Persona 5: The Phantom X – Best Queen/Makoto build, team comp, and Revelation Cards

It’s not unexpected that Persona 5 Royal (P5X) emphasizes Makoto, a beloved character among fans, by making her one of the game’s strongest characters. However, to fully unleash her potential, you need to develop her properly. Queen, her attack, is potent and primarily targets single enemies. Her strikes are so powerful they can even shatter the toughest opponents, and she exploits elemental ailments to inflict additional damage.

Let’s analyze the optimal strategy for using Queen in P5X, covering which characters make great teammates for her and highlighting her top Revelation Cards.

All Queen skills and abilities in P5X

Johanna Skills

Sanctioned Drift – Deal Nuclear damage to foes equal to 54.4% of Attack (5 hits). From the second hit, prioritize new targets and change damage to 20% for hits on the same target. Also inflict a random elemental ailment on the target of each hit, prioritizing inflicting ones the target doesn’t have. If the target has an elemental ailment, activate a Technical and deal bonus Nuclear damage equal to 19.2% of Attack. Inflict Radiation on the main target for 2 turns.
President’s Power – Restore HP of 1 ally equal to 34.6% of Makoto’s Attack + 113. Increase Makoto’s Attack by 32.0% for 2 turns. Gain 3 Tenacity stacks and gain more Tenacity stacks for each unique elemental ailment on foes.
Nuclear Fury – Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to 138.1% of Attack and gain 2 Tenacity stacks. If the main target has an elemental ailment, activate a Technical, dealing bonus Nuclear damage equal to 25.6% of Attack. When Crash Out is active, evolve this skill to Thermonuclear Fury.
Themonuclear Fury – Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to 159.7% of Attack. For each elemental ailment the foe has, activate a Technical, dealing bonus Nuclear damage equal to 22.4% of Attack (up to 3 times).
Thief’s Tactics – Highlight: Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to 307.2% of Attack, gain 2 Frenzied Voltage stacks, and activate the following effects: Spend 1 Frenzied Voltage stack to inflict 1 random elemental ailment on foes, continuing until foes have 2 elemental ailments. Spending all remaining Frenzied Voltage stacks to increase the damage of this skill by 20% per stack.

Hidden Abilities

Chief Strategist – During battle, for each different type of elemental ailment on foes, increase Attack by 15%.
Unshakable Will – At the start of battle, increase damage reduction rate by 2% and when Crash Out is active, increase damage reduction rate by 2% more.

Awareness levels and abilities

A1: Execution of Justice – At the start of battle, gain 5 Tenacity stacks, allowing Makoto to activate Crash Out on her action. When Crash Out is active, increase Attack by 50% more and damage by 35%.
A2: Hot and Cold – When Crash Out is active, inflict random elemental ailments on foes, and for each different type of elemental ailment, increase Makoto’s pierce rate by 6%.
A3: Full Throttle – Increase the skill levels of Sanctioned Drift and Nuclear Fury by 3.
A4: Fist of the Phantom Star – Highlight Enhanced: Increase maximum Frenzied Voltage stacks to 4. Inflict up to 4 elemental ailments on foes, and increase skill damage up to 4 times.
A5: Feel My Wrath – Increase the skill levels of President’s Prowess and Thief Tactics by 3.
A6: Fist of Justice! – When Crash Out is active, Makoto can gain an extra action. Also decrease the SP cost of Thermonuclear Fury by 33%.

What do Tenacity and Crash Out do?

Tenacity and “Breakthrough” are exclusive abilities that Queen possesses. She earns one Tenacity each time she successfully lands a Persona skill attack on an enemy, and receives an additional Tenacity at the end of her turn for every ailment (such as status effects caused by elemental attacks) she inflicts upon an opponent.

If Queen initially has 5 or more Tenacity points, she triggers Crash Out during her turn. This enhancement boosts her Attack by 40% and Defense by 20%, and upgrades her Nuclear Fury ability into the stronger Thermonuclear Fury.

How to use Queen in P5X

Use Sanctioned Drift Turn 1

For Queen to work efficiently, enemies should have elemental weaknesses. It’s ideal if other party members can handle this task before Queen takes action, but Sanctioned Drift allows her to do it independently. If successful, you’ll accumulate 5 Tenacity stacks by Turn 2.

Use President’s Power before powerful attacks

Setting up the fundamental ailments is beneficial, but be cautious not to overplay your hand too soon for a greater advantage. The move “Crash Out” allows Nuclear Fury to evolve twice into Thermonuclear Fury, so if you anticipate this, use President’s Power one turn prior to grant Queen a 32% Attack boost.

Use Thermonuclear Fury whenever available

As a gamer, I can’t stress enough how crucial it is to utilize this skill when available. It’s one of the strongest offensive Persona abilities in the game, and once Crash Out is activated, you only get two chances to use it. Even if there are multiple enemies, the sheer power of this single-target attack makes it worthwhile. Especially if the rest of your party has successfully set up ailments on the foes you’re aiming for. Don’t let those turns go to waste!

Best team composition for Queen in P5X

Queen
Vino
Leon
Okyann

In the P5X game, Vino and Okyann are essential additions to your team if you’re focusing on Queen. Vino excels at inflicting elemental ailments more frequently than Queen, while Leon provides general attack boosts for his party. However, you might opt for Mirian if you require healing or Panther for an additional strong attacker instead of Leon. Okyann, on the other hand, is ideal for Navigator due to her ability to enhance Attack and Ailment Accuracy, which is crucial when working with a Nuke-based team.

Best weapon for Queen in P5X

The advancement of weapons within this game follows a straightforward pattern: weapons with higher star ratings perform superiorly in terms of their statistics and special abilities, making it essential to aim for the top-tier weapon when developing a character. Here’s an overview of Queen’s weapons, including their stats and special effects:

1. Star Rating System: The more stars a weapon has, the better its performance in both basic stats and unique abilities.
2. Strive for Excellence: Aim to obtain the best possible weapon when constructing a character in the game.
3. Queen’s Weapons Overview: Here are the key stats and special effects of all weapons belonging to Queen.

Iron Fists (2-stars) – HP: 80; ATK: 30; DEF: 18 – Increase Attack by 11.3%
Flash Punch (3-stars) – HP: 99; ATK: 37; DEF: 21 – At the start of the turn, increase Attack by 6%. Stacks up to 3 times.
Omega Knuckle (4-stars) – HP 133; ATK: 49; DEF: 29 – Increase Attack by 12%. When dealing Nuclear damage, increase damage by 4.4% for each Tenacity stack gained.
Will of Extinction (5-stars) – HP: 166; ATK: 61; DEF 36 – Increase Nuclear damage by 24.2%. When attacking a foe with an elemental ailment. Increase Attack by 30%. When an ally inflicts an elemental ailment, gain 1 Heat stack. When Crash Out is active, spend all Heat stacks to increase next Nuclear skill damage by 10% for each Heat stack, up to 60%.

Best Revelation Cards for Queen in P5X

In our guide to optimal Revelation Cards for each P5X character, it’s noted that Queen performs exceptionally well with the pairing of Truth and Awareness. Truth enhances Queen’s nuclear damage by 10% and boosts her attack by 30% when targeting a wounded enemy. Add Awareness to this and you gain an additional 12% attack boost, which complements characters like Vino particularly well when using the Truth & Harmony combination.

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