Persona 5: The Phantom X – Ultimate Revelation Cards Guide for Powering Up Your Team

Looking for a way to boost your squad in Persona 5: The Phantom X? If you’ve been scratching your head over the mysterious Revelation Cards system, you’re not alone. This guide breaks down how these cards work, what makes them so important, and how you can get the most out of them to smash through those tough Shadow bosses.

What are Revelation Cards and why they matter
Types, marks, sets, and rarities explained
How to get and upgrade your cards
Full bonus effects and set synergies
Tips for farming and using Space cards

What exactly are Revelation Cards in Persona 5: The Phantom X?

Revelation Cards are your main ticket to making characters tougher, stronger, and more versatile. You unlock this system at account level 35, opening up a world of stat boosts and unique effects. Think of them like the artifacts from Genshin Impact or relics from Honkai: Star Rail, but with a Persona twist. Each character can equip five different marks: Sun, Moon, Star, Sky, and Space. Each mark means a different main stat, with Space being the only card to double up on attack and defense.

Confusingly, some cards have one name on the art but are referred to differently in-game text. If you’re getting lost, you’re not the only one!

Revelation Card marks and rarities

Every card comes with a main stat and a handful of random substats. The higher the card’s rarity, the more substats you get:

Gray – Up to two substats
Blue – Up to three substats
Purple – Up to four substats
Orange – Up to four substats (best possible drop)

The number and quality of substats can make or break your build, so keep an eye on those rolls! Each time you level up a card, its main stat increases, and every five levels you get a random substat upgrade or unlock a new one (if there’s room).

Set bonuses: Heavens and Space cards

The first four marks — Sun, Moon, Star, and Sky — are known as Heavens cards. Equip two or four cards from the same set and you’ll unlock a powerful bonus. Here are a few examples:

Peace: +20% defense (2 cards), +18% shields (4 cards)
Hindrance (Interference): +10% Curse damage (2), +20% Curse to debuffed foes (4)
Courage (Valor): +10% Physical damage (2), +30% crit damage for 2 turns (4)
Strife: +10% Fire damage (2), +15% attack (+15% more if target is weak to Fire) (4)
Power: +12% attack (2), +10% attack every 6 turns, up to 3 times (4)

Want to see the full list of sets and effects? Check out the handy table in-game or in community guides for the most up-to-date info.

Space Cards: The endgame game-changer

Unlocking at account level 40, Space cards add another layer. These cards only activate their unique effect if all four of your Heavens cards are from the same set. Each Space card has different effects depending on which Heavens set you match it with. For example:

Acceptance + Strife: +8% attack per foe, up to 40% total
Awareness + Truth (Science): +12% damage to foes with elemental ailments, stacking twice
Growth + Opulence (Luxury): When activating Resonance, +10% Ice damage for 2 turns, stacking up to 3 times

If you want to really min-max, combining the right Heavens set with the perfect Space card can make your main DPS or healer shine.

How to get Revelation Cards (and which ones to farm)

Starting at level 35, you can farm Heavens cards by opening chests in Palaces or by completing Revelation Card challenges in the Realm of Repression. Each challenge is tied to two Revelation sets:

Words of Serenity: Peace, Hindrance (Interference)
Words of Nature: Control (Dominion), Renewal (Completion)
Words of Feuds: Courage (Valor), Strife
Words of Life: Love, Opulence (Luxury)
Words of Ruling: Power, Victory
Words of Bonds: Prosperity (Abundance), Truth (Science)

If you’re after the best cards, aim to farm high-level (60+) challenges for a better shot at purple and orange cards. Lower-rarity cards are okay as a stopgap, but upgrading them long-term is not cost-effective.

Space cards, meanwhile, unlock at account level 40. You can get them by:

Clearing Nightmare’s Gateway battles
Exchanging Companio Coins in the Companio Shop
Leveling up your paid special pass to level 30
Completing certain steps in Plans

There’s no active event with Space cards as a reward at the moment, but keep an eye out — they may pop up in future updates!

Quick tips to power up fast

Don’t waste resources on low-rarity cards unless you’re stuck
Always check for set bonuses and try to match four Heavens cards from the same set
Level up your best cards for higher stats and more substats
Experiment with Space card and Heavens set combos for your main team

With a little luck and some smart farming, you’ll be crushing Shadows and climbing the ranks in no time. Good luck, Phantom Thieves!