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Rise Kujikawa thought she’d go back to Inaba inPersona 4 Goldento take time away from the pressure of the spotlight but found herself embroiled in a whole new kind of trouble. Stuck into the TV World and desperate for the Investigation Team to save her, you’ll be taking on Rise’s Shadow at the end of the Marukyu Striptease dungeon to do so.
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Though she’s a relatively easy fight (as something of a warmup to a second), tougher fight, her skill arsenal isheavy. For tips to help you beat Rise’s Shadow in P4G, follow along with our guide below.
We’re focused on helping you with the combat in our boss battle guides, but by nature, they may still contain spoilers for Persona 4 Golden.
Shadow Rise’s Stats And Attacks
Recommended Level And Location
Rise’s Shadow is waiting for you onFloor 11of the Marukyu Striptease dungeon.
This is also where you’ll take on Momentary Child, should you choose to return to the Marukyu Striptease dungeon to grind for EXP or items after the initial dungeon crawl is over.
With Rise’s Shadow entering the fight atLv. 35, we’d recommend you beat leastthe same, if not higher,before you take her on. You’ll have had ample time to grind for EXP going through the dungeon, so be sure tolevel as you gothrough Marukyu Striptease.
There aretwo partsto your final boss fight in Marukyu Striptease, withthe secondboss battle beingsignificantly more difficultthan Shadow Rise.
The second fight begins as soon as the first ends. Your team will regain their HP and SP automatically, but you willnot have time for any levelingin between, so plan accordingly.
Because of this, try toconserve your itemsin this battle. Your health replenishes automatically between fights, but your items are single use, so decide wisely!
To help you get ready, we’ve got an affinities and weakness table for Rise’s Shadow below, including her truly impressive list of attacks and skills, which cover almost all affinities.
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
Light fire damage to one foe
Light fire damage to all foes
Medium fire damage to one foe
Medium fire damage to all foes
Light ice damage to one foe
Light ice damage to all foes
Medium ice damage to one foe
Medium ice damage to all foes
Light electric damage to one foe
Light electric damage to all foes
Medium electric damage to one foe
Medium electric damage to all foes
Light wind damage to one foe
Light wind damage to all foes
Medium wind damage to one foe
Medium wind damage to all foes
Mind Slice
Medium physical damage to all foes, with a chance to inflict panic
Nullifies a foe’s fire resistances for three turns
Nullifies a foe’s ice resistances for three turns
Nullifies a foe’s electric resistances for three turns
Nullifies a foe’s wind resistances for three turns
Drains 30 SP from one foe
Supreme Insight
Renders the party unable to hit Shadow Rise for three turns
We know this list looks intense, and it most certainly can be if you’re not careful withplanning ahead, choosing carefully when to guard and who based on your team’s own weak spots.
The good news is that, without any elemental affinities herself,any attack can damage Shadow Rise. There’s no limit to what you can lob at her, so just focus ontaking down her HP any way you can.
Shadow Rise Battle Strategy
Thankfully enough, despite how long the list of attacks she knows is,Rise’s Shadow attacks in that order, too. She begins withAgiand goes directly down the list from there with the weakest attack of an element and working through the four she knows to increase her damage output and targets hit, before switching the element of her attack.
As she cycles through her skills, she’ll be aiming atwhoever is weak to that elementif there’s someone in battle who is.
The bad news is that anyone weak to that element will likely be hit pretty hard, as she’llcontinuehammering on whoever is weak to the element she’s using. Therefore, it’s not a bad idea to knowrevival skillslikeRecarm, or have items on hand such asRevival Beadsto bring fainted party members back to life.
Keep your eye on where she is in the cycle, and you can be ready for anything.
If Chie is in the boss fight with you, because Shadow Rise begins with fire,have Chie guardfor the first four turns while Rise’s Shadow is using fire magic.
Keeping another party member alive is worth the loss of one attack, so plan accordingly.
How To Deal With Panic
After you’ve chipped away roughly a third of Shadow Rise’s HP in the boss fight, she’ll use the attack,Mind Slice.
The physical damage output is annoying, of course, but the real problem with it is its ability toinflict panicto your party members.
When the Investigation Team becomes panicked in battle, there are a number of things that change. The biggest issue is that a panicking party membermay attack their own teammates instead of the enemy.
However, when they’re not turning on friendly fire, they can also choose todo nothingon their turn instead of attacking, or eventhrow yen away.
Additionally, when they do land an attack on the enemy, even if you hit their weak spot, youcan’t trigger a One Moreattack.
Thankfully, you can stop panic in its tracks byusing items or spells. Below is a full list of everything that can help remove confusion from your party members.
Items
Hiranya cannot be purchasedaround Inaba. You can find them in treasure chests throughout the game’s dungeons, so be on the lookout.
What To Do When Shadow Rise Uses Supreme Insight
When you’ve depleted two-thirds of her HP, Shadow Rise will begin using a move calledSupreme Insight. After she uses this move,she cannot be attacked.
All that’s left to do is burnthree turnssomehow. Have your party guard to have them pass the time without expending HP/SP, and thebattle ends after three turnsof Supreme Insight.
The fight against Rise’s Shadowalways ends with Supreme Insight.
Even if you deplete her HP beforehand, Shadow Risewill not go downwithout the obligatory three turns of Supreme Insight.
Hold your own for those three turns, and the battle against Shadow Rise in Persona 4 Golden will end once the third turn of inaction is finished.
