# Tomodachi Life Strategist Personality (Patient)

Source: https://tomodachilifepersonalities.com/strategist

Last updated: 2026-11-10

**Strategist** (called Patient in Europe) is one of the four **Reserved** personalities in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. To get it, set **Movement 1, Speech 1, Energy 5, Thinking 1**, counting each slider's 8 steps from the left. 220 slider combinations give a Strategist; the Overall slider does not matter.

## What a Strategist Mii is like

Calm, creative and self-reliant. Does things their own way.

Strategist belongs to the Reserved group (Reserved in Europe), together with [Perfectionist](/perfectionist), [Observer](/observer), [Thinker](/thinker). Reserved Miis use the green and teal color palette on their clothes, room and profile card.

In Europe and Australia the same personality is called **Patient**. Guides that say Patient and guides that say Strategist mean the same thing.

## Every slider setting that gives Strategist

The game adds Movement and Speech into one score and Energy and Thinking into another. Strategist needs both scores in the right band, so there are two small tables to check. Pick any pair from the first and any pair from the second.

### Movement and Speech

| If Speech is | Movement can be |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 to 4 |
| 2 | 1 to 3 |
| 3 | 1 to 2 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | none |
| 6 | none |
| 7 | none |
| 8 | none |

### Energy and Thinking

| If Thinking is | Energy can be |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | 5 to 8 |
| 2 | 4 to 7 |
| 3 | 3 to 6 |
| 4 | 2 to 5 |
| 5 | 1 to 3 |
| 6 | 1 to 2 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | none |

Steps are counted 1 to 8 from the left end of each slider. A quick, safe choice is Movement 1, Speech 1, Energy 5, Thinking 1.

## What Strategist turns into when you move a slider

Strategist sits in column 1 of 4 and row 2 of 4 on the personality chart (counting from the slow, polite side and from the flat, serious side). Its neighbors are one band away:

- With a higher Movement or Speech: [Perfectionist](/perfectionist)
- With a higher Energy or Thinking: [Buddy](/buddy) (Carer)
- With a lower Energy or Thinking: [Observer](/observer) (Introvert)

Speech and Thinking jump by two points between steps 4 and 5, so one click there is the most common reason a Mii lands on a neighbor instead of Strategist.

## FAQ

### What sliders make a Strategist in Tomodachi Life?

Movement 1, Speech 1, Energy 5 and Thinking 1 is one setting that works. There are 220 working combinations in total; the tables on this page list all of them.

### Is Strategist the same as Patient?

Yes. Patient is the European and Australian name for Strategist. The personality works the same way.

### Can I change a Mii's personality later?

Yes. You can edit a resident's personality after creation, so a result you don't like is not permanent.