Characters & Builds
In Persona 3 Reload, optimizing your characters and their builds is key to success, especially for challenging content like Tartarus and boss battles. This guide aims to help you achieve 100% completion, including maxing all Social Links, completing Linked Episodes, and rescuing all Missing Persons.
Rescuing Missing Persons from Tartarus is critical, especially for Social Link characters marked with an asterisk (*). If not rescued before the next Full Moon, their Social Link will be lost. Fuuka will indicate the general floor range, and then the exact floor as you get closer. The first person you rescue provides a Letter of Thanks, required for Elizabeth Request #97.
| Deadline | Floor | Available | Person & Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | 50 | 06/18 | Ayako Yoshimoto (Recarm) |
| 56 | 06/26 | Kenjiro Tsutsumi (¥40,000) | |
| 64 | 06/26 | Yoshimi Mimaya (Black Quartz x2) | |
| August 5 | 79 | 08/03 | Yasuko Murabayashi (Emerald x4) |
| 84 | 08/03 | Shuichi Niimura (Shift Boost) | |
| September 4 | 101 | 08/19 | Satsuki Onozuka (Divine Grace) |
| 109 | 08/29 | Hirotaka Tanigami (Malachite x20) | |
| 114 | 09/03 | Reiko Makita (Mediarama) | |
| October 3 | 120 | 09/12 | Bunchiki Kitamura* (Homunculus x4) |
| 135 | 09/22 | Aki Kurobe (Magic Talisman) | |
| 140 | 09/22 | Yasunobu Shimozono (¥100,000) | |
| November 2 | 146 | 10/21 | Maiko Oohashi* (Felt Doll) |
| 159 | 10/21 | Ryohei Nakatsugawa (Berserker's Seal) | |
| 165 | 10/30 | Takeko Hiraoka (Avaricious Ring) | |
| December 1 | 177 | 11/28 | Tomoyuki Itami (Omega Drive) |
| 196 | 11/28 | Katsue Sugi (Diamond x3) | |
| December 30 | 209 | 12/22 | Yumiko Sasamaki (Scintillating Coin x2) |
| 221 | 12/22 | Nobuko Fukuchi (Ruby x3) |
Cats also wander into Tartarus monthly, offering minor optional rewards like Twilight Fragments when rescued. Combat Characteristics provide useful buffs for party members. Fusion Spells, the Main Character's Theurgy skills, unlock when two specific Personas are registered in your compendium.