Best Closer (Motoha Arai) build guide in Persona 5: The Phantom X

Closer or Motoha Arai will be the second Phantom Thief to join your crew after Cattle in Persona 5: The Phantom X. The very first story arc of the game revolves around her and her past connection to Kiuchi, and during then she will ally herself with you, becoming a Phantom Thief. Motoha can be obtained for free in P5X and is a great character if you build her correctly.

This article will cover the best builds for Closer or Motoha Arai in Persona 5: The Phantom X.

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Best Revelation Cards for Motoha Arai (Closer) in Persona 5: The Phantom X

For Motoha's Revelation Card set in Persona 5: The Phantom X, use the Renewal. The two-piece bonus increases Electric Damage by 10% and the four-piece gives you 9% bonus Electric Damage when a party member uses the same element.

Here are the main stats you are looking for:

• Moon: Attack%
• Star: Crit Rate
• Sky: Attack%

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Best Weapons for Motoha Arai (Closer) in Persona 5: The Phantom X

Similar to the other characters in Persona 5 X, you can obtain two weapons for Motoha.

Overview screen (Image via ATLUS)

• 5-Star - Quasar (At Rank 1): Increase Electric damage by 24.2%. After using a skill, gain 1 Thundercloud stack: Increase own Attack by 11.0%. Gain 1 more stack if there are any Shocked foes. Lasts 2 turns. Stacks up to 3 times. When Thundercloud is at max stacks, increase the party's Electric damage by 10.0%|.
• 4-star - Crime and Punishment (At Rank 1): Increase Attack by 12.0%. If there are any Shocked foes, increase Attack by 20%.

Motoha can work just fine with her 4-star weapon, which you can pick up from one of the many weapon boxes that you will get by playing the game.

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Skill Priority

Here is how you should prioritize upgrading Motoha's skills.

• Skill 2 > Skill 3 > Thief Tactics > Skill 1

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Best team for Motoha Arai (Closer) in Persona 5: The Phantom X

The following is the best team for Motoha as of the very first patch of Persona 5 X.

Highlight move (Image via ATLUS)

Soy+Leon+Okkyan (Premium)

Wonder's Personas

• Thor - Shock, Electric Damage, Electric Critical Damage
• Dionysus - Critical Hit Rate, Critical Damage
• Dominion - Attack Up, Damage Up
• Janosik - Defense Down

Given that the game has no Electric character except Motoha at this moment, you will need to use Thor on Wonder to activate the Renewal set's passive.