Tempest Riko and Chiyome Build Guide in Persona 5 The Phantom X

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Tempest Riko, also known as Wind Tempest, was introduced to the global version of Persona 5: The Phantom X in Update 3.2. She’s an upgraded version of the four-star Navigator ally, Wind, from Wonder’s Phantom Thieves. Unlike other Elucidator units, she’s a five-star Strategist who boosts her team’s abilities. Being a Wind-type character, she can also inflict status ailments and weaken enemies during combat.

This guide explains how to build and use Tempest Riko and her Persona, Chiyome, in Persona 5: The Phantom X. It covers how to recruit Riko, the best skills for her Persona, and important Awareness abilities. You’ll also find recommendations for Revelation Cards and Parasol weapons to help maximize her potential.

Tempest Riko and Chiyome Overview

Tempest Riko Phantom Thief Information

Tempest Riko Phantom Thief Overview in P5X
Riko Tanemura

5★ Tempest Riko (Wind)

5★ Tempest Chiyome

Strategist

Real Life Code Name Main Persona Class
Persona Strengths
  • Wind Attacks
  • Support Skills
Persona Weaknesses
  • Psychokinesis Attacks
Phantom Thief Weapons
  • Parasol (Melee)
  • Shuriken (Ranged)
Phantom Thief Availability
  • Version 3.2 (Global, JP, and SEA)
  • Version 3.2.1 (China, Taiwan, and South Korea)
How to Recruit
  • Winds of Change debut and featured banner
  • You Are My Destiny Super Rerun banner

Tempest Chiyome Persona Skills and Priorities

Storm of Petals (Skill 1)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
0 SP Single-Target Wind Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Deal Wind damage to 1 foe equal to 183% of Attack, and inflict Windswept and Falling Petals for 2 turns.
  • Falling Petals: When taking Wind damage, increase Attack for that damage.
    • The increase is equal to 18.3% of the portion of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceed 100% (up to 388% of Critical Multiplier).
    • Also, restore Tempest Riko’s SP by 16.

Arrival of Spring (Skill 2)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
0 SP Multi-Target Support Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase the party’s Attack for 2 turns.
  • The increase is equal to 12.8% of the portion of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100% (up to 388% of Critical Multiplier).
    • Also, restore the party’s SP by 4.
  • For one time only, while this effect is active, when an ally deals damage with a skill, Resonance, or Highlight, restore Tempest Riko’s SP by 12.

Blossoming Season (Skill 3)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
200 SP Single-Target Support Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Spend all SP, and increase 1 other ally’s Critical Rate by 16% for 2 turns.
  • Also, apply the following effects based on the amount of SP spent.
  • For every 2 SP spent, increase the effect by 1%.
    • 50 SP or higher: For every 1% of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%, increase Attack by 2.4.
    • 100 SP or higher: Increase Critical Damage by 12% of the portion of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%.
    • 150 SP or higher: Increase Critical Damage more by 6% of the portion of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%.
  • These effects count up to 388% of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier.

Thief Tactics (Skill 4)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
N/A Single-Target Highlight Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase 1 other ally’s Attack (for every 1% of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%, increase Attack by 2.5, up to 388% of Critical Multiplier) and increase Critical Damage by 24.4%
  • Also restore 20 SP to all allies besides Tempest Riko.

Vernal Splendor (Talent 1)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
N/A Self Passive Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • After using Blossoming Season, grant Unravel to the target for 2 turns.
  • Unravel: Each time skill damage is dealt, gain 1 Blossom stack.
  • Blossom: Increase Attack by 30 for 3 turns. Stacks up to 10 times.
    • After gaining 5 Blossom stacks, increase Attack by 8% of the portion of Tempest Riko’s Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%, and increase Critical Damage by 5% of the portion of her Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%.
    • After gaining 10 Blossom stacks, Critical Damage is further increased. This increase is equal to 5% of the portion of her Critical Multiplier that exceeds 100%.

Sun-kissed Blooms (Talent 2)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
N/A Self Passive Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • During battle, increase Critical Damage and HP based on Tempest Riko’s SP Recovery. At a maximum of 450 SP Recovery, increase Critical Damage by 84, and HP by 1,800.

Tempest Chiyome Persona Skill Priorities

Persona Skill Skill Number Skill Type Skill Priority
Blossoming Season Skill 3 Support Skill (Single-Target) High (★★★)
Storm of Petals Skill 1 Wind Skill (Single-Target) Medium (★★★)
Arrival of Spring Skill 2 Support Skill (Multi-Target) Medium (★★★)
Thief Tactics Skill 4 Passive Skill (Highlight) Low (★)

In Persona 5: The Phantom X, Tempest Chiyome’s skill, Blossoming Season, is key to boosting your strongest attacker. This skill increases their critical hit rate, attack power, and critical hit damage for two turns. The more SP her awakened Persona has, the more powerful these improvements will be during battle.

After that, improve the Tempest Chiyome’s Storm or Petals and Arrival of Spring skills. Storm or Petals is great for taking down single, powerful enemies – it even weakens them with additional effects. Arrival of Spring, on the other hand, works well against groups and helps everyone, including Tempest Riko, regain their energy.

Thief Tactics doesn’t rely heavily on Tempest Chiyome. While the bonus it provides isn’t huge, it still increases an ally’s attack power and helps the whole team regain SP.

If you’re short on training resources for Tempest Chiyome, you can reliably upgrade Thief Tactics to at least Level 8 instead.

Tempest Chiyome Persona Skill Rotation

Tempest Chiyome A0 and A1 Skill Rotation (Non-Wind DPS)
Blossoming Season (Skill 3) Arrival of Spring (Skill 2) Blossoming Season (Skill 3) Arrival of Spring (Skill 2)
Turn 1 Turn 2 Turn 3 Turn 4

This skill rotation is designed for teams with Tempest Riko as your support character. It works well whether you’re fighting one enemy or several, and you can use it right away, even at level 1. When Tempest Chiyome’s special skill is ready, use it on her turn before using her regular skill. Then, keep switching between Blossoming Season and Arrival of Spring for the remainder of the fight.

As a big Tempest Riko fan, I’m really excited that she can use this skill combo at Awareness Level 6 now! What’s even better is that her ‘Blossoming Season’ buff now helps everyone in the party, not just her. It’s a huge boost for the whole team!

Tempest Chiyome A0 and A1 Skill Rotation (Wind DPS)
Blossoming Season (Skill 3) Storm of Petals (Skill 1) Blossoming Season (Skill 3) Storm of Petals (Skill 1)
Turn 1 Turn 2 Turn 3 Turn 4

If you’re building a team focused on Wind attacks, prioritize using Storm of Petals. It’s also great against enemies weak to Wind. This skill combination works best when fighting one powerful enemy, like a story boss or elite shadow. During Tempest Chiyome’s turn, always use her Highlight skill, and then alternate between Blossoming Season and Storm of Petals throughout the battle.

Before using Tempest Riko’s ‘Blossoming Season’ skill, make sure you’ve selected the correct teammate to receive the Crit Rate, Crit Damage, and Attack boosts it provides.

Tempest Riko Awareness Skills and Priorities

Fragrant Gale (Awareness 0)

Unlock Cost Target Type Skill Type
None Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase Tempest Riko’s max SP to 200, and increase her SP Recovery by 60%.
  • When using a skill to restore her own SP, the amount recovered is affected by SP Recovery.
  • When using Blossoming Season, spend all SP, and activate different effects based on the amount of SP spent.
  • +100% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Colors of Dawn (Awareness 1)

Unlock Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x1 Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • The condition to activate the Falling Petals effect from Storm of Petals changes from Wind damage to any attribute damage.
  • Also, increase the target’s Critical Damage Taken by 30%.
  • Arrival of Spring increases Sweeper allies’ Attack by 25% more.
  • +102% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

East Wind (Awareness 2)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x2 Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase Tempest Riko’s max SP by 50 (also increase the maximum effect of Blossoming Season).
  • Also, after activating Blossoming Season, immediately recover 50 SP.
  • Enhance the effect of the Talent Vernal Spendor: Double the Critical Damage increase after gaining 5/10 Blossom stacks.
  • +105% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Swaying Bonds (Awareness 3)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x3 Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase the skill levels of Arrival of Spring and Blossoming Season by 3.
  • +107% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Sea Breeze (Awareness 4)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x4 Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Highlight Enhanced: The buff effect now applies to all allies besides Tempest Riko.
    • Increase the main target’s Critical Damage by 12% more, and restore 32 SP to all allies beside Tempest Riko.
  • +110% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Rage of Spring (Awareness 5)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x5 Self Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Increase the skill levels of Storm of Petals and Thief Tactics by 3.
  • +112% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Full Blossom (Awareness 6)

Skill Cost Target Type Skill Type
Riko’s Cognite x6 Party Awareness Skill
Skill Effect
At Skill Level 10, Talent 3:

  • Blossoming Season now affects all allies beside Tempest Riko.
  • When the main target uses a skill, immediately activate Storm of Petals 1 time on the target foe.
    • This effect can only be activated 1 time for each use of Blossoming Season.
    • Also, extend the duration of Falling Petals from Storm of Petals by 1 turn.
  • While Riko is on the field, when an ally deals damage, for every 1% of their Critical Rate that exceeds 100%, increase Critical Damage by 2%.
  • +115% HP, Attack, and Defense Boosts.

Tempest Riko Awareness Skill Priorities

Skill Skill Number Skill Type Skill Priority
Colors of Dawn Skill 1 Awareness Skill (Single Ally) Very High (★★★★)
East Wind Skill 2 Awareness Skill (Single Ally) High (★★★)
Full Blossom Skill 6 Awareness Skill (Party) Medium (★★)
Sea Breeze Skill 4 Awareness Skill (Highlight) Low (★)

For players of Persona 5: The Phantom X who aren’t spending a lot of money, unlocking Tempest Riko’s Colors of Dawn skill is highly recommended. This skill gets rid of the Wind damage limit on her first ability, Storm of Petals. It also makes her other first skill, Arrival of Spring, more powerful by boosting the Attack of Sweeper units like Joker and Panther.

Players who invest heavily in this skill can reach its highest level, Full Blossom. This upgrade transforms the Blossoming Season buff to affect the entire party instead of just one ally, and it makes the Falling Petals debuff last for an extra turn. Additionally, Full Blossom boosts the critical damage dealt by every party member when they attack.

You can get Tempest Riko right away at Awareness Level 0, and you’ll have opportunities to get another copy of her through future events like Anniversary celebrations.

Tempest Riko Best Card Sets

Creation and Worry Card Set (SP-Based Buff Support Build)

Revelation Card Card Type Active Card Effect
5★ Creation Card Space Card 4-Set Worry Effect

  • During battle, when SP reaches 100%/150%/200%, it increases Critical Damage by 15%/30%/45%.
5★ Worry Card Heaven Card 2-Set Worry Effect

  • Increase SP recovery by 80%.

4-Set Worry Effect

  • At the start of the battle, fill Highlight gauge by 25%.
  • This effect won’t activate if stacked.

For Tempest Riko and Chiyome, the most effective Revelation cards are Creation and Worry cards. Creation boosts Wind SP, making their Blossoming Season buff even stronger. Worry cards help activate their Highlight skill and provide an extra SP boost during battles. These cards are useful in all types of combat, including challenging game modes like Velvet Trials, Trials from the Sea of Souls, Gates of the Nightmare Catcher, Trials of Astrolabe, and Tartarus Challenge.

To get the most out of Riko’s abilities in battle, aim for a Stamina Point (SP) Recovery rate of 388%.

Control and Departure Card Set (Buff and Debuff Support Build)

Revelation Card Card Type Active Card Effect
5★ Departure Card Space Card 4-Set Control Effect

  • When attacking with a skill, decrease main target’s Defense by 23% for 2 turns.
5★ Control Card Heaven Card 2-Set Control Effect

  • Increase Max HP by 12%.

4-Set Control Effect

  • When attacking a skill, deal 8% of own HP as a bonus damage to the target.

At the start of the game, players can quickly equip the Departure and Control cards for a temporary boost. The Departure Space card weakens an enemy’s defense, and the Control Heaven cards improve Tempest Riko’s abilities and overall HP. Players can also sacrifice some of the Phantom Thief’s health to deal additional damage to a single enemy. This strategy is particularly useful for completing the initial stages of Velvet Trials’ Challenge Battles, Metro of Desire, and Thieves’ Secrets.

If Tempest Riko isn’t currently using her Departure and Control cards, you can give them to other units like Riddle, Key, or Soy.

Tempest Riko Revelation Card Set Main Stats and Substats

Heaven Card Main Stat Heaven Moon Card Heaven Star Card Heaven Planet Card
Recommended Main Stats
  • HP Percentage (Priority)
  • Defense Percentage (Optional)
  • Crit Multiplier or Crit Damage
  • SP Recovery Percentage
Space and Heaven Substat All Space and Heaven Cards Stat Priority
Recommended Substats
  • SP Recovery Percentage
  • Crit Multiplier or Crit Damage
Very High (★★★★)
  • Ailment Accuracy or Effect Hit Rate
  • Speed
  • HP Percentage
  • Defense Percentage
High (★★★)
  • Pierce Rate or Penetration Rate
  • Damage Multiplier or Damage Bonus
  • Attack Percentage
Medium (★★)
  • Flat HP
  • Flat Defense
Low (★)

For Tempest Riko, focusing on SP Recovery and Critical Multiplier is key when building her Space and Heaven Revelation Cards. Ideally, her Heaven Star Card should prioritize Critical Damage or Critical Multiplier as its main stat, while her Heaven Planet Card should focus on SP Recovery Percentage. With her Heaven Moon Card, you have more freedom with the main stat, but it’s still best to include both SP Recovery and Critical Multiplier as substats.

For the female Phantom Thief, consider these additional substats: Ailment Accuracy, Speed, HP Percentage, and Defense Percentage. Boosting HP and Defense keeps her alive longer, while Speed lets her act when you need her to. Finally, increasing Ailment Accuracy or Effect Hit Rate is important for Tempest Riko to reliably inflict the Windswept ailment, particularly when her Awareness Level is 1.

To make Riko Tanemura go first or second in battle, focus on equipping her Space and Heaven Revelation cards with multiple Speed-boosting stats.

Tempest Riko Best Weapons

Phantom Thief Weapon Weapon Type Active Weapon Effect
5★ Windplum Dance Parasol At Forge Level 0:

  • Increase Critical Damage by 36.3%.
  • After using a skill on ally, increase all allies’ Critical Damage by 13.2% beside Tempest Riko for 2 turns.
  • Also, when the main target deals damage with a skill, increase the damage by 3.3% for every 50 SP spent by that skill for 2 turns.
4★ Sparrow’s Leap Parasol At Forge Level 0:

  • Increase Attack by 12%.
  • When user restores SP with a skill, increase own Critical Damage by 8.7% for 2 turns.
  • Stacks up to 2 times.

As a big fan of Tempest Riko, I’m really excited about her special weapon, Windplum Dance! It’s designed for players who invest in her, boosting her Critical Damage and giving the whole team extra buffs. What’s even cooler is that whoever Riko buffs gets a Critical Damage increase that lasts for multiple turns! Plus, if you’re lucky enough to get this five-star weapon, it actually makes crafting those perfect Revelation cards – the ones with super high Crit Multiplier stats – a lot easier on your Stamina!

Players who don’t pay to play can still use Sparrow’s Leap if their Phantom Thief has at least 418% Crit Multiplier and 388% SP Recovery. They can improve these stats further by leveling up Mindscape skills. Sparrow’s Leap can be found in four-star weapon cases.

In Genshin Impact Version 4.0, you’ll be able to buy Tempest Riko’s five-star weapon, Windplum Dance, from Munehisa Iwai’s shop for 20 Purple Salamander Coins – a slight increase from the previous price of 10.

Adding Tempest Riko to your team will greatly improve how well you perform in battles in Persona 5: The Phantom X. She’s essential for any team, particularly if you’re tackling challenging game modes that need you to switch between multiple teams, like Trials from the Sea of Souls, Gates of the Nightmare Catcher, and Trials of Astrolabe. She pairs effectively with any character focused on dealing damage and who benefits from stat boosts, including Joker, Queen, Frostgale Kotone, and the Jailer Twins, Justine and Caroline.

Players can conquer all content in the game – including the main story, battles, and end-game challenges up to Version 3.2 – by maximizing their character’s Crit Multiplier and SP Recovery, and equipping the best Revelation Card combinations.

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2026-02-07 18:45