Phantom Thieves Party Builds, Skills, & Stats

Here I will list all of the skills that your companions can learn (including through level up's and social links). I will then list my suggestions for progression and then what are the best end game skills to pick in my opinion. Feel free to leave a comment if you have a suggestion. Also this guide will naturally have spoilers so keep that in mind.

Intro

Hey everyone! This is my second guide (first one is for Persona 4 Golden. Please let me know if there is anything I am missing or have made a mistake on or if you have any general questions. Also this guide will naturally have spoilers so keep that in mind.

TL:DR Final Builds I

Morgana

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Garudyne	Level 52	Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.	10 SP
Magarudyne	Level 62	Heavy Wind damage to all foes.	20 SP
Wind Amp	Level 69	Strengthens Wind attacks by 50%.	Passive
Wind Boost	Level 43	Strengthens Wind attacks by 25%.	Passive
Miracle Rush	Third Awakening Skill	Medium Physical damage to all foes, high critical rate.	16% HP
Salvation	Level 75	Fully restore HP of party and cure all non-special ailments.	48 SP
Samarecarm	Level 45	Revive 1 ally with all HP recovered.	18 SP
Evade Elec	Max Magician Confidence	Triple evasion rate against Electric attacks.	Passive

Ryuji Sakamoto

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
God's Hand	Level 75	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	25% HP
Agneyastra	Level 71	Medium Physical damage to all foes 1x to 3x.	24% HP
Charge	Level 63	Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.	15 SP
Ziodyne	Level 55	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Maziodyne	Level 67	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Elec Boost	Level 49	Strengthen Elec attacks by 25%.	Passive
Matarukaja	Level 58	Increase Attack of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
Evade Wind	Max Chariot Confidence	Triple evasion rate against Wind attacks.	Passive

Ann Takamaki

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Agidyne	Level 46	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Maragidyne	Level 55	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Fire Amp	Level 68	Strengthens Fire attacks by 50%.	Passive
Fire Boost	Level 38	Strengthens Fire attacks by 25%.	Passive
High Energy	Third Awakening Skill	Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for party.	80 SP
Diarahan	Level 57	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	18 SP
Dekaja	Level 16	Negate all -kaja buff effects of all foes.	10 SP
Evade Ice	Max Lovers SL	Triple evasion rate against Ice attacks.	Passive

Yusuke Kitagawa

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Brave Blade	Level 73	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	24% HP
Vorpal Blade	Level 69	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	23% HP
Bufudyne	Level 53	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Mabufudyne	Level 65	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Hyakka Ryouran	Third Awakening Skill	Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of party for 3 turns.	90 SP
Masukukaja	Level 49	Increase Agility of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
High Counter	Level 58	20% chance of reflecting a physical attack.	Passive
Evade Fire	Max Emperor SL	Triple evasion rate against Ice attacks.	Passive

TL:DR Final Builds II

Makoto Niijima

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Freidyne	Level 50	Heavy Nuke damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Mafreidyne	Level 59	Heavy Nuke damage to all foes.	22 SP
Nuke Amp	Level 71	Strengthens Nuclear attacks by 50%.	Passive
Nuke Boost	Level 45	Strengthens Nuclear attacks by 25%.	Passive
Mediarahan	Level 65	Fully restore HP of party.	30 SP
Marakukaja	Level 48	Increase Defense of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
Dekunda	Level 34	Negate all -nda debuff effects of party.	10 SP
Evade Psy	Max Priestess SL	Triple evasion rate against Psy attacks.	Passive

Haru Okumura

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
One-shot Kill	Level 58	Severe Gun damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	17% HP
Triple Down	Innate	Light Gun damage to all foes 3x.	16% HP
Cripple	Level 68	Strengthen Gun attacks by 50%.	Passive
Snipe	Level 54	Strengthen Gun attacks by 25%.	Passive
Psiodyne	Level 52	Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Psy Amp	Level 73	Strengthen Psy attacks by 50%.	Passive
Life Wall	Third Awakening Skill	Erect a shield on party to repel 1 (non-Almighty) attack.	95 SP
Evade Nuke	Max Empress SL	Triple evasion rate against Nuke attacks.	Passive

Goro Akechi

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Laevateinn	Innate	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	25% HP
Riot Gun	Innate	Severe Gun damage to all foes.	24% HP
Eigaon	Innate	Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Megidolaon	Innate	Severe Almighty damage to all foes.	38 SP
Rebellion Blade	True Ending Event	Colossal Almighty damage to 1 foe. Highly effective if foe is downed.	99 SP
Debilitate	Innate	Decrease Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 foe for 3 turns.	30 SP
Fortify Spirit	Innate	Reduce susceptibility to all ailments.	Passive
Evade Bless	Innate	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Bless attacks.	Passive

Sumire Yoshizawa

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Masquerade	Third Awakening Skill	Severe Physical damage to 1 foe 2x.	25% HP
Vorpal Blade	Innate	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	23% HP
Brave Step	Level 80	Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns.	16 SP
Apt Pupil	Innate	Increase critical rate.	Passive
Kougaon	Innate	Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Bless Amp	Innate	Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%.	18 SP
Ali Dance	Innate	Half hit rate of all incoming attacks.	Passive
Evade Curse	Max Faith SL	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Curse attacks.	Passive

Morgana - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 1

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
2	3	1	3	1

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
61	67	49	64	63

Resistances 1st Persona - Zorro

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Wind	Elec

Persona Trait

Proud Presence: Increases effect of allies' healing skills.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Mercurius

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Wind	Bless	Elec

Persona Trait

Proud Presence: Increases effect of allies' healing skills.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Diego

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Wind	Bless	Elec

Persona Trait

Majestic Presence: Increases effect of allies' healing skills. May decrease SP cost.

Morgana - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Garu	3 SP	Light Wind damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Dia	3 SP	Slightly restore HP of 1 ally.	Innate
Patra	4 SP	Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of 1 ally.	5
Media	7 SP	Slightly restore HP of party.	11
Lucky Punch	3% HP	Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	13
Magaru	8 SP	Light Wind damage to all foes.	16
Pulinpa	3 SP	Inflict Confusion (high odds) 1 foe.	19
Me Patra	8 SP	Cure Dizzy/Forget/Sleep/Hunger of party.	21
Diarama	6 SP	Moderately restore HP of 1 ally.	24
Garula	6 SP	Medium Wind damage to 1 foe.	26
Recarm	8 SP	Revive 1 ally with 50% HP recovered.	28
Wind Break	15 SP	Suppress innate Wind resistances of all foes for 3 turns.	32
Mediarama	12 SP	Moderately restore HP of party.	34
Magarula	14 SP	Medium Wind damage to all foes.	37
Miracle Punch	8% HP	Medium Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	40
Wind Boost	Passive	Strengthen Wind attacks by 25%.	43
Samarecarm	18 SP	Revive 1 ally with all HP recovered.	45
Diarahan	18 SP	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	49
Garudyne	10 SP	Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.	52
Masukunda	24 SP	Decrease Agility of all foes for 3 turns.	55
Mediarahan	30 SP	Fully restore HP of party.	58
Magarudyne	20 SP	Heavy Wind damage to all foes.	62
Wind Amp	Passive	Strengthen Wind attacks by 50%.	69
Salvation	48 SP	Fully restore HP of party and cure all non-special ailments.	75
Evade Elec	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Electric attacks.	Max Magician SL
Miracle Rush	16% HP	Medium Physical damage to all foes, high critical rate.	Third Awakening Skill

Morgana - Build Explanation & Alternatives

Morgana

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Garudyne	Level 52	Heavy Wind damage to 1 foe.	10 SP
Magarudyne	Level 62	Heavy Wind damage to all foes.	20 SP
Wind Amp	Level 69	Strengthens Wind attacks by 50%.	Passive
Wind Boost	Level 43	Strengthens Wind attacks by 25%.	Passive
Miracle Rush	Third Awakening Skill	Medium Physical damage to all foes, high critical rate.	16% HP
Salvation	Level 75	Fully restore HP of party and cure all non-special ailments.	48 SP
Samarecarm	Level 45	Revive 1 ally with all HP recovered.	18 SP
Evade Elec	Max Magician Confidence	Triple evasion rate against Electric attacks.	Passive

Morgana is your healer and can function as a pretty good magic user overall.

Garudyne and Magarudyne will be his main offensive line of spells. Wind Amp and Wind Boost help increase his damage even more.

Miracle Rush can serve as a good "backup" in case you can't use wind or need a crit urgently.

Salvation will cover his group healing and status removal. Samarecarm will be used for reviving but this can be removed for Diarahan, Masukunda or Wind Break as items can cover revival.

Evade Elec helps with avoiding his weakness which can prevent things from snowballing out of control.

Jazz Skill

Morgana has a lot of SP and as a healer, Debilitate gives him something else to do.

Name	Cost	Description	Acquisition
Debilitate	30 SP	Decrease Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 foe for 3 turns.	Jazz - December 11

Accessory Skill

For his accessory, I went for the Fish God's Badge which grants Ali Dance or you could go with the Zio line to grant him some additional attack coverage.

Name	Accessory	Description	Acquisition
Ali Dance	Fish God's Badge	The Hit rate of an attacking unit is reduced by half.	Prize at Ichigaya fishing pond
Thunder Reign	Goddess Horn	Severe Electric damage to 1 foe.	Ishtar (Level 85) - Electric Chair Execution (fusion alarm)
Zio	Static Ring	Light Elec damage to 1 foe.	Pixie (Level 2) - Electric Chair Execution

Ryuji Sakamoto - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 4

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
5	3	5	3	3

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
73	43	81	54	53

Resistances 1st Persona - Captain Kidd

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Elec	Wind

Persona Trait

Raging Temper: May increase allies' physical attacks by 40%.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Seiten Taisei

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Elec	Fire	Wind

Persona Trait

Raging Temper: May increase allies' physical attacks by 40%.

Resistances 3rd Persona - William

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Elec	Fire	Wind

Persona Trait

Eccentric Temper: May increase allies' physical attacks by 80%.

Ryuji Sakamoto - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Zio	4 SP	Light Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to 1 foe.	Innate
Lunge	5% HP	Light Physical damage to 1 foe.	5
Tarukaja	8 SP	Increase Attack of 1 ally for 3 turns.	9
Headbutt	9% HP	Light Physical damage and inflict Forget (med odds) to 1 foe.	11
Adverse Resolve	Passive	Increase critical rate when surrounded.	14
Rampage	13% HP	Light Physical damage to all foes 1x to 3x.	17
Mazio	10 SP	Light Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.	21
Memory Blow	15% HP	Light Physical damage and inflict Forget (low odds) to all foes.	24
Assault Dive	13% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe.	26
Zionga	8 SP	Medium Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to 1 foe.	28
Swift Strike	17% HP	Minuscule Physical damage to all foes 2x to 4x.	32
Shock Boost	Passive	Increase chance of inflicting Shock.	35
Elec Break	15 SP	Suppress innate Elec resistances of all foes for 3 turns.	39
Mazionga	16 SP	Medium Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.	43
Deathbound	22% HP	Medium Physical damage to all foes 1x to 2x.	47
Elec Boost	Passive	Strengthen Elec attacks by 25%.	49
Megaton Raid	16% HP	Severe Physical damage to 1 foe.	53
Ziodyne	12 SP	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to 1 foe.	55
Matarukaja	24 SP	Increase Attack of party for 3 turns.	58
Charge	15 SP	Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.	63
Maziodyne	22 SP	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.	67
Agneyastra	24% HP	Medium Physical damage to all foes 1x to 3x.	71
God's Hand	25% HP	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	75
Evade Wind	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Wind attacks.	Max Chariot Conf.
Fighting Spirit	80 SP	Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for party.	Third Awakening Skill

Ryuji Sakamoto - Build

Ryuji Sakamoto

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
God's Hand	Level 75	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	25% HP
Agneyastra	Level 71	Medium Physical damage to all foes 1x to 3x.	24% HP
Charge	Level 63	Next Physical or Gun attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.	15 SP
Ziodyne	Level 55	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Maziodyne	Level 67	Heavy Elec damage and inflict Shock (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Elec Boost	Level 49	Strengthen Elec attacks by 25%.	Passive
Matarukaja	Level 58	Increase Attack of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
Evade Wind	Max Chariot Confidence	Triple evasion rate against Wind attacks.	Passive

Ann Takamaki - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 5

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
3	6	4	4	5

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
55	78	55	56	61

Resistances 1st Persona - Carmen

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Fire	Ice

Persona Trait

Mastery of Magic: May decrease SP cost of allies' magic skills.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Hecate

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Fire	Elec	Ice

Persona Trait

Mastery of Magic: May decrease SP cost of allies' magic skills.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Célestine

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Fire	Elec	Ice

Persona Trait

Pinnacle of Magic: May decrease SP cost of allies' magic skills by half.

Ann Takamaki - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Agi	4 SP	Light Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.	Innate
Dia	3 SP	Slightly restore HP of 1 ally.	Innate
Dormina	3 SP	Inflict Sleep (high odds) 1 foe.	7
Tarunda	8 SP	Decrease Attack of 1 foe for 3 turns.	11
Maragi	10 SP	Light Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	13
Dekaja	10 SP	Negate all -kaja buff effects of all foes.	16
Agilao	8 SP	Medium Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.	22
Fire Break	15 SP	Suppress innate Fire resistances of all foes for 3 turns.	25
Diarama	6 SP	Moderately restore HP of 1 ally.	28
Lullaby	8 SP	Inflict Sleep (med odds) to all foes.	30
Ambient Aid	Passive	Greatly increase chance of inflicting all ailments under rainy day or special weather warning.	33
Maragion	16 SP	Medium Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	35
Fire Boost	Passive	Strengthen Fire attacks by 25%.	38
Matarunda	24 SP	Decrease Attack of all foes for 3 turns.	41
Agidyne	12 SP	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.	46
Burn Boost	Passive	Increase chance of inflicting Burn.	50
Maragidyne	22 SP	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	54
Diarahan	18 SP	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	57
Concentrate	15 SP	Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for user.	62
Fire Amp	Passive	Strengthen Fire attacks by 50%.	68
Blazing Hell	54 SP	Severe Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	74
Evade Ice	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Ice attacks.	Max Lovers SL
High Energy	80 SP	Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for party.	Third Awakening Skill

Ann Takamaki - Build

Ann Takamaki

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Agidyne	Level 46	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Maragidyne	Level 55	Heavy Fire damage and inflict Burn (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Fire Amp	Level 68	Strengthens Fire attacks by 50%.	Passive
Fire Boost	Level 38	Strengthens Fire attacks by 25%.	Passive
High Energy	Third Awakening Skill	Next magical attack inflicts 2.5x damage for party.	80 SP
Diarahan	Level 57	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	18 SP
Dekaja	Level 16	Negate all -kaja buff effects of all foes.	10 SP
Evade Ice	Max Lovers SL	Triple evasion rate against Ice attacks.	Passive

Yusuke Kitagawa - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 15

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
13	10	11	10	8

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
78	54	66	61	45

Resistances 1st Persona - Goemon

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Ice	Fire

Persona Trait

Scoundrel Eyes: May slightly increase allies' chance to avoid physical attacks.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Kamu Susano-o

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Ice	Wind	Fire

Persona Trait

Scoundrel Eyes: May slightly increase allies' chance to avoid physical attacks.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Gorokichi

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Ice	Wind	Fire

Persona Trait

Unparalleled Eyes: May increase allies' chance to avoid physical attacks.

Yusuke Kitagawa - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Bufu	4 SP	Light Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to 1 foe.	Innate
Giant Slice	9% HP	Medium Physical damage to 1 foe. Stronger under Baton Pass.	Innate
Sukukaja	8 SP	Increase Agility of 1 ally for 3 turns.	Innate
Vicious Strike	18% HP	Medium Physical damage to all foes.	18
Mabufu	10 SP	Light Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to all foes.	20
Counter	Passive	10% chance of reflecting Physical attacks. Doesn't stack.	22
Rising Slash	14% HP	Heavy Physical damage to 1 foe. Stronger under Baton Pass.	23
Dormin Rush	16% HP	Medium Physical damage and inflict Sleep (low odds) to all foes.	27
Bufula	8 SP	Medium Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to 1 foe.	29
Speed Master	Passive	Automatic Sukukaja at the start of battle.	31
Tempest Slash	17% HP	Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe 3x to 5x.	34
Counterstrike	Passive	15% chance of reflecting Physical attacks. Doesn't stack.	37
Mabufula	16 SP	Medium Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to all foes.	40
Heat Wave	20% HP	Heavy Physical damage to all foes.	43
Deadly Fury	18% HP	Severe Physical damage to 1 foe. Stronger under Baton Pass.	47
Masukukaja	24 SP	Increase Agility of party for 3 turns.	49
Bufudyne	12 SP	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to 1 foe.	53
High Counter	Auto	20% chance of reflecting a physical attack.	58
Myriad Slashes	20% HP	Medium Physical damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.	62
Mabufudyne	22 SP	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to all foes.	65
Vorpal Blade	23% HP	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	69
Brave Blade	24% HP	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	73
Evade Fire	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Fire attacks.	Max Emperor Conf
Hyakka Ryouran	90 SP	Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of party for 3 turns.	Third Awakening Skill

Yusuke Kitagawa - Build

Yusuke Kitagawa

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Brave Blade	Level 73	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	24% HP
Vorpal Blade	Level 69	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	23% HP
Bufudyne	Level 53	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to 1 foe.	12 SP
Mabufudyne	Level 65	Heavy Ice damage and inflict Freeze (low odds) to all foes.	22 SP
Hyakka Ryouran	Third Awakening Skill	Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of party for 3 turns.	90 SP
Masukukaja	Level 49	Increase Agility of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
High Counter	Level 58	20% chance of reflecting a physical attack.	Passive
Evade Fire	Max Emperor SL	Triple evasion rate against Ice attacks.	Passive

Makoto Niijima - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 21

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
15	15	14	15	11

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
64	65	61	65	49

Resistances 1st Persona - Johanna

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Nuclear	Psy

Persona Trait

Gaia Pact: Increase allies' chance of inflicting Burn/Freeze/Shock by 25%.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Anat

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Nuclear	Curse	Psy

Persona Trait

Gaia Pact: Increase allies' chance of inflicting Burn/Freeze/Shock by 25%.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Agnes

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Nuclear	Curse	Psy

Persona Trait

Gaia Blessing: Increase allies' chance of inflicting Burn/Freeze/Shock by 50%.

Makoto Niijima - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Frei	4 SP	Light Nuke damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Mafrei	10 SP	Light Nuke damage to all foes.	Innate
Vajra Blast	13% HP	Medium Physical damage to all foes.	Innate
Diarama	6 SP	Moderately restore HP of 1 ally.	Innate
Rakukaja	8 SP	Increase Defense of 1 ally for 3 turns.	Innate
Makajama	3 SP	Inflict Forget (high odds) 1 foe.	Innate
Freila	8 SP	Medium Nuke damage to 1 foe.	24
Energy Shower	8 SP	Cure Confuse/Fear/Despair/Rage/Brainwash of party.	27
Flash Bomb	19% HP	Medium Physical damage and inflict Dizzy (low odds) to all foes.	31
Dekunda	10 SP	Negate all -nda debuff effects of party.	34
Defense Master	Passive	Automatic Rakukaja at the start of battle.	36
Mafreila	16 SP	Medium Nuke damage to all foes.	38
Mediarama	12 SP	Moderately restore HP of party.	41
Nuke Break	15 SP	Suppress innate Nuke resistances of all foes for 3 turns.	43
Nuke Boost	Passive	Strengthen Nuclear attacks by 25%.	45
Marakukaja	24 SP	Increase Defense of party for 3 turns.	48
Freidyne	12 SP	Heavy Nuke damage to 1 foe.	50
Diarahan	18 SP	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	54
Mafreidyne	22 SP	Heavy Nuke damage to all foes.	59
Mediarahan	30 SP	Fully restore HP of party.	65
Nuke Amp	Passive	Strengthen Nuclear attacks by 50%.	71
Atomic Flare	48 SP	Severe Nuke damage to 1 foe.	75
Evade Psy	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Psy attacks.	Max Priestess SL
Checkmate	90 SP	Decrease Attack/Defense/Agility of all foes for 3 turns.	Third Awakening Skill

Makoto Niijima - Build

Makoto Niijima

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Freidyne	Level 50	Heavy Nuke damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Mafreidyne	Level 59	Heavy Nuke damage to all foes.	22 SP
Nuke Amp	Level 71	Strengthens Nuclear attacks by 50%.	Passive
Nuke Boost	Level 45	Strengthens Nuclear attacks by 25%.	Passive
Mediarahan	Level 65	Fully restore HP of party.	30 SP
Marakukaja	Level 48	Increase Defense of party for 3 turns.	24 SP
Dekunda	Level 34	Negate all -nda debuff effects of party.	10 SP
Evade Psy	Max Priestess SL	Triple evasion rate against Psy attacks.	Passive

Haru Okumura - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 36

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
27	24	22	22	21

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
69	64	59	59	53

Resistances 1st Persona - Milady

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Psy	Nuclear

Persona Trait

Icy Glare: Decreases allies' chance of being inflicted by ailments by 25%.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Astarte

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Psy	Ice	Nuclear

Persona Trait

Icy Glare: Decreases allies' chance of being inflicted by ailments by 25%.

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Resistances 3rd Persona - Agnes

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Psy	Ice	Nuclear

Persona Trait

Cool Customer: Decreases allies' chance of being inflicted by ailments by 50%.

Haru Okumura - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Psio	8 SP	Medium Psy damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Mapsio	16 SP	Medium Psy damage to all foes.	Innate
Triple Down	16% HP	Light Gun damage to all foes 3x.	Innate
Amrita Drop	6 SP	Cure all non-special ailments of 1 ally.	Innate
Fast Heal	Passive	Half the time needed to recover from ailments.	Innate
Psy Break	15 SP	Suppress innate Psy resistances of all foes for 3 turns.	Innate
Tentarafoo	8 SP	Inflict Confusion (med odds) to all foes.	Innate
Tetrakarn	24 SP	Erect a shield on 1 ally to repel 1 Physical or Gun attack.	38
Psy Boost	Passive	Strengthen Psy attacks by 25%.	42
Makarakarn	24 SP	Erect a shield on 1 ally to repel 1 (non-Almighty) magical attack.	44
Climate Decorum	Passive	Double evasion against all attacks under rainy day or special weather warning.	48
Psiodyne	12 SP	Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe.	52
Snipe	Passive	Strengthen Gun attacks by 25%.	54
One-shot Kill	17% HP	Severe Gun damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	58
Amrita Shower	12 SP	Cure all non-special ailments of party.	60
Mapsiodyne	22 SP	Heavy Psy damage to all foes.	64
Cripple	Passive	Strengthen Gun attacks by 50%.	68
Psy Amp	Passive	Strengthen Psy attacks by 50%.	73
Heat Riser	30 SP	Increase Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 ally for 3 turns.	75
Evade Nuke	Passive	Triple evasion rate against Nuclear attacks.	Max Empress SL
Life Wall	95 SP	Erect a shield on party to repel 1 (non-Almighty) attack.	Third Awakening Skill

Haru Okumura - Build

Haru Okumura

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
One-shot Kill	Level 58	Severe Gun damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	17% HP
Triple Down	Innate	Light Gun damage to all foes 3x.	16% HP
Cripple	Level 68	Strengthen Gun attacks by 50%.	Passive
Snipe	Level 54	Strengthen Gun attacks by 25%.	Passive
Psiodyne	Level 52	Heavy Psy damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Psy Amp	Level 73	Strengthen Psy attacks by 50%.	Passive
Life Wall	Third Awakening Skill	Erect a shield on party to repel 1 (non-Almighty) attack.	95 SP
Evade Nuke	Max Empress SL	Triple evasion rate against Nuke attacks.	Passive

Goro Akechi - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 45

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
32	29	28	29	24

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
70	61	60	62	51

Resistances 1st Persona - Robin Hood

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Bless	Curse

Persona Trait

Tactical Spirit: May decrease SP cost of allies' support skills by half.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Loki

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Curse	-	Bless

Persona Trait

Tactical Spirit: May decrease SP cost of allies' support skills by half.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Hereward

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Curse	Psy	Bless

Persona Trait

Ingenious Spirit: May decrease SP cost of allies' support/Almighty skills by half.

Goro Akechi - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Fortify Spirit	Passive	Reduce susceptibility to all ailments.	Innate
Laevateinn	25% HP	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Megidolaon	38 SP	Severe Almighty damage to all foes.	Innate
Debilitate	30 SP	Decrease Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 foe for 3 turns.	Innate
Riot Gun	24% HP	Severe Gun damage to all foes.	Innate
Eigaon	12 SP	Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Attack Master	Passive	Automatic Tarukaja at the start of battle.	Innate
Evade Bless	Passive	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Bless attacks.	Innate
Rebellion Blade	99 SP	Colossal Almighty damage to 1 foe. Highly effective if foe is downed.	True Ending Event

Goro Akechi - Build

Goro Akechi

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Laevateinn	Innate	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe.	25% HP
Riot Gun	Innate	Severe Gun damage to all foes.	24% HP
Eigaon	Innate	Heavy Curse damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Megidolaon	Innate	Severe Almighty damage to all foes.	38 SP
Rebellion Blade	True Ending Event	Colossal Almighty damage to 1 foe. Highly effective if foe is downed.	99 SP
Debilitate	Innate	Decrease Attack/Defense/Agility of 1 foe for 3 turns.	30 SP
Fortify Spirit	Innate	Reduce susceptibility to all ailments.	Passive
Evade Bless	Innate	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Bless attacks.	Passive

Sumire Yoshizawa - Stats & Resistances

Starting Stats - Level 75

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
55	46	36	51	44

Final Stats - Level 99

Strength	Magic	Endurance	Agility	Luck
71	61	47	67	58

Resistances 1st Persona - Cendrillon

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	-	Bless	Curse

Persona Trait

Veil of Midnight: Increases chance of ally not being Downed when attacked.

Resistances 2nd Persona - Freya

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Bless	-	Curse

Persona Trait

Veil of Midnight: Increases chance of ally not being Downed when attacked.

Resistances 3rd Persona - Ella

Reflects	Absorbs	Block	Resists	Weak
-	-	Bless	Nuclear	Curse

Persona Trait

Veil of Sunrise: Greatly increases chance of ally not being Downed when attacked.

Sumire Yoshizawa - Skills

Name	Cost	Description	Level
Apt Pupil	Passive	Increase critical rate.	Innate
Vorpal Blade	23% HP	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	Innate
Kougaon	12 SP	Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe.	Innate
Sword Dance	21% HP	Colossal Physical damage to 1 foe, high critical rate.	Innate
Makougaon	22 SP	Heavy Bless damage to all foes.	Innate
Diarahan	18 SP	Fully restore HP of 1 ally.	Innate
Bless Amp	Passive	Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%.	Innate
Ali Dance	Passive	Half hit rate of all incoming attacks.	Innate
Brave Step	16 SP	Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns.	80
Evade Curse	Passive	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Curse attacks.	Max Faith Conf.
Masquerade	25% HP	Severe Physical damage to 1 foe 2x.	Third Awakening Skill

Sumire Yoshizawa - Build

Sumire Yoshizawa

Name	Acquisition	Description	Cost
Masquerade	Third Awakening Skill	Severe Physical damage to 1 foe 2x.	25% HP
Vorpal Blade	Innate	Severe Physical damage to all foes.	23% HP
Brave Step	Level 80	Increase critical rate of party for 3 turns.	16 SP
Apt Pupil	Innate	Increase critical rate.	Passive
Kougaon	Innate	Heavy Bless damage to 1 foe.	12 SP
Bless Amp	Innate	Strengthen (non instant death) Bless attacks by 50%.	18 SP
Ali Dance	Innate	Half hit rate of all incoming attacks.	Passive
Evade Curse	Max Faith SL	Triple evasion rate against (non instant death) Curse attacks.	Passive

Walkthrough of choice

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/260936-persona-5-royal/faqs/78212/how-to-use

I used this guide for my personal playthrough of P5R. I have been updating this section occasionally with where I am in-game.

I was following the "Battle Route Walkthrough" which will enabled me to have access to all of the Jazz Room Skills. I will also be making a different build section with skills from the Jazz Club.

https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Crossword_Puzzle#Persona_5_Royal

The guide might possibly out of sync with the Crossword days so I've listed the link which gives the solution to each crossword puzzle.

I have completed the game and so far the guide has been accurate outside the below notices:

*Notice 1
Tue 5/31
Daytime
Lovers Hangout Inokashira
Choice 1: "Let's go somewhere fun" (This was not in the guide but thought I'd mention it here just in case)
Choice 3: "Let's just enjoy the air." (+3)"

*Notice 2
Wed 6/8
Evening
Play darts with any two party members in Kichijoji (Proficiency +5)
(Battle Route Proficiency Lv. 3)

I personally chose Ryuji and Yusuke (might need to reload to get the two you want as you pick one and the game pick another partner)

*Notice 3
Tue 8/18
Evening
[Normal Route] Affinity Reading (Y5000) with matching arcana (Devil +2)
[Battle Route] Devil Rank 5

I found that I still needed to do the Affinity Reading in order to reach Devil Rank 5

*Notice 4
Tue 11/2
Evening
Justice Rank 7 (Requires Knowledge Lv. 4)
Choice 1: "I'll think about it." (+0)

Make sure you pick Choice 3: "You're my rival."(though I've heard that Choice 1 still works but cannot confirm).

Other websites

https://aqiu384.github.io/megaten-fusion-tool/p5r/personas

List of all Personas in-game (including the DLC ones).

https://aqiu384.github.io/megaten-fusion-tool/p5r/skills

List of all skills in-game.

https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Crossword_Puzzle#Persona_5_Royal

Solution to each crossword puzzle.

https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Darts#Throwing_Style_and_Encouragement

List of best answers to give when playing darts.

Changelog

V0.5 - (12.12.22)
* Added Skills for everyone else.
V0.4 - (16.11.22)
* Added Skills for Morgana and Ryuji.
* Changed Masukunda to Samarecarm for Morgana's final build
V0.3 - (05.11.22)
* Added Walkthrough of choice
* Added Websites
V0.2 - (24.10.22)
* Added Stats, Resistances and Persona Traits
* Added Images
V0.1 - (21.10.22)
* Added Guide
* Added TL:DR Builds

Outro

Thank you for reading and I hope this guide was useful to your investigation. Please feel free to leave a comment, suggestion or any advice you have for me as this is my second published guide on Steam.

[intercontinental]

no third awakening skill on ryujji? kinda confused to not see it on here, as it’s just a better version of charge.

[Klinestife]

Royal has a lot more enemies with no weaknesses the further you get into the game. Max rank technicals give you 100% knockdown rate, so they're often the most reliable source of AOAs for those enemies. You'd be spending a lot more resources to kill a no weakness enemy without technicals, which is a point worth bringing up even though Royal is absolutely overloaded with restoratives.

[Sleeping Bear]

I must admit I never used much of the technical aspects of the team with my last playthrough. Always had the impression that it's better to just kill rather then focus on aliments but it's definitely something I will try out and see how it goes.

With RE to Jazz skills, I will give them a shoutout when I update the guide again but similar to why I didn't include Bike skills on my Persona 4 Golden Build Guide, not everyone might decide to make use of them or might miss out on them. With the builds I posted, they should be more achievable to get (though of course if they're only going down the true ending path).

[Klinestife]

I commend the effort put into organizing this guide, and min maxing outside of merciless is pretty overkill, but I do have a lot of thoughts about the builds. I think you're undervaluing technicals quite a bit, as they're your best option for many no weakness enemies.

For example, Elec Boost is a waste on Skull and I feel it should be replaced with Shock Boost. His magic stat is so low that Elec Boost isn't going to help that much and you should only be using it for technicals and weakness hits.

You're also ignoring the Jazz club skills, some of which are massive. For instance, Charge, Arms/Spell Master, and Debilitate are all really big.

There's a GameFAQ thread that goes pretty in-depth with some endgame builds. There's no need to 1:1 copy it, it's just for some insight on how some of the real sweatlords optimize the characters.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/260936-persona-5-royal/78638225

[Xteria]

Playing on Merciless and technicals being so strong in general. I believe there is an argument to be made to keep some of the ailments on some party members so they can support Joker more ie keeping Dorina or Lullaby on Ann. I know Raoul exists but having someone else set up sleep seems much more beneficial for Joker. Also I find having Hyakka Ryouran on Yusuke a bit too niche/waste as the SP cost is too high for what it does, especially when Neo Cadenza exists. I can only see its usefulness in not having joker spend his own turn doing Neo Cadenza.

If you do add more builds to this guide, I would also suggest looking into the Jazz club skills. Some of them are pretty huge for party members like Charge and Arms Master on Yusuke, which I would replace one of his bufudynes and Hyakka Ryouran with.

[Sleeping Bear]

Source of the All out attack images (imgur . com / gallery / 1mtkoBr)
Source of the Red Icons (personality-database . com / profile ?pid=2&cid=11&sub_cat_id=958)