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With enemies getting ever stronger the further you go through Persona 4 Golden, you’ll want to be mindful of which Personas you’re bringing into battle. Yu Narukami is left to cover the gaps in the team’s elemental damage, so the more damage you’re able to do with what you’ve got in your stock, the better.

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Below, we’ve got a full list of the most powerful Personas in Persona 4 Golden that cover each of the eight elements in P4G, as well as info on your Ultimate Persona. For help finding the best Personas in Persona 4 Golden, read on ahead.

This guide contains slight spoilers for elements of Persona 4 Golden.

Best Physical Persona

Though you'll need to wait until 7/10 to unlock the Pentagon Fusion method required to make Yoshitsune, the juice is more than worth the squeeze.

Yoshitsune's signature move is called Hassou Tobi, and it's the strongest physical attack not only in Persona 4 Golden, but in most Persona games. While it deals light physical damage, it's a multi-target move that lands eight time per foe to output an impressive level of physical damage in one move.

If you've only got one enemy to face, go for Brave Blade instead, which is a single-target attack that deals severe physical damage. Either way, pair both attacks with Power Charge to make them deal 250 percent damage for even more power.

One of only two Personas in P4G that can learn Heat Riser to boost one ally's attack, defense, and evasion for three turns (the other being Trumpeter), you'll earn additional bonuses for fusing it on one of two dates according to the Fusion Forecast.

  • When fused on 12/19, Yoshitsune will learn Arms Master.
  • When fused on 12/24, Yoshitsune will learn Debilitate.

It isn't just Yoshitsune who can gain added skills when fused on set dates!

Be sure to speak to the residents of the Velvet Room about the fusion forecast regularly to learn when you may be able to gain bonus skills for certain Personas on set dates.

Offensively, Yoshitsune is astounding as well. It repels both electric and light magic, while blocking physical and resisting fire. It has no weaknesses, making it hard to exploit with downs and critical hits.

Best Physical Damage Persona: Yoshitsune

Skills of Note

Effect

Hassou Tobi

Light physical damage to all foes that lands 8x per use

Brave Blade

Severe physical damage to one foe

Power Charge

The next physical attack deals double damage

Heat Riser

Raises an ally's attack, defense, hit, and evasion for three turns

Best Fire Persona

While no longer the Ultimate Persona of the Magician arcana in P4G, Surt still brings the heat with some of the best fire magic in the game. It can be fused beginning at Lv. 69.

Ragnarok once again remains Surt's signature move in P4G, dealing severe fire damage. While it's a single-target move, you can supplement this with Maragidyne if you need a strong multi-target fire attack. Regardless, its fire power increases significantly once it picks up Fire Amp at Lv. 75.

Surt is also a pretty reliable physical Persona as well, knowing Deathbound to deal heavy physical damage and High Counter to give it a chance to repel physical moves.

Innately, Surt repels fire while blocking wind. When fused, it's weak to ice, but it learns Null Ice at Lv. 76 to negate this weak spot.

Best Fire Magic Persona: Surt

Skills of Note

Effect

Ragnarok

Severe fire damage to one foe

Agidyne

Heavy fire damage to one foe

Maragidyne

Heavy fire damage to all foes

Fire Amp

Boosts damage done by fire magic by 50%

Deathbound

Heavy physical damage to all foes

High Counter

20% chance to repel physical attacks

Null Ice

Renders Surt immune to ice damage

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Best Ice Persona

Your reward for maxing the Fool arcana by seeing at least the Normal Ending of P4G, Loki takes a while to access, but the wait is more than worth it. You can fuse him beginning at Lv. 64.

The only Persona capable of learning Niflheim in P4G, the ultimate ice skill, Loki boosts his ice damage output with Ice Amp to really freeze his foes. He doesn't learn Niflheim until Lv. 70, but he's got Bufudyne and Mabufudyne to close the gap.

Defensively, Loki the Trickster God will be tough for your enemies to handle. He absorbs ice attacks while completely blocking dark. Additionally, he's got Sharp Student to lower his odds of sustaining a crit, with High Counter on top of it for a good chance to bounce physical attacks back at his attacker.

Loki is still weak to fire, so choose when to use him wisely until he picks up Null Fire at Lv. 69.

Best Ice Magic Persona: Loki

Skills of Note

Effect

Niflheim

Severe ice damage to one foe

Bufudyne

Heavy ice damage to one foe

Mabufudyne

Heavy ice damage to all foes

Ice Amp

Boosts damage done by ice magic by 50%

Sharp Student

Decreases the odds of sustaining a critical hit

High Counter

20% chance to repel physical attacks

Null Fire

Renders Loki immune to fire damage

Best Electric Persona

Legendary brother of the Persona above, Thor is one hell of a powerhouse in P4G.

Not only do you retain some truly impressive physical might with Thor, but you'll also have access to Thunder Reign, which is the strongest electric attack in P4G. Thor will learn it at Lv. 70.

Until then, he's got Ziodyne and Maziodyne to carry him through. Additionally, you've got great physical attacks on Thor as well, with Deathbound easy to pair with Arms Master to sever the HP price. You've also got a layer of defense with High Counter and his eventual Null Physical.

Thor will always absorb electric magic, and he resists physical right up until he learns to outright cancel it with Null Physical. Mind his wind weakness, and Thor will carry the team to shocking heights.

Best Electric Magic Persona: Thor

Skills of Note

Effect

Thunder Reign

Severe electric damage to one foe

Ziodyne

Heavy electric damage to one foe

Maziodyne

Heavy electric damage to all foes

Deathbound

Heavy physical damage to all foes

Arms Master

Halves the price of physical skills

High Counter

20% chance to repel physical attacks

Null Physical

Renders Thor immune to physical damage

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Best Wind Persona

Once again serving as the Ultimate Persona from the Emperor arcana, as represented by your social link with Kanji Tatsumi, Odin is uniquely capable of using the strongest wind move in P4G.

Panta Rhei is the severe-level wind move in the Persona series, and while it belonged to other Personas in different titles, it's Odin's special move in Persona 4 Golden.

Interestingly, Odin also retains his usual electric magic here as well, making him a combination powerhouse if you're trying to save space in your Persona stock.

Using Mind Charge before any of Odin's wind moves, especially with Wind Amp as a passive skill in the background to boost wind damage by 50 percent, can make his wind magic hit particularly hard.

In P4G, Odin absorbs wind magic while completely blocking electric magic. Just be mindful of his weakness to fire that he does not naturally learn to negate, and you'll be as all-powerful as the Allfather himself.

Best Wind Magic Persona: Odin

Skills of Note

Effect

Panta Rhei

Severe wind damage to one foe

Magarudyne

Heavy wind damage to all foes

Wind Amp

Boosts damage done by wind magic by 50%

Mind Charge

The next magic attack deals double damage

Regenerate 3

Restores 6% of the user's max HP for each turn they take in battle

Best Light Magic Persona

Consistently one of, if not the best light magic Persona in most Persona titles, Daisoujou is invaluable when it comes to dealing light damage.

Samsara is Daisoujou's signature move, which has a base 60 percent chance to insta-kill each foe with light magic. While it won't learn the move until Lv. 67 after being fused at Lv. 60, you'll have access to Hamaon and Mahamaon to tide you over until then.

Shortly before learning Samsara, Daisoujou will also naturally learn the passive skill, Hama Boost, which makes light magic 1.5x more effective.

When pairing Hama Boost with Samsara, the already heavy-hitting Samsara becomes 90 percent effective for insta-kills, making it a pivotal tool in dispatching large groups of enemies.

Daisoujou can block both dark and fire magic innately. He is weak to dark, but he'll learn Endure Dark at Lv. 63, allowing you to survive one dark insta-kill per battle.

Best Light Magic Persona: Daisoujou

Skills of Note

Effect

Samsara

60% chance to insta-kill each foe with light magic

Hama Boost

Light magic attacks are now 1.5x more effective

Mahamaon

40% chance to insta-kill each foe with light magic

Hamaon

60% chance to insta-kill one foe with light magic

Endure Dark

Allows Daisoujou to survive one dark-based insta-kill attack with 1 HP (only once per battle)

Makarakarn

Erects a barrier to reflect magic damage one time

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Best Dark Magic Persona

After taking the title in Persona 3 as well, Alice once again returns as your most powerful dark magic-using Persona.

The Ultimate Persona from the Death arcana, progressed in your social link with Hisano Kuroda, Alice's signature move is called Die for Me!, and it's the strongest dark move in P4G.

While Alice will know Mamudoon until she learns Die for Me! at Lv. 79, you'll want to focus on her signature move once you get it. Die for Me! has a 60 percent chance to insta-kill a foe with dark magic, up significantly from Mamudoon's 40 percent chance.

But you'll want to keep Mudo Boost on Alice as well, because if she uses Die for Me! with Mudo Boost, the probability of instantly killing all the foes on the field jumps to a 90 percent chance for instant death for each enemy in battle.

Alice is weak to light magic, but this can be countered with Endure Light, which she learns at Lv. 75. She also repels dark magic back at any foes, giving her additional chances to inflict dark-based insta-kills in battle.

Best Dark Magic Persona: Alice

Skills of Note

Effect

Die for Me!

60% chance to insta-kill each foe with dark magic

Mudo Boost

Dark magic attacks are now 1.5x more effective

Endure Light

Allows Alice to survive one light-based insta-kill attack with 1 HP (only once per battle)

Mind Charge

The next magic attack deals 250% damage

Best Persona For Almighty Damage

Most Persona titles see almighty damage being something of a superseding element, since it's almost impossible to block. P4G's almighty magic seems a bit weaker than other titles in the series, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its place.

If you're trying to pack as much almighty punch as possible, try Helel. The final Persona of the Star arcana from your social link with Teddie, Helel isn't available until 12/5, but it becomes a crucially powerful late-game Persona for reliable magic damage that cannot efficiently be blocked.

Morning Star is P4G's strongest almighty-damaging move that is exclusive to Helel. It learns Morning Star at Lv. 94.

It also knows Maragidyne for fire magic, as well as God's Hand for physical damage, making Helel a fairly well-rounded choice for overall damage as well.

In terms of affinities, Helel blocks fire, light, and dark damage entirely, while also resisting physical. It is weak to wind, but it learns Repel Wind at Lv. 91 to turn its weakness into an offense, reversing the attack back at the user.

Best Almighty Damage Persona: Helel

Skills of Note

Effect

Morning Star

Massive almighty damage to all foes

Megidolaon

Severe almighty damage to all foes

Maragidyne

Heavy fire damage to all foes

God's Hand

Severe physical damage to one foe

Salvation

Fully restores the party's HP and cures all ailments except downed or KO

Insta-Heal

Yu will recover from any ailment except KO on his following turn in battle

Izanagi-No-Okami: Your Ultimate Persona In NG+

After completing the story of Persona 4 Golden the first time through and experiencing the game's True Ending, you'll be familiar with Izanagi-no-Okami - it's the transformed Izanagi that Yu called on during the battle against Izanami.

Since this is the only time you use Izanagi-no-Okami during the canonical story of P4G, summoning Izanami-no-Okami is exclusive to NG+.

And with 12 Personas needed to fuse it and a high fusion level, we've got a separate guide to help you fuse Izanagi-no-Okami.

Izanagi-no-Okami is a Lv. 91 Persona, and Persona 4 Golden's New Game Plus does not carry over your player level.

This means that you'll need to once again grind to Lv. 91 before you can fuse Izanagi-no-Okami.

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