Persona 5 Royal: Which Social Stats to Rank Up First

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Social Stats are a recurring gameplay mechanic in the Persona franchise. While they don't have an impact in battle, some social stats need to be at a specific rank in order to max out certain Confidants. In Persona 5 Royal, there are five Social Stats: Knowledge, Guts, Charm, Kindness, and Proficiency. The game gives plenty of time to boost these stats, but some may be worth more effort than others.

With some quality-of-life changes brought to Persona 5 Royal, Joker has new ways to level up Social Stats that by the end of a player's first run, they should have most if not all the stats maxed out. With over half of the Confidants locked behind Social Stats, it's important to know how to level them up and which Confidants are worth maxing out on a first playthrough.

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Social Stats like Knowledge and Proficiency are easier to level up thanks to the classroom questions (Knowledge) and crafting Infiltration Tools (Proficiency). Some of the Phantom Thieves need Knowledge and Proficiency to advance their Confidant, so it's important to answer questions correctly and do part-time jobs (Beef Bowl) before more Confidants become available at night.

All Social Stats can be advanced by reading books and watching movies at home. At the bottom of the descriptions, it will say which Social Stat the book/movie will increase.

For increasing Kindness:

Guts is arguably the toughest of the Social Stats to level up, thanks to its limited methods.

To level up Charm, players have a few more options than Guts, but it still has less methods of ranking up compared to Knowledge and Proficiency.

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The following Confidants need Social Stats to advance their