Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

Boss guide for Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) in Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal. This includes the mini-boss enemy's strengths and weaknesses, stats and skills, and recommended battle strategies.

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

Guide on How to Defeat Heavenly Punisher (Archangel)

The Heavenly Punisher is a mini-boss faced by the Phantom Thieves both in Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal. The mini-boss wields an Archangel persona form and is encountered during their mission at Kamoshida’s Palace.

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

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Boss Information

Here is a breakdown of the mini-boss’ strengths and weaknesses, stats, and skills.

Mini-Boss Strengths and Weakness

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Mini-Boss Stats

Level
HP
SP
Strength
Magic
Endurance
Agility
Luck
EXP Rewards
Yen Rewards

Mini-Boss Skills

Skill Name Skill Effect
Cleave Light Physical damage to 1 foe.
Vajra Blast Medium Physical damage to all foes.
Charge Next physical attack inflicts 2.5x damage.

Boss Strategies (Both Versions)

Here is a breakdown of the battle strategies against the mini-boss. This applies to both Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal unless otherwise specified.

Apply Debuffs

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

Land debuff skills against the mini-boss at the start of the battle. Since Joker can only access -nda debuff skills, start with Sukunda. Then, followed by Tarunda and Rakunda.

Use Guard to Minimize Damage

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

Every time you see the Heavenly Punisher casting Charge, command all party members to Guard in battle. This will ensure all party members to survive until the next turn.

Assign Skull and Panther for Physical Skills and Attacks

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

The mini-boss has strong resistance against Fire and Electric attacks. We suggest assigning Ryuji and Panther for physical skills and attacks respectively. Panther can switch being a support and damage dealer in battle. Joker can also contribute as a physical damage dealer if he has access to physical skills.

Assign Joker and Mona for Curse and Wind Skills

Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Heavenly Punisher (Archangel) Mini-Boss Guide

The mini-boss’s Curse weakness does not trigger in battle. However, Curse can still provide decent damage unlike Fire and Electric attacks. Wind can also damage the mini-boss without any issue as well. Just make sure that Mona can juggle as a healer and damage dealer efficiently.

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2 Comments

  1. 4 normal enemies on high alert spawn after this boss, don’t get fucked and ambushed with low hp after this fucking boss fight. IFJDHDJXKDHSHDJXKDBSHSKZJFNDHSJXKDIJDHSHDHDHDJCHDJDHSJDHFJSOSJ

    • That’s just poor game mechanics. Gives boss fight that’s tough, then fucks you with minions after the fact when you need to heal and shit