Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal - Social Stats Overview and Guide

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Overview

Same with older Persona games, the player has a number of social stats to improve in order to advance the story. Persona 5 has two more stats than Persona 3 (Courage, Charm, and Academics.) Persona 4 has the same number of stats as Persona 5 with Knowledge, Expression, Diligence, Understanding, and Courage. The main difference, however, is that Persona 5 needs fewer points for a particular stat to be boosted. Also, Persona 5 has more ways than the previous games to rank up these Social Stats. This is especially useful since the game is based on real time.

Social Stats List

Rank	Knowledge	Charm	Kindness	Guts	Proficiency
Rank 1	Oblivious	Existent	Inoffensive	Milquetoast	Bumbling
Rank 2	Learned	Head-turning	Considerate	Bold	Decent
Rank 3	Scholarly	Suave	Empathetic	Staunch	Skilled
Rank 4	Encyclopedic	Charismatic	Selfless	Dauntless	Masterful
Rank 5	Erudite	Debonair	Angelic	Lionhearted	Transcendent

Each stat ranges from 0-5. These stats can be increased by earning points in activities. After obtaining a certain number of points, the stat will increase. This then allows you to access certain events that require certain levels of the various stats.

Social Stats Points Required

Social Stat	Rank 2	Rank 3	Rank 4	Rank 5
Knowledge	20	47	72	105
Charm	4	32	56	56
Kindness	9	28	56	82
Guts	6	16	31	64
Proficiency	8	21	38	55

Activities that Boost Social Stats

Numerous activities increase the player’s social stats. Each activity affects a particular stat. Additionally, there are some activities that boost 2 or more stats depending on the nature of the activity. Stats can additionally increase when increasing Social Links with Confidants.

Knowledge	Charm	Kindness	Guts	Proficiency
Answer Classroom questions correctly (+1)	Using the Bathhouse	Watch Certain Movies	Big Bang Burger Challenge	Creation of Infiltration Tools
Study (+1/+2 on Rainy Day), Library Study	Score high in the exam	Read Book: Flowers	Study in the Library	Playing the Batting Cage
Read certain books	Shinjuku Maid Cafe	Work Part-time at the Flower Shop	Read Book: Ghost Encounters	Fixing things
Study for Exams (+2), Study before the Exam (+3)	Read a book that increases Charm	Tending the plant	Movie Date	Work Part-time at the Beef Bowl Shop
Certain events with Confidants (Star)	Certain events with Confidants (Devil, Sun)	Certain events with Confidants (Hierophant, Tower)	Read Book: Pirate Legend	Certain events with Confidants (Hanged Man)
Sleeping during class	Part-time at the Crossroads bar (Shinjuku) and talking to Flirty people	Part-time at the Crossroads bar (Shinjuku) and talking to lonely people	Part-time at the Crossroads bar (Shinjuku) and talking to Stern people	Sleeping during Class

Social Stats Benefits

Players can unlock various events by leveling their social stats. Some of these events involve Confidants. Certain girls will only date your character if a particular trait has been maxed out. Others, like Proficiency, can be helpful on the field. Players can create lockpicks that open chests that contain extremely valuable items. Higher proficiency makes crafting these picks much easier.

Social stats offer some additional benefits as well. For example, increasing your Knowledge allows you to perform better during tests. Charm helps mainly in unlocking more part-time jobs. Guts grants you the bravery to face people on special cases. Finally, Proficiency makes you more efficient at crafting infiltration tools and unlocks more part-time jobs.

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