These are arguably the most important Social Links to prioritize, as they directly impact your combat effectiveness. Each rank unlocks new abilities for your teammates, making them more reliable in battle. Spending time with them also provides insight into their personal struggles and growth.
- Yosuke Hanamura (Magician): Unlocks follow-up attacks, status ailment recovery, and eventually a powerful all-target attack.
- Chie Satonaka (Chariot): Gains critical hit rate boosts, endure, and a powerful single-target physical attack.
- Yukiko Amagi (Priestess): Improves healing capabilities, SP recovery, and a powerful fire attack.
- Kanji Tatsumi (Emperor): Boosts physical damage, endure, and a powerful electric attack.
- Rise Kujikawa (Lovers): Enhances support abilities, including enemy analysis, battle boosts, and even saving you from fatal blows.
- Teddie (Star): Improves ice damage, endure, and a powerful ice attack.
- Naoto Shirogane (Fortune): Gains critical hit rate boosts, endure, and powerful light/dark attacks.