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Persona 5 Royal Confidant Priority for a First Playthrough
A first-playthrough Confidant priority guide focused on deadlines, time-saving abilities, dungeon safety, and schedule efficiency.
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Prioritize Confidants with deadlines or time-saving value. Maruki is the top priority because of the third semester route. Kawakami and Chihaya make the calendar more efficient. Takemi helps early Palace sustain, and Yoshida is useful but tied to limited availability.
Priority Table
| Priority | Confidant | Why it matters |
|---|
| S | Takuto Maruki | Core third semester requirement; do not ignore his deadline |
| A | Sadayo Kawakami | Saves time and makes first-playthrough planning easier |
| A | Chihaya Mifune | Helps Confidant and stat planning |
| A | Tae Takemi | Improves early dungeon sustain and item access |
| B | Toranosuke Yoshida | Limited availability and useful negotiation value |
| B | Party Confidants | Combat benefits plus character story progress |
Calendar Logic
| Situation | Best priority |
|---|
| Maruki is available | Rank Maruki |
| Kawakami or Chihaya just opened | Push toward their key abilities |
| A Palace deadline is active | Clear the Palace efficiently |
| A Confidant will not rank up | Prepare stats, gifts, or another key Confidant |
| Sunday evening | Check Yoshida availability |
Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Safer approach |
|---|
| Only ranking favorite characters | Make room for deadline and time-saving Confidants |
| Spending too many days inside Palaces | Compress Palace clears and free calendar time |
| Ignoring time-saving abilities | Kawakami and Chihaya snowball when started early |
| Remembering Maruki in November | This can become dangerously tight |
How This Connects to the Ending Guide
The true-ending page handles third semester requirements. This page handles overall first-playthrough calendar pressure. Later pages can split into individual Confidant guides, classroom answers, daily schedules, and social-stat routes.
