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Persona 5 Strikers introduces a new gameplay style to the Persona franchise. By combining the role-playing style of the Persona series and the hack-and-slash style of Dynasty Warriors, Persona 5 Strikers requires players to respond to that "edge of seat" real-time combat.
While the Phantom Thieves level up through battling, it's important to give them good armor and weapons. Since Persona abilities can burn through SP, the Thieves need to be able to dish out solid damage while racking up combos. Much like Persona 5 Strikers' accessories and armor, the Phantom Thieves' strongest weapons can't be unlocked until some progress has been made in Strikers' story.
The Best Weapons in Persona 5 Strikers
Those who are familiar with Persona 5 or Persona 5 Royal know that there are eight permanent members of the Phantom Thieves: Joker, Mona, Skull, Panther, Fox, Queen, Oracle, and Noir. Each Phantom Thief is aligned with an Element/Affinity with the exception of Joker, who can have multiple Personas at once, and Oracle, who serves as the Phantom Thieves' Navigator. Also, despite being from the original Phantom Thieves ensemble, Oracle does not get any unique weapons.
With Persona 5 Strikers, players will eventually have Sophie and Wolf join their team as they advance through the plot. Sophie functions as a Light/Bless user, while Wolf uses Almighty and relies more on physical strength.. Certain weapons will boost the Thieves' respective elemental damages, while others will give boosts to their priority stats (ex: Strength, Magic, HP/SP increase).
The following weapons can't be bought in-game and some aren't even available until NG+. As long as players are remembering to do Requests and fusing a variety of Personas, then it's possible to get most of the Ultimate Weapons after Strikers' main story:
Weapon |
Phantom Thief |
Description |
Request |
Location |
Boss Drop |
NG+? |
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Paradise Lost S |
Joker |
300 Attack |
Knocking on Death's Door |
Okinawa's Jail |
Reaper |
No |
Reduce Curse damage received |
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Mjolnir S |
Skull |
302 Attack |
Painful Past+: Akira Konoe |
Osaka's Jail |
Osaka Jail King |
No |
Boosts Electricity damage |
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Cosmic Sword S |
Mona |
296 Attack |
Halt the Strutting Little Imp |
Shibuya's Jail |
Black Frost |
No |
SP +30 |
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Naraku Whip S |
Panther |
290 Attack |
Painful Past+: Alice Hiiragi |
Shibuya's Jail |
Shibuya Jail King |
No |
SP +30 |
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Usumidori S |
Fox |
304 Attack |
Painful Past+: Ango Natsume |
Sendai's Jail |
Sendai Jail King |
No |
Moderate Chance of inflicting Fear |
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Vajra Replica |
Queen |
300 Attack |
Angel of Contracts Descends |
Tree of Life and Wisdom |
Metatron |
No |
Moderate chance of inflicting Dizzy |
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Fleur de Mal S |
Noir |
308 Attack |
Painful Past+: Mariko Hyodo |
Sapporo's Jail |
Sapporo Jail King |
No |
+5 Magic |
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Forbidden Fruit |
Sophie |
292 Attack |
Painful Past+: Demiurge |
Tree of Life and Wisdom |
Demiurge |
No |
Boosts Bless damage |
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Gram |
Wolf |
306 Attack |
The Writhing Nightmare Rising |
Okinawa's Jail |
Mara |
No |
+5 Endurance |
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Cocytus |
Joker |
338 Attack |
Painful Past+: Demiurge |
Tree of Life and Wisdom |
Demiurge |
Yes |
Reduce Bless and Curse damage received |
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Basara |
Skull |
334 Attack |
An Ebon God Descends |
Sendai's Jail |
Seth |
Yes |
+5 Power |
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Boosts Electricity damage |
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Eckesachs |
Mona |
330 Attack |
Halt the Strutting Little Imp |
Shibuya's Jail |
Black Frost |
Yes |
+5 Agility |
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+30 SP |
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Star Sea Whip |
Panther |
326 Attack |
? |
? |
Yes |
|
+5 Magic |
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+30 SP |
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Ame-no-Habakiri |
Fox |
? |
? |
? |
Defeat a Strong Shadow |
Yes |
Royal Touch |
Queen |
? |
? |
? |
Defeat a Strong Shadow |
Yes |
Parash |
Noir |
? |
? |
? |
Defeat a Strong Shadow |
Yes |
Elpis |
Sophie |
328 Attack |
? |
? |
Defeat a Strong Shadow |
Yes |
+5 Magic |
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Boosts Bless damage |
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Cartagena |
Wolf |
344 Attack |
? |
? |
Defeat a Strong Shadow |
Yes |
+5 Strength |
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+5 Endurance |
Weapons with request descriptions being "defeat a strong Shadow" are related to Lavenza's quests in unlocking and fusing Persona 5 Strikers' strongest Personas. These become available on August 24th in-game.
Persona 5 Strikers is available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, and PS4.