SMT: Nocturne Hardtype - Trumpeter (Low Level)

Описание: "...when any other number of breaths have been spent, it is then that I shall Mazandyne myself in the face."

Rules:

This is a low level run of zombero's hardtype mod: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3299/
The aim is to keep XP gain as low as possible without affecting my sanity.
Hard mode, obviously
No stat boosting items
All other game mechanics are fair game!

Hardtype changes:

HP: 11000 → 28000
Makakaja → Cadenza (Raises magic + accuracy)
He now has War Cry and always opens with it.

I don't know if this fight's scripting is a little more predictable than the original, or if I just never noticed. He of course alternates between Holy and Evil Melody every 4 rounds, but in addition he always follows up Evil Melody with Megidolaon and Holy Melody with Dekaja. The rest of the time he will use Cadenza, Ma-dyne spells or physical attacks. Without a full resist magic team it's essential to keep our defences fully buffed and his attack fully debuffed at all times to avoid KO's from Cadenza into a Ma-dyne spell.

Having at least one void of every element present is essential here, and innate repels are really nice to speed things along, but don't throw a magic mirror unless you want to get blasted with almighty spells. Bringing some pre-damaged demons to this fight can help too, and there's some nifty stuff with turn order. For Evil Melody I use a slow demon so it loses its turn when it switches in and I can attack with Setanta. Whereas for Holy Melody I use a fast demon so the following round I can immediately switch Phantom back in and start reapplying buffs.

Honestly, this may not be a totally optimal team but it works well enough and didn't require any additonal fusion (I already had Phantom, I need Setanta for later purposes and I wanted Mikazuchi to learn Dark Sword, which may be the best single target physical skill my demons can learn in this run)