Despite having just one unlock requirement, they’re also not that easy to unlock, so it’s worth planning ahead to make sure you get the ones you want the most. Lucky for your, our Persona 5 Strikers Master Arts guide is here to take the guessing out of your party planning.
Note: this guide contains what could be considered mild spoilers for movesets and the new party members.
How to Unlock Master Arts
You’ll unlock these by using a given character in battle repeatedly. The catch is that you have to actually be controlling that character. They’ll gain nothing towards Master Arts when the AI controls them, so figuring out who you want to level up the most is a good idea when you start your infiltrations.
Fortunately, unlocking these moves doesn’t take too terribly long. Joker’s first one unlocks as a tutorial after a few battles in the Shibuya Jail, and you can expect it to take roughly 15-20 or more to unlock the next one or another character’s first one.
And there’s no harm in turning the difficulty down to mow through mobs to unlock them faster if you want to.
For this guide, normal attacks refer to your “Square” attack on PlayStation or “Y” attack on Switch, while special attack is for the “Triangle” attacks on PlayStation and “X” attack on Switch.
If you’re playing on Steam, then it’s, of course, whatever key you’ve mapped those attacks to or the same button on any controller you’re using.
Joker Master Arts
Joker’s revolve almost entirely around his special gun attacks, except the initial one. Make sure to use Marked Shot whenever possible, as follow-up strikes are handy for wearing down stronger foes.
Skull/Ryuji Master Arts
Ryuji’s make him a more viable damage dealer by shortening charge attack times and reducing some damage.
Mona/Morgana Master Arts
Morgana’s aren’t quite as impressive but significantly improve his usability.
Panther/Ann Master Arts
Ann’s best make use of her plain special attack Enchant (press the special attack button once), which adds a fire element to all her attacks.
Fox/Yusuke Master Arts
Yusuke’s are a versatile mixed bag that make the starving artist a force to be reckoned with.
Queen/Makoto Master Arts
Unsurprisingly, Makoto’s are all about making the queen of fists hit even harder with her special Burst move, which adds Nuclear to Makoto’s moves.
Noir/Haru Master Arts
Haru’s improve every aspect of the mistress of murder’s moveset.
Sophie/Sophia Master Arts
Sophie’s are a bit trickier to pull off just because they’re tied with her yo-yo throw-and-catch attacks, but getting the hang of it gives her a bit of a power boost.
Wolf/Zenkichi Master Arts
Zenkichi’s work a bit differently. These are almost all Fury (one press of the special button) related, and he won’t get a Follow-Up skill until later. His Alpha’s Fangs is a three-part skill that affects multiple combos. We’ve listed them separately, but they all unlock at the same time Alpha’s Fangs does.
That’s everything you need to know about Persona 5 Strikers Master Arts, but be sure to check out our other Persona 5 Strikers guides for more tips and tricks on this awesome road trip.
