The maternal figure of Christianity, Maria, is one of the most valuable Personas players can craft in Persona 5 Royal. Unlike many of the personas in the game, Maria is not one you can expect to come across naturally while working through palaces, as she is only unlocked after completing the Faith Arcana with Yoshizawa.
Once Maria is unlocked, she will not be immediately gifted to you, as this only unlocks the ability to fuse her in the Velvet Room. Although Maria is valuable in just about any form, a couple of fusions can result in a truly game-breaking Persona since the ultimate fusion for Maria can produce a Persona that offers 100% healing during every turn.
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Best Maria Persona Fusion Combinations
Utilize Several Combinations
Unfortunately, Maria will not be valuable to you early on unless you're playing through New Game+ in Persona 5 Royal and acquired her in your previous playthrough. This is largely due to the fact that the Faith confidant cannot be fully maxed out until late game as everything past Rank 5 for Yoshizawa is tied to a story event that will not occur until the third semester as part of the new content that Royal adds to the base game.
While these confidants are not technically part of the requirements for unlocking Maria, you will not even have the option to max out the Faith confidant and unlock Maria if the Justice (Goro Akechi) and Councillor (Takuto Maruki) confidants are not maxed out by the start of the third semester.
However, before you acquire her, it's important to ensure you've done everything else you need to accomplish so you can create the best fusion. Additionally, Maria is a high-level Persona, so Joker will need to ensure his level is high enough to be able to fuse her when the time comes. Since fusions predict which abilities will be inherited by the result, it's important to choose the best candidates to complete your fusion.
Persona 1 | Persona 2 | Cost (Without Already Owning Personas) |
|---|---|---|
Futsunushi | Baal | 406,702 Yen |
Satan | Kohryu | 409,492 Yen |
Mother Harlot | Ardha | 411,175 Yen |
Ishtar | Hastur | 411,175 Yen |
Ongyo-Ki | Vohu Manah | 412,255 Yen |
Futsunushi | Odin | 415,918 Yen |
Mada | Zaou-Gongen | 417,214 Yen |
Lucifer | Raphael | 423,361 Yen |
Chi You | Odin | 425, 566 Yen |
Lucifer | Ishtar | 455,320 Yen |
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How To Use Maria & Best Strategy
Use Maria To Restore 100% HP During Every Turn
The best strategy for Maria is to utilize her healing abilities. With the correct build, you can create a version of this Persona that will heal 100% of your HP during each turn of battle, making you unstoppable.
However, such a great reward does not come without some hard work, so the steps required to create this ultimate form are a bit tedious, but once it's done, you'll have a Persona that will stay with you through the end game and potentially through after beating Persona 5 Royal for the NG+ mode.
This version of Maria will require maxing out the Hermit confidant since Ongyo-Ki, the ultimate Hermit Persona, will be required in the process.
Steps For Creating The Ultimate Maria Persona
Step | Explanation |
|---|---|
Step 1 | To unlock Maria, you will need to have the confidants of Akechi, Maruki, and Yoshizawa all maxed out. |
Step 2 | Obtain the Clotho Persona (Fortune) and level her up to 33 to unlock the Invigorate 1 ability. |
Step 3 | Fuse level 33 Clotho with Mandrake (Death) to create Fuu-Ki. Ensure you inherit the Invigorate 1 ability. |
Step 4 | Fuse a Hope Diamond (Death) with Ara Mitama (Chariot) to create Kin-Ki. Ensure you inherit the Invigorate 2 and Regenerate 2 abilities. |
Step 5 | Fuse Ongyo-Ki (Hermit) by combing Fuu-Ki, Kin-Ki, and Sui-Ki. Sui-Ki does not require any special moves to be inherited so that this one can be purchased at the time of fusion. Be sure to inherit Invigorate 1, Invigorate 2, and Regenerate 2. |
Step 6 | Select the Demon's Bite trait for Ongyo-Ki when fusing it. |
Step | Explanation |
|---|---|
Step 7 | Level up Ongyo-Ki to level 92 to unlock the Regenerate 3 ability. |
Step 8 | Fuse this version of Ongyo-Ki with Vohu Manah (Councillor) to create Maria. |
Step 9 | When creating Maria, be sure to inherit Regenerate 2, Regenerate 3, Invigorate 1, and Invigorate 2. Additionally, don't forget the Demon's Bite trait. |
Step 10 | Level up Maria to 96 to unlock Holy Embrace and then again to level 98 to unlock Holy Whisper. |
Step 11 | Itemize a Chimera during a Fusion Alarm to receive a card for Drain Fire. |
Step 12 | Teach Drain Fire to Maria which will negate her Fire weakness and allow her to, instead, gain HP. |
Once you have completed all the steps for crafting this version of Maria, you should have a Maria build with entirely passive abilities as well as the Demon's Bite trait. Try utilizing her in a battle to see her heal you 100% and even restore some of your SP during every single turn. With a Persona like this, players should have no trouble demolishing any enemies that come their way in Persona 5 Royal.
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Persona 5 Royal
- Franchise
- Persona
- Platform(s)
- PS4 , PS5 , Switch , PC , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- March 31, 2020
- Developer(s)
- Atlus , P-Studio
- Publisher(s)
- Atlus
- Genre(s)
- JRPG
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- How Long To Beat
- 100 Hours
- Metascore
- 95
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
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