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Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X)
Tropical Motoha (S. Closer) Character Build
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The Summer variant of Motoha Arai, AKA Tropical Motoha or S. Closer, is a playable character in Persona 5: The Phantom X (P5X). Read on for details on S. Closer's build here, along with her character profile, voice actors, weapons, her Persona and their skills, how to use her, materials to raise her, and best team comps here!
| Links to Closer Guides | |
|---|---|
| Character Guide | Synergy Bond Guide |
| Tropical Motoha Guide | |
List of Contents
Tropical Motoha Character Overview
Tropical Motoha Profile
 S. Closer Tropical Motoha |
| Persona |
|---|
| Tropical Awilda |
| JP Voice Actor |
| Hondo Kaede |
| CN Voice Actor |
| Zhu Que Cheng |
Member of Wonder's Team
Tropical Motoha is a part of Wonder's team of Phantom Thieves, which operate on a separate basis from the original Phantom Thieves of Heart in Persona 5.
Tropical Motoha (Tropical Awilda) Tier Ranking
| Character Rating | Reroll Rating |
|---|---|
►Characters Tier List |
►Reroll Tier List |
S. Closer is currently the best DPS out of all the characters up until Version 2.1. Not only is she easily sustained due to her high survivability, she can dish out massive Bless damage to both single and multi-target battles. Furthermore, she was massively buffed to the point that she can work with almost any team!
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Tropical Motoha's Persona and Skills
Tropical Awilda Overview
 Tropical Awilda |
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| Rarity | 5★ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity | |||||||||
| Role | |||||||||
| Weaknesses and Resistances | |||||||||
 Physical |
 Gun |
 Fire |
 Ice |
 Elec |
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
 Wind |
 Psychic |
 Nuclear |
 Bless |
 Curse |
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| - | - | ◯ | △ | - | |||||
◯ = Weakness | △ = Resists | - = Neutral
This is the summer variant of Motoha Arai's initial Persona, Awilda. This variant, along with the new look and skills, is only unlocked if you were able to pull S. Closer!
Tropical Awilda Skills
| Skill | Cost | Tags |
|---|---|---|
 Blue Sunrise
|
20 SP | Multi-Target |
| Effect: Deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 87.8% of Attack. If Summer Hype is active, spend 10% of Motoha's max HP to deal bonus Bless damage to all foes equal to 29.3% of Attack. | ||
 Summer ’Splosion
|
20 SP | Single-Target |
| Effect: Deal Bless damage to 1 foe equal to 136.6% of Attack and restore 20% of Tropical Motoha's max HP. If Summer Hype is active, deal bonus Bless damage to 1 foe equal to 34.2% of Attack. | ||
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Surf ’n’ Shine
|
20 SP | Multi-Target |
| Effect: Immediately enter the Summer Hype state, which lasts until the end of Tropical Motoha’s next turn. Spend 15% of her max HP to deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 159.7% of Attack. Summer Hype: Increase critical rate by 9.8% and damage by 29.3%. (CD: 1 turn) | ||
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Thief Tactics
|
- | |
| Effect: Highlight: Deal Bless damage to all foes equal to 195.2% of Attack and restore 20% of Motoha's max HP. If her HP is above 50%, increase Highlight damage by 25%.
1 More: Deal Bless damage to 1 foe. |
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 Energy Overload!
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- | Hidden Ability |
| Effect: When Tropical Motoha receives healing, increase damage by 30% for 2 turns.
Unlocks at Hidden Ability Lv 1 |
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Outshine the Sun!
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- | Hidden Ability |
| Effect: During battle, increase Motoha's Attack by 24 points for every 100 points of max HP above 8000, up to 1920.
Unlocks at Hidden Ability Lv 4 |
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How to Use Tropical Motoha
Tropical Motoha Skill Rotation
A0
A1
| Order | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | Surf 'n' Shine (After getting 5 stacks of Tropical Heart) |
| 3 |
| Order | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Surf 'n' Shine (After getting 5 stacks of Tropical Heart) |
| 2 | |
| 3 |
For Tropical Motoha's skill rotation, first build up her Tropical Heart stacks using Summer 'Splosion. After building 5 stacks of Tropical Heart, use Surf 'n' Shine two times to quickly burst down enemies.
The Awareness 1 variant can gain Tropical Heart stacks faster, especially with the help of other supports. With that, you can quickly start the combo with two Surf 'n' Shines and then use either of the two skills as filler during the 1-turn cooldown period of Tropical Heart.
Tropical Motoha Skill Explanation
Get Summer Hype With Surf 'n' Shine
| Skill | Buff |
|---|---|
| Blue Sunrise | Deal bonus Bless damage to all foes equal to 19.2% of Attack. |
| Summer 'Splosion | Deal bonus Bless damage to one foe equal to 22.4% of Attack. |
| Surf 'n' Shine | Increase critical rate by 6.4% and damage by 19.2%. |
★ The numbers here are based on an unleveled character.
To get started with Tropical Motoha's game plan, you will have to activate Summer Hype by using her bread-n'-butter skill, Surf 'n' Shine! This will give S. Closer's unique buffs to each of her skills, either with additional damage or properties. Preferably, it will be better to use this skill after being buffed or healed!
You can use Surf 'n' Shine in succession for a massive damage boost to the skill if you use it after gaining Tropical Heart, which is given after being healed 5 times.
If you have Awareness 1, you can do this even within 1 turn order if sequenced properly, allowing you to quickly access high damage numbers. However, it would be best to reserve this after fully buffing her up to reap the rewards!
Blue Sunrise for Grouped Enemies
If you are up against a group of enemies, Blue Sunrise will be the recommended skill to use after getting your Summer Hype. Doing so allows you to have follow-up damage after the first hit.
Summer 'Splosion for Bosses
If you are up against a single target with high health, Summer 'Splosion should be included in your main rotation after getting Summer Hype. Like Blue Sunrise, doing so allows you to have follow-up damage after the first hit, but with a bigger payoff.
Furthermore, you can use this to heal Tropical Motoha herself to build more stacks for Tropical Heart and set yourself up for a back-to-back Surf 'n' Shine!
Buff Her With Heals and Max HP
Generally, all of Tropical Motoha's skills will be buffed after being healed and scales off from her maximum HP. It would be wise to pair her with Characters such as Marian or Soy to keep her healthy!
However, you can also use Tropical Motoha's Highlight to heal and buff herself, essentially making her an independent Sweeper!
Tropical Motoha Build
Skill Priority
| Priority | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Surf 'n' Shine |
| 2 | Summer 'Splosion |
| 3 | Thief Tactics |
| 4 | Blue Sunrise |
You will want to level up Surf 'n' Shine first since most of her damage revolves around this specific skill. Afterwards, focus on increasing Summer 'Splosion as you will use this to set up for Tropical Heart.
Furthermore, you can level up Thief Tactics to increase the Bless Damage. You can leave Blue Sunrise as it is outshined by Surf 'n' Shine as an AoE attack.
Revelation Card Sets
Resolve and Virtue for Synergy
| Recommended Cards | |
|---|---|
 Resolve
|
 Virtue
|
| Recommended Main Stats |
Recommended Substats |
| • HP • Attack • Critical Rate |
• HP • Attack • Critical Rate • Critical Modifier |
If you can pair Tropical Motoha with teammates that can increase her max HP, the Resolve and Virtue set would be the best to build around. This set not only buffs the Bless damage, but it also gives critical hit rate. Furthermore, if they were able to reach certain HP caps, a percentage damage bonus is included!
Departure and Control for Independent Play
| Recommended Cards | |
|---|---|
 Departure
|
 Control
|
| Recommended Main Stats |
Recommended Substats |
| • HP • Attack • Critical Rate |
• HP • Attack • Critical Rate • Critical Modifier |
If you plan on using Tropical Motoha as a sub-DPS for a team not centered around buffing her HP, the Departure and Control set is a better alternative option. This set allows you to passively increase her max HP, but it can provide additional aftershock damage and defense loss.
Tropical Motoha Best Teams
| Pick your team! |
|---|
|
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Premium Bless Team
| Recommended Personas for Wonder | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
★★★★★ Dominion
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★★★★ Dionysus
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★★★★★ Lakshmi
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| Party Composition | |||||||||||
 S. Closer
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 Marian
|
 Chord
|
 Phoebe
|
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Fully building around Tropical Motoha requires a team that can provide buffs to her HP and constantly keep her health tapped out! These are the chosen characters and their roles during a battle:
- S. Closer: She will be your primary DPS who can clear waves efficiently.
- Marian: She applies Blessings, Max HP Buffs, and constant heals for S. Closer.
- Chord: She massively buffs Tropical Motoha's attack and allows her to set up his Highlight to heal herself for Tropical Heart stacks.
- Phoebe: Buffs the team's Bless damage consistently while providing a possible heal.
As for Wonder, he will first increase Tropical Motoha's HP with Lakshmi, and the buff her damage up using Dominion and Dionysus.
Budget Team
| Recommended Personas for Wonder | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
★★★★★Dominion
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★★★★Dionysus
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★★★★★Lakshmi
|
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| Party Composition | |||||||||||
|
S. Closer
|
 Soy
|
 Cattle
|
 Wind
|
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If you were not able to get the premium characters stated above, the original team of Wonder works nicely with Tropical Motoha due to their versatility and consistent buffs/heals. These are the chosen characters and their roles during a battle:
- S. Closer: She will be your primary DPS who can clear waves efficiently.
- Soy: He increases the max HP of Tropical Motoha with Icy Defense.
- Cattle: He massively heals Tropical Motoha while increasing attack with his Highlight.
- Wind: Buffs the team's overall weakness damage while having the option heal Tropical Motoha.
As for Wonder, he will first increase Tropical Motoha's HP with Lakshmi, and the buff her damage up using Dominion and Dionysus.
Tropical Motoha Awareness Effects
Awareness Effects and Details
| Awareness Level | Effect and Details |
|---|---|
 A0 |
Summer Starts Here! When receiving healing, increase damage by 25% for 2 turns. After receiving healing a total of 5 times, gain Tropical Heart (healing received from Blessing counts once per turn). When using Surf ’n’ Shine while Tropical Heart is active, spend Tropical Heart to remove the cooldown time from Surf ’n’ Shine. Afterwards, there is a 1-turn cooldown until Tropical Heart can be gained again. When Tropical Motoha spends HP to use a skill, she will not be KO'd. |
 A1 |
Exciting Summer! When Summer Hype is active, increase critical rate by 10% and critical damage by 25%. At the start of each turn, increase Tropical Heart's healing counter by 1 and gain 1 Blessing. |
 A2 |
Stay Cool! When Tropical Motoha receives healing, increase critical damage by 20% for 2 turns. Stacks up to 2 times. During battle, increase her max HP by 1200. |
 A3 |
Catch the Wave! Increase the skill levels of Summer ’Splosion and Surf ’n’ Shine by 3. |
 A4 |
The Fun Never Ends! Highlight Enhanced: After using a Highlight, increase the next Surf ’n’ Shine’s damage by 80%. |
 A5 |
Another Perfect Day! Increase the skill levels of Blue Sunrise and Thief Tactics by 3. |
 A6 |
Everlasting Summer! Tropical Heart will not be spent after using Surf ’n’ Shine. Summer Hype is enhanced to Summer Blowout. When Summer Blowout is active, the bonus damage of Blue Sunrise activates 3 times. Summer ’Splosion recovers 20% more of Motoha’s max HP. Increase the skill multiplier of Surf ’n’ Shine by 50%. |
Tropical Motoha Weapons
 Colorful Coast★★★★★ |
HP:211 ATK:57 DEF:29 | Scorching Summer Increase Bless damage by 24.2%. When Summer Hype is active, increase critical damage by 26.0%. When using Surf 'n' Shine when Summer Hype is active, increase that skill's damage by 34.0% and gain 1 Sunlight stack. When using a skill or highlight, spend 1 Sunlight Stack to increase the skill's damage by the same amount. Damage increases from Summer Hype and Sunlight will not stack, even if activated at the same time. |
|---|---|
 Bubble Puff Star★★★★☆ |
HP:168 ATK:45 DEF:23 | Sunbathing Increase Attack by 12.0%. When receiving healing while Summer Hype is active, increase damage by 7.6% more for 2 turns. Stacks up to 2 times. |
 Flower Ball★★★☆☆ |
HP:126 ATK:34 DEF:17 | Cleansing Ripples When attacking a foe, if user is above 50% HP, increase Bless damage by 16.0% |
 Beach Ball★★☆☆☆ |
HP:105 ATK:28 DEF:14 | Pristine Waters Increase Attack by 11.3% |
Tropical Motoha Upgrade Materials
Overclocking Materials
| Level Unlocked | Materials Required |
|---|---|
| Lv. 10 to Lv. 20 | |
| Lv. 20 to Lv. 30 |  Whiff of Iris x12 |
| Lv. 30 to Lv. 40 | |
| Lv. 40 to Lv. 50 | |
| Lv. 50 to Lv. 60 | |
| Lv. 60 to Lv. 70 |  Essence of Iris x12 |
| Lv. 70 to Lv. 80 | Essence of Iris x18 |
| Total Needed |
Whiff of Iris x17Essence of Iris x30 |
Skill Upgrade Materials
| Skill Level | Materials Required |
|---|---|
| To Lv. 2 | |
| To Lv. 3 | |
| To Lv. 4 | |
| To Lv. 5 | |
| To Lv.6 | |
| To Lv. 7 |
|
| To Lv. 8 |
|
| To Lv. 9 |
 Skill Incense L L x6 |
| To Lv. 10 |
Skill Incense L x12 |
| Total Needed |
 Skill Incense M x13Skill Incense L x25 |
Should You Pull For Tropical Motoha
Yes, Especially With Marian
Tropical Motoha is a must pull, especially if you have previously pulled for Marian. These two are currently the quintessential pieces for a solid Bless team.
However, if you find her uninteresting or Marian is not in your arsenal, you can wait for the future Bless Assassin with Sumire. In the end, pull for the characters that you want, and you will enjoy playing.
Tropical Motoha Release Date
Released on Version 2.1
The summer variant of Motoha Arai, or better known as S. Closer, was released on Version 2.1 update of P5X, which was on September 22, 2025 after the end of Phoebe's banner.
Version 2.1 Patch Notes and Summary
Persona 5 Phantom X Related Guides
Characters by Role
 Assassins |
 Medics |
 Sweepers |
 Strategists |
 Saboteurs |
 Guardians |
 Navigators |
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Characters by Affinity
| Fire |
Ice |
Wind |
Electric |
| Psychic |
Nuclear |
Bless |
Curse |
| Physical |
Gun |
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All Characters
| Wonder's Team | ||
|---|---|---|
 Nagisa (Wonder) |
 Lufel (Cattle) |
 Motoha (Closer) |
 Shun (Soy) |
 Wind(Riko) |
- |
| Alternate Characters | ||
 Summer Closer |
 Seaside Tomoko |
- |
| Phantom Idols | ||
 Yaoling (Rin) |
 Haruna (Riddle) |
 Yui (Bui) |
 Minami (Marian) |
 Yumi (Phoebe) |
 Seiji (Fleuret) |
 Kiyoshi (Key) |
 Yukimi (Yuki) |
 Miyu (Puppet) |
 Kotone (Mont) |
 Tomoko (Moko) |
 Leo (Leon) |
 Kayo (Okyann) |
 Toshiya (Sepia) |
 Chizuko (Vino) |
| Yumi (Phoebe) |
 Ayaka (Chord) |
 Kira (Messa) |
 Masaki (Cherish)
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- | - |
| Phantom Thieves of Heart | ||
 Makoto (Queen) |
 Yusuke (Fox) |
 Ren (Joker) |
 Morgana (Mona) |
 Ryuji (Skull) |
 Ann (Panther) |
 Futaba (Oracle) |
 Haru (Noir)
|
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Upcoming Characters
| Upcoming Persona 5: The Phantom X Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Luce | Cherish | Howler |
| Matoi | Ange | Turbo |
| Berry | Blitz | - |
| Upcoming Alternates for Characters | ||
| Wind (Strategist) |
Rin (Chinese New Year) |
Mont (Figure Skater) |
| Marian (Summer) |
Puppet (Summer) |
Yui (Nuclear) |
| Upcoming Phantom Thieves of Heart | ||
| Crow | Violet | - |
| Upcoming Collaboration Characters | ||
| Makoto (P3) | Yukari | Akihiko |
| Mitsuru | Fuuka | - |
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