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There are a total of 46 different Archetypes and 14 Lineages in Metaphor: ReFantazio, making it difficult to decide which are best for your party members. While each character that joins your group comes with their own signature Archetype, leveling them up in others can help diversify their skill sets.
Each Archetype can be upgraded and eventually evolve into another Archetype within its Lineage, so understanding which Archetypes best complement each character can improve your strategy.
Here’s a breakdown of the best Archetypes for each character:
Best Archetypes for the Protagonist
Seeker: This is the protagonist's primary Archetype, focused on magic abilities. It’s versatile and a strong choice for a balanced build.
Mage: Provides access to elemental magic like Fire, Ice, and Electric, which helps cover areas the Seeker Archetype might miss.
Healer: This Archetype is useful early on for recovery and Light damage, particularly when facing enemies weak to Light.
Final Archetypes:
Seeker → Magic Seeker → Soul Hacker
Mage → Wizard → Elemental Master
Healer → Cleric → Savior
Best Archetypes for Strohl
Warrior: A strength-based Archetype that buffs the party and excels in physical attacks.
Brawler: Offers skills like Strike damage and Battle Cry, a helpful support skill that boosts attack and defense.
Commander: Provides strategic support skills like Heartbreak Strategem, which counters enemy buffs.
Final Archetypes:
Warrior → Swordmaster → Samurai
Brawler → Pugilist → Martial Artist
Commander → General → Warlord
Best Archetypes for Hulkenberg
Knight: A tank-focused Archetype that draws enemy attention while dealing Strike damage.
Gunner: Useful for Pierce damage, along with status effects like Poison or Sleep.
Mage: Adds elemental magic to complement Hulkenberg's tanking abilities and prepares her for her final Archetype.
Final Archetypes:
Knight → Magic Knight → Dark Knight → Paladin
Gunner → Sniper → Dragoon
Mage → Wizard → Dark Knight
Best Archetypes for Heismay
Thief: Focuses on agility and luck, allowing Heismay to deal Dark damage and steal items, HP, or MP from enemies.
Merchant: Deals Almighty damage and has a passive that boosts the likelihood of receiving items post-battle.
Gunner: Provides Pierce damage and the ability to debuff enemies with Poison or Sleep.
Final Archetypes:
Thief → Assassin → Ninja
Merchant → Tycoon
Gunner → Sniper → Dragoon
Best Archetypes for Junah
Masked Dancer: A versatile Archetype that allows Junah to mirror other Archetypes through masks.
Healer: Provides additional healing power, which can complement the protagonist's magic skills.
Faker: Debuffs enemies and is useful for unlocking Junah’s final Archetype.
Final Archetypes:
Masked Dancer → Persona Master
Healer → Cleric → Savior
Faker → Trickster → Royal Masked Dancer
Best Archetypes for Eupha
Summoner: A powerful magic-damage dealer, though MP-intensive, requiring careful management of abilities.
Mage: Adds additional elemental skills and helps manage MP usage for Eupha.
Seeker: Provides support skills to buff and heal the party, while also allowing access to wind-based magic.
Final Archetypes:
Summoner → Devil Summoner
Mage → Wizard → Warlock
Seeker → Magic Seeker → Soul Hacker
Best Archetypes for Basilio
Berserker: A physical damage dealer with a focus on Strike damage. The go-to Archetype for Basilio.
Warrior: Offers additional physical skills and useful damage types like Slashing.
Brawler: Improves Strike damage and offers helpful passive skills like increased critical hit rates.
Final Archetypes:
Berserker → Destroyer
Warrior → Swordmaster → Samurai
Brawler → Pugilist → Martial Artist
Each character’s optimal Archetype selection is designed to maximize their unique strengths while complementing the party’s overall composition, whether you're focusing on offense, defense, or magic support.
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