Ann Takamaki in Persona 5 The Phantom X: Best weapons, teams, skill priority, and more

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28-06-2025

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Ann Takamaki in Persona 5: The Phantom X gameplay is the fiery-hearted Panther who is a fan-favourite. The Phantom Thief is the powerhouse that specializes in devastating fire attacks.
With her Carmen Persona, she dominates the battles with some high-damage AoE skills and also burns effects. Veterans and new players alike can harness her potential. Understanding her optimal gear, skill progression, and team synergies is key to dominating Metaverse. Let us dive within building Ann for maximum impact.
Best weapons for Ann Takamaki
to ignite the battlefield
Ann thrives with her fire-boosting weapons, which can enhance her damage output. To equip her right would amplify her strength quite immensely.
Her top choice remains 5-star Rosethorn, which can increase fire damage by approximately 24.2%, and she inflicts burn on enemies, too. If La Vie En Rose remains active, fire damage will escalate further as per the burning foes, capping at a max 76% boost.
Note:
Rosethorn weapon remains accessible early through the Plans tab. It can synergize with her unique mechanics perfectly.
For a much more accessible option, the 4-star Masquerade Ribbon of Ann would also raise her attack by 12% and add approximately 23.7% to it when attacking the burning enemies.
As Rosethorn remains obtainable early via in-game rewards, it is the preferred pick to maximize her firepower.
Complementing the armament is the Strife Revelation Card Set. It can be found in the Words of Feuds domain challenge. The set is tailor-made just for Ann, the Panther, and delivers bonus fire damage and additional attack boost when exploiting the enemy's weaknesses. Give priority to stats like Damage% (Moon), Attack% (Sky), and Crit Rate (Star) on the cards.
The combination would ensure her spell would hit with an overwhelming force, melting all enemy defenses.
Ann Takamaki's team tactics and skill focus
Building around Panther would mean embracing a mono-fire team to achieve peak efficiency. The core lineup here would pair her with Cattle and Key, who have proven to be exceptionally potent. The trio would leverage the fire synergies and enhance team cohesion and damage output.
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Players who seek more explosive results can swap Cattle with Leon and create a hypercarry setup.
It would definitely sacrifice some sustainability but would push Ann's damage ceiling dramatically high. Some Personas of Wonder, like Dionysus (Crit Rate/Damage) or Surt (Defense Down), can further amplify the offensive pressure of the team.
To master, Ann needs strategic skill upgrades. Her Persona, Carmen, even offers some potent fire abilities. Ensure priority is given to enhancing Trifire (Skill 3) at first.
The potent and single-target burn skill will become more devastating against the weakened foes. Then focus on Skill 1, Crimson Rose. It is Ann's powerful AoE attack that even buffs her own strength. The Thief Tactics would follow, as the Highlight attack can deliver some massive AoE fire damage and offer crucial short-term damage buff.
Skill 2, Falling Sun, while it remains useful, rounds out the priority list here.
Unlock Ann Takamaki's full potential
The unique Passion mechanic and La Vie en Rose (LVR) state of Ann state remain central to her kit. To deal fire damage can build Passion stacks. At 4 stacks, she can enter LVR, quite significantly giving a boost to her attack. To understand the rhythm remains vital.
Her awareness level can unlock power enhancements, including party-wide attack buffs during the LVR, some potent follow-up attacks, as it would end, and some substantial damage increase per Passion stack.
While the passive boosts come from the duplicates, they do solidify her position as the top fire unit.
Ann, in short, is the cornerstone character. To obtain it is quite straightforward, but building her effectively can unlock the path of destruction through mid- and early-game. Also, to equip Rosethorn, use the Strife set and pair Ann with Key and Cattle while giving priority to Trifire and Crimson Rose upgrades; the players could unleash the character's full and fiery fury on any foe who dares to stand within the way of Phantom Thieves.
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