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Persona 5 Phantom Xhas a lot of currencies that players will earn as they complete different activities. While you won’t need to have the most perfectly optimized team toclear the Palacesand most challenging battles in the game, there are lots of ways to strengthen your Phantom Thieves.
No matter what you’re doing to upgrade a Phantom Thief, it will just about always require you to spend Konpaku Gems in order to use the resource necessary for the upgrade you’re trying to do. Konpaku Gems are the most basic currency in the game, meaning you’ll always need more; here are all the ways of getting more.
How to Get Konpaku Gems in P5X
There are multiple ways of getting Konpaku Gems, with each one being a viable method to farm depending on which content you engage with the most.
You’ll get some of thehighest single sums of Konpaku Gems for exploring Mementos and ranking up your Train Ticket. The Realm of Repression will also give a lot of gems daily, but you’ll be limited to the amount of Stamina you have. Side Missions are also a great source of Gems, as they also give a lot ofXP for Wonderor unlock new content for you to try, making them the best to complete early on, as they are also the most limited.
What are Konpaku Gems Used for In P5X?
Konpaku Gems are used anytime you want to upgrade your Phantom Thieves. No matter what you’re upgrading, you’ll need a resource to actually give XP to the Thief or Weapon, but you’ll also need tospend Konpaku Gems to use the resource. Since it’s easy for Konpaku Gems to run out, you should focus on using them in the following order from most important to least:
Ranking up a Phantom Thief’s Awareness will be best for them long term, but theboosts they offer stat-wise are percentage-based. The top two options will help get those base stats higher to further benefit the percentage boost. The additional perks given with Awareness can also be helpful later on, but aren’t as helpful compared to over-leveled party members.
