Stats and Social Qualities
Persona 4 Golden guide · How to raise Courage, Diligence, Knowledge, Expression, and Understanding
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The protagonist has five personal parameters: Courage, Diligence, Knowledge, Expression, and Understanding, each leveling from Rank 1 to Rank 5. Increasing these stats is mandatory to start or advance certain Social Links, apply for specific part-time jobs, and unlock special dialogue choices. Balancing stat gains with reading books, part-time jobs, and diner visits is vital throughout the school year.
Social links
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Worth doing
- Visit the Aiya Diner in the Central Shopping District on rainy days to attempt the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge, which grants random increases across several stats at once.
- Work the Envelope Construction part-time job from the town bulletin board at your bedroom desk at night to raise Diligence.
- Work the Translation part-time job from your bedroom desk at night to raise Expression, which requires a baseline of Knowledge to accept.
- Work the Tutor part-time job at night to raise Expression and Understanding, though it requires maximum Understanding to accept.
- Work the Day Care part-time job on bus stop days to raise Understanding while progressing the Temperance Social Link.
- Work the Hospital Janitor part-time job at night to raise Courage while progressing the Devil Social Link, though it requires Diligence to accept.
- Work the Origami Crane folding part-time job at your bedroom desk at night to raise Understanding, though it requires a baseline of Diligence to unlock.
- Study at the desk in your bedroom or at the school library after school to raise Knowledge, with rainy days yielding higher gains.
- Read stat-boosting books purchased from the Yokusendo Bookstore at your bedroom sofa to permanently increase stats or boost the efficiency of stat-raising activities.
- Eat strange or spoiled food from the Dojima residence fridge when available at night to raise Courage at the cost of evening time.
Tips
- Prioritize reading the books "Expert Study Methods" and "Hyperspeed Reading" as soon as they become available at the bookstore to drastically reduce the time spent reading other books.
- Save the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge at Aiya for rainy days when outdoor Social Links are unavailable, as it boosts three to four stats in a single evening.
- Answering classroom questions correctly raises Knowledge without consuming any time, while volunteering to answer when classmates struggle can raise Expression.
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