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Akihiko Sanada

Akihiko Sanada

/Electric/Sweeper

★★★★★

Atier

Introduction

Akihiko Sanada is a 5-star Electric character in Persona 5 X. Akihiko Sanada's role is Sweeper.

On our Persona 5 X tier list Akihiko Sanada is A tier, 21st of the 50 characters ranked, from where 4 current tier lists put Akihiko Sanada.

Other Electric characters in Persona 5 X: Ayaka Sakai, Kumi Katayama, Motoha Arai, Motoha Arai (Radiance) and YUI.

Is Akihiko Sanada good?

An Electric Sweeper who hits hardest against knocked-down foes, with an unusually good stat profile (Crit Rate from levels, Crit Damage from his weapon). He plays much like Noir: strong in fights with several tough bosses where burst matters more than speed.

His on-demand Down Point reduction only comes every three turns and his Skill 3 runs on a fixed cooldown, so if foes aren't down on the right turns his burst loses a lot. He can only fire one Theurgy on his own.

Strengths

  • Heavy damage in slower, setup-friendly teams
  • Excellent Crit stat profile
  • Good against multiple tough bosses

Weaknesses

  • Most damage lands on a three-turn cycle
  • Only one Theurgy on his own
  • Needs foes downed to peak

Profile

Akihiko Sanada is voiced by JiaMing in Chinese and Midorikawa Hikaru in Japanese. Akihiko Sanada was released on 11 June 2026.

Background

Member of S.E.E.S. of Persona 3

Akihiko Sanada is a character from Persona 3, and a member of S.E.E.S.; an extracurricular group in Iwatodai High School meant to deal with Shadows during the Dark Hour.

Skills

14

  • Blitzkrieg

    Electric / Multi-Target · 20 SP

    Effect: Gain 1 Grit stack. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 122.8% of attack. Also, increase Sanada's critical damage by 23.4% for 3 turns.

  • Spark Impact

    Electric / Multi-Target · 20 SP

    Effect: Gain 1 Grit stack. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 92.1% of Attack. Also, gain 2 Mettle stacks.

  • Lightning Fist

    Electric / Multi-Target · 24 SP · Cooldown 2 turns

    Effect: Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 136.4% of Attack. If Grit is at 2 stacks or higher, spend all Grit stacks, and increase this skill's Multiplier by 48.8% for each stack.

  • Theurgy - Lightning Spike

    Electric / Multi-Target

    Effect: Can be activated when Theurgy gauge is at 140. Deal Electric damage to all foes equal to 255.4% of Attack. This Theurgy is guaranteed to activate a critical hit. Also, critical damage will be between a minimum of 250% and maximum of 350%.

  • Assist Skill

    Single-Support / Single-Target

    Effect: Increase 1 ally's critical damage by 20% for 1 turn.

  • No Rules

    Hidden / Talent

    Effect: When dealing damage to downed foes, increase damage by 30.0%.

  • Rough Combo

    Hidden / Talent

    Effect: When Sanada activates a critical, increase Attack by 13.5% for 3 turns. Stacks up to 3 times.

  • Reason to Fight

    Awareness A0

    At battle start, gain 2 Mettle. Gain 1 Mettle whenever an Electric skill or Theurgy deals damage (max 12). At the start of Sanada's turn, consume 6 Mettle to activate Flash Blow once: deal Physical damage to all foes equal to 55.9% ATK, increase downed foes' damage taken by 8% for 1 turn, count as a Resonance, and gain 1 Grit. Grit: +4% Pierce Rate (max 3 stacks).

  • Boxing Team Captain

    Awareness A1

    At the start of battle, increase the Theurgy gauge by 70. When gaining Grit stacks, increase critical rate by 20%.

  • Guardian Fist

    Awareness A2

    When dealing damage to downed foes, increase Down Bonus by 10%. After spending Mettle stacks to activate Flash Blow, increase Sanada's damage by 30% for 3 turns.

  • Stoic Heart

    Awareness A3

    Increase the skill levels of Spark Impact and Lightning Fist by 3.

  • Results of Training

    Awareness A4

    When activating a Theurgy, increase critical damage by 50% (between a minimum of 300% and maximum of 400%).

  • Buried Emotions

    Awareness A5

    Increase the skill levels of Blitzkrieg and Combat Tactics by 3.

  • Striving for Power

    Awareness A6

    At battle start, gain 6 Mettle (increase max stacks to 18). Each Grit stack increases Sanada's damage by 8% (increase max stacks to 4). When Lightning Fist consumes Grit, also trigger Finishing Blow once. Finishing Blow deals Electric damage which ignores Defense to all foes equal to 13.5% ATK per Grit spent, counts as a guaranteed critical Resonance damage, and grants 1 Grit.

How to get Akihiko Sanada

Story progression, events, or Gacha Banners

Upgrade materials

  • Skill Lv. 7-10Ephemeral Incense x4

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