Another day, another limited 5-star begging for your wallet in Persona 5 Phantom X. Version 3.6 drops today on JP and Global servers after maintenance, finally completing the Persona 5 Royal cast by adding Goro "Crow" Akechi as a recruitable Phantom Thief. The Most Wanted Phantom Idol Contract banner gives him boosted rates, while his exclusive 5★ Silent Pistol comes from Arms Deals using those precious Platinum Milicoins. East Asian servers already had him earlier, but global whales get him now alongside the Crossroads of Fate: Laboratory Arc Part 2 event that wraps up the Kasumi crossover story.

Akechi slots in as a 5★ Almighty Sweeper dishing massive Almighty damage, Bless buffs for allies, Curse debuffs on enemies, and his Flames of Desire passive that stacks up to three effects depending on your party comp. Pair him with other Sweepers for extra party damage multipliers. The update also adds Manaka Nagao's Synergy episode for backstory on her post-Wonder life, Jose's Dicey Adventure using event dice for Mementos runs, and a boss battle mode with stamina challenges. Login bonuses hand out 7 Platinum Milicoins and 600 Meta Jewels over seven days. Now every mainline P5 and Royal Thief from Joker to Violet is in the gacha pool -- congrats on finishing the collection, F2P.

Community on X is the usual mix of simp pulls and regret: one whale dropped everything for him only to call the rates manipulated, while others admit he's not exactly meta but still pulling for the traitor vibes. Reddit's buzzing with hype for the story continuation and Royal callbacks in the new Palace. As a veteran gacha slave from Shenzhen, I respect the completionism bait. The event runs until April 30 with rewards like Gold Tickets and Rebel Coins, but we all know why most are logging in. Time to light up another and decide if Crow's worth the pity. F2P plebs, enjoy the story for free while the rest of us chase that 5-star spark.