Persona 5 Royal - Trait Skills

An overview about Trait Skills in Persona 5 Royal. This include a list of trait skills arranged based on arcana and persona.

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.

Special Characteristics

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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  1. 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.