Skills in Shin Megami Tensei

Physical

Charge Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Feral Bite	Extra	—	Single	3	Bites one enemy.	Damage.
Venom Bite	Extra	—	Single	3	Bites one enemy and Poisons it.	Damage. May inflict Poison.
Stun Bite	Extra	—	Single	3	Bites one enemy and Paralyzes it.	Damage. May inflict Paralyze.
Stone Bite	Extra	—	Single	3	Bites one enemy and Petrifies it.	Damage. May inflict Stone.
Charm Bite	Extra	—	Single	1	Bites one enemy and Charms it.	Damage. May inflict Charm.
Razor Wire	Extra	—	Single	3	Strangles one enemy and Binds it.	Damage. May inflict Bind.
Tackle	Extra	—	Single	4	Charges into an enemy and damages it.	Damage. Hits 0~1 times.
Berserk	Extra	—	Group	2	Damages one group of enemies.	Damage.
Squash	Extra	—	Random	5	Crushes one enemy.	Damage. Hits 0~1 times.

Dex Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Feral Claw	Extra	—	Dual	2	Claws two enemies.	Damage.
Venom Claw	Extra	—	Dual	2	Claws two enemies and poisons them.	Damage. May inflict Poison.
Stun Claw	Extra	—	Dual	2	Claws two enemies and Paralyzes them.	Damage. May inflict Paralyze.
Tail	Extra	—	Group	3	Damages one group of enemies.	Damage.
Critical	Extra	—	Single	3	Delivers a mighty blow against one enemy.	Damage.
Deadly Hit	Extra	—	Random	4	Delivers a finishing blow to one enemy.	Damage. Hits 0~1 times.

Needle Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Wing Flap	Extra	—	Group	1	Damages one group of enemies.	Damage.
Toxic Sting	Extra	—	Single	2	Shoots a needle at an enemy and Poisons it.	Damage. May inflict Poison.
Stun Needle	Extra	—	Single	3	Shoots a needle at an enemy and Paralyzes it.	Damage. May inflict Paralyze.
99 Needles	Extra	—	Random	2	Damages multiple enemies.	Damage. Hits 3~5 times.

Elemental

Fire Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Agi	Magic	4 MP	Single	23	Attack one enemy with flames.	Damage.
Maragi	Magic	5 MP	Group	19	Attack multiple enemies with flames.	Damage.
Agilao	Magic	7 MP	Single	64	Attack one enemy with strong flames.	Damage.
Maragion	Magic	9 MP	Group	50	Attack multiple enemies with strong flames.	Damage.
Fireball	Extra	—	Random	52	A fire attack against multiple enemies.	Damage. Hits 1~3 times.
Fire Breath	Extra	—	Random	60	A fire attack against multiple enemies.	Damage. Hits 5~8 times.

Ice Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Bufu	Magic	3 MP	Single	15	Attack one enemy with ice, Freezing it.	Damage. May inflict Freeze.
Mabufu	Magic	6 MP	Random	12	Attack multiple enemies with ice.	Damage. May inflict Freeze. Hits 2~8 times.
Bufula	Magic	8 MP	Single	40	Attack one enemy with strong ice, Freezing it.	Damage. May inflict Freeze.
Mabufula	Magic	11 MP	Random	32	Attack multiple enemies with strong ice.	Damage. May inflict Freeze. Hits 2~8 times.
Ice Breath	Extra	—	Random	38	An ice attack against multiple enemies.	Damage. May inflict Freeze. Hits 3~6 times.

Electric Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Zio	Magic	4 MP	Single	19	Lightning strikes one enemy, Shocking it.	Damage. May inflict Shock.
Mazio	Magic	7 MP	Random	16	Strikes multiple enemies with lightning.	Damage. May inflict Shock. Hits 3~6 times.
Zionga	Magic	9 MP	Single	55	Strong lightning strikes one enemy, Shocking it.	Damage. May inflict Shock.
Mazionga	Magic	12 MP	Random	41	Strikes multiple enemies with strong lightning.	Damage. May inflict Shock. Hits 3~6 times.
Shock	Extra	—	Random	44	An electric attack against multiple enemies.	Damage. May inflict Shock. Hits 1~3 times.

Force Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Zan	Magic	2 MP	Single	18	Blasts one enemy with a gale.	Damage.
Mazan	Magic	4 MP	Group	14	Blasts a group of enemies with a gale.	Damage.
Zanma	Magic	5 MP	Single	50	Blasts one enemy with a strong gale.	Damage.
Mazanma	Magic	7 MP	Group	38	Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale.	Damage.
Rimdora	Magic	8 MP	Group	80	Blasts a group of enemies with the strongest gale.	Damage.
Venom Breath	Extra	—	Random	32	Attacks multiple enemies and Poisons them.	Damage. May inflict Poison. Hits 2~4 times.

Expel Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Hama	Magic	5 MP	Dual	16	Eliminates 2 enemies with the power of light.	May inflict Dying.
Mahama	Magic	10 MP	Group	12	Eliminates a group of enemies with light.	May inflict Dying.

Death Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Mudo	Magic	3 MP	Dual	16	Eliminates 2 enemies with the power of death.	May inflict Dead.
Mudoon	Magic	9 MP	Random	12	Eliminates a group of enemies with death.	May inflict Dead. Hits 3~5 times.
Paral Eyes	Extra	—	Single	12	Paralyzes one enemy.	May inflict Paralyze.
Petra Eyes	Extra	—	Single	10	Petrifies one enemy.	May inflict Stone.
Death Road	Extra	—	Single	12	Causes one enemy to die.	May inflict Dead.
Blood Thief	Extra	—	Single	9	Curses one enemy.	May inflict Curse.

Energy Drain Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Demon's Kiss	Extra	—	Single	20	An Energy Drain attack. Lowers the level of a human character.	May inflict Paralyze. If the target is a paralyzed human, their level will be lowered by 1.
Demon's Kiss	Extra	—	Single	22	An Energy Drain attack. Lowers the level of humanoid enemies.	May inflict Paralyze. If the target is a paralyzed human, their level will be lowered by 1.
Evil Smile	Extra	—	Single	18	An Energy Drain attack. Lowers the level of humanoid enemies.	May inflict Paralyze. If the target is a paralyzed human, their level will be lowered by 1.

Almighty Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Megido	Magic	15 MP	Group	70	Hits a group of enemies with non-elemental damage.	Damage.

Ailment

Nerve Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Pulinpa	Magic	2 MP	Random	22	Causes multiple enemies to go into a panic.	May inflict Panic. Hits 3~6 times.
Hapirma	Magic	2 MP	Random	18	Causes multiple enemies to become happy.	May inflict Happy. Hits 5~8 times.
Dormina	Magic	3 MP	Random	20	Puts multiple enemies to sleep.	May inflict Sleep. Hits 5~8 times.
Tentarafoo	Magic	14 MP	Group	44	Causes a group of enemies to enter a Panicked state.	Damage. May inflict Panic.
Lullaby	Extra	—	Group	23	Makes a group of enemies fall asleep.	May inflict Sleep.
Joy Song	Extra	—	Group	14	Makes a group of enemies happy.	May inflict Happy.
Fog Breath	Extra	—	Group	10	Lowers one enemy group's hit rate by half.	Debuffs target's hit/evade rate by half.

Magic Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Marin Karin	Magic	6 MP	Single	24	Charms one enemy.	Damage. May inflict Charm.
Makatranda	Magic	2 MP	Single	—	Absorbs MP from the enemy.	Magic spell that lowers the enemy's MP to slightly restore the user's MP.
Makajama	Magic	12 MP	Random	12	Seals the magic of multiple enemies.	May inflict Mute. Hits 2~8 times.
Tarunda	Magic	4 MP	All	—	Reduces the enemy's attack.	Debuffs enemy party's physical attack by one level.
Rakunda	Magic	4 MP	All	—	Reduces the enemy's defense.	Debuffs enemy party's defense by one level.
Sukunda	Magic	2 MP	All	—	Reduces the enemy's hit rate.	Debuffs enemy party's hit/evasion rate by one level.
Sexy Dance	Extra	—	Group	12	Charms a group of enemies.	May inflict Charm.
Happy Step	Extra	—	Group	22	Makes a group of enemies happy.	May inflict Happy.
Deathtouch	Extra	—	Single	30	Absorbs some HP from an enemy.	Damage. Restores HP based on damage inflicted.

Bind Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
Shibaboo	Magic	3 MP	Random	28	Binds multiple enemies.	May inflict Bind. Hits 1~3 times.
Bind Voice	Extra	—	Group	9	Binds a group of enemies.	Damage. May inflict Bind.
Panic Voice	Extra	—	Group	10	Makes a group of enemies panic.	Damage. May inflict Panic.

Status

Healing Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Description	Effect
Dia	Magic	2 MP	Single	Slightly restores one ally's HP.	Healing spell that recovers a small amount of HP for a single ally.
Media	Magic	6 MP	All	Slightly restores all allies' HP.	Healing spell that recovers a small amount of HP for the entire party.
Diarama	Magic	4 MP	Single	Restores one ally's HP by roughly 100.	Healing spell that recovers a medium amount of HP for a single ally.
Diarahan	Magic	8 MP	Single	Completely restores one ally's HP.	Healing spell that recovers all HP for a single ally.
Mediarahan	Magic	14 MP	All	Restores all allies' HP by roughly 100.	Healing spell that recovers a large amount of HP for the entire party.
Recarm	Magic	12 MP	Single	Has a high chance of recovering an ally from a Dying state.	Healing spell that can revive a single Dying ally with low HP. Has a small chance of failure.
Samarecarm	Magic	24 MP	Single	Revives one ally from a Dead or Dying state.	Healing spell that can revive a single Dying or Dead ally with full HP.
Recarmdra	Magic	8 MP	All	Kills the caster, but restores all allies' HP and MP.	Healing spell that sacrifices the user to restore all HP/MP for all other active party members.
Patra	Magic	2 MP	Single	Cures one ally of a "light" status ailment.	Healing spell that cures Bind, Charm, Freeze, Happy, Mute, Panic, Shock, and Sleep for a single ally.
Penpatra	Magic	4 MP	All	Cures all allies of "light" status ailments.	Healing spell that cures Bind, Charm, Freeze, Happy, Mute, Panic, Shock, and Sleep for the entire party.
Posumudi	Magic	4 MP	Single	Cures one ally of Poison.	Healing spell that cures Poison for a single ally.
Paraladi	Magic	6 MP	Single	Cures one ally of Paralysis.	Healing spell that cures Paralyze for a single ally.
Petradi	Magic	10 MP	Single	Cures one ally of Petrification.	Healing spell that cures Stone for a single ally.

Support Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Description	Effect
Tarukaja	Magic	4 MP	All	Raises the attack of all party members.	Buffs allied party's physical attack by one level.
Rakukaja	Magic	4 MP	All	Raises the defense of all party members.	Buffs allied party's defense by one level.
Sukukaja	Magic	2 MP	All	Raises the hit rate of all party members.	Buffs allied party's hit/evasion rate by one level.
Makakaja	Magic	4 MP	All	Raises the magic damage of all party members.	Buffs allied party's magical (skill) attack by one level.
Tetrakarn	Magic	6 MP	All	Blocks enemy physical attacks for one turn.	Repels incoming Sword attacks for the remainder of the turn after casting.
Makarakarn	Magic	6 MP	All	Blocks enemy magic attacks for one turn.	Repels incoming Magic attacks for the remainder of the turn after casting.Magic as in spells in general rather than attacks of the Magic element.
Tetraja	Magic	5 MP	All	Blocks Energy Drain attacks from all enemies.	Nullifies incoming Energy Drain skills for the remainder of the battle.Nullifies all Extra attacks in the Super Famicom release. Corrected in subsequent releases.
Water Wall	Magic	—	All	Creates a shield that negates fire magic.	Nullfies incoming Fire attacks for the remainder of the battle.
Fire Wall	Magic	—	All	Creates a shield that negates ice magic.	Nullfies incoming Ice attacks for the remainder of the battle.
Sabatoma	Magic	8 MP	Single	Allows you to summon one demon without a MAG cost.	Summons a demon from COMP's stock by spending the user's MP instead of money or MAG.
Macatran	Magic	10 MP	Single	Takes 10 of the caster's MP and gives it to an ally.	User loses 10 MP to restore 10 MP for a single ally.
Trafuri	Magic	2 MP	Single	Allows you to escape from any non-boss or non-event battle.	Allows allied party to instantly escape a random encounter.

Non-Combat Skills

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Description	Effect
Mapper	Magic	2 MP	—	Reveals the nearby area on the map until the next new moon.	Uses MP to create a mini-map without relying on the COMP's Auto-Mapper.
Estoma	Magic	6 MP	—	Prevents demons of lower level from appearing.	Repels all random encounters with demons below the level of the Hero.
Traesto	Magic	6 MP	—	Escapes the current dungeon to the overworld.	Teleports party out of a dungeon to its most recently used entrance. Only usable within dungeons.
Traport	Magic	6 MP	—	Teleports you to the last-visited save point.	Teleports party to the most recently used Terminal.

Enemy-Exclusive

Random Encounter

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Description	Effect
SabatomaonEnemy-Exclusive	Magic	20 MP	—	—	Unusable skill. Removed from the game in subsequent releases.
Call AllyEnemy-Exclusive	—	—	—	—	Summons reinforcements.
GuardEnemy-Exclusive	—	—	Self	—	Reduces damage by ½ for 1 turn.
EscapeEnemy-Exclusive	—	—	Self	—	Instantly escapes from battle.

Boss

Name	Skill	Cost	Target	Power	Description	Effect
MegidolaonEnemy-Exclusive	Magic	30 MP	All	85	A stronger version of Megido.	Damage.

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