How To Beat Ouyamatsumi In Shin Megami Tensei V (Boss Guide)

Shin Megami Tensei V has a variety of demonic bosses to fight, including Ouyamatsumi, who is encountered in Da'at. Ouyamatsumi is standing in the open world, so you can approach or avoid him easily as you explore areas. This demon is an optional boss that isn't part of the main story, so those looking for it will have to seek it out if they want to complete this fight.

Da'at is the parallel world of Tokyo that the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei V is brought to. It's a world where demons are running rampant, so encountering bosses like Ouyamatsumi will happen frequently. Ouyamatsumi has limited weaknesses and several powerful attacks that make him a difficult boss if you don't have the right team by your side.

There are a variety of optional bosses throughout this game that have different strengths and weaknesses. Enemies you encounter have varying levels that determine their difficulty and elemental resistances you can exploit to make fights easier.

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How To Prepare Against Ouyamatsumi

Recognize What Works Best On The Boss

To defeat Ouyamatsumi, you will need to have a strong team with powerful fire attacks and illusion status ailment skills. It's also recommended that you have items with them that recover HP since Ouyamatsumi tends to inflict a lot of damage often. You'll need to be at a high level before attempting to defeat this boss, as Ouyamatsumi is a Level 45 enemy for your team to take down.

Ouyamatsumi Stats Attribute Score Strength 48 Vitality 50 Magic 42 Agility 25 Luck 29

Only parties that match Ouyamatsumi's Level will be able to challenge the demon's high Strength and Vitality with a power of their own. This creature is incredibly durable but also has a high enough Magic score to inflict elemental damage frequently. You'll want to level up fast in Shin Megami Tensei V to have demons with enough power alongside Nahobino to outlast the demon's damage and keep up with its high health throughout the battle.

Ouyamatsumi Weaknesses & Resistances Physical Fire Ice Electric Force Light Dark N/A Weak Resist Resist N/A N/A Block

Ouyamatsumi Ailment Resistances Sleep Confuse Charm Mirage Seal Poison Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist Resist

As you can see, Ouyamatsumi is weak to Fire damage and resists Ice and Electric strikes, giving you a good idea of what demons will work best against them. Do not use Dark attacks against this boss since it will prevent any damage from that elemental type from landing. While Ouyamatsumi resists most ailments, none are blocked, meaning that you can try to debuff the boss if your team is equipped to do so reliably.

Strategies for Defeating Ouyamatsumi

Ouyamatsumi is a large demon made of rocks that has several strengths and only a few weaknesses. He is immune to ice and electric skills, so you should avoid using those elemental attacks whenever possible. You should consider using damage-boosting support abilities or passive skills to boost the firepower of demons in your party to inflict the maximum amount of punishment with each strike against the giant rock demon.

Oyamatsumi Move List Skill Description Tarukaja Raises Attack of one ally by one Rank for three turns. Ice Dracostrike Medium Ice-strength-based attack to one foe. Mabufudyne Heavy Ice attack to all foes. Beatdown Weak to heavy Physical attack to one foe. The more remaining HP you have, the stronger the attack. Crusher Onslaught Medium Physical attack to all foes. This move has low Accuracy to hit enemies. Omagatoki: Critical Magatsuhi Skill: All attacks including magic become critical hits during your party's turn.

Ouyamatsumi will use mainly strong ice attacks that make him a difficult boss in Shin Megami Tensei V. Avoid including support characters that are weak against that element since they can be instantly taken out by Ouyamatsumi's attacks before they get a chance to help your party. At the first available opportunity, you should try to use the full power of the Magatsuhi gauge to inflict a large amount of damage on the boss.

Watch out for Tarukaja buffing Ouyamatsumi to become even stronger, especially while its HP is high during the first few turns of the fight. Watch out for Beatdown, as it is a move that Ouyamatsumi tends to use toward the start of the fight.

To defeat Ouyamatsumi, you will need to use the right combination of demons with attacks and resistances to maximize your chances of winning. Having powerful fire attacks and a skill that inflicts the Illusion Ailment status on Ouyamatsumi will greatly increase the chances of defeating it easily. Anyone who figures out how to beat Ouyamatsum in Shin Megami Tensei V will earn a valuable Kunitsu Keystone as a reward for their efforts.