Path of Da'at

The Path of Da'at

The Path of Da'at, also known as Path of the Enlightened Ones (認知得し者たちの路, Ninchi Tokushisha-tachi no Michi)^? in Japanese, is the ninth path of Mementos, and acts as the true depths of the Palace of the Masses during the third semester events in Persona 5 Royal.

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The Path of Da'at can be first accessed by the Phantom Thieves on January 13th, when the third semester's free time window is open. This path consists of 16 areas (with waiting rooms for rest on areas 5 and 11), with the 16th area as the Cognitive Control Room, which must be reached to continue the infiltration in Maruki's Palace.

Da'at possesses a white ambience and each gate blocking the tunnel has a "0" printed on it, with turquoise roots spreading across the areas and the first eight zones of Mementos, to symbolize Maruki's control over the Palace of the Masses following Yaldabaoth's defeat on the Day of Reckoning. 

These roots also are seen in the first eight paths of Mementos and are concentrated in the centre of the Hall of the Grail, where the Holy Grail was placed. Similar devices are frequently used by Takuto Maruki and his Shadow associates in his own Palace, for tasks such as information transfer, infrastructure, and restraining, such as when Sumire Yoshizawa was seized for treatment.

The Hall of the Grail is the area that lies beyond the Path of Iweleth, after the Prison of Regression is destroyed, and acts as the compressed remnants of the Shrine of the Holy Grail and has an escalator ascending upwards into Da'at.

When the Shadow Selves for the four Mementos Requests inhabit an area, the walls become turquoise as well, symbolizing Maruki's lack of control over the targets, since he has not overwritten the entire world with his actualization for the time being.

The Shadows found in here take the form of slender human-like creatures with fossilized appearances and wear white and turquoise masks. They have thin hands that flail about and eight tentacles to move forward.

Search Objects

Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type
Silk Yarn	Material	Tin Clasp	Material	Plant Balm	Material
Cork Bark	Material	Iron Sand	Material	Condenser Lens	Material
Thin Copper	Treasure	Hole Copper	Treasure	Grooved Copper	Treasure
Jade	Treasure	Blank Card	Skill Card	Thick Parchment	Material
Aluminum Sheet	Material	Tanned Leather	Material	Red Phosphorus	Material
Liquid Mercury	Material	Thin Silver	Treasure	Hole Silver	Treasure
Grooved Silver	Treasure	Diamond	Treasure
* Blue background - appears only in rainy and snowy weather, as well as any weather warning, unless it's a cold wave.

Treasure Chests

Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type
Psy Magatama	Consumable	Nuke Magatama	Consumable	Bless Magatama	Consumable
Curse Magatama	Consumable	Dizzy Vial L	Consumable	Brainwash Vial L	Consumable
Sooty Bolt Armor	Sooty Armor	Sooty Rogue's Garb	Sooty Armor	Sooty Gilded Collar	Sooty Armor
Empowering Ofuda	Consumable	Debilitator Ofuda	Consumable	Strength Up Ofuda	Consumable
Magic Up Ofuda	Consumable	Idaten Ofuda	Consumable	Rasetsu Ofuda	Consumable
Ouija Board	Consumable	Holy Shroud	Consumable	Black Robe	Male Armor
Huge Gold Lump	Treasure
* Red background - treasure chest is locked.

Enemies

The Shadows found on this path are the same ones found in both the Depths of Mementos and the Qilphoth World dungeons, so if they have not been recruited yet, such as those areas' Treasure Demons, the protagonist can do so in this zone.

Starting from the next visit after the cables in the Cognitive Control Room are removed, a series of much stronger groups of Shadows found in past Palaces with different titles will appear at Da'at. They cannot be recruited or negotiated with and do not drop any items once defeated.

Strangely enough, Regent can occasionally be found here.

Normal Shadows

• Notes:
  • Melchizedek, Lilith, Chernobog, Dominion and Slime Mara might manifest as a Disaster Shadow.
  • Red Shadows always manifest as Abaddon.
  • Slime Mara and all Super Shadows listed below are unable to negotiate with.

Shadow	Arcana	Lv	HP	SP	Affinity										Type	Drop	Area
Melchizedek	Justice	58	718	473	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Str	-	Dr	Nul	Irritable	-	1-4,6-9,13-15
Moloch	Hanged Man	60	751	495	-	-	Dr	Wk	Str	Str	Dr	-	-	Nul	Gloomy	-	1-4,6-8
Lilith	Moon	60	650	429	-	-	Wk	Rpl	-	-	-	Rpl	-	Nul	Timid	-	1-4,6-7
Chernobog	Death	62	750	495	-	Str	Wk	Dr	Nul	-	-	-	Wk	Dr	Gloomy	-	3-4,6-8
Thor	Chariot	64	1,033	681	Str	-	-	-	Nul	-	-	-	Str	Str	Upbeat	-	6-10,13-15
Yamata-no-Orochi	Judgement	64	1,193	787	Str	-	-	Dr	-	Str	-	-	-	Str	Gloomy	-	6-7,9-10
Dominion	Justice	68	600	396	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	Rpl	Nul	Wk	Irritable	-	8-9,12-15
Mot	Death	72	1,100	726	-	Str	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	Rpl	Timid	-	12-15
Throne	Justice	72	757	499	-	-	Nul	-	-	Nul	-	Wk	Rpl	-	Gloomy	-	8-10,12-15
Mara	Tower	73	1,840	1,214	-	Nul	Dr	-	-	-	Rpl	-	Str	Nul	Timid	-	12-15
Slime Mara	Tower	60	900	600	-	-	Str	Wk	Wk	-	Wk	Str	-	Str	Irritable	-	12-15
Abaddon	Judgement	75	7,000	4,620	Dr	Dr	Dr	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	-	Irritable	Sooty Gilded Collar	1-4,6-10,12-15
Regent	Emperor	10	165	93	Str	Str	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nul	Nul	-	-	6,9,12,14-15
Hope Diamond	Death	40	900	270	Str	Str	-	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-4,6-9,12-14
Crystal Skull	Fool	50	950	330	Str	Str	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	-	12-15
* Red background - Treasure Demons.

Super Shadows

Shadow	Arcana	Lv	HP	SP	Affinity										Area
Black Ooze	Moon	76	???	???	Str	Str	-	Str	Wk	-	Wk	-	Wk	Nul	1
Slime	Chariot	78	???	???	Str	Str	Wk	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	-
Pixie	Lovers	76	???	???	-	Wk	-	Wk	Str	-	-	-	Str	Wk	1-2
High Pixie	Fool	82	???	???	-	Wk	-	-	Str	Str	-	Wk	-	-
Titania	Empress	87	???	???	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Str	Str	Str
Jack Frost	Magician	80	???	???	-	-	Wk	Nul	-	-	-	-	-	-	2-3
Black Frost	Fool	87	???	???	-	-	Rpl	Dr	-	-	-	Nul	-	Rpl
King Frost	Emperor	88	???	???	-	-	-	Dr	-	-	-	-	Nul	-
Girimehkala	Moon	88	???	???	Rpl	Rpl	Str	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nul	3-4
Ganesha	Sun	88	???	???	Str	Str	-	-	-	Drn	Wk	-	-	-
Berith	Hierophant	83	???	???	-	Nul	Str	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	-	4,6
Eligor	Emperor	86	???	???	-	-	Str	-	Wk	-	-	-	-	Str
Decarabia	Councillor	89	???	???	Wk	-	Rpl	-	-	-	-	Str	-	Str	6-7
Forneus	Magician	89	???	???	-	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	Nul	-	-	-
Kikuri-Hime	Priestess	84	???	???	-	-	Wk	-	-	Nul	-	-	Str	-	7-8
Kushinada-Hime	Lovers	84	???	???	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	Wk	Rpl	-
Ame-no-Uzume	Lovers	86	???	???	-	-	Dr	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-
Naga	Hermit	78	???	???	-	Str	-	-	Nul	Wk	-	-	-	-	8-9
Raja Naga	Temperance	89	???	???	-	-	-	-	Nul	-	-	-	-	-
Cait Sith	Magician	79	???	???	-	-	-	-	Str	Wk	-	-	-	-	9-10
Nekomata	Magician	83	???	???	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	Str	-	-	-
Angel	Justice	84	???	???	-	Wk	-	-	Str	-	-	-	Nul	Wk	10,12
Archangel	Justice	86	???	???	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-	Nul	Wk
Power	Justice	88	???	???	-	-	-	-	-	Str	-	-	Nul	Wk
Orthrus	Hanged Man	83	???	???	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	Str	-	-	12-13
Cerberus	Chariot	86	???	???	-	-	Dr	Wk	-	-	-	Str	-	-
Jatayu	Tower	84	???	???	-	-	-	Str	-	Rpl	-	Wk	Str	-	13-14
Garuda	Star	88	???	???	-	-	-	-	-	Str	-	-	Rpl	-
Yaksini	Empress	82	???	???	-	-	-	Str	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	14-15
Dakini	Empress	87	???	???	-	Nul	Str	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kali	Empress	90	???	???	-	Rpl	Nul	-	-	-	Rpl	-	-	Str
Jack-o'-Lantern	Magician	90	???	???	-	-	Dr	Dr	-	Wk	-	-	-	-	15
Jack Frost	Magician	90	???	???	-	-	Nul	Nul	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bosses

Shadow	Arcana	Lv	HP	SP	Affinity										Area	Request
Shadow Kagami	Magician	??	????	???	Rpl	Rpl	Nul	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	3	A Small Cry for Help
Shadow Minamoto	Tower	??	~6000	???	Nul	-	Str	-	Rpl	-	-	-	Rpl	-	7	O My Young Sister, I Cry For You
Shadow Fuwa	Faith	??	????	???	-	-	-	Nul	-	-	Str	-	Nul	Wk	13	An Idol and a Unicorn
Shadow Amasaki	Hanged Man	??	5500	???	-	-	-	-	Str	-	-	-	Wk	Nul	15	Fake-Man Show

For the requests' targets that were located in the last Area of previous paths, if they were not done prior to December 23rd, they will be confronted at Areas in the Path of Da'at instead of their original locations during the Third Semester.

Shadow	Arcana	Lv	HP	SP	Affinity										Area	Request
Shadow Shimizu	Empress	22	800	500	Str	Str	Wk	-	-	-	-	-	Wk	Nul	1	Sadism Is Just a Sign of Love
Shadow Mogami	Fool	35	1,300	600	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	The Lovesick Cyberstalking Girl
Shadow Jochi	Hermit	?	1,800	?	-	-	Str	-	Wk	-	-	-	-	Rpl	6	Who's Muscling in Yongen-Jaya?
Shadow Kiritani	Strength	50	3,000	600	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	Killer Who Cleans Up Trash
Shadow Wakasa	Death	60	1,700	520	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dr	12	Swindling Old Folk is Pretty Low
Shadow Asakura	Priestess	99	3,500	600	-	-	Dr	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	Str	14	The Head Honcho in Showbiz

Gallery

Path of Da'at section being unlocked to the Phantom Thieves

Cognitive Control Room displayed in the overview after being reached

The dead end

The openable door

The platform leading to the next area

The breakable wall

The individual stamp podium

The Cognitive Control Room

Trivia

• Da'at, in Kabbalistic mythology, is the state where all ten Sephirah in the Tree of Life are united as one. Sometimes, it is considered a proper Sephirah on its own. In particular, this path of Mementos is based on the lower Da'at or the personification of Zeir Anpin as opposed to the upper Da'at represented by Adam Kadmon. Zeir Anpin embodies mental aspects, including reason and emotion. It is also associated with ideas or powers that rely on recognition, perception and consciousness, tying it to Maruki's (or Azathoth's/Adam Kadmon's) ability to manipulate cognition.
• Unlike other Mementos areas, the Path of Da'at is named after the unison of all Sephirah (or in some interpretations, a Sephirah itself) instead of a Qliphah.