Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - Best Skill Builds

Best Skill Builds in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster

Below are our recommend skills to acquire and skill builds in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster. Recommendations are presented in terms of stages of the game. Skills are acquired through Magamatas obtained in the main story.

You can also view our guide on the best stats to focus on (stat builds) for the main story by going to the link below.

Best Stat Builds Guide

Recommended Versatile Skills

Many versatile skills will be recommended in this guide which can carry you through the end of the game. Note that while many of these skills can be acquired at a relatively low level, you should not try to learn them immediately. Instead, try to learn them once through various Magatama so you can use them when the necessary situations arise. One such case is when you do not have any demons who can use the specific skill.

The skills detailed below are those that you should try to keep throughout your playthrough after learning them during the early stages of the game.

Best Magatamas to Use

List of Recommended Versatile Skills

Recommended Skills during the Early and Middle Stages

Here are the recommended skills to learn during the early game to middle game from levels 1 to 30.

Magic Skills

These magic attacks will mostly be used to exploit the weaknesses of enemies encountered during the early and middle stages of the game.

Physical Skills

Towards the end of the game, your character will learn strong physical skills so acquiring Focus is important during the early to middle stages. War Cry is also invaluable for minimize the enemy’s damage output, especially during boss battles.

Recommended Skills during the Middle to Late Stages

Here are the recommended skills to learn during the middle game to late game from levels 31 to 60.

Magic Skills

Bolt Storm is one of the best magic skills to get during the middle to late game stages, able to deal massive amounts of electric damage and apply shock.

During this stage of the game, it becomes increasingly important to determine the enemy’s resistances to various types of skills. Be sure to make every magic attack count by knowing which attacks your opponent can resist, void, or repel.

Physical Skills

You will begin to learn powerful physical offensive attacks, starting with Divine shot, from Lv. 41 onward. You should then start to focus on increasing your Strength stat at this time to accommodate the physical skills you will acquire at this time.

Debuff Skills

Your character is likely to be at a higher level than any of your demon allies so it is recommended to have him be the party’s main attacker. You demons, therefore, should support the party by inflicting various debuffs on the enemy, making them more vulnerable to your attacks.

Debuffs play a huge role during boss battles, allowing you to level the playing field for such tough encounters.

Recommended Skills Against the Game’s Final Boss

Here are the recommended skills to learn during the late game up to the final boss from level 61 onwards.

Magic Skills

There are no recommended magic skills towards the end of the game as their effectiveness tends to decrease past the middle stages. Feel free to acquire any magic skills that you think will be useful for taking out regular enemies encountered in random battles.

Physical Skills

As mentioned before, your character will have access to a number of powerful physical skills. Below are some of the abilities you should acquire to help you defeat the game’s final boss which include useful passive and support skills.

Recommended Final Skill Set for the Late Game Stages

Balance Skill Set

The skill build above is recommended for playing the game on Normal Difficulty which balances offensive and support abilities. For playing on higher difficulties, feel free to customize your skills based on your preferences.

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