Persona 5 Strikers - Joker Character Guide

Character guide for Protagonist or Joker of Persona 5 Strikers (P5S). Included also are his persona, skills, combos, master arts, and showtime attack.

Joker Character Guide

The Protagonist, also known as Joker, is an upcoming third-year high school student at Shujin Academy and the head of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. After the events in Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal, he returned to his hometown. During his summer vacation, he went back to Tokyo to rejoin his fellow Phantom Thieves. Their group then sets out on a hunt to piece together clues in order to solve the strange cases related to the Metaverse all over Japan.

Joker boasts high attack and mobility.

Joker Character Information

Real Life Name	“Protagonist”
Code Name	Joker
Starting Persona	Arsene
Tier Rating	SS Tier
Persona Strengths	Physical Skills, Gun Skills, Curse Skills
Melee Weapon	Dagger
Ranged Weapon	Handgun
Combat Style	Versatile play style and can use various skills consisting of different attributes.

Joker Battle Rating

Joker’s Arsene Persona Information

Joker’s Persona is Arsene which specializes in Physical, Gun and Curse attacks.

Arsene Persona Stats and Skills

Joker’s Other Personas

Unlike the other Phantom Thieves, Joker is able to use multiple Personas in battle. You can obtain more Personas by capturing shadows in Jails and equipping them on Joker.

Best Personas to Fuse

Joker Best Skill Loadouts

Here is our recommended skill loadouts for the Protagonist’s main Persona, Arsene:

Balanced End-Game Loadout

This is loadout centers on Arsene as a damage dealer and debuff support party member. This is not yet final since we’re attempting to list down all skill cards that can be acquired in the game.

Element	Skill	Cost	Effect	Requirement
Gun	Riot Gun	40% HP	Severe Gun damage to a wide range with high chance of critical hit.	Level 95
Curse	Maeigaon	26 SP	Heavy Curse damage to a wide range.	Level 62
Support	Concentrate*	26 SP	Next magic attack inflicts 1.5x damage.	Skill Card
Support	Tarunda	12 SP	Debuff attack power of a narrow range for a certain period of time.	Level 2
Support	Rakunda*	12 SP	Debuff defense of a narrow range for a certain period of time.	Skill Card
Support	Sukunda*	12 SP	Debuff agility of a narrow range for a certain period of time.	Skill Card
Passive	Rebel Will	None	Improves rate for increasing Showtime Gauge.	Level 10
Passive	Survival Trick	None	Survive one insta-death attack with 1 HP remaining.	Level 84

Recovery Skills

Equipping a Persona with recovery skills gives you good survivability during missions. This allows you to heal yourself in the thick of battle while pressing on the offense to clear out enemies.

Joker Battle Information

Joker Battle Commands

Command	Input	Notes
Pistol Shot	Hold L1 then press R1	Fires gun. Can also be used while in mid-air.
Knife Attack	▢	Can be used repeatedly to perform a total of 6 hits.
Aerial Attack	▢→△	Melee attack while in mid-air.

Joker Battle Combos

Combo	Input	Notes
Combo 1	▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the equipped Persona’s skill at the end of the combo.
Combo 2	▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	Uses the equipped Persona’s skill at the end of the combo.
Combo 3	▢→▢→△→△ (PS4) Y→Y→X→X (Switch)	–
Combo 4	▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	–
Combo 5	▢→▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→Y→Y→X (Switch)	–

Joker Master Arts

Master Art	Input	Notes
Marking Shot	△ (PS4) X (Switch)	Allows you to stay on an enemy by shooting with the △ button. Can also be used in the air.
Wild Rush	▢→▢→▢→▢→▢→△ (PS4) X→X→X→X→X→Y (Switch)	An extended combo that ends with the equipped Persona’s attack.
Phantom Barrage	△→△→△→△/▢ (PS4) Y→Y→Y→X/Y (Switch)	Fire 3 rapid shots and the succeeding shot will not consume a bullet.
Burst Shot	Hold R1 + L1→△/▢ (PS4) Hold R + L→X/Y (Switch)	Unleash a powerful shot