As long as you’re making it through fights and progressing through the story, there’s not really a right or wrong way to play (until the end of December, that is). But just because there’s no wrong way to play doesn’t mean there’s not a better way.

Having logged dozens of hours into P3R ourselves, we’ve got a list of our helpful tips and tricks to help you make the most of your time with the game. These pro tips for Persona 3 Reloa🎉d will help you save both time and yen as you eliminate the Dark Hour.

8 Charge Theur𝓰gy By Reshaping How You Use Your Teammates

It Helps To Know Your Team

Introduced in Persona 3 Reload,𝄹 Theurgy is a special skill learned by each member of the SEES team that will need to be charged before use based on each member’s individual personality. Knowing that, it’s no surprise to see that Akihiko charges when he pumps himself up for a fight, while Mitsuru’s fills when she’s just too charming for her own good.

Once these Theurgy gauges are filled, your teammates will unleash a mega-powerful attack that deals either heavy 𒀰or severe-level damage to one or all foes on the ba🃏ttlefield, and not only will this attack be strong, but it ignores any damage resistances the enemy may have.

7 Uꦺse Multipl♕e Theurgy Skills As The Protagonist

Wildcard In Personas And Theurgy Skills

Your ✨protagonist is always the wildcard of the group when it comes to being able to hold up to a dozen Personas, but double up on those 🎀fusions to unlock new Theurgy skills to use as the protagonist in battle by filling your Compendium with specific groups of Personas. The skills unlock and are added to your repertoire as soon as all necessary Personas are fused.

Thankfully, you’ll ch🌳arge your own Theurgy gauge pretty easily – you just have to switch your Persona during battle and it’ll charge a little faster. Reminiscent of the old Fusion Spells in previous version꧒s of the game, some of these attacks can change the tide of tougher battles.

6 Make Powerful Weapons And Armo♋r At Mayoido Antiques

Way Better Than Officer Kurosawa's Gear

Although it received a name change for Persona 3 Reload, Mayoido Antiques at Paulownia Mall opens after you’ve finished your fi💙nal exams in July and is your one-stop shop for weapons, armor♐, accessories, and items that all provide far and above better stats than anything for sale at the police station.

The only caveat is that you&rs⛦quo;ll be paying in gems.

By collecting gemstones, Nihil items, and new Personas inside o💛f Tartarus, you’ll unlock new possibilities for improved gear at Mayoido Antiques. Another change made to the antiques shop in P3R is that you&r🔴squo;ll no longer need to wait and go pick up your upgrades a few days later – now, they’re ready right away.

5 Keep A Persona Registered Who's About To Drop A Sea Soul Driblet

And Withdraw For Easy Grinding When You Need One

One of the most essential items for your purchases at Mayoido Antiques will be Soul Sea Driblets, which are dropped by certain Personas after you’ve raised them to a prerequisite level. Though your protagonist can indeed make weapons using the Nihil Swords, he's also got access to weapons made from Black Swords, exclusive to him.

In order to fuse each one, you’ll need at least a couple Soul Sea Driblets in addition to a gemstone from inside Tartarus, but these can be a bit hard to come by if you’re not planning to get them. If you’ve got a Persona registered in your Compendium who’s about to🦩 level up to the point that they drop theirs, though, don’t overwrite it – keep withdrawing that Persona and helping them across the finish line so they drop their Soul Sea Driblet in only a fight or two.

4 ෴ Rewind If You Miss Something Important

Deadlines Are Less Scary With Control Over Time

One of the most critical new additions in P3𝓡R, from a gameplay standpoint, is the addition o𒁏f a rewind function for the remake. Since Persona 3 is all about the flow of time, giving you the power to control it directly in a way Mitsuru’s grandfather only dreamed is a pretty powerful tool.

If you happen to miss an answer on an exam at school, or you spent time with ꦐwrong social link, or maybe one of the Velvet Room deadlines have passed – no matter, with the rewind function. No longer do you have to hope you’ve got a somewhat recent save you can load!

3 🌳 Work Part-Time To Earn ♛Yen And Boost Stats

It Pays In More Ways Than Just Cash

Your social links are now fully animated in Persona 3 Reload, and we’d definitely encourage you to spend some time with them, but when nobody is around or you just need a break, consider taking on a shift at one of the three part-time jobs around Iwatodai and Port Island. Each one pays not only in yen, but boosts to two different social ♛stats.

Café Chagall is available immediately during the first♏ half of the week a🐲nd boosts your Charm and Courage, the Movie Theater is only available when you don’t have school and provides Academics and Courage, and Be Blue V may not open until late-July, but working there after school provides Academics and Charm.

2 🌜 Change Parties Right Before Major Fights

Nail Those Affinities

When you first get to the floor where you’ll take on a Gatekeeper mini-boss as you make your way up to the top of Tartarus,ꦺ you’ll immediately notice a teleporter just to your right. Every time you encounter one, be sure to activate it, as this will provide something of an elevator that can take you to various floors throughout Tartarus.

Activating a teleporter can safely take you back down to the entrance of Tartarus without losing any of your progres🧔s up the tow🔯er.

Here, you can rearrange your active party to include members who’d previously been on standby &ndasꦍh; they’ll often have their HP/SP gauges full, and they may even be able to hone in on a weakness in the fight ahead.

1 Ask For An Escort When Findi꧑ng A Missing Person 🦩

Don't Waste Time Going Back To The Entrance Yourself

Beginning in June, regular civilians incapable of summons Personas will begin to go missing within Tartarus, and Elizabeth, since she&rsquoဣ;s so in-tune with the tow♛er, will give you a call in the morning to tell you when this happens. She’ll provide a range of floors where you may find the Missing Person, and then it’s up to you to go into Tartarus to find them.

New in Persona 3 Reload, you’re now able to call down to one of your inactive party members to have them come to your current floor and escort t🌜he Missing Person back to the entrance. Doing this saves you the hassle of having to leave and re-enter Tartarus, which may cost you a few floors’ progre🧸ss.