Traits
A trait skill is a new skill that can be found above the Persona’s attributes on its stat page. Similar to passive skills, the trait skill does not consume SP. So far, each of the Treasure Persona has been confirmed to have three trait skills, while others have two. We will update this when the game comes out.
How to unlock Trait Skills
Trait skills become available in the Madarame Palace infiltration on 5/23. A special cutscene will appear at the parking lot in front of the Museum and you will be led to the Velvet Room. When active, all Personas get an additional skill slot to accommodate a trait and each party member unlocks his unique trait which brings the total number of skill slots to nine.
Guillotine Fusion Effects
Perform a group Guillotine gives you the option to select one of the crafting materials’ trait or the assigned trait produced when the procedure is done. Since the effect is permanent, you have to finalize your choice in the prompt screen. The persona can inherit any trait with the exception of exclusive ones from DLC. After Guillotine fusion, the trait becomes set in stone.
Special Cases
Some traits may indicate that they trigger when using charge, counter, or Baton Pass. These traits trigger each turn. Other traits such as those that increase damage, reduce cost, and the special characteristics trigger randomly.
Treasure Personas
Unlike regular personas, adding a treasure persona to fusion contributes three traits.
List of Treasure Persona Trait Skills
Fool
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Curse Bloodline | Crystal Skull | Decreases SP cost of Curse skills by half |
| Ailment Hunter | Crystal Skull | Raise damage dealt by 25% for each foe inflicted with an ailment |
| Stagnant Aura | Crystal Skull | Increase chance of inflicting ailments |
Priestess
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodshot Gaze | Koh-I-Noor | Raises evasion against foes inflicted with ailments. |
| Crisis Management | Koh-I-Noor | Reduce damage received when struck by weakness |
| Odd Immunity | Koh-I-Noor | Reduce susceptibility to ailments |
Empress
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Group Hypnosis | Queen’s Necklace | Prolongs buffs cast on allies by 1 turn |
| Savior Bloodline | Queen’s Necklace | Decreases SP cost of Healing skills by half |
| Support Bloodline | Queen’s Necklace | Chance to decrease SP cost of Support skills by half |
Emperor
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Skillful Combo | Regent | Increases damage after Baton Pass |
| Exquisite Technique | Regent | Strengthens technical damage by 25% |
| Peerless Gaze | Regent | Strengthens all target magic by 20%. Can reach past 100% |
Faith
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bless Bloodline | Orichalcum | Decreases SP cost of Bless skills by half. |
| Iron Immunity | Orichalcum | Nullifies ailments |
| Mouth of Savoring | Orichalcum | Strengthens skills that regen SP by 50% |
Fortune
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Focused Gaze | Stone of Scone | Strengthens single-target magic by 20%. Can reach past 100% |
| Life Focus | Stone of Scone | Strengthens skills that regen HP by 50% |
| Relentless | Stone of Scone | Strengthens attacks that strike foe weaknesses by 50% |
Strength
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Elec Bloodline | Orlov | Decreases SP cost of Elec skills by half |
| Fire Bloodline | Orlov | Decreases SP cost of Fire skills by half |
| Nuke Bloodline | Orlov | Decreases SP cost of Nuke skills by half |
Hanged Man
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Frigid Bloodline | Emperor’s Amulet | Decreases SP cost of Ice skills by half |
| Psy Bloodline | Emperor’s Amulet | Decreases SP cost of Psy skills by half |
| Wind Bloodline | Emperor’s Amulet | Decreases SP cost of Wind skills by half |
Death
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger | Hope Diamond | Doubles damage from Counter skills |
| Heavyweight | Hope Diamond | Strengthens Phys skills by 20% |
| Self Hypnosis | Hope Diamond | Prolongs buffs cast on self by 1 turn |
List of Traits Skills by Attribute
Fire
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal Conduct | Jack o’ Lantern, Cait Sith | Increase chance to inflict Burn after Baton Pass |
| Fire Bloodline | Decarabia | Decreases SP cost of Fire skills by half |
| Drunken Frenzy | Mada | Reduce cost of Fire skills by 75% |
Ice
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Freezing Follow-up | Genbu, Yamata no Orochi | Increase chance to inflict Freeze after 1MORE |
| Frigid Bloodline | Alilat, Jack Frost | Decreases SP cost of Ice skills by half |
| Cocytus | Satan | Reduce cost of Ice skills by 75% |
Elec
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Shocking Follow-up | Pixie | Increase chance to inflict Shock on knocked down enemies |
| Elec Bloodline | Hariti, Ame-no-Uzume | Decreases SP cost of Elec skills by half |
| Hunting Premonition | Odin | Reduce cost of Elec skills by 75% |
Wind
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Wind Bloodline | Anzu, Garuda | Decreases SP cost of Wind skills by half |
| Vahana | Vishnu | Reduce cost of Wind skills by 75% |
Psy
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Psy Bloodline | Shiki-Ouji, Kaiwan, Shiva | Decreases SP cost of Psy skills by half |
| Wargod’s Wrath | Reduce cost of Psy skills by 75% |
Nuke
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Nuke Bloodline | Ananta, Shiisaa | Decreases SP cost of Nuke skills by half |
| Path of Carnage | Asura | Reduce cost of Nuke skills by 75% |
Bless
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bless Bloodline | Principality, Sraosha | Decreases SP cost of Bless skills by half |
| Herald’s Grace | Metatron | Reduce cost of Bless skills by 75% |
Curse
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Curse Bloodline | Grimekhala | Decreases SP cost of Curse skills by half |
| Reaper’s Despair | Beelzebub | Reduce cost of Curse skills by 75% |
Support
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | Bicorn, Ippon-Datara, Naga, Kelpie, Obariyon | Strengthens Phys skills by 20% |
| Apocalyptic Fury | Zaou-Gongen | Strengthens Phys skills by 30% |
| Focused Gaze | Silky, Koppa Tengu, Onmoraki, Fuu-Ki | Strengthens single-target magic by 20%. Can reach past 100% |
| Peerless Gaze | Orobas, Nue, Atropos | Strengthens all target magic by 20%. Can reach past 100% |
| Skillful Combo | Angel, Dakini, Kodama, Kurama Tengu, Kodama | Increases damage after Baton Pass |
| Chained Lineage | Cybelle | Sharply raises damage after receiving Baton Pass |
HP
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Savior Bloodline | Kushinada Hime, Mandrake, Isis | Decreases SP cost of Healing skills by half |
| Mother Blessing | Ishtar | Reduce cost of HP recovery skills by 75% |
| Bloodsucker | Loa, Incubus | Doubles effectiveness of HP absorption skills |
| Life Focus | Narcissus, Kusi-mitama, Koumokuten | Increase self’s HP regen skills by 50% |
| Oni Whisper | Ongyo-Ki | Doubles effectiveness of HP regen skills |
SP
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Support Bloodline | Kikuri-Hime, Sarasvati, Nigi mitama, Clotho | Decreases SP cost of Support skills by half |
| Mouth of Savoring | Yurlungur, Hastur, Abaddon | Increase self’s SP regen skills by 50% |
| Naranari | Ardha | Doubles effectiveness of SP regen skills |
| Ave Maria | Maria | Reduce cost of Support spells by 75%. |
| Cunning Tactician | Halves all allies’ support skill costs |
Auxiliary
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Group Hypnosis | Matador, Hanuman, Cu Chulainn, Michael | Prolongs buffs cast on allies by 1 turn |
| Lotus Dance | Lakshmi | Prolongs buffs cast on allies by 2 turns |
| Self Hypnosis | Apsaras, Saki mitama | Prolongs buffs cast on self by 1 turn |
| Enlightenment | Vohu Manah | Prolongs buffs cast on self by 2 turns |
Status Ailments
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Stagnant Aura | Pale Rider, Titania, Vasuki | Increase chance of inflicting ailments |
| Goblet of Sin | Mother Harlot | Increase chance of inflicting ailments on downed enemies |
| Foul Odor | Yaksini, Lamia, Succubus, Koropokkuru | Increase chance of inflicting ailments after Baton Pass |
| Odd Immunity | Kumbhanda, Agathion, Slime, Black Ooze | Reduce susceptibility to ailments |
| Iron Immunity | Arahabaki, Moloch | Nullifies ailments |
| Bloodshot Gaze | Skadi, White Rider | Raises evasion against foes inflicted with ailments. |
| Ailment Hunter | Fafnir, Red Rider, Mishaguji, Macabre | Raise damage dealt by 25% for each foe inflicted with an ailment |
| Deadly Plague | Anubis | Increase success rate of instant death skills |
| Herald’s Verdict | Sandalphon | Greatly increase success rate of instant death skills |
| Die Already! | Alice | Reduce cost of instant death skills to 0 |
Technical and Weakness
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Exquisite Technique | Scathach, Makami, Leanan Sidhe, Parvati | Strengthens technical damage by 25% |
| Five Elements | Kohryu | Strengthens technical damage by 50% |
| Relentless | Kali, Trumpeter, Seiryu | Strengthens attacks that strike foe weaknesses by 50% |
| Crisis Management | Berith | Reduce damage received when struck by weakness |
| Storm Born | Mokoi, Sudama | Activates all equipped special weather passives |
| Avenger | Oni | Doubles damage from Counter skills. |
Others
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Dying Will | Atis | Allows use of ambush-only skills under normal conditions |
| Sword God | Futsunushi | Triples damage from charge skills |
| Forbidden Knowledge | Lucifer | Reduce cost of magic attack skills by 75%. |
| Heretic Charisma | Satanael | Strengthens magic skills by 50% |
| Last Stand | Neko Shogun, Dionysus | Allows use of ambush-only skills after Baton Pass |
List of Unique Trait Skills
| Skill | Persona | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Circle of Sadness | Orpheus, Orpheus Picaro | Revives with 1 HP when KO’d. Usable 4 times per battle |
| Country Maker | Izanagi-no-Okami, Izanagi-no-Okami Picaro | Increases Attack/Defense based on Inmate Registry completion |
| Grace of the Olive | Athena, Athena Picaro | Decreases HP/SP cost to 0 during 1 More |
| Hidden Presence | Increase chance of ally’s follow-up attacks. Unique | |
| Hollow Fool | Magatsu-Izanagi, Magatsu-Izanagi Picaro | Raises damage dealth by 40% for each foe inflicted with an ailment. Can reach past 100%. Unique |
| Iron Heart | Thanatos, Thanatos Picaro | Halves cost of SP skills after Baton Pass. Unique |
| Majestic Aura | Doubles effectiveness and lowers cost of recovery skills for all allies. Unique. | |
| Nobility | Doubles effectiveness of recovery skills for all allies. Unique | |
| Offered Hand | Ariadne, Ariadne Picaro | Allows use of consumables for free after Baton Pass. Unique |
| Offered Soul | Messiah, Messiah Picaro | Doubles effectiveness of skills that regen HP and SP. Unique |
| Olive Grace | Halves cost of skills after Baton Pass. Unique | |
| Roguish Instinct | Chance to evade Phys attacks for all allies. Unique | |
| Sorcery | Low chance to halve attack spell cost for all allies. Unique | |
| Treasured Talent | Carries multiple traits to pass down during fusion. Unique | |
| Tree of Life | Strengthens damage dealt on downed foes by 50%. Unique | |
| Unstoppable Hacking | Restores 100% HP to all allies after Futaba’s All Out Attack. Unique | |
| Untouchable Beauty | Kaguya, Kaguya Picaro | Triples damage dealt by Counter skills. Unique |
| Vahana | Reduce cost of Wind skills by 75%. Unique | |
| Witchcraft | Low chance to decrease all allies’ attack spell costs. Unique |
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Chi You has Wargod’s Wrath but its called Chi You’s Blessing in English version
I have a persona with the Trait Gloomy Child : Rain/Snow/Pollen warning always in effect. What is that supposed to mean?
I’d assume it means those ailments will always occur on enemies in Mementos when bad weather is active or even when there’s no bad weather the chance of ailments occurring is always there. This is just an inference.