Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Black Frost Boss Guide

Guide on how to defeat Black Frost in Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). This includes the boss enemy's strengths and weaknesses, stats and skills, and recommended battle strategies.

Shin Megami Tensei V - Black Frost Boss Guide

Guide on How to Defeat Black Frost in Shin Megami Tensei V

Shin Megami Tensei V - Black Frost Boss Guide

Black Frost is a subquest optional boss enemy faced by the Protagonist or Nahobino in Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). The demon is encountered at Da’at’s Chiyoda Region.

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Black Frost Boss Information

Shin Megami Tensei V - Black Frost Boss Guide Information

Black Frost Demon Stats and Skills

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

Black Frost Details

Boss Type Optional Boss (Subquest)
Recommended Level Level 40 or higher
Recommended Party  Members ?
Macca Rewards ? Macca
Other Rewards ?

Black Frost Strength and Weaknesses

Shin Megami Tensei V - Physical Demon Skill IconPhysical Shin Megami Tensei V - Fire Demon Skill IconFire Shin Megami Tensei V - Ice Demon Skill IconIce Shin Megami Tensei V - Electricity Demon Skill IconElectricity
Resist Void
Shin Megami Tensei V - Force Wind Demon Skill IconForce Shin Megami Tensei V - Light Demon Skill IconLight Shin Megami Tensei V - Dark Demon Skill IconDark Shin Megami Tensei V - Ailment Demon Skill IconAilment
Weak Reflect Resist

Black Frost Skills

Skill Skill Effect
Shin Megami Tensei V - Ice Demon Skill IconMabufula +3 Medium Ice attack to all foes.
Shin Megami Tensei V - Support Demon Skill IconTarunda Lowers Attack of 1 foe by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Shin Megami Tensei V - Dark Demon Skill IconBlack Dracostrike +4 Medium Dark Strength-based attack to 1 foe. Chance of instakill when striking weakness.
Shin Megami Tensei V - Support Demon Skill IconOmagatoki: Critical All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.

Black Frost Boss Setup

Here is a breakdown of the battle preparation against the boss:

Carry HP and MP Recovery Items

Before engaging the boss, bring HP and MP recovery items in case your party runs out of HP and MP during battle.

Assign Nahobino Light Skills

Make sure to import Light skills that can exploit the weakness of the boss. In addition, complement your offense with support and passive skills that can boost your damage. Recovery skills are optional if your active party members do not have these skills. This is to sustain the party during battle.

Attach Affinities to Nahobino to nullify Ice and Dark Skills

In the same manner, implant affinities to Nahobino in order to Reflect/Absorb/Void/Resist Ice and Dark skills. If you have a demon essence that can also boost the damage of Light skills and others, it will be an advantage.

Pick Ally Demons that can counter Ice and Dark Skills

In addition, bring party members can innately Reflect/Absorb/Void/Resist Ice and Dark skills. Otherwise, implant affinities to cover up to the offensive skills of the boss. Give the entire party resistance to Ice and Dark if you can.

Implant Light Skills to Demon Allies

Assign Light skills to your active party members. Especially, if they don’t innately have them or they are still low level.

Black Frost Boss Strategies

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

Pass Regular Turn to Support demons

If you start the battle with Nahobino and don’t have access to debuff/buff Support skills, make use of the Press Turn System and pass your turn to demon allies that can use debuff Support skills.

Land Debuffs

Land debuffs on the boss while leaving some MP for recovery. Debuffs can be in the form of attack power decrease (Tarunda/Matarunda), defense power decrease (Rakunda/Marakunda), and hit/evasion power decrease (Sukunda/Masukunda). These debuffs can be accessed by Nahobino and any demons in your party.

Prioritize on landing Sukunda/Masukunda first. Followed by Rakunda/Marakunda and Tarunda/Matarunda.

Cast Buffs

Cast buffs on your party members as well. Buffs can be in the form of attack power increase (Tarukaja/Matarukaja), defense power increase (Rakukaja/Marakukaja), and hit/evasion power increase (Sukukaja/Masukukaja). These buffs can be accessed by Nahobino and any demons in your party.

Prioritize on landing Sukukaja/Masukukaja first. Followed by Tarukaja/Matarukaja and Rakukaja/Marakukaja. You may also use Charge/Power Stremma and Concentrate/Mind Stremma buffs to boost your damage even further if available.

Since the boss also has a Matarunda skill, it may override your buff. However, it will consume a press turn from his side if you keep on casting Tarukaja/Matarukaja during your party’s turn.

Use Light Skills

Black Frost is weak in Light skills which Nahobino and his ally demons can capitalize on. The damage will be higher if the party is buffed with Tarukaja/Matarukaja and Concentrate/Mind Stremma. You can also use Magatsuhi skills to increase the damage potential.

Unleash Magatsuhi Skills

While engaging Black Frost, your party may build your Magatsuhi gauge. When it’s available, unleash the Magatsuhi skill to set your next damaging blows against the boss.

Black Frost Boss Video

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

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SMT V Minato Region Bosses

▼All Minato Main Story Bosses
Drake Hydra (Level 15) Fallen Eligor (Level 20)
Lady Nuwa (Level 22) -
▼All Minato Optional Bosses
Vile Pazuzu (Level 16) Yoma Apsaras (Level 16)
Femme Leanan Sidhe (Level 17) Brute Oni (Level 17)
Megami Anahita (Level 18) Brute Shiki-Ouji (Level 19)
Dragon Xuanwu / Genbu (Level 23) Avian Jatayu (Level 25)
Holy Baihu / Byakko (Level 43) Avian Zhuque / Suzaku (Level 43)
Kishin Koumokuten Part 1 (Level 44) Dragon Qing Long / Seiryu (Level 45)
Kunitsu Oyamatsumi (Level 48) Drake Seth (Level 62)
Deity Khonsu (Level 64) Kishin Koumokuten Part 2 (Level 65)
Dragon Huang Long / Kohryu (Level 70) Fury Zaou-Gongen (Level 75)

SMT V Shinagawa Region Bosses

▼All Shinagawa Main Story Bosses
Vile Lahmu Part 1 (Level 23) Beast Loup-garou (Level 28)
Genma Fionn mac Cumhaill Part 1 (Level 32) Vile Lahmu Part 2 (Level 38)
▼All Shinagawa Optional Bosses
Tyrant King Frost (Level 28) Divine Principality (Level 28)
Night Lilim (Level 32) Haunt Kumbhanda (Level 34)
Avian Thunderbird (Level 35) Tyrant Loki (Level 36)
Kishin Zouchouten Part 1 (Level 36) Tyrant Belphegor (Level 38)
Vile Girimekhala (Level 46) Genma Amanozako (Level 51)
Kunitsu Arahabaki (Level 62) Kishin Zouchouten Part 2 (Level 65)
Deity Baal (Level 69) Deity Khonsu Ra (Level 82)

SMT V Chiyoda Region Bosses

▼All Chiyoda Main Story Bosses
Meta Shohei Yakumo (Level 46) Tyrant Surt (Level 49)
Lady Ishtar (Level 52) Fury Chernobog (Level 53)
Tyrant Arioch (Level 55) Herald Abdiel (Level 58)
▼All Chiyoda Optional Bosses
Fury Dionysus (Level 44) Night Black Frost (Level 44)
Deity Horus (Level 46) Jaki Hecatoncheires (Level 47)
Holy Chimera (Level 50) Kunitsu Okuninushi, Oyamatsumi, Sukuna-Hikona, and Take-Minakata (Level 39-50)
Kishin Jikokuten Part 1 (Level 51) Tyrant Moloch (Level 51)
Herald Camael (Level 54) Kishin Jikokuten Part 2 (Level 65)
Fury Asura and Tyrant Mithras (Level 71) -

SMT V Taito Region Bosses

▼All Taito Main Story Bosses
Deity Zeus Part 1 (Level 72) Drake Vasuki (Level 72)
Deity Odin (Level 72) Herald Metatron (Level 78)
Herald Melchizedek (Level 79) Herald Sraosha (Level 80)
Lady Alilat (Level 81) Nahobino Abdiel (Level 83)
Nahobino Tsukiyomi (Level 83) Nahobino Nuwa (Level 83)
Matter Lucifer (Law and Chaos Route) (Level 85) Matter Lucifer (True Neutral/Humanity Route) (Level 90)
▼All Taito Optional Bosses
Kishin Bishamonten Part 1 (Level 58) Tyrant Abaddon (Level 61)
Kishin Bishamonten Part 2 (Level 65) Genma Fionn mac Cumhaill Part 2 (Level 66)
Wargod Futsunushi (Level 69) Fallen Adramelech (Level 71)
Tyrant Amon (Level 73) Herald Raphael, Gabriel, and Uriel (Level 74)
Avian Garuda (Level 80) Herald Michael (Level 80)
Tyrant Belial (Level 80) Megami Maria (Level 81)
Lady Inanna (Level 81) Lady Danu (Level 81)
Deity Zeus Part 2 (Level 86) Fury Shiva (Level 96)

SMT V DLC Bosses

▼All DLC Bosses
Dragon Quetzalcoatl (Level 34) Megami Artemis (Level 37)
Femme Cleopatra (Level 61) Tyrant Mephisto (Level 79)
Fiend Matador (Level 24) Fiend Daisoujou (Level 30)
Fiend Hell Biker (Level 36) Fiend White Rider (Level 43)
Fiend Red Rider (Level 47) Fiend Black Rider (Level 52)
Fiend Pale Rider (Level 57) Fiend Mother Harlot (Level 64)
Fiend Trumpeter (Level 73) King Demi-fiend (Level 99)

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