Gameplay:Mitsuru Kirijo

This page covers gameplay information of Mitsuru Kirijo across the Persona series.

Persona 3

Mitsuru uses one-handed swords in battle, which inflict Slash damage. Her Personas, Penthesilea and Artemisia, specialize in Ice skills. Among the party members, Mitsuru has high Magic, but below-average stats in all other areas aside from Luck.

Stats

Name Level Penthesilea 18	Strength 11 Magic 16 Endurance 11 Agility 12 Luck 11
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ Ice
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes. Marin Karin 5 SP Charms 1 foe. Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 21 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 25 Spirit Drain 5 SP Drains foe's SP. 27 Tentarafoo 10 SP Makes all foes Panic. 32 Mabufula 16 SP Deals medium Ice dmg /Freezes all foes. 42 Ice Boost — Strengthens Ice attacks. 45 Mind Charge 15 SP Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. 50 Bufudyne 16 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 55

Name Level Artemisia	Strength Magic Endurance Agility Luck
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ —
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Diarahan 20 SP Fully restores 1 ally's HP. 58 Ice Break 40 SP Reduces 1 foe's Ice resistance to average. 61 Mabufudyne 32 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes all foes. 71 Ice Amp — Greatly strengthens Ice attacks. 76

Persona 3 FES

Mitsuru uses one-handed swords in battle, which inflict Slash damage. Her Personas, Penthesilea and Artemisia, specialize in Ice skills. Among the party members, Mitsuru has high Magic, but below-average stats in all other areas aside from Luck.

Stats

Name Level Penthesilea 18	Strength 11 Magic 16 Endurance 11 Agility 12 Luck 11
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ Ice
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes. Marin Karin 5 SP Charms 1 foe. Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 21 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 25 Spirit Drain 5 SP Drains foe's SP. 27 Tentarafoo 10 SP Makes all foes Panic. 32 Mabufula 16 SP Deals medium Ice dmg /Freezes all foes. 42 Ice Boost — Strengthens Ice attacks. 45 Mind Charge 15 SP Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. 50 Bufudyne 16 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 55

Name Level Artemisia	Strength Magic Endurance Agility Luck
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ —
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Diarahan 20 SP Fully restores 1 ally's HP. 58 Ice Break 40 SP Reduces 1 foe's Ice resistance to average. 61 Mabufudyne 32 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes all foes. 71 Ice Amp — Greatly strengthens Ice attacks. 76

Persona 3 Portable

Mitsuru's rapiers were made a distinct weapon type from Makoto Yuki's one-handed swords.

Stats

Name Level Penthesilea 18	Strength 11 Magic 16 Endurance 11 Agility 12 Luck 11
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ Ice
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 4 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. Mabufu 8 SP Deals light Ice damage /Freezes all foes. Marin Karin 5 SP Charms 1 foe. Dia 4 SP Slightly restores 1 ally's HP. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 21 Diarama 8 SP Moderately restores 1 ally's HP. 25 Spirit Drain 5 SP Drains foe's SP. 27 Tentarafoo 10 SP Makes all foes Panic. 32 Mabufula 16 SP Deals medium Ice dmg /Freezes all foes. 42 Ice Boost — Strengthens Ice attacks. 45 Mind Charge 15 SP Doubles magic damage dealt next turn. 50 Bufudyne 16 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes 1 foe. 55

Name Level Artemisia	Strength Magic Endurance Agility Luck
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Heart Item Empress ✘ —
Resistances — — — WkWeak StrStrong — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Diarahan 20 SP Fully restores 1 ally's HP. 58 Ice Break 40 SP Reduces 1 foe's Ice resistance to average. 61 Mabufudyne 32 SP Deals heavy Ice damage /Freezes all foes. 71 Ice Amp — Greatly strengthens Ice attacks. 76

Persona 3 Reload

Stats

Name Level Mitsuru Kirijo 20	Strength 13 Magic 17 Endurance 11 Agility 15 Luck 11
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Empress ✘ —
Resistances — — — WkWeak RsResist — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 4 SP Deals weak Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Mabufu 10 SP Deals weak Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Rakunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. Marin Karin 5 SP High chance of Charm to 1 foe. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 21 Eerie Sound 10 SP Medium chance of Distress to all foes. 24 Fatal End 10% HP Deals medium Slash damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Fear. 27 Spirit Drain 3 SP Drain some SP from 1 foe, restoring the user's SP. 30 Ice Break 12 SP Negate Ice resistance of all foes for 3 turns. 33 Tentarafoo 10 SP Medium chance of Confuse to all foes. 35 Mabufula 16 SP Deals medium Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 38 Ice Boost — Automatically strengthen Ice skills by 25%. 41 Neuro Slash 16% HP Deals medium Slash damage to all foes. Low chance of Confuse. 44 Freeze Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Freeze. 47 Bufudyne 14 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 51 Concentrate 30 SP Next magic attack will deal more than double the damage. 55 Marakunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Defense for 3 turns. 59 Ailment Boost — Increase chances of inflicting ailments. 63 Mabufudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 67 Diamond Dust 46 SP Deals severe Ice damage to 1 foe. Medium chance of inflicting Freeze. 73

Name Level Artemisia ?	Strength ? Magic ? Endurance ? Agility ? Luck ?
Arcana Shuffle Time Inheritance Empress — —
Resistances — — — WkWeak NulNull — — — — ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1 ×1
Skills Skill Cost Description Level Bufu 4 SP Deals weak Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Mabufu 10 SP Deals weak Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. Rakunda 8 SP Decreases 1 foe's Defense for 3 turns. Marin Karin 5 SP High chance of Charm to 1 foe. Bufula 8 SP Deals medium Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 21 Eerie Sound 10 SP Medium chance of Distress to all foes. 24 Fatal End 10% HP Deals medium Slash damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Fear. 27 Spirit Drain 3 SP Drain some SP from 1 foe, restoring the user's SP. 30 Ice Break 12 SP Negate Ice resistance of all foes for 3 turns. 33 Tentarafoo 10 SP Medium chance of Confuse to all foes. 35 Mabufula 16 SP Deals medium Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 38 Ice Boost — Automatically strengthen Ice skills by 25%. 41 Neuro Slash 16% HP Deals medium Slash damage to all foes. Low chance of Confuse. 44 Freeze Boost — Increase chances of inflicting Freeze. 47 Bufudyne 14 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to 1 foe. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 51 Concentrate 30 SP Next magic attack will deal more than double the damage. 55 Marakunda 24 SP Decreases all foes' Defense for 3 turns. 59 Ailment Boost — Increase chances of inflicting ailments. 63 Mabufudyne 24 SP Deals heavy Ice damage to all foes. Low chance of inflicting Freeze. 67 Diamond Dust 46 SP Deals severe Ice damage to 1 foe. Medium chance of inflicting Freeze. 73

Theurgy

Mitsuru is capable of using Blizzard Edge‎, a Theurgy skill introduced in Persona 3 Reload.

When Mitsuru awakens to her Ultimate Persona Artemisia, Mitsuru gains a new Theurgy skill named Blade of Execution.

In order to fill her Theurgy gauge more quickly, Mitsuru must successfully inflict an ailment on an enemy or lower their stats.

Name	Cost	Power	Hits	Accuracy	Crit Rate	Description	Effect	Target
Blizzard Edge	Theurgy	180	1	100	—	Mitsuru Kirijo's Theurgy; Deals severe Ice to 1 foe, ignoring resistances.	Ignores all affinities; 80% chance of Freeze	One Foe
Blade of Execution	Theurgy	350	1	100	—	Mitsuru Kirijo's Theurgy; Massive Almighty damage to 1 foe and decreases all of their stats.	Attack/Defense/Accuracy/Evasion down for 3 turns	One Foe

Characteristics

By doing activities with Mitsuru at the dorm, she can unlock additional an passive skill called a Characteristic. By doing a different activity with her, her Characteristic will upgrade into a stronger version.

Characteristic	Description	Effect	Unlock
Ailment Burst	Increases critical rate on foes with ailments (with Mitsuru in battle).	Crit rate vs enemies with ailments +20%	1 of 2 dorm activities, 3 times
Ailment Surge	Greatly increases critical rate on foes with ailments (with Mitsuru in battle).	Crit rate vs enemies with ailments +50%	Other dorm activity, 3 times

Social Link (Male Protagonist)

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Mitsuru is the Empress arcana Social Link in the following games:

• Persona 3
• Persona 3 FES
• Persona 3 Portable
• Persona 3 Reload

Availability

Rainy Weather
Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday		Friday		Saturday		Sunday		Rainy Weather
Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night
✔Only in November and December		✔		✔		✔		✔Only in November and December		✘		✘

Mitsuru can be found near the faculty office at Gekkoukan. Since she is a school-related Social Link, she is unavailable on the week before exams, and also unavailable when school is on vacation.

On some days off school, Mitsuru will text the protagonist and ask him out. More information about these can be found under Hangouts.

Rank Up Points

Empress Ranks
Rank	Requirement(s)
1	—
2	—
3	—
4	—
5	—
6	—
7	—
8	—
9	—
10	—

Rank Up Events

For information about point multipliers during rank up events and other events, see the Social Link mechanics page.

Rank 1

Starting on November 21st, the protagonist can speak to Mitsuru at school if he has Academics rank 6. Any responses given during the protagonist's first meeting will result in rank 1.

Rank 2

Empress Rank 2
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Is this your first time?	+5	—
Do you know how to eat it?	+5	—

Rank 3

Empress Rank 3
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Want me to treat you?	+0	—
Why not give it a try?	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
Are you sad?	+5	—
Are you happy?	+15	—
{{{prompt}}}
Maybe you're in love.	+5	—
Maybe you're anxious.	+5	—
It must be sadness.	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
I'm rooting for you.	+0	—
I heard nothing.	+5	—

Rank 4

Empress Rank 4
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
What's next for you?	+0	—
Did something happen?	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
It's all for love.	+15	—
It's a social agreement.	+0	—
It's about compromise.	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Do you have a boyfriend?	+0	—
That's a tough one.	+0	—

Rank 5

Empress Rank 5
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Said the rich girl.	+0	—
Glad you enjoyed it.	+15	—
{{{prompt}}}
A motorcycle?	+15	—
You're not suited?	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
What a high-class biker.	+5	—
Let's go for a ride.	+15	—

Rank 6

Empress Rank 6
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Looking for something specific?	+5	—
Need some help?	+5	—
Borrowing a book?	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Did something happen?	+0	—
That doesn't sound good.	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Is it really?	+0	—
I didn't know...	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
Are you sure about this?	+5	—
That's admirable.	+0	—
I'll do something about it.	+15	—

Rank 7

Empress Rank 7
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
I don't mind at all.	+15	—
Is that all you need?	+5	—

Rank 8

Empress Rank 8
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Yes.	+0	—
No.	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Vent all you want.	+5	—
This isn't like you.	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
That's up to you.	+0, romance flag	—
It's not meant to be.	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Calm down, Mitsuru.	+0	—
Don't insult her father!	+15	—
{{{prompt}}}
Don't give in.	+15	—
You sure about this?	+10	—

Rank 9

If the protagonist got Mitsuru's romance flag on the rank 8 event, then he will get the romance version of her rank 9 event.

Empress Rank 9 (Friendship)
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Option 1	+0	—
Option 2	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
Option 1	+15	—
Option 2	+5	—
Option 3	+5	—

Empress Rank 9 (Romance)
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
What happened?	+5	—
Don't worry about it.	+0	—
It made me happy.	+15	—
{{{prompt}}}
Talk about bold.	+0	—
Your feelings?	+0	—
{{{prompt}}}
I love you, too.	+0, enters romance	—
I'm sorry, but...	+0, remain friends, skip prompt 4	—
{{{prompt}}}
"Mitsuru?"	+0	—
What about it?	+0	—

Rank 10

Empress Rank 10 (Friendship)
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
Impressive.	+5	—
Looks like fun.	+5	—
{{{prompt}}}
Great idea.	+10	—
If I feel like it.	+0	—
I don't have a license.	+0	—

Empress Rank 10 (Romance)
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
I'll give it a try.	+15	—
I'm fine with the back.	+5	—

Hangouts

Sometimes, Mitsuru will text the protagonist and ask if he wants to hangout. The dates this can occur are: 1/4, 1/7, 1/24.

What hangout is seen depends on what rank Mitsuru is. During these hangouts, there is one prompt which gives points.

Rank	Response	Base Points
2	Option 1	0
	Option 2	15
	Option 3	30
3	Option 1	15
	Option 2	0
	Option 3	30
4	Option 1	0
	Option 2	15
	Option 3	30
5	Option 1	30
	Option 2	15
	Option 3	0
6	Option 1	15
	Option 2	0
	Option 3	30
7	Option 1	15
	Option 2	0
	Option 3	30
8 (Friendship)	Option 1	30
	Option 2	0
	Option 3	15
8 (Romance Flag)	Option 1	0
	Option 2	15
	Option 3	30
9 (Friendship)	Option 1	15
	Option 2	15
	Option 3	30
9 (Romance Flag)	Option 1	15
	Option 2	30
	Option 3	0

If the protagonist got Mitsuru's romance flag on the rank 8 event, then he will have different hangout conversations with her on ranks 8 and 9.

Gifts

If the protagonist gives Mitsuru a gift she likes when during a hangout, it will increase her Social Link points.

Gift	Points
Rose Bouquet	0
Red Pine Bonsai	10
Mini Cactus	0
Glass Vase	0
Perfume	10
Brand Wallet	10
Brand Watch	10
Brand Purse	10
Teddy Bear	10
Japanese Doll	50
Kaleidoscope	10
Goggle-Eyed Idol	50
Vintage Yagen	10
Jack Frost Doll	0
Ganesha Bank	0
Book Cover	10
Lucky Charm	10
Hyper-Metal Robot	0

Social Link (Female Protagonist)

Mitsuru serves as the Empress Arcana.

Availability

Rainy Weather
Monday		Tuesday		Wednesday		Thursday		Friday		Saturday		Sunday		Rainy Weather
Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night	Day	Night
	✘		✘		✘		✘		✘		✘	✘	✘	{{{rainday}}}	{{{rainnight}}}

Mitsuru is available on most days except days leading up to exams.

Rank Up Events

Rank 1

Mitsuru's Social Link is available on May 17th if Academics have reached max rank, Genius.

Empress Rank 1
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 2

Empress Rank 2
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 3

Empress Rank 3
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 4

Empress Rank 4
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 5

Empress Rank 5
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 6

Empress Rank 6
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 7

Empress Rank 7
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 8

Empress Rank 8
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 9

Empress Rank 9
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

Rank 10

Empress Rank 10
Response	Base PointsNumber of rank points earned with response	Notes
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—
?	?	—
{{{prompt}}}
?	?	—
?	?	—

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Moveset

Notable Moves
Move Input Notes Getsu-ei B+D ? Coup Droit charge ← then → + A or B ? Tentarafoo charge ← then → + C or D ? Bufula charge ↓ then ↑ + C or D ? Myriad Arrows ↓↘→↓↘→ + A or B ? Bufudyne ↓↙←↓↙← + C or D ? Mabufudyne ↓↙←↓↙← + C or D, the C or D ? Niflheim ↓↓↓ + C + D ?

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References

General

• "Chapter 6: Commu", Persona 3 Reload Official Complete Guide, Dengeki. Published by Kadokawa (2024). Japanese. p. 242-278. ISBN-13: 978-4047337176.