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While they’re definitely not as major as the Full Moon bosses you’ll face throughoutPersona 3 Portable, the blockade bosses throughout Tartarus will certainly be a real thorn in your side. Your first mini-boss fight in the Arqa block of Tartarus will be on Floor 25, and you’ll need to prepare a bit ahead of time.
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With their limited weakness all but forcing your protagonist to take the lead, you’re in for a challenge when you try to get past these three. For help taking down the Crying Table mini-boss in Block 2 of Tartarus in P3P, read on ahead!
Though we’re focused on combat, our guides may still contain spoilers for Persona 3 Portable.
Crying Table Recommended Party Setup
The fight against the Crying Table mini-boss takes place onFloor 25of the second block of Tartarus, calledArqa. The previous blockade on the final floor ofBlock 1 – Thebelwill open after you take down the Priestess guardian on5/9.
After this happens, you’ll receive aphone call from the Velvet Room attendantyou chose, telling you that thebarrier has been removed, andyou can now continue on. You can then proceed up into Arqaanytime you’d like after that.
This means youmay or may not have a fourth party memberfor the fight, depending on when you challenge Crying Table.
Recommended Level
All three of the Crying Table enemies are Lv. 14, and while they’re not the strongest shadows you’ll face, even in Arqa alone, they do have ratherhigh magic stats.This means that theirfire-magic Agiattacks will hurt far more than you expect.
It’s always a good idea tokeep affinities and weaknesses in mind, especially when it comes tothe Persona your protagonist is currently using.
A lot of the Personas that can exploit the Crying Tables' weakness to ice willalso be weak to their fire magic, so beware!
Because of these things, we recommend grinding to aroundLv. 15before attempting to fight Crying Table.
Recommended Personas
With their only weakness being ice, it’s entirely likely thatyour protagonistis the only one in the party who’s able touse ice magic.
However, keep in mind thatCrying Table uses fire magic, which is often the elementto which ice Personas are weak.
This makes it critical that you try tofind a Persona with ice magic and no fire weakness.
However, due to where you’re currently at in P3P’s story, this is most likely easier said than done, as - at least in the earliest parts of the game -your options are limited.
Your best bet may very well beApsarasfrom down in the Thebel block. It does not have the same fire weakness that a lot of early-game Personas with ice magic have, so if you can find one in Thebel, make good use of it here.
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Crying Table Stats And Attacks
Below, you’ll find a list of the stats for the Crying Tables, including their affinities and skills.
Affinities and Weaknesses
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Skills and Attacks
Boosts the attack power of fire moves by 25%(passive skill)
Light fire damage to all foes
Medium fire damage to one foe
Standard attack dealing strike damage
Medium slash damage to one foe
Light pierce damage to one foe 2-4x
40% chance to inflict poison to one foe
Crying Table Battle Strategy
Depending on when you engage Crying Table, you’ll haveeither three or four partymembers in the fight.
Akihikobecomes available beginning on5/23and joins the party at Lv. 12. As a boxer, he usesstrike attacksfor his physical moves and useselectricas his element of choice.
His skills aren’t necessarilygoodagainst Crying Table, but he isanother bodyin the party on which the enemies can focus,keeping their eyes off your protagonistthat much longer.
Whether Akihiko is with you,Yukari and Junpeiboth do not have weaknesses to Crying Table’s magic, but this also means their attacks only do a normal amount of damage.
This is why we suggest leaving the bulk of the damage dealing toyour protagonist.
Equipping any Persona that knows ice magic is the quickest way to handle this fight.
However, as we said above, be sure they’reresistant to fire magicas well, lest you take increased damage while trying to deal it yourself.
With three enemies on the field, it’s usually wise tofocus on one at a time. You may not haveMabufuby now, which is the firstmulti-target ice attack, but if you do, makeampleuse of it.
If not, using the singularBufuto exploit their weakness to ice and earn yourself a One More is still a fully valid option as well.
When all three go down, the team can perform their usualAll-Out Attack.
And should your teammates fall victim topoisonfrom Crying Table’s Poisma attack, the teammate afflicted willlose some HP each turn.
Poison can be healedwith skills (likePosumudi) or items (like the aptly-namedDis-Poison).
Keep focusing on the Crying Tables and wear down thei-Poir HP, and these mini-bosses will go down in no time!
