Maniacal Book

Maniacal Book
狂気の聖典Scripture of Madness
P3P3R Model from Persona 3 Model from Persona 3 Reload
Other Name(s)	Tome of Persecution
Arcana	Priestess
Type	Book

Maniacal Book is a recurring Shadow in the Persona series.

Profile

Maniacal Book is a Book-type Shadow fought in Tartarus and Heaven.

Gameplay

Persona 3

Name Level HP SP Maniacal Book 21 119 68	Strength 11 Magic 18 Endurance 13 Agility 12 Luck 16
Location Arqa 41-64F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Drop Priestess — Amethyst (—%)
Elemental Resistances — — — — DrnDrain — — NulNull — — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Pierce Attack — Normal attack using the Pierce attribute Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. Marin Karin 5 SP Charms 1 foe. Spirit Drain 5 SP Drains foe's SP.

Persona 3 FES : The Answer

Name Level HP SP Maniacal Book 35 242 138	Strength 20 Magic 27 Endurance 21 Agility 20 Luck 24
Location Cocytus
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Drop Priestess — — (—%)
Elemental Resistances — — — DrnDrain — — RplRepel NulNull WkWeak — — — — — — — — — — —
Ailment Resistances — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Pierce Attack — Normal attack using the Pierce attribute Garula 6 SP Deals medium Wind damage to 1 foe. Magarula 12 SP Deals medium Wind damage to all foes. Hama 6 SP Light chance of instant kill, 1 foe. Provoke 5 SP Enrages 1 foe. Evil Touch 5 SP Instills Fear in 1 foe. Fear Boost — Increases odds of instilling Fear.

Persona 3 Reload

In Reload, a version of the Maniacal Book called the Tome of Persecution (Japanese: 迫害の禁書, romanized Hakugai no kinsho) appear as a pair alongside a Pagoda of Disaster on Tziah 151F, acting as the floor's mini-boss.

Maniacal BookTome of Persecution (Mini-boss)

Name Level HP SP Maniacal Book 18 243 50	Strength 9 Magic 15 Endurance 12 Agility 13 Luck 12
Location Arqa 50F-68F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Priestess 103 —
Drop Book of Fanaticism (%) Malachite (%) Turquoise (%) —
Element Resistances — — — WkWeak RsResist — — NuNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances — — WkWeak — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
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. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Mabufu 10 SP Deals weak Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze.

Name Level HP SP Tome of Persecution 47 1225 999	Strength 22 Magic 30 Endurance 31 Agility 30 Luck 29
Location Tziah 151F
Arcana EXP RERandom Encounter Priestess 0 —
Drop — — — —
Element Resistances — — — — DrDrain — — — WkWeak ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances NuNull — NuNull NuNull NuNull — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Bufudyne 14 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Matarukaja 24 SP Increases party's Attack for 3 turns. Marakukaja 24 SP Increases party's Defense for 3 turns. Masukukaja 24 SP Increases party's Accuracy/Evasion for 3 turns.

Persona 4

Name Level HP SP Maniacal Book 58 383 411	Strength 24 Magic 48 Endurance 36 Agility 41 Luck 30
Location Heaven: 2 - 4
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop Priestess 2940 58 ✔ Crimson Cover (?%)
Element Resistances — — WkWeak — DrDrain — — — ×2 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Tetrakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects Phys dmg once. Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. Magarudyne 22 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.

Persona 4 Golden

Name Level HP SP Maniacal Book 58 305 411	Strength 24 Magic 48 Endurance 36 Agility 41 Luck 30
Location Heaven: Paradise 2 - 4
Arcana EXP Yen RERandom Encounter Drop 1 Drop 2 Priestess 2020 290 ✔ Crimson Cover (?%) Buffalo Stone (?%)
Element Resistances WkWeak — — DrDrain StrStrong — — — ×1¼×1.25 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×½×0.50 ×1 ×1 ×1
Ailment Resistances ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Tetrakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects phys dmg once. Makarakarn 36 SP Barrier that reflects magic dmg once. Magarudyne 22 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to all foes. Garudyne 12 SP Deals heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.

Persona 5: The Phantom X

	Name Level HP Maniacal Book 60 39371
Location Arqa, Tziah
Resistances — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — StrStrong —
Skills Skill Description Bufula Deal Ice damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Freeze for 2 turns. Mabufu Deal Ice damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Freeze for 2 turns. Tarukaja Increase 1 ally's Attack by x%. For every 500 of the user's Attack, increase the target's Attack by x% more, up to x%. Lasts for 3 turns. Rakukaja Increase 1 ally's Attack by x%. For every 500 of the user's Defense, increase the target's Defense by x% more, up to x%. Lasts for 3 turns.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Persona 5: The Phantom X	A Shadow that roams the halls of Tartarus. It attacks any human that enters its domain.

Nomenclature

Maniacal BookTome of Persecution

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Maniacal Book
Japanese	狂気の聖典Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Reload Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden Kyōki no Seiten	Scripture of Madness
Simplified Chinese	疯狂圣典Persona 3 Reload Fēngkuáng Shèngdiǎn	Mad Scripture
Traditional Chinese	瘋狂聖典Persona 3 Reload Fēngkuáng Shèngdiǎn	Mad Scripture
French	Livre démentPersona 3 Reload	Demented Book
German	Buch des WahnsinnsPersona 3 Reload	Book of Madness
Italian	Testo delirantePersona 3 Reload	Delirious Text
Korean	광기狂氣의 성전聖典Persona 3 Reload Gwanggi-ui Seongjeon	Scripture of Madness
Polish	Maniakalna księgaPersona 3 Reload	Maniacal Book
Brazilian Portuguese	Livro ManíacoPersona 3 Reload	Maniacal Book
Russian	Маниакальная книгаPersona 3 Reload Maniakal’naya kniga	Maniacal Book
Peninsular Spanish	Libro maníacoPersona 3 Reload	Maniacal Book
Turkish	Manyak KitapPersona 3 Reload	Maniacal Book

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Tome of PersecutionPersona 3 Reload
Japanese	迫害の禁書Persona 3 Reload Hakugai no Kinsho	Banned Book of Persecution
Simplified Chinese	迫害之禁书Persona 3 Reload Pòhài zhī Jìnshū	Banned Book of Persecution
Traditional Chinese	迫害禁書Persona 3 Reload Pòhài Jìnshū	Banned Book of Persecution
French	Tome de la persécutionPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
German	Foliant der VerfolgungPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
Italian	Tomo della persecuzionePersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
Korean	박해迫害의 금서禁書Persona 3 Reload Bakae-ui Geumseo	Banned Book of Persecution
Polish	Księga prześladowaniaPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
Brazilian Portuguese	Tomo da PerseguiçãoPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
Russian	Фолиант гоненийPersona 3 Reload Foliant goneniy	Tome of Persecution
Peninsular Spanish	Tomo de la persecuciónPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution
Turkish	Zulmün KitabıPersona 3 Reload	Tome of Persecution