Learn about hiring Dante in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, including his cost and effectiveness.
Walkthrough
- 1Upon entering the fifth Calpa, Dante will approach you and offer to join your party.
- 2If you say yes, he will initiate a coin toss: guessing correctly costs 1 Makka, while guessing incorrectly costs half your current money. The coin appears to always land on heads, so avoid picking tails to minimize cost.
- 3Dante will then ask for your name, which you can choose to answer or not.
- 4Once hired, Dante permanently joins your party and cannot be removed or fused.
Tips
- Dante's skills, except for Threaten, are unique. While initially strong, he becomes outclassed by higher-level demons due to his low base stats (nothing over 25 at level 80) and inability to be fused with Mitama for stat boosts.
- His skills are primarily physical attack-focused, lacking essential abilities like Penetrate or Kiai for optimal effectiveness.
- Keeping Dante's HP and MP up can be expensive due to his lack of innate healing or regeneration skills.
- To achieve 100% on your Akuma Zensho (Compendium), you must hire Dante. This also grants a helpful price break upon starting a new game plus.
- If you choose to hire Dante, consider doing so only after completing all other entries in the Akuma Zensho, then immediately finishing the game to save for a second playthrough.
- An impractical but powerful build for Dante involves leveling him to 150+ and equipping him with In My Father's Name, Rebellion, and Stinger for exceptional random battle clearing, though he remains less effective against bosses.
- If you decline Dante's offer, he will wait in his room if you change your mind.
- There is no turning back once Dante is in your party.
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