Shin Megami Tensei V – The Three Keys Walkthrough

Welcome to NGB and our Shin Megami Tensei V walkthrough on The Three Keys main quest! Here we’ll cover everything you’ll need to easily breeze through this quest!

Upon accepting The Three Keys main quest, Panagia Tao will join your party and Amanozako will accompany you. Make your way to the below Abscesses in this area to open up the map. In Kurame, the Abscess is a Level 59 Mitra, Level 59 Yatagarasu and Level 59 Throne.

• Mitra
  • Weak: Ice
  • Blocks: Light
  • Resists: Dark
• Yatagarasu
  • Weak: Dark
  • Resists: Force
  • Blocks: Light
• Throne
  • Weak: Dark, Ice
  • Blocks: Light, Fire

In Azumabashi, the Abscess is a Level 67 Yamata-no-Orochi.

• Yamata-no-Orochi
  • Weak: Electric
  • Resists: Fire, Ice

In Asakusa, the Abscess is a Level 63 Rangda.

• Rangda
  • Weak: Fire, Electric, Light

In Ueno Park, the Abscess is a Level 61 Scathach and Level 61 Cybele.

• Scathach
  • Weak: Electric
  • Resists: Light
  • Blocks: Force
• Cybele
  • Weak: Electric
  • Resists: Fire
  • Blocks: Light

In Shinobazu Pond, the Abscess is a Level 65 Atavaka, Level 65 Skadi, Level 65 Siegfried and Level 65 Barong.

• Atavaka
  • Weak: Ice
  • Blocks: Light, Dark
• Skadi
  • Weak: Fire
  • Resists: Ice
  • Blocks: Dark
• Siegfried
  • Weak: Force, Dark, Light
• Barong
  • Weak: Force, Dark
  • Blocks: Electric, Light

In Motoasakusa, the Abscess is Level 99 Slime, Level 99 Pixie, Level 99 Preta and Level 99 Onmoraki.

• Slime
  • Weak: Fire, Ice, Electric, Force, Light
• Pixie
  • Weak: Dark
  • Resists: Force
• Preta
  • Weak: Fire, Force, Light
  • Resists: Dark
• Onmoraki
  • Blocks: Fire

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.

Taito Demons and Collectibles

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

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.

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.

Asakusa

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.

Ueno Park

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.

After obtaining all 3 keys, the quest will complete!

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