Hermit is a Storyline boss in Persona 3 Reload that can be fought at Paulownia Mall. Read on to learn how to beat Hermit, know its location, weaknesses and resistances, as well as the recommended party and Personas for defeating Hermit.
Protect Against Electricity
Hermit casts Electric skills exclusively, so keep Yukari and Aigis out of this battle. Bring along Akihiko, who resists Electric damage. If you have the money to spare, you can equip your party with Thunder Charms to help with Electricity evasion. These can be bought at Officer Kurosawa’s store in Paulownia Mall.
Buff Yourself and Debuff Hermit
To make the fight more manageable, buff yourself with spells like Marakukaja and Matarukaja to boost your attack and defense and debuff Hermit with Tarunda and Rakunda to make it significantly weaker. It may use Dekaja to remove your buffs but simply reapply the buffs and continue your assault. You can choose to forego buffs, so long as you still debuff Hermit.
Use Theurgy Attacks to Interrupt Its Charging
Don’t use your Theurgy attacks freely. Instead, save your Theurgy for when it starts Initiate Charging, in order to easily interrupt it. If Hermit is allowed to finish Initiate Charging, it will power up significantly, making it deal devastating electric attacks. If you’re out of Theurgy, hit Hermit with at least medium-damage physical and magic skills to stop it from charging up.
Focus Physical Attacks on Hermit
Although Hermit cannot be knocked down for All-Out Attacks, you can still inflict critical hits, so use medium-to-high damage physical attacks. So long as you keep on debuffing, keep on cancelling its charge-up, and keep healing your party with Mediarama, you will eventually take this boss down.
