Resistance

For other mechanics and organizations referred to as a "resistance", see Resistance (Disambiguation).

Resistances are how characters and demons interact with skill elements. In many older Megami Tensei games, resistance spreads are not unique and are derived from a shared pool.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

Shin Megami Tensei features 36 resistance types for demons and 15 for armor.

Demon Resistance Types

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×⅞	×⅞	×¾	×⅞	×⅞	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×⅛	×⅛	×⅛	×⅝	×¾	×⅝	① Hero

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×1½	×⅞	×⅞	×1½	×1	NulNull	×1	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×1	×1	×¾	×1	×1	② Human / Demi-Human

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×1½	×1½	×⅞	×1½	×1	NulNull	×1	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×⅞	×1	×¾	×1	×1½	③ Animal Race

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×½	×1½	×1	×⅞	×⅞	×1½	NulNull	×1	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×¾	×¾	×¼	×1	×1	④ Bird Race

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×½	×2	×¼	×¼	×½	×3	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×½	×1	×¾	×½	×¾	NulNull	⑤ Dead Person (1)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×¾	×¼	×1½	NulNull	DrnDrain	×¾	×2	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×⅛	×½	×¾	×½	×¾	NulNull	⑥ Dead Person (2)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	NulNull	×1	NulNull	×¾	×1	×2½	Rpl ×½Repel (×½ Damage)	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	×1	×½	×½	NulNull	NulNull	⑦ Ethereal Body

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×½	DrnDrain	×2½	×¾	×1	×⅜	×¾	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×½	×1	×¼	×½	×1	×¾	⑧ Fire Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¾	×½	×⅞	Rpl ×½Repel (×½ Damage)	×1	×½	×1	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×1	×1	×½	×1	×¾	⑨ Water Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¾	×⅝	×⅝	×⅝	×1	×⅛	×1	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×1	×¼	×½	×1	×½	⑩ Wind Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×1	×½	×½	×½	×1	×½	×¾	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×1½	×1	×½	×1	×1	⑪ Earth Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×½	×¾	×2½	DrnDrain	×⅞	×¾	×1½	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×½	×1	×½	×½	×½	×¼	⑫ Ice Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×¾	×¼	×2½	×2	×¼	×¾	×1	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×½	×¼	×¼	×½	×⅛	⑬ Thermal Weakness

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×¾	×¼	×¼	×¼	×2½	×¾	×1	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×½	×¼	×¼	×½	×⅛	⑭ Electric Weakness

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×¾	NulNull	×¼	×¼	×¾	×1	×¾	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	×1	×1	×¼	×½	NulNull	⑮ Spirit Body

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×½	×1	×1	×½	×2½	×1	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×¾	×½	NulNull	⑯ Machine

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×¾	×¾	×1	NulNull	×⅞	×1	×1	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	×1	×1	×½	×¾	NulNull	⑰ Mechanical

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×½	×½	×½	×½	×¾	RplRepel	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×⅜	×1	×¾	×¾	×1	NulNull	⑱ Holy Being

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×¾	×⅞	×⅞	×⅞	×⅞	NulNull	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×⅞	×⅞	×⅝	×⅞	×⅞	⑲ Demonic Person

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¾	×¾	×¾	×¾	×¾	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×¾	×½	×¾	×1	×1	⑳ Goddess / Angel

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×⅞	RplRepel	×2	×¾	×⅞	×⅛	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×1	×1	×⅝	×⅞	×1	㉑ Flame Body

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×⅝	×1	×⅞	×¾	×1	×⅜	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×¾	×½	×¾	×1	×1	㉒ Demon Race (1)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×⅞	RplRepel	×2	×¾	×⅞	×⅛	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×1	×1	×⅝	×⅞	×1	㉑ Flame Body

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×⅝	×1	×⅞	×¾	×1	×⅜	×½	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×¾	×½	×¾	×1	×1	㉒ Demon Race (1)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×½	×¾	×¾	×½	×⅞	×¼	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×¼	×¼	×¾	×1	×½	㉓ Demon Race (2)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¾	×½	×¾	×¾	×1	×¾	RplRepel	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×½	×¾	×¾	×1	×¾	㉔ High Oni

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×⅜	×½	×½	×½	×¾	×1	RplRepel	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×¾	×½	×½	×¾	×¼	㉕ Death Demon

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×⅞	×¼	×¾	×½	×½	×1	×⅝	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¾	×1	×⅞	×½	×⅞	×¼	㉖ Night Spirit

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
RplRepel	×¾	×1	×¾	×¾	×1	×⅜	×¾	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×1	×1	×⅜	×¾	×¾	㉗ Anti-Sword

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	RplRepel	×1	×¾	×¾	×1	×⅜	×¾	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×1	×1	×1	×¾	×1	RplRepel	㉘ Anti-Gun

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×½	×1	×½	×¾	×1	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
×¼	×¾	×¼	×¾	×1	×¼	㉙ Boss (0)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¼	×1	×¼	×½	×1	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	×⅝	NulNull	×¾	×⅞	NulNull	㉚ Boss (1)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	NulNull	×½	NulNull	×¼	×1	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	×⅝	NulNull	×⅝	×¾	NulNull	㉛ Boss (2)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¼	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×½	×⅝	NulNull	㉜ Boss (3)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
NulNull	NulNull	×1	×¼	×¼	×1	NulNull	NulNull	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×¼	NulNull	NulNull	㉝ Boss (4)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	×¼	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	NulNull	DrnDrain	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
DrnDrain	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	×½	×⅝	×¼	㉞ Boss (5)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
DrnDrain	DrnDrain	×1	×⅛	×¼	×1	NulNull	RplRepel	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	DrnDrain	㉟ Boss (6)

Resistances
Sword	Gun	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Expel	Death	Almighty
×1	NulNull	×½	NulNull	NulNull	×1	NulNull	RplRepel	×1
Nerve	Magic	Bind	Charge	Dex	Needle	Type
NulNull	NulNull	NulNull	×1	×¾	NulNull	㊱ Final Boss