Persona 5 Phantom X gives you Lufel's business plan, which is a general guide that helps introduce all the content the game has to offer and progress everything at the same pace. The business plan is not required, but doing the tasks it has will also give all sorts of rewards for activities you'll already be completing.

One of the tasks you need to complete in Step 5 is to clear the first stage in two episodes of The Velvet Trials. While the wording may make this seem a little confusing, it can be done fairly easily as long as you know what's being asked of you. Here's how to complete this task and which episodes are the easiest ones to beat.

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How to Clear Stage 1 in 2 Episodes of the Velvet Trials in P5X

An easier way of looking at this task is to clear just the first battle in two of the named Velvet Trials. To do this, enter the Metaverse and go to the Velvet Trials. Along the right side of the screen will be various Personas with names such as Technician, Lair of Arcane Flame, Nuclear Winter, etc. Each of these is an episode, and when you click on one and get a list of battles within that episode, those are individual stages. To complete this task, you just need to win the first fight in two of the named sections.

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Which Velvet Trial Episodes Are Easiest in P5X

Some of the episodes are easier than others, though the first one, Technician is by far the easiest. The next easiest would be Lair of Arcane Flame; here are the recommended levels and parties for both.

How to Beat Stage 1 of Technician in the Velvet Trials

  • Recommended Level: 14
  • Archangel Weakness - Electric & Curse
  • Angel Weakness - Curse

There are three Phantom Thieves that have curse skills: Joker, Sumi, and Yaoling. If you don't have any of those three, Wonder can easily get a Persona with a Curse skill, even putting a good skill on your best Persona through Skill Inheritance. Succubus can be an earlier Persona with Curse Skills that are also earned through the Realm of Repression.

How to Beat Stage 1 of Liar of Arcane Flame in the Velvet Trials

  • Recommended Level: 32
  • Jack Frost Weakness - Fire & Psy

Despite the higher level, this fight can be easy with the right party. Ann, Lufel, Tomoko, Haruna, and Kurotani are all great options and can easily knock Jack Frosts down to land an all-out attack. Leanan Sidhe is a great option for Wonder as she has a party-wide Psy attack that also lowers their defense. With even just a few of the party members listed above, you'll be able to keep all four enemies on the ground for most of the fight and land a few all-out attacks.

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Persona5: The Phantom X
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June 26, 2025
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Black Wings Game Studio, Atlus, Sega
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Perfect World Entertainment, Atlus
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