Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - Burial Chambers Guide

A guide on the Burial Chamber and Tombstone battles in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (SMT 3: Nocturne HD Remaster). Included are basic information on Burial Chambers and Tombstone bosses, how to unlock, Burial Chamber locations, minimum required Press Turns for each boss, and rewards.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - Burial Chambers Guide

Burial Chambers Guide

Burial Chambers are optional locations found in each of the five Kalpas dungeons in the Labyrinth of Amala. These areas house Tombstones which allow you to redo boss battles after you have obtained the Black Visor from the First Kalpa.

Labyrinth of Amala Walkthrough and Guide

Tombstone Battles

Tombstone battles are unique in that you must defeat each boss within a specific number of press turns to clear them. There are a total of 10 Burial Chambers and 24 Tombstones in the game. You will be only be able to challenge bosses from Tombstones after you have beaten them during the main story.

Rewards

Defeating bosses summoned from Tombstones rewards you with experience and money (Macca). Clearing all of them, however, unlocks a special event upon beginning New Game Plus (NG+) that allows you to obtain a permanent extra Press Turn for the duration of the current as well as subsequent playthroughs.

Post-Game Unlockables

Burial Chamber Locations

Below are all Burial Chamber locations and Tombstones found in each of them.

Area Burial Chamber Location Tombstones
First Kalpa 1F Forneus, Troll
B1F Yaksini, Orthrus
Second Kalpa B3F (West) Ose, Kaiwan
B4F (North) Mizuchi, Moirae Sisters (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos)
Third Kalpa 1F (West) Kin-Ki, Fuu-Ki, Sui-Ki
1F (North) Ongyo-Ki, Mara, Black Frost
Fourth Kalpa 1F Sakahagi, Spectre
Road to Hell Alciel, Albion, Skadi
Fifth Kalpa B2F Mithra, Thor
B5F Ahriman, Noah, Baal Avatar

Burial Chamber Press Turn Records

Below are the minimum number of Press Turns required to clear each Tombstone battle, including each boss’ affinities.

Boss Press Turn Record Affinities
Forneus 2
  • Absorb: Fire
  • Weak: Electric
Troll 2
  • Absorb: Ice
  • Weak: Mind
Yaksini 2
  • Void: Expel, Death, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Curse
  • Weak: Electric
Orthrus 2
  • Void: Expel, Death, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Curse
  • Weak: Ice
Ose 6
  • Void: Expel, Death
  • Resist: Curse, Nerve, Mind
Kaiwan 3
  • Resist: Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Void: Fire, Ice, Electricity, Force, Death
Mizuchi 6
  • Absorb: Electricity
  • Void: Ice, Expel, Death
  • Weak: Fire
Moirae Sisters (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos) 4 Void (All Sisters): Expel, Death, Curse Nerve, Mind
Kin-Ki 6
  • Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Physical
  • Weak: Fire, Ice, Electric, Force
Fuu-Ki 3
  • Absorb: Force
  • Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Physical
  • Weak: Electric
Sui-Ki 3
  • Absorb: Ice
  • Resist: Electric, Force
  • Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Weak: Fire
Ongyo-Ki 10 Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
Mara 3
  • Repel: Curse
  • Resist: Magic
Black Frost 8
  • Absorb: Ice
  • Repel: Death
  • Void: Fire, Expel, Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Physical
Sakahagi 2 Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
Spectre 3 Void: Fire, Ice, Electric, Force, Expel, Death, Nerve, Mind
Alciel 15
  • Repel: Death
  • Void: Expel, Curse, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Fire, Ice, Electric, Force
Albion (with Tharmus, Luvah, Urizen, and Urthona) 5 Albion

Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind

Tharmus

  • Repel: Ice
  • Weak: Fire

Luvah

  • Repel: Force
  • Weak: Electric

Urizen

  • Repel: Fire
  • Weak: Ice

Urthona

  • Repel: Electric
  • Weak: Force
Skadi 8
  • Absorb: Physical
  • Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
Mithra 6 Void: Expel, Death, Curse, Nerve, Mind
Thor 10
  • Repel: Electricity, Expel
  • Void: Death, Nerve, Mind
  • Resist: Curse
Ahriman 22
  • Repel: Expel, Death
  • Void: Curse, Nerve, Mind
Noah 30
  • Repel: Expel, Death
  • Void: Curse, Nerve, Mind
Baal Avatar 14
  • Repel: Expel
  • Void: Death, Ailment

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