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How to Get Hermit’s Incense and Effects

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Hermit’s Incense is a piece of Booster Material you can use to boost an ally Persona's skill level in Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X). See how you can use this item to boost your ally Persona's skill level, including how to get Hermit’s Incense.

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Hermit’s Incense Overview

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Hermit’s Incense Information
Persona 5 X - Hermit’s Incense
Item Type Skill Material
Effect Raises an ally's skill level (up to 10).

How to Get Hermit’s Incense

How to Get Hermit’s Incense
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Increase Synergy Bond Rewards

Syngery-Rewards
As you progress your Synergy Bonds, you can get Hermit’s Incense at certain Synergy Rank Rewards.

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Complete the Weekly Recollections

Do Weekly Recollections
Hermit’s Incense can be gained by defeating the corresponding boss in Recollections on a weekly basis. You can only do one run for each boss before you are able to fight its respective Shadow again.

How to Use Hermit’s Incense

Use to Level Up Skills

Skill-Material
When an ally reaches a high enough level, they can enhance the skill levels of the Personas they use. You can use Skill Materials to boost the skill level of an ally's Persona's skill.

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