Shiva is a boss in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V). Read on to know the best strategies to use against Shiva, Shiva's weaknesses, best demons to use against Shiva, and the best buffs to use to counter Shiva, and the most effective strategies to use to beat Shiva!
Shiva Guides | |
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Boss Guide | Stats and Fusion Guide |
List of Contents
- How to Beat Shiva
- Best Demons to Use Against Shiva
- Shiva Stats and Weaknesses
- Shin Megami Tensei Related Guides
How to Beat Shiva
Use the Null Phys Passive Skill
Use Ice and Force Skills
Use Almighty and Piercing Skills
Use Buffs and Debuffs
Have Multiple Demons with Mediarahan and Energy Drain
Use the Null Phys Passive Skill
The Null Phys passive skill can be obtained by farming Ongyo-Ki's essence. Since Shiva often uses Physical attacks, having demons equipped with Null Phys is a great way to shorten the enemy turn.
Additionally, you can use the essence of Sandalphon on Nahobino or other demons to inherit his affinities to naturally null Physical damage.
Use Ice and Force Skills
Use Ice-type skills on Shiva as often as you can manage, but as soon as you see an Ananta spawn, hit it hard with Force-type skills to take it down before it can heal Shiva. Be sure to stock up on Ice and Force Gems at Gustave's shop beforehand to ensure you can hit these two weakpoints when necessary.
Use Almighty and Piercing Skills
Since you will have to deal with not only Shiva but the demons he summons, it's recommended that you use Almighty or Piercing Skills to deal damage safely to all targets.
Use Buffs and Debuffs
Using skills like Cleopatra's Frolic, Tao's Light of Order, as well as Debilitate or Luster Candy, can give you the edge over Shiva. Make sure that your dedicated debuffer also knows Energy Drain to replenish MP when possible.
Use Mediarahan and Energy Drain
It's recommended to have multiple demons that know Mediarahan in your party or stock. If a healer doesn't have enough MP left to cast Mediarahan make sure they also know Energy Drain so they can restore MP when they have a chance. If not, you can also swap out your healer for a different demon with healing abilities.
Energy Drain can be obtained by farming the essence of Nebiros near the Shinobazu Pond Leyline.
Best Demons to Use Against Shiva
Arioch | Sandalphon | Mada |
Amon | Tao | Cleopatra |
Demons with Ice and Force Skills
Demons with access to Bufubarion and Mabufubarion can hit Shiva's elemental weakness, extending the player's turn, which you will need to cast buffs/debuffs, heal, and deal damage.
Shiva will also summon several demons, but the most important to take down quickly is the Ananta that spawns which can heal Shiva completely in one turn. This Ananta is weak to Force type attacks, so take it down as soon as it spawns to avoid the fight essentially reseting.
Demons with Buffs and Debuffs
Buffing and Debuffing the enemy team makes a huge difference to your survivability. Cleopatra is an excellent choice if you have access to the DLC, as her Frolic ability lowers the Attack and Defense of all foes by 2 stages with a chance to charm. Additionally Cleopatra naturally learns Luster Candy which raises all party member's attributes by 1 stage for 3 turns.
If you don't have access to the DLC, any demon that knows the skill Debilitate and Luster Candy can fill this role.
After Shiva casts Tandava and lowers the party's defense, Tao's unique skill Light of Order is also very useful as it heals a medium amount of damage, removes the debuff, and buffs the whole party's attributes by 1 stage.
Demons with Almighty or Pierce Effect Skills
Demons with Almighty skills like Megidola or Megidolaon are very useful in this fight since they target all foes and bypass any affinities, so it's safe damage. The drawback is that you won't be hitting any elemental weakness and the MP costs are pretty high for these skills.
Additionally, demons that have piercing skills like Amon's Megido Flame can can be a good alternative.
Shiva Stats and Weaknesses
Recommended Level
Recommended Level | Location | Drops |
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96 ~ 99 | Taito Near the Asakusa Leyline | Shiva's Essence |
Shiva Stats
Strength | 110 |
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Vitality | 40 |
Magic | 140 |
Agility | 84 |
Luck | 37 |
Shiva Weaknesses and Resistances
Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances
Physical | Fire | Ice | Electric | Force | Light | Dark |
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Resist | Drain | Weak | Drain | - | Resist | Resist |
Status Ailments Resistances
Sleep | Confuse | Charm | Mirage | Seal | Poison |
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Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist | Resist |
Shiva Skill Proficiencies
Elemental
Physical | Fire | Ice | Electric | Force | Light | Dark |
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+6 | +3 | −5 | +3 | - | - | - |
Other
Almighty | Status Ailment | Recovery | Support |
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+3 | −5 | −2 | +2 |
Shiva Skills
Skill | Description |
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Maragibarion | Severe Fire damage to all foes. |
Maziobarion | Severe Electric damage to all foes. |
Akashic Arts | Severe Physical damage to a single foe. Deals additional damage on crit. |
Hades Blast | Heavy Physical damage to all foes. |
Megidolaon | Severe Almighty damage to all foes. |
Tandava | Severe Almighty damage to all foes. Lowers defense of all foes to the lowest degree for the next 3 turns. |
Impaler's Animus | Increases the damage of the next attack and adds Pierce effect for self. |
Dragon Eye | Greatly increases Accuracy. |
Omagatoki: Critical | Magatsuhi Skill: All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. |
Shin Megami Tensei Related Guides
Boss Battle Guides | List of Bosses
All Boss Types
Related Boss Guides | |
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Story Bosses | Optional Bosses |
DLC Bosses | Superbosses |
SMTV: Vengeance Story Bosses
SMTV: Vengeance Story Boss Guides | |
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Glasya-Labolas | Naamah |
Eisheth | Yuzuru and Hayataro |
Agrat | Beelzebub |
The Four Qadistu | Zeus and Odin |
Abdiel and Ichiro | Tiamat |
Tehom |
Story Bosses
Story Boss Guides | |
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Hydra | Eligor |
Nuwa | Lahmu (1st Fight) |
Loup-garou | Fionn mac Cumhaill |
Lahmu (2nd Fight) | Shohei Yakumo |
Surt | Ishtar |
Chernobog | Arioch |
Abdiel | Odin |
Zeus | Vasuki |
Metatron | Tsukuyomi |
Nuwa | Abdiel |
Lucifer | Lucifer (Secret Ending) |
Optional Bosses
Optional Boss Guides | |
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Pazuzu | Anahita |
King Frost | Thunderbird |
Loki | Belphegor |
Moloch | Amanozako |
Camael | Abaddon |
Arahabaki | Khonsu |
Fionn mac Cumhaill (2nd Fight) | Baal |
Huang Long | Asura and Mithras |
Amon | Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel |
Belial | Michael |
Inanna | Danu |
Maria | Khonsu Ra |
Zeus (2nd Fight) | - |
Optional Mini-Bosses
Optional Boss Guides | |
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Apsaras | Leanan Sidhe |
Shiki-Ouji | Xuanwu |
Jatayu | Kumbhanda |
Quetzalcoatl | Baihu |
The Kunitsukami | Futsunushi |
Adramelech | Zaou-Gongen |
Punishing Foes
Punishing Foes Guides | |
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Oyamatsumi | Horus |
Girimekhala | Hecatoncheires |
Chimera | Seth |
Bishamonten | Jikokuten |
Koumokuten | Zouchouten |
Garuda |
DLC Bosses
DLC Boss Guides | |
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Artemis | Cleopatra |
Mephisto | Matador |
Daisoujou | Hell Biker |
White Rider | Red Rider |
Black Rider | Pale Rider |
Mother Harlot | Trumpeter |
Superboss Optional Bosses
Vengeance Optional Boss Guides | |
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Shiva | Demi-Fiend |
Masakado | Satan |