Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Vile Girimekhala Boss Guide

Guide on How to Defeat Girimekhala in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT5V)

Girimekhala is a punishing foe optional boss enemy faced by the Protagonist or Nahobino in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT5V) (SMT 5). The demon is encountered at Da’at’s Shinagawa Region.

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How to face Girimekhala

In order to face Girimekhala in battle, approach its spot directly in the open. From the Konan 3rd Block Leyline Fount, head to the west and south to find the punishing foe demon. Make sure to save your game before facing the boss fight.

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Girimekhala Boss Information

Girimekhala Demon Stats and Skills

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

Girimekhala Details

Girimekhala Strength and Weaknesses

Physical	Fire	Ice	Electricity
Reflect	–	–	Weak
Force	Light	Dark	Ailment
Weak	Weak	Resist	Sleep

Girimekhala Skills

Skill	Skill Effect
Mighty Cleave +4	Heavy Physical attack to 1 foe. Low accuracy, but hits are always Critical.
Mamudoon	Heavy Dark attack to all foes. Chance of instakill when striking weakness.
Marakunda +2	Lowers Defense of all foes by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Deathbound +4	Medium Physical attack to all foes.
Crusher Onslaught +4	Medium Physical attack to all foes. Low accuracy.
Tentarafoo +1	Chance of inflicting Confusion to all foes.
Omagatoki: Critical	All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn.

Girimekhala 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. Also, don’t forget Ailment recovery items such as Amrita Soda.

Max your Magatsuhi Gauge

In addition, make sure that your Magatsuhi gauge is already maxed. Having it maxed prior to battle is helpful in setting up your offense. Also, having a Miracle skill, Magatsuhi Wellspring, will provide your party HP and MP recovery at the start of your party’s turn.

Assign Nahobino Elec, Force, and Light skills

Make sure to import Electricity, Force, and Light skills if you can in order to exploit the weakness of the boss. Otherwise, you can rely on your ally demons to have those skills for you. To add, complement your offense with strength-based elemental skills such as Storm/Wind/White Dracostrike.

Furthermore, put in Support and Passive skills to boost damage if there are still skill slots remaining. Recovery skills are optional if your active party members do not have these skills. This is to sustain the party during battle.

Attach resistances to Nahobino that nullify Phys, Dark, and Ailment skills

With the Divine Amalgamation Miracle, Nahobino can implant new resistances from essences. Add to Nahobino resistances that can Reflect/Absorb/Void/Resist Physical, Dark, and Ailment skills.

Pick ally demons that can counter Phys, Dark, and Ailment skills

Bring party members can innately Reflect/Absorb/Void/Resist Physical, Dark, and Ailment skills if possible. If you can’t, make it a point that their weaknesses are covered during battle. You can make use of Physical, Dark, and Ailment Block skills or make use of Dampener items.

Add demons that can use Elec, Force, and Light skills

Similarly, add demons to your active party that can use Electricity, Force, and Light skills. If they don’t have access to those skills, utilize Essence Fusion to grab those skills from demon essences.

Girimekhala Boss Strategies

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

Pass action 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 offense and recovery. Debuffs are in the form of attack power decrease (Tarunda), defense power decrease (Rakunda), and hit/evasion power decrease (Sukunda). In addition to these Support skills, you can utilize skills from other types such as Fang Breaker (Tarunda), Pierce Armor (Rakunda), Toxic Spray (Rakunda), and Blinding Strike (Sukunda) to cast similar effects. These debuffs can be accessed by Nahobino and any demons in your party.

Prioritize on landing Sukunda first. Followed by Tarunda and Rakunda.

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 Rakukaja/Marakukaja and Tarukaja/Matarukaja. You may also use Charge/Donum Gladi and Concentrate/Donum Magici buffs to boost your party’s damage even further if available. Since the boss will keep on using its Marakunda skill against your party, cast -kaja buffs again or Dekunda to remove its effect during battle.

Cure Confusion Ailment inflicted to the party

If a party member got inflicted with an Ailment such as Confusion, make sure that you have access to Ailment recovery skills such as Patra or Me Patra to cure it. You can also use status recovery items such as Amrita Soda to remove them if available. Ailment recovery skills can be accessed by Nahobino and any demons in your party.

Inflict Sleep Ailment to Girimekhala

Girimekhala is susceptible to an Ailment such as Sleep. While the boss is suffering from the Ailment, take advantage by resuming your debuff and buff placements. Skills such as Dream Needle, Twilight, Wave, Dormina/Lullaby, and Slumber Vortex can inflict this Ailment against the boss. You can also use Sleep items to inflict the same effects if you and your ally demons don’t have them during the battle.

Activate Magatsuhi skill

Unleash the Magatsuhi skill such as Omagatoki: Critical to boost your damage even further. Make sure to use it once debuffs and buffs are already set. Activate the Magatsuhi skill on Nahobino’s turn and you will have up to 8 possible actions against the boss.

If you already unlocked the Race Transcendence Miracle skill, you can also use other Magatsuhi skills held by other party members.

Use Elec, Force, and Light skills against Girimekhala

Girimekhala is weak against Electricity, Force, and 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/Donum Magici.

If you are setting up for Storm/Wind/White Dracostrike, cast Charge/Donum Gladi instead to boost the damage.

Don’t use Phys skills against Girimekhala

Girimekhala will reflect any Physical damage, including Critical. Make use of Storm/Wind/White Dracostrike instead for Physical damage dealers in your party.

Heal allies

Keep the party’s HP sustained by using healing skills. Especially when other party members are getting overwhelmed by enemy damage.

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Canon of Vengeance Bosses

Minato Region - Vengeance Route Main Story Bosses

Beast Glasya-Labolas (Level 8)	Drake Hydra (Level 15)
Qadistu Naamah (Level 18)	Fallen Eligor (Level 20)
Lady Nuwa (Serpentine) (Level 22)	-

Shinagawa Region - Vengeance Route Main Story Bosses

Naamah and Beast Glasya-Labolas (Level 22)

Vile Lahmu (Level 24)

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Qaditsu Eisheth Zenunim (Level 28)	Human Yuzuru Atsuta and Holy Hayataro (Level 38)
Deity Khonsu (Level 46)	Meta Shohei Yakumo and Lady Nuwa (Level 49)
Qaditsu Agrat bat Mahlat (Level 50)	Qaditsu Lilith (Level 52)
Herald Abdiel (Level 58)	Deity Odin and Deity Zeus (Level 72)
Tyrant Beelzebub (Level 72)	Herald Metatron (Level 79
Fallen Abdiel and Human Ichiro Dazai (Level 80)	Tiamat (Level 83)
Tehom (Law Route) (Level 84)	Herald Mastema (Chaos Route) (Level 84)
Matter Lucifer (Level 85)	-

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Minato Region Main Story Bosses

Drake Hydra (Level 15)	Fallen Eligor (Level 20)
Lady Nuwa (Serpentine) (Level 22)	-

Minato Region 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 Ouyamatsumi / 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)

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