Persona 5: The Phantom X – Best Summer Closer build, team comp, and Revelation Cards

Closer has been significantly improved in the P5X Version 2.1 update. Her summer outfit not only changes her appearance, but also boosts her rarity from 4-star to 5-star and shifts her element from Electric to Bless. This makes her much more useful long-term. She’s a top-tier Sweeper, and as the only Bless-based attacker likely to be added to the game, it’s worth investing in building her effectively.

This guide will show you how to play Summer Closer/Trophical Motoha effectively. We’ll cover her abilities, ideal team combinations, and the best Revelation Cards to equip her with.

All Summer Closer skills and abilities in P5X

Awilda Skills

Blue Sunrise – Deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 79.2% of Attack. If Summer Hype is active, spend 10% of Motoha’s max HP to deal bonus Bless damage to all foes equal to 26.4% of Attack.
Summer ‘Splosion – Deal Bless damage to 1 foe equal to 117.6% of Attack, and restore 20% of Motoha’s max HP. If Summer Hype is active, deal bonus Bless damage to 1 foe equal to 29.4% of Attack.
Surf ‘n’ Shine – Immediately enter Summer Hype state, which lasts until the end of Tropical Motoha’s next turn. Spend 15% of her max HP to deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 144% of Attack. Summer Hype: Increase critical rate by 8.8% and damage by 26.4%
Thief Tactics – Highlight: Deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 168% of Attack, and restore 20% of Motoha’s max HP. If her HP is above 50%, increase Highlight damage by 25%.

Hidden Abilities

Energy Overload! – When Tropical Motoha receives healing, increase damage by 30% for 2 turns.
Outshine the Sun! – During battle, increase Motoha’s Attack by 24 points for every 100 points of max HP above 8000, up to 1920.

Awareness levels and abilities

A1: Exciting Summer! – When Summer Hype is active, increase critical rate by 10% and critical damage by 25%. At the start of each turn, increase Tropical Heart’s healing counter by 1 and gain 1 Blessing.
A2: Stay Cool! – When Tropical Motoha receives healing, increase critical damage by 20% for 2 turns. Stacks up to 2 times. During battle, increase her max HP by 1200.
A3: Catch the Wave! – Increase the skill levels of Summer ‘Splosion and Surf ‘n’ Shine by 3.
A4: The Fun Never Ends! – Highlight Enhanced: After using a Highlight, increase he next Surf ‘n’ Shine’s damage by 80%.
A5: Another Perfect Day! – Increase the skill levels of Blue Sunrise and Thief Tactics by 3.
A6: Everlasting Summer! – Tropical Heart will not be spent after using Surf ‘n’ Shine. Summer Hyper is enhanced to Summer Blowout. When Summer Blowout is active, the bonus damage of Blue Sunrise activates 3 times. Summer ‘Splosion recovers 20% more of Motoha’s max HP. Increase the skill multiplier of Surf ‘n’ Shine by 50%.

What does Tropical Heart do?

Tropical Heart is powered up by healing Summer Closer. She uses some of her health to perform skills, and it’s best to keep her HP above 50% to maximize her abilities. Therefore, characters like Mirian, who can frequently heal, are a good match. Each time Closer is healed, her attack power increases by 25% for two turns. After she’s been healed five times, Tropical Heart’s special ability activates.

Tropical Heart works with the Surf ‘n’ Shine ability, instantly letting you use it again. This allows for more frequent use of Summer Hype, which boosts the power of her other attacks.

How to use Summer Closer in P5X

Heal Summer Closer constantly

Even a small amount of damage to her health means you should heal her every turn to get the five healing stacks needed for Tropical Heart. Since Closer will likely take damage with her main attack, Blue Sunshine, it’s important to keep her health high, especially above 50%, to maximize her damage output.

Use Surf ‘n’ Shine whenever possible

Surf ‘n’ Shine triggers a powerful state for Closer called Summer Hype, dramatically increasing her damage output. Always use it as soon as it’s ready, because while it’s recharging, all of your other abilities become more effective.

Best team composition for Summer Closer in P5X

Wonder (with a Bless-element healing Persona)
Summer Closer
Mirian
Chord OR Queen

Summer Closer works best with a dedicated healing team for a few key reasons. First, many of her strongest abilities cost her health, which, while not enough to knock her out, can leave her vulnerable if you don’t heal her regularly. Second, to maximize her damage with her Tropical Heart ability, you need to heal her five times to frequently use her powerful Surf ‘n’ Shine skill. Lastly, several of her abilities, and the equipment we recommend, are most effective when she’s at around 50% health, so keeping her topped up is crucial.

Mirian is essential for your team because she’s the strongest healer available and can amplify Closer’s Bless attacks due to their shared element. Similarly, pair your best healer with Wonder to maximize Bless-based attacks.

The last team slot is fairly flexible. Chord is a solid choice because it boosts Closer’s damage and lets her use her special attack, Highlight, more often. Queen is also strong, offering high damage herself, plus she can heal Closer if needed.

Best weapon for Summer Closer in P5X

Weapons in this game get stronger as you collect higher-star versions. More stars mean better stats and abilities, so prioritize getting the best weapons available when developing your character. Below, you’ll find details on the stats and effects of all of Closer’s weapons.

Beach Ball (2-star) – HP 105; ATK 28; DEF 14 – Increase Attack by 11.3%.
Flower Ball (3-star) – HP 126; ATK 34; DEF 17 – When attacking a foe, if the user is above 50% HP, increase Bless damage by 16%.
Bubble Puff Star (4-star) – HP 168; ATK 45; DEF 23 – Increase Attack by 12%. When receiving healing while Summer Hype is active, increase damage by 7.6% more for 2 turns.
Colorful Coast (5-star) – HP – Increase Bless damage by 24.2%. When Summer Hyper is active, increase critical damage by 26%. When using Surf ‘n’ Shine when Summer Hype is active, increase that skill’s damage by 34% and gain 1 Sunlight stack. When using a skill or Highlight, spend 1 Sunlight stack to increase the skill’s damage by the same amount.

Best Revelation Cards for Summer Closer in P5X

Okay, so when it comes to Revelation Cards for Summer Closer, it’s pretty straightforward. You *have* to go with Virtue & Wisdom. Virtue is basically made for her – it gives a solid 10% damage boost to her Bless skill and a 12% Crit Rate boost as long as I keep her HP above half. Then Wisdom just takes her damage output to the next level. After I use a Highlight attack, she gets a 30% Attack boost *and* a 25% Damage Dealt boost, which is huge!

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