The first of two boss battles in your July Full Moon operation in will be against Ar⛦cana Hierophant,𒅌 a large and looming Shadow determined to make your entire party afraid of it. And without any weaknesses to exploit, you’ll need to go all-out on damage.

Yukari forces her way into the party for this battle, leaving you only two party members to bring to fight Hierophant in P3R. But not only is the Fear tricky to handle, you’💟ve also got another boss fight coming right after, and though you can heal, you can’t change your party between.

Recommended Setup And Tips

When you first join SEES on 7/6 as they prepare for the next Full Moon operation, Yukari demands to be in your party for that night's battle. Attempts to speak to her to get her♌ to switch are met with steadfast resistance, and you can't switch her from♏ your party member menu, either.

As such, you'll have only two teammates to choose for this battle instead of your usual three, and though you'll only have three party member choices outside Yukari by this point, knowing what to expect inꦏ the fights ahead can make or break your time in battle.

No matter which two teammates you choose, you'll need to keep in mind that although you fight the Shadows separately, you can't change your party before fighting Lovers.

You'll have time to heal and use items between the battles, but the party you start the Hierophant battle with is also the party you'༺ll have for the fight with Lovers immediately after.

With Lovers having such powerful Fire magic, we recommend bringing Junpei and Akihiko into the boss battle with you once again. Mitsuru's weakness to Fire and the boss being immune to Charm makes her quite a liability in the second fight of the night, offering the boss a follow-🌌up attack that can turn the tide of battle against your party.

We recommend being between Level 20-22 for the easiest time holding your own in the two battles ahea𒁃d.

Hierophant Full Moon Boss Battle Guide

Hierophant Full Moon Shadow Affinities In P3R

Battle Guide

When you first enter the hotel, you'll be on the ground floor, so make your way up to the third floor of the hotel. Thankfully, in this version of Persona 3🌳, no smaller shadows are lurking in the halls, the ones marked as red dot⛎s on your minimap in Tartarus, so you're free to explore.

You'll find Hierophant behind the large, elegant door all the way to the right side of the third floor. As ⛄soon as you and the team are ready, head inside to begin the fight.

Though decent at offensive battle, the true struggle you'll face in the Hierophant Full Moon battle in P3R is in handling status ailments the two boss Shadows during this operation will try to inflict. Though Lovers will change things up on you later, Hierophant will try to afflict the team with Fear. It uses Doomsday Doctrine often when the party has fewer than two ▨members afflicted, so be wa🤪ry.

When dealing with Fear in this battle, your teammates who are afraid may be too scared to move, resulting in teammates with Fear occasionally skipping their turn in battle. Regardless of the order you🅠 give, they'll simply be too afraid to move, and the game will skip their turn entirely.

In most battles, scared teammates may run away, but they don't se🐠em to be able to during a Full Moon operation.

Because of this, it's crucial to have the ability to cure Fear someplace in your party, be that from items, your own Personas, or Yukari innately knowing Patra. They don't ignore every order, but it's too big a risk to take - not moving during a boss battle is costly, especially when the boss has some pretty powerful damage-dealing spel🌠ls to boot.

If Yukari is among the teammates stricken with Fear, it's helpful to cure Yukari of Fear first so she can then use Patra and is guaranteed to cure someone else of it, too, if you don't have access⛦ to the multi-target Me Patr🔯a yet.

It also helps to remember to use Theurgy skills as soon as they're charged to deal a much higher amount of damage than your teammates are typically capable of with normal attacks. This is your first Full Moon with access to Theurgy skills, so keep them in mind as you go on the offensive. That includes Fuuka, who can often provide a powerful stat boost or HP replenishment when you're in a pinch.