By the time you take on Change Relic inPersona 3 Portable, you’ll already be a good chunk of the way through the second block of Tartarus. And that’s a good thing because it gives you time to grind your team for levels, as Change Relicdefinitelymeans business.

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It becomes available as soon as you’re able to begin working your way through the Arqa block of Tartarus, but that doesn’t mean you should run right up without preparing first! For all the info you’ll need to take down the Change Relic mini-boss in P3P, you’ve come to the right place.

Although we do our best to focus on the combat, our tips and tricks may still contain spoilers for the plot of Persona 3 Portable.

akihiko, the female protagonist, and yukari about to do an all-out attack in persona 3 portable

You’ll find Change Relic onFloor 36of Tartarus, in the Arqa block. And thankfully enough, since it’s a rather strong enemy, there’s onlyone shadowin this fight.

However, you’ll find that, even though it’s only a Lv. 14 shadow, it hasmuch more HPthan you’re probably expecting, with a whopping850 HP.

junpei being knocked unconscious by wind magic by change relic in persona 3 portable

Because of this, we’d recommend being aroundLv. 15.

While it’s usually helpful to have another body in the fight to take damage instead of your protagonist, we’dstronglyrecommend that youleave Junpei at the entrancefor this battle.

Withhis weakness to wind, and wind being the only direct damage-dealing skill Change Relic will use,Junpei is a hindrance hereas if he is hit by Garu skills, it gives Change Relic aOne More.

the female protagonist about to use bufu against change relic in persona 3 portable

Other than that,Akihiko and Yukariare both fine to join the battle. They aren’t particularly strong against Change Relic, butAkihikodeals good physicaldamage,andYukariknowshealing skillsyou’ll almost certainly want to have.

The frustrating thing about Change Relic is thatit has no weaknesses, which leaves you tomitigate damage takenby instead trying to prepare a Persona that’sstrong against wind.

With Change Relic usingmedium-damage Garu attacks, you’ll want something that at leastresists wind magic.

mitsuru wishing the team luck before the fight with change relic begins in persona 3 portable

Though they’re not the strongest Personas in your stock, bothAlpandGurrare good choices herefor their wind resistances.

And since Change Relic doesn’t have weaknesses to exploit, bringLegionalong. It knows the skillRebellioninnately, whichboosts the critical hit rate of your entire partyfor three turns.

yukari triggering an all-out attack on change relic in persona 3 portable

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Change Relic Stats And Attacks

Below, you’ll find all the info you need on all of Change Relic’s stats in P3P.

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

Medium wind damage to one foe

Medium wind damage to all foes

35% chance to poison all foes

Increases one ally’s defense for three turns

Restores a small amount of HP to one ally

Change Relic Battle Strategy

As long as Junpei isn’t a part of this battle, the fight should be relatively straightforward.

The problem you’re most likely to run into is trying to deal withitslack of weaknesses.

This makes it so that therearen’t any super-effective movesfor your team to exploit, preventing you from finding a reliable way to down Change Relic and earnOne More AttacksorAll-Out Attacks.

A decent way to boost the likeliness of getting one yourself is to fight Change Relic while inGreat condition. A party member being in Great condition canincrease their critical hit rate.

For more info on Great condition and how to achieve it, check out ourComplete Guide to Conditions.

Whenever you have the option for anAll-Out Attackin the battle against Change Relic, you should absolutelydo it!

It’s also important to keep in mind thatChange Relic will likely poison your team.

Poison Misthas a non-negligible chance to inflict poison, so be sure to have either anitem or spell on hand to cure poison.

You’ve got a decent chance to findDis-Poisonin treasure chests inevery block of Tartarus, so be sure to always look around before moving onto the next floor - it doesn’t hurt to have a few on hand.

If you’re not controlling the party directly, setYukarito focus her attention onHealing and Support, while directingAkihikoto carry out aFull Assault.

As long as you’re able toresist its wind magicandkeep the party from going downfrom either the super-effective heavy hits or the poisoning, you should be able to dispatch Change Relic in no time.