If you ask a fan ofPersona 3 Portablewhich Tartarus guardian they remember most distinctly, it’ll probably be Sleeping Table – just because of what a truly troublesome mini-boss fight it can work out to be. With a staggeringly high damage output and Ghastly Wail to insta-kill anyone afflicted with fear, you’ll probably spend a good amount of time on this battle.

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Power up a select few of your SEES teammates for the fight, as you’ll need all the healing and ailment-curing moves you can get. For help taking on Sleeping Table in P3P, we’ve got you covered down below.

While we aim to avoid them, this guide may still contain slight spoilers for story elements of Persona 3 Portable.

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

You’ll find Sleeping Table on135Fofthe Tziah blockof Tartarus.

Heading into this fight, we’d advise you to bring alongYukari, Junpei, and Ken.

Yukariwill primarily serve as yourhealerin this fight - not only for HP, but fordispelling fearusingMe Patra.

ken casting mediarama to heal the team in persona 3 portable

Sleeping Table has the frustrating one-two combo ofmoves to inflict fear, as well asGhastly Wail, which will instantly kill any of your teammates who are fearful. Therefore,curing fear is of the utmost importance, lest you lose a teammate early to Ghastly Wail.

BothJunpeiandKenhave alright magic attacks, but their real attraction for this fight is theirresistance to light magic, as Sleeping Table can and routinely will try to one-shot kill your teammates usingHamaon.

sleeping table casting hamaon on yukari in persona 3 portable

While they’llstill take normal damage, removing two options for insta-kill moves is definitely recommended for this famously difficult fight.

Additionally,Junpeicanbuff the teamagainst Sleeping Table’s attacks, whileKenlearnsMediaramaatLv. 37to keep the team’s HP topped off alongside Yukari.

fuuka warning the team to be careful against sleeping table in persona 3 portable

Sleeping Table is aLv. 50shadow, so we recommend being aroundLvs. 45before taking on this fight. It’s a doozy, so don’t go in unprepared.

As for which Persona you ought to bring, you’ll want to have someoneresistant or immune to fire and/or light magic.

sleeping table using megidola to cast almighty damage on the party in persona 3 portable

Additionally, it may help to bringSaki Mitama, who isresistant to fireand also agood healer Persona. It may help if you have your protagonist and Yukari heal while Junpei and Ken lay into Sleeping Table.

The battle is over instantly if your protagonist goes down, so it doesn’t hurt to stock up on a fewHomonculousitems beforehand to save you from one light or dark insta-kill.

Saki Mitama does not have a bless immunity, so be careful of one-hit kills by Hamaon if you’re using it.

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Sleeping Table Stats And Affinities

Below, you’ll find a full affinity chart for Sleeping Table in P3P to help you anticipate its moves.

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

Heavy fire damage to all foes

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

Heavy almighty damage to all foes

Standard attack dealing strike damage

Increases the odds of inflicting fear onto foes by 50%

40% chance to inflict fear to one foe

Insta-kills any foes afflicted by fear

Sleeping Table Battle Strategy

One of the biggest problems you’ll face in this battle is the one-two punch that Sleeping Table can use of casting X, followed byGhastly Wail.

The follow-up move willone-shot kill anyone afflicted with fear, so be quick with usingMe Patraor the gems with the same effect, so as not to leave someone fearful and ready for a brutal attack.

The other issue isMegidola, an almighty move that there’s no real, effective way to block.

The only thing you can do to counter it israise the party’s defenseand thenheal immediatelyafter it hits, as it’ll likely do atonof damage.

While we do recommend bringing Junpei into the fight, know ahead of time thatJunpei’s actual attacks won’t do much damage. However, he’s more likely to land a critical hit, which can trigger an all-out attack for your team.

Yourall-out attackcan knock downroughly a third of Sleeping Table’s HPin one hit, so take this opportunity if you can!

One way to kind of exploit Sleeping Table’s ability to be downed by critical hits is to bring a Persona that knowsRevolution. This moveboosts the crit rate of everyone on the field, Sleeping Table included.

Be mindful thatSleeping Table will also get this boost, though, and raise your team’s defense in kind.

The majority of the battle will probably be spent healing just as much as you’re hurting Sleeping Table, but keep the team in good shape, and you’ll have taken out this famously tough guardian in no time.