Every Archetype in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
From the developers of the Persona Series, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a highly stylized JRPG focusing on character relationships and dungeon crawling in a fantasy world.
Its gameplay mixes turn-based combat with real-time action, offering a fresh take on the genre.
Archetypes make up the class system of Metaphor: ReFantazio and are similar to the Persona system of the Persona series. Your party members can freely swap between archetypes, and each archetype can be levelled up to learn new abilities and skills, making them stronger.
Each Archetype has a distinct role, whether it be offense, defense, or support. Knowing which Archetypes suit a mission and having party members with multiple archetypes mastered is key to combat strategy, especially due to the wide variety of enemies populating the dungeons of Metaphor: ReFantazio.
In this article, we look at each Archetype, what role they fill in combat, and how you can unlock their Advanced Archetypes to make them even more powerful.
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All Archetypes
Seeker
The Seeker Archetype is your starting class in Metaphor: ReFantazio. The Seeker is a balanced and versatile archetype that uses a sword to attack. It specializes in Wind abilities and can learn single-target healing skills and attack buffing skills as well.
- Base User: Protagonist
- How to Unlock: More Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock:
- Magic Seeker: More Bond Rank 3 and Seeker Level 20
- Soul Hacker: More Bond Rank 7 and Magic Seeker Level 20
Mage
The Mage Archetype excels in exploiting enemy weaknesses using elemental damage. The three main elements of its skills are fire, ice, and electric, but one of its Advanced Archetypesm Warlock, can also learn dark abilities.
Though this archetype has a lot of versatility, its progression is tied to Gallica’s Bond Rank which can only be levelled up through the main story. Thus, its progression is slower compared to other archetypes.
- How to Unlock: Gallica Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock:
- Wizard: Gallica Bond Rank 3 and Mage Rank 20
- Elemental Master: Gallica Bond Rank 8 and Wizard Rank 20
- Warlock: Gallica Bond Rank 8, Wizard Rank 20, and Assassin Rank 10
Warrior
The Warrior Class focuses on dealing high damage using physical slash attacks to a single target. Its advanced Archetypes offer multi-target abilities and buffs to increase its already high attack damage.
Moreover, the final Advanced Archetype in this tree, Samurai, gains access to electric attacks, which can be used to attack enemy weaknesses.
- Base User: Strohl
- How to Unlock: Strohl Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock:
- Swordmaster: Strohl Bond Rank 3 and Warrior Rank 20
- Samurai: Strohl Bond Rank 7, Swordmaster Rank 20, and General Rank 10
Knight
The Knight plays the role of a tank. Early knight skills focus on health and getting enemies to target them.
The advanced Archetypes offer more defense buffs and skills that reflect physical (Paladin) or magical (Dark Knight) attacks.
- Base User: Hulkenberg
- How to Unlock: Hulkenberg Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Magic Knight: Hulkenberg Bond Rank 3, Mage Rank 10, and Knight Rank 20
- Paladin: requires Hulkenberg Bond Rank 7 and Magic Knight Rank 20
- Dark Knight: Hulkenberg Bond Rank 7, Magic Knight Rank 20, and Wizard Rank 10
Healer
Though the Healer’s most useful skill is obviously healing, it can also deal light elemental damage. The Healer Archetype gains access to the most powerful healing abilities in the game, including abilities to resurrect fallen party members.
Moreover, the Healer Archetype has a very useful ability in Patra, which cures those pesky status ailments.
- How to Unlock: Maria Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Cleric: Maria Bond Rank 3 and Healer Rank 20
- Saviour: Maria Bond Rank 8 and Cleric Rank 20
Brawler
The Brawlers uses HP instead of MP to deal massive single target damage.
As you level up the Brawler Archetype, it gains abilities that increase its critical hit chance, improves strike damage, and even the ability to resist critical damage. It has access to both buffing abilities as well as passive abilities.
- Base User: Catherina
- How to Unlock: Catherina Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Pugilist: Catherina Bond Rank 3 and Brawler Rank 20
- Martial Artist: Catherina Bond Rank 8 and Pugilist Rank 20
Merchant
The Merchant uses Almighty attacks, which can’t be resisted or blocked by enemies. But, it consumes money (MAG) instead of MP for these attacks.
However, the Merchant has abilities that increase chances of getting items for defeating enemies and the advanced Archetype, Tycoon, gives a small chance to receive money for defeating enemies or stunning enemies in the overworld.
- How to Unlock: Brigitta Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Tycoon: Brigitta Bond Rank 8, Commander Rank 10, and Merchant Rank 20
Gunner
The Gunner is a physical ranged class and excels at dealing piercing damage.
The default Gunner as its advanced archetypes can learn attacks that inflict status ailments or attacks that deal elemental damage, allowing you to exploit enemy weaknesses.
- Base User: Neuras
- How to Unlock: Neuras Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Sniper: Neuras Bond Rank 3, Seeker Rank 10, and Gunner Rank 20
- Dragoon: Neuras Bond Rank 8, Magic Knight Rank 10, and Sniper Rank 20
Thief
The Thief focuses on dealing Dark magic damage and inflicting status ailments.
It can also learn abilities that steal MP and even rare items from enemies.
Its Advanced Archetypes can learn abilities that have a chance to instantly kill an enemy as well as abilities to dodge attacks.
- Base User: Heismay
- How to Unlock: Heismay Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Assassin: Heismay Bond Rank 3 and Thief Rank 20
- Ninja: Heismay Bond Rank 7, Sniper Rank 10, and Assassin Rank 20
Faker
The Faker has a skillset that focuses almost entirely on buffing allies and debuffing enemies. As such, it is an excellent support class.
- How to Unlock: Alonzo Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Trickster: Alonzo Bond Rank 8 and Faker Rank 20
Commander
The Command is another support class, focusing on elemental attacks and buffing allies. Each tier of the Commander Archetype gets a different elemental attack, providing great versatility and more options for hitting enemy weaknesses.
Furthermore, Commanders have the unique ability to move allies between the front and back row while applying powerful buffs to attack and defense.
- How to Unlock: Bardon Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- General: Bardon Bond Rank 3 and Commander Rank 20
- Warlord: Bardon Bond Rank 8 and General Rank 20
Masked Dancer
The Masked Dancer has the unique ability to change its skills and resistances using items called Masks, which you can create using monster materials. Thus, it is a very versatile class and can target various enemy weaknesses and defend against tough opponents.
- Base User: Junah
- How to Unlock: Junah Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Masked Dancer: Junah Bond Rank 1, Mage Rank 15, and Thief Rank 10 (unlocked by default for Junah)
- Persona Master: Junah Bond Rank 6, Faker Rank 10, and Masked Dancer Rank 20
Summoner
The Summoner uses Vessels to summon monsters for special attacks, making it as versatile as the Masked Dancer in targeting enemy weaknesses.
While similar to Masked Dancers, Summoners don’t have to equip Vessels, having access to every Vessel you have crafted up to that point.
- Base User: Eupha
- How to Unlock: Eupha Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Summoner: Eupha Bond Rank 1, Faker Rank 10, and Seeker Rank 15 (unlocked by default for Eupha)
- Devil Summoner: Eupha Bond Rank 6, Magic Seeker Rank 10, and Summoner Rank 20
Berserker
The Berserker excels at buffing its own attack power and using powerful Strike physical attacks. The Berserker Archetype is a straightforward one, dealing massive amounts of damage and even resisting Physical attacks.
Moreover, its Advanced Archetype, Destroyer, can inflict a weakness to Strike attacks, further increasing its damage output as well as assisting allies.
- Base User: Basilio
- How to Unlock: Basilio Bond Rank 1
- Advanced Archetypes and How to Unlock
- Berserker: Basilio Bond Rank 1, Knight Rank 10, Brawler Rank 10, and Warrior Rank 10 (unlocked by default for Basilio)
- Destroyer: Basilio Bond Rank 6 and Berserker Rank 20
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