Should You Get Apsaras or Leanan Sidhe in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT 5: Vengeance) (SMT 5: Vengeance)?
Upon reaching Shiba Park during the main story of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT 5: Vengeance), you will be able to initiate to kinds of subquests that allow you to recruit two different demons who are at odds with each other.
When you arrive at Shiba Park, talk to Apsaras to begin The Spirit of Love which requires you to defeat Leanan Sidhe. Alternatively, you can hear out Leanan Sidhe upon finding her to begin The Water Nymph subquest and defeat Apsaras instead.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Subquests List
Since it is impossible to clear both quests in a single playthrough to recruit both Apsaras or Leanan Sidhe, you must make the decision on whether to help one or the other. The demon who you sided with will join your party afterwards.
How to Get Apsaras
Clear The Spirit of Love Subquest
Apsaras will join you if you agree to defeat Leanan Sidhe in The Spirit of Love subquest. Simply find Leanan Sidhe in Shiba Park (north) and ignore her plea to help her instead.
Shin Megmai Tensei V: Vengeance The Spirit of Love Quest Walkthrough
Should You Get Apsaras?
| Starting Level | 16 |
|---|---|
| Race | Yoma |
| Skills | Dia +1, Bufu +2, Mabufu +2 |
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Apsaras Demon Stats and Skills
If you choose to side with Apsaras and defeat Leanan Sidhe, Apsaras will join your party upon clearing the quest. In general, it is recommended to get Apsaras if you do not have any demons with Ice skills (though you may have recruited Daemon or Obariyon already and have leveled them up from that point in the game). Apsaras does really well against the game’s first boss Hydra who is weak to Ice. You do, however, need to watch out for Hydra’s Fire Breath attack since Apsaras is particularly vulnerable to Fire.
You can also fuse Apsaras (Yoma) with Agathion (Yoma) to get Aeros (Element). Fuse Aeros with Cait Sith (Beast) to get Inugami (Beast).
How to Get Leanan Sidhe
Clear The Water Nymph Subquest
After talking to Apsaras and initiating The Spirit of Love subquest, talk to Leana Sidhe in Shiba Park. Agree to help her instead and take out Apsaras.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance The Water Nymph Quest Walkthrough
Should You Get Leanan Sidhe?
| Starting Level | 17 |
|---|---|
| Race | Femme |
| Skills | Marin Karin +3, Mamudo +3, Media +2 |
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Leanan Sidhe Demon Stats and Skills
Choosing to side with Leanan Sidhe, meanwhile, requires you to defeat Apsaras. Upon doing so, Leanan Sidhe will join your party who is likely the first demon you get that has access to Dark skills and learns the party-wide healing skill Media (very useful for the early game). Leanan Sidhe also works well in the Hydra fight because of her resistance against the boss’ multi-target Dark attacks.
Which Demon Should You Side With?
Choose Leanan Sidhe on your first playthrough (recommended).
It is generally recommended to get Leanan Sidhe (especially for your first run) by defeating Apsaras because of the utility the former grants with Media early on. This makes the task of managing the party’s HP easier during first few boss battles and will likely let you save up on healing items for later fights.
Going with Leanan Sidhe, as mentioned earlier, also immediately grants you a party member who can use Dark skills, which is extremely rare for demons you can recruit near the beginning of the game. This further makes her the better choice over Apsaras overall.
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Tao Isonokami |
| Yuzuru Atsuta |
Ichiro Dazai |
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Sahori Itsukishima |
| Yoko Hiromine* |
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Amanozako |
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Khonsu |
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Odin |
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Nuwa |
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Naamah* |
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You’re forgetting one crucial reason to choose Apsaras over Leanan: she’s the first demon who learns Tarunda, which is a godsend against bosses, especially on Hard. While Media is obviously a great skill, you can use Angel’s unique skill as a replacement, but the only alternative to Tarunda at this stage is Fang Breaker–which is viable, but costs about twice the MP and can be evaded. Either way you need to grind out two levels before either Tarunda or Media is available, but fortunately those demon statues that grant all your demons a level up are lying around to make the process way easier.
I was moreso wondering philosophically whobisbmore right. The more I think on it, the more I think Leanan is rigjt
Love love love Apsaras in Nocturne but I like Leanan Siddhe overall design so I sided with her haha!
The info about Leanan is inaccurate. She has a WEAKNESS to Poison and doesn’t recieve Media until one level after obtaining her… requiring 7k exp. Which means, if you’re like me and doing this right before the boss fight, you likely won’t even have the skill unless you feel like grinding a bunch.
You should have a level-up item lying around