Persona 4 Golden: How To Beat Magical Magus

Conquering Yukiko's Castle: Defeating the Magical Magus in Persona 4 Golden

Yukiko's Castle, the first major dungeon in Persona 4 Golden, presents a gradual difficulty curve. While early floors are manageable, later floors introduce the formidable Magical Magus, a powerful random encounter. This guide details its weaknesses and strategies for an easy victory.

Magical Magus Weaknesses and Skills

The Magical Magus's elemental affinities are as follows:

The Magical Magus utilizes several damaging skills:

• Agilao: A powerful fire-based spell that hits hard. Guard against this attack.
• Hysterical Slap: A physical attack that hits twice. While damaging, it's less potent than Agilao.

To mitigate fire damage, equip fire-resistant accessories found in golden chests within the castle. These are beneficial for both the Magical Magus and the final boss.

Optimal Strategy

The protagonist's access to light-based skills early in the game is crucial. Since Chie and Yosuke lack access to Light skills at this stage, it's advisable for them to focus on guarding. This protects them from Agilao's devastating attacks.

Early-Game Persona with Light Skills: Archangel

Archangel, a level 11 Persona, is the ideal choice for this encounter. It naturally possesses Hama, an instant-kill light skill effective against the Magical Magus's weakness. Archangel also learns Media at level 12, a valuable healing skill for the final boss fight.

Archangel can be fused using:

• Slime (Level 2)
• Forneus (Level 6)

Hama's high hit rate and instant-kill potential make the Magical Magus a surprisingly easy target. Farming this enemy is viable, provided you have sufficient SP recovery items or are willing to enter the final boss fight with depleted SP. Remember, Light and Dark skills in Persona 4 Golden are primarily instant-kill moves.