Closer (Motoha Arai) is an Electric alignment Sweeper Phantom Thief in Persona 5: The Phantom X, and one of the fastest and most effective attackers in the current roster. Motoha specializes in delivering powerful AoE damage to all enemies, and causing Technical and Critical hits, empowering the Party's Electric damage, and blasting foes with her powerful Highlight.
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Her Persona, Awilda, specializes in buffing the party and causing the Shock Ailment, which increases the chances of landing a critical hit on enemies affected by this status effect. Overall, her kit is extremely useful and powerful, if used correctly. This guide will teach players how to maximize Closer's abilities and how to use them properly in combat.
All Closer Skills & Passives in Persona 5 The Phantom X
With Closer being one of the starter Phantom Thieves, many players might think that her kit is a little bit weaker than others, but the truth is that she is one of the top-tier characters in the game. With a powerful kit that shifts between AoE and Critical Nukes, Motoha excels at dealing tons of damage in only a few turns. Her primary Passive 'Strike Zone' boosts the party's critical chances by causing Shock on enemies hit by her Electric attacks. It also boosts Electric Damage caused by 30%, which, combined with her powerful Follow Up Attacks, ends up causing tons of damage.
Make sure to claim all Synergy Rank rewards, since these offer tons of Leveling materials for both Phantom Thieves and Weapons. Having Closer with the highest possible kit will yield better results during combat.
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Here's an overview of all Closer's abilities in Persona 5: The Phantom X, including all her passive and active skills, and the additional effects and synergies these have:
- Blitz Mine: Deals Electric damage to 1 foe equal to 103.0% of Attack. Increases the party's Electric damage by 7.7% for 2 turns.
- Electroshark: Deals Electric damage to all foes equal to 52.0% of Attack. If a foe is Shocked, activates a Technical attack which deals an Electric damage bonus equal to 28.0% of Motoha's Attack.
- Wrathful Thunder: Deals Electric damage to random foes equal to 50.3% of Attack (4 hits, increased to 5 when Awakening 1 is active), and inflicts Shock on the main target. Prioritizes targeting different foes, and repeated hits on the same foe deal 10% decreased damage.
- Thief Tactics (Awilda): Closer's Highlight Attack deals Electric damage to all foes equal to 106.5% of Motoha's Attack, inflicting Shock on the main target, and increasing Electric damage caused for 2 turns. One More deals Electric damage to one foe. Closer's ranged attack shots crossbow projectiles that deal Gun Damage to a singular foe, and can be fired until out of ammo.
- Extra Inning: When enemies are Shocked, there's a 22.0% chance to extend the effect duration by 1 turn.
- Line Drive to Pitcher: Increase the Electric damage taken by the main target of a skill by 6.7% for 2 turns. Stacks up to 2 times.
In P5X Technical hits happen when an enemy is hit with a status ailment and immediately hit with a specific elemental attack. This causes additional elemental damage. Motoha's Electroshark is a skill that specializes in causing this effect.
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Awareness Level |
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Rank 0 |
Strike Zone: When Motoha deals Electric Damage, 15% chance to inflict Shock on Enemies. Also, when dealing damage to Shocked foes, it causes 30% extra damage. |
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Rank 1 |
Wrathful Thunder: Increases hits of Wrathful Thunder by 1. When dealing repeated hits on the same foe, damage is decreased by 15%. |
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Rank 2 |
Innings Change: Decreases damage taken by Shocked foes by 20%. |
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Rank 3 |
Cheerful and Considerate: Increases skill levels of Wrathful Thunder and Blitz Mine by 2. |
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Rank 4 |
Extra Run: Increases all Foes' electric damage taken by 20% for 2 turns (activated after Motoha's first turn). |
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Rank 5 |
Past Dreams: Increases skill levels of Thief Tactics and Electroshark by 2. |
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Rank 6 |
Key to Victory: Increases Electric Damage taken by foes by 20%. Increases Electrical Critical Damage by 20%. |
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Players should prioritize maximizing Electroshark and Thunderous Wrath, then Blitz Mine, since Motoha will need all the multi-target skills at max to cause more damage to all enemies. Blitz mine is okay for a party-buff skill, but there are better ways to buff the party than to keep Closer spamming this attack.
Best Closer Weapons in Persona 5 The Phantom X
Quasar is the best weapon that can be currently obtained for Closer in P5X, and its main passive is Thunderstorm, which increases Electric damage by 24.2%, and grants 1 Thundercloud stack after using a skill, which in turn, increases Motoha's Attack by 11.0%. Closer gains 1 more stack if there are any Shocked foes, and these stacks last 2 turns and stack up to 3 times. When Thundercloud is at max stacks, increase the party's Electric damage by 10.0%. A powerful effect that can pair up nicely with Trust and Power (Or Trust and Renewal) Revelation cards.
Revelation and Mind cards can be obtained from Lufel's Business Plan. Make sure to complete all the objectives and claim all the rewards to increase the chances of obtaining Yellow Revelation Cards to increase Closer's attributes to the maximum levels.
The second-best weapon players can get for Closer in Persona 5: The Phantom X is Crime and Punishment, which can be automatically obtained while completing the Main Story quests, during the first visit to the Airsoft Shop in Shibuya. Crime and Punishment increases Motoha's attack by 12%, and an extra 26% if there's any Shocked foe facing her in combat.
Best Closer Revelations Cards
Trust and Completion is the ideal combo of Revelation and Mind cards for Motoha Arai, since it empowers Electric Damage caused by Electric attacks by 10%. This set also increases Motoha's Electric damage by 9% each time another party member uses an Electric attack, and stacks up to 27%. The Completion cards, which can be obtained in the Exchange by purchasing Random Revelation Cards, or through the Metaverse Realms of Repression: Words of Nature, are the core of this build. The Trust card, on the other hand, has a passive effect that activates when 3 Electric Attack buffs are applied to the party, boosting all Electric Damage by 12%. If players are going for a Wonder Electric Persona + Skull + Closer team composition, then this is the ideal choice.
Players can check the Core Attribute Goals of each character by selecting the Spyglass Icon next to their names in the Thieve's Menu. This sub-menu will reveal all the necessary stats to reach maximum performance with each of the Phantom Thieves. In the case of Motoha Arai (Closer), she needs to reach at least 2550 Attack, Multi Attack Increased Damage 67%, Crit Rate 37 %, and Multi Attack Critical Chance of 177% to maximize her offensive power.
Growth and Power is another decent option, increasing base Attack by 12 %, and the whole party's damage by 10% every 6 turns, up to 30 % (3 stacks). This set also increases the maximum number of attack buffs applied to Closer by 5, which is a decent strategy if players have Leon on their Party setup. Leon's ability to empower Motoha's attack with The Power of Friendship and Ultra Booster makes Closer excel at her Sweeping role, blasting foes in an instant with Electroshark or Wrathful Thunder. This set focuses more on delivering buffs to Closer than the whole party, and its ideal for compositions with Closer as main attacker and Leon as supporter.
Best Closer Team Composition in P5X
With Motoha playing the role of Sweeper, players don't have to worry about running out of Shocked or Weakened effects on objectives that are Vulnerable to Electric Damage. Motoha specializes in finishing the fight as fast as possible, so having her Uber Buffed with Leon as main support and Okyann's Retro Dance Number (which increases Elemental Damage and chances of causing Ailments to enemies), is a decent option for Starter comps. Lufel is a decent healer to add to this composition, since his Starfire buff can also empower Motoha's Attack threshold significantly. Wonder with Ame no Uzume, Hariti, and Jikokuten Personas will increase the overall Electric Damage, granting Closer an extra bump to her offensive skills.
A more advanced Team Composition has Closer as a secondary attacker and Electric buffer, while Leon plays a key role in synergy with Skull. By reducing Skull's HP and activating his passive ability (Wounded Glory), he becomes a powerful berserker-type attacker. His Persona (Captain Kidd) has the Multi-Target attack Thunderbolt, which, combined with Closer's buff on Electric damage for the party and Leon's uber buffing skills, becomes a tremendous asset against multiple foes.
Finally, an all-out attack team composed of Wonder with Electric Buff Personas, Riddler (since she buffs Multi-attacks) Leon, and Closer is a decent lineup. Using Okyann's buff skills and delay tactics to ensure the Growth and Power Revelation kit activates entirely (buffing damage to the max) will result in Closer unleashing an all-out attack that will Crit for five-figure values. Of course, this also depends on the situation, since certain enemies are resistant to electric damage. Though this team comp is perfect for the Velvet Trials: Thunderous Blessing, and will help players clear it in no time.
Persona5: The Phantom X
- Released
- June 26, 2025
