Makoto is one of the main characters in Persona 5 Royal. She is also a part of The Phantom Thieves. She is one of the best confidants in the game. You can also choose to romance her; she has arguably the best romance route in the game as well. 

As much as she is lovely at romance, she is also amazing at battling and slaying foes. Makoto is without a doubt, one of the best written and performing characters in the game.

With her being so good, many players often wonder how to build her and play as her. Makoto joins your party after you enter the Third Palace in the game. She, just like your other party members, has 3 personas. Those personas can change depending on what you do. She even has a cool starting persona that looks like a motorbike, called Johanna, which definitely fits her character well. 

In this guide, we will take you through steps on how you can go about obtaining Makoto on your team, her personas guide, and everything else you need to know about her. Make sure to keep on reading if you want to know all that!

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How To Unlock Makoto In Persona 5 Royal?

To unlock Makoto, you need to progress the main game first. Makoto is only unlocked after you reach the 3rd palace. Therefore, when you reach the 3rd palace, you can unlock Makoto there. 

When you reach the place, you have to fight and defeat a mafia boss there. If the player defeats the mafia boss, Makoto will successfully join your party. If the player is unable to defeat the mafia boss though, Makoto will reveal who’s behind the Phantom Thieves, thus resulting in a loss.

What Is Makoto’s Persona Like In Persona 5 Royal?

Everyone in your team has 3 personas. Makoto is no exception. Just like others, Makoto possesses 3 personas as well. The 3 personas change depending on what player chooses. Makoto originally joins your party with her persona called Johanna. Johanna is a cool persona that looks like a motorbike. It definitely fits the bold style of Makoto and compliments her.

Makoto’s persona will evolve to Anat if you manage to hit confidant rank 10 with Makoto. Evolving persona means it will automatically upgrade Makoto’s stats as well. Finally, when you reach the 3rd semester, you can upgrade the persona even more. 

In 3rd semester, if you go and talk to Makoto, her personas Johanna and Anat will fuse together to form Agnes. Agnes is, without a doubt, one of the best personas in the game. Agnes is regarded as one of the best because of her huge boost stats and resistance buffs.

What Is The Best Build For Makoto In Persona 5 Royal?

Persona 5 Royal allows you to engage in a wide range of different activities in order to acquire the best equipment. These activities include trying to gather rewards from shadows, cleaning equipment in the laundromat, as well as trying to execute personas by using the means of the Electric Chair. Players can only acquire the best gear by completing these activities. After Makoto has joined the team, this guide will discuss the greatest equipment that is currently available for her to use.

Best Equipment For Makoto – Weapons

Option 1 – “Old Man’s Fist”

Rare yet useful, this Old Man’s Fist is simple to overlook on a first run. Players will have to obtain a Melon Pan as well as deliver that to Trader Sakai at Kichijoji between August 22 and August 27 to receive this item. They are a wonderful asset to her arsenal, giving her 160 damage, 94 accuracy, and a modest chance to deal burn.

Option 2 – “Big Bear Gloves”

Bear Gloves are really a terrific weapon that provide Makoto a boost in melee combat and can be obtained by putting Bugs to death with the Electric Chair. Joker needs to reach rank 49 or max up the Strength confidant to be able to fuse Bugs, who is a level 49 Fool persona. 

The Bear Gloves are a great way to increase Makoto’s strength and power with his basic strikes, since they provide him 240 damage, 90 accuracy, and a modest increase to critical hit probability.

The Big Bear Gloves, obtained in a similar way if the player waits for a Fusion Alarm, have 260 attack and are otherwise similar to another weapon we mentioned above, Big Bear Hands.

Option 3 – “Unparalleled Vajra”

Players interested in obtaining Makoto’s greatest weapons should think about constructing “the Vajra” or rather the “Unparalleled Vajra”. The creation of the Vajra requires the use of the Electric Chair to put Asura to death. It is necessary for players to finish “Toranosuke Yoshida” Confidant in order to be able to construct Asura, the final Persona that the Sun Arcana has access to. Before Joker may merge with Asura, he must either achieve level 76 and otherwise reach the maximum possible level in for the the Strength confidant. This is because Asura’s level is also 76.

The “Vajra” has a total damage of 305, a 90% hit rate, and a significant likelihood of causing a status condition at random upon a successful strike. Because of this, they are quite effective at doing damage as well as giving extra value for controlling crowds. If Asura is executed while a Fusion Alarm is active, the result will be the creation of the Unparalleled Vajra, which has a base damage of 325 yet is otherwise similar to Vajra we discussed above.

Option 3 – “Sabazios/Gordios”

The Sabazios and Gordios are Makoto’s alternative supreme weapon choice, and in terms of sheer statistics, they show to be superior compared to the Vajra and Unparalleled Vajra. Because it has an attack or damage power of 315, an accuracy of 90, and a high probability to score a crit attack, Sabazios is a strong choice for taking out opponents that are not immune to physical strikes.

In order to produce Sabazios, players will first need to put Cybele to death, again, with the help of the Electric Chair. For players to just be able to fuse Cybele, the final persona that the Priestess Arcana has access to, they must first finish Makoto’s confidant. Because Cybele is a level 83 persona, it is imperative that Joker also advances to that level if you have not finished the Strength confidant yet.

If Cybele is executed while a Fusion Alarm is active, the Gordios would be created instead. This monster has 330 damage and 95 accuracy, and its execution will achieve the same effect of increasing the likelihood of critical hits.

Option 4 – “Mirrirmina” or “Mirrirmina EX”

To get the revolver Mirrirmina, you must use the Electric Chair to execute Yurlungur, a rank 43 persona of the Sun Arcana. With a total of 220 damage and 75 accuracy, plus a +5 enhancement to Makoto’s magic, this sword is a formidable weapon. This means that, on top of being a respectable defensive weapon, it may be used to enhance Makoto’s healing as well as nuclear magic.

Instead of producing Mirrirmina, you can also produce Mirrirmina EX which has 235 damage as well as +7 to magic, and this can be done by the identical execution performed after a successful wait for the Fusion Alarm. This will provide Mirrirmina EX.

Option 5 – “Judge” Of “Judge End”

The ultimate revolvers that belong to Makoto may be obtained by utilizing the Electric Chair to put Michael to death. Michael is just a Judgement persona with a level of 87 that was generated through a unique fusion. Fusion with him is only possible if the level 5 of the respective Strength confidant has already been attained, and the ingredients for fusing him are the archangels Uriel, Raphael, and Gabriel.

By carrying out this execution, Makoto will obtain the Judge of Hell, a weapon that has 340 damage, 70 accuracy, and a +10 bonus to all of his statistics. Because of this, it serves both as a good power amplifier for Makoto and as a wonderful damage dealer; nonetheless, the Judge End is superior in both respects. Judge End is produced by carrying out an identical execution throughout a Fusion Alarm. It has a damage of 360 and instead boosts every one of Makoto’s attributes by 11.

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Best Equipment For Makoto – Armor

Option 1 – “Golden Vest”

There is a locked box containing a Makoto armor upgrade that can be found in the region of Kaneshiro’s Palace known as Vault 2F. 

This upgrade is a great early one. It’s the armor called “Golden Vest”, which grants a +3 to endurance while also granting 114 defense as well as 7 evasion. This is helpful since it increases Makoto’s fight resilience, which is beneficial owing to the fact that she both deals damage as well as heals her allies.

Option 2 – “Robe Of Hatred”

During your time spent investigating Futaba’s Palace, you will have the opportunity to gain the armor item known as “Robe of Hatred”, an additional another beneficial enhancement for Makoto. This robe can be discovered in a locked vault on the first floor of the Chamber of Sanctuary. It grants Makoto 129 defense, 12 evasion, as well as immunity to curses that cause instant death. This comes in handy when facing off against foes that are equipped with mudo talents and may be found anywhere within Futaba’s Palace.

Option 3 – “Lovely Witch’s Robe”

The “Lovely Witch’s Robe” is indeed a magnificent item of armour that Makoto may use. It comes with a defense rating of 320, an evasion rating of 20, and it provides a magic boost of +5. Because of this, it provides a significant enhancement to Makoto’s magical powers, particularly her capacity to heal. You may obtain the Lovely Witch’s Robe by taking the Sooty Dark Armor to the laundromat and having it cleaned there.

Gamers will need to convince Scathach, who may be located in Okumura’s Palace as well as the Adyeshach sector of Mementos, that they deserve the Sooty Dark Armor in order to gain it. Scathach could be found in both of those locations. It is not a given that players will obtain the more powerful Lovely Witch’s Robe; rather, there is a possibility that they may receive the less powerful Old Witch’s Robe instead. Because of this, it is a great idea to stock up on additional robes and wash them in large quantities.

Option 4 – “High Archangel’s Bra”

The “High Archangel’s Bra” is not only an exceptional set of armor of Makoto, but it also holds the title of being the most powerful piece of armor inside the game that is designed just for women or the female characters. 

It has a protection of 325, an evasion of 20, and it significantly reduces the amount of electrical damage that is absorbed. Its sheer statistics make it the greatest defensive choice for something like the late game, despite the fact that the decrease in electrical damage is really only effective in certain circumstances.

Best Equipment For Makoto – Accessories

Option 1 – “Soul Choker”

The “Soul Choker” is really a helpful but pricey attachment that gives a thirty percent growth in maximum SP on the character to whom it is equipped. It may be acquired for 80,000 yen from a shop called “37 Degrees Celsius”, which is located inside the Shibuya Underground Mall. Having more skill points (SP) is usually beneficial since it enables characters to employ their abilities with true flexibility and consistency.

Option 2 – “SP Adhesive 3”

A superb equipment that can be purchased from the Clinic owned and run by Tae Takami, the SP Adhesive 3 recovers 7% of a player character’s SP whenever that player character begins a turn in combat.

This gives them with a consistent flow of SP, decreasing the amount of SP restorative goods and enabling the party to advance deeper into Palaces in a given day instead they otherwise would have not been able to do so. It has a standard price of 100,000 yen, however if you acquire a Clinic Discount via Tae Takemi’s confidant, you may reduce this price down to a more affordable 50,000.

Ring of Gluttony

It is a must for gamers to search Kaneshiro’s Palace to obtain the “will seeds” in order to get the Ring of Gluttony, but it is well worth the effort because it is a very valuable artifact that Makoto may put to good use.

It will automatically cast Tetrakarn as well as Makarakarn upon that character that is equipped with it at the beginning of the combat. This will allow the person to deflect a particular non-almighty physical attack as well as one non-almighty magical attack, significantly increasing their durability.

For this reason alone, it is of incalculable use when it comes to defending characters that are crucial to the plan, including such characters who have resurrection talents that may help in the process of recovering from a difficult circumstance. The character that equips themselves with the Ring of Gluttony is also granted the ability to activate the skill known as “Vault Guardian”, which boosts the defense of the whole party for a duration of three turns.

In order for players to obtain the Ring of Gluttony, they must first gather all three will seeds from Kaneshiro’s Palace, then beat Kaneshiro, and finally talk to Jose inside the Mementos area of the game.

Idaten’s Belt

Idaten’s Belt is yet another excellent choice for Makoto’s accessory equipment slot because it causes Masukukaja to be performed at the beginning of each fight automatically. This gives the party a benefit that lasts three turns and increases their evasion as well as their accuracy, which is generally a valuable boon to have. It may be purchased at the thrift shop located in Kichijoji, where used garments are sold.

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What Are The Best Skills For Makoto’s Persona/Agnes In Persona 5 Royal?

In Persona 5 Royal, your persona can have certain skills as well. Those skills can range from abilities, buffs and attacks. You can only have a certain amount of skills for a persona at a time. Therefore, we have compiled a list of best Agnes skills for you. You can read them below!

Agnes Buff Skills

1. Checkmate:

Checkmate decreases the attack, defense and agility stats of all enemies. This lasts 3 turns.

2. Marakukaja:

It buffs the defense stat of the whole party by 1.

3. Mediarahan:

Restores full HP for all the party members.

Agnes is a perfect support persona. She’s very viable and convenient to use because she has many strong buff skills that many other personas lack. The defense decrease is the spotlight because, while being a high damage stat persona, she lowers the defense for our enemies too. Therefore, leading to an even higher damage. 

If you already have a healer in your party, you can switch out Mediarahan with Flash Bomb for even more physical damage output.

Agnes Abilities

1. Nuke Boost:

Boosts the nuke damage by 25%.

2. Nuke Amp:

Boosts the nuke damage by 50%.

3. Evade Psy:

Evades psy damage.

The nuke boost and amp abilities provide insanely high damage. The evade psy is very good as well because it covers the only weakness Agnes has.

Agnes Attacks

1. Atomic Flare:

Does massive damage to one enemy and causes either freeze, shock or burn when you hit technical damage.

2. Mafreidyne:

Does heavy damage to all enemies and causes either freeze, shock or burn when you hit technical damage.

Atomic flare is considered the best nuclear attack in the whole game because it causes an insane amount of high damage. 

That is all because of the defense decrease, the high nuclear damage boost and the high damage rate of atomic flare. Mafreidyne is the strongest nuclear attack that hits every enemy at once but does slightly less damage than Atomic flare.

Conclusion:

So there we have it! Makoto is by far one of the best units in the game if not the best and it would be a waste not to use her in Persona 5 Royale. We guarantee you that investing in her build makes the game way more easier, especially the final boss in the 3rd semester. We hope this guide was helpful for you on how to invest in Makoto’s skills and weapons.