Though it’s not known for being one of the more difficult guardians you encounter as you play throughPersona 3 Portable, there’s still a bit of tact and pre-planning you’ll need to get through the fight with Phantom King. Since P3P’s Phantom King guardian doesn’t have traditional affinities, you’ll need to be smart about all aspects of this fight.

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But with the right team combination and resistances in your stock of Personas, the battle against Phantom King should be a breeze. For help taking down the Phantom King guardian in Persona 3 Portable, the guide below has everything you’ll need.

For this battle, we suggest bringingKen, Junpei, and Yukari.

Withtwo light insta-kill moves, there’s plenty of threat from the Phantom King. However,Ken is immune to light magic, protecting at least one of your party members.

all out attack screen with yukari, ken, junpei, and the female protagonist from persona 3 portable

We still recommendbringing a few Homunculiif you may, though, for party members who don’t have this immunity.

Since Phantom King takes slightly higher damage from slash attacks,Junpeiwill likely be your primary striker here.

phantom king casting evil touch in the guardian battle of persona 3 portable

Not only ishis default attack a slash attack, but he also learnsHigh CounteratLv. 58to keep him safer from physical harm, but he can also learnBrave Blade(which dealssevereslash damage) atLv. 65.

Finally,Yukariwill again take the role ofhealerfor this fight.

Since Phantom King is Lv. 57, we recommend being aroundLv. 60during this fight.

As for which Personas you should bring, focus onPersonas that resist light magic.Like before, the battle isover if your MC dies, so you’ll need to focus on keeping them protected with this resistance.

fuuka telling the female protagonist that phantom king is of the hermit arcana in persona 3 portable

DaisoujouorThroneare both good choices for this exact resistance. Pair that with your MC doing slash damage with their standard attack, and you’ll be safe in the fight ahead.

Phantom King’s Affinity Chart

Below is all the information you’ll need to anticipate Phantom King’s attacks and (limited) affinities.

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

40% chance to insta-kill one foe using light magic

Mahamaon

35% chance to insta-kill each foe in battle using light magic

Medium almighty damage to all foes

Standard attack dealing slash damage

40% chance to inflict fear to one foe

Evil Smile

40% chance to inflict fear to fear foe on the field

The user’s next magic attack will deal double damage

Sharp Student

Decreases the odds of sustaining a critical hit

  • Phantom Kingdoes not have traditional affinitieslike most shadows in P3P. It does take more or less damage, but they’renot flagged as full strengths.

Anything marked in the table above as an element that Phantom King isstrong againstwill deal.75x damageas it would to a shadow without this resistance.

Phantom King Battle Strategy

Most of the strategy for the battle against the Phantom King comes fromyour defensive decisions.

Phantom King focuses a lot onlight skills, but having both Ken and a Persona on your MC that blocks light removes two of its targets.

However, you may also be at the point in the game whereyour teammates might survive an otherwise-fatal attackwith one HP. This will also come in handy but seems to happen far less with insta-kill attacks.

Ken and Yukariare bothhealersin this fight, withoffenseleft toJunpeiand your MC. WIth its additional damage from slash attacks, Phantom King should go down before you know it.