All Enemy Attack type Weaknesses and Resistances in Shin Megami Tensei V

Shin Megami Tensei V's battle system revolves around several attack types and weaknesses. Knowing which elements trounce others is vital to those aiming to come out on top in this challenging JRPG.

Striking weaknesses grants an additional turn in battle, and each enemy has a unique set of strengths and weaknesses to strike. Each of the game's 214 enemies is listed below, along with their weaknesses and resistances. Characters marked by an asterisk are DLC exclusive Demons.

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Avatar

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Makami	21	Dark	Light
Anubis	41	Force	Light (Null)/ Dark
Barong	60	Force	Elec (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark

Avian

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Feng Huang	22	Dark	Fire (Null)/Force
Jataya	39	Elec/Dark	Fire/Force (Drain)
Thunderbird	43	Force	Elec (Null)
Zhuque	43	Ice	Fire (Null)
Yatagarasu	54	Dark	Elec/Force/Light (Null)
Garuda	64	Elec	Force (Drain)/Light (Null)

Beast

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Cait Sith	7	Force	Elec
Inugami	24	Ice/Light	Fire (Null)/Light
Nekomata	34	Ice/Elec	Fire/Force(Null)
Orthrus	42	Ice	Fire (Null)/Dark
Orabas	49	Ice	Fire/Dark
Loup-Garou	54	Light	Fire/Ice/Elec (Null)
Cerberus	64	Ice	Phys/Fire (Reflect)

Brute

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Daemon	7	Elect/Light	Fire/Dark(Null)
Azumi	11	Elec	Ice
Ippon-Datara	17	Light	Fire
Oni	23	Elec/Light	Phys
Shiki-Ouji	29	Fire/Force	Phys/Light/Dark
Kin-Ki	49	Force	Elec (Null)
Sui-Ki	56	Fire	Ice (Null)/Dark
Fuu-Ki	63	Elec	Force (Null)
Ongyo-Ki	78	Light	Phys (Null)/Ice/Force

Diety

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Thoth	33	Dark	Fire (Null)
Horus	42	Force/Dark	Fire/Elec/Light (Null)
Atavaka	54	Ice	Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Mitra	65	Ice	Force (Null)/ Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Odin*	70+	N/A	Elec (Reflect)/Force (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Vishnu	87	N/A	Phys (Null)/Fire/Ice (Null)/Light (Reflect)/Dark (Reflect)
Baal	93	N/A	Fire/Ice (Null)/Elec (Reflect)/Force (Drain)/Light (Null)
Khonsu	60+	Ice	Phys/Fire/Light (Null)/Dark
Khonsu Ra*	70+	Ice	Phys (Null)/Fire (Null)/Elec/Force/Light (Drain)
Zeus*	80+	N/A	Elec (Drain)/Force (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)

Divine

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Angel	10	Force/Dark	Light (Null)
Archangel	18	Elec/Dark	Light (Null)
Principality	28	Dark	Light (Null)
Power	39	Force/Dark	Elec/Light (Null)
Dominion	53	Force	Elec (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark
Throne	64	Ice	Fire (Null)/Light (Null)/ Dark (Null)

Dragon

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Xuanwu	23	Fire	Ice (Null)
Quetzalcoatl	34	Elec	Fire (Null)
Qing Long	45	Elec	Ice/Force (Null)
Ananta	59	Force	Ice (Null)/Elec (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark
Huang Long	78	Dark	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light (Null)

Drake

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Aitvaras	17	Ice	Fire (Null)
Basilisk	31	Elec	Fire/Ice
Hydra	54	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice
Fafnir	60	Elec	Phys/Fire/Ice
Seth	67	N/A	Ice/Elec (Null)/Force (Null)/Light/Dark
Vasuki	81	N/A	Fire/Ice (Reflect)/Dark

Element

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Erthys	9	Force	Elec
Aeros	12	Elec	Force
Aquans	15	Fire	Ice
Flaemis	18	Ice	Fire

Fairy

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Pixie	2	Dark	Force
High Pixie	18	Ice	Force
Jack-o-Lantern	20	Ice	Fire(Null)
Jack Frost	25	Fire	Ice (Drain)
Kelpie	30	Force	Ice
Setanta	35	Elec/Dark	Force (Null)
Silky	41	Fire	Ice (Null)/Dark
Oberon	51	Elec	Fire/Force (Null)
Titania	57	Fire	Light (Null)/Dark

Fallen

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Andras	18	Elec/Light	Ice (Null)
Berith	24	Ice	Fire/Dark
Forneus	31	Elec/Light	Ice (Drain)/Dark (Null)
Eligor	37	Elec	Fire (Null)/Dark
Ose	44	Fire	Ice (Null)/Dark (Null)
Flauros	51	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice/Dark
Decarabia	55	Light	Ice/Dark (Null)
Nebiros	67	Force	Elec (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark (Reflect)
Aramelech	71	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice (Null)/Dark (Null)
Abdiel	97	Light	Phys (Reflect)/Ice/Elec/Force/Dark (Reflect)

Femme

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Mermaid	12	Fire/Elec	Ice (Null)
Leanan Sidhe	17	Force/Light	Dark(Null)
Manananggal	25	Light	Dark (Null)
Yaksini	30	Elec	Force (Null)
Lamia	36	Ice	Elec (Null)
Dakini	46	Ice/Light	Phys/Fire/Elec/Dark
Clotho	52	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice
Lachesis	58	Force	Elec (Null)
Atropos	64	N/A	Fire/Ice (Null)/Light (Null)
Rangda	70	Fire/Light	Phys (Reflect)/Elec
Kali	76	Force	Fire (Null)/Ice (Null)/Light/Dark (Reflect)
Cleopatra*	65	Dark	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light (Drain)

Fiend

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Alice	40	N/A	Ice/Dark (Drain)
Matador*	25	Elec	Force (Null)/Light/Dark
Daisoujou*	27	Fire	Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Hell Biker*	34	Ice	Fire (Null)/Force (Null)/Light/Dark
White Rider*	41	Elec	Fire (Reflect)/Light/Dark
Red Rider*	46	Ice	Elec (Reflect)/Force (Drain)/Light/Dark
Black Rider*	50	Force	Ice (Reflect)/Elec/Light/Dark
Pale Rider*	55	Fire	Ice (Null)/Light/Dark
Mother Harlot*	61	Force	Phys (Reflect)/Fire/Elec (Drain)/Light/Dark
Trumpeter*	73	N/A	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)

Foul

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Slime	1	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light	N/A
Legion	19	Elec/Light	Dark (Null)
Black Ooze	33	Fire/Light	Phys

Fury

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Dionysus	44	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice/Elec
Chernobog	52	Light	Dark (Null)
Mot	63	Elec	Fire/Force (Null)/Dark (Drain)
Zaou-Gongen	72	N/A	Fire (Null)/Elec (Null)/Force (Null)/Light/Dark
Asura	84	N/A	Fire (Reflect)/Ice (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark

Genma

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Kurama Tengu	39	Elec	Force (Null)
Hanuman	47	N/A	Elec/Force (Reflect)
Cu Chulainn	52	Elec	Phys/Force (Null)
Fionn mac Cumhaill	71	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice (Null)/Elec/Light (Null)
Amanozako	83	Ice	Fire/Elec (Reflect)/Force (Null/Light/Dark (Null)

Haunt

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Preta	3	Fire/Force/Light	Dark
Obariyon	12	Ice/Light	Elec/Dark
Poltergeist	25	Force/Light	Elec
Pisaca	31	Fire/Light	Dark (Null)
Kumbhanda	41	N/A	Elec/Force (Null)/Dark

Herald

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Melchizedek	60	Force	Light (Drain)/Dark
Camael	69	Ice	Fire (Null)/Light (Null)
Sraosha	77	N/A	Ice/Elec/Force (Null)/Light (Drain)/Dark (Null)
Uriel	82	Ice	Fire (Null)/Elec/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Raphael	84	Fire	Elec/Force (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Gabriel	86	N/A	Phys (Reflect)/Fire/Ice (Null)/Elec (Reflect)/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Sandalphon	89	N/A	Phys/Ice/Elec (Reflect)/Force (Null)/ Force (Null)/ Light (Null)/ Dark
Micheal	90+	Force	Fire (Reflect)/Ice (Null)/Light (Null)
Metatron	90+	N/A	Phys (Null)/Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light (Null)
Abdiel	70+	N/A	Ice (Null)/Elec/Force/Light (Reflect)/Dark

Holy

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Shiisaa	19	Fire	Elec/Force
Cironnup	27	Dark	Fire/Ice/Light
Hayataro	40+	Dark	Phys/Elec (Null)/Force/Light
Baihu	43	Force	Elec (Null)
Chimera	56	Force	Fire/Elec (Null)

Jaki

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Turdak	11	Force	Dark
Rakshasa	20	Ice	Holy, Dark
Loa	30	Light	Dark (Null)
Macabre	43	Light	Dark (Null)
Hecatoncheires	55	Force	Fire/Dark (Null)

Jirae

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Kodama	6	Fire/Ice	Force
Tsuchigumo	13	Ice	Elec
Sudama	17	Fire/Ice	Force (Null)
Kaya-no-Hime	23	Fire	Ice
Koropokkuru	26	Force/Dark	Ice (Null)/ Light
Hua Po	31	Ice	Fire (Null)
Narcissus	38	Fire	Force (Null)

Kishin

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Attis	27	Dark	Fire (Null)
Zouchouten	36	Force	Light (Null)
Koumokuten	44	Elec	Force (Null)/Light/Dark
Jikokuten	51	Fire	Ice (Null)/Light/Dark
Bishamonten	58	Ice	Fire (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark
Thor	66	N/A	Fire (Null)/Elec (Drain)/Force (Null)/Light

Kunitsu

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Take-Minakata	19	Fire	Elec
Sukuna-Hikona	37	Elec	Ice(Null)/Light/Dark
Ouyamatsumi	48	Fire	Ice/Elec/Dark (Null)
Kushinada-Hime	49	N/A	Elec/Light (Null)/Dark
Okuninushi	55	Ice	Light/Dark
Arahabaki	62	Ice/Elec/Force	Phys (Reflect)/Fire/Light/Dark

Lady

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Kukuri-Hime	24	Elec	Force (Null)/Light
Hariti	35	Force	Dark
Isis	46	N/A	Fire/Elec (Null)/Dark
Cybele	56	N/A	Fire/Elec/Light (Null)
Skadi	67	N/A	Fire/Ice (Null)/Dark (Null)
Alilat	81	N/A	Light/Dark
Inanna	87	Phys/Dark	Fire (Null)/Ice (Null)/Elec (Null)/Force (Null)
Danu	93	Dark	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Light (Drain)
Ishtar	60	Force/Dark	Elec (Null)/Light (Null)
Nuwa	70+	N/A	Fire/Elec/Force (Reflect)/Dark
(Serpent) Nuwa	90+	N/A	Phys (Drain)/Fire (Drain)/Elec (Null)/Force (Reflect)/Dark (Null)

Megami

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Fortuna	15	Elec/Dark	Force (Null)
Ame-no-Uzume	22	Force	Elec (Null)
Anahita	29	Elec	Fire/Ice (Drain)/Light (Null)
Parvati	35	Fire	Ice/Light
Idun	42	Elec	Force/Light (Null)
Sarasvati	47	Fire/Dark	Ice (Null)
Scathach	52	N/A	Elec/Force (Null)/Light
Norn	67	Elec	Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Lakshmi	70	N/A	Elec (Null)/Force/Light (Null)
Demeter	76	Fire	Force (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark (Null)
Maria	84	N/A	Elec/Force (Drain)/Light (Null)/Dark
Artemis*	?	Fire	Ice (Null)/Elec (Null)/Light/Dark

Mitama

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Ara Mitama	10	One random weakness	All other elements
Saki Mitama	10	One random weakness	All other elements
Nigi Mitama	30	One random weakness	All other elements
Kushi Mitama	65	One random weakness	All other elements

Night

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Sandman	8	Elec	Force
Mokoi	16	Force	Elec
Incubus	22	Elec	Force
Lilim	32	Ice	Elec (Null)
Succubus	38	Light	Fire/Ice (Null)/Elec
Black Frost	44	Light	Fire/Ice (Null)/Dark (Reflect)
Kaiwan	45	N/A	Light/Dark (Null)
Queen Mab	56	N/A	Fire/Elec/Force (Null)
Lilith	68	Force	Fire/Ice/Elec (Null)/Light (Null)/Dark

Panagia

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Tao*	70+	N/A	Light (Null)/Dark (Null)

Raptor

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Onmaraki	4	Ice/Force	Fire
Zhen	14	Fire	Dark
Muu Shuwuu	38	Fire	Force (Null)
Anzu	48	Force	Elec (Null)

Snake

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Naga	27	Force	Fire/Elec (Null)
Naga Raja	40	Fire/Force	Ice/Elec (Drain)
Yurlungur	50	Fire	Ice/Elec (Null)
Yamata-no-Orochi	72	N/A	Fire (Null)/Ice (Null)/Elec

Tyrant

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
King Frost	33	Fire/Dark	Ice (Drain)/Light
Belphegor	44	Fire/Light	Phys/Ice (Null)/Elec/Dark (Null)
Moloch	51	Ice	Fire (Null)/Elec/Dark
Loki	57	Light	Ice (Null)/Force/Dark
Surt	69	N/A	Fire (Drain)/Ice
Mara	69	Ice	Elec (Drain)/Force (Null)/Light/Dark
Abaddon	72	N/A	Fire (Null)/Elec (Null)/Dark
Arioch	75	N/A	Ice (Reflect)/Elec/Force/Dark
Mithras	77	N/A	Fire (Drain)/Ice (Null)/Elec (Null)/Force (Null)/Light (Null)
Mephisto*	81	Light	Phys (Null)/Dark (Drain)
Amon	82	N/A	Phys/Fire (Drain)/Ice/Light/Dark
Chi You	87	Fire/Elec	Ice (Null)/Force (Reflect)/Dark (Null)
Beelzebub	95	Force	Ice/Elec (Drain)/Light/Dark (Drain)
Belial	97	Ice	Fire (Drain)/Force (Null)/Dark (Null)

Vile

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Baphomet	33	Light	Dark
Mishaguji	42	Force	Elec (Null)/Light/Dark (Null)
Pazuzu	52	N/A	Ice/Force/Dark (Null)
Girimekhala	66	Elec/Force	Phys (Reflect)/Light (Null)/Dark
Mada	83	Ice	Fire (Drain)/Force (Null)/Dark (Null)
Lahmu	40+	N/A	Fire/Ice/Elec/Force/Dark (Null)

Wargod

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Neko Shogun	5	Fire/Force	Elec (Null)/ Holy
Yoshitsune	45	Dark	Phys
Ganesha	57	Elec/Dark	Phys/Force (Null)
Siegfried	63	Force/Light	Phys (Drain)/Dark
Futsunushi	69	Dark	Phys/Light (Null)

Wilder

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Bicorn	14	Elec/Light	Dark (Null)
Bugs	24	Fire	Dark (Null)
Mothman	29	Force	Elec (Null)
Nue	49	Force	Elec (Null)

Yoma

Demon	Initial Level	Weakness	Resistance
Mandrake	6	Fire	Elec
Agathion	10	Ice/Dark	Elec (Null)
Apsaras	16	Fire	Ice
Koppa Tengu	24	Elec	Force
Valkyrie	40	Force	Light (Null)

Head over to CGInferno's YouTube page to look at all the game's Demons, which helped us fill the gaps in our knowledge.

For more on Shin Megami Tensei V, be sure to check out some of our other articles, like How to Change Essences in Shin Megami Tensei V, here on Pro Game Guides.

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