Pierce Skills

This article is about the physical attack element. For the passive skill that bypasses elemental resistance, see Pierce.

Pierce (貫通, Kantsū)^? is a physical attack element, primarily used in the Persona series. It shares many similarities and overlaps with Gun type attacks, primarily when Gun attacks is not treated as its own archetype.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei as Needle
• Shin Megami Tensei II as Flying
• Shin Megami Tensei If... as Flying
• Shin Megami Tensei NINE as Thrown
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner as Spear
• Megami Ibunroku Persona as Spear, Arrow, and Thrown
• Persona 2: Innocent Sin as Thrown
• Persona 2: Eternal Punishment as Throwing
• Persona 3 / FES / Portable / Reload
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth as Stab
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE / Encore as Lance

List of Skills

Shin Megami Tensei

Skill	Effect
99 Needles	Damages multiple enemies.
Toxic Sting	Damages 1 enemy and Poisons it.
Stun Needle	Damages 1 enemy and Paralyses it.

Shin Megami Tensei II

Skill	Effect
Toxic Sting	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle	Light damage and Bind to 1 enemy.
Needle Rush	Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap	Light damage to all enemies.
Fog of Temptation	Light damage and Charm to all enemies.
Acid	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Amaha Dance	Medium damage and Paralysis to 1 enemy.
Scan	Medium damage and Paralysis to 2 enemies.

Shin Megami Tensei If...

Skill	Effect
Toxic Sting	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Stun Needle	Light damage and Paralysis to 2-3 enemies.
Needle Rush	Light damage to 3-5 enemies.
Wing Flap	Light damage to all enemies.
Acid	Light damage and Poison to 1 enemy.
Needle Tail	Medium damage and Poison to all enemies.
Death String	Medium damage and Bind to all enemies.
Darkness Roar	Medium damage and Panic to all enemies.
Large Beaheading	Medium damage to 1 enemy with a chance of instant death.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner

Skill	Effect
Macha's Strike	Consecutive attacks on random enemies.
Skewer	Damage to one row.

Megami Ibunroku Persona

Skill	Effect
Double Thrust	Medium Spear damage (area)
Dragon Whirl	Heavy Spear damage (1 foe)
Burning Spear	Heavy Spear damage (area)
Fastball	Light Thrown damage (area)
Darkness Nail	Medium Thrown damage (area)
Sonic Bullet	Heavy Thrown damage (area)
Rapid Fire	Medium Arrow damage (area)
Myriad Arrows	Medium Arrow damage (area)
Arrow Volley	Heavy Arrow damage (area)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Skill	Effect
Needle Rush	Deal low Thrown damage to one enemy.
Venom Needle	Deal low Thrown + Almighty damage to one enemy. May poison.
Dream Needle	Deal low Thrown + Nerve damage to one enemy. May sleep.
Pressure Needle	Deal instant Thrown kill to one enemy.
Spinning Shot	Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.
Sonic Bullet	Deal medium Thrown damage to all enemies.

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

Skill	Effect
Ninety Nine Needles	Inflicts small Throwing damage to an enemy.
Poison Needle	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Poisoned effect to an enemy.
Dream Needle	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Sleep effect to an enemy.
Deadly Needle	Renders an enemy Unconscious.
Spiral Shot	Inflicts small Throwing damage to all enemies.
Whirlwind Blast	Inflicts moderate Throwing damage to all enemies.
Card of Binding	Inflicts small Throwing damage + Mute effect to an enemy.
Wiseman Snap	Inflicts severe Throwing damage to an enemy.
Shadow Kill	Severe Throwing damage to 1 enemy (Nyarlathotep exclusive)

Persona 3

Skill	Effect
Single Shot	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe.
Double Fangs	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Holy Arrow	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Charm (25% chance).
Twin Shot	Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (2 hits)
Torrent Shot	Deals light Pierce damage to one foe. (2-3 hits)
Cruel Attack	Deals medium Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Poison Arrow	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. Inflicts Poison (25% chance).
Vile Assault	Deals heavy Pierce damage to one foe. (1.5x damage to downed foes)
Arrow Rain	Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Myriad Arrows	Deals medium Pierce damage to all foes. (1-2 hits)
Primal Force	Deals severe Pierce damage to one foe.
Pralaya*	Deals severe Pierce damage to all foes. Inflicts Fear (25% chance).

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

• All physical skills consume a fixed amount of HP in Persona Q.

Skill	Effect	Range
Double Shot	2 light Stab attacks. (1 enemy)	ML
Broadshot	A light Stab attack. (1 row)	ML
End Shot	A heavy Stab attack which takes longer to execute. (1 enemy)	ML
Primal Force	A heavy Stab attack, ignoring target's resistances and buffs. (1 enemy)	ML
Single Shot	A light Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy)	RN
Assault Shot	A medium Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy)	RN
Heavy Shot	A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy)	RN
Silent Thrust	A heavy Stab attack that pierces to the back row. (1 enemy)	RN
Swift Strike	3 quick, medium Stab attacks against random targets. (1 row)	RN
Arrow Rain	A light Stab attack. (All enemies)	RN
Hailstorm	A medium Stab attack. (All enemies)	RN
Aeon Rain	A medium Stab attack. (All enemies)	RN
Myriad Arrows	6-8 light Stab attacks at random, with low accuracy. (All enemies)	RN

Gallery

Game Icons

Persona - Spear

Persona - Arrow

Persona 2: Innocent Sin - Thrown

Persona 2: Innocent Sin - Thrown Flower

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment - Thrown

Persona 3 Portable

Persona Q - Stab