Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster - Ikebukuro and Mantra Headquarters Walkthrough

Walkthrough Part 4 in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster

Here is our Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster main story walkthrough and guide for Ikebukuro and Mantra Headquarters. Included is a list of recruitable demons, normal and boss enemies, obtainable items, and maps.

Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster Walkthroughs

Overview

All Trophies and Achievements

Characters

Here is a list of characters covered and interacted in this walkthrough:

All Characters

Character	Location
Protagonist	All Locations
Isamu Nitta	Mantra Headquarters

Magatamas

Here is a list of Magatamas accessible in this walkthrough:

All Magatamas

Enemies

Here is a list of enemies encountered in this walkthrough:

Demonic Compendium

Ikebukuro Normal Enemies

Mantra Headquarters Normal Enemies

Boss Enemies

Boss Guides

Recommended Stats

Here is the stat build we used so far in this walkthrough. Feel free to make your own using our guide:

Recommended Stat Builds

Recommended Skills

Here is the skill build we used so far in this walkthrough. Feel free to make your own using our guide:

Recommended Skill Builds

Zoshigaya Cemetery

Zoshigaya Cemetery Walkthrough

1	After coming out the ladder from Ginza Great Underpass, you’ll emerge at Zoshigaya Cemetery near Ikebukuro.
2	You can talk to the blue spirit nearby and look for the hidden chest (Magic Incense x1 if Kagutsuchi or Life Stone x1) in the corner behind the small house.
3	After getting the item, leave the cemetery and return to the world map. Make sure that your demon allies are in full HP and MP.
4	Before entering Ikebukuro in your north, go northwest instead and locate an underground tunnel below a railway.
5	Pass through it and acquire the item from the chest (Jewel x1).
6	After that, head for Ikebukuro.

Ikebukuro

Recommended Demons to Recruit

Ikebukuro Walkthrough

1	When you arrive at the “1F”, ignore the Oni guard for now and enter the mall.
2	There are many facilities accessible in the “B1F” area such as the Fountain of Life (first west door), Terminal (second west door), Cathedral of Shadows (second east door), Junk Shop (third east door). The first east door leads to another area, including the Mantra Headquarters.
3	When you visit Catherdral of Shadows, you can now access the Demonic Compendium. Make sure to register your demons before leaving. Your former demons are also registered there in the compendium. You can fuse for other demons as well such as Archangel (for Expel skills, buff skills, and debuff skills) and Momunofu (for physical skills, buff skills, and debuff skills).
4	Talk to the Oni in the middle of the area. The demon will ask you a question and your response will influence your reason or story ending. You can choose an answer immediately or come back again to it to give your response. Choose between “Top Answer” (Yosuga Reason↑), “Middle Answer” (Shijima Reason↑), or “Bottom Answer” (No Effect).
5	Use the escalator to descend to the “B2F” level, head north, and go to the east corner to find a floating cube (Jewel x1).
6	Go to the Terminal and SAVE your current game. Then return to the Oni guard. Talk to it and initiate the battle.

Defeat Oni

1	Defeat Oni (Exploit Nerve weakness). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Oni Boss Guide
2	Use Physical attacks and Magic attacks to damage the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Acquire the item (Life Stone x1) after the battle.

Ikebukuro Walkthrough Part 2

Defeat Onis

1	Defeat Onis (Exploit Nerve weakness). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Oni Boss Guide
2	Use Physical attacks and Magic attacks to damage the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Acquire the item (Hoeger? x1) after the battle.

Ikebukuro Walkthrough Part 3

Ikebukuro Dialogue Choices

Here is a breakdown of dialogue choices for each conversation event in this area:

Conversation with Oni (First Question)

Conversation with Oni (Second Question)

Mantra Headquarters

Recommended Demons to Recruit

Mantra Headquarters Walkthrough Part 1

Defeat Orthrus

1	Defeat Orthrus (Exploit Ice weakness). Equip Shiranui Magatama prior to the boss fight. Orthrus Boss Guide
2	Use Ice attacks to damage and freeze the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.

Defeat Yaksini

1	Defeat Yaksini (Exploit Elec weakness). Equip Hifumi Magatama prior to the boss fight. Yaksini Boss Guide
2	Use Elec attacks to damage and shock/paralyze the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.

Defeat Thor

1	Defeat Thor (Use Phys and Magic attacks except for Elec). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Thor Boss Guide
2	Use Fire, Ice, or Force attacks to damage and freeze the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.
5	Acquire Narukami Magatama after winning the boss fight.

Mantra Headquarters Walkthrough Part 2

Defeat Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV

1	Defeat Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV (Use Phys and Magic attacks). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Raidou Kuzunoha the XIV Boss Guide
2	Use Magics attacks to damage the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.

Defeat Dante

1	Defeat Dante (Use Phys and Magic attacks). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Dante Boss Guide
2	Use Magics attacks to damage the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.

Mantra Headquarters Walkthrough Part 3

1	Recover lost HP and MP and descend the Mantra HQ stairs. Proceed to the “B1F” east door.
2	Go north (compass: east) and west (compass: north). Reach the end and enter the third east door.
3	In the large room, look for a floating cube (Repulse Bell x1) in the south across the resting Manikin.
4	Enter the north door, turn right and go to “1F” using the escalator. In the “1F” level, follow the pathway and enter the west door.
5	You’ll be at a scaffolding pathway and reach the chest (Life Stone x1) at the end.
6	Enter Mantra HQ again but you can now explore the area freely. In “1F” level, go north and look for the Terminal room behind the Oni guard.
7	After you SAVE your game, enter the first east door and go right. Enter the room with a Nue demon and acquire the item (Mamudo Rock x1) from the floating cube.
8	Leave the room and move east (compass: north) to enter the north door.
9	Go upstairs and proceed to the “2F” level. You emerge from the east door and proceed to the opposite west door.
10	You’ll be in front of the elevator. Go west first (compass: south) and enter the second east door. Examine the floating cube (Attract Pipe x1) to get another item.
11	Leave and enter the elevator. Transfer to “3F” level.
12	Go west and proceed to the east door. Keep going straight and turn east passing through the small arena you had boss battles before. Then, move eas to enter the west door (compass: west).
13	Enter another elevator and choose “60F”. You’ll be at the rooftop in front of ascending stairs. Choose the east stairs first to find a floating cube (3,000 Macca).
14	Go upstairs and reach the “64F” level. Enter the large door and chamber. Watch a brief cutscene.
15	Gozu-Tennoh will ask you a question and your response will influence your reason or story ending. Choose between “Top Answer” (Yosuga Reason↑), “Middle Answer” (Shijima Reason↑), or “Bottom Answer” (Musubi Reason↑).
16	After the cutscene, head back to Ikebukuro. You can use the “1F” level Terminal room to transfer to Ikebukuro mall.
17	Visit the Fountain of Life and keep your main party intact. Return stairs leading to Mantra HQ and don’t go upstairs. Speak to the blue spirit below the stairs and flag the boss fight.
18	Enter the east large room again and enter the north door. Walk towards the path leading to the elevator to trigger another boss fight.

Defeat Daisoujou

1	Defeat Daisoujou (Use Phys and Magic attacks). Equip Kamudo Magatama prior to the boss fight. Daisoujou Boss Guide
2	Use Magics attacks to damage the boss. Focus on casting buffs and debuffs first before executing your offense.
3	Land debuffs starting with Sukunda/Fog Breath followed by Rakunda and Tarunda/War Cry. To make the boss miss its attacks and skills while you attempt to kill it.
4	Deal Physical attacks boosted with Focus to further damage the boss.
5	Acquire Candelabrum of Eternity x1 after winning the boss fight. After the boss fight, SAVE and transfer to Shibuya. Then, go to the world map and enter the Assembly of Nihilo.

Mantra Headquarters Dialogue Choices

Here is a breakdown of dialogue choices for each conversation event in this area:

Conversation with Gozu-Tennoh

Item Locations

Below are the in-game locations of the obtainable items in this walkthrough:

All Item Locations

Zoshigaya Cemetery Item Locations

In-Game Location	Item and Location
	Magic Incense x1 (Full Moon) or Life Stone x1 Behind the house

Ikebukuro Item Locations

In-Game Location	Item and Location
	Jewel x1 Within world map north of the underground tunnel
	Jewel x1 East corner of the hall of Ikebukuro Mall, B2F
	Life Stone x1 (Onis Encounter) The room across Mantra HQ Ikebukuro, 1F
	Bead x2 (Onis Encounter) The room across Mantra HQ Ikebukuro, 1F
	Repulse Bell x1 Inside the large room east of Mantra HQ Ikebukuro, B1F
	Life Stone x1 Above the large room east of Mantra HQ Ikebukuro, 1F

Mantra Headquarters Item Locations

In-Game Location	Item and Location
	Power Incense x1 (Full Moon) or Bead x1 Inside the prison cell of Mantra HQ, Ikebukuro, 3F
	Mamudo Rock x1 Inside the room with Nue in Mantra HQ, Ikebukuro, 1F
	Attract Pipe x1 Inside the room with a Yomotsu-Ikusa in Mantra HQ, Ikebukuro, 2F
	3,000 Macca Rooftop of Mantra HQ, Ikebukuro, 60F

Item Location Maps

Here are the different areas that you will explore for this walkthrough. Items are also marked on each map:

All Item Location Maps

Legend

Zoshigaya Cemetery

Ikebukuro B1F

Ikebukuro B2F

Ikebukuro 1F

Mantra Headquarters 1F

Mantra Headquarters 2F

Mantra Headquarters 3F

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