Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance sees the return of old demons as well as the addition of some new ones. The game has so many demons that it can actually give players a headache when it comes to deciding which demon to bring and utilize in certain situations.
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Some demons do better than others when it comes to taking up the role of a buffer – a support demon that will increase ally stats or damage output. These are the best demons, depending on where the player is in the game to get to buff their allies.
Early Game (Level 1-20)
Neko Shogun
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Wargod
- Level Unlocked at: 5
The very best buff demon the player can have access to in the game is Neko Shogun. This demon is unlocked at just level 5, making him accessible very early on.
Mermaid
- Support Level: +2
- Race: Femme
- Level Unlocked at: 12
The Mermaid is a demon that can be uncooked at level 12 in SMTV: Vengeance. This early-game demon can be quite useful for buffs as she has a support level of +2. She can get access to a skill known as Rakukaja +2 which allows her to raise the defense of one ally by one rank for 3 turns.
Ippon-Datara
- Support Level: +2
- Race: Brute
- Level Unlocked at: 17
Ippon-Datara is a demon the player will be able to unlock by level 17 of the game. He has a support level of +2 and can access a good early-game buffing skill, Tarukaja. This allows him to increase the attack of one ally by one rank for 3 turns. This makes Ippon-Datara a good early-game buffing demon.
Andras
- Support Level: +2
- Race: Fallen
- Level Unlocked at: 18
Andras is one of the later demons that can be unlocked early in the game, but it is definitely one of the best when it comes to buffing allies. His support level is +2 and he comes with the skill Sukukaja +2 that can raise evasion and accuracy for one ally.
Mid Game (Level 21-50)
Koropokkur
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Jirae
- Level Unlocked at: 26
Koropokkur is definitely a demon the player will run across while they’re playing SMTV: Vengeance. This demon has a support level of +3 and comes with the skill Tarukaja, which allows it to raise an ally's attack. Being unlocked at level 26 makes it one of the earliest the player can get mid-game.
Cironnup
- Support Level: +4
- Race: Holy
- Level Unlocked at: 27
Cironnup has one of the highest support levels the player can come across, at +4. This makes him one of the best buffing demons the player can find around mid-game, being unlockable at level 27. He has a unique skill, Cautious Cheer +4, that allows him to raise the defense, accuracy, and evasion of all allies by 1 rank for 3 turns.
Jatayu
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Avian
- Level Unlocked at: 32
Jatayu is definitely a great demon for buffing that can be unlocked mid-game. This demon has a support level of +3 and can be accessed at level 32. He can buff all allies by using Masukukaja which increases their accuracy and evasion by one rank for 3 turns. His innate skill, Critical Melody, also allows him to increase the critical damage of all allies.
Sarasvati
- Support Level: +2
- Race: Megami
- Level Unlocked at: 47
Sarasvati is one of the later mid-game demons, becoming available at level 47 for the player. Her support level is +2, which isn’t the highest seen, but she has a skill known as Donum Galdi, which allows her to increase the power of the next strength attack of an ally.
Konohana Sakuya
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Kunitsu
- Level Unlocked at: 50
Konohana Sakuya is a DLC demon in SMTV: Vengeance, meaning the player won’t be able to have access to her without buying the DLC. Konohana Sakuya is a great demon for buffing, having a base level of 50, and a support level of +3. Her unique skill Sakuya Sakura allows her to raise all stats of all allies for 3 turns while also healing the allies HP and restoring some MP.
Late Game (Level 51-75)
Ganesha
- Support Level: +4
- Race: Wargod
- Level Unlocked at: 57
Ganesha is a demon that can be fused at level 57 and has a very high support level, being +4. He doesn’t have any amazing support skills but the player can definitely have him inherit one easily.
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He does have a skill that can boost himself, called Fierce Roar. This skill draws all the enemy's attention to him and raises his defense by one rank for 3 turns.
Cleopatra
- Support Level: +5
- Race: Femme
- Level Unlocked at: 61
Cleopatra has the highest support level in SMTV: Vengeance, at +5, making her one of the best demons to use for buffing. She’s unlocked at level 61 and unlike in the original game, Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance has her free of charge and not as a DLC character that the player has to pay for to get.
She has access to one of the best buffing skills in the game, Luster Candy, which allows her to increase all stats of all allies by one rank for 3 turns.
Lakshmi
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Megami
- Level Unlocked at: 70
Lakshmi is an amazing late-game buffer in SMTV. She can be unlocked at level 70, which makes her very late game, and has a support level of +3. Her own innate skill, Chanchala, can be extremely useful for buffed allies. She can also make use of Luster Candy, a skill that raises all stats of all allies by one rank for 3 turns.
Lilith
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Qadištu
- Level Unlocked at: 72
Lilith in SMTV: Vengeance replaces the old one that was in SMTV, and plays a major role in this game. This character can be unlocked at level 72, which is clearly late game. Her support level is +3, and she has access to a great skill known as Luster Candy, which allows her to raise all stats of all Allies by one rank for 3 turns.
End Game (Level 76+)
Alilat
- Support Level: +3
- Race: Lady
- Level Unlocked at: 81
Alilat is an endgame demon that is definitely one of the best when it comes to healing and buffing. She’s unlocked at level 81 and has a support level of +3. She has access to 2 skills, Donum Magici and Donum Gladi. These skills allow her to increase the next magic or strength-based attack of an ally, depending on which she uses.
Danu
- Support Level: +2
- Race: Lady
- Level Unlocked at: 93
Danu is a character that can be unlocked at level 93 and has a support level of +2. Her innate skill itself makes her very useful as a buffer as it allows her to weaken attacks that don’t strike the allies’ weakness if their defense is raised by 2 ranks. She also has access to Cluster Candy, which is a powerful buffing skill, and she has Matriarch’s Love which allows her to cure status ailments and remove rebuffs for all allies.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- June 14, 2024
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Atlus
- Publisher(s)
- Atlus, SEGA
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Franchise
- Shin Megami Tensei
WHERE TO PLAY
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One
- How Long To Beat
- 45 Hours
- Genre(s)
- JRPG
