it than just hitting enemies and hoping they die first. In some instances, it might be necessary toheal other characters, apply buffs, or inflict debuffs on enemies to give players an edge over their foes.
There are multiple debuffs that can be applied to enemies, with one of the best beingMatarunda. This handy debuff abilitydecreases the attack of all foes, reducing the damage that all of them deal when they hit a party member. When faced with multiple strong enemies, players will be grateful to have Matarunda in their repertoire.
Lowers Enemy Defenses
Alongside decreasing damage foes deal, it might also be worth doing the inverse when faced with beefy enemies. Sometimes, their defense just seems too high, so lowering it is a good way to finally deal some damage.
Marakundadoes exactly this,decreasing the defense of every foe on the battlefield. Now, each of the party’s attacks will do more damage, helping to shut down atough battlebefore it falls to the enemies' favor and possibly cuts a player’s exploration of Tartarus short.
Ideal for Finishing Weakened Enemies
The main drawback of physical abilities is that they cost HP rather than SP, which can threaten the lives of party members when faced with dangerous odds, but sometimes, the situation calls for a physical skill rather than an elemental.
Vacuum Slashis the idealAOE physical attackfor when players are faced with numerous enemies with only a bit of health left, as players could potentially wipe them out before they take another turn and potentially land lucky with critical hits, or even starthealing themselves. It doesn’t take away much of the characters' health, but could still end a battle before the tides turn.
Guaranteed Insta-Kill on Certain Foes
Status ailments inPersona 3 Reloadcan be extremely useful, as they can act as debuffs against enemies, decreasing their damage, evasion and defense, causing them to miss out on their turn or even cause them to flee. Fear is one of these ailments, whichGhastly Wailteams up perfectly with.
Ghastly Wail is a unique ability in the sense that it doesn’t deal any damage or have any obvious immediate effects, other thaninsta-killing all enemies that are inflicted with fear. So, should players manage to instill fear in all their foes, one single use of Ghastly Wail will instantly kill them all and end the battle. This is a good way to guarantee insta-kills, as other skills that do this, such as Mudo, are always a toin coss of whether it succeeds or fails.
Potentially Freeze Opponents in their Tracks
Out of all of theelemental skills inPersona 3 Reload, ice might be the most useful, as it has thechance to freeze opponents in their place. Once frozen, enemies won’t be able to take their turn, putting the battle back into the players hands.
As with other elemental skills, players can unlock the ultimate AOE version, which causes severe damage to foes, while also having a chance to freeze them. The amount of damage dealt and this chance of forcing enemies to skip their turn makesMabufudyneone of the best all-foe attack skills inPersona 3 Reload.
Potentially End a Battle Immediately
Exclusive to thedeath Persona Aliceis a skill known asDie For Me, which is as devastating as it sounds. Alice mostly has dark skills, with this AOE skill being the darkest of all.
Most players will be familiar with Mudo, the dark skill that potentially insta-kills a foe. Die For Me does the same, only it targets all foes. This means that players could potentially shut down a battle right as it begins by killing all enemies in one fell swoop. If players also manage to get the SEES advantage by sneaking up on shadows, this could make the skill even more useful, as the shadows wouldn’t even get a turn before they are all slaughtered.
High Chance to Instill Fear in Opponents
One of the types of physical damage is piercing, which seems like it should only damage one foe, but this one in fact targets all foes, with a high chance of inflicting the fear status ailment. Fear is a particularly useful status ailment, as it can be crippling on the victim, which is where Shiva’s skill,Pralaya, comes in handy.
Enemies that are afraid will be thrown off their game, either skipping their turn to pass the game back to the player, or even flee from battle, which can certainly be a bonus if players are struggling during a fight. But, players will need to work their way up many levels to gain the Persona Shiva if they want to make use of this powerful multi-foe skill.
