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Persona 3 Reloadsends you through Tartarus, a seemingly never-ending tower full of enemies called shadows. As you progress through the tower, you’ll encounter mini-bosses outside the main story bosses. These shadows are called gatekeepers, and they stand in your way. You’ll have to defeat them to continue ascending the tower.
One such boss is Bloody Maria and Executioner’s Crown. They’re a tough duo who can easily take out your party if you’re not prepared. You’ll need to equip your best Personas and bring your best allies. Here’s everything you’ll need to know to take them down and continue exploring Tartarus at your discretion.
Bloody Maria and Executioner’s Crown Overview
You’ll find Bloody Maria and Executioner’s Crownon floor 105in Tartarus. This powerful duo can easilytake your entire party outin a handful of turns if you’re not prepared.
Make sure to use the teleporter toreturn to the entrance and savebefore challenging this boss!
Affinities And Weaknesses
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Attacks And Abilities
Increases susceptibility to ailments.
Best Team Composition
Given the bosses weaknesses, you’ll want tobring Yukari and Junpeiwith you. Yukari canfire her bow to hit Bloody Maria’s weakness, and Junpei’sAgi skills can target the Executioner’s Crown. Yukari will also be assuming asupport role to cure Fearwhen inflicted.
A third teammate to bring is eitherKoromaru, who blocks Dark damage, or Aigis. These make for great allies in the coming battle, soassemble your partyand get your best Personas ready.
If you’re able tofuse Black Frost, this is the time to do it.
How To Defeat Bloody Maria and Executioner’s Crown
To defeat Bloody Maria and Executioner’s Crown, you’ll need to stay on top of things–specificallytargeting the Executioner’s Crown first. TheGhastly Wail attack is fatal, and it’s best to remove it from battle as soon as possible.
There are two modes to assume: offense and recovery.Stay on the offensiveby hitting the enemies' weaknesses as often as possible,triggering all out attackswhen you can. However, once a party member is inflicted with Fear, switch to recovery mode.Remove the ailmentas quickly as you can.
Keep this up, and you’llbeat Bloody Maria and the Executioner’s Crown. It may take some time, but once you beat them, you canprogress further through Tartarus.
