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ArcanaChance

Arcana Chance is a special event in Persona 4 which occurs after a successful Shuffle Time (including Blank Cards). Arcana Chance will bestow certain effects, depending on the alignment of the Arcana Card; 'Upright' results in a positive effect, while 'Reverse' yields a negative effect.

Generally, the effect will last through 3-5 separate occurrences from which its conditions were triggered (i.e. successfully completing a battle or Shuffle Time sequence), otherwise the effect will wear off after a prolonged period of time. Temporary effects will be replaced by any subsequent temporary Arcana Chance effects.

Effects[]

Arcana Card Upright Effect Reverse Effect
Fool Random Upright Arcana Card effect. Random Reverse Arcana Card effect.
Magician Permanently upgrades 1 random Skill of 1 random Persona. Permanently downgrades 1 random Skill of 1 random Persona.
Priestess You can view all the Analysis information for every enemy for a while! (Includes Bosses) You cannot view the Analysis information for any enemy for a while!
Empress Restore all characters' HP to maximum. Reduces all characters' HP to 1.
Emperor Temporarily grants consistent Player Advantage. Temporarily grants consistent Enemy Advantage.
Hierophant The "Reverse Arcana Card" effect is nullified during the Arcana Chance for a while! The chance of an Arcana Card reversing has increased for a while!
Lovers Powerful Shadows have disappeared from the area! (dungeon-wide) Powerful Shadows have appeared in the area! (dungeon-wide)
Chariot Permanently increases one random Persona's Agility. (1~3 Points) Permanently decreases one random Persona's Agility. (1 Point)
Justice Permanently increases one random Persona's Strength. (1~3 Points) Permanently decreases one random Persona's Strength. (1 Point)
Hermit Temporarily displays unexplored areas in mini-map. Temporarily conceals the whole mini-map.
Fortune Permanently increases one random Persona's Luck. (1~3 Points) Permanently decreases one random Persona's Luck. (1 Point)
Strength Permanently increases one random Persona's Magic. (1~3 Points) Permanently decreases one random Persona's Magic. (1 Point)
Hanged Man Permanently increases one random Persona's Endurance. (1~3 Points) Permanently decreases one random Persona's Endurance. (1 Point)
Death Everyone recovered full SP! Everyone's HP became 1!
(Party is ejected from dungeon and entire dungeon is reset)
Everyone recovered full HP! Everyone's SP became 1!
(Party is ejected from dungeon and entire dungeon is reset)
Temperance You will earn more money from battle for a while! You will earn less money from battle for a while! (All battles yield ¥1)
Devil Transforms one Persona into a higher level Persona of a different Arcana.
(Inherited skills do not carry over)
Transforms one Persona into a lower level Persona of a different Arcana.
(Inherited skills do not carry over)
Tower You will receive an extra treasure from treasure chests for a while!
(Chests grant extra money)
All treasure chests will contain Shadows for a while!
(Items can still be gained, but will sometimes break)
Star "One more chance!" will occur more frequently during shuffles for a while. "One more chance!" will occur less frequently during shuffles for a while.
Moon You will gain more EXP from battle for a while! You will gain less EXP from battle for a while! (EXP reduced to 1 after battle)
Sun Persona cards are more likely to appear during shuffles for a while.
(Blank Cards become Persona cards)
Penalty cards are more likely to appear during shuffles for a while.
(Blank Cards become Penalty cards)
Judgement All party members' SP has been restored! Halves all characters' current SP.

Effect Explanations[]

Magician
The Magician Arcana Chance will permanently upgrade or downgrade one random Skill from one of the protagonists' random Personas. Skill upgrades will most often affect a single-target Skill, upgrading it to a multi-target Skill (or vice-versa with the Reverse effect).
Below is a list of Skills that can be upgraded (the Arcana Card effect will not take place if the protagonist is not carrying a Persona with a modifiable Skill):
Hierophant
The Hierophant effect lasts only until the next Arcana Card is played out. This means that the effect of the newly drawn Arcana Card will replace the effect of the Hierophant as normal. Note that the upright Hierophant does not guarantee that the next Arcana Card will end up in the upright position.


General
Dungeon - Combat - Turn - Action - Level - Experience - Party - Stats - Skills - Items - Equipment - Melee Attack - Ranged Attack - Damage (Fixed) - Guard - Escape - Accuracy - Critical - Multi-hit - Insta-Kill - Ailments - Drops - Encounter - Random Encounters - Symbol Encounters - Ambush - Difficulty
Franchise-wide
Demon - Magic (Fusion Spell) - Affinities - Unique skills - Extra Skills - Macca - Yen - Magnetite - Incense - Alignment - Moon Phase System - Demon Summoning Program (COMP) - Cathedral of Shadows (Fusion - Skill Inheritance - Accidents / Special / Three-demon / Sacrificial / Sword) - Demonic Compendium - Evolution - Negotiation (Special conversation) - Rag's Jewelry - Code Breaker - Press Turn - New Game Plus - Ultimate boss - Streetpass - Password - Skill Mutation - Energy Drain - Party Talks
Shin Megami Tensei series
Terminal - Guardian (if...) - Tactical Battle (NINE) - Capacity (NINE) - RTS (NINE) - Reinforcements (NINE) - Race Shift (NINE) - Modules (NINE) - Magatama (3) - Reason (3) - Demon Co-Op (SJ) - EX Missions (SJ) - Challenge Quest (4) - Skill Potential (4/A-5) - Smirk (4) - Barrier (4) - Partners (4A) - Jade Dagger (4A) - Magatsuhi Skills (5) - Essence (5) - Glory (5) - Miracles (5) - Demon Statues (5) - Abscess (5)
Devil Summoner series
Loyalty - Personality - Mystic Change - Nemechi (SH) - Case Files (RKKA)
Majin Tensei series
Rank - Affinity (2) - Arcana (Ronde)
Persona series
Shadows / Personas (Initial / Prime / Ultimate / Ancestor / Reverse / Sub) - Skill Card - Totem (1) - Type/Subtype (1+2) - Affinity (1+2) - Rank (1+2) - Mystic Change (1+2+5) - One More (3-5) - Growth Rate (1+2) - Unknown Power (1+EP) - Personality (1+2, 5) - Material Card (2) - Mutation (2) - Follow Up - All-out Attack (Cut-in) - Heart Item (3) - Shuffle Time (3+4) - Daily Life (3-5) - Calendar (3-5) - Social Stats (3-5) - Social Link (3+4) - Tactics (3-5) - Requests (3-5;Q+Q2) - Linked Episode (3RE) - Arcana Chance (4) - Forecasts (Fusion / Weather) (4+5) - Boost (Q+Q2) - Power Spot (Q+Q2) - F.O.E (Q+Q2) - Confidant (5) - Technical (5+5S) Treasure Demon (5+5S) - Party Switch (5+5S) - Disaster Shadow (5R) - Fusion alarm (5R) - Persona Traits (5R) - Third Eye (5+5S) - Master Arts (5S) - BOND (5S) - Persona Points (5S)
Devil Children series
Trainer - Bank - BattleNet - Relic Fusion - Power Fusion - Powers
Digital Devil Saga series
Berserk Mode (2)
Devil Survivor series
Devil Auction - Extra Turn Battle - Skill Crack - Titles (DSO / DS2 / RB) - Fate System (2) - Add-On (2)
Other
Equip Type (GMT:TM) - Skill Systems (GMT:TM) - Sword Exchange (GMT:TM) - Class (TMS♯FE) - Class Change (TMS♯FE) - Topic System (TMS♯FE) - Side Quests (TMS♯FE) - Ad-lib Performance (TMS♯FE) - Session (TMS♯FE) - Dual Arts (TMS♯FE)
Characters
Playable Protagonist - Yosuke Hanamura - Chie Satonaka - Yukiko Amagi - Kanji Tatsumi - Rise Kujikawa - Teddie - Naoto Shirogane
Social Link Margaret - Nanako Dojima - Ryotaro Dojima - Naoki Konishi - Kou Ichijo - Daisuke Nagase - Hisano Kuroda - Sayoko Uehara - Yumi Ozawa - Ayane Matsunaga - Ai Ebihara - Fox - Shu Nakajima - Eri Minami - Marie - Tohru Adachi
Major Igor - Mayumi Yamano - Misuzu Hiiragi - Saki Konishi - Mitsuo Kubo - Hanako Ohtani - Kinshiro Morooka - Noriko Kashiwagi - Taro Namatame - Old Lady Shiroku - Master Daidara - Minoru Inoue - Yuuta Minami - Kaneko - Aika Nakamura - President Tanaka - Chihiro Fushimi - Mr. Edogawa - Kanami Mashita - Moel Gas Station Attendant
Major enemies Shadow Yosuke - Shadow Chie - Shadow Yukiko - Shadow Kanji - Shadow Rise - Shadow Teddie - Shadow Mitsuo - Shadow Naoto - Kunino-sagiri - Ameno-sagiri - Kusumi-no-Okami - Izanami
Locations
Inaba Central Shopping District - Dojima Residence - Junes Department Store - Samegawa Flood Plain - Velvet Room - Yasogami High School
Midnight Channel Twisted Shopping District - Yukiko's Castle - Steamy Bathhouse - Marukyu Striptease - Void Quest - Secret Laboratory - Heaven - Magatsu Inaba - Hollow Forest - Yomotsu Hirasaka
Other Okina City - Shichiri Beach - Midnight Trivia Miracle Quiz - Tatsumi Port Island (Gekkoukan High School - Club Escapade - Iwatodai Station)
Music
Albums Original Soundtrack (Persona 4 / Golden / The Animation) - Never More -Reincarnation- - Persona 4: The Golden Animation Special Arrange CD - Persona 20th Anniversary All Time Best Album - Re:BRiLLiANCE
Songs "Ain't Nobody Can Hold Me Down" - "Alone in this World" - "Aria of the Soul" - "Studio Backlot/Backside of the TV" - "Beauty of Destiny" - "Dazzling Smile" - "Falling into Right Places" - "Heartbeat, Heartbreak" - "Heaven" - "I'll Face Myself" - "Just Like The Wind" - "Key Plus Words" - "Koisuru Meitantei" - "Never More" - "Next Chance to Move On" - "Pursuing My True Self" - "Reach Out To The Truth" - "Shadow World" - "Signs of Love" - "Sky's The Limit" - "SNOWFLAKES" - "Someone Else's Man" - "Time For True Revelation" - "Time To Make History" - "True Feelings" - "True Story" - "The Way of Memories" - "We Are One and All" - "Ying Yang" - "Your Affection"
Archives
Terminology Persona (Initial / Ultimate) - Persona user - Glasses - Fog - Shadow - Shadow Self - Party - Tactics - All-out Attack - Shuffle Time - Arcana Chance - Fusion Forecast - Weather Forecast - Investigation Team - Mystery Food X - Phoenix Ranger Featherman R
Lists Arcana - Personas - Shadows - Skills - Items (Persona 4 / Golden) - Requests - Status Changes - Activities - Calendar - Golden Trophies - The Animation / Golden Animation Episodes - Patches and Updates - Steam Profile Items
School Life Weather Forecast - Seasons - Social Link - Social Stats - Yen - Class - Studying - Books - Movie Theater - Bed - Fishing - Cooking - Part-time Jobs - Shrine - Scooter - Gardening - School Club - Bug Catching - Refrigerator - Crane Machine - Chagall Café - Tanaka's Amazing Commodities - Cat
Other Media
Games Golden - Arena - Arena Ultimax - Dancing All Night
Productions The Animation / -The Factor of Hope- / The Golden Animation - Visualive / the Evolution - Persona Stalker Club - 「PERSORA AWARDS」 - PERSORA AWARDS 2 - PERSORA AWARDS 3 - Persora -The Golden Best- - Persona VS
Publications Manga - The Magician - Dengeki Comic Anthology (the Animation / The Golden / The Golden Animation) - Kiri no Amnesia - Your Affection - Persona x Detective Naoto (manga) - Yasoinaba Case File - Persona Magazine
Drama CDs Persona 4 (Vol.1 / Vol.2 / Vol.3) - Persona 4 The Animation (Vol.1 / Vol.2) - Persona 4 Golden (Vol.1 / Vol.2)
Mobile Games The Card Battle - Colors - Persona 4: The Slot - Persona 4 the Pachinko
Events Music Live 2008 - Music Live 2009 - Music Tour 2010 - Music Live 2012 - Music Fes 2013 - Music Box 2014 - Super Live 2015 - Livehouse Tour 2015 - Super Live 2017 - Super Live 2019- 25th Anniversary Symphonic Concert
20th Anniversary Festival - 25th Anniversary - 25th FES
Miscellaneous Merchandise
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