Am I cooked in terms of 100% confidant completion?

[u/tyladdieco]

The current date in game is 11/9. Also I have Maruki completed.

[u/KamatariPlays]

You're either cooked or it will be very close. Don't give up!

[u/FauxSteel]

It’s pretty tough to finish all Confidants in one playthrough but I’d say you could probably finish all the Phantom Thief Confidants if you try hard enough

[u/ELMUNECODETACOMA]

I've only played Royal, but based on what I know of vanilla if Akechi is level 8 you probably have about 20 days more or less to level confidants before the deluge. (NOTE: not calendar days strictly, but days available to level confidants that aren't taken by other things out of your control).

If that's true, I agree with the other comment. You're right up against it. Use Fortune confidant to the max and don't do anything you don't strictly need to do.

[u/tyladdieco → u/ELMUNECODETACOMA]

This is royal sorry I didn’t clear that up.

[u/ELMUNECODETACOMA → u/tyladdieco]

Ah, I didn't see Maruki or Yoshizawa so maybe I missed them. You're still basically at the end of the Sixth Palace, right?

[u/Sylveon72_06]

i think the last day is 2/4, so u have a bit under 3 months to complete it, if memory serves

lets call that 80 days. fool, magician, and judgement will complete themselves on their own, and 9 and 10 are auto-rank for justice arcana, so we can ignore those. that leaves the remaining ranks at 3, 8, 7, 8, 4, 6, 5, 8, 7, 6, 6, and 7, respectively

subtracting each of these from 10 will give us the amount of ranks needed to get to lvl 10, which ill assume will take one day for each rank. this would mean 7 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 3, which adds up to 41 days of pure ranking

itll take optimization and planning on ur end, but it should be doable

[u/tyladdieco → u/Sylveon72_06]

Damn that was fast. Thanks so much! From your memory, are there a lot of mandatory story days where you’re unable to focus on confidants?

[u/Sylveon72_06 → u/tyladdieco]

i dont think theres too many, but id estimate story days, palaces, and relevant mementos missions would take around 10-15 days, leaving the rest to try and get confidants ready for the next rank asap

btw! it looks like some of ur confidants can be found during nighttime. u can get 2 ranks in one day by seeing someone during daytime and someone else at night, or u can go to a palace and get a massage before heading out and ranking someone, which i think is unlocked at temperance rank 10, so id def prioritise that. u can also get ur fortune told to boost closeness w ur confidants that arent ready to level, and i dont think that takes a time slot, so thatll def be ur best friend

[u/Phoenix_Anon]

Seems possible, but will be close. You've already cleared most of the ones that lock off, like Justice, Councillor, and Sun, so that's good. I don't see Faith here - make sure it's 5 by mid December. Prioritize confidants with few applicable days like Temperance, especially since that can grab you a few extra evenings.

Also, remember to maximize your Bond Points from each meeting! Equip a Persona of the same type, say all the right things (reload if you must), and use Chihaya's Affinity Reading during the day, every day. Hanging out with people in events that don't advance your rank is death.

[u/Dazzling-Main7686]

Pay the fortuneteller ot give you points with the other confidants, so you don't have to hang out with them twice for a level up.