| This article is about the the affinity of skills. For for the major branch of skill types, see Dark Skills (Branch). |
Kumbhanda casting Mudoon in Shin Megami Tensei V
Dark, formerly known as Death (呪殺?, lit. "curse kill"), also known as Darkness (暗黒, Ankoku)? / (闇, Yami)? and Curse (呪怨, Juon)? in Persona 5, is a spell type in the series and the most recurring line of Dark Skills. Like its light counterpart, Light, Dark skills tend to focus on inflicting instant death, though exceptions do exist.
In most cases, as Death skills, they are a sub-branch of Dark Skills.
General Spells[]
Mudo is the general Dark elemental spell.
Dark skills are always in some way or other automatically blocked by bosses, in order to prevent them from being used to instantly kill the bosses.
In games where the only Dark damaging skills are Death skills such as in Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey and Persona 3, all bosses will have an innate void against Dark.
In games where Dark damaging skills (Curse) and Death skills are separate (such as Persona 5 or Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth), all bosses will block Death as if it were a status condition. Curse skills will still affect them unless dictated otherwise.
In games where Dark damaging skills can inflict Death, the Death effect will only activate during certain circumstances, and is either replaced with another or completely nullified if the skills were used against bosses.
- Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Dark skills do regular damage, but will instantly kill enemies during Smirk. If a boss is targeted by a Dark skill from a character with Smirk, it will do critical damage instead of instantly killing it.
- Shin Megami Tensei V: Dark skills do regular damage, but will instantly kill enemies if they hit a weakness. If a boss is targeted by a Dark Skill, they cannot be instantly killed even if they are weak to it.
| Name | Japanese/Romaji | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudo | ムド Mudo |
Low odds fatal | 1 enemy |
| Mamudo | マハムド Mahamudo |
Low odds fatal | All enemies |
| Mudoon | ムドオン Mudo'on |
High odds fatal | 1 enemy |
| Mamudoon | マハムドオン Mahamudo'on |
High odds fatal | All enemies |
Specific spells[]
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Die For Me! | Very high odds of Fatal | All enemies |
| Paral Eyes | Paralyzes target | 1 enemy |
| Petra Eyes / Stone Gaze |
Petrifies target | 1 enemy |
| Death Road / Hell's Eye |
Kills target | 1 enemy |
| Bael's Curse | Inflicts Fly ailment | 1 enemy |
| Blood Thief / Blood Suck |
Inflicts Bat ailment | 1 enemy |
Game Specific[]
Shin Megami Tensei: if... Exclusive[]
| Name | Effect | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Wire Breath | Inflicts Bind ailment | Multiple enemies |
| Sol Cluster | Kills target | 1 enemy |
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Exclusive[]
- The status ailment "stone" is affiliated with the Death element.
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Evil Gaze | HP reduces to 1 | 1 enemy |
| Hell Gaze | High odds fatal | 1 enemy |
| Death Flies | Almighty heavy damage + 100% Death fatal | all enemies |
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Exclusive[]
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Darkness | 100% Fatal, Mem Aleph Only | Entire Party |
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Exclusive[]
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Glimmering Eye | Chance to petrify | Lowest level enemy |
Megami Ibunroku Persona specific[]
- "Eiha" (エイハ*)? is Japanese for "Shadow Wave" (影波, Eiha)?, in contrast to Kouha (Light Wave).
- In Megami Ibunroku Persona, Maeiha dealt heavy Death damage each turn, in Persona 5 this was changed to light damage each turn, its old role being replaced by Maeigaon.
| Skill | Japanese/Romaji | Effect | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eiha | エイハ Eiha |
Light Death damage each turn | 1 enemy |
| Baeiha | バイエイハ Baieiha |
Medium Death damage each turn | Area |
| Maeiha | マハエイハ Mahaeiha |
Heavy Death damage each turn | All enemies |
Persona 2 series Exclusive[]
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Stagnant Air | Light | All enemies |
| Curse | Medium | All enemies |
| Dark Verdict | Heavy + fatal | All enemies |
| Omega Cluster | Special, fatal | All enemies |
| Chaos Element | Special | All enemies |
Persona 5 Exclusive[]
- All Dark skills in Persona 5 are instead classified as Curse type. All common Curse skills in Persona 5 do not inflict any ailment.
| Skill | Japanese/Romaji | Effect | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eiha | エイハ Eiha |
Light Curse damage each turn | 1 Enemy |
| Eiga | エイガ Eiga |
Medium Curse damage each turn | 1 Enemy |
| Eigaon | エイガオン Eigaon |
Heavy Curse damage each turn | 1 Enemy |
| Maeiha | マハエイハ Mahaeiha |
Light Curse damage each turn | All enemies |
| Maeiga | マハエイガ Mahaeiga |
Medium Curse damage each turn | All enemies |
| Maeigaon | マハエイガオン Mahaeigaon |
Heavy Curse damage each turn | All enemies |
Digital Devil Saga series Exclusive[]
| Name | Power | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Curse | Inflict ailment - cursed | 1 enemy |
| Blood Curse | Inflict ailment - cursed | All enemies |
| Wicked Curse | Medium + cursed | All enemies |
| Millennia Curse | Instantly kills or curses all enemies. (3 Death or Mudo Skills) |
All enemies |
| Stone Gaze | Petrifies target | 1 enemy |
| Petrifier | Chance to petrify all enemies. (Combo is Stone Gaze + -nda skill) |
All enemies |
Gallery[]
- Game Icons
Iconology[]
The glyphs which are employed in the visual effects of the Mudo spells and Magatsu Mandala are Siddhaṃ script. It is commonly seen in "Womb Realm Seed Mandala" (胎蔵界種子曼荼羅).
In Persona 5, the visual effects of Mudo spells use the straw effigy based on the Japanese Morning Curse practice.