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If you’ve done all the work to unlock the bonus dungeon added in Persona 4 Golden, then you’ve got one hell of a boss fight ahead when you face Marie and the entity she really is, Kusumi-no-Okami. And if you thought the fight through the Hollow Forest to get here has been anything but easy, P4G’s bonus boss fight will give you a run for your money.
But with smart team planning and bringing the best Personas to fight Marie, this battle is nothing more than one of attrition. For help to beat Marie in P4G, read on ahead below.
This guide contains major spoilers for the bonus content of Persona 4 Golden.
Marie And Kusumi-No-Okami Battle Setup
You'll encounter Marie at the end of her P4G-exclusive dungeon, the Hollow Forest. The battle has two stages - you'll first face Marie, until she transforms into Kusumi-no-Okami.
It's important to note that, just like the dungeon itself, your SP will be halved after Marie transforms into Kusumi-no-Okami.
Because of this, spend time collecting SP-replenishing items around the dungeon before the fight, as in the second stage of the fight, you'll be relying on magic damage.
Additionally, you may want to head back to the entrance to swap party members out or visit The Fox before the fight.
Recommended Team Setup
Since you'll be focused on dealing magic damage in the fight ahead, you'll need your strongest magic-users to keep your head above water, as well as a healer for when you can spare the SP.
Recommended Team Setup For The Marie Battle In P4G
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Teammate |
Strength in this Fight |
Effect |
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Yosuke |
Wind Break |
Cancels a foe's resistance to wind magic for three turns |
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Garudyne |
Heavy wind damage to one foe |
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Wind Amp |
Boosts the power of wind magic by 50% |
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Dekaja (at Rank 4 of his social link) |
Cancels all stat bonuses applied to all foes |
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Yukiko |
Fire Break |
Cancels a foe's resistance to fire magic for three turns |
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Burning Petals (only if you maxed her social link before battling the Mastermind) |
Severe fire damage to all foes |
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Fire Amp |
Boosts the power of fire magic by 50% |
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Mind Charge (after maxing out her bike skills) |
The next magic attack deals 250% damage |
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Spirit Drain (after Rank 4 of her bike skills) |
Drains 30 SP from one foe |
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Samerecarm |
Revives one ally to full health |
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Mediarahan |
Fully restores the party's HP |
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Teddie |
Kamui Miracle (after maxing his social link) * |
One of the following effects will be chosen at random:
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Ice Break |
Cancels a foe's resistance to ice magic for three turns |
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Bufudyne |
Heavy ice damage to one foe |
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Ice Amp |
Boosts the power of ice magic by 50% |
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Mediarahan |
Fully restores the party's HP |
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Amrita |
Cures all ailments except KO or downed for one ally |
* While Teddie's Kamui Miracle after he awakens to Kamui-Moshiri may prove helpful here, it's got a grab bag effect for which you'll need to watch out.
Since the attack may do damage to the party, we'd recommend using this move sparingly.
Elemental Armors
As you went through the Hollow Forest, you likely found many pieces of elemental-resistance armor along the way.
If you weren't already, use the magic-resistant armor during the fight with Marie and Kusumi-no-Okami, specifically to cover a teammate's weakness.
The battle ahead is already long, so dampen how much damage your teammates take by protecting their weaknesses by equipping them with the armor before the battle begins.
Recommended Personas
With your SP constantly being drained in this dungeon, a Persona that knows Cool Breeze - which restores eight percent of your HP and SP after each fight - is invaluable.
Trumpeter is a great choice for a number of reasons.
Trumpeter's Moveset
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Skill |
Effect |
Level Learned |
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Support |
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Marakukaja |
Boosts the party's defense for three turns |
68 |
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Cool Breeze |
Restores 8% of your HP and SP after each successful battle |
69 |
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Debilitate |
Lowers one foe's attack, defense, hit, and evasion rates for three turns |
73 |
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Heat Riser |
Boosts one ally's attack, defense, hit, and evasion rates for three turns |
74 |
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Attack |
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Ziodyne |
Heavy electric damage to one foe |
Innate on fusion |
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Elec Amp |
Boosts the power of wind magic by 50% |
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Megidolaon |
Severe almighty damage to all foes |
70 |
If you've got other Personas with good elemental damage, like any of the Ultimate Personas, this battle is a great time to use them as well.
Marie's Affinity Chart
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Affinities and Weaknesses |
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Phys. |
Fire |
Ice |
Elec. |
Wind |
Light |
Dark |
Almi. |
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Str |
- |
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Rep |
Rep |
- |
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Skills And Attacks |
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Megidolaon |
Severe almighty damage to all foes |
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Mind Charge |
Next magic attack deals 250% damage |
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Hot Lightning |
Heavy almighty damage to all foes that inflicts dizzy on two foes (at random) |
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Alienation Wall |
Repels all physical damage |
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Shell of Denial |
Repels all damage except physical |
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Kusumi-No-Okami's Affinity Chart
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Affinities and Weaknesses |
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Phys |
Fire |
Ice |
Elec. |
Wind |
Light |
Dark |
Almi. |
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Rep |
Rep |
Rep |
Rep |
Rep |
Rep |
Rep |
- |
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Skills and Attacks |
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Maragidyne |
Heavy fire damage to all foes |
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Mabufudyne |
Heavy ice damage to all foes |
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Maziodyne |
Heavy ice damage to all foes |
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Magarudyne |
Heavy electric damage to all foes |
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Run Amok |
Light almighty damage to all foes |
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Shake Off |
Medium physical damage to all foes |
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Hot Lightning |
Heavy almighty damage to all foes that inflicts dizzy on three foes (at random) |
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Draining Fog |
Drains 50SP from each foe that also deals light damage to Kusumi-no-Okami |
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Enclosure Shell |
Nullifies all damage until the attack ends |
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Cry of Denial |
Nullifies stat decreases applied to the user, and inflicts silence on two foes (at random) |
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Marie And Kusumi-No-Okami Battle Strategy
First Stage: Marie
When the fight begins, you and the Team will be facing Marie herself.
It's important to note before going in that you cannot win this stage of the fight. Marie is simply the first form of a much meaner battle ahead.
It's critical to avoid physical damage here, as Marie has Alienation Wall, a passive skill that repels physical damage. Even if you do manage to hit her, Marie resists physical attacks, anyway.
To move things along, use strong elemental magic on Marie, being conscious of your SP consumption. You need to deplete roughly a third of Marie's HP to move on.
You'll know this stage is approaching its end when Marie uses the move Shell of Denial. This move repels all magic damage, and with the fight ending in a moment, this is a great time to guard and heal before the next stage.
After the three turns, the next stage begins.
Second Phase: Kusumi-No-Okami
To get through a battle with a deity that has so many affinities, you'll need to rely on elemental Break skills or items, and moves that inflict almighty damage.
As you may guess, this phase of the fight consumes a lot of SP, which is unfortunate, considering that physical damage is significantly unhelpful in the battle.
Use your SP-replenishing items fairly liberally in this fight, as the SP-drain can be a make-or-break impact for some players.
Should you attack with magic you've not broken Kusumi-no-Okami's resistance to yet, she repels all attacks except almighty.
If a character doesn't have a move that you know will land, it's a good time for them to buff, debuff, heal, or guard instead of wasting SP on a move that doesn't work.
Unless it's your only option for the element you need, avoid using multi-target Ma- skills to consume SP.
These multi-target variants consume notedly more SP than their single-target counterparts.
Additionally, you may notice Kusumi-no-Okami damage herself by using Draining Fog. It does suck to lose your SP, but the move also damages the deity to counteract the reduction a bit.
You'll know you have Kusmi-no-Okami on the ropes when she, like Marie, casts Cry of Denial and Enclosure Shell.
From there, continue the method of breaking her resistances and attacking with that magic, and the fight ought to be over in no time.