Persona 5: The Phantom X – Best Panther/Ann build, team comp, and Revelation Cards

Whether you’re a premium or a free-to-play player, Panther is a must-have character in P5X. Aside from Joker, she is easily the most powerful Sweeper in the game, capable of wrecking the entire field with ease if properly built. What’s more, she’s one of the 5-Star characters available in the standard pool, and you can get her for free if you complete Lufel’s Plan 1, meaning even free-to-play players can easily obtain her and build a team around her.

We’ll break down everything you need to know about Panther in this build guide so you can get the most out of one of the game’s best units. Speaking of, if you want an overview of what the best units to train are, check out our P5X character tier list.

All Panther skills and abilities in P5X

Carmen Skills

• Crimson Rose – Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 62.1% of Attack, and increase Ann’s Attack by 20% for 2 turns. When Ann has La Vie en Rose, for 2 turns, decrease foes’ Attack by 8% of Ann’s Attack and increase her Attack by the same amount.
• Trifire – Deal Fire damage to 1 foe equal to 88% of Attack, with 75% chance to inflict Burn. When Ann has La Vie en Rose and the foe’s HP is below 50%, deal 30% bonus damage.
• Falling Sun – Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 63.2% of Attack, with 30% chance to inflict Burn. When Ann has La Vie en Rose, deal 30% more damage.
• Thief Tactics – Highlight: Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to 128% of Attack. Increase damage of Ann’s Fire skills by 51.2% for 1 turn.

Hidden Abilities

• Rising Tension (HA Lvl 1) – Activate a Fire technical when using a skill or Highlight. When Fireburn activates, increase that skill or Highlight’s damage by 10%.
• Carrot and Stick (HA Lvl 4) – When La Vie en Rose ends, restore HP to the ally with the lowest HP by 15% of Ann’s Attack.

Awareness levels and abilities

• A1: Sguidilla – When La Vie en Rose is active, increase the party’s Attack by 25% for 1 turn.
• A2: Marriage of Flames – When La Vie en Rose ends, activate 2 follow-up attacks, dealing Fire damage equal to 66% of Ann’s Attack to random foes.
• A3: Beautiful Sins – Increase the skill level of Falling Sun and Thief Tactics by 3.
• A4: Hearts on Fire – Highlight Enhanced: When Ann uses a Highlight, increase her Attack by 100% for 1 turn.
• A5: Makeup – Increase the skill levels of Crimson Rose and Trifire by 3.
• A6: Time for Punishment – When attacking foes with Fire skills, 60% chance to gain 1 Passion stack. When Ann has La Vie en Rose, increase Fire damage by 11% per Passion stack.

What does La Vie en Rose do?

La Vie en Rose is Panther’s unique mechanic that you have to build up by gaining Passion. Every time Panther uses a skill to inflict Fire damage, she gains 1 Passion. At 4 Passion, she gains La Vie en Rose for 1 turn, which boosts her Attack and powers up all of her skills in various ways. It’s what you need to build up to get the highest damage potential out of Ann.

How to use Panther in P5X

Build Passion with Crimson Rose

Unless you’re dealing with a single foe (like in a boss encounter), Crimson Rose is the attack you should be relying on most of the time, and regardless, you should always use it on Turn 1 of battle. This is because using it will boost Ann’s attack, making anything you do for the following 2 turns a lot more powerful, and it will easily build Passion stacks to activate La Vie en Rose.

Use Trifire if you need to Burn

While it only targets one enemy at a time, Trifire’s 75% chance to inflict Burn is the best Ann has, so if you want to get that affliction active – perhaps to set up some Technical damage – then you’ll need to use this skill. Plus, if you’re up against a single foe, then this is the best option anyway, as it deals more damage.

Use Falling Sun with La Vie en Rose

Falling Sun plus La Vie en Rose is when Ann hits the hardest. It has a decent base attack, LVeR gives it a 30% boost, and there’s a 30% chance to Burn each foe struck on there for good measure – not that they’re likely to survive this attack though.

Best team composition for Panther in P5X

Ann is a very versatile unit, so there are a fair few good options on the table here, but here’s the best team composition we like to use when we want to power Panther up as much as possible:

• Panther
• Fox OR Soy
• Moko
• Okyann

Fox/Soy is there to keep the heat off of Panther with their ability to taunt enemies. Either one works, with Fox having more offensive capabilities while Soy is a better Tank. Moko is there to spam Panther with her Cheering You On ability to increase her attack. Okyann, meanwhile, is there to push even more attack buffs onto Panther, making her hit harder than ever before.

There are different options with Panther, though. You could go for an all-Fire team with Key and Cattle for a 12% Fire damage boost, or throw in Leon instead of Moko for a slightly different set of attack buffs while also adding shields to your repertoire.

Best weapon for Panther in P5X

The progression for weapons in this game is pretty simple: the more stars a weapon has, the better it is both in terms of stats and its abilities, so you should always try and pull the best weapon possible when building a character. Here are the stats and effects of all of Panther’s weapons:

• Leather Whip (2-stars) – HP: 86, ATK: 32, DEF: 16 – Increase Attack by 11.3%.
• Spike Whip (3-stars) – HP: 103, ATK: 38, DEF: 19 – Increase chance of inflicting Burn by 21.8%.
• Masquerade Ribbon (4-stars) – HP: 138, ATK: 51, DEF: 19 – Increase Attack by 12%. When attacking a Burning foe, increase Attack by 23.7%.
• Rosethorn (5-stars) – HP: 172, ATK: 64, DEF: 33 – Increase Fire damage by 24.2%. When La Vie en Rose is active, inflict Burn on 1 random foe. Increase Fire damage 25.5% for each Burning foe. Maximum of 76%.

Best Revelation Cards for Panther in P5X

As we explain in our guide to the best Revelation Cards for each character in P5X, the only combination that’s any good to Panther is Strike & Acceptance. Strife gives a flat 10% boost to Fire damage, then a 15% boost to attack, topping it off with a further 15% increase to attack if the foe is weak to Fire. Putting Acceptance on top increases Ann’s attack by 8% for each foe  on the field, which fits perfectly with her role as a Sweeper.