Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance consists of (nearly) all of the DLC from its authentic 2021 launch. Nevertheless, if you wish to give Atlus extra of your cash, Vengeance provides two additional quests which you can buy for $5 USD a pop. The primary of those is the Sakura Cinders of the East DLC, which gamers are anticipated to entry across the midpoint of their journey. The default retailer pages for this DLC don’t disclose many extra particulars than this, so that can assist you determine if it’s price your money, right here’s the whole lot the pack entails.
Sakura Cinders of the East is a stage 47 quest in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. You don’t have to be stage 47 to finish it, as you’ll meet the minimal necessities to unlock it after finishing the sport’s first main open space. So long as you possibly can full the 2 battles required to complete the hunt, your precise stage is irrelevant. All advised, Sakura Cinders of the East consists of quarter-hour of gameplay at most. Finishing this quest permits the DLC-exclusive demon Konohana Sakuya to affix your celebration, which ostensibly is the place the pack’s $5 worth comes from.
If you happen to’ve bought the Sakura Cinders of the East DLC, otherwise you personal the Digital Deluxe version of the sport, right here’s easy methods to entry your new goodies.
How one can unlock the Sakura Cinders of the East quest in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Sakura Cinders of the East gained’t seem in your quest listing the second you buy the DLC. To start the hunt, you’ll should return to the Tokyo Eating regimen Constructing. If you happen to haven’t gotten to the Tokyo Eating regimen Constructing but, then you definitely’re nearly definitely too low-level to be doing this quest anyway. Simply maintain enjoying!
As soon as you come back to the Tokyo Eating regimen Constructing, undergo the exit on the south aspect of the Terminal Room. Within the subsequent room, maintain working down the hallway and go down the staircase. Discuss to the Head Researcher, and choose the “Supply help” choice. So long as the Sakura Cinders of the East DLC is registered to your account, the Head Researcher ought to level you in direction of a Researcher in the identical space who provides you with the titular quest.
From there, journey to Onarimon in Minato, and Konohana Sakura herself might be ready for you. She’ll say that she wants to check your energy, and to do this, you’ll have to face off in opposition to her father Oyamatsumi. To jog your reminiscence, that is the primary main Punishing Foe you’re launched to in Minato. It’s possible you’ll higher understand it as “the enormous golem that the sport tells you to not struggle straight away.”
If you happen to’ve already defeated this monster, you don’t have anything to fret about right here. In any other case, go to the placement proven above and have interaction Oyamatsumi in battle.
How one can defeat Oyamatsumi in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Although Oyamatsumi seems to be fearsome while you first encounter it, this big rock monster is simple to take advantage of. It makes use of Ice and Bodily assaults, although its AI appears biased in direction of utilizing Crusher Onslaught. That is very handy, since Crusher Onslaught has low accuracy, and lacking only one celebration member is sufficient to lower its flip quick. Moreover, Oyamatsumi is weak to the Mirage standing ailment, which lowers its accuracy even additional.
All advised, you possibly can coast to victory by harassing its hit fee with Mirage and spells like Sukunda whereas buffing your celebration’s accuracy and evasion in flip. You’ll need to keep away from bringing celebration members weak to Ice to be secure, however that’s about it. Oyamatsumi is weak to Fireplace, so use any hearth elemental assaults you might have and also you’ll crush this golem very quickly in any respect.
Along with your victory in hand, now you can return to Konohana Sakura. Nevertheless, you’re not performed but, as Konohana Sakura will problem you herself as the ultimate check of your energy. Heal your celebration and conform to her problem.
How one can defeat Konohana Sakura in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Konohana Sakura makes use of Fireplace and Wind assaults, although her AI appears to make her forged Fireplace assaults extra usually. Conversely, Konohana Sakuya is weak to Lightning, although she will be able to nullify this by utilizing Elec Block. You’ll nonetheless need to zap her with electrical assaults, simply maintain a watch out for whether or not or not she has a protect up.
Actually, Konohana Sakura isn’t particularly difficult. Her major gimmick entails utilizing Sakuya Sakura, which heals her and buffs all her stats. If her stats are raised, she will be able to activate the Oath of Plenteousness passive, which boosts her therapeutic potential. To finest deal with this, maintain her stats debuffed (as it is best to in opposition to many enemies in Shin Megami Tensei) so she will be able to by no means activate her personal passive. She doesn’t heal herself by an excessive amount of in any other case (roughly 650
If you happen to’re attempting to take Konohana Sakura down at an particularly low stage, the Fireplace Block spell and the Fireplace Dampener merchandise will go a good distance in direction of minimizing her outgoing harm. Dis and Quetzalcoatl each can impart Fireplace Block through their Essences. Nevertheless, in case you’re stage ~45 on Regular mode, you possibly can take down Konohana Sakura in a lot the identical manner you’d defeat some other boss within the sport.
When you defeat Konohana Sakura, she’ll acknowledge your energy and agree to affix your celebration, no matter what stage the Nahobino has reached.
Konohana Sakura’s stats and skills
Out the gate, Konohana Sakura is a devoted healer with some supplemental elemental protection. She natively learns Zandyne, Agidyne, and Maragidyne, permitting her to hit enemies weak to Drive and Fireplace harm (identical to the model of her you defeated).
Nevertheless, the star of the present is Sakuya Sakura, which is actually a little bit too good. This Distinctive spell will heal your celebration’s HP, MP, and elevate everybody’s stats by one stage at any time when it’s used. The MP therapeutic is comparatively minor, but it surely nonetheless restores ~35 MP per celebration member as soon as her Oath of Plenteousness passive prompts (which technically requires only one forged of Sakura Sakura). This spell is a flat-out improve of Idun’s Distinctive Golden Apple spell, which is already excellent. Sakuya Sakura even has the identical MP price, regardless of additionally offering MP regen.
The one arguably detrimental trait of Konohana Sakura is that her Magic stat is nice, however lower than Idun’s. Additionally, you’ll possible need to cowl her Thunder weak spot with Resist Elec, which could be onerous to entry through Essences early on. In any other case, she’s an excellent demon that you simply’ll nearly definitely take with you into the endgame only for the sheer flip economic system that Sakura Sakura supplies. You definitely don’t want Konohana Sakura to beat Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, however when you have her, take pleasure in her and the loopy buffs she will be able to apply!
