Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - How to Get Pierce Passive Skill

A guide on how to get the Pierce passive skill in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (SMT 3: Nocturne HD Remaster). Included are basic information on Pierce, effects, required conditions to learn it, where to get it, and how to inherit it through fusion.

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - How to Get Pierce Passive Skill

How to Get Pierce Passive Skill

What is Pierce?

Pierce is a special passive skill that allows its user to ignore most types of enemy resistances except Repel when using Physical and Phys-Almighty attacks. The skill essentially lets you bypass effects that would apply “Halved”, “Invalid”, or “Absorb” to your attack.

As an example, Surt will be able to damage Ifrit with its normal attacks that have the fire attribute by having the skill which negates the enemy’s absorption of element. The skill, as stated earlier, does not bypass Repel so be sure to know what resistances your enemy has before attacking.

Steps to Get Pierce Passive Skill

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - How to Get Pierce

Pierce is automatically acquired by Marogareh (your initial Magatama) upon clearing the Fifth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala.

Labyrinth of Amala Walkthrough and Guide

1 Defeat Metatron at the Fifth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala.
2 Use the Lift to the Abyss at the innermost section of the Fifth Kalpa.
3 Watch the event.
4 The last skill of Marogareh (indicated by “?”) will become the Pierce passive skill upon awakening at the hospital.
5 Raise the level by 1 after unlocking it as Marogareh’s final skill.

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How to Inherit Pierce Passive Skill

Demons can inherit Pierce through fusion. This requires you to acquire a demon found in the Fifth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala that already has the skill.

1 Head to B4F of the Fifth Kalpa of the Labyrinth of Amala. Be sure to have Metatron to be able to open the Metatron door there.
2 Talk to the Shady Broker to be able to purchase a special Girimehkala with the Pierce for 200,000 Macca.
3 Use the Girimehkala in fusion to allow the resulting demon to inherit Pierce.

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