Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2

Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
命运交错之时研究所篇下
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Game(s)	Persona 5: The Phantom X
Release	China March 13, 2025 South Korea March 20, 2025 Taiwan March 20, 2025 Japan April 16, 2026 WWWorldwide April 16, 2026 Southeast Asia April 24, 2026

Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2 is an expansion for Persona 5: The Phantom X. It is the third chapter in the Crossroads of Fate collaboration with Persona 5 Royal and explores an alternate version of Maruki's Palace.

Gameplay

Event Stages

The event stages serve as a storyline of the event, in which the party explores a mysterious laboratory palace that also contains elements of the Dam Palace and its control area. Within the stages themselves, Wonder and his party can encounter Shadows on the field that initiate a battle containing enemies on that stage's enemy list. He can also attack destructible objects to earn Konpaku Gems, open treasure chests for Meta Jewels, and defeat optional bosses to increase that stage's Exploration Progress counter, which are tied to event mission rewards. Additionally, stages feature Proof of Sincerity pickups on the field which each grant 10 Unusual Rebel Coins for use in the Thieves' Exchange.

#	Stage Name	Story	Progress Items	Enemies	First-Clear Rewards	Notes
3-1	An Unexpected Ally	The young man in white who saved Violet from attack introduces himself as Crow, and explains that he's in temporary alliance with the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Apparently he's also a detective, whose sharp insights into the mysterious Palace aid the group in unlocking a new area.	Treasure Chest x2 Proof of Sincerity x10 Bosses Defeated x1	Bugs Nebiros Dakini Baphomet	x50  x250  x20	Lufel is a mandatory party member.
3-2	Wide, Winding Warehouse	The group arrives at a maze-like warehouse. They begin seeking out powerful Shadows to defeat, hoping it will lead them to freedom.	Treasure Chest x5 Proof of Sincerity x30 Bosses Defeated x2	Cerberus Dakini Bugs Nebiros Baphomet Cu Chulainn Chernobog	x50  x250  x20	Joker and Crow are mandatory party members.
3-3	Detective Prince Turns Detective Paladin	After many twists and turns, the group manages to exit the warehouse, only to find a Shadow lying in wait to ambush them. After praising Crow's exceptional fighting prowess, Mona tries to engage Lufel in one of their classic bouts of bickering, but something about Lufel's mood seems off...	Treasure Chest x3 Proof of Sincerity x20 Bosses Defeated x2	Kali Bugs Cerberus Nebiros Mot	x50  x250  x20	Lufel and Crow are mandatory party members.
3-4	Desire for Escape	The group comes across a monitoring room where they decide to take a break to ease Violet's fatigue. Violet's convinced that she's to blame for everyone getting trapped in the Palace because of her desire to escape from reality, but kind words from Joker, Wonder, and the others inspire her to be more accepting of herself.	Treasure Chest x3 Proof of Sincerity x25 Bosses Defeated x2	Chernobog Cerberus Baphomet Nebiros Dakini Kali	x50  x250  x20	Violet and Crow are mandatory party members.
3-5	Ceaseless Search	While scouring every nook and cranny of the monitoring room, the group discovers a peculiar passphrase. It turns out to be the key to unlocking a particular door that leads them deeper into the Palace.	Treasure Chest x3 Proof of Sincerity x15 Bosses Defeated x2	Cu Chulainn Dakini Alilat Mot Chernobog Kali Baphomet	x50  x250  x20	Lufel and Crow are mandatory party members.
3-6	How Do We Get Out This Time?	Anxieties flare up among the Phantom Thieves as they continue through the laboratory-like Palace. Without the presence of a Core, the group racks their brains to find a new method of escape.	Treasure Chest x4 Proof of Sincerity x30 Bosses Defeated x2	Baal Kali Baphomet Bugs Cu Chulainn Nebiros Alilat Dakini Mot	x50  x250  x20	Lufel and Crow are mandatory party members.
3-7	Down the Hidden Path	Having defeated another strong Shadow, only to gain no clues toward their escape, the group discovers a hidden path thanks to Crow's keen observations. They find their way to another special door that takes them further into the Palace.	Treasure Chest x3 Proof of Sincerity x25 Bosses Defeated x2	Chernobog Cu Chulainn Dionysus Baphomet Alilat Mot	x50  x250  x20	Crow is a mandatory party member.
3-8	A Peculiar Place	The group continues to face stronger and more powerful enemies. They find themselves in an area resembling a clinic for treating patients, calling into question just what kind of place the palace is meant represent.[sic] Amid these uncertainties, the Phantoms[sic] Thieves continue searching for a way out.	Treasure Chest x4 Proof of Sincerity x25 Bosses Defeated x3	Yamata-no-Orochi Surt Bugs Alilat Mot Chernobog Baal Dionysus Cu Chulainn Kali	x50  x250  x20	Crow is a mandatory party member.
3-9	The Truth Coming Into Focus	The group hurries to gather more passphrases to unlock the special doors leading to the heart of the Palace. All the while, the question lingers... What is the truth behind this place?	Treasure Chest x3 Proof of Sincerity x20 Bosses Defeated x1	Fafnir Dionysus Baal Yamata-no-Orochi Chernobog Surt Cerberus	x50  x250  x20	Crow is a mandatory party member.
3-10	The Birth of a New Desire	The Phantom Thieves realize that the key to escaping the Palace was not stealing the Core, but embracing desire. They accept their desire to escape as representing a hope to change themselves and their circumstances. This ultimately reveals the Palace's exit, allowing them to leave. Witnessing this, Crow theorizes that the mastermind behind creating these Palaces aims to link the two worlds that each set of Phantom Thieves reside in.	Bosses Defeated x1	Byakhee	x50  x250  x20	Crow is a mandatory party member.

Recollections of Fate

In Recollections of Fate, Wonder and his party must defeat a Byakhee referred to as Monstrous Entity accompanied by smaller Byakhee known as Calm Nightmare Incarnations and Wild Nightmare Incarnations. There are 30 difficulty levels, referred to as Distortion Levels. At Distortion Level 1, Monstrous Entity will be at level 26 and gain 2 levels each Distortion Level, up to level 84 at Distortion Level 30. Additionally, certain Distortion Levels apply special conditions to the battle. Upon clearing each Distortion Level, that level (and any levels below it) are unlocked in Stamina Mode, in which Wonder can challenge that stage for 60 stamina to earn Wonder EXP, Unusual Rebel Coins, and Konpaku Gems. In Stamina Mode, the party receives a buff that makes clearing that stage much easier.

Distortion Level Effects

Level	Effect
1	All foes' damage taken is decreased by 10%.
5	Dreaming Desire's final damage taken decrease effect on Nightmare Incarnation is increased to 50%.
10	When Monstrous Entity receives a stat buff from Nightmare Incarnation, it gains an additional permanent Defense increase.
15	When Nightmare Incarnation has Dreaming Desire, it restores a set amount of its HP at the start of the turn.
20	The effects of the additional Diarahan and Maragidyne used at the end of Monstrous Entity's turn are greatly increased.
26	At the end of Monstrous Entity's turn, the Composure or Frenzy stacks required to activate additional skills are decreased by 2.
28	All foes' Defense is increased by 20%.
29	All foes' max HP is increased by 20%.
30	All foes' Attack is increased by 20%.
Stamina Mode	Party's final damage is greatly increased, and their damage taken is greatly decreased. Before allies' actions, all foes' affinities change to Weak.

Boss

The following stats are based on Distortion Level 25.

Monstrous Entity will begin each fight by summoning two Wild Nightmare Incarnations and two Calm Nightmare Incarnations, spending HP to do so. The Incarnations will appear with low HP equal to the HP spent by Monstrous Entity to summon them. Each of these Incarnations has the additional property of granting a stack of Frenzy (for Wild) or Composure (for Calm) to Monstrous Entity upon defeat. At four stacks of Frenzy, Monstrous Entity will cast Maragidyne at the end of each turn; at four stacks of Composure, it will use Diarahan to heal itself. Each stack of Frenzy or Composure will cancel out the other. Monstrous Entity will also alternate between using Scattered Dreams to grant Dreaming Desire to the Incarnations, reducing their damage taken for one attack, or using Denial Wave to spend Dreaming Desire to deal Almighty damage to Wonder's party. After fully depleting Byakhee's HP once, it will restore its HP and gain the ability to use Accept Change, which changes the affinity to all attributes of all Incarnations to Null.

Monstrous Entity (Phase 1)Monstrous Entity (Phase 2)Calm Nightmare IncarnationWild Nightmare Incarnation

	Name Level HP Monstrous Entity 74 836254
Location Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Denial Wave Spend all allies' Dreaming Desire stacks, and deal Almighty damage to all foes, ignoring Defense. Increase damage based on Dreaming Desire stacks spent. Scattered Dreams Grant 1 Dreaming Desire stack to all allies. Maragidyne Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Burn for 2 turns. Diarahan Restore 1 ally's HP by x% of Attack + x.

	Name Level HP Monstrous Entity 74 836254
Location Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
Resistances — — — — — — — — — —
Skills Skill Description Denial Wave Spend all allies' Dreaming Desire stacks, and deal Almighty damage to all foes, ignoring Defense. Increase damage based on Dreaming Desire stacks spent. Scattered Dreams Grant 1 Dreaming Desire stack to all allies. Accept Change Grant Accept Change to all allies, and change all affinities to Null. Maragidyne Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Burn for 2 turns. Diarahan Restore 1 ally's HP by x% of Attack + x.

	Name Level HP Calm Nightmare Incarnation 74 233881
Location Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
Resistances — NulNull — — — — NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull
Skills Skill Description Freidyne Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to x% of Attack. Deal a Technical and increase damage by 20% for foes with an elemental ailment. Matarukaja Increase party's Attack by x%. For every 500 of the user's Attack, increase party's Attack by x% more, up to x%. Lasts for 3 turns.

	Name Level HP Wild Nightmare Incarnation 74 233881
Location Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
Resistances NulNull — NulNull NulNull NulNull NulNull — — — —
Skills Skill Description Maragidyne Deal Fire damage to all foes equal to x% of Attack. x% chance to inflict Burn for 2 turns. Marakukaja Increase party's Defense by x%. For every 500 of the user's Defense, increase party's Defense by x% more, up to x%. Lasts for 3 turns.

Jose's Dicey Adventure

In this game mode, Wonder must collect flowers for Jose by advancing through Mementos in a tile-based gameplay system. Wonder is able to move up to 8 spaces at a time and can either roll an 8-Sided Die to move a random amount of spaces or a Loaded Die to move an amount of spaces of his choosing. Each day, Wonder receives three 8-Sided Die and a Loaded Die. In each area, the goal is to advance a total of 150 spaces in order to challenge a boss. Spaces can have various effects:

Space Effects

Space	Effect
Reward Square (Flower)	Gain a small amount of Flowers.
Reward Square (Shadow)	Gain Flowers.
Reward Square (Three Flowers)	Gain a large amount of flowers.
Random Square (Star)	Gain a random special effect, such as an increase to critical rate.
Random Square (Question Mark)	Gain a random effect that is more potent based on the result of a random roll. Loaded Die can be used to choose a specific result. Examples of effects include moving extra spaces, gaining Flowers, or gaining special effects.
Battle Square	Enter a battle with a Shadow and gain effects and/or Flowers for victory.
Boss Square	Enter a boss battle to complete the Area.

In addition, there are four separate areas. Each area has increasingly stronger enemies, but also higher minimum and maximum Flower rewards for squares. At any point, Wonder may reset his progress in a given area to attempt to earn more rewards. In Area 4, Flowers cannot be gained, movement will not cost any 8-Sided Die, and Wonder will gain 5 Loaded Die upon resetting his Area 4 progress; however, these Loaded Die cannot be used outside of Area 4.

Area Details

Area	Flower Rewards	Boss
1	4-75	Jikokuten
2	8-150	Zouchouten
3	16-300	Koumokuten
4	None	Bishamonten

Exchange

Item	Limit	Flower Cost
Gold Ticket	2	300
Kagura Bell	2	600
Thief Compendium Tome	50	10
Gold Parts	100	10
Stardust Bell	100	10
Sun Crystal	25	20
Konpaku Gem x1,000	100	5
Thief Compendium Tome	None	40
Gold Parts	None	40
Konpaku Gem x1,000	None	20

Event Missions

Exploration LogMileage LogChallenge Log

Mission	Reward
Open 10 treasure chests in the Laboratory Arc Part 2	x400  x80  x5
Open 20 treasure chests in the Laboratory Arc Part 2	x400  x80  x5
Get 50 collectables in the Laboratory Arc Part 2	x400  x80  x5
Get 100 collectables in the Laboratory Arc Part 2	x400  x80  x5
Get 100% progress in all Laboratory Arc Part 2 stages	x400  x80Badge: Crossroads of Dreams

Mission	Reward
Clear the Area 1 boss challenge	x100Badge: Dice Master: Silver
Clear the Area 2 boss challenge	x100Badge: Dice Master: Gold
Clear the Area 3 boss challenge	x100Badge: Dice Master: Rainbow  x20
Clear the Area 4 boss challenge	Badge: Dice Master: Holo
Roll an 8-Sided Die 50 times	x50  x300
Roll an 8-Sided Die 100 times	x50  x300
Roll a Loaded Die 15 times	x50  x20
Roll a Loaded Die 30 times	x50  x20

Mission	Reward
Clear Recollections of Fate on difficulty 10	x600  x300Badge: Apt Commander of Entities  x5
Clear Recollections of Fate on difficulty 15	x600  x300  x5
Clear Recollections of Fate on difficulty 20	x600  x300Badge: Firm Commander of Entities  x5
Clear Recollections of Fate on difficulty 25	x600  x300Badge: Prolific Commander of Entities  x5
Clear Recollections of Fate on difficulty 30	Badge: Total Commander of Entities

Thieves' Exchange

Item	Limit	Unusual Rebel Coin Cost
Platinum Milicoin	2	100
Everlasting Incense	1	150
Vicissitude Ink	1	150
Fortune Revelation	60	60
Essence of Iris	20	90
Stardust Bell	200	10
Fragrance of Iris	40	30
Whiff of Iris	80	10
Yellow Crystal	20	90
Purple Crystal	40	30
Blue Crystal	80	10
Skill Incense L	20	90
Skill Incense M	40	30
Skill Incense S	80	10
Thief Compendium Tome	250	10
Gold Parts	250	10
Legend Cube	100	10
Sun Crystal	150	20
Konpaku Gem x1,000	800	5

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2
Japanese	運命が交錯する時・研究所 後半 Unmei ga Kōsaku Suru Toki Kenkyūjo Hen Kōhan	When Fates Intersect: Research Institute Arc Second Half
Simplified Chinese	命运交错之时研究所篇下 Mìngyùn Jiāocuò zhī Shí Yánjiūsuǒ Piān Xià	When Fates Intersect: Research Institute Arc Part 2
Traditional Chinese	命運交錯之時研究所篇下 Mìngyùn Jiāocuò zhī Shí Yánjiùsuǒ Piān Xià	When Fates Intersect: Research Institute Arc Part 2
Korean	엇갈린 운명運命 - 연구소硏究所 편篇·하下 Eotgallin Unmyeong Yeonguso Pyeon Ha	Intersecting Fates: Research Institute Arc Part 2

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