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It’s far from uncommon to see a weapons trader in a Persona title, andPersona 3 Portableis no exception to this pattern with the woman who runs Shinshoudo Antiques at Paulownia Mall. Once the store opens partway into the story, you can begin visiting to have her forge weapons for you, or trade you skill cards or items in exchange for dungeon loot.
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But between knowing which Personas to fuse or which skill cards to buy, Shinshoudo Antiques requires some foresight and planning. For everything you need to know about the Antiques shop in P3P, we’ve got you covered.
This guide contains slight spoilers for elements of Persona 3 Portable
What And Where Is The Antique Shop?
When you first launch Persona 3 Portable and visitPaulownia Mall, you’ll see Shinshoudo Antiques directlyto the right the stairsthat lead to the karaoke bar. It hasbrown wooden signagefeaturing kanji symbols above the shopfront.
Shinshoudo Antiquesdoesn’t open until 6/9, which is the day after you battle theEmperor and Empress Full Moon shadows. After this fight, the shop will be open for the rest of the game.
The woman who owns the shop offersa few servicesonce her business is up and running. She can:
Shewill not charge you in yenfor her work or trades, but rather, she requiresgemsobtained throughout Tartarus for the bulk of her catalog.
How To Fuse Weapons Using Your Personas
One of the primary draws of the Antiques shop in P3P is the ability tofuse your Personas into powerful weaponry.
While all Personas can be fused with all kinds of Nihil/Void weaponsobtained from golden hand shadows in Tartarus, the level of the Persona is directly proportional to the resulting weapon.
And though most Personas will fuse into general weapons,certain Personas fuse into special weapons.
These are oftenreminiscent of the mythology from which the Personas are derived.
Weapons fused with specific Personas willalways have a stat boost or additional effectto them. When you’re setting up a fusion with one of these Personas,the Nihil or Void weapon type doesn’t matter. If a certain Persona is used, the result will always be the same.
Other, more general weaponry can be made byforging any other Persona into a Nihil weapon. The resulting weapon will be more powerful, the higher the level of the Persona used in its fusion.
Each weaponyou ask the owner of the shop to forge, regardless of its strength or specialty, willtake two days to make.
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Weapons Forged From Mythological Personas
Below is a table featuring all thespecial weaponsthat are made when giving the owner of the shopspecific Personas.
These will often be the one of thestrongest, if not theultimate Persona of that specific arcana, so some may take you a while to obtain.
Male Protagonist and Mitsuru Kirijo
+10 to all stats
+100 HP
Electric boost
Wind boost
Ice boost
All Other Persona Fusion Weapons And Effects, By Arcana
Outside the specific Personas we mentioned above, most Personas that you fuse into weapons will offer power based onboth their level and arcana.
Most of the major arcana from Persona 3 Portable willimpart a different effect, depending entirely on their arcana. However, each arcana has aset additional effectthat can only be altered by using a Persona of a different arcana in your fusion.
The odds of successfully afflicting bonus ailments or how much bonus HP is received is then decided upon bythe level of the Persona, with higher-level Personas offering better additional effects.
The Fool arcana, however, imbues aspecific effect to each Persona, which we’ll detail below.
1-29
Low chance to evade ice
30-59
Medium chance to evade ice
60-99
High chance to evade ice
Low chance to evade fire
Medium chance to evade fire
High chance to evade fire
1-99
Resist wind
Low chance to evade electric
Medium chance to evade electric
High chance to evade electric
Resist charm
Low chance to evade wind
Medium chance to evade wind
High chance to evade wind
Resist poison
+10 SP
+20 SP
+30 SP
1-19
+20 HP
20-39
+30 HP
40-69
+40 HP
70-99
+50 HP
Resist fear
Resist electric
Resist ice
Low boost to critical hit rate
Medium boost to critical hit rate
High boost to critical hit rate
Resist fire
Medium boost to the likeliness of inflicting ailments
High boost to the likeliness of inflicting ailments
60-79
+4 to all stats
80-99
+5 to all stats
Low chance to inflict an ailment
Medium chance to inflict an ailment
+3 to all stats
High chance to resist magic attacks
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Skill Cards: Teach Your Personas New Skills
Here, we’ve got a full table of all the cards for which you may trade your gems from Tartarus, both skill and stat. You can trade for them in the"Trade for Card" menu.
Skill cardsare given to your Personas toteach them the battle skill matching the name of the card,which they may not have been able to learn otherwise.
Since the game doesn’t take actual elemental ability into account with these cards, you cangive any Persona any card, and they’ll be able to learn that skill.
These cards can be agreat way to cover gaps in your elemental coverageif you have any!
Ruby (10)
Stat Cards: Boost A Persona’s Stats
On the other hand,stat cardswill boost the stats of the Persona to whom the card is given, according to which stat is listed on the card.
They can also be found under the"Trade For Card" menu.
These cards scale in power based onroyal titles. In ascending order of power, they are:
Onyx (2), Aquamarine (1)
These cards can also be obtained asgifts from Mitsuruif youperform well on your exams.
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All Battle Items And Social Link Gifts
In addition to cards and weapons for your Personas, the woman at the Shinshoudo Antique shop also sells severalitems.
These can be anything fromgifts for social linkstobattle itemstorestorative expendables, so check in often to see if you two can make a deal.
Fully restores one ally’s HP
Fully restores all allies' HP
Slightly restores one ally’s SP
Moderately restores one ally’s SP
Fully restores one ally’s SP
Revives one ally to full HP
Casts Hamaon on one foe
Casts Mudoon on one foe
Homunculus
Diamond (1), Sapphire (1)
Protects from insta-kill from Hama and Mudo skills(single use, automatically consumed)
Barrier that reflects one magic attack off the party
Barrier that reflects one physical attack off the party
Nullifies all stat bonuses applied to all foes
Nullifies all stat penalties applied to all party members
Raises the party’s strength for three turns
Raises the party’s agility for three turns
Raises the party’s defense for three turns
Medium almighty damage to all foes
Enables escape to the entrance of Tartarus
Guaranteed escape from battle(does not apply to boss battles)
Almost looks real! Might please someone.
Fusion Spells: Portable Lets You Buy Them
In both thevanilla and FES versionsof Persona 3,Fusion Spellsrequired you to have specific Personas in your Persona stock to access.
Thankfully, in P3P, you can justbuy themat the Antiques shop.
In P3P, these are items to be used in battle for a litany of bonus effects, entirely dependent upon which was used. They appear in your inventory at the bottom, astriangles with dots on the angles.
Cadenza
Malachite (2), Amethyst (1)
Restores 50% HP to each party member Evasion up for each party member(does not stack)
50% chance to half all foes' HP with light magic
50% chance to knock down all foes
Frolic
Malachite (1), Amethyst (2)
Fully restores the party’s HP, but has a 30% chance to inflict charm as well
King and I
Malachite (3), Garnet (1)
Medium ice damage to all foes Medium chance to freeze all foes
80% chance to inflict charm to all foes
Best Friends
Malachite (2), Topaz (2)
Gives the effect of every -kaja skill to one party member
Thunder Call
Malacite (4), Topaz (1)
Heavy electric damage to all foes High chance to shock all foes
Valhalla
Malachite (1), Topaz (2)
Gives one ally complete invincibility to all attacks for one turn Subsequently drops that ally’s HP and SP to 1 after that turn
Heavy slash damage to all foes
Heavy strike damage to all foes
Low chance to knock down all foes Immediately casts Dekaja
Guaranteed to afflict a random ailment to each foe
The party is completely invincible for a single turn
Massive fire damage to all foes
Severe almighty damage to all foes
Malachite (99), Ruby (10)
Deals 9999 damage to all foes
Use one of these during battle to trigger a special animation from your protagonist of choice as they utilize the effects.
