The Skill Tree is a mechanic added into Persona 5 Tactica. Through the skill trees, characters can be modified and upgraded further, and powerful skills can be unlocked.
Read ahead as we go through the function of the skill trees and how to unlock its upgrades and nodes in Persona 5 Tactica.
How the Persona 5 Tactica Skill Tree System works
Each playable character in the game, excluding Toshiro, has their own skill tree that can be upgraded to improve skills, passives, and stats, with each category having their own sub skill tree.
Activating a node on a skill tree requires certain amounts of Growth Points or GP. When a node is activated, it can be deactivated and the GP spent on it will be refunded. There is no limit to activating and deactivating a node. All nodes can be activated provided that enough GPs have been earned.
Nodes that are further down the tree are locked if the previous node above it has not been activated. There are some skills, such as the Special or Ultimate Skills, that remain locked until a certain quest has been completed.
Since Futaba or Oracle is a support character, her skill tree differs from the rest of the other playable characters.
Elemental Skills
The first skill tree on the left side has upgrades to a character’s specific elemental moves as well as their unique skill.
Base Attack | Attack Boosts | Support Moves | Attack Upgrades | Attack AoE Upgrades | Ultimate Attack | Voltage Attacks | |
Joker The Great Thief | Eiha | Despair - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Rakukaja 15 GP Marakukaja 25 GP | Eiga 10 GP Eigaon 20 GP | Maeiha 10 GP Maiega 20 GP Maeigaon 25 GP | Scythes of Eternal Darkness 40 GP Unlocked in Quest 013 | Phantom Judge - + 20 GP - ++ 30 GP |
Mona Zorro The Masked Bandit | Garu | Sweep - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Dia 15 GP Diarama 20 GP Diarahan 25 GP | Garula 10 GP Garudyne 20 GP | Magaru 10 GP Magarula 20 GP Magarudyne 25 GP | Wheel of Life 35 GP Unlocked in Quest 013 | Winds of Time - + 20 GP - ++ 25 GP |
Panther Carmen Dancer of Passion | Agi | Burn - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Tarukaja 20 GP Matarukaja 30 GP | Agilao 10 GP Agidyne 20 GP | Maragi 10 GP Maragilao 20 GP Maragidyne 25 GP | Hellfire 35 GP Unlocked in Quest 014 | Femme Fatale - + 15 GP - ++ 25 GP |
Skull The Great Pirate Kidd | Zio | Shock - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Attack Master 15 GP Auto-Mataru 25 GP | Zionga 10 GP Ziodyne 20 GP | Mazio 10 GP Mazionga 20 GP Maziodyne 25 GP | Almighty Judgement 40 GP Unlocked in Quest 014 | Brigantine Blitzkrieg - + 20 GP - ++ 25 GP |
Noir The Noble Milady | Psi | Hypno - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Diamrita 15 GP Diaramrita 25 GP | Psio 10 GP Psiodyne 20 GP | Mapsi 10 GP Mapsio 20 GP Mapsiodyne 25 GP | Psycho Impact 35 GP Unlocked in Quest 015 | Noble Lady's Invitation - + 20 GP - ++ 30 GP |
Fox Goemon Elusive Outlaw | Bufu | Freeze - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Speed Master 20 GP Auto-Masuku 30 GP | Bufula 10 GP Bufudyne 20 GP | Mabufu 10 GP Mabufula 20 GP Mabufudyne 25 GP | Crystal Bloom 40 GP Unlocked in Quest 014 | Like a Phantom - + 20 GP - ++ 25 GP |
Queen Johanna High Priestess | Frei | Vortex - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Media 20 GP Mediarama 30 GP | Freila 10 GP Freidyne 20 GP | Mafrei 10 GP Mafreila 20 GP Mafreidyne 25 GP | Atomic Hollow 35 GP Unlocked in Quest 013 | Full Throttle - + 20 GP - ++ 30 GP |
Erina The Rebel Erina | Partisan | Forget - Boost 20 GP - Amp 25 GP - Mega Booster 30 GP | Emergency Support 15 GP Emergency Support+ 25 GP | Great Partisan 10 GP Ultimate Partisan 20 GP | Shining Partisan 10 GP Great Shining Partisan 20 GP Ultimate Shining Partisan 25 GP | Covenant of the Spear 40 GP Unlocked in Quest 015 | Flag of Freedom - Base Mission 8 - + Mission 22 - ++ |
Passive Skills
The second skill tree in the middle has upgrades related to a character’s party bonus/synergy, charge boost, and follow-up attack.
Party Bonus
These are bonuses that get applied to the rest of the characters in the party once the character has been included in the active party.
- Trigger Synergy – Increases Ranged Attacks
- Beat Synergy – Increased Attacks
- Soul Synergy – Increases Max SP
- Life Synergy – Increases Max HP
Charge Boosts
These are boosts that get activated once a character charges up in a turn.
- Foresight – Ranged Attack increases by 1 square
- Phantom Step – Increases Movement by 1 square
- Lightning Speed – Increases Movement by 2 squares
- Essence of Sorcery – Increases Attack Skill effect range by 1 square
- Over Powered – Raises Attack
- Ferocious Lion – Increases knock back range of melee attacks
- Spring Storm – Ranged Attack increases by 1 square
- Clairvoyance – Ranged Attack increases by 2 squares
- Bullet Break – Knocks down targets hit with Ranged Attacks
Follow-Up
Activating the nodes on the Follow-Up branch enables a character to perform a follow-up attack, allowing a maximum of two follow-up triggers per mission.
Erina’s Follow-Up branch also has Ambush nodes which enables and upgrades her Ambush skill.
Ultimate Passive
Ultimate Passives are passives that get triggered once a condition is met, and each character has their own unique one. Though it appears that the Ultimate Passive connects to all three branches, only at least one node above it has to be activated in order to unlock it.
- Trump Card (Joker) – If HP falls below 50%, recovers some HP and increase damage of the next attack.
- Lucky Punch (Mona) – Chance to knock down target unit when performing a melee attack.
- Unstoppable (Panther) – Reduced SP cost of attack skills by half upon getting a One More.
- Endure (Skull) – When KO’d, automatically revive with 1HP. Usable once per battle.
- Elegant Teatime (Noir) – When attacking multiple targets, HP and SP restores proportionally to the number of targets.
- Broad Perspective (Fox) – Chance to knock down target when shooting from high ground.
- Pedal to the Metal (Queen) – When at max HP, Movement increases by 2 squares.
- Comandante (Erina) – Increase Movement by 1 square upon getting a One More.
Party Synergy | Charge Boosts | Ultimate Passive | |
Joker Nocturnal Wings | Trigger Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Foresight Phantom Step 20 GP | Trump Card 35 GP |
Mona Sword of the Incognito | Soul Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Lightning Speed Essence of Sorcery 20 GP | Lucky Punch 30 GP |
Panther Alluring Beauty | Soul Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Phantom Step Over Powered 20 GP | Unstoppable 30 GP |
Skull Skull of Rage | Life Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Ferocious Lion Over Powered 20 GP | Endure 25 GP |
Noir An Elegant Revenge | Beat Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Lightning Speed Spring Storm 20 GP | Elegant Teatime 25 GP |
Fox A Pinnacle View | Trigger Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Ferocious Lion Clairvoyance 20 GP | Broad Perspective 30 GP |
Queen Ministry of Wisdom | Beat Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Phantom Step Essence of Sorcery 20 GP | Pedal to the Metal 20 GP |
Erina Leader Fighting Oppression | Life Synergy 0/15/25 GP | Bullet Break Foresight 20 GP | Comandante 25 GP |
Stat Upgrades
The third skill tree on the right side has upgrades for the different stats. All characters, except Oracle, have Break & Recovery and Soul Repose with two tiers each, which then go further down to upgrades for different kinds of stats. The selection, order, and GP cost for the lower half upgrades differ for every character; Oracle does not have these kinds of stat upgrades.
- Stop & Go – Increases Movement by 1 square after dashing.
- Ironclad Guard – Further reduces damage when in Cover.
- Hawkeye – Increase Ranged Attack by 1 square.
- Daredevil – Increases knockback distance by 2 squares.
- God-Like Speed – Increase movement by 1 square.
- Magical Mastery – Increases Skill range by 1 square.
- Indestructible – Greatly reduces damage when in Cover.
Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | |
Joker | Stop & Go 10 GP | Ironclad Guard 10 GP Hawkeye 25 GP Daredevil 20 GP | God-Like Speed 35 GP |
Mona | God-Like Speed 20 GP | Ironclad Guard 10 GP Hawkeye 20 GP Stop & Go 20 GP | Magical Mastery 25 GP |
Panther | Magical Mastery 10 GP | Ironclad Guard 10 GP Hawkeye 20 GP Stop & Go 20 GP | God-Like Speed 35 GP |
Skull | Ironclad Guard 10 GP | God-Like Speed 20 GP Stop & Go 20 GP Daredevil 20 GP | Indestructible 25 GP |
Noir | Hawkeye 15 GP | Ironclad Guard 10 GP Stop & Go 20 GP Magical Mastery 25 GP | God-Like Speed 25 GP |
Fox | Stop & Go 15 GP | Magical Mastery 10 GP Hawkeye 20 GP Daredevil 20 GP | God-Like Speed 35 GP |
Queen | Daredevil 10 GP | Ironclad Guard 10 GP God-Like Speed 30 GP Stop & Go 20 GP | Magical Mastery 20 GP |
Erina | Ironclad Guard 10 GP | Stop & Go 10 GP Magical Mastery 20 GP Daredevil 20 GP | God-Like Speed 25 GP |
Oracle Skill Trees
Oracle’s skill trees are mostly upgrades to her global support moves which either recover HP or restore SP and raise Voltage.
Secret Scripture of Healing
- Moral Support – Chance of recovering HP of all allies during battle.
- Moral Boost – Increases the amount of HP recovered. Costs 70 GP.
- Moral Boost+ – Further increases the amount of HP recovered. Costs 100 GP.
Hidden Book of Witchcraft
- Active Support – Chance of restoring SP of all allies. Slightly raises Voltage. Costs 50 GP.
- Active Boost – Increases restored SP and raises Voltage. Costs 80 GP.
- Active Boost+ – Further increases restored SP and raises Voltage. Costs 100 GP.
Necronomicon The Grimoire
- Final Guard – Nullifies a fatal attack for an ally and fully recovers HP. Only usable once. Costs 120 GP.
