Suikoden 1

Shell Venus Boss Guide and How to Beat

Suikoden I HD Remaster - Shell Venus Boss Guide
Shell Venus is a boss you face in Suikoden 1 HD Remaster. Learn the location of Shell Venus, its weaknesses, resistances, stats, item drops, and more!

Shell Venus Boss Guide

Shell Venus Recommended Level to Beat and Weaknesses

Recommended Level HP
55 15000
Weaknesses and Resistances Item Drops
Weak To:
Lightning Earth

Resists:
Fire Water Wind

Invulnerable To:
None
None
Location
Floating Fortress of Shasarazade

How to Beat Shell Venus (Shasarazade)

Boss Strategy



Save Energy for the Next Boss

Sonya Boss
After this boss, you'll still have to face Sonya before leaving the dungeon. Keep this in mind and save your spell slots, especially from the Flowing and Soul Eater Runes, so that you don't run out of steam during the next boss.

Sonya Shulen Boss Guide and How to Beat

Use Physical, Earth, and Lightning

Use Lightning Spells
To quickly take this boss down, you'll want to use strong physical attackers, like Viktor and Valeria, as well as spells from the Lightning and Mother Earth Runes to exploit its weaknesses.

Even though you want to save spell slots for the next boss, Sonya resists the five major elements. Feel free to spam spells that this boss is weak to so that you can kill it quickly before you need to spend more resources to heal.

Best Runes

Only Use AoE Heals When Necessary

Only Use AoE Heals When Necessary
Shell Venus has two attacks, a single target one and a party-wide attack. Whenever it only hits a single party member, using Mega Medicine on the damaged party member will be enough.

It's best to only use your AoE heals whenever your entire party gets low so that you have enough resources for the upcoming Sonya fight.

How to Get Mega Medicine and How to Use

Level Up and Upgrade Weapons

Upgrade Weapons to Level 16
If you're having a hard time defeating the Shell Venus, level up your party more and upgrade your weapons, especially for your physical attackers. Make sure you've recruited Mace so that you can upgrade your weapons to Level 16.

Blacksmith Guide: How to Unlock and Use

Best Characters and Runes to Beat Shell Venus

Best Party for Shell Venus Boss Battle

Character Best Rune and Role
Hero Icon Hero Best Rune: Soul Eater
• Attack the boss with normal, physical attacks.
Viktor Icon Viktor Best Rune: Killer Rune
• Attack the boss with normal, physical attacks.
• If your weapon is imbued with an Earth or Thunder Rune fragment, you can hit the boss's weakness.
Valeria Icon Valeria Best Rune: Falcon Rune
• Attack with the Falcon Rune.
Kirkis Icon Kirkis Best Rune: Flowing Rune
• Focused on healing.
• Use Waters of Kindness to heal the party.
Cleo Icon Cleo Best Rune: Mother Earth Rune
• Use Earth magic to deal damage.
• Can also use the Barrier Rune to increase defense.
• Can also equip the Thunder Rune as an alternative.
Kasumi Icon Kasumi Best Rune: Shrike Rune
• Attack with the Shrike Rune.

List of All Characters and Recruit Conditions

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