If you’ve been grinding through Persona 5 Royal’s late-game palaces in 2026 and are hunting for a top-tier wind-aligned persona to add to your roster, you’ve probably looked up how to fuse Ananta in Persona 5 Royal at least once. This underrated persona packs some of the strongest group wind attacks in the game, plus passive traits that cut down on spell cost and boost damage against shadow enemies weak to wind. I’ve tested every possible fusion combination for Ananta over the past three playthroughs this year, so I’m breaking down exactly what you need to do to get the best possible version without wasting rare persona or item resources.
Prerequisites to Fuse Ananta in Persona 5 Royal (2026 Update)
Before you even attempt the fusion, there are a few non-negotiable boxes you need to tick first. If you skip these, you won’t even see Ananta show up as an option in the Velvet Room fusion menu, no matter what combinations you try. I made this mistake on my first playthrough last month, so save yourself the frustration of 30 minutes of wasted trial and error.
One thing to note for 2026 players who are using the latest Steam patch: there was a small bug in older versions of the game that locked Ananta behind the third semester content, but that’s been fixed now. You can fuse Ananta as soon as you hit level 77, even if you haven’t started the third semester yet.
The Most Reliable Fusion Combinations for Ananta
There are 11 total valid fusion combinations for Ananta, but most of them require rare persona that you can only get from late-game treasure demon drops or max confidant unlocks. The two combinations below are the easiest to pull off, no rare drops required, as long as you’ve unlocked persona from the 6th palace and beyond.
First, the most consistent combination I use every playthrough is Garuda + Suzaku. Both of these persona are easy to find in the 7th palace’s mid-level floors, or you can fuse them yourself with low-level common persona if you don’t want to grind for captures. This fusion will give you an Ananta with the innate "Wind Break" skill, which lets you remove wind resistance from enemy shadows in one hit, a game-changer for boss fights where multiple enemies resist wind damage.
The second combination is Horus + Norn if you’re looking to build a support-focused Ananta. This fusion passes on the innate "Auto-Matarukaja" skill, which gives your entire party a 30% attack boost for the first three turns of every fight. I use this build for the final palace, where you’re facing waves of high-health enemies back to back, and the pre-buff cuts down on fight time by almost 40% in my experience. If you want to compare full skill sets for each base Ananta variant, you can check the official Persona 5 Royal wiki page for Ananta to see all innate skill drops for each combination.
Optimal Skill and Trait Loadouts for Your Fused Ananta
Fusing Ananta is only half the battle: you need to build it with the right skills and traits to make it worth a slot in your endgame party. A poorly built Ananta will be outperformed by lower-level wind persona like Suzaku, so don’t skip this step if you’re planning to use it for the final boss or the secret post-game dungeon.
For a pure damage wind build, prioritize these skills first: Wind Boost, Wind Amp, Magic Ability, and Spell Master. This combination gives you a 110% total boost to all wind damage, plus cuts spell cost in half, so you can cast the high-damage "Vacuum Wave" skill 12 times before you need to use a mana item. I also recommend adding the "Survive Light" skill if you’re heading into the third semester, as most of the shadows there use light attacks that can one-shot a magic-focused persona like Ananta.
If you’re building a hybrid support Ananta, swap out Magic Ability for Auto-Masukukaja and add the "Dodge Ice" trait, since ice is Ananta’s only natural weakness. This build is perfect for players who like to run a single support persona that can also deal solid damage when needed. Don’t waste skill slots on passive attack boosts for physical skills, though: Ananta has abysmal strength stats, so physical attacks will almost always do less than 100 damage even with boosts.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Fusing Ananta in 2026
I’ve seen a ton of players in 2026 P5R community groups make the same mistakes when fusing Ananta, wasting hours of grind and rare resources for a subpar persona. Most of these mistakes are easy to avoid if you know what to look for before you confirm your fusion in the Velvet Room.
The first big mistake is fusing Ananta before you have all the skill cards you want to pass to it. Once you fuse Ananta, you can only add new skills by using skill cards or leveling it up, and it stops learning new innate skills at level 82. If you want to pass a rare trait like "Spell Master" to it, you need to have that trait on one of the two persona you’re using for the fusion, so plan ahead instead of fusing first and trying to add skills later.
Another common mistake is ignoring Ananta’s ice weakness. A lot of new players skip adding an ice resistance or dodge skill to their Ananta build, and then get one-shot by the first ice-using shadow they run into in the final palace. You can pick up an Ice Resist skill card from the 7th palace’s item shop for only 15,000 yen, so it’s a tiny investment that will save you from a lot of frustrating game over screens.
Don’t fuse Ananta if you’re below level 77 either. If you use a treasure demon to force the fusion early, your Ananta will be capped at your current level, and you’ll miss out on the three high-level skills it learns between level 77 and 82. It’s worth grinding a couple extra levels in Mementos first to get the full version of the persona.
At the end of the day, learning how to fuse Ananta in Persona 5 Royal is one of the best upgrades you can make to your late-game persona roster, especially if you run a magic-focused party build. Take the time to hit the prerequisite levels, gather the right persona for your preferred combination, and add the right skills to fit your playstyle, and you’ll have a persona that can carry you through every endgame fight with ease. I’ve used Ananta as my main wind persona for all my 2026 playthroughs, and it’s never let me down, even on the hardest merciless difficulty setting.