Persona 5 Strikers - War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Boss Guide

Guide on How to Defeat War-Hungry Horseman Eligor in Persona 5 Strikers

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor is the sixth Dire Shadow mini-boss enemy the Phantom Thieves must defeat in Persona 5 Strikers (or Persona 5 Scramble). The mini-boss is encountered at Osaka’s Jail, a Metaverse version of Osaka, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture in Japan’s Kansai Region.

Clear All Dire Shadows

Below is a list of all Dire Shadows in the game. The Archangel Dire Shadow is locked in the Post-Game so you need to clear the main story first. We recommended defeating Dire Shadows when you already unlocked Wolf as a party member in the game.

Trophies

Trophy	How to Unlock
Who Dares Wins	Defeat a Dire Shadow.
The Most Daring of All	Defeat all Dire Shadows.

Trophies List

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Information

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

Eligor Persona Stats and Skills

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Stats

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Strengths and Weaknesses

–	–	Resist	Resist	Weak	–
					Technical
–	–	Weak	Weak	–	–

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Skills

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Party Build

Here is our recommended party member setup against the boss. You can choose other party members except for Panther, and Fox.

Member	Persona	Essential Skills	Notes
Joker	Arsene	Damage: Zionga/Ziodyne or Mazionga/Maziodyne (Elec), Kouga/Kougaon or Makouga/Makougaon (Bless), Megido/Megidola (Almighty)	Has access to Fire, Wind, and Electricity skills from other Personas obtained or fused. Can also play the role of healer, buff caster, and debuff caster. Can also use Tetraja to nullify instant death Bless/Curse attacks. Can also use Dekunda to remove enemy self buffs.
		Recovery: Diarama/Diarahan or Mediarama/Mediarahan, Recarm or Samercarm, Amrita Drop or Amrita Shower
		Buff: Matarukaja, Marakukaja, Masukukaja, Dekaja, Heat Riser, Charge, Concentrate
		Debuff: Tarunda, Rakunda, Sukunda, Dekunda, Debilitate
Skull	Captain Kidd	Damage: Megaton Raid or Deathbound (Phys), Zionga/Ziodyne or Mazionga/Maziodyne (Elec)	Has access to Electricity skills that Eligor is weak against. Has access to Physical skills that Eligor does not have resistances against. Inflicts Shock status ailment on Eligor that causes it to take increased damage from Physical and Gun attacks. Can use a buff skill like Matarukaja to boost allies attack power in battle.
		Buff: Tarukaja or Matarukaja, Charge
Sophie	Pithos	Damage: Kouga/Kougaon or Makouga/Makougaon (Bless)	Has access to Bless skills which Eligor is weak against. Can use a debuff skill like Rakunda to reduce the enemy defense power. Can also use healing skills.
		Recovery: Diarama/Diarahan or Mediarama/Mediarahan, Recarm or Samarecarm
		Debuff: Rakunda or Marakunda
Wolf	Valjean	Damage: Deathbound (Phys), Triple Down or One-shot Kill (Gun), Megido/Megidola (Almighty)	Has access to Physical, Gun, and Almighty skills that Eligor does not have resistances against. Also, Physical and Gun attacks from Wolf can deal Technical damage to Eligor when afflicted with Shock status ailment. Can use an all-in-one buff skill like Heat Riser to boost an ally in battle. Similarly, Wolf can cast an all-in-one debuff skill like Debilitate to decrease enemy attack power, defense power, and evasion/critical evasion in battle.
		Buff: Tarukaja, Rakukaja, Sukukaja, Heat Riser
		Debuff: Dekaja, Debilitate

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Strategies

Here is a breakdown of the battle strategies against the mini-boss:

Carry SP Recovery Items

Before engaging the boss, bring a stock of HP and SP recovery items. These items can be bought from accessible vending machines, food stands, stores, and restaurants. You can also buy ingredients from Sophia’s Shop and other real-world stores. Then, cook these ingredients for additional HP and SP items through Joker’s Kitchen.

Joker’s Kitchen Guide

Land Debuffs

Start the battle by landing multiple debuffs on Eligor. Debuffs can be in the form of attack power decrease (Tarunda), defense power decrease (Rakunda), and evasion/critical evasion power decrease (Sukunda). These debuffs can be accessed by Joker (from Arsene and other Personas) and Sophie. Another option is by using Debilitate for an all-in-one debuff. This special debuff can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Wolf.

Remove Enemy Buffs

Eligor has a Tarukaja buff skill that boosts its attack power. In order to remove it, use a Dekaja debuff skill. The debuff can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Wolf.

Cast Buffs

Follow-up the debuffs with party members buffs. Buffs can be in the form of attack power increase (Tarukaja or Matarukaja), defense power increase (Rakukaja or Marakukaja), and evasion/critical evasion increase (Sukukaja or Masukukaja). These buffs can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Skull. Another option is by using Heat Riser for an all-in-one buff. This special buff can be accessed by Joker (from other Personas) and Wolf.

Use Elec, Bless, and Curse Attacks

Eligor is weak against Electricity, Bless, and Curse attacks so a composition with Skull, Sophie, and Joker is needed. Continue on using elemental attacks in order to break the shields and stagger the boss. Make use of narrow range elemental skills if you’re close and wide range elemental skills if you’re far from the boss.

Deal Technical Damage using Phys, Gun, and Nuke Attacks

When the boss is inflicted with a status ailment such as Shock, deal technical damage by using Physical, Gun or Nuclear attacks. Switch between Joker, Skull, and Wolf to avoid running out of HP and SP.

Capitalize on Terrain Gimmicks

If Eligor is beside the floating orbs, you can use a Phantom Dash to deal additional Psychokinesis damage to the boss.

Unleash Showtime Attacks

While engaging Eligor, you may build up your showtime gauge. When it’s available, unleash the showtime attack against the boss. If Joker’s showtime attack is available, make sure he has the right Persona that can capitalize on the weakness of the boss. Also, there is a consumable item that will quickly boost your Showtime gauge build up so feel free to use it against the boss.

War-Hungry Horseman Eligor Boss Video

Here is a boss fight video against Eligor. The battle is already timestamped so you no longer need to browse through the whole video:

Other Bosses

All Jail Monarchs

Lock Keepers

Powerful Shadows

Dire Shadows