The best archetypes for each character in Metaphor: ReFantazio

Key takeaways

• assign archetypes based on MP management; Physical for early, magical for late game. A health management major.

• Customize archetypes to complement base stats; Choose party members wisely to strengthen them.

• Choose archetypes strategically: Brawler for early, Pugilist for mid, and Warrior Royal for late-game combat effectiveness.

Metaphor: ReFantazio Lets you assign different archetypes to your party members. You have complete control over the actions of your party members in battle so choosing the right ones for them is important. It is important to consider the base stats of various characters to give them an archetype that will build on existing strengths.

During the early game, MP is very difficult to manage, so assigning some physical archetypes that use health will be very useful. However, combat is more challenging in the mid and late game and by now you may have learned enough tricks to get a good feel for your magical characters.

1

Strohl

Strohl is the first party member to join you in the game, and he has great power stats. However, you should change her archetype to Brawler during the early game when you bond with Katharina. The Brawler Archetype has many moves that spend HP instead of MP. Health is easy to manage, and the archetype is powerful enough to use in boss battles.

The Pugilist is an evolved form of the Brawler archetype that can deal Power Thrust, which lowers the opponent's defense and also deals massive damage. The Royal Warrior would be Strohl's best archetype in the late-game. It can deal physical damage to multiple opponents and also has strong buffing moves making itself extremely powerful.

2

Hulkenberg

Hulkenberg has the knight archetype by default, and is great for tanking damage. However, during the early-game, a healer with strong endurance stats can be more useful. Enemies will have a hard time damaging him, and you'll have a constant source of healing for your main damage dealers.

Magic Knight is a very useful archetype in the mid-game due to its healing and support abilities. You will need a lot more tanking halfway through the game as you face much tougher opponents. The Royal Knight has high defense, and will be helpful in conserving health in the final dungeon while you conserve resources.

3

Heismay

Heismay is highly agile so the most suitable class for him is his default thief archetype. This helps you grab some valuable items from opponents saving you a lot of money in the process. Being agile, he can avoid many attacks, causing the opponent to lose a turn. Heismay can also cast powerful black magic and drain the opponent's health and MP.

Since Heismay has low endurance, an archetype that works well in the back like a sniper is useful. Sniper can hit multiple opponents and its passive increases evasion. The Royal Thief archetype is a better version of the Thief archetype that can use stronger dark attacks and increase Heismay's stealth.

4

Junah

Junah has a unique archetype that can gain the skills of any other archetype using various masks. During the early game, this is also useful as you can weaken enemies to certain elements, which you can use to deal strong damage with your archetypes' magic skills.

Junah has very high magic stats, so assigning the Wizard archetype is especially useful during the mid-game. In the final dungeons, you will unlock the Royal Masked Dancer for Junah, and you must assign her magical masks. Junah can also use Ruin's Flamethrower which is a powerful fire attack that can damage multiple enemies.

5

Ufa

Eupha is a user of the Summoner Archetype and can call upon various magical beasts to damage enemies and perform support roles during combat. It has very powerful synthesis skills capable of defeating many enemies. He can heal your characters and remove buffs applied to them.

Royal Summoner is the ultimate form of the Summoner archetype and by leveling it up, you will have more elemental moves to use at your disposal. He can also revive your fallen allies with the Harvest God move. He can also give enemies debuffs and ailments, which can be crucial to your victory in the late-game.

6

Basilio

Basilio is the last party member to join you in the game. By default, he will have the Berserker archetype equipped. Berserker requires high strength and endurance from its user, so it works well with Basilio. You can charge your attack to maximize your damage for the next turn.

Since Basilio has good endurance, even if he gets hit by an attack it won't affect him too much. Berserker is adept at both single target and multi target attacks, so you should use it depending on the combat conditions. A more powerful version of the Royal Berserker archetype that builds on existing powers.