How To Fuse Kodama in Persona 5 Royal

Persona fusion is the linchpin of effective strategy in Persona 5 Royal, where players experiment with attacking elements and bring potential prowess using such combinations. By fusing Personas, we have the potential to unlock a huge array of elemental abilities very quickly, which is key to exploiting weaknesses and smashing enemies with powerful All-Out attacks. While some of the rarer desirable elements might be tough to come by early on, Persona fusion helps alleviate that.

Also, fusion helps to create very specialized Personas, which have optimal stat distributions, as well as valuable skills. One such Persona that should be pursued early into the game is Kodama, as it has unique capabilities to tremendously elevate your party's potential.

How To Fuse Kodama In Persona 5 Royal

Kodama is a valuable early-game addition to your arsenal, since it is a Star Arcana Persona. To acquire this Persona, you have to engage in Persona fusion. Quite on the easy side to create, do bear in mind, though, that its experience growth is linked to your relationship with Hifumi, a confidant unlocked relatively late in the game.

To fuse Kodama, you can use Shadows encountered in either Kamoshida's Palace or the early floors of Mementos. There are several Persona combinations that have a Kodama, like Arsene and Angel, Hua Po and Koropokhuru, or Slime and Berith. Experimentation is the key, because every combination offers different skills and the inheritance of traits. Considering Kodama's magical prowess, generally, in attaching a powerful spell upon fusing, is going to be the way to go.

Just How Good Is Kodama In Persona 5 Royal

Kodama is going to be a very good partner to make it through the early portions of Personnel 5 Royal. It emanates great magical power unique skills for use during battles by Joker.

Robust Combo: This trait by Kodama boosts the amount of damage that Joker deals to his enemies after executing a Baton Pass. This mechanic encourages players to practice strategic party management and rewards them with effective combat rotations. More importantly, Kodama is the only demon in the whole game that learns the skill Psi at level 12. Employed through the power of Psi, inflicting technical damage to enemies suffering from mental status, this gives a general approach to the situation—crippling enemies, weakening enemy types, and breaking the enemy's tactic.

Another cornerstone of the utility of Kodama is in Rakunda, a support skill used to reduce the amount of defense an enemy has. Through the common emphasis on damage to a target, players can break through the enemies' defense and quickly move the battle forward. On the other hand, it is magical in nature, so enemies who deal the most efficiently with fire-based attacks do a good number on it.

As players progress through Persona 5 Royal, Kodama remains a viable option for fusion, allowing its valuable skills to be inherited by more powerful Personas. 

Whether utilized as a direct combatant or as a source of beneficial traits, Kodama is a testament to the depth and complexity of Persona management in this captivating game.