End Game Party Recommendations for SMT V: Vengeance?

[K9ofChaos]

This question goes out to all the peeps who played Vanilla V on the Switch a while back. What are some end game demons you would recommend that I fuse by the end of each route? Granted, I'm aware that the meta could change drastically due to the Vengeance Route being a factor. I'm just trying to figure out which demons I should pick for my Full Demon Stock of 24 Demons. (Though I have heard that the demon stock might expand past 24, is this true?) How many roles are there that I should fill out? This GameFAQs thread says there's 12: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204211-shin-megami-tensei-v/79755324

So which are the best demons for each of these following demons at least in Vanilla V?:
healer
buffer
debuffer
fire user
ice user
force user
electric user
dark user
light user
allmighty user
physical user
ailments user

Feel free to speculate and brainstorm ideas for OP builds.

[OrionEJ]

Автор сообщения: K9ofChaos

Thanks for the full list. Ever thought about creating demon build guides for VV's Steam Guide section? But yeah, this will definitely come in handy for when I start my playthrough.

Happy to help. I have not considered making a guide, but if i can pry myself off vengeance, i'll try to make a guide. I know a lot about smt, and i like talking about smt.

[Hi there :)]

Idun, Alilat, Norn, Cleopatra, Demeter, Maria, Tao (taken away before last dungeon) for heal, buffs and debuffs
Amon, Mada for fire
Gabriel for ice
Inanna for force
Zeus for electricity
Beelzebub for darkness
Abdiel for light
Shiva for allmighty
Odin for phys
Cleopatra again for ailments (you can also use Mephisto, but he works much worse)

[K9ofChaos]

Автор сообщения: mimidee

With grimoires and stat boosting items you can bring practically any demon to end-game. Idun for instace, is a level 40 - 50 demon iirc, but I had her in my endgame party

a lot of demons have unique skills to encourage this

Are grimoires items you can sell to Gustave? Or is he more interested in trinkets from the modern world before Tokyo was destroyed and turned into the netherworld?

Автор сообщения: HezaK

Автор сообщения: mimidee

With grimoires and stat boosting items you can bring practically any demon to end-game. Idun for instace, is a level 40 - 50 demon iirc, but I had her in my endgame party

a lot of demons have unique skills to encourage this

it's cause of how OP golden apple was. and for story spoiler related reasons i wont say here. she's the second best healer in the game but worth taking to the end.

I plan on getting Idun as one of my demons, that's for sure. Not sure if she'll be endgame yet though. Have to play through the Creation Route first.

Автор сообщения: CerusSerenade

Impossible to say because of how new signature moves and innate traits will affect things. The only certainty is that the DLC demons will likely be good, for instance Dagda giving extra press turns will likely have a number of uses.

In that case I'm glad I got the Dagda and Konohanasakuya DLCs then. My main reason for getting The Dagda was because I like Celtic Mythology a whole lot. But I'm glad that he'll potentially be pretty OP as well.

Автор сообщения: HezaK

i have nothing to add to the convo.

that said i was gonna get this on PC but am gonna pick it up on switch instead, i want to see how transferring demons from the original goes since we can transfer 3 over. i hope you all enjoy the game!

Let me know how that transfer works out for you. I wonder if you can transfer up to three demons into the Vengeance route after completing the Creation route on the PC version? Either way, hope you have fun!

Автор сообщения: OrionEJ

Автор сообщения: K9ofChaos

Thanks for the full list. Ever thought about creating demon build guides for VV's Steam Guide section? But yeah, this will definitely come in handy for when I start my playthrough.

Happy to help. I have not considered making a guide, but if i can pry myself off vengeance, i'll try to make a guide. I know a lot about smt, and i like talking about smt.

Sooo, now that the game is officially out, do you still plan on making that guide sometime in the future?

Автор сообщения: Hi there :)

Idun, Alilat, Norn, Cleopatra, Demeter, Maria, Tao (taken away before last dungeon) for heal, buffs and debuffs
Amon, Mada for fire
Gabriel for ice
Inanna for force
Zeus for electricity
Beelzebub for darkness
Abdiel for light
Shiva for allmighty
Odin for phys
Cleopatra again for ailments (you can also use Mephisto, but he works much worse)

Thanks for the demon stock recommendations m8. Would these carry over to the Vengeance Route as well? Or do you still need more time to play the PC version in order to figure that out?