Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth consists of six stats: Passion, Confidence, Charisma, Kindness, Intellect, and Style. These fundamentally change Ichiban’s personality and combat ability by providing unique quest and dialogue opportunities, increased resistances in combat, and entirely new activities to play.

These stats shape Ichiban throughout your journey and you will likely not level them up equally if you just play through the game naturally. Certain decisions you make, activities you play, and even who you befriend on the street via the Aloha Links app can increase individual stats. So, you can end up with level 10 Passion at the end of the game, and only a level 6 or 7 Intellect. Therefore, it is best to know the different ways in which you can level up these individual stats, if you have your heart set on using a specific Job, completing one of the Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth party members’s Drink Links, or just making your version of Kasuga incredibly kind or confident.

Some key ways you can raise stats generally while playing is by befriending Aloha Links. You can find the full list of Aloha Links locations here. Getting a Honk-Honk from one of the Honk-Honk locations can also raise all your stats at once if you purchase a pricier one, otherwise, it will just raise a single stat.

Passion¶

Passion governs Ichiban’s heart, his encouragement to push on, help individuals in need and friends, and boost his healing capabilities and sleep resistance. It is one of the easier stats to level up as so long as you are showing enthusiasm in conversations, you will level it up throughout the Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth chapters.

But, key ways to level up Passion in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth are:

• Providing enthusiastic responses
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete personality challenges
• Play darts
• Sing karaoke
• Play arcade games
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

By ranking up Ichiban’s Passion, you can unlock the following bonuses:

• Enhances Hero’s Encouragement (level 2)
• Increases sleep resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Encouragement (level 4)
• Increases sleep resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Encouragement (level 6)
• Increases sleep resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Encouragement (level 8)
• Increases sleep resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Encouragement (max level)

Confidence¶

The Confidence skill allows Ichiban to take on threats and face challenges he otherwise wouldn’t have attempted to tackle. This stat will increase your fear resistance and also enhance your Hero’s Guts skill.

Key ways to level up confidence are:

• Using confident, sure of yourself responses
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete Sujimon-related activities
• Complete personality challenges
• Defeating bosses
• Play Mahjong
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

Increasing Ichiban’s Confidence will unlock:

• Enhances Hero’s Guts (level 2)
• Increases fear resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Guts (level 4)
• Increases fear resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Guts (level 6)
• Increases fear resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Guts (level 8)
• Increases fear resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Guts (max level)

Charisma¶

Charisma determines how likable Ichiban is to his friends and others. It can boost your bonds, and also improve blind resistance, as well as enhance your Hero’s Blessing skill.

The best ways to level up Charisma are:

• Using friendly and engaging dialogue options
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete personality challenges
• Play Crazy Delivery
• Play arcade games
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

By ranking up Ichiban’s Charisma, you can unlock the following bonuses:

• Enhances Hero’s Blessing (level 2)
• Increases blind resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Blessing (level 4)
• Increases blind resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Blessing (level 6)
• Increases blind resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Blessing (level 8)
• Increases blind resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Blessing (max level)

Kindness¶

Kindness, well determines how kind Ichiban is. This can then go on to affect your relationships with your party members, and others you meet throughout the game. This stat can boost your Hero’s Healing and rage resistance.

The top ways to level up Kindness are:

• Using pleasant, helpful responses
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete personality challenges
• Complete Sujimon-related activities
• Play Sicko Snap
• Play Miss Match
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

Increasing Ichiban’s Charisma will allow you to unlock the following bonuses:

• Enhances Hero’s Healing (level 2)
• Increases rage resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Healing (level 4)
• Increases rage resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Healing (level 6)
• Increases rage resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Healing (level 8)
• Increases rage resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Healing (max level)

Intellect¶

Intellect determines how smart Ichiban comes across and has a big effect on his resistance to being silenced in battle. It also improved Hero’s Wisdom.

Easy ways to level up Intellect are:

• Using witty, knowledgeable dialogue options
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete personality challenges
• Crafting items
• Play arcade games
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

The following bonuses are unlocked by boosting Ichiban’s Intellect:

• Enhances Hero’s Wisdom (level 2)
• Increases silence resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Wisdom (level 4)
• Increases silence resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Wisdom (level 6)
• Increases silence resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Wisdom (level 8)
• Increases silence resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Wisdom (max level)

Style¶

Style determines how slick and put-together Ichiban is by boosting your charm resistance and Hero’s Flair skill.

Great ways to level up your style are:

• Using cocky, admirable responses
• Befriending Aloha Links (+5)
• Becoming buddies with Aloha Links (+10)
• Getting a Honk-Honk
• Growing bonds with party members
• Complete Walk-and-Talks and Drink Links
• Complete personality challenges
• Gift items
• Play gambling games
• Picking up and collecting items around the Hawaii map and Japan map.

By increasing Ichiban’s Style you can unlock:

• Enhances Hero’s Flair (level 2)
• Increases charm resistance (level 3)
• Enhances Hero’s Flair (level 4)
• Increases charm resistance, unlocks Skill Inheritance slot (level 5)
• Enhances Hero’s Flair (level 6)
• Increases charm resistance (level 7)
• Enhances Hero’s Flair (level 8)
• Increases charm resistance (level 9)
• Enhances Hero’s Flair (max level)

That covers what you need to know about how to level up all these Stats super fast, and an overview of what they all do. If you are diving deeper into crafting the perfect party, then take a look at the best jobs in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth for each character.