The Death Arcana is one of Persona 3 Reload's smaller arcanas, having only seven Personas. Fortunately, since it's automatic, you won't need to have a Death Persona when you go to rank up the Death Social Link. However, Death Personas specialize in Dark Skills, which can be hard to obtain at the beginning of your playthrough. As you level, you'll be able to fuse most of the Personas in the Death Arcana. Samael is just one of these examples, and a decent Persona for the midgame of Persona 3 Reload.

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Samael Fusion Recipes

How to Get Samael

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You won't be able to get Samael from Shuffle Time, so the only way to register him to the compendium is to fuse him. There are multiple Fusion Recipes that make Samael. Depending on your level, you can fuse high-level Personas to make a high-level Samael, or you can use most of the Personas you find on the Tziah Floor of Tartarus.

The following Fusion Recipes factor in the Persona 3 Reload DLCs for Persona 5. If you don't have P5 Personas (ex: Captain Kidd), then you may get a different result.

Persona #1

Level

Persona #2

Level

Saki Mitama (Lovers)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

36

Seiryu (Temperance)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

30

Black Frost (Fool)

37

Hanuman (Strength)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

36

Incubus (Devil)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

37

Thunderbird (Sun)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

35

Clotho (Fortune)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

37

Girimekhala (Moon)

  • Tziah (119 - 144)

39

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More Information About Samael

Samael Skills and Stats

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Samael's base level is 41, so the protagonist needs to be level 41 or higher before you can fuse him. If you look at his stats, you'll notice that Samael's best strengths are his Magic. As a Death Arcana Persona, Samael's Skills are Dark (ie: Maeiga). He's also one of the "earlier" Personas that learns Almighty Skills, which can be useful if your opponent has multiple resistances.

Here's everything you'll want to know about Samael:

Strength

26

Magic

31

Endurance

27

Agility

21

Luck

25

Slash

Strike

Pierce

Fire

Ice

Electric

Wind

Light

Dark

-

-

-

-

Resist

Null

Weak

-

Null

Skill

Level

Description

Maeiga

Innate

Inflicts medium Dark damage to all opponents.

Masukunda

Innate

Decreases all enemies' Accuracy/Evasion for three turns.

Poison Mist

Innate

Medium chance to Poison all foes.

Dekunda

42

Nullifies the stat debuffs for all allies.

Mudoon

43

Medium chance of Dark insta-kill to all enemies.

Megido

44

Medium Almighty damage to all enemies.

Ghastly Wail

46

Instakill all foes that are afflicted with Fear.

If you're not using Samael to knock down enemies, then you'll notice Samael's Skills are better suited for status ailments and ailments. Skills such as Poison Mist and Mudoon will have no effect on bosses, but you can use them on regular enemies. His Ghastly Wail is a great Skill to have if your opponents are afflicted with Fear. Unfortunately, Samael doesn't learn any Skills that can induce Fear, so you'll have to rely on your other Personas for this. Another alternative is to replace Ghastly Wail all together for a better Skill.

Samael's Skills make him perfect for midgame, but he's not someone you'll want to carry to the end of your campaign. Of course, you could do this, but it's highly recommended you use Incense to increase his stats and Skill Cards to give him stronger Skills.

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Developer(s)
P-Studio
Publisher(s)
Atlus, Sega
Franchise
Persona
Genre(s)
JRPG, RPG, Life Simulation, Strategy
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