Shin Megami Tensei 5: How to Beat Hydra - Ultimate Guide

Keep reading to find out how to beat Hydra in Shin Megami Tensei 5, because here we will tell you step by step how to do it.

Who is Hydra in Shin Megami Tensei 5?

This is one of the bosses you'll find in Shin Megami Tensei 5, whom you'll have to face after reaching the Tokyo Tower, but before anything else you'll have to consider your team's resistances and weaknesses, since most of this battle is based on SMT 5 having Demons resistant to the monster's elemental moves. But if you want to come out of this encounter victorious, you'd better read on to understand how to beat Hydra.

How to beat Hydra in Shin Megami Tensei 5? - Hydra's Movement

The first thing you should keep in mind if you are wondering how to defeat Hydra is that he has quite powerful elemental moves, specifically two:

• Toxic Breath.

With which he has the ability to poison your group, since he can hit more than one at the same time.

• Fire breath

This does the same as the previous move.
Just like the main character, the opposing monsters can get additional turns if they receive a critical hit or hit a demon's weak point, so we recommend switching to the weak elements of the group or things will be complicated. Even monsters with poison resistance won't be that important, as you will only be able to use elements or a monster's ability to heal the ailment quickly.

How to beat Hydra in Shin Megami Tensei 5? - Demons

Hydra is weak to Ice-type attacks and launches very powerful Fire and Poison-type moves, so we recommend you to have demons with resistance to at least one of the monster's special attacks. But more important than this will be to get a foothold in the ice ability, as it is Hydra's weakness. Ice moves will allow you to get additional moves per turn, so we recommend you to get the following demons for your team:

• Aquanos, can learn ice moves
• Daemon, fire resistant
• Apsaras: can also learn ice moves.
• Tsuchigumo: resistant to poison
• Sirena, great potential for ice moves

How to beat Hydra in Shin Megami Tensei 5? - Aramasa 8 Hit Slash Attack

The best way to finish this enemy is the Aramasa 8 Hit Slash Attack skill, a physics-based skill that unleashes eight slashes that will make this encounter easier for you. To get this ability you will have to hit one of the yellow crystals in Shiba Park, which you will have to break to find the Aogami Type-1 Essence.

Then you will have to go to a save point to access the Shadow World > where you will have to select Apotheosis > Essence Fusion > make Nahobino the target > select the Aogami essence to inherit the Aramasa skill.

It will also be important to have a demon healer with a move to heal the party, you will have to finish nearby monsters and complete side quests, you will also have to get Miman to get new passive miracle skills in the World of Shadows and try to fuse demons in World of Shadows.

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