Persona 5 Royal: Unlock EXP Mastery

Level Up Like a Pro: Mastering EXP Farming in Persona 5 Royal

Leveling up is crucial in Persona 5 Royal, ensuring smooth sailing through challenging late-game encounters. This guide outlines efficient strategies to maximize experience gain, leveraging both new and returning features in P5R. While over-leveling can diminish the challenge, maintaining a level comparable to Palace Rulers is recommended, especially for new playthroughs.

Boosting EXP with Accessories and Confidants

Mishima Yuuki's Confidant: Maximizing Team EXP

Equip the free DLC "Team Glasses" for a 15% EXP boost for each equipped character. However, backline members receive less EXP. Ranking up Yuuki Mishima's (Moon Arcana) Confidant mitigates this:

• Rank 3 & 5: Backup members gain some EXP.
• Rank 10: Backup members receive full EXP, equal to frontline fighters.

Remember to choose dialogue options that resonate with Mishima and bring a Moon Arcana Persona during hangouts. Completing Mishima's Mementos missions is essential for Confidant progression.

Mementos: Optimizing EXP Rewards

Cognition of Mementos: Jose's Shop

Jose, a new character in P5R, offers significant gameplay advantages. Collect "flowers" and "Stamp Stations" in Mementos and exchange them with Jose to enhance rewards:

• 110% EXP boost: 5 Stamps
• 200% EXP boost (max): 12 Stamps

There are 165 Stamps in total; 85 are needed to maximize the EXP boost. Stamp Stations are typically found in Mementos dead ends, behind destructible walls. Jose appears randomly on new Mementos floors.

Confronting the Reaper: High-Risk, High-Reward

The Reaper: Level & Strategy

The Reaper, a formidable foe, appears in Mementos after prolonged stays on a single floor. He's level 85 with potent -dyne spells and support skills. Defeating him yields massive EXP and money.

• Recommended Level: 60+
• Strategy: Utilize defense-boosting support skills, Makarakarn (spell reflection), or exploit weaknesses with powerful attacks like Izanagi-no-Okami's Myriad Truths (requires DLC).

Treasure Demons: Efficient EXP Farming

Summoning and Defeating Treasure Demons

Treasure Demons, initially encountered in Madarame's Palace, are non-hostile Shadows that flee after a few turns. They are vulnerable to Almighty attacks. Efficient defeat strategies include:

• Shinya's Rank 1 Ability (Down Shot): Guarantees an All-Out Attack.
• High-Crit Physical Attacks (e.g., Morgana's Miracle Punch): If the demon isn't null to Physical.

Treasure Demons appear more frequently in Palaces with high security. Crafting the "Treasure Trap" infiltration tool further increases encounter rates. Required materials: 2x Silk Yarn, 3x Plant Balm, 1x Cork Bark.

Passive Skill Growth: Unlocking Untapped Potential

Growth Passive Skill: Maximizing Inactive Persona EXP

Unequipped Personas typically don't gain EXP. However, the "Growth" passive skill grants them a percentage of battle EXP:

• Growth 1: 25% EXP
• Growth 2: 50% EXP
• Growth 3: 100% EXP

Several Personas learn Growth upon leveling; others can be obtained via the Electric Chair in the Velvet Room (Growth 3 only for Izanagi Picaro in P5R). Growth 2 Skill Cards are obtainable by spending time with Caroline and Justine at Miura Beach (September 2nd-29th, after clearing event 6).

Ryuji Sakamoto's Confidant: Mastering Insta-Kill

Insta-Kill: One-Hit Wonders

Reaching Rank 7 in Ryuji's Confidant unlocks Insta-Kill, allowing instant defeat of Shadows 10 levels below Joker's level during ambushes (indicated by a green outline using Joker's Third Eye). Successful Insta-kills yield items, yen, EXP, and potentially a Persona. Ryuji's Confidant is relatively easy to max out, making Insta-Kill an early-game acquisition.