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Shadow Namatame/Kunino-sagiri is the boss of the seventh dungeon, Heaven, in the TV World inPersona 4 Golden. On a first playthrough, he can be a major wake-up call to the remaining bosses of the game, so take him seriously. Since Heaven is one of the last dungeons inP4G, players should have a solid collection of Personas as well as more than a handful of maxed out Social Links.
Players are recommenced to be aroundlevel 60before attemptingPersona 4 Golden’s Kunino-sagiri. However, given the difficulty of this boss, it doesn’t hurt to be a few levels over. Players will also want to complete this dungeon as soon as it becomes available, so make sure to start preparations an in-game month in advance.
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Kunino-sagiri: Best Items, Persona, Skills, and Team Set-Up
Heaven unlocks onNovember 6thand has a deadline onNovember 20th. Unfortunately,the Social Links for the IT members(ie: Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, Kanji, Rise, and Naoto)will beunavailable until Nanako is rescued. Thus, players will want to get in November 6th, defeat Shadow Namatame the same day or the day after, and get out. Afterward, the Social Links will “unlock” and can be ranked up once more.
Items
Players are going to want to grab items that reflect physical and magic attacks such asMagic Mirrors.Magic Mirrors can be found in thegold chests in Void Questdungeon. If players boughtBarrier Cornfrom the lady atJunes(available 6/25), then they can getMakaracornandTetracornfrom the garden outside the Dojima Residence. Barrier Corn takes8 in-game days to grow, so players should plant them as soon as they get them.
Be sure to buySP-restoring itemsfrom Shiroku Store or from the Dojima Residence’s garden. Kunino-sagiri has an ability calledSpirit Leechthat will drain its target’s SP by 100. This is one boss fight that players willneedSPto dish out damage.
XP Grinding
If the IT are underleveled, XP farm the Golden Hands on the6th floorof theSecret Laboratorydungeon. Simply leave and then re-enter the 6th floor to respawn the Golden Hands after they’re defeated or if they manage to flee. Make sure to use a Persona that hasMegidoloanandMind Chargewhen battling them. Having the Passive SkillGrowthon a Persona will increase its XP gain after battle.
Persona
Thebest Personato bring to the Shadow Namatame battle are Persona that have high magic or attack. Players will also need a Persona that willNull Physicalsuch asShiki-Ouji.A Persona that’sstrongagainst Physical, such as Nidhoggr, is also recommended.
The main thing to keep in mind here is to have Personas aroundlevel 60that havefew or no Affinity Weaknesses. A Persona that hasMind Chargeand a-dyne Skill(ex: Agidyne) is also recommended, or a Persona withChargeand a powerfulPhysical Skilllike God’s Hand. This battle is going to be about using Mind Charged or Charged attacks to deal out the most damage.
Passive Skills such asArms MasterandSpell Masterwill also make the fight a bit easier. These willhalve the HP and SP of a Physical and Magic Skill respectively. Some Persona such asThorwilllearn Arms Master as they level up, but there are other Personas that have these Passive Skills as their innate abilities.
To save on using Makaracorns and Magic Mirrors, have a Persona likeDaisoujouto cast Makarakarn on the party.
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Team Set-Up
The protagonist should focus on attacking and (sometimes) debuffing, sohave the rest of the party back him upwith Support and Healing Skills.
Be sure to have some of the IT’s Social Links toRank 10before November. By now, everyone except Naoto, Teddie, and maybe Rise should be up to Rank 10. Doing so unlocks that character’s second-tier Persona. Also, if Rise’s Social Link isn’t maxed out yet, verify she’s at least a high enough Rank so that she’ll buff the party mid-battle.
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Kunino-sagiri Strategy
Like all bosses inP4G, Kunino-sagiri nulls Light and Dark.He doesn’t have any Affinity Weaknesses,but players shouldn’t let this fool them. Kunino-sagiri has access to all -dyne tier Skills as well as -break Skills (nullifies Affinity Resistances). He can useMakara BreakandTetra Break, which negate Makarakan and Tetrakan respectively. If players get carried away with stacking buffs or debuffs, he can shrug them off withDekundaandDekaja. There’s also hisLife LeechandSpirit LeechSkills, which drain a large amount of HP and 100SP.
In addition to all of this, Kunino-sagiri has three unique Skills:
- Quad Converge is tricky to understand,so here’s an example: Kunino-sagiri’s Quad Converge will cause “the atmosphere to change suddenly.” On his next turn, he’ll use a random element.Let’s say he uses Mabufudyneon the party. He willcontinueto use Mabufudyne until his next Quad Converge. If Kunino-sagiri’s hit with a Skillof the elementhe’s using (in this case: Bufu), he’ll take more damage. If he’s hit with anything thatisn’tthe same element, he’ll take a maximum of 5 damage.
Kunino-sagiri: Phase 1
Kunino-sagiri will start out by attacking the party with -dyne Skills. If players use Tetrakarn or Makarakarn, he’ll negate their effects with Tetra Break and Makara Break. If players brought Naoto, use Makarakarn (if she still has it) for the first phase of the boss fight. This will cause Kunino-sagiri to use Makara Break, thus wasting his turn.
When Naoto is using Makarakarn, have the protagonist useMind ChargeorCharge. The other party members should be providing support via buffs to raise Defense, Attack, or Accuracy/Evasion. If Chie or Kanji is in the lineup, have them attack with Physical Skills.
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Kunino-sagiri: Phase 2
Once Kunino-sagiri loses a quarter health, he’ll start usingQuad Converge. There are two ways to combat this:
Kunino-sagiri: Phase 3
Once he’s around half health, Kunino-sagiri will start usingControlon the other party members. When a party member is controlled, they will attack the protagonist. Eventually, Kunino-sagiri will Controlall three party members at once. Before this happens, start applying Defense and Accuracy/Evasion buffs on the protagonist.
When all three party members are controlled,do not Guard. Instead, switch to aPersona that nulls/resists Physicalanduse Makaracorn or a Magic Mirror on the protagonist. If players attempt to Guard, then the first party member will break the protagonist’s Guard on their turn, leaving him open to attack by the remaining two.
Eventually, Kunino-sagiri will lose control. Take this opportunity to Mind Charge/Charge + Attack combo and heal up with Yukiko or strong HP-restoring items. Repeat this strategy until Kunino-sagiri is down to 1000 HP.
Kunino-sagiri: Final Phase
In this stage, Kunino-sagiri will spamUnerring Justiceuntil he’s defeated. Players can Guard if necessary, but they should really focus on taking him out as soon as possible and healing with other characters (ie: Yukiko). Don’t bother using Magic Mirrors when he starts using Unerring Justice. Makarakarn canreflect all elementsexceptAlmighty, thus making them useless during this phase. Keep chipping away at his health and he’ll eventually fall.
Persona 4 Goldenis available on PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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