As you progress through the main story quests in Persona 5: The Phantom X, you start gaining free tickets to a 5-star unit of your choice from the original Phantom Thieves group, as well as some weapons to pick from. For players wanting to chase the meta, here are the best choices for you.

Beginner Banner and Part 1 Mission Reward Choice

Once you finish Part 1 of the main story, you receive the same choice as the 50 beginner banner reward with a free 5-star. Currently, both Morgana (Mona) and Ann Takamaki (Panther) are the best choices compared to Ryuji. Morgana is currently the best Sustain unit and should be your top priority. He can revive teammates during combat and is a great utility party member.

Next, once you reach 50 rolls on the beginner’s banner, pick Ann as your main DPS unit since her damage is good enough for most content in the game, especially in the early game, where she can easily blaze through early missions. She applies multiple damage buffs to herself through her skills and is a potent DPS option.

Part 3 Reward

If you clear Part 3, this chest has even more choices with Rin, Riddle, and Marian. Since the Global version differs from CN, don’t open this chest until all these characters are launched in the game.

Best Free 5-Star Weapons

Going through the rest of the main story, you’ll eventually earn a chest that lets you pick a 5-star weapon of your choice. For this, take Rosethorn for Ann as it synergizes well with her Passion mechanic, giving her even more damage and Burn status after proccing La Vie en Rose.