Confidant Optimization
Optimizing Confidant relationships in Persona 5 Royal is key to a successful playthrough, allowing you to unlock powerful abilities and maximize social stats. This guide provides specific daily actions and dialogue choices to efficiently rank up various Confidants.
- General Strategy: The walkthrough aims for a 100% playthrough, including maxing out all Confidants. Free days can be used for other trophies.
- Charm Management: If you encounter issues with Charm not ranking up as expected (e.g., on August 18th with Ohya), remember that Kindness might rank up on another day. There are catch-up days towards the end of the game.
- August 7th:
- Night: Spend time with Hifumi (Star Confidant Rank 4). Responses: Must've been the katsu curry (+2), They're cool (+2), I'd love to (+2). Unlocks Jinbocho Book Town.
- Night: Spend time with Yoshida (Sun Confidant Rank 7, +2 Charm). Any response will do.
- August 8th:
- Day: Spend time with Ann (Lovers Confidant Rank 8). Responses: You have some real guts (+3), There's no doubt in my mind (+3), She'll be happy to hear that (+3), You can ask her yourself (+2). Unlocks Endure for Ann.
- Night: Spend time with Hifumi (Star Confidant Rank 5, +2 Knowledge). Responses: She's scary (+2), You should stop then (+2), You've got a lot to deal with... (+2). Unlocks Kakoi Kuzushi.
- August 9th:
- Day: Spend time with Yusuke (Emperor Confidant Rank 5). Responses: Do you want me to strip? (+3), I'm sure you will (+3), There's still hope (+2). Unlocks Card Creation.
- Night: Spend time with Mishima (Moon Confidant Rank 6). Any response will do.
- April 21st:
- Day: Start Death Confidant with Takemi (Rank 1, +1 Guts). Response: Please go easy on me (+3). Have a Death Persona (e.g., Mandrake).
- Night: Start Hierophant Confidant with Sojiro (Rank 1). Response: Got it (+3). Have a Hierophant Persona (e.g., Berith).