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If you’ve done all the work to unlock the bonus dungeon added inPersona 4 Golden, then you’ve got one hell of a boss fight ahead when you face Marie and the entity she really is, Kusumi-no-Okami. And if you thought the fightthroughthe Hollow Forest to get here has been anything but easy, P4G’s bonus boss fight will give you a run for your money.
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But with smart team planning and bringing the best Personas to fight Marie, this battle is nothing more than one of attrition. For help to beat Marie in P4G, read on ahead below.
This guide contains major spoilers for the bonus content of Persona 4 Golden.
Marie And Kusumi-No-Okami Battle Setup
You’ll encounter Marie at the end of herP4G-exclusivedungeon,the Hollow Forest. The battle hastwo stages- you’ll first faceMarie, until she transforms intoKusumi-no-Okami.
It’s important to note that, just like the dungeon itself,your SP will be halved after Marie transforms into Kusumi-no-Okami.
Because of this,spend time collecting SP-replenishing items around the dungeon before the fight, as in the second stage of the fight, you’ll berelying on magic damage.
Additionally, you may want tohead back to the entranceto swap party members out or visitThe Foxbefore the fight.
Recommended Team Setup
Since you’ll be focused on dealingmagic damagein the fight ahead, you’ll need yourstrongest magic-usersto keep your head above water, as well as ahealerfor when you can spare the SP.
Strength in this Fight
Cancels a foe’s resistance to wind magic for three turns
Heavy wind damage to one foe
Boosts the power of wind magic by 50%
Dekaja(at Rank 4 ofhis social link)
Cancels all stat bonuses applied to all foes
Cancels a foe’s resistance to fire magic for three turns
Burning Petals(only if you maxedher social linkbefore battlingthe Mastermind)
Severe fire damage to all foes
Boosts the power of fire magic by 50%
Mind Charge(after maxing out herbike skills)
The next magic attack deals 250% damage
Spirit Drain(after Rank 4 of her bike skills)
Drains 30 SP from one foe
Revives one ally to full health
Fully restores the party’s HP
Kamui Miracle(after maxing his social link) *
Cancels a foe’s resistance to ice magic for three turns
Heavy ice damage to one foe
Boosts the power of ice magic by 50%
Amrita
Cures all ailments except KO or downed for one ally
*While Teddie’sKamui Miracleafter he awakens to Kamui-Moshiri may prove helpful here, it’s got agrab bag effectfor which you’ll need to watch out.
Since the attackmay do damage to the party, we’d recommendusing this move sparingly.
Elemental Armors
As you went through the Hollow Forest, you likely found many pieces ofelemental-resistance armoralong the way.
If you weren’t already,use the magic-resistant armor during the fight with Marie and Kusumi-no-Okami, specifically tocover a teammate’s weakness.
The battle ahead is already long, sodampen how much damage your teammates takeby protecting their weaknesses byequipping them withthe armorbefore the battle begins.
Recommended Personas
With your SP constantly being drained in this dungeon, a Persona that knowsCool Breeze- whichrestores eight percent of your HP and SP after each fight- is invaluable.
Boosts the party’s defense for three turns
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Cool Breeze
Restores 8% of your HP and SP after each successful battle
69
Debilitate
Lowers one foe’s attack, defense, hit, and evasion rates for three turns
73
Heat Riser
Boosts one ally’s attack, defense, hit, and evasion rates for three turns
74
Heavy electric damage to one foe
Innate on fusion
Severe almighty damage to all foes
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If you’ve got otherPersonas with good elemental damage, like any of theUltimate Personas, this battle is a great time to use them as well.
Affinities and Weaknesses
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Skills And Attacks
Next magic attack deals 250% damage
Hot Lightning
Heavy almighty damage to all foes that inflicts dizzy on two foes (at random)
Repels all physical damage
Repels all damage except physical
Skills and Attacks
Heavy fire damage to all foes
Heavy ice damage to all foes
Heavy electric damage to all foes
Light almighty damage to all foes
Medium physical damage to all foes
Heavy almighty damage to all foes that inflicts dizzy onthreefoes (at random)
Draining Fog
Drains 50SP from each foe that also deals light damage to Kusumi-no-Okami
Nullifies all damage until the attack ends
Cry of Denial
Nullifies stat decreases applied to the user, and inflicts silence on two foes (at random)
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Marie And Kusumi-No-Okami Battle Strategy
First Stage: Marie
When the fight begins, you and the Team will be facingMarie herself.
It’s important to note before going in thatyou cannot win this stage of the fight. Marie is simply the first form of a much meaner battle ahead.
It’s critical toavoid physical damagehere, as Marie hasAlienation Wall, a passive skill thatrepels physical damage. Even if you do manage to hit her, Marie resists physical attacks, anyway.
To move things along,use strong elemental magic on Marie, beingconscious of your SP consumption. You need to depleteroughly a third of Marie’s HPto move on.
You’ll know this stage is approaching its end when Marie uses the moveShell of Denial. This moverepels all magic damage, and with the fight ending in a moment, this is a great time toguard and healbefore the next stage.
After the three turns, the next stage begins.
Second Phase: Kusumi-No-Okami
To get through a battle with a deity that hasso manyaffinities, you’ll need to rely onelemental Break skills or items, and moves that inflictalmighty damage.
As you may guess,this phase of the fight consumes alotof SP, which is unfortunate, considering thatphysical damage is significantly unhelpfulin the battle.
Use your SP-replenishing items fairly liberallyin this fight, as the SP-drain can be a make-or-break impact for some players.
Should you attack withmagic you’ve not broken Kusumi-no-Okami’s resistanceto yet, sherepels all attacks except almighty.
If a characterdoesn’t have a move that you know will land, it’s a good time for them tobuff, debuff, heal, or guardinstead of wasting SP on a move that doesn’t work.
Unless it’s your only optionfor the element you need,avoid using multi-target Ma- skills to consume SP.
These multi-target variantsconsume notedly more SPthan their single-target counterparts.
Additionally, you may notice Kusumi-no-Okamidamage herself by using Draining Fog. It does suck to lose your SP, but the move also damages the deity to counteract the reduction a bit.
You’ll know you have Kusmi-no-Okami on the ropes when she, like Marie, castsCry of DenialandEnclosure Shell.
From there, continue the method ofbreaking her resistances and attacking with that magic, and the fight ought to be over in no time.
