Mother Harlot is a boss in Shin Megami Tensei V (SMT 5). Read on to know the best strategies to use against Mother Harlot, Mother Harlot's weaknesses, best demons to use against Mother Harlot, and the best buffs to use to counter Mother Harlot, and the most effective strategies to use to beat Mother Harlot!
Mother Harlot Guides | |
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Boss Guide | Stats and Fusion Guide |
List of Contents
- Mother Harlot Stats and Weaknesses
- How to Beat Mother Harlot
- Shin Megami Tensei Related Guides
Mother Harlot Stats and Weaknesses
Recommended Level
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Recommended Level | Location | Drops |
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64 | Taito (Northeast of Shinobazu Pond Leyline) | Large Glory Crystal Magic Balm Battle Sutra |
Mother Harlot Stats
Strength | 42 |
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Vitality | 45 |
Magic | 45 |
Agility | 33 |
Luck | 42 |
Mother Harlot Weaknesses and Resistances
Elemental Weaknesses and Resistances
Physical | Fire | Ice | Electric | Force | Light | Dark |
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Repel | Resist | - | Drain | Weak | Resist | Resist |
Status Ailments Resistances
Sleep | Confuse | Charm | Mirage | Seal | Poison |
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Resist | Resist | Block | Resist | Resist | Resist |
Mother Harlot Skill Proficiencies
Elemental
Physical | Fire | Ice | Electric | Force | Light | Dark |
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- | +4 | - | +4 | −6 | - | - |
Other
Almighty | Status Ailment | Recovery | Support |
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+6 | +3 | - | +3 |
Mother Harlot Skills
Skill | Description |
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Babylon Goblet | Unique Skill: Severe Almighty damage to all foes. Has a chance of inflicting Confusion. |
Death Lust | Unique Skill: Heavy Almighty damage to all foes. Has a chance of inflicting Charm. |
Maziodyne | Heavy Electric damage to all foes.Always uses for Magatsuhi attacks |
Makajamaon | Has a chance of inflicting Seal on all foes. |
Trisagion | Heavy Fire damage to one foe. Piercing effect (ignores enemy affinities). |
Dekunda | Negates status debuff effects on all allies. |
Omagatoki: Critical | Magatsuhi Skill: All attacks, including magical attacks, will become Critical hits for all allies for 1 turn. |
Best Demons to Use Against Mother Harlot
Cu Chulainn | Scathach | Queen Mab |
Lachesis | Barong | Tao |
Bring Demons with Force Skills
Mother Harlot's is weak against Force damage, so bring demons that have Zandyne to extend your turn. Mother Harlot doesn't summon any allies, so single-target Force skills are recommended for this boss fight.
Bring Demons with Buffs
Since Mother Harlot has access to Dekunda which negates debuffs, it's better to focus on buffing your party instead of debuffing Mother Harlot. That being said, you can force Mother Harlot to waste a turn casting Dekunda by debuffing her.
Tao is particularly useful as she can both heal and buff all party members in the same move.
Bring Demons that can Resist and heal Status Ailments
Being able to heal up status effects is very important in this fight, so be sure to bring along demons like Lachesis who resist status ailments. It's also a good idea to teach Lachesis Diamrita or Me Patra so that she can heal the party's status ailments.
How to Beat Mother Harlot
Use Force Skills and Avoid Using Physical Skills
Focus on Buffing Rather Than Debuffing
Heal Status Ailments
Use Elec Dampeners When Mother Harlot Charges Magatsuhi
Use Force Skills
Exploit Mother Harlot's elemental weakness as often as possible to extend your turn and deal more damage. Avoid using Physical attacks as Mother Harlot repels Physical damage. Using a Physical attack would both damage a party member and shorten your turn.
Focus on Buffing
Debuffs on Mother Harlot will get washed away with Dekunda, so focus on buffing your party instead. Tao's ability Light of Order is particularly useful as it both heals a medium amount of damage to all party members and buffs all party attributes by 1 stage.
Heal Status Ailments
Lachesis is an excellent party member to have in this fight as she resists all status ailments and is even more useful if she inherits skills like Me Patra, Diamrita, and Zandyne.
With those skills and affinities, Lachesis can avoid status ailments and heal any party members that become inflicted. If no party members are suffering from status ailments, she can eitherr buff the party or deal damage to Mother Harlot.
Use Elec Dampeners
Any time Mother Harlot starts charging Magatsuhi, use an Elec Dampener to Null Electric damage. Mother Harlot always uses Maziodyne as her Magatsuhi attack, so this will deny her a turn, giving your team more opportunities to damage the boss. Note that Mother Harlot can also use Maziodyne as a regular attack, so be sure to cover your party's weaknesses.
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 |
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Superboss Optional Bosses
Vengeance Optional Boss Guides | |
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Shiva | Demi-Fiend |
Masakado | Satan |