Introduction

• Hello and welcome to the complete map & strategy guide for all Dire Shadows in Persona 5 Strikers. This guide was made in order to help with the achievement “The Most Daring of All” and features a complete map for each individual Dire Shadow, as well as tips on how to defeat them with ease. The location of each Dire Shadow has been marked with this symbol:
  

What are Dire Shadows?

• Dire Shadows are very powerful shadows that are frist encountered as part of the story in the Sendai Jail. You will be warned not to engage them. From a gameplay perspective, these shadows offer a tough challenge to players who wish to experience everything in the game, but they do not give any powerful bonuses once defeated or unique items. There are a total of 8 Dire Shadows throughout the game, 1 for each Jail.
  

  Word of advice:

  • The Dire Shadows are very hard to defeat early game as they out-level your party the first time you encounter them. In order to have an easier time with defeating them I recommend coming back to each Jail after completing the game with the recommended party members and/or Personas.

   

Shibuya Jail – Killer Teddy Bear

• Shibuya: Killer Teddy Bear – Bunkamachi West checkpoint; move towards the location marked on the map above to find the Dire Shadow in Shibuya Jail. It takes the form of a normal humanoid guard shadow with a baton.

  

  Strategy:
  

  • The boss is weak to lightning, wind and curse damage so make sure to bring Skull, Mona and use Arsene or any other Persona that has curse affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

   

Sendai Jail – Snake King

• Sendai: Snake King – West Garden checkpoint; this Dire Shadow is the first one you would have been introduced to during the main storyline. It can be found in the location marked on the map above. It takes the form of a large humanoid shadow with a bazooka.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to fire, frost and bless damage so make sure to bring Panther, Sophie, Fox and use Dominion or any other Persona that has bless affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Sapporo Jail – Harlot of Desire

• Sapporo: Harlot of Desire – Sapporo Clocktower checkpoint; move towards the location marked on the map above to find the Dire Shadow. It takes the form of a humanoid soldier shadow with a gun.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to psychokinesis, nuclear, bless and curse damage so make sure to bring Sophie, Queen, Noir and use Arsene or any other Persona that has curse affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Okinawa Jail – Wandering Reviver

• Okinawa: Wandering Reviver – Lab: North checkpoint; towards the location shown on the map above to find the Dire Shadow. It takes the form of a humanoid soldier shadow with a machine gun.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to fire, wind and lightning damage so make sure to bring Skull, Mona, Panther and use Thor or any other Persona that has lightning affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Kyoto Jail – Sun’s Emissary

• Kyoto: Sun’s Emissary – Fox Couple checkpoint; head west past the Daughter Fox shrine into the most western portal. In the next area, take the portal on your left that opened up when you prayed at the Fortune Shrine during the storyline. This will take you directly to the Mother Fox Shrine where the Dire Shadow is, which takes the form of a flying drone shadow.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to fire, frost and nuclear damage so make sure to bring Queen, Panther, Fox and use King Frost or any other Persona that has frost affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Osaka Jail – War-Hungry Horseman

• Osaka: War-Hungry Horseman – Mt. Chashiro checkpoint; move towards the location marked on the map above to find this Dire Shadow, which takes on the form of a large canine shadow.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to lightning, bless and curse damage so make sure to bring Skull, Sophie and use Thor or any other Persona that has lightning affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Jail in Abyss – Dark Sun

• Abyss: Dark Sun – Entrance; move your way to the location marked on the map above. This Dire Shadow takes the form of a large humanoid shadow with a bazooka.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to frost, bless and curse damage so make sure to bring Fox, Sophie and use Dominion or any other Persona that has bless affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Tree of Knowledge – Heavenly Punisher

• Tree of Knowledge: Heavenly Punisher; Path of Yearning checkpoint; This Dire Shadow can be found right next to the checkpoint and it takes the form of a large humanoid shadow with a gun.

Strategy:

• The boss is weak to psychokinesis, wind and nuclear damage so make sure to bring Noir, Mona, Queen and use Mithras or any other Persona that has nuclear affinity to it. As with all of these shadows, do not attempt to fight it until you are around level 60.

Note: This Dire Shadow fight is only available after completing the game.

This is all about Persona 5 Strikers – Dire Shadows Locations & Strategy; I hope you enjoy reading the Guide! If you feel like we should add more information or we forget/mistake, please let us know via commenting below, and thanks! See you soon!