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AfterPersona 4 Goldenplayers have saved Yukiko from the TV World, they’ll have a little time to build up Social Links, Social Stats, or complete sidequests. Eventually, they’ll see Kanji Tatsumi’s silhouette on the Midnight Channel, thus kick-starting the investigation to unlock the second dungeon. This dungeon, Steamy Bathhouse, has 11 floors as opposed to Yukiko’s Castle’s 8 floors. The IT should be around level 25 before they battle Shadow Kanji.
The Steamy Bathhouse inPersona 4 Goldenopens up on May 19th, with a deadline set on June 4th. It’s a step up from Yukiko’s Castle with the Shadows at levels 17 up to level 26. This time,P4Gplayers will have a full team and access to more powerful Fusions and equipment. Unlike Shadow Yukiko, the IT will be up against Shadow Kanji and two additional Shadows for this fight.
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Shadow Kanji: Best Skills and Accessories
With Yukiko on the team, players will have a great healer and magical attacker. Yukiko’s main Affinity is fire, and she’ll learn spells like Media upon leveling up. It’s generally recommended to get her tolevel 21for herAgilaoskill. This does moderate fire damage to one target. If players want to level up even more, they can get her tolevel 26to learnRecarm, a skill that revives a fallen ally with half health. AFlame Vowcan be equipped to Yukiko for this battle. The Flame Vow can be found in locked chests in Steamy Bathhouse. It willincrease Yukiko’s fire Skills by 20%.
Chie’s Bufu Skill will once again come in handy during this boss battle. Level her up to getAssault DiveandCounteratlevels 22 and 24, respectively. Counter has a 10% chance of countering damage taken. Equip her withFalcon Eye(raises chance of avoiding physical attacks), which can be looted fromlocked chestsin Yukiko’s Castle or Steamy Bathhouse. She can also use theCool BeadsAccessory (found in locked chests in Yukiko’s Castle), as this will reduce her chances of being inflicted with Rage.
As for Yosuke, he can make use ofbuffing and serving as a backup healerfor Yukiko (with Dia). Players will want to equip Yosuke with aVolt Suppressor(raises Evasion to electric attacks), which players can get from a locked chest in Yukiko’s Castle or Steamy Bathhouse. Alternatively, he can be equipped with theDisinfectantAccessory to reduce the chance of being Poisoned. This can be obtained from a locked chest in Yukiko’s Castle or Steamy Bathhouse. Otherwise, Disinfectant can becraftedatDaidara Metalworksat the cost ofx5 Beard Fibers, which can be farmed fromEgotistical King Shadows on floors 5-7 in Steamy Bathhouse.
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Shadow Kanji: Recommended Personas
For this boss battle, players will want to have Electric-nulling or Physical-resistant Personas. A Persona likeRakshasais recommended because it has fair Strength and Endurance while alsoresistingPhysical attacks. One of its Fusion Recipes isObariyon(Steamy Bathhouse, Shuffle Time) andBerith(can be Fused with Sandman and Ghoul, two Personas from Yukiko’s Castle). Get Rakshasa tolevel 25to learnGale Slash, which does light physical damage toall enemieswith a chance of Critical Hit.Kill Rushis also a good Skill to use against Shadow Kanji.
Another Persona to grab isAndra. This Persona can be gained from Shuffle Time inSteamy Bathhouse. Andra is a good Persona to use against Shadow Kanji because it willblock Electricityand learnBlue Wall, whichapplies Electric Resistance to an ally(or self) for 3 turns. It has an Affinity Weakness to Wind, but thankfully, Shadow Kanji doesn’t have any wind-based attacks.
When Fusing, be sure to transfer Support Skills (if possible) such as Rakunda or Tarunda. These will lower the Defense and Attack, respectively, of its target.
If players are looking for a good healer or magic attacker, they can try forTitania. She can be fused withSarasvati(found in Steamy Bathhouse) andKing Frost. Titania will have Diarama and, depending on which Shadows are used in the Fusion, can get Dekaja (erases buffs on enemies) or other Support Skills.
Alternatively, players can just keepKing Frostinstead of Fusing him. One of his Fusions isAnzu(Steamy Bathhouse) andLilim(Yukiko’s Castle). King Frost is weak to fire and will absorb ice. He has high Magic and good Endurance, and hasBufulaandIce Break. Ice Break will negate the effects ofWhite Wall, which applies Ice Resistance to its target for 3 turns.Bufula is a stronger version of Bufu, meaning the protagonist can deal more damage to Nice Guy.
Finally, there’sXiezhai, who can be Fused byEligorandArchangel, orObariyonandLilim. Xiezhai willResist Electricand will have theRakundaSkill. This can be used to lower the Defense of an enemy for 3 turns.
Ultimately, it’s up to the player which Personas they’ll use against Shadow Kanji. For newcomers,Rakshasais a must, andKing Frostisn’t bad to keep on hand, either. Try not to worry too much about having a healer Persona since Yukiko is arguablythe best healer at this point inP4G.
Players may want to stock up on Ice Cube and Firecracker items. These will inflict ice and fire damage and can be useful if Chie or Yukiko are starting to run low on SP.
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Shadow Kanji Strategy
Before going in, players should know that Shadow Kanji willabsorb Electricattacks, so don’t try hitting him with Zio. His allies, Tough Guy and Nice Guy, areweak to Fire and Iceand will absorb Ice and Fire,respectively. These two also resist Wind, so using Yosuke’s Garu isn’t recommended. Tough Guy only has two physical attacks, but Nice Guy has various buffs, Re Patra and Red Wall.
While Shadow Kanji is the main boss, Nice Guy and Tough Guy can be a real pain to deal with if they’re not defeated first.Players will want to start by taking out Nice Guy. He can be Downed withBufuor an Ice Cube. Then,use Yukiko’s Agilao to Down Tough Guy, then hit him a second timewhile he’s Downedto inflict him withDizzy. As long as Nice Guy doesn’t cast Re Patra, Tough Guy should remain Down fortwo turnsinstead of one.
Nice Guycannotbe inflicted with Dizzy.
Shadow Kanji will useForbidden MurmurandRoar of Wrath. Forbidden Murmur will poison the protagonist and Yosuke, while Roar of Wrath will enrage Yukiko and Chie. He’ll also castPowerChargeto power up his Physical attacks. He can then stack this withSwift Strike, which deals light physical damage toall targetsfor 1-2x.
The protagonist and Yosuke can bypass Poison by having accessories that resist Poison or (for the protagonist) a Persona with the Resist Poison skill.Dokudami Teascan cure Poison, and they can be bought from Shiroku Store. As for the Enrage status ailment, players will need to rely on theSedativeitems orMe Patra.This will need to be on one of the protagonist’s Personas since Yukiko won’t be able to use any Skills if she’s inflicted with Rage. Poison depletes health every turn, while Ragegreatly raises attack powerbut significantly lowers defense. Players also won’t be able to control Enraged characters, meaning this will need to be taken care of immediately.
Nice Guy may try and put up Red Wall on Tough Guy, eliminating his Fire Weakness. If this happens, players can get rid of the Red Wall by hitting him with a Fire Skill (or Firecracker), or they can leave Tough Guy alone for 3 turns. Shadow Kanji also has White Wall and Red Wall to cover Nice Guy and Tough Guy’s Affinity weaknesses. If players have a Persona with Ice Break, they can negate the effects of White Wall.
Once Nice Guy and Tough Guy are defeated,and Shadow Kanji is at half-health, he’ll start usingFanatical Spark. This is an Electric Skill that inflicts medium Electric damage to everyone. Obviously, this is an attack that players willnotwant Yosuke to get hit with, so make sure heGuardsor he’s got aVolt Suppressorequipped. This is also why players will want to have a Persona equipped that resists Electricity.
The strategy here is to debuff the enemies while using Chie and Yukiko (or the protagonist) to keep Downing Tough and Nice Guy until they’re KO’d. If Shadow Kanji usesPower Charge, then have everyoneGuardto avoid his Swift Strike skill. Once Nice Guy is taken care of, Tough Guy won’t be a problem, and then players can focus on Shadow Kanji. Use Yukiko’s Media spell to heal the party, and have Yosuke use Sukukaja on the protagonist. Shadow Kanji doesn’t resist Physical, so he can be taken down with Physical Skills by Chie and the protagonist.
Persona 4 Goldenis available on PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
