During your lengthy playthrough of Persona 5 Royal, you’ll come across plenty of Confidants. These are people (also called Social Links) you can befriend to help you along your game, as they all have unique perks and stories. Some Confidants are easy to acquire, while others are a little more difficult. This Confidant recruitment guide for Persona 5 Royal will outline all the confidants and how you can get them.
How to recruit all Confidants in Persona 5 Royal
As you make your way through this game, you can slowly upgrade your Confidants’ levels. Raising their ranks can provide useful benefits. You should strive to attain nearly all Confidants, but it’s highly unlikely you’ll max out everyone’s levels. Otherwise, here’s the Confidant recruitment guide for Persona 5 Royal.
| Name | Arcana | How to get | Perks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgana | Magician | Infiltrate Kamoshida’s Palace and find him in a prison cell. This happens naturally in the main story. | Party bonuses, more crafting recipes for infiltration tools at your workbench. |
| Igor | Fool | Unlocked naturally through the main story. | Increases amount of Personas you can hold, unlocks shadow negotiation, and gives Third Eye ability. |
| Ryuji | Chariot | After class, find him outside Classroom 3/F in the Afternoon. | Party bonuses, dashing is more stealthy, and you can instantly kill very low-level enemies. |
| Ann | Lovers | In the Underground Mall in Shibuya. | Party bonuses, possible romance, ability to cancel enemy attacks, better shadow negotiation |
| Sojiro Sakura | Hierophant | In Cafe LeBlanc in Yongen-Jaya. | Allows you to make curry and coffee to restore SP in dungeons. |
| Yusuke Kitagawa | Emperor | In the Shibuya Underground Walkway. | Party bonuses, allows you to create copies of skill cards. |
| Makoto Nijima | Priestess | By the Student Counsel Room on the third floor of Shujin Academy. | Party bonuses, possible romance, allows you to analyze enemy information. |
| Futaba Sakura | Hermit | Outside of Cafe LeBlanc in Yongen-Jaya. | Possible romance, unlocks ability to receive random stat bonuses during combat. |
| Haru Okumura | Empress | On the School Rooftop in Shujin Academy. | Possible romance, party bonuses, and allows you to grow vegetables on the school roof to use in dungeons. |
| Goro Akechi | Justice | Unlocked naturally during the main story. | Party bonuses, allows you the chance of revealing enemy weaknesses/resistances at the start of battle. |
| Kasumi Yoshizawa | Faith | In Kichijoji. | Possible romance, allows you to ambush enemies if they hit you first, and ambush enemies with the grappling hook. |
| Caroline and Justine | Strength | In the Velvet Room. | Unlocks better Person fusion, Persona detainment, and allows you to fuse higher-level Personas. |
| Tae Takemi | Death | The Clinic in Yongen-Jaya. | Possible romance, unlocks health items and accessories. |
| Sadayo Kawakami | Temperance | Use the phone in Cafe LeBlanc. | Possible romance, allows you to slack off during class to perform other activities, can call her to do chores for you, and gives you more free time at night if you went to Mementos or a palace in the daytime. |
| Munehisa Iwai | Hanged-Man | The Airsoft Shop, Shibuya. | Sells firearms and allows you to customize/upgrade firearms. |
| Chihaya Mifune | Fortune | Red-light District, Shinjuku. | Possible romance, fortune readings for temporary bonuses, and increases chance of fusion alarm for randomized Person fusion. |
| Ichiko Ohya | Devil | Crossroads, Shinjuku. | Possible romance, helps reduce palace security levels for easier ambushes. |
| Yuuki Mishima | Moon | Unlocks naturally through the main story. | Unlocks new Mementons requests, Increases XP earned and allows for members not in party to earn XP. |
| Hifumi Togo | Star | The Chapel, Kanda Church. | Possible romance, allows you to swap party members in combat, follow-up attacks from members not in party, and other combat bonuses. |
| Shinya Oda | Tower | The Arcade, Akihabara. | Bonuses to gun attacks, and unlock new gun techniques. |
| Takuto Maruki | Councillor | Unlocks naturally through the main story. | Allows party members chance to snap out of status ailments, chance to become Focused/Charged at the start of battle, and recover from SP when low. |
| Sae Nijima | Judgement | Unlocks naturally through the main story. | None. |
| Toranosuke Yoshida | Sun | Work at the Beef Bowl Shop, then find him at Station Square in Shibuya. | Ability to recruit higher-level Personas, and improves negotiation results/rewards. |
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Best Confidants to recruit in Persona 5 Royal
There are a ton of people to choose from, but you should choose wisely when figuring out who’s best to level up. Let me showcase a list of the best Confidants to focus on, in my opinion, for the best rewards.
- Hifumi
- Tae Takemi
- Sadayo Kawakami
- Futaba Sakura
- Kasumi Yoshizawa
- Takuto Maruki
- Ryuji
It’s hard to narrow down the best Confidants just to a few, as they all provide decent benefits. But let me explain why these seven Confidants are a must-have. First off, Hifumi grants you the incredible ability to swap out party members mid-battle, alongside other helpful bonuses. I used this so often, it should’ve been a normal feature. Tae Takemi offers you great healing items and accessories to wear in dungeons. The higher your rank with Tae Takemi, the stronger healing items you’ll receive.
Sadayo Kawakami is useful for when you feel like you’re running out of time. She can help you do chores, and even give you extra time to complete stuff that’s more important. Futaba is your main navigator during dungeons and Mementos, and with the right rank, she’ll help you out with a map. Also, during battle, she can provide useful buffs, and can aid downed party members by shielding them from fatal blows.
Kasumi is a lot more useful than you may realize. It’s super helpful to use the grappling hook when wanting to ambush from afar, and she can provide the ability to survive deadly blows. Maruki is vital for helping Joker recover his SP, and aids in recovering party members from status ailments. Finally, Ryuji gives Joker the ability to instantly kill shadows at lower levels, no need to fight when you’ll most likely win.
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Persona 5 Royal is available on Steam and PlayStation.
