Skills in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

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This is a list of skills in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne.

Physical Skills

Thrust Attribute

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Lunge	10% HP	1 enemy	Small physical damage to one foe. Medium critical rate.
Hell Thrust	12% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage to one foe. Medium critical rate.
Berserk	13% HP	Random enemies	Small physical damage to random enemies.
Tempest	25% HP	All enemies	Medium physical damage to all enemies. Medium critical rate.
Hades Blast	32% HP	All enemies	Heavy physical damage to all foes. High critical rate.

Needle Attribute

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Needle Rush	10% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage to one foe.
Stun Needle	6% HP	1 enemy	Small physical damage and 40% stun to one foe.
Toxic Sting	7% HP	1 enemy	Small physical damage and 40% poison to one foe.
Arid Needle	12% HP	1 enemy	Small physical damage and 60% stone to one foe.

Claw Attribute

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Feral Claw	6% HP	1 enemy	Small physical damage to one foe. High accuracy.
Venom Claw	18% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 40% poison to one foe. High accuracy and medium critical rate.
Stun Claw	17% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 40% stun to one foe. High accuracy and medium critical rate.
Iron Claw	15% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Low accuracy but high critical rate.

Bite Attribute

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Feral Bite	12% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.
Stun Bite	18% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 40% stun to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.
Venom Bite	18% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 40% poison to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.
Charm Bite	17% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 55% charm to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.
Stone Bite	22% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage and 60% stone to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate.
Hell Fang	15% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Low accuracy but high critical rate.

Weapon Attribute

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Brutal Slash	13% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate. Power related to user's max HP.
Mighty Gust	14% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Medium accuracy critical rate. Power related to user's max HP.
Guillotine	17% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Medium accuracy and critical rate. Power related to user's max HP.
Dark Sword	22% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to 40% mute to one foe. Low accuracy but high critical rate. Power related to user's max HP.
Stasis Blade	22% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage and 65% bind to one foe. Low accuracy but high critical rate. Power related to user’s max HP.
Heat Wave	16% HP	All enemies	Small physical damage to all foes. Power relative to user's max HP.
Blight	36% HP	All enemies	Small physical damage and 20% poison to all foes. High accuracy. Power related to user's max HP.
Hassohappa	35% HP	All enemies	Physical damage relative to user's current HP to all enemies. High chance of critical.
Chaos Blade	32% HP	Random enemies	Small physical damage and 30% panic to random foes. High accuracy. Power related to user's max HP.
Deathbound	25% HP	Random enemies	Medium physical damage to random foes. Power relative to user's max HP.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Divine ShotExclusive to Demi-Fiend	13% HP	1 enemy	Heavy physical damage to one foe. Medium critical rate.
Spiral ViperExclusive to Demi-Fiend	18% HP	1 enemy	Mega physical damage to one foe. Medium critical rate.
Oni-KaguraExclusive to Demi-Fiend	30% HP	All enemies	Medium physical damage to all foes. Medium critical rate.
Deadly FuryExclusive to Demi-Fiend	32% HP	All enemies	Heavy physical damage to all foes. High critical rate.
Javelin RainExclusive to Demi-Fiend	40% HP	All enemies	Heavy physical damage and 20% mute to all foes. Medium critical rate.
Xeros-BeatExclusive to Demi-Fiend	40% HP	All enemies	Heavy physical damage and 30% bind to all foes. Medium critical rate.
Gaea RageExclusive to Demi-Fiend	35% HP	All enemies	Mega physical damage to all foes. Medium critical rate.
EarthquakeExclusive to Skadi	45% HP	All enemies	Severe physical damage to all foes. No critical chance.
AndaluciaExclusive to Matador	6% HP	Random enemies	Medium physical damage to random foes.
Hell SpinExclusive to Hell Biker	25% HP	All enemies	Medium physical damage to all foes.
TerrorbladeExclusive to Red Rider	10 MP	Random enemies	Small physical damage and 30% panic to random foes.
RebellionExclusive to Dante	9% HP	1 enemy	Medium physical damage to one foe. High critical rate.
E & IExclusive to Dante	3 MP	1 enemy	Small physical damage to one foe. Hits four times.
Bullet TimeExclusive to Dante	10 MP	All enemies	Medium physical damage and 30% panic to all foes. Undodgeable.
Boogie-WoogieExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	3 MP	1 enemy	Small physical damage to one foe. Hits four times.
Enter YoshitsuneExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	9% HP	1 enemy	Summons Yoshitsune to deal heavy physical damage to one foe. High critical rate and undodgeable.
Mokoi BoomerangExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	10 MP	All enemies	Summons Mokoi to deal medium physical damage and 30% panic to all foes. Undodgeable.

Fire Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Agi	3 MP	Single	Low fire damage to one foe.
Agilao	6 MP	Single	Medium fire damage to one foe.
Agidyne	10 MP	Single	Heavy fire damage to one foe.
Maragi	8 MP	All	Low fire damage to all foes.
Maragion	15 MP	All	Medium fire damage to all foes.
Maragidyne	25 MP	All	Heavy fire damage to all foes.
Fire Breath	9 MP	Multi	Low fire damage to random foes.
Hellfire	20 MP	Multi	Medium fire damage to random foes.
Prominence	30 MP	Multi	Heavy fire damage to random foes.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
RagnarokExclusive to Surt	30 MP	Single	Massive fire damage to one foe.
Hell BurnerExclusive to Hell Biker	8 MP	All	Heavy fire damage to all foes.
Magma AxisExclusive to Demi-Fiend	15% HP	Single	Massive fire damage to one foe.

Ice Skills

All ice-element skills have a chance to inflict the Freeze status ailment.

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Bufu	3 MP	Single	Low ice damage to one foe.
Bufula	6 MP	Single	Medium ice damage to one foe.
Bufudyne	10 MP	Single	Heavy ice damage to one foe.
Mabufu	8 MP	All	Low ice damage to all foes.
Mabufula	15 MP	All	Medium ice damage to all foes.
Mabufudyne	25 MP	All	Heavy ice damage to all foes.
Ice Breath	9 MP	Multi	Low ice damage to random foes.
Glacial Blast	25 MP	Multi	Heavy ice damage to random foes.

Electric Skills

All electric-element skills have a chance to inflict the Shock status ailment.

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Zio	3 MP	Single	Low elec damage to one foe.
Zionga	6 MP	Single	Medium elec damage to one foe.
Ziodyne	10 MP	Single	Heavy elec damage to one foe.
Mazio	8 MP	All	Low elec damage to all foes.
Mazionga	15 MP	All	Mediumoes elec damage to all foes.
Maziodyne	25 MP	All	Heavy elec damage to all foes.
Shock	9 MP	Multi	Low elec damage to random foes.
Bolt Storm	25 MP	Multi	High elec damage to random foes.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Mishaguji RaidenExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	25 MP	All	Heavy elec damage to all foes.
RoundtripExclusive to Dante	25 MP	All	Heavy elec damage to all foes.

Force Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Zan	3 MP	Single	Low force damage to one foe.
Zanma	6 MP	Single	Medium force damage to one foe.
Zandyne	10 MP	Single	High force damage to one foe.
Mazan	8 MP	All	Low force damage to all foes.
Mazanma	15 MP	All	Medium force damage to all foes.
Mazandyne	25 MP	All	Heavy force damage to all foes.
Wing BuffetRequires wing inherit attribute	9 MP	Multi	Low force damage to random foes.
Tornado	25 MP	Multi	Heavy force damage to random foes.
Wind Cutter	13 MP	Single	Massive force damage to one foe.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Wet WindExclusive to Pazuzu	25 MP	All	Force damage to all foes. May inflict Stun.
Hitokoto StormExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	25 MP	All	High force damage to all foes.
Hell ExhaustExclusive to Hell Biker	15 MP	All	Force damage & negates -kaja effects on all foes.
WhirlwindExclusive to Dante	25 MP	All	Heavy force damage to all foes.

Almighty Skills

Magic-Based

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Megido	30 MP	All	Medium almighty damage to all foes.
Megidola	37 MP	All	Heavy almighty damage to all foes.
Megidolaon	50 MP	All	Severe almighty damage to all foes.
Deathtouch	5 MP	Single	Drains a small amount of HP from one foe.
Mana Drain	2 MP	Single	Drains a small amount of MP from one foe.
Life Drain	10 MP	Single	Drains a small amount of HP and MP from one foe.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Beast RoarExclusive to Mother Harlot	37 MP	All	Heavy almighty damage to all foes and restores user's HP.
Death FliesExclusive to Beelzebub	50 MP	All	Severe almighty damage to all foes, instant death to those without Death resistance.
Evil MelodyExclusive to Trumpeter	1 MP	Universal	Instantly kills the enemy or ally with the lowest HP.
Fire of SinaiExclusive to Metatron	50 MP	Multi	Severe almighty damage to random foes.
MeditationExclusive to Daisoujou	10 MP	Single	Drains a moderate amount of HP and MP from one foe.
PestilenceExclusive to Pale Rider	16 MP	All	Medium almighty damage and instant death to poisoned foes.
ShowtimeExclusive to Dante	40 MP	All	Severe almighty damage to all foes.
Jiraiya DanceExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	40 MP	All	Severe almighty damage to all foes.

Strength-Based

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Last Resort	1 HP	Entire Field	Sacrifices user to deal heavy almighty damage to all allies and foes. Undodgeable.
Kamikaze	1 HP	1 enemy	Sacrifices user to deal mega almighty damage to one foe.
Sacrifice	1 HP	All enemies	Sacrifices user to deal heavy almighty damage to all foes.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
FreikugelExclusive to Demi-Fiend	17% HP	1 enemy	Severe almighty damage to one foe.
StingerExclusive to Dante	12% HP	1 enemy	Medium phys-almighty damage of high critical rate and chance of instant kill to one foe.
TekisatsuExclusive to Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	12% HP	Single	Medium phys-almighty damage of high critical rate and chance of instant kill to one foe.

Healing Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Dia	3 MP	Single	Restores a small amount of one ally's HP.
Diarama	7 MP	Single	Restores a large amount of one ally's HP.
Diarahan	15	Single	Fully restores an ally's HP.
Media	12 MP	All	Restores a small amount of all allies' HP.
Mediarama	20 MP	All	Restores a large amount of all allies' HP.
Mediarahan	35 MP	All	Fully restores all allies' HP.
Recarm	20 MP	Single	Revives a fallen ally with 50% HP.
Recarmdra	1 MP	All	User sacrifices themself to fully restore the HP and MP of the party.
Samarecarm	35 MP	Single	Revives a fallen ally with full HP.
Prayer	50 MP	All	Fully restores all allies' HP and cures all status ailments.
Posumudi	5 MP	Single	Cures Poison for one ally.
Paraladi	5 MP	Single	Cures Stun for one ally.
Petradi	5 MP	Single	Cures Stone for one ally.
Patra	5 MP	Single	Cures Bind/Sleep/Panic for one ally.
Me Patra	12 MP	All	Cures Bind/Sleep/Panic for all allies.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Holy MelodyExclusive to Trumpeter	1 MP	Single	Fully restores HP of the enemy or ally with the lowest HP.

Expel Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Hama	6 MP	Single	Expel: Low chance of instant kill to one foe.
Hamaon	10 MP	Single	Expel: High chance of instant kill to one foe.
Mahama	15 MP	All	Expel: Low chance of instant kill to all foes.
Mahamaon	25 MP	All	Expel: High chance of instant kill to all foes.
Thunderclap	12 MP	All	Chance of reducing a single enemy's HP by half.
Violet Flash	10 MP	All	Medium expel damage to all foes.
Holy Wrath	36 MP	All	Chance of reducing all enemies' HP by half.
Radiance	30 MP	All	Heavy expel damage to all foes.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
God's BowExclusive to White Rider	20 MP	Single	Guaranteed instant kill to enemy not immune to Expel.
Godly LightExclusive to Amaterasu	10 MP	All	Reduces all enemies' HP by 80%.
StarlightExclusive to Kurama Tengu	22 MP	All	Medium expel damage to all foes.

Death Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Mudo	6 MP	Single	Death: Low chance of instant kill to one foe.
Mudoon	10 MP	Single	Death: High chance of instant kill to one foe.
Mamudo	15 MP	All	Death: Low chance of instant kill to all foes.
Mamudoon	25 MP	All	Death: High chance of instant kill to all foes.
Stone GazeRequires "eye" inherit attribute.	6 MP	Single	Death: Chance of petrifying one foe.
Evil GazeRequires "eye" inherit attribute.	8 MP	Single	Death: Chance of reducing a single enemy's HP to 1.
Hell GazeRequires "eye" inherit attribute.	10 MP	Single	Death: Low chance of instant kill to one foe.

Curse Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Mute GazeRequires "eye" inherit attribute.	5 MP	Single	Chance of inflicting Mute to one foe.
Toxic CloudRequires "mouth" inherit attribute.	8 MP	All	Weak curse damage to all foes. Chance of inflicting Poison.
Makajam	4 MP	Single	Chance of inflicting Mute to one foe.
Makajamaon	11 MP	All	Chance of inflicting Mute to all foes.
Dismal Tune	30 MP	All	Medium curse damage to all foes. Chance of inflicting Mute.

Exclusive Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Soul DivideExclusive to Black Rider	30 MP	All	Chance of reducing all enemies' current HP by half. May inflict Mute.

Nerve Skills

Name	Cost	Target	Description
Shibaboo	5 MP	Single	Chance of inflicting Bind to a single foe.
Stun GazeRequires "eye" inherit attribute	5 MP	Single	Chance of inflicting Stun to a single foe.
Binding CryRequires "mouth" inherit attribute	14 MP	All	Chance of inflicting Bind to all foes.