Spurious Book

Spurious Book
Other Name(s)	Tome of Atrophy
Arcana(s)	Priestess
Type	Book

Spurious Book is a recurring Shadow in the Persona series.

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Gameplay

Persona 3

Name Level Spurious Book 15	Strength 10 Magic 18 Endurance 7 Agility 8 Luck 9
Arcana HP SP EXP Yen Location Priestess 115 59 Arqa 17-39F
Item Drops Onyx
Elemental Resistances — — — — — WkWeak NulNull — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Pierce Attack — Normal attack using the Pierce attribute Garu 3 SP Deals light Wind damage to 1 foe. Magaru 6 SP Deals light Wind damage to all foes.

Persona 3 FES : The Answer

Name Level Spurious Book 25	Strength 10 Magic 23 Endurance 14 Agility 19 Luck 16
Arcana HP SP EXP Yen Location Priestess 182 112 Malebolge
Elemental Resistances — — — DrnDrain — WkWeak NulNull — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Pierce Attack — Normal attack using the Pierce attribute Agi 3 SP Deals light Fire damage to 1 foe. Maragi 6 SP Deals light Fire damage to all foes. Fire Boost — Strengthens Fire attacks.

Persona 3 Reload

The first encounter with the Spurious Book in Reload occurs as a series of preset encounters during the May 9 Full Moon Operation after entering the monorail. The regular version of the enemy later appears in Tartarus's Arqa block with modified stats.

A version of the Spurious Book called the Tome of Atrophy (Japanese: 衰退の禁書, Hepburn: Suitai no kinsho) appears alongside a Deviant Convict on Yabbashah 90F, acting as the floor's mini-boss.

Name Level Spurious Book 12	Strength 6 Magic 12 Endurance 9 Agility 8 Luck 7
Arcana HP SP EXP Location Priestess 160 40 55 Arqa 29F-41F
Item Drops Book of Fabrication Turquoise
Element Resistances — — — — — WkWeak — NuNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — WkWeak — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Strike Attack — Normal attack using the Strike attribute Tarukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. Rakukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Defense for 3 turns. Kouha 4 SP Deals weak Light damage to 1 foe.

Name Level Spurious Book 9	Strength ? Magic ? Endurance ? Agility ? Luck ?
Arcana HP SP EXP Location Priestess 100 100 20 Inside Monorail Car 8-9, 4-5
Element Resistances — — — — — WkWeak — NulNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Strike Attack — Normal attack using the Strike attribute Kouha 4 SP Deals weak Light damage to 1 foe.

Name Level Tome of Atrophy 31	Strength 19 Magic 21 Endurance 19 Agility 21 Luck 12
Arcana HP SP EXP Location Priestess 696 999 0 Yabbashah 90F
Element Resistances — — — WkWeak — NuNull — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1.25 ×1 ×0 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NuNull — RsResist NuNull NuNull RsResist
Skills Skill Cost Description Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Kouha 4 SP Deals weak Light damage to 1 foe. Makouha 10 SP Deals weak Light damage to all foes. Tarukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Attack for 3 turns. Rakukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Defense for 3 turns. Sukukaja 8 SP Increases 1 ally's Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. Matarunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Attack for 3 turns. Marakunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Defense for 3 turns. Masukunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns. Resist Dizzy — Decrease chances of being afflicted with Dizzy.

Persona 4

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Persona 4 Golden

Name Level Spurious Book 39	Strength 13 Magic 24 Endurance 25 Agility 30 Luck 28
Arcana HP SP EXP Yen Location Priestess 142 242 790 270 Void Quest: Chapters 2 - 4
Item Drops Paleograph Olive Stone
Resistances — WkWeak WkWeak — — — — 100
Skills Skill Cost Description Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. Maragi 10 SP Deals light Fire damage to all foes. Mabufu 10 SP Deals light Ice damage to all foes. Spirit Drain 3 SP Drains 1 foe's SP.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	偽りの聖典Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden 衰退の禁書Persona 3 Reload mini-boss	Scripture of Falsehood Banned Book of Decline