Challenge Battle Rewards
Persona 5 Royal offers several challenging battles, from optional bosses to Mementos requests, each providing valuable rewards that aid in your journey. These rewards can sificantly boost your progression, offering much-needed resources, powerful equipment, and opportunities to strengthen your party for the tougher encounters ahead. Prioritizing these battles can lead to a smoother overall experience.
Types of Rewards:
- Money (Yen): A primary reward for most battles, essential for purchasing items, equipment, and Personas. Higher difficulty battles yield more yen.
- Experience Points (XP): Crucial for leveling up Joker and his party members, increasing their stats and unlocking new skills.
- Consumable Items: This includes HP and SP recovery items, status ailment cures, and items that grant temporary buffs. These are vital for survival during extended dungeon crawls.
- Equipment: Weapons, armor, and accessories that enhance your party's stats and provide resistances or special effects. Some challenge battles drop unique or powerful gear.
- Persona Compendium Entries: Defeating certain enemies or completing specific challenges may unlock new Personas in the Compendium or grant access to rare fusion recipes.
- Crafting Materials: Items used for crafting new equipment or enhancing existing gear through the workshop.
- Confidant Points: Completing certain Mementos requests or challenges can award points towards ranking up specific Confidants, unlocking their abilities faster.
- Thieves Den Unlockables: As detailed in the Thieves Den section, completing certain challenges can unlock artwork, music, character models, and other collectibles.
- Will Seeds: While not directly from battles, clearing Palaces and defeating their guardians (which are often boss-like encounters) rewards you with Will Seeds, which combine into powerful accessories.
Notable Reward Sources:
- The Reaper: Offers a massive amount of XP and money, making him a prime target for grinding.
- Mementos Requests: Often provide a balanced mix of money, XP, and sometimes specific items or Confidant progression.
- Palace Bosses: While story-gated, defeating Palace bosses yields sificant rewards and allows progression.
Actively engaging with these challenge battles is a strategic imperative for any player looking to optimize their playthrough and overcome the game's most demanding obstacles.