Root of Evil

For the Mantra, see Mantras in Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2.

Root of Evil
初めに闇ありき
Screenshot from Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Damage Type(s)	Magical
Attribute(s)	Almighty
Effect(s)	Remove enemy charge and barrier effects

Root of Evil is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Root of Evil is an Almighty skill associated with Lucifer.

In Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax, Root of Evil causes a random effect.

In Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Root of Evil inflicts damage and removes Charge and Barrier effects from all enemies.

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 V: Vengeance	Almighty	Magic	Magical	Inflicts damage, removes charge and barrier effects.	200 MP	Severe	All enemies	—	1	200	0%	98%	30	✔	✘

Mechanics

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax

Root of Evil chooses one of the following six effects randomly. The effects do not have the same odds of being chosen.

• Reduces remaining HP by 50% (40% chance);
• Reduces remaining HP by 75% (20% chance);
• Reduces remaining HP by 90% (10% chance);
• Inflicts Mute (10% chance);
• Inflicts Poison (10% chance);
• Inflicts Stun (10% chance).

Descriptions

Game	Description
Shin Megami Tensei V: VengeanceLucifer-exclusive	(Unique) Severe Almighty attack to all foes. Removes target’s Charge and barrier effects.

Learnsets

Demons

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

Name	Race	Learned
Lucifer	Devil	Innate

Nomenclature

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Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Root of Evil
Japanese	初めに闇ありき Hajime ni Yami Ariki	In the Beginning There Was Darkness