Friday December 4th, SEES continues on to school despite the despair from the truth behind Ryoji. Spent the day with Temperance Arcana. Say ‘sure’ and go out to eat with Bebe. After hearing him out say ‘then stay’. Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 5. You still cannot go to Tartarus but speak with your party members.
Saturday December 5th you hear Ryoji ‘transfered again’ and won’t be coming to school anymore. No non-maxed social links are around for me after school but I did go to Elizabeth to see there are new requests.
Saturday December 5th Available Elizabeth Requests
Elizabeth would like to see your room
Retrieve 3 Rainbow Hairs
Retrieve 3 Sand of Time
To get 3 Rainbow Hairs look for the Daring Gigases, the flashing pink enemies. They drop them and your reward is Omega Drive.
Find 3 Sand of Time from the Perpetual Sands for Charun’s Hammer. You may have already found this as a special item around Tartarus.
So on Saturday December 5th I got to bring Elizabeth to Main’s room. For completing this you get to fuse Kartikeya, with Rainbow Feather. In the evening Akihiko seems to have become more focused, not everyone else though. Meanwhile you still cannot go to Tartarus.
Tanaka is selling a Brand Bag on Sunday December 6th. Again, nothing for me to do in the day with Sun Arcana maxed. There was a recording I hadn’t seen though from 11 / 13 with Ken practicing with a brush.
You have a question in class on Monday December 7th. Choose ‘ozone’ for some Charm points. N one is around because of exams.
Tuesday December 8th you can snooze in class or stay awake for Academics.
The SEES group has a meeting later in the evening. You can go back to Tartarus December 10th, Thursday.
During class on Friday December 11th you are asked a question – choose Cacti and your Charm will increase.
Class on Saturday December 12th you can rest or stay awake for Academics. You can walk Koromaru at night for a Trafuri Gem.
Sunday December 13th you can buy Omega Drive from Tanaka.
Monday December 14th, Exams begin. Choose 1185, Oxygen, Left-Hand Rule, Winter Morning is Pleasant, and Cacti.
Saturday December 19th is the last day of finals. Spent the rest of the day with Mitsuru since students are done with exams. Ask her if something happened and then say it’s the result of love. Empress Arcana social link reaches level 4. If you walk Koromaru, you will come across Kenji Magician Arcana.
Sunday December 20th you can buy Apocalypse after the Mitsuru / Yukari scene.
You can check your exam scores on Monday December 21st. For the question about Himiko, answer Kido. Charm will increase. You can go on a walk with Koromaru and Mitsuru at night.
Another question in class on Tuesday December 22nd so choose Euphoria for a Charm increase + 2. Went out with Empress Arcana Mitsuru after class. First I got a King Card Set for acing the test from her. Tell her ‘I’m glad you enjoyed it’ and then say ‘A motorcycle?’ Then ask her to go for a ride. Empress Arcana reaches social link level 5. Go for a walk with Fuuka and Koromaru in the evening.
On Wednesday December 23rd it is a Holiday, Emperor’s Day.
December 24th Thursday you are in school. Doze off in class or stay up for Academics. You get a few texts from the babes to spend time on Christmas so I said no to Yukari and Fuuka then finally Mitsuru sent a text. She had some Champagne. Whoever you go out with, remember to give them their best present (Mitsuru – Google-Eyed Idol / Japanese Doll) for maximum points to that social link.
Spent December 25th Friday with Bebe. Tell him to ‘take a break’ and ‘alright’ to go to the sweet shop. Then you just have to support him and Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 6.
Saturday December 26th you can rest in class or stay awake for Academics. Went to the library with Mitsuru afterwards. Ask her if you can get a book for her, then say that’s news to me!’ and ‘you have to reconsider’. Empress Arcana social link reaches level 6. In the evening you can take Koromaru for a walk.
Sunday December 27th you can buy a Silver Plate. Monday December 28th and Tuesday December 29th are two more days off.
You get a knock on your door from Yukari on December 30th Wednesday. Aigis is coming back tonight. And when she does, Palladion gives rise to Athena. She’s also more ‘human’ now.
You have an important choice on December 31st, Thursday. It is a full moon and Ryoji comes by at night. Give him your decision and choose to let him live if you want to continue your game. He then talks to you some more afterwards. You will max Fool Arcana as it reaches social link level 10. You can create Susano-o The Raging God. You also begin the Judgment Arcana social link as it reaches level 1.
On January 1st Friday you go with the guys and the dog to the shrine. Sure enough Elizabeth calls you on January 1st and you can continue on in Tartarus.
January 1st Available Elizabeth Requests
Retrieve 1 Bloody Button from The Reaper.
Playing the original Persona 3, I did not defeat The Reaper. It seemed too tedious but I realized with Persona 3 FES that you need to defeat The Reaper to access Monad, the secret dungeon that you could go through just by reaching the top floor of Tartarus.
The Reaper is a terribly annoying fight. There are all sorts of strategies for defeating him. The annoying part is it would be nice to go into Monad where leveling up is much easier, but defeating the Reaper is a sound prerequisite for getting into Monad. The Thunder Reign strategy was most accessible for me. You’ll need Odin and you’ll want him maxed out to level 65 with Spell Master, so Thunder Reign takes 16 SP instead of 32. Now the absolutely essential part of this strategy is the turn order. If you regularly attack Reaper with the Main, it’ll be Main – Reaper – rest of party. This is not what you want.
You want Reaper to encounter one of your other characters, then wait a bit, healing your character in the fight in the meantime. Then join the fight. This way it’ll be Main, your other two characters, Reaper, and then your third ally that encountered Reaper first. The third ally can have any tactic but the two that go immediately after you, you’ll want stand by tactic. Use Thunder Reign and it will shock The Reaper.
You can get critical hits easily now, so have your next character knock him down and do a group attack. But then make sure your character who goes right before The Reaper attacks, and then ‘relents’. Since that character is on standby, they will just let the Reaper stay down. Thus, the Reaper goes next and wastes a turn getting up. This is absolutely essential to this strategy because you are going to be lucky to survive even a few hits (depending on what ability’s he chooses to use) from the Reaper. You will want to continue to do this each turn, but the luck comes in with Thunder Reign. If you miss it (which is actually pretty likely Thunder Reign hits about 60-70 % of the time) you will have to absorb a hit from The Reaper. Fortunately The Reaper wastes attacks doing Ice Break, Fire Break, and so on. But The Reaper has an uncanny ability to attack your allies at their weak point. This is a good reason to bring Ken or the Dog along, but The Reaper also uses Mamudoon and Mahamaon so he can screw your party there too. And Megidolaon will obliterate your party. It took me 10+ tries and the biggest factors were Thunder Reign hitting or missing, and also when The Reaper gets a turn if he kills one of your characters, they go back at the end of the turn order. So if your turn order is Main, Mitsuru, Yukari, Reaper, and Ken, then you need Mitsuru and Yukari to survive (at least one of them so they are attacking right after the main still). Otherwise they get shot back to the end of the line after Ken and you might as well run away at that point because the Thunder Reign strategy would be broken. Be patient with this strategy; as luck would have it, you’ll likely die a few times. But then you’ll also have a few run throughs against The Reaper where he is missing on his Mamudoon’s and Mahamaon’s and is wasting turns on Ice Break, etc.
For defeating that Reaper you get 12000 EXP and that wonderful Bloody Button. Now go save your damn game as fast as you can. When you bring the Bloody Button to Elizabeth you get a whopping 5000000 Yen. Yes that is five million yen.
You can now venture to the final section in Tartarus before the top of the tower. As you enter the final section of Tartarus, Adamah, on Floor 215, you will see Judgment Arcana reach social link level 2.
Also the Platinum Medals can be found from the Glorious Hands. You need three Platinum Medals and you get Jack’s Gloves. As you get to Floor 220 you will encounter three Noble Seekers. Their use of Garudyne and Vorpal Blade can put you in a bad way. I like to have Raphael use Deathbound though they are successful at dodging often. It is best to head for one of them but chances are you and your teammates will be attacking all enemies at once with Mabufula, Mazionga, Maragion, and so on. 1594 EXP, Bead x 15, Precious Egg, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 3.
Continue on as the next Terminal is on Floor 228. As you reach Floor 224 Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 4. The bosses on floor 228 are 3 Carnal Snakes. Maragidyne is the dangerous attack you need to watch for especially if you have Mitsuru in your party (which you should since her Bufu attacks are vital). Carnal Snakes also have SP drain (very annoying) and HP drain). Fortunately they waste turns on fire break. Carnal Snakes yield 1711 exp, Cup of King x3, Precious Egg x2, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 5.
Now you can go on past Floor 228. When you reach Floor 236 you are at another boss, World Balance. This guy likes his high level Zio, Bufu and Agi spells. Also watch out for Mahamaon and Megidolaon at the end. For defeating this thing you get 4252 EXP, Megidolaon Gem, Balm of Life x2, Precious Egg, and Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 6.
As you reach Floor 240 Judgment Arcana will reach social link level 7. The next Terminal is on Floor 244. Up ahead is three Fierce Cyclops. Vorpal Blade can critical hit you causing massive problems. If they charge up you’re in even more trouble. It’s nice to have Mitsuru and Yukari with ‘same target’ and then have them bufudyne and garudyne one at a time. Leaving all three alive (killing them all at once) leaves too much room for a critical hit or luck to go sour. Also having Ken as a dedicated mediarama / recarm user was vital. 2088 EXP and Coin of King x3 are your rewards. And Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 8. Grab the Soma and continue up.
The final tartarus boss is Hanged Man Arcana. The Jotun of Grief is weak only against pierce attacks. It’s really as simple as bringing along Aigis, Ken, Yukari, and equipping a bow on the main. The Jotun of Grief will cast Enrage which is stupid because it just allows you to do two attacks now.
Jotun of Grief also uses Primal Force like the previous bosses so that will require a Diarahan to heal. Careful at the end as Megidolaon will put you in a bad spot. Your reward is 4500 exp, Fine Statuette, and Soma x2. This was the last guardian. Judgment Arcana reaches social link level 9.
Floor 254 is the top of Tartarus. Judgment Arcana is maxed, increasing to level 10. Messiah the Savior can now be created.
Saturday January 2nd you will hear about the cult around town. Sunday January 3rd you can turn on the tv but you can’t buy anything from Tanaka.
You have winter vacation throughout the week. Friday January 8th you are back in school and you have a question to answer. Choose ‘Its wrong’ for a Charm increase. You can go to the rooftop with Junpei after class. After class I went out with Aigis and Aeon Arcana reached social link level 1.
Saturday January 9th was spent with Empress Arcana. Say ‘let’s do it’ and Empress Arcana reaches social link level 7. In the evening you can take Koromaru on a walk, and he finds a Mad Bull.
Sunday January 10th you turn on Tanaka again but not buy anything. Monday January 11th is Coming of Age Day, a Holiday. You are back in school on Tuesday January 12th. Sleep in class for some extra rest since you don’t need the Academics surely. Went out with Mitsuru after class and Empress Arcana reaches social link level 8. Get up and talk to the guy when he comes by. Lots of drama.
Wednesday January 13th, Keisuke was going to leave but stop him. Then a few old people get sic in front of you two so help them out. Fortune Arcana reaches social link level 9. The next day was spent with Mitsuru. Say ‘that makes me happy’, and Empress Arcana social link reaches level 9.
Friday January 15th you get another opportunity in class to sleep for Great condition or stay up for Academics. Bebe was free after class for Temperance Arcana social link. Yea ‘that’s a good idea’ and Temperance Arcana reaches social link level 7.
Saturday January 16th, Mitsuru was not around. So I went out with Aigis. Say ‘I agree’ and Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 2. You can go on a walk with Koromaru tonight, and bring along Mitsuru.
Sunday January 17th there is not much for you to do. Monday January 18th the answer in class is Circe for some Charm points. Spent the rest of the day with Aigis so that Aeon Arcana social link reached level 3. Just say ‘that’s not true’. In the evening you can take Koromaru on a walk and you will find Trafuri Gem.
Tuesday January 19th, Mitsuru is around school. Empress Arcana reaches social link level 10 so you get to go to her room. She gives you the Motorcycle Key. Empress Arcana social link is maxed and Alilat The Ancient Goddess can be fused.
Went to the mall with Aigis on Wednesday January 20th. Say ‘alright’ and go search for the cat wth Aigis. Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 4.
Keisuke, Fortune Arcana, was around on Thursday January 21st. He makes an announcement during Club, then Keisuke gives you Award Letter at the rooftop. Fortune Arcana reaches social link level 10 and Norn The Sisters of Fate can be fused now.
Friday January 22nd you can stay awake for Academics or sleep to get Great condition. Advanced Aeon Arcana with Aigis. Tell her ‘you may be right’ and Aeon Arcana reaches social link level 5.
As Saturday January 23rd approaches you are running out of time to make it to the top of Tartarus. Go out with Aigis again to see Mewlie’s owner once more. Aigis will talk to Kiyoshi. Just say ‘no you didn’t’ or ‘He saw me as a boyfriend’ for Aeon Arcana 6. Walk with Koromaru and you may see Strength Arcana (Yuko) at the shrine.
Sunday January 24th I went out with Fuuka to give her a gift (Brand Bag). Walk Koromaru again in the evening to talk to Kenji.
A chance to sleep in class again on Monday January 25th, then you get to discuss your future plans with Toriumi, and then talk to Aigis. Afterwards Fuuka was around, just say ‘okay’ and Priestess Arcana reaches social link level 6. Aigis is around on Tuesday January 26th. Say ‘I’m sure she was happy’ and then Aeon Arcana will reach social rank 7. The next day she’s available to go out again but Aeon Arcana did not level up.
Another chance to doze off in class on Wednesday January 27th for ‘great’ condition. Aeon Arcana reached social rank 8, just say ‘it is like that now’ and ‘you’re not in the way’. Spent the next day Thursday January 28th with Aigis too. Say ‘yes it is’ as far as the fateful day coming forward. Aeon Arcana social link reaches level 9. Friday January 29th you can go on a walk with your entire group.
The last school day Saturday January 30th I went out with Aigis again but it did not max out at level 10.
Sunday January 31st is the day you must enter Tartarus for the final time and reach the top of Tartarus. You can continue past Floor 254 now.
On Floor 258 of Adamah you will get to re-choose your party as you will run into Jin on this floor. He is by himself so start unloading spells on him like Thunder Reign with Odin. Spellmaster allows it to only take 16 SP instead of 32 SP.
Jin will attack the weakness of some of your character’s but his attacks just won’t take off enough HP to be a significant threat to you. Just beat him down for about 2000 HP and you will win, netting your party 8313 EXP.
Up a few more floors and you will run into Takaya on Floor 262, the last member of Strega. He laughs at you crazily and then the final battle against Takaya begins. Just like Jin, you are too powerful for just him to stop you. If you have done any work in the optional dungeon Monad you should blow this guy away. 9068 EXP is your reward.
You are nearing the top of Tartarus. The party regroups at Floor 263 and then you reach the top at Floor 264. You will see Nyx come from the moon. It looks a lot like Ryoji-kun.
When the battle begins with Nyx Avatar you will want to use your tactics continually as Nyx Avatar switches arcana.
For example the second arcana is Magician and then another Arcana Shift will occur and you will be fighting a new arcana. Then he becomes Empress Arcana. Watch out for his Almighty Attack as it attacks everyone (for paltry damage but no one is strong / weak against it). Just continue using Thunder Reign or your other top attacks to mow through the Arcana Shifts.
The final arcana for Nyx obviously is the Death Arcana. It’s defense and HP go up drastically for this sub-battle and Nyx will put up a Moonless Gown which blocks all attacks on occasion. You will need to ‘Stand By’ until Nyx retracts the Gown, then begin attacking again. Towards the end of this battle Nyx will use Night Queen, a more powerful attack that also causes Panic, Charm, etc. 5678 EXP is your reward for defeating Nyx.
Use the Great Seal to seal Nyx and then watch the ending.
I’m playing Persona 3 FES for PS2 and I don’t have Odin or thunder Reign. I’m level 74 and my teammates aren’t as strong as me. My strongest teammates are Akihiko, Ken and Koromaru. Akihiko and Ken is level 68 and Koromaru is level 70.
I haven’t even gotten close to Nyx switching to the death arcana b/c my teammates die when he starts using the almighty attacks. And then I die once he starts using all the elements and almighty attacks. I don’t have any of the personas to perform Armegeddon.
Do you know a different way for me to beat him? I’m currently leveling up more.
In place of Thunder Reign you can use Surt/Ragnarok combo for this fight.
For your health problem you can use Akihiko and Ken on heal/support ken is optional.
I only have 29 days until the Promised Day and am lvl 70 your should level your character to lvl 80 at max and your comrades at lvl 75 at max. I have beaten The Reaper at lvl 68 and still dont think i am a master of this game yet. This is my first time commenting to anyone about this game.
Hope this works out for you! =)
Good answer Nicolas. Didn’t see Jen’s question initially.
With all the Personae available to us, it makes us hard to describe strategies because it is dependent on which Persona we have acquired throughout the game. The more elite, high powered Persona you can find the better, obviously.
Like Nicolas says you may need to be more conservative if you are having trouble with Almighty attacks. Increase your defense / magic defense, that could certainly help.
Thank you for the compliment Lord Yuan Shu! =)
Oh and I’m level 76 is that an okay level for the Nyx battle I have to do in 24 days???
yeah, when in the battle just make sure you use support spells, i fought nyx with akihiko, yukari and aigis. use aigis support spells to boost your party’s attack and defense while use akihiko to decrease nyx attacks and defense that should do it. I beat nyx without using thunder reign i just stick with this strategy. Also bring some soma it should help you a lot.
we meet again my Lord!! i’m Ronin, um,. its about fusions, how to create “Thanafos”? i don’t know what i must to do!!
Ok I’m playing persona 3 fes I kinda figured out the outcome of this game but I’m still really nervous. I’ve looked up a lot of stuff to try to help but I just don’t know. My current level now is 78 and my strongest persona is michael. I’ve been trying to use the multiple fusions to get the stronger personas but I can never get the last one for any of them. I can’t seem to stay in tarturus long bc after about 15 minutes death comes and won’t stay away. I only have 11 days left till NYX. What should I do?
I beat him today. I didn’t think I was ready but I justt wanted to see what I was up against. It turns out it wasn’t hard at all. I. Was level 80 when I fought Jin and takaya so by the time I hit Nyx I was 81. All his attacks were lame. Even his almighty didn’t do much. My only problem was when he put on the moonless gown bc junpei would still attack before I could stand by so he kept dying. Now I’m on the answer. Good luck persona players!
Hey, I’m a level 71 and just started January. This is my first time playing the game. I actually don’t have FES, I have the original version. I’m playing with Akihiko, Mitsuru, and Aigis. All of their levels are in the mid 60’s. I was wondering what the lowest level you should possibly fight Nyx with is. For all of my team members. I’ve heard that Nyx is easy, just long, but I’m still pretty terrified. And it might be different since I’m not on FES, either.
I know this is a stupid question but can i defeat nyx with plv 99 and just with scathach and messiah? Ot just messiah?
Do you think I can beat Nyx Avatar with my PLV 72 and then Mitsuru is LVL 70, Aigis LVL 70, Koromaru LVL 72
Im sooo nervous. o.o
PLease help me.
Nyx’s Night Queen took over Ken, my healer and he used Diarahan to heal him… i was so pissed off >:( then after i had to get Nyx’s hp down to the 1000’s i ran out of soma and precious egg, i was the only one with enough sp and was using Thunder Reign. i died, i was so angery at ken and my team was Me Lv 73 Ken Lv 68 Aigas Lv 70 Koromaru Lv 68