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Since the originalPersona 3, Kohyru has served as the ultimate form of the Hierophant Arcana, and this stays true inPersona 3 Reload. You’ll need a certain key item in order to create Kohryu in the Velvet Room. On top of this, you will also need four Personas registered in the compendium before the Special Fusion becomes available. Kohryu is a great Persona to have on your team inPersona 3 Reload, but if you want, you have the option of making it even stronger by using Skill Cards.
How to Unlock Kohryu
Hierophant Social Link Rank 10
As stated, Kohryu is aSpecial FusionPersona, meaning he’ll require several Personas to fuse. Before you can access Kohryu on the Special Fusion page, you’ll need tocomplete the Hierophant Social Link (Bunkichi & Mitsuko). This Social Link can be foundat the bookstore in Iwatodai Strip Mallon the1F. It unlocks on4/25.
You’ll need to complete the Hierophant Social Link’s Rank 3 to unlockthe Temperance Social Link.
Once you reachRank 10of the Hierophant Social Link, you will be given aPersimmon Fruitkey item. This will allow you to fuse Kohryu. To ensure you’re getting the most Social Link points with each Rank, bring a Persona of the Hierophant Arcana when you spend time with them.
Bunkichi gets lost in Tartarus on 9/12 and has a deadline on 10/3. If you’ve already maxed out the Hierophant Social Link, then you’ll already have the Persimmon Fruit. However,failing to rescue Bunkichiwhen you’re still working on the Social Link will permanently lock you outof that playthrough.
Kohryu Fusion Recipe
To fuse Kohryu, you will need:
These are all Persona of the Temperance Arcana, and they can be gained through Shuffle Time or regular Fusion. The exception to this isByakko, who is added to the fusion pool after you get theKoromaru’s Collarkey item. With this, you canfuseCybeleandLachesisto get Byakko. Other fusions include but are not limited to:
Is Kohryu Worth Using?
General Information & Stats for Kohryu
Kohryu’s starting level is71, meaning that you’re not going to be able to fuse him at the start of your playthrough. By the time youcanfuse him, you’ll likely have a handful of powerful Personas at your disposal. In any case, Kohryu’s best stats are his Magic and his Endurance. While his Skill List has useful Passive Skills such as Spell Master, you may want to use Skill Cards if you plan on building him.
You’re better off using Magic Skills for Kohryu instead of Physical, as Kohryu’s Attack stat isn’t as high as Magic. If you want to build a physical-attacking Kohryu, then you should swap out Skills such as Invigorate 3 for Regenerate 3, etc. However, there are plenty of Persona that work as better physical attackers, so maybe it’s adivsed to use Kohryu for magic.
Kohryu has the following Affinity weaknesses and Skills:
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Concentrate
73
Ensures the damage of next magical attack is more than doubled.
74
75
77
Halves the SP cost for Magic and Support Skills.
