Metaphor: ReFantazio boasts a diverse roster of 46 Archetypes and 14 Lineages, presenting a challenging yet rewarding character customization system. While each character joins your party with a signature Archetype, diversifying their skillset through other Archetypes is crucial for success. This guide outlines the optimal Archetype combinations for each character, maximizing their potential and ensuring a well-rounded party composition.
Protagonist and Gallica in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for the Protagonist
The Protagonist excels as a magic-focused character, primarily utilizing the Seeker Archetype. Supplementing this with the Mage Archetype provides access to essential elemental spells like Electric, Fire, and Ice, broadening their offensive capabilities.
Early to mid-game, the Healer Archetype proves invaluable, offering crucial healing abilities and Light damage, particularly effective in the first dungeon. As the game progresses, Seeker evolves into Magic Seeker, then Soul Hacker, while Mage advances to Wizard and ultimately Elemental Master. Healer transforms into Cleric, then Savior, culminating in the powerful Prince Archetype.
Best Archetypes for Strohl
Strohl thrives as a Strength-based character, primarily focusing on the Warrior Archetype and its lineage. The Commander Archetype complements this build, providing physical Fire damage and the valuable “Heartbreak Strategem” skill, negating enemy Repel Magic/Physical abilities. This becomes particularly useful in the Skyrunner Charadrius dungeon.
The Brawler Archetype further enhances Strohl’s physical prowess, adding Strike damage skills and the “Battle Cry” buff, increasing Attack and Defense. The “Health Font” passive provides extra HP, synergizing with the Warrior’s “Heat Up” passive for increased physical damage output. Warrior eventually becomes Swordmaster, then Samurai, while Brawler evolves into Pugilist and finally Martial Artist. Commander progresses to General, then Warlord, leading to the Royal Warrior Archetype.
Strohl awakening in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for Hulkenberg
Hulkenberg functions as both a physical tank and a magic user. The Knight Archetype forms her foundation, offering Strike damage and enemy aggro control. The Gunner Archetype adds valuable Pierce skills with Poison and Sleep infliction.
The Mage Archetype, while seemingly unconventional, is essential for unlocking Hulkenberg’s ultimate Archetype and provides supplementary elemental damage. Knight evolves into Magic Knight, then branches into Dark Knight and Paladin. Gunner transforms into Sniper, then Dragoon. Mage becomes Wizard, a prerequisite for the Dark Knight path.
Hulkenberg in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for Heismay
Heismay excels as the agile Thief, specializing in Dark damage and stealing items, HP, and MP. The Merchant Archetype synergizes well, offering Almighty damage (at the cost of Reeve) and a passive that increases item drop rates.
The Gunner Archetype is crucial for unlocking Heismay’s final Archetype and provides Pierce skills with Poison and Sleep effects, allowing him to contribute effectively from the back row. Thief progresses to Assassin, then Ninja. Merchant evolves into Tycoon, while Gunner transforms into Sniper, then Dragoon. The Royal Thief Archetype requires both Ninja and Dragoon at max level.
Heismay in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for Junah
Junah primarily operates as the Masked Dancer, a versatile Archetype allowing for on-the-fly mask switching to mimic other Archetypes. The Healer Archetype complements this, freeing the Protagonist for other roles.
The Faker Archetype is crucial for unlocking Junah’s final Archetype and provides valuable enemy debuffs. Positioning Junah in the back row allows her to effectively debuff and heal. Masked Dancer evolves into Persona Master. Healer transforms into Cleric, then Savior. Faker progresses to Trickster, culminating in the Royal Masked Dancer Archetype, requiring both Trickster and Persona Master at max level.
Junah reaching out in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for Eupha
Eupha’s signature Summoner Archetype delivers heavy magic damage but consumes significant MP. The Mage Archetype provides lower-cost magic spells, ensuring consistent damage output.
The Seeker Archetype is essential for unlocking Eupha’s final Archetype and offers support abilities like “Tarukaja” (Attack buff) and “Dei” (weak healing), along with Wind damage skills. Summoner evolves into Devil Summoner. Mage progresses to Wizard, then Warlock. Seeker becomes Magic Seeker, then Soul Hacker. The Royal Summoner Archetype requires both Soul Hacker and Devil Summoner at max level.
Eupha in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Archetypes for Basilio
Basilio excels as a physical damage dealer, focusing on the Berserker Archetype and Strike damage. The Warrior Archetype adds supplementary physical skills, including Slashing damage.
The Brawler Archetype is key to unlocking Basilio’s final Archetype and provides additional Strike damage skills and beneficial passives like “Diligent Disciple” (critical hit rate boost) and “Health Font” (HP increase). Berserker evolves into Destroyer. Warrior progresses to Swordmaster, then Samurai. Brawler becomes Pugilist, then Martial Artist. The Royal Berserker Archetype requires both Destroyer and Martial Artist at max level.
Basilio awakening in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
