Queen
Makoto Niijima
/Nuclear/Assassin
★★★★★
Introduction
Makoto Niijima is a 5-star Nuclear character in Persona 5 X. Makoto Niijima's role is Assassin. Faction: Phantom Thieves of Heart.
On our Persona 5 X tier list Makoto Niijima is S tier, 4th of the 50 characters ranked, from where 7 current tier lists put Makoto Niijima.
Other Nuclear characters in Persona 5 X: Chizuko Nagao, Leo Kamiyama and YUI (Cosmic).
Is Makoto Niijima good?
Makoto Niijima (Queen) is a fast single-target Nuclear DPS who deals good damage from turn one and is sturdy thanks to built-in damage resistance, with a Skill 2 that heals an ally. She relies on foes carrying Elemental Ailments, which locks her into the 4-star 
Chizuko (Vino), easy to max but outclassed by newer supports.
Her TECHNICAL doesn't benefit from TECHNICAL Mastery, which limits her future scaling.
Pairs well with: Chizuko Nagao.
Strengths
- Good damage every turn from the start
- Built-in damage resistance
- Can heal an ally
Weaknesses
- Locked to Chizuko as a support
- Misses out on TECHNICAL Mastery
Profile
Makoto Niijima carries the title "Queen". Makoto Niijima is voiced by MengLu Yang in Chinese and Rina Sato in Japanese. Makoto Niijima was released on 4 August 2025.
Background
Makoto Niijima is a member of the Phantom Thieves of Heart, operating under the code name Queen.
Along with Joker, they seek to steal the “treasure” of their targets and force a change of heart to confess their crimes.
Stats
- HP278
- ATK103
- DEF60
- SPD96
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Persona 5 X roster.
Skills
6Sanctioned Drift
Nuclear / Multi-Target · 20 SPEffect: Deal Nuclear damage to foes equal to 54.4% of Attack (5 hits). From the second hit, prioritize new targets and change damage to 20% for hits on the same target. Also inflict a random elemental ailment on the target of each hit, prioritizing inflicting ones the target doesn't have. If the target has an elemental ailment, activate a Technical and deal bonus Nuclear damage equal to 19.2% of Attack. Inflict Radiation on the main target for 2 turns.
President's Prowess
Single-Heal · 22 SPEffect: Restore HP of 1 ally equal to 34.6% of Makoto's Attack + 113. Increase Makoto's Attack by 32.0% for 2 turns. Gain 3 Tenacity stacks, and gain more Tenacity stacks for each unique elemental ailment on foes.
Nuclear Fury
Nuclear / Single-Target · 21 SPEffect: Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to 138.1% of Attack, and gain 2 Tenacity stacks. If the main target has an elemental ailment, activate a Technical, dealing bonus Nuclear damage equal to 25.6% of Attack. When Crash Out is active, evolve this skill to Thermonuclear Fury. Thermonuclear Fury: Deal Nuclear damage 1 foe equal to 159.7% of Attack. For each different elemental ailment the foe has, activate a Technical, dealing bonus Nuclear damage equal to 22.4% of Attack (up to 3 hits).
Highlight
NuclearEffect: Highlight: Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe equal to 307.2% of Attack, gain 2 Frenzied Voltage stacks, and activate the following effects. Spend 1 Frenzied Votlage stack to inflict 1 random elemental ailment on foes, continuing until foes have 2 elemental ailments. Spend all remaining Frenzied Voltage stacks to increase the damage of this skill by 20% per stack. 1 More: Deal Nuclear damage to 1 foe
Chief Strategist
Effect: During battle, for each different type of elemental ailment on foes, increase Attack by 15.0%
Unshakable Will
Effect: At the start of battle, increase damage reduction rate by 2.0%, and when Crash Out is active, increased damage reduction rate by 2.0% more (up to 6.0%)
How to get Makoto Niijima
Makoto Niijima's signature weapon is Nuclear Finisher.
Upgrade materials
- TotalHermit's Incense x4
