Mabufu

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Mabufu
マハブフMahabufu
Screenshot from Persona 3 Reload
Damage Type(s)	Magical
Attribute(s)	Ice
Effect(s)	Damage-dealing skill

Mabufu is a recurring Ice-attribute magic skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Mabufu inflicts light Ice-attribute damage against all targets.

In Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner, Mabufu can be cast as a Combo Skill requiring Bufu and Tera. In Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2, it can instead be cast with any single-target Ice skill and any single-target Earth skill.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei	Ice	Magic	—	Damage. May inflict Freeze. Hits 2~8 times.	6 MP	—	Random	—	2-8	12	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei II	Ice	Magic	Magical	Deals Ice damage. Chance to inflict Freeze.	6 MP	—	All enemies	—	1	12	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei if...	Ice	Magic	—	Ice spell with 28 power that targets all enemies. May cause Freeze.	6 MP	—	All	—	1	10	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	Ice	Magic	Magical	Deals Ice damage. 15% base chance to inflict Freeze.	3 MP	—	Enemy row	—	—	15	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Ice	—	—	—	8 MP	Low	All	—	1	20	—	—	4	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	Ice	Magic	Magical	—	9 MP	—	All Enemies	—	1	70	?	?	2	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Ice	—	—	???	11 MP	—	All	—	1	60	—	120%	4	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Ice	—	—	???	12 MP	—	All	—	1	—	—	—	5	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Ice	—	—	—	15 MP	Weak	All	—	1	95	—	98%	6	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Ice	Magic	Magical	Inflicts damage.	15 MP	Weak	All enemies	—	1	95	0%	98%	6	✔	✘
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	Ice	Magic	Magic	Inflicts Freeze. Hits three enemies.	12 MP	—	All enemies	Pierce	1	—	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX	Ice	Magic	—	Ice spell with 28 power that targets all enemies. May cause Freeze.	6 MP	—	All	—	1	10	—	—	—	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	Ice	—	—	—	5 MP	—	All enemies	—	1	80	—	—	—	—	—
Majin Tensei	Ice	Magic	Magical	Deals damage.	16 MP	—	All enemies	Map (2)	1	32	?	100%	—	✔	✘
Ronde	Ice	Magic	Magical	—	40 MP	—	Single Enemy	3~4	—	70	—	—	—	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	Ice	Magic	Magical	Deals Ice damage. Chance to inflict Freeze.	6 MP	—	Row	Front row	1	25	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	Ice	Magic	—	Deals Ice damage. Chance to inflict Freeze.	8 MP	—	Foe Spread	—	—	14	—	—	—	✔	✘
Soul Hackers 2	Ice	—	Magical	—	15 MP	—	All enemies	—	1	10	—	100	—	✔	✘
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	Ice	Attack	Magical	Inflicts damage and Freezes enemies weak to Ice	4 MP	Medium	Self	Field (S)	1	E	—	—	—	✔	✘
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Ice	Magic	Magical	Damage. May inflict Freeze.	6 SP	Light	All foes	D	All	21	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 3	Ice	—	—	8% chance of Freeze	8 SP	Light	All Foes	—	—	40	—	90%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 FES	Ice	—	—	8% Freeze	8 SP	Light	All Foes	—	—	40	—	90%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Portable	Ice	—	—	8% Freeze	8 SP	Light	All Foes	—	—	40	—	90%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Reload	Ice	—	—	10% chance of Freeze.	10 SP	Light	All Foes	—	—	40	—	95	—	✔	✘
Persona 4	Ice	—	—	Deals damage	10 SP	Light	All Enemies	—	1	40	—	95%	Group 2	✔	✘
Persona 4 Golden	Ice	—	—	Deals damage	10 SP	Light	All Enemies	—	1	40	—	95%	Group 2	✔	✘
Persona 5	Ice	—	Magical	20% Freeze chance.	10 SP	Light	All Foes	—	1	40	—	95%	—	✔	✘
Persona 5 Royal	Ice	—	Magical	20% Freeze chance.	10 SP	Light	All Foes	—	1	40	—	95%	—	✔	✘
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Ice	Magic	Magic	—	18 SP	Light	All	Ranged	1	50	?	?	—	✔	✘
Persona 5 Tactica	Freeze	Magic	Magic	—	24 SP	Light	Enemy Group	—	—	35	—	—	—	✔	✘
Persona 5: The Phantom X	Ice	—	—	Inflicts Freeze for two turns.	19 SP	—	All enemies	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Persona Mobile Online	Ice	Magic	Magical	Deals damage to all enemies. Chance to inflict Freeze.	8 SP	—	All enemies	—	1	Light	—	—	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Ice	Magic	Magical	Inflicts damage, 10% chance of Freeze.	8 MP	Light	All enemies	—	1	20	—	99%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar TunerCombo: Bufu + Tera	Ice	Combo	Magical	Inflicts damage, 10% chance of Freeze.	5 MP	Light	All enemies	—	1	20	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Ice	Magic	Magical	Inflicts damage, 10% chance of Freeze.	8 MP	Light	All enemies	—	1	20	—	99%	—	✔	✘
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2Combo: Any single-target Ice skill + Any single-target Earth skill	Ice	Combo	Magical	Inflicts damage, 10% chance of Freeze.	5 MP	Light	All enemies	—	1	26	—	99%	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor	Ice	Command	Magical	Damage with 15% chance to inflict Freeze.	20 MP	Low	All enemies	—	1	22	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Ice	Command	Magical	Damage with 15% chance to inflict Freeze.	20 MP	Low	All enemies	—	1	22	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2	Ice	Command	Magical	Damage, 15% chance to Freeze	20 MP	Low	All Foes	—	1	22	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Ice	Command	Magical	Damage, 15% chance to inflict Freeze	20 MP	Low	All Foes	—	1	22	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei	Attack multiple enemies with ice.
Shin Megami Tensei II	敵全体を凍結させてＦＲＥＥＺＥ状態にする Translation: Freezes all enemies and puts them into the Freeze state.
Shin Megami Tensei if...	—
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine	ブフの広範囲版　範囲：敵一列 Translation: Wide-range version of Bufu. Range: Enemy row
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Low Ice damage to all foes.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Weak Ice damage to all enemies.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Weak ice damage to all foes.
Shin Megami Tensei V	Weak Ice attack to all foes.
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance	Weak Ice attack to all foes.
Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation	拡散する冷気で複数の敵に氷結攻撃をかける Translation: Launches a freezing attack on multiple enemies with a spreading chill.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	Inflicts Ice (Magic) damage with 80 power on All Enemies.
Ronde	Translation:
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner	攻撃魔法　前列　威力２５　敵１列全体に氷結系ダメージ Translation: Offensive magic. Front row. Power 25. Ice-type damage to 1 whole row of enemies.
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	Ice　POW 14 Row > Frigid air that can Freeze your foes
Soul Hackers 2	Weak Ice damage to all enemies.
Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army	Single medium Ice dmg+freeze　Area:self(S)
Megami Ibunroku Persona	Light Ice damage+Freeze (all foes)
Persona 3	Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes.
Persona 3 FES	Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes.
Persona 3 Portable	Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes.
Persona 3 Reload	Deals weak Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze.
Persona 4	Deals light Ice damage to all foes.
Persona 4 Golden	Deals light Ice damage to all foes.
Persona 5	Light Ice dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Freeze.
Persona 5 Royal	Light Ice dmg to all foes. Chance of inflicting Freeze.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	Light Ice attack. (All enemies)
Persona 5 Tactica	Deals light damage in a medium area. Inflicts Freeze.
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner	Light damage ～Ice ～All
Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2	Light damage ～Ice ～All (freeze)
Devil Survivor	Low Ice dmg: All　Eff: FREEZE
Devil Survivor: Overclocked	Low Ice damage: All　Effect: Freeze
Devil Survivor 2	Low Ice damage: All foes.　Effect: Freeze
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Low Ice damage: All foes　Effect: Freeze

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Party Members

Shin Megami Tensei

Party members in Shin Megami Tensei learn skills based on their level and In and Ma stats. This is calculated as:

$[(In/2)+(Level*2)+Ma]/8$

The resulting numerical value determines the skill learned.

Name	Learned

Persona 3

Name	Learned
Mitsuru Kirijo	Innate

Persona 3 Reload

Name	Learned
Mitsuru Kirijo	Innate

Persona 4

Name	Learned
Chie Satonaka	14

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner

Mantra
Ice Demon

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2

Mantra
Ice Demon

Demons

Shin Megami Tensei

Name	Race	Learned
Jack Frost	Fairy	Innate
Fachan	Jirae	Innate
Bugaboo	Jirae	Innate
FreyMCDMega-CD	Deity	Innate
Troll	Fairy	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei II

Name	Race	Learned
Wendigo	Jaki	Innate
Jack Frost	Fairy	Innate
Aello	Flight	Innate
Banshee	Fairy	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei if...

Name	Race	Learned
Jack Frost	Fairy	Innate
Bugaboo	Jirae	Innate
Banshee	Fairy	Innate
Ogre	Jaki	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

Name	Race	Learned
Unicorn	Holy	Innate
Jack Frost	Fairy	8
Aquans	Element	16
Fomorian	Night	22

Shin Megami Tensei IV

Name	Race	Learned
Gremlin	Jaki	Innate
Strix	Femme	19
Wendigo	Jaki	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse

Name	Race	Learned
Preta	Ghost	14
Makara	Dragon	14
Apsaras	Nymph	17
Strix	Femme	Innate
Azumi	Brute	21
Jack Frost	Fairy	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei V

Name	Race	Learned
Azumi	Brute	13
Aquans	Element	16
Apsaras	Yoma	Innate
Kaya-no-Hime	Jirae	23
Koropokkur	Jirae	Innate

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Name	Race	Learned
Azumi	Brute	13
Nyami Nyami	Dragon	15
Aquans	Element	16
Apsaras	Yoma	Innate
Kaya-no-Hime	Jirae	23
Koropokkur	Jirae	Innate

Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation

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Name	Race	Learned
White Shadow	Holy	Innate
Aqua Element	Spirit	Innate
Okonkitsune	Beast	Innate
Lilim	Night	Innate
Jack-o'-Frost	Fairy	Innate
Akuroou	Brute	Innate
Lemures*	Spirit	Innate
Babergazi	Jaki	Innate
Wendigo	Jaki	Innate
Freezer*	Akuma	Innate
Amon	Deity	Fixed on level up
Suseri-Hime	Megami	Fixed on level up
Kukuri-Hime	Lady	Fixed on level up
Aqua Element	Spirit	Fixed on level up
Undine	Spirit	Fixed on level up
Vila	Yoma	Fixed on level up
Vampire	Night	Fixed on level up
Troll	Fairy	Fixed on level up
Bogey	Brute	Fixed on level up
Man-Eater	Haunt	Fixed on level up
Dantalion	Fallen	Fixed on level up
Dantalion II	Fallen	Fixed on level up
Dantalion III	Fallen	Fixed on level up
Murmur_	Fallen	Fixed on level up
Murmur	Fallen	Fixed on level up
Ithaqua	Vile	Fixed on level up
* Does not learn skills from the Bufu skill line

Megami Ibunroku Persona

In Megami Ibunroku Persona, Personas do not level up, but instead increase in Rank, starting at 1 and ending at 8.

Name	Arcana	Learned
Jack Frost	Lovers	5
Urvashi	Magician	3
Vidofnir	Sun	3

Persona 4

Skill Cards are only available in Golden.

Name	Arcana	Learned
Jack Frost	Magician	Innate
King Frost	Emperor	Innate
Sarasvati	Priestess	Innate
Yaksini	Empress	Innate
Yomotsu-Ikusa	Hanged Man	Innate
Valkyrie	Strength	12

Persona 5 Royal

Name	Arcana	Learned
Genbu	Temperance	10
Jack Frost	Magician	12
Koropokguru	Hermit	14
Sui-Ki	Moon	Innate
Regent	Emperor	Innate

Devil Survivor

Name	Learned
Yuki Jyorou	21
King Frost	Innate
Quetzalcoatl	Innate
Lailah	Innate
Python	★★★+

Devil Survivor 2

Name	Learned
Moh Shuvuu	★★★★ / Special Auction
Jack Frost	22
King Frost	Innate
Leanan Sidhe	Special AuctionQuality version
Lailah	Innate
Yuki Jyorou	Innate
Cait Sith	Special AuctionQuality version
Quetzalcoatl	Innate

Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Name	Learned
Moh Shuvuu	★★★★ / Special Auction
Jack Frost	22
Dantalian	Innate
King Frost	Innate
Leanan Sidhe	Special AuctionQuality version
Lailah	Innate
Yuki Jyorou	Innate
Cait Sith	Special AuctionQuality version
Quetzalcoatl	Innate

Nomenclature

In earlier titles, Mabufu was named in Japanese with a long vowel for the second a in the Maha- prefix. However, later titles would remove the vowel lengthening from the second a to match other skills; it shares this trait with Magaru.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Mabufu
	Chill AllRevelations: Persona
Japanese	マハーブフShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: Nine Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Last Bible III Majin Tensei Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis Megami Ibunroku Persona Mahābufu
	マハブフShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Ronde Devil Children Black Book and Red Book Devil Children White Book Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book Devil Children Fire Book and Ice Book Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Devil Survivor Devil Survivor: Overclocked Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Mahabufu
	マハ・ブフShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Maha-Bufu
	LマハブフDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 (Combo) L Mahabufu	Linkage Mahabufu
	Maha-BUFUShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (battle log)
Simplified Chinese	玛哈布芙 Mǎhābùfú
	玛哈·布芙Soul Hackers 2 Mǎhā-Bùfú
Traditional Chinese	瑪哈布芙 Mǎhābùfú
	瑪哈．布芙Soul Hackers 2 Mǎhā-Bùfú
French	Mabufu
German	Mabufu
Italian	Mabufu
Korean	마하부흐 Mahabuheu
Polish	Mabufu
Brazilian Portuguese	Mabufu
Russian	Мабуфу Mabufu
Peninsular Spanish	Mabufu
Turkish	Mabufu

Gallery

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  Screenshot from Persona 3 Reload
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  Card N-319 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Nocturne Ver. Part 2
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  Card FD-131 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Goumaden
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  Card FW-115 from Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children Card Game: Byakusei no Monshou