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The boss battles inPersona 3 Portablework a little differently than you may be used to, with boss shadows appearing on every full moon, looking for a fight. And your very first full moon boss fight against the Priestess guardian is your introduction to how it works.
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But between the slog to get to the boss shadow, a time limit, and risking your lives to try to stop it, the fight can be a lot to take in. If you need some help getting past the Priestess full moon boss fight in P3P, you’ve come to the right guide.
We detail combat in our boss guides, but this article may still contain spoilers for the story of Persona 3 Portable.
How Do Boss Fights Work In Persona 3 Portable?
Unlike other entries in the Persona series, Persona 3 Portabledoesn’t offer straightforward dungeon-crawling. Instead, you and the SEES team are making your way throughTartarus, with the ultimate goal of reaching the top by the end of the game.
Each section of Tartarus has ablockadethatprevents you from moving further upthe tower until after you’vedefeated the Full Moon bossrelated to the block.
Instead of facing the boss on a predetermined floor of Tartarus, they’ll instead appearevery full moon, which is what the counter in under the time of day on your UI is counting down to.
And don’t worry about finding them –they’ll come to you.
Recommended Level For Priestess
The Priestess guardian isLv. 10, so we recommend being at least around there before you take her on.
The fight isn’t the most difficult, but it’s still easy to become overpowered if you haven’t done much grinding in Tartarus beforehand.
Priestess Stats And Attacks
Below, you’ll find information on Priestess’ stats, skills, and known attacks.
Explanation
Str
This shadow is strong against this element, and attacks of this element dealless damage.
Wk
This shadow is weak against this element, and attacks of this element dealmore damage.
Rep
This shadow will repel attacks of this element,reversing the damageonto you.
Nul
This shadow will nullify attacks of this element, and as such, they dealno damage.
Drn
This shadow will gain health from attacks of this element, so attacks of thisheal the shadow.
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Affinities and Weaknesses
Skills and Attacks
Bufu
Light ice damage to one foe, with a chance to inflict freeze
Mabufu
Light ice damage to all foes, with a chance to inflict freeze
Light strike damage to one foe
Pulinpa
Inflicts panic to one foe, with a 40% chance to succeed
Charms one foe, with a 40% chance to succeed
Summons a Muttering Tiara support shadow
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How To Get Through The Monorail Within The Time Limit
As soon as you arrive in the Dark Hour to begin the fight, you’ll hop aboard themonorail, in which you find a mix of coffins and shadows. You enter on the10/11th Carriageand will need to fight your way upto the front car.
The coffins throughout the monorail mean you no harm, but the shadows are there to prevent your progress toward the boss.
Make good use ofMitsuru’s Analysis abilityto deal with the shadows ahead.
After the first shadow fight, regardless of your dialogue choice, your crew will momentarilylose Junpeiwhen he opts torun off by himself. You and Yukari are, for now, on your own to make your way through the monorail.
There are a few shadows on the way to the front – mostly Muttering Tiaras asSpurious Books, with the occasionalHeat Balance.
Eventually, you find Junpei up ahead, surrounded by shadows and in a pinch. You and Yukarijoin Junpei’s battleto reunite the team and take out the shadows that were giving him trouble.
After Junpei is back, tensions are high, but there’s still a boss ahead to worry about. The monorailbegins movingafter the team is reunited, quickly picking up speed and heading tocrash into another train.
Mitsuru tells you the boss is in the front car, and that you’ll need todefeat it to stop the monorail.
As soon as this dialogue is over, you notice that aneight-minute timerappears in the corner of the screen andbegins counting down.
That’s the time until the crash, which means that’show long you have to defeat Priestessin the first car.
There will be a few shadows milling about trying to waste your time, but with three fighters and few shadows in each cluster, they shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
Make your way up tothe front of Carriage 2,where Mitsuru warns you the boss is just ahead.Heal before going inside, and then open the door to challenge Priestess.
Priestess Battle Strategy
The eight-minutetimer does not resetwhen you challenge Priestess directly, so keep your remaining time limit in mind.
When the fight begins, Priestess is on her own, but she quickly summons a couple ofMuttering Tiarasto attempt to distract you.
They shouldn’t be overlooked, though, as they’ll oftenuse Dia to heal Priestess.
However, theMuttering Tiaras are weak to wind. Because of this, it may not be a bad idea todesignate Yukarito deal with them withher Garu skill, while Junpei and your protagonist lay on Priestess herself.
Yukari also knows healing skillsif you find your team in a pinch.
Have your protagonist and Junpeiuse any attacks except iceto deal damage to Priestess within the time limit.
Be aware ofPriestess’ ice magicwhen choosing the Persona with which you’re attacking.
Your protagonist has the affinities of the shadow you’re using. If you use one with a weakness to ice,Priestess can exploit One More Attacksby knocking you down.
From here, it’s anoutright exchange of damage. Keep laying it on Priestess until she finally goes down, then follow along as your protagonist stops the monorail.
