Welcome to NGB and our Shin Megami Tensei V (SMTV) Vengeance walkthrough on The Three Keys main quest! Here we’ll cover everything you’ll need to easily breeze through this quest! Please note this guide has been updated to reflect the content from both SMTV and SMTV Vengeance!
The Three Keys Walkthrough
SMTV only: Upon accepting The Three Keys main quest, Panagia Tao will join your party and Amanozako will accompany you. When you’re ready, approach the Umayabashi leyline in the southern part of Taito to trigger a cutscene. You can trigger another cutscene by speaking with Nuwa in Asakusa Main Street.
SMTV Vengeance only: After completing the Chase Through Shakan main quest, return to Tokyo and speak with Koshimizu in the Bethel Meeting Room. Exhaust all his dialog options to learn more! Afterwards, try and exit the building for another quick event. Next, you’ll need to travel to the Jouin High School Dorm then go up to the roof. During the cutscene that follows, you’ll have the option of gaining a new ally. When the cutscene ends, you’ll officially start The Three Keys main quest and will be transported Taito!
Taito Demons and Collectibles
Abscesses
Kurame
| Demons | Weaknesses | Resists | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 59 Mitra | Ice | Dark | Light |
| Level 59 Yatagarasu | Dark | Force | Light |
| Level 59 Throne | Ice / Dark | Fire / Light |
Azumabashi
| Demons | Weaknesses | Resists |
|---|---|---|
| Level 67 Yamata-no-Orochi | Electric | Fire / Ice |
Asakusa
| Demons | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
| Level 63 Rangda | Fire / Electric / Light |
Ueno Park
| Demons | Weaknesses | Resists | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 61 Scathach | Electric | Light | Force |
| Level 61 Cybele | Electric | Fire | Light |
Shinobazu Pond
| Demons | Weaknesses | Resists | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 65 Atavaka | Ice | Light / Dark | |
| Level 65 Skadi | Fire | Ice | Dark |
| Level 65 Siegfried | Force / Dark / Light | ||
| Level 65 Barong | Force / Dark | Electric / Light |
Motoasakusa
| Demons | Weaknesses | Resists | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 99 Slime | Fire / Ice / Electric / Force / Light | ||
| Level 99 Pixie | Dark | Force | |
| Level 99 Preta | Fire / Force / Light | Dark | |
| Level 99 Onmoraki | Fire |
Taito Demons
- Cerberus
- Clotho
- Decarabia
- Fafnir
- Fuu-Ki
- Girimekhala
- Hecatoncheires
- Loup-garou
- Nebiros
- Queen Medb
- Rangda
- Sui-Ki
- Throne
- Titania
- Yamata-no-Orochi
Taito Chests
- Alice’s Essence x1
- Ananta’s Essence x1
- Aogami Type-0 Essence x1
- Aogami Type-9 Essence x1
- Aogami Type-10 Essence x1
- Arahabaki’s Essence x1
- Atropos’s Essence x1
- Barong’s Essence x1
- Camael’s Essence x1
- Cerberus’s Essence x1
- Chimera’s Essence x1
- Clotho’s Essence x1
- Cybele’s Essence x1
- Decarabia’s Essence x1
- Futsunushi’s Essence x1
- Fuu-Ki’s Essence x1
- Ganesha’s Essence x1
- Garuda’s Essence x1
- Girimekhala’s Essence x1
- Hecatoncheires’s Essence x1
- Ishtar’s Essence x1
- Lachesis’s Essence x1
- Lilith’s Essence x1
- Loki’s Essence x1
- Loup-garou’s Essence x1
- Mara’s Essence x1
- Melchizedek’s Essence x1
- Mitra’s Essence x1
- Mot’s Essence x1
- Nebiros’s Essence x1
- Norn’s Essence x1
- Okuninushi’s Essence x1
- Queen Medb’s Essence x1
- Rangda’s Essence x1
- Scathach’s Essence x1
- Seth’s Essence x1
- Skadi’s Essence x1
- Sui-Ki’s Essence x1
- Surt’s Essence x1
- Thor’s Essence x1
- Throne’s Essence x1
- Titania’s Essence x1
- Amrita Shower x2
- Soma x1
- Bead
- Bead Chain x1
- Chakra Pot
- Chakra Pot
- Whittled Goat
- Balm of Life x2
- Life Drain Gem x3
- 50,000 Macca
- 60,000 Macca
- Grimoire x3
- Grimoire x3
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
- 100 Glory
Taito Miman
For a more detailed guide on the locations of all 50 of the Miman in Taito, click here!
Taito Power Absorption Points
- Western side of Taito in Kuramae
- Northern side of Taito in Ueno
- Southern side of Taito in Asakusa
- In the middle of the pond at Shinobazu Pond
- In Motoasakusa
Taito Husks
Komagata – Aogami Type-10 Essence
Shinobazu Pond
The Three Keys Walkthrough Cont.
When you’re ready to progress with the main quest, you’ll need to make your way to the objectives on the map. At these objectives, you’ll defeat the below enemies to retrieve the keys. Once you’ve collected all the keys, The Three Keys quest will complete!
Komagata
Approach the objective near the Komagata leyline to trigger a cutscene that leads to a battle with a Level 72 Odin. He’s weak to Force, repels Electric and blocks Dark and Light. He uses Physical, Electric and Ice skills. Defeat him to receive the Key of Harmony and unlock his fusion.
SMTV Vengeance: During this fight, you’ll fight both Odin and Zeus! Odin is weak to the above. Zeus is weak to Force and blocks Electric, Light and Dark. He uses Electric, Almighty and Physical skills.
Asakusa
SMTV only: Approach the objective near the Asakusa leyline to trigger a cutscene that leads to a battle with a Level 72 Vasuki. She is weak to Fire, repels Ice and resists Dark. She uses Physical, Ice and poison skills. Defeat her to receive the Key of Austerity and unlock her fusion. The portal behind Vasuki leads to Shiva. If you enter the portal, a cutscene will trigger followed by the option to accept A Universe in Peril subquest. Accepting this quest will automatically lead to a fight with the Level 96 Shiva. He’s weak to Ice, drains Fire and Electric, resists Physical, Light and Dark. He uses severe, all party hitting Physical, Fire, Electric and Almighty skills and can summon allies.
SMTV Vengeance only: As you approach the objective near the Asakusa leyline, a cutscene will trigger leading to a fight against Level 72 Beelzebub. It is weak to Fire, resists Ice and Light, blocks Dark and drains Electric. It uses Dark, Ice and Force severe skills. It also uses a medium Electric skill and can remove your buffs and apply debuffs to your party. It also gets 3 attacks each round.
Ueno Park
SMTV only: Approach the objective near the Ueno Park leyline to trigger a cutscene that leads to a battle with a Level 72 Zeus. He is weak to Force and blocks Electric, Light and Dark. He uses Electric, Almighty and Physical skills. Defeat him to receive the Key of Benevolence and unlock his fusion.
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