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Persona 3 Reload (P3R)

How to Get All Major Arcana Cards

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Persona 3 Reload - How to Get All Major Arcana Cards

Major Arcana Cards in Persona 3 Reload (P3R) can be obtained from defeating the full moon bosses or from the passages in the Monad. Learn more on how to get all major arcana cards, and what effects each major arcana card has!

How to Get All Major Arcana Cards

Defeat the Full Moon Bosses

Persona 3 Reload - Emperor

A major arcana card will be rewarded to the player after they have defeated a full moon boss. Since each boss is tied to a major arcana, you will have to beat them all to gell all the cards.

List of All Full Moon Bosses

Defeat the Monad Passage Bosses

Cowardly Maya

Once you reach a certain point in the story, you will unlock the Monad floors that contain several bosses with a major arcana card. You can find these bosses at the Monad Passages.

List of All Monad Bosses

List of All Major Arcana Card Effects

Major Arcana Shuffle Time Effect
Fool EXP acquired from battles will increase until you leave Tartarus.
Magician Acquire rare items.
Priestess All-Out Attack damage will increase until you leave Tartarus.
Empress Endurance, Agility, and Luck of Personas in your possession will increase by 2.
Emperor Strength and Magic of Personas in your possession will increase by 2.
Hierophant The level of your currently equipped Persona will increase by 1.
Lovers Social Link bonuses for Persona fusions will increase until you leave Tartarus.
Chariot Your maximum HP will increase by 10.
Justice You will be able to pick one additional card from Shuffle Time.
Hermit Your maximum SP will increase by 7.
Fortune All currenty party members' maximum HP will increase by 8.
Strength All current party members' maximum SP will increase by 5.
Temperance The next time you do a daily activity, your Academics, Courage, and Charm will increase more than usual.
Devil The number of items obtained by defeating enemies and destroying breakable objects will increase until you leave Tartarus.
Tower All of your Personas will have their stats increased by 1.
Star You will be able to pick one additional card during Shuffle Time.

Major Arcana Cards Achievement

Beyond the Darkness

Beyond the Darkness TrophyBronze Beyond the Darkness
Unlocked access to the remaining Major Arcana.
How to Get All Major Arcana Cards

You can get the Beyond the Darkness achievement once you gain access to the remaining Major Arcana cards.

All Trophies and Achievements and How to Unlock (P3R)

What are Major Arcana Cards?

Bonuses from Shuffle Time

Persona 3 Reload - Shuffle Time

Major Arcana Cards are cards you can pick during Shuffle Time. These cards can grant you various bonus effects, as listed above. Although, note that some effects will last only until you leave Tartarus.

Shuffle Time Bonuses

Get All Major Arcana Cards for an Arcana Burst

Persona 3 Reload - Arcana Burst

You can get an Arcana Burst if you get all of the Major Arcana Cards you have unlocked so far during your run in Tartarus. When you do, you will gain a bonus Shuffle Time and all of the cards will be higher ranked until you leave Tartarus.

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Battle System Guide Tartarus Exploration Guide
Theurgy Skills Guide How to Shift Guide
Moon Phases Guide Status Ailments Guide
Shuffle Time Bonuses How to Open Locked Chests
How to Summon the Reaper All Characteristics and How to Get
Fusion Skills How to Get All Major Arcana Cards
Great Clock Guide How to Give Direct Commands
Monad Chambers Guide

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Fusion Guide: Normal and Triangle Fusion Can You Inherit Skills?
All the Best Personas Fusion Accidents
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List of All Special Fusions

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Can You Change Soundtracks? Best Difficulty Settings
Can You Still Use the Bathroom? All Trophies and Achievements
Missing Persons Guide How to Fix the Broken Machine
Can You Save Shinjiro? Ghost Investigation Questions and Answers
How to Use Rewind How is Experience Shared?
How to Escape the Hot Springs Does Persona 3 Reload Have Auto Save?
New Game Plus Guide Advanced Tips and Tricks

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3 Anonymous Anonymous almost 2 years

Judgement The Member of the Current Party with the Lowest level will gain a Large Amount of Exp

2 Anonymous Anonymous almost 2 years

Sun: You will be able to fuse Personas up to 5 levels above your current level until your leave Tartarus

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