Shin Megami Tensei V Support Skills Guide

Monster collecting to strategic turn-based combat, you need to be mindful about which skills you use in Shin Megami Tensei 5. Here is a brief guide on what to expect with the Support skills available Shin Megami Tensei V.

Shin Megami Tensei V Support Skills

Support Skills or as you may remember them as Prayer are categorized as stat buffs and debuff skills. They also provide other modifiers which work in a similar fashion such as positive status effects.

On the opposite spectrum, we have Mind skills that inflict debuffs and other status ailments.

With the intro out of the way, the following table(s) consists of a list of support skills in Shin Megami Tensei V which can get your mind racing.

Unique Skills

Skill	Effect	Cost	Rank	Target	Learned By
Eyes on Me	Increases chance of being targeted exponentially. Cast Sukukaja twice	5 MP	–	Self	Hayataro – lvl 3
Vigilant Cheer	Increase all allies’ defense and hit/evade power to the max for 3 turns.	50 MP	–	All	Chironnupu – lvl 35

Buff Skills

Skill	Effect	Cost	Rank	Target	Learned By
Charge	In the next turn, your physical attack is boosted.	10 MP	Rank 2	Self	Take-Minakata – lvl 10 Oni – lvl 10 Zouchouten – lvl 8 Black Frost – lvl 10 Ose – lvl 7 Cu Chulainn – lvl 7 Ganesha – lvl 7
Power Stremma	Boost Physical of an Ally in the next turn	40 MP	Rank 8	Ally	Sarasvati – lvl 31 Jikokuten – lvl 30 Dominion – lvl 31 Scathach – lvl 40 Cybele – lvl 40 Barong – lvl 34 Siegfried – lvl 34 Alilat – lvl 30
Impaler’s Animus	Boost physical attack in the next turn. Damage type is registered as Peirce	50 MP	Rank 10	Self	Scathach – lvl 50 Futsunushi – lvl 35
Concentrate	Boost Your Magical Attack in the next Turn	10 MP	Rank 2	Self	Aitvaras High Pixie Bugs Manananggal Thoth Thunderbird Belphegor
Mind Stremma	Boost Magical Attack of an Ally in the next Turn	40 MP	Rank 8	Ally	Aitvaras High Pixie Bugs Manananggal Thoth Thunderbird Belphegor
Tarukaja	Increase the Attack Power of a single ally by 1 for 3 turns	8 MP	Rank 2	Single	Daemon Mermaid Ippon-Datara Rakshasa Ame-no-Uzume Kikuri-Hime Koropokkuru
Rakukaja	Increase the Defense Power of a single ally by 1 for 3 turns	8 MP	Rank 2	Single	Pixie Mermaid Xuanwu Koropokkuru
Sukukaja	Increase the Evasion/Accuracy of a single ally by 1 for 3 turns	8 MP	Rank 2	Single	Cait Sith Fortuna Andras Feng Huang Koppa Tengu Principality Nekomata
Taunt	Increases Chances of getting Targeted	10 MP	Rank 2	Self	Bicorn Ippon-Datara Rakshasa
Hygeian Cup	Increases the Healing Efficiency of the next Recovery Skill used	20 MP	Rank 4	Self	Manananggal Parvati
Critical Eye	Increase the Critical Rate of the next incoming Physical Attack	25 MP	Rank 5	Self	Jatayu Macabre Hecatoncheires Asura
Roar	Increases chance of getting targeted. Cast Rakukaja.	30 MP	Rank 6	Single	Hecatoncheires Ganesha Siegfried
Matarukaja	Increase all allies attack power by 1 level for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Basilisk Hariti Setanta Sukuna-Hikona Horus Oberon Bishamonten Lachesis Melchizedek Futsunushi
Marakukaja	Increase all allies defense power by 1 level for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Belphegor Isis Atavaka Barong
Masukukuaja	Increase all allies evasion and accuracy by 1 level for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Jatayu Anzu Lachesis Garuda
Luster Candy	Increase all allies attack power, defense power and evasion, accuracy by 1 level for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	–

Debuff Skills

Skill	Effect	Cost	Rank	Target	Learned By
Matarunda	Decrease Enemy Party’s attack power by 1 for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Anahita Hua Po Thoth Parvati Zhuque Black Frost
Marakunda	Decrease Enemy Party’s defense power by 1 for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Forneus Sukuna-Hikona Orthrus Sarasvati Titania Girimehkala Lilith
Masukunda	Decrease Enemy Party’s evasion power by 1 for 3 turns	30 MP	Rank 6	All	Erthys Take-Minakata Kelpie Succubus Thunderbird Hanuman Moloch Atropos Arioch
Debilitate	Decrease enemy party’s attack power, defense power and evasion, accuracy by 1 level for 3 turns	150 MP	Rank 30	All	Inanna

Canceling and Barrier Skills

Skill	Effect	Cost	Rank	Target	Learned By
Dekaja	Negate all -kaja buff effects of the enemy party	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Kushinada-Hime Camael
Dekunda	Negate all -nda debuff effects of your party	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Dominion Mada
Phys Block	Nullify next Physical Attack	70 MP	Rank 14	All	Hayataro
Fire Block	Nullify next Fire Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	–
Ice Block	Nullify next Ice Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Jack Frost
Elec Block	Nullify next Electric Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Zouchouten Isis
Force Block	Nullify next Force Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Koppa Tengu Jatayu Oberon
Light Block	Nullify next Light Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Chironnupu Principality Power
Dark Block	Nullify next Dark Attack	40 MP	Rank 8	All	Baphomet
Tetrakarn	Creates a shield that repels (non-almighty) Physical Attacks. Lasts for a single turn until it has been blocked.	50 MP	Rank 10	All	Decarabia Barong Arahabaki
Makarakarn	Creates a shield that repels (non-almighty) Mystical Attacks. Lasts for a single turn until it has been blocked.	50 MP	Rank 10	All	Clotho Dominion Sraosha Baal

Magatsuhi Skills

Skill	Effect	Cost	Rank	Target	Learned By
Dekajaon	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Take-Minakata Sukuna-Hikona Ouyamatsumi Kushinada-Hime Okuninushi Arahabaki
Fairy Banquet	Increase your party’s attack, defense and evasion, accuracy power to the max for 3 turns	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Pixie High Pixie Jack-o’-Lantern Jack Frost Kelpie Setanta Silky Oberon Titania
Godly Sheild	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Melchizedek Camael Sraosha Uriel Raphael Gabriel Sandalphon
Impaler’s Animuses	Boost physical attack of all allies in the next turn. Damage also taken as Pierce	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Dionysus Chernobog Mot Zaou-Gongen Asura
Impaler’s Spirit	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Baphomet Mishaguji Pazuzu Girimehkala Mada
Omagatoki: Aptitude	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Slime Mandrake Agathion Apsaras Legion Koppa Tengu Black Ooze
Omagatoki: Assault	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	King Frost Belphegor Moloch Abaddon Arioch Chi You
Omagatoki: Critical	All Physical and Magical skills will deal Critical Damage for 1 turn	1 CC	Rank 50	All	–
Omagatoki: Gathering	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Thoth Horus Atavaka Mitra Vishnu Baal
Omagatoki: Luck	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Erthys Aeros Aquans Flaemis Gnome Sylph Undine Kurama Tengu Salamander Hanuman Cu Chulainn Finn McCool
Omagatoki: Peirce	All Physical and Magical damage types will deal Peirce Damage for 1 turn	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Attis Zouchoun Jikokuten Bishamonten Thor
Omagatoki: Sanko	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Kodama Tsuchigumo Sudama Koropokkuru Hua Po Narcissus
Omagatoki: Snipe	All physical and magic skills will Hit 100% for 1 turn	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Shiisaa Makami Chironnupu Hayataro Anubis Baihu Barong
Omagatoki: Strength	–	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Andras Berith Forneus Eligor Ose Flauros Decarabia Nebiros Adramelech
Omagatoki: Zero Set	All Physical and Magical attack cost will be reduced to 0 for a single turn	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Mermaid Leanan Sidhe Manananggal Yaksini Lamia Dakini Clotho Lachesis Atropos Rangda Kali
Rakshasan Feast	Increases all party’s attack, defense and evasion, accuracy power to the max for a single turn	1 CC	Rank 50	All	Turdak Rakshasa Loa Macabre Hecatoncheires