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Bond Guide for Maria in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Learn how to unlock Maria as a Follower, the best answers to raise their Bond Rank, all Bond Abilities, unlocked Archetypes, and more!
List of Contents
Maria
| |
| Start Date | 06/10 |
|---|---|
| Location | Honeybee Inn |
| Archetype Lineage | |
Grius's daughter, part rhoag, part ishkia. She lives at the Hushed Honeybee Inn in Grand Trad, where Fabienne takes care of her. A cheerful and lovable girl, she helps out in the inn at night, but is often discriminated against for being halfblood, resulting in a lack friends her own age.
| Rank | Answers |
|---|---|
| ② | ▶ Any option on all prompts. |
| ③ |
▶ Let's go there, too. ▶ Any answer. ▶ You have me. ▶ Any answer. ▶ Any answer. |
| ④ |
▶ Any answer. ▶ Any answer. ▶ He did it for the both of you. |
| ⑤ |
▶ Any answer. ▶ Any answer. ▶ Maybe you can make people smile? ▶ That's the whole family. ▶ I know an artist. |
| ⑥ |
▶ Any answer. ▶ I'm glad we asked him. ▶ Any answer. ▶ Mission complete. ▶ You did a great job. |
| ⑦ |
▶ Any answer. ▶ Good job. ▶ Let's check on him. |
| ⑧ |
▶ I want to help. ▶ That's great. ▶ You have a lot of friends. ▶ Any answer. ▶ I promise. |
| Final |
▶ Any answer. ▶ I'll take it one step at a time. ▶ Any answer. ▶ Any answer. |
Here are the best answers for all dialogue options in Maria's bond. Choosing these answers rewards you with 2150 MAG, so if you're farming for these, make sure to pick the best ones every time!

Just before you end the day at the Honeybee Inn on 06/10, head downstairs after you get free time to stroll. Maria will be downstairs, and you can simply talk to her to start her bond!
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Handmade Charm | Enhancement: A charm handmade by Maria. Its contents are unknown. +5 Magic when channelling the Healer Lineage, |
The protagonist can receive the Handmade Charm from Maria during the final free time of the game. Do note that this can only be obtained by ranking Maria up to 8, so be sure to spend time with her as much as possible!

Purpose and Burning Purpose are two follower bonuses unlocked from Maria. These abilities increase earned EXP and A-EXP after battle by 20% and 50%, respectively.
How to Increase Archetype Rank Fast
| Rank | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Unlocked automatically at 6/10. |
| Rank 2 | Speak to her after completing the Promising Returns quest. Requires Tolerance Rank 2. |
| Rank 3 | From 7/5, speak to her during the day. Requires Midnight Sunsands Drawing. |
| Rank 4 | From 7/9, speak to her during the day. |
| Rank 5 | Speak to her during the day. |
| Rank 6 | Speak to her during the day. |
| Rank 7 | Speak to her during the day. Requires Tolerance Rank 4. |
| Rank 8 | Speak to her during the day. |
| Rank | Ability | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healer Archetype | The party can now study the Healer. |
| 2 | Healer Enlightenment | Reduces the MAG cost of studying the Healer Lineage. |
| 3 | Healer Archetype: Adept | The party can now study the Cleric. |
| 3 | Scion's Skill (Healer) | Increases skill inheritance slots for the Healer Lineage to 2. |
| 4 | Purpose | Increases post-battle EXP. |
| 4 | Speed Cooking | Time will not elapse while cooking in the runner's kitchen. |
| 5 | Healer Veneration | Significantly reduces the MAG cost of studying the Healer Lineage. |
| 6 | Scion's Merit (Healer) | Increases skill inheritance slots for the Healer Lineage to 3. |
| 7 | Burning Purpose | Significantly increases post-battle EXP. |
| 7 | Chef's Chops | When cooking in the gauntlet runner's kitchen, an additional dish will be made. |
| 8 | Healer Archetype: Elite | The party can now study the Saviour. |
| 8 | Scion's Essence (Healer) | Increases skill inheritance slots for the Healer Lineage to 4. |

All Followers and How to Unlock Bonds
| All Playable Followers | |||||||||||
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Gallica |
Strohl |
Hulkenberg |
Heismay |
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Junah
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Eupha
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Basilio
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| All NPC Followers | |||||||||||
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Neuras |
Maria |
Catherina |
Bardon
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Alonzo
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Brigitta
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