Persona 3 Reload has a handful of new features including Theurgy Skills and Fusion Spells that can be used in combat. Here are all the Theurgy Skills in the game, how you can charge them, and a ranking of the best ones to use.
Persona 3 Reload has finally arrived, and alongside its iconic art style and addictive turn-based gameplay comes a handful of new features including new collectibles Twilight Fragments, changes to Tartarus, and the Theurgy Mechanic.
Players build up their Theurgy gauge to release a devastating attack for a cost of zero SP. However, each character’s Theurgy gauge builds energy differently. Meaning players need to utilize some strategy if they want to make the most of them in the game.
So, here’s a complete rundown of everything you need to know about Theurgy skills in Persona 3 Reload.
Contents
- What are Theurgy skills?
- How do you charge the Theury skill gauge?
- Every character’s Theurgy attack in Persona 3 Reload
- Best Fusion Spells in Persona 3 Reload
What are Theurgy skills?
Theurgy is the new mechanic in Persona 3 Reload, which is unlocked on June 13. A powerful skill exclusive to each party member, Theurgy is activated by loading a special cartridge into a character’s Evoker and then summoning their personas. To unleash these epic ultimates, players need to charge up each character’s Theurgy attack gauge.
How do you charge the Theurgy skill gauge?
The Theurgy attack gauge appears right next to each character’s face and health in the battle’s UI. Once a gauge is charged, players need to access the Theurgy menu by pressing R2 / RT on the controller.
Each character gets access to their own unique Theurgy spell, and each character’s Theurgy attack gauge charges differently. Plus, the protagonist gains access to a wide range of Theurgy skills called Theurgy Fusions. These fuse two personas, allowing them to act together and deliver a formidable ultimate attack. Players can access different fusion options from The Velvet Room, which they’ll unlock once they officially start their adventures in Tartarus.
There’s a lot to take in with this new mechanic, but here’s everything to know about each character’s Theurgy attack and the Protagonist’s Fusion Spells.
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Every character’s Theurgy skill in Persona 3 Reload
Here’s every character’s Theurgy attack, and how to charge each of them.
| Character | Theurgy Attack | How to charge Theurgy gauge |
|---|---|---|
| Yukari Takeba | Cyclone Arrow (Io): Deals severe Wind damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances.Tranquility (Isis): Yukari’s second Theurgy attack. Grants party-wide buff which makes the next magic attack used by any party member deal more than double damage. | Yukari needs to use Healing Skills to charge her Theurgy gauge. |
| Junpei Iori | Hack n’ Blast (Hermes): Deals 5 weak hits with high damage variance, followed by a strong, 6th hit, and a 7th one stronger than that. Blaze of Life (Trismegistus): Junpei’s second Theurgy attack deals massive Fire damage to an enemy while ignoring their resistances. It also fully heals Junpei. | Landing critical hits will charge Junpei’s Theurgy gauge. |
| Mitsuru Kirijo | Blizzard Edge (Penthesilea): Deals severe Ice damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances. Can afflict Freeze.Blade of Execution (Artemisia): Mitsuru’s second Theurgy attack deals massive Almighty damage to an enemy while decreasing their stats. | Mitsuru’s Theurgy gauge charges when she inflicts or receives a Debuff Skill. |
| Akihiko Sanada | Lightning Spike (Polydeuces): Deals heavy Electric damage to all foes, ignoring resistances. Can afflict Shock.Electric Onslaught (Caeser): Akihiko’s second Theurgy attack deals severe Eletric damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances. It has a high chance of inflicting Shock. | Akihiko’s Theurgy gauge charges whenever he uses a Support Skill on himself. |
| Fuuka Yamagishi (Navi) | Oracle (Lucia): Random positive effect on all allies.Revelation (Juno): Fuuka’s second Theurgy Attack grants a random enhanced positive effect on all allies. | Fuuka’s Theurgy gauge will charge randomly in battle. |
| Aigis | Orgia Mode (Palladion): Heavy Pierce dmg to all foes, ignoring resistances. Ignores orders for three turns and uses random attacks. (Once done with Orgia Mode, Aigis will remain in a weaker state for two consecutive turns.)Maximum Firepower (Athena): Aigis’ second Theurgy attack deals severe Piece damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances. | Aigis charges her Theurgy gauge by using Physical Skills. |
| Koromaru | Hound of Hades (Cerberus): Deals severe Dark damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances.Power Howling (Cerberus): Koromaru’s second Theurgy attack grants a party-wide buff that makes the next physical attack used by any party member deal more than double damage. | Koromaru charges his Theurgy gauge each turn. The gauge will charge faster when his SP is less than half. |
| Ken Amada | Divine Retribution (Nemesis): Deals severe Light damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances.Divine Intervention (Kala-Nemi): Amada’s second Theurgy attack revives the party by fully restoring all allies’ HP. This will also grant a party-wide 1-time reflect shield to any type of attack. | Like Koromaru, Amada charges his Theurgy gauge each turn, with it charging faster when his SP is less than half. |
| Shinjiro Aragaki | Bleeding Fury (Castor): Deals severe Strike damage to 1 foe, ignoring resistances. | As with Amada and Koromaru, Aragaki charges his Theurgy gauge each turn. The gauge charges faster when his SP is less than half. |
Best Fusion Spells in Persona 3 Reload
The main character’s Theurgy gauge will charge whenever they use their Persona skills.
Unlike other characters, the Protagonist has access to Fusion Spells which are granted by fusing personas together. What each spell does is based on what personas have been fused.
With so many personas to fuse, there’s the possibility for a huge number of combinations for Fusion Spells. Here are the best Fusion Spells to unlock by the community so far:
| Fusion Spell | Effect | Personas to fuse |
|---|---|---|
| Cadenza | Restores 50% HP and increases Accuracy/Evasion for all allies | Orpheus & Apsaras |
| Jack Brothers | Deals medium Almighty damage to all foes. High chance of inflicting down | Jack-o’-Lantern & Jack Frost |
| King and I | Heavy Ice damage to all foes, ignoring resistances. Medium chance of Freeze | Black Frost & King Frost |
| Best Friends | Your next physical/magic attack will deal more than double damage for 1 ally | Decarabia & Forneus |
| Scarlet Havoc | Deals severe Slash damage to all foes, ignoring resistances | Siegfried & Mithras |
| Trickster | Deals massive Almighty damage to all enemies with a chance to inflict a status ailment. | Susano-o & Loki |
| Armageddon | Deals ultimate Almighty damage to all enemies in exchange for reducing your HP and SP to 1. | Helel & Satan |
While all the above Fusion Spells are powerful, Armageddon arguably packs the biggest punch and is also a requirement for players intent on taking down Elizabeth, the game’s secret boss fight.
For more Persona content, check out our guides below:
Persona 3 Reload PC requirements | Persona 3 Reload voice actors: English and Japanese cast | How long is Persona 3 Reload? | How many copies has Persona 3 Reload sold? | Every classroom & exam answer | How to fuse Satan | How to fuse Messiah