Skill List
286 SkillsSMT III Nocturne Complete Skill List
Plan your demon builds
Browse every physical, magical, and passive skill available in Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne. Sort skills by cost, rank, or elemental type to optimize your endgame demon builds. Learn exactly which demons or Magatamas teach essential abilities.
Understanding Demon Skills & Inheritance
Demons acquire skills through leveling up, fusion inheritance, and occasionally through skill mutation. Knowing which demons inherently learn top-tier abilities like Mediarahan, Prominence, or Bolt Storm is crucial. When fusing, carefully plan your inheritance routes to pass down these essential abilities to your final party, ensuring they can exploit weaknesses effectively.
The Demi-fiend's Skill System & Magatamas
Unlike demons, the Demi-fiend cannot learn skills through fusion. Instead, he acquires them by ingesting demonic parasites known as Magatamas. As he levels up, the equipped Magatama grants specific skills. It is incredibly important to note that the Demi-fiend only has eight skill slots, and once a skill is discarded, it is forgotten forever and can never be relearned. This makes long-term build planning absolutely critical for your protagonist.
The Ultimate Physical Build (Demi-fiend Endgame)
The most powerful and popular build for the Demi-fiend focuses heavily on Physical and Almighty damage, peaking in the endgame. The core combo involves 'Focus' (multiplies the next physical attack's damage by 2.5x), 'Pierce' (bypasses physical resistances except Repel), and 'Freikugel' (a severe Almighty-element physical attack). Adding multi-target physical skills like 'Deadly Fury' (high critical rate) or 'Gaea Rage' makes this build unstoppable against the True Demon Ending bosses.
The Magic & Utility Build (Early to Mid-Game)
While physical builds dominate the late game, magic is incredibly potent during the early and mid-game stages. Equipping Magatamas that teach 'Tornado' paired with 'Force Boost', or 'Glacial Blast' with 'Ice Boost', allows the Demi-fiend to exploit enemy weaknesses for extra Press Turns. Additionally, having the protagonist carry essential buff and debuff skills like 'Fog Breath', 'War Cry', or 'Rakukaja' provides immense utility and control over tough boss encounters.
Crucial Passive Skills for the Protagonist
Passive abilities dictate your survivability in the Vortex World. 'Endure' is mandatory for surviving unexpected instant-kill attacks or devastating boss combos. 'Avenge' provides a 50% chance to counter physical attacks with heavy damage, synergizing perfectly with a physical build. Finally, equipping passive elemental nullifications like 'Void Mind', 'Void Nerve', or 'Drain Phys' depending on the upcoming boss can completely turn the tide of a difficult battle.
