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Persona 5: The Phantom Xis a JRPG and gacha spin-off game set in the world ofPersona 5. As a spin-off, this game features a new cast of Phantom Thieves, led by a new protagonist named Wonder. His crew also includes an ever-expanding cast of Phantom Idols, who are also thieves but are cognitive manifestations of people Wonder encounters in real life. In addition, Wonder engages with other characters from the Persona universe, such as Joker and the original Phantom Thieves, as well as Makoto Yuki and the SEES. Together, they work to battle injustice, reform society, and retake the desires of deeply corrupted individuals.
Persona 5: Every Phantom Thief, Ranked
The Phantom Thieves are all delightful in their own way, but which if these Persona 5 characters are the best?
This guide provides an overview of eachplayable and obtainable contractinPersona 5: The Phantom X, including their main Persona, combat role and specializations, attribute strengths and weaknesses, and recruitment conditions. Characters are organized by their roles and their rarity in the game. Although the development team has not issued any official statements, theWest, Japan, and Southeast Asia servers of Persona 5: The Phantom Xmay or may not see an acceleration or reordering of character releases in future version updates.
Character Contract Roles Overview
Phantom Thief andPhantom Idolcharacters are referred to as Contracts inPersona 5: The Phantom Xand they are assigned to specific combat roles. Having a well-rounded team made up of multiple combat roles, such as damage dealers, supports, a healer, a tank, and a navigator, will ensure victory in combat.
The following character roles are based on East Asia servers and may change when the official English version of Persona 5: The Phantom X is released globally.
Contract Role
Description
DPS characters who specialize in single-target attacks and damage.
DPS characters who specialize in multi-target or AoE attacks and damage.
Strategist
Support characters who specialize in casting buffs on allies to enhance their combat capabilities in battle.
Support characters who specialize in debuffing or inflicting status effects on enemies to gain an advantage in battle.
Healer characters who specialize in sustaining HP and curing negative statuses of allies during battle.
Tank and Shielder characters who specialize in taunting enemies and protecting allies through shields during battle.
Elucidator
Off-field Support characters who can provide buffs, debuffs, healing, and shields. Also known as Navigators in mainline Persona games.
This character list below does not contain the main story or character-related spoilers. This guide only shows the availability of each character in-game.
Assassin Characters (Single-Target DPS)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Assassin characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
A few single-target DPS characters can deal AoE attacks in combat. However, their damage multipliers and additional effects are less.
Mont (Kotone Montagne)
Availability
Weaknesses
4★ Terpsichore
Version 1.0
Ice Attacks
Psychokinesis Attacks
Unit Overview
How to Recruit
Fleuret (Seiji Shiratori)
4★ Fleuret
4★ Leucothea
Wind Attacks
Sepia (Toshiya Sumi)
4★ Gorgyra
Curse Attacks
Electric Attacks
Wonder (P5X Protagonist)
5★ Janosik
Physical Attacks
Gun Attacks
Bless Attacks
Since Wonder’s Persona Stock can carry up to three Personas, you’re able to add two more Normal Personas to him to gain access to different elements and skill types like Support and Healing skills. You can also switch out his Main Persona, Janosik, to gain a third slot for another Normal Persona.
5★ Apseudes
Version 1.1
Messa (Kira Kitazato)
5★ Harpyia
Version 2.2 (East Asia Servers)
Support Skills
Mont • Figure Skater (Kotone Montagne)
5★ Mont • Figure Skater
5★ Terpsichore • Figure Skater
Version 3.0.1 (East Asia Servers)
Skull (Ryuji Sakamoto)
5★ Captain Kidd
Queen (Makoto Niijima)
5★ Johanna
Version 1.3.3 (East Asia Servers)
Nuclear Attacks
Recovery Skills
Violet (Kasumi Yoshizawa)
5★ Cendrillon
Version 3.1 (East Asia Servers)
Makoto Yuki
5★ Makoto Yuki
5★ Orpheus
Version 4.1.1 (East Asia Servers)
Fire Attacks
Sweeper Characters (Multi-Target DPS)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Sweeper characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
Some AoE DPS characters have distinct playstyles, such as Fox, who specializes in Counter Damage. verify you have the right team composition to help him utilize his strengths.
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Closer (Motoha Arai)
Closer • Summer (Motoha Arai)
5★ Closer • Summer
4★ Awilda • Summer
Version 2.1.1 (East Asia Servers)
Rin • Lion Dance (Yaoling Li)
5★ Rin • Lion Dance
5★ Meng Po • Lion Dance
Version 3.3 (East Asia Servers)
Joker (Ren Amamiya)
Panther (Ann Takamaki)
5★ Panther
Fox (Yusuke Kitagawa)
Version 1.3.1 (East Asia Servers)
Noir (Haru Okumura)
Version 2.3.3 (East Asia Servers)
Crow (Goro Akechi)
5★ Robin Hood
Version 3.5 (East Asia Servers)
Almighty Attacks
Akihiko Sanada
5★ Akihiko Sanada
5★ Polydeuces
Version 4.1.3 (East Asia Servers)
Strategist Characters (Buffer Support)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Strategist characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
You are not limited to using just one Buff Support character in your teams. Having two Buffers is enough, and their buff skills should synergize during combat.
Moko (Tomoko Noge)
5★ Prosymna
Ailment Skills
Leon (Leo Kamiyama)
4★ Erytheia
Luce (Shoki Ikenami)
Version 4.0 (East Asia servers)
Riddle (Haruna Nishimori)
Chord (Ayaka Sakai)
5★ Calliope
Version 2.0 (East Asia Servers)
Wind • Vast (Riko Tanemura)
5★ Wind • Vast
5★ Chiyome • Vast
Version 3.2.1 (East Asia Servers)
Turbo (Mayumi Hashimoto)
Version 3.5.1 (East Asia Servers)
Saboteur Characters (Debuff Support)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Saboteur characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
Some Debuff Support characters specialize in decreasing damage and defense, whereas others focus on causing Status Effects like Burn or Mental Ailments like Forget.
Key (Kiyoshi Kurotani)
Vino (Chizuko Nagao)
4★ Ampelos
Rin (Yaoling Li)
5★ Meng Po
Howler (Runa Dogenzaka)
Version 3.4.1 (East Asia Servers)
Matoi (Mio Natsukawa)
Version 3.4.2 (East Asia Servers)
Medic Characters (Healers)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Medic characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
Some Healers, like Mona and Yukari Takeba, are also capable of dealing damage in battle. Make it a point to read and understand their kit to maximize their capabilities in combat.
Cattle (Lufel)
Healing Skills
Marian (Minami Miyashita)
Version 1.2 (East Asia servers)
Moko • Summer (Tomoko Noge)
5★ Moko • Summer
5★ Prosymna • Summer
Version 2.1.2 (East Asia servers)
Mona (Morgana)
Yukari Takeba
5★ Yukari Takeba
Version 4.1.2 (East Asia Servers)
Guardian Characters (Tank and Shielders)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Guardian characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
Some Vanguard characters, like Cherish and Yuki, are limited to casting shields rather than healing. If you still want access to HP recovery skills, add a healer Persona to Wonder.
Cherish (Masaki Ashiya)
5★ Cherish
5★ Amalthea
Version 2.3.2 (East Asia Servers)
Soy (Shun Kanou)
4★ Mandrin
Yuki (Yukimi Fujikawa)
Elucidator Characters (Navigator Support)
Below is a list of available and confirmed Elucidator characters in Persona 5: The Phantom X.This includes each unit’s Persona, Availability, Elemental Strengths and Weaknesses, Unit Overview, and Recruitment Conditions.
Navigators don’t just provide buffs, debuffs, healing, or shields. They can also share a percentage of their stats with their teammates. ensure you have the right Navigator in your team and invest in other substats such as Crit Rate, Crit Damage, and Effect Hit Rate.
Okyann (Kayo Tomiyama)
4★ Cleodora
Puppet (Miyu Sahara)
4★ Nemertes
Wind (Riko Tanemura)
5★ Chiyome
Phoebe (Yumi Shiina)
Version 1.4 (East Asia Servers)
Ange (Manaka Nagao)
5★ Euterpe
Version 4.0 (East Asia Servers)
Oracle or Navi (Futaba Sakura)
5★ Oracle (Navi)
5★ Necronomicon
Version 2.3.1 (East Asia Servers)
Learning each Phantom Thief’s andPhantom Idol’scombat roles, specializations, strengths, weaknesses, and elemental affinities is critical for building an effective team. Additionally, understanding the recruitment conditions of current and future characters is also important, since players can prioritize their resources to their preferred units inPersona 5: The Phantom X.
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