The best party members Metaphor: ReFantazio consists of a physical and magic damage dealer and a support party member. Read on to learn more about the best party composition, including their recommended equipment, and inherited skills.

Best Party Composition for Early Game

Mage & Healer	Brawler & Healer

Mage and Healer Formation

Character	Archetypes	Weapons and Skills
Protagonist Back	Mage	Weapon: ・Cooling Staff Inherited Skills: Cyc (Seeker 1)
Strohl Front	Warrior	Weapon: ・Dragon's Indignation Inherited Skills: Perfect Punch (Brawler 1)
Hulkenberg Back	Healer	Weapon: ・Moonlight Mace Inherited Skills: Ironclad Bond (Knight 9)

Allows You to Target Multiple Elemental Weakness in the Early Game

Since most enemies in the early stages of the game are weak to elemental damage, reclassing to Mage early can provide a significant combat advantage. This Archetype grants access to Fire, Ice, and Electric skills, which you can further expand by adding Cyc, inherited from the Seeker lineage.

In addition, reclassing a party member to Healer not only grants access to Light skills but also gives you more healing options, like Medi, to recover HP effectively, while relying less on recovery items.

List of All Recovery Skills

Equip the Dragon's Indignation with the Warrior

Defeating the dragon in the Nord Mines rewards you with the Dragon's Indignation, one of the best early game weapons thanks to its fire attribute and high attack power. Equip it to any Warrior to gain an early game advantage.

Best Warrior Build

Brawler and Healer Formation

Character	Archetypes	Weapons and Skills
Protagonist Back	Seeker	Weapon: ・Falchion Inherited Skills: Magic Font (Mage 11)
Strohl Front	Warrior	Weapon: ・Exorcist Knuckles Inherited Skills: Tarukaja (Seeker 1)
Hulkenberg Back	Healer	Weapon: ・Demon Slayer Pike Inherited Skills: Medica (Healer 3)

Take Advantage of Strohl and the Brawler's Synergy

Once you have access to the Brawler Archetype, you can reclass Strohl to this Archetype to make him a much stronger physical unit. Since this class exchanges HP for power, having a Knight or Healer is crucial to help him recover any missing HP from dealing damage.

He'll also gain access to Battle Cry upon reaching Rank 11, boosting his attack and defense for increased offense and survivability.

Level Up Guide

Knight Gains More Durability with Healing Skills

You can take advantage of the Knight's tanking capabilities by inheriting healing skills like Medi from the Healer Archetype upon reaching Level 3. This makes Hulkenberg a much more effective wall, capable of recovering her own HP while healing allies like Strohl, who loses HP with each attack.

How to Unlock Healer Archetype and Skills

Complete More's Quest to get more Inherited Skills Slots for the Seeker

You can gain more inheritance slots for the Seeker by completing More's Task: Foreword and Prologue, unlocked after meeting Maria. This task requires reaching Level 10 with the Healer Archetype, and one of the rewards is an additional slot.
How to Complete More's Task: Foreword and Prologue

Best Party Composition for Mid Game

Faker and Healer Dual Support

Character	Archetypes	Weapons and Skills
Protagonist Back	Wizard	Weapon: ・Winter Frog Staff Inherited Skills: Magic Font (Mage 11)
Strohl Front	Pugilist	Weapon: ・Bone Pulverisers Inherited Skills: Tarukaja (Seeker 1)
Hulkenberg Back	Cleric	Weapon: ・Shaman's Sceptre Inherited Skills: Ironclad Bond (Knight 9)
Heismay Back	Faker	Weapon: ・Blink Baselards Inherited Skills: Steal (Thief 3)

Includes a Dedicated Debuffer and Healer

This team composition offers a variety of roles during the mid-game stages. For offense, the protagonist can serve as the main source of magic damage, while Strohl continues to deal physical damage.

For support, Hulkenberg will be a reliable healer, with skills inherited from the Knight Archetype that further boost her defenses. Heismay, on the other hand, can focus on debuffing to take advantage of his high Agility.

Best Builds

Best Party Composition for Late Game

Masked Dancer and Summoner Combo

Character	Archetypes	Weapons and Skills
Protagonist Front	Wizard	Weapon: ・Winter Frog Staff Inherited Skills: Magic Font (Mage 11)
Eupha Front	Summoner	Weapon: ・Drakodios Inherited Skills: Magic Font (Mage 11)
Junah Back	Masked Dancer	Weapon: ・Comet Fan Inherited Skills: Medica (Healer 3)
Hulkenberg Back	Dark Knight	Weapon: ・Hero King's Lance Inherited Skills: Heartbreak Strategem (Commander 20)

Focuses on Inflicting and Targeting New Weaknesses

This team focuses on exploiting enemy weaknesses and capitalizing on them. Junah and her Synthesis Skills will be the primary source of weakness infliction, working closely with the Protagonist. Eupha serves as the main offensive force in this team, utilizing her own Synthesis Skills and elemental abilities to exploit newly added weaknesses.

Hulkenberg will provide consistent support, and if you’ve unlocked Dark Knight for her, she can contribute with magic attacks for additional offense when needed.

Prince and Royal Archetypes

Character	Archetypes	Weapons and Skills
Protagonist Front	Prince	Weapon: ・Dragon's Legacy Inherited Skills: Charge (Berserker 2)
Basilio Front	Royal Berserker	Weapon: ・Annihilator King's Axe Inherited Skills: Unyielding Blood (Martial Artist 15)
Junah Back	Royal Masked Dancer	Weapon: ・Stylish Fan Inherited Skills: Medicall (Savior 3)
Hulkenberg Back	Royal Knight	Weapon: ・Hero King's Lance Inherited Skills: Heat Riser (Soul Hacker 15)

Easy Access to Armageddon's Sire

This team revolves around using Prince as the Protagonist's Archetype. It is widely considered the best Archetype in the game, especially when paired with a team of Royal Archetypes, as this unlocks Armageddon's Sire, a skill capable of dealing 9,999 damage.

Additionally, Basilio can act as your second damage dealer with his impressive offensive stats as a Royal Berserker. Junah and Hulkenberg can provide further support but can also be swapped out for Eupha, who fulfills a similar role.

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

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Tips and Tricks
All Playable Party Members	Memorandum Guide
How to Heal	How to Control Party
How to Use Fae Sight	Interview Base Stat Choices
How to Respec	How to Win and Progress
Strength or Magic Stat?	Skill Inheritance Guide
Dialogue Choices and Effects	How to Increase Bond Rank
What Does Luck Do?	What to Say to Louis?
How to Get Critical Hits	How to Manage Time Efficiently
Where is Maria?	How to Get to Komero Village
What Happens When You Die	How to Get Magla Pills
How to Beat Blue Elmenta	How to Restore MP
How to Save	What Happens If You Miss a Deadline?
All Missables and Secrets	Can You Beat the Sleeping Dragon?
Squad Combat Explained	Difficulty Settings Guide
Popularity Rank Guide	Synthesis Skills Explained
How to Purify Equipment	Item Appraisal Guide
Help Glodell or Not?	All Cooking Answers
All Debate Answers	How to Unlock the Secret Boss
How to Get Star Shatterer Trophy

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Best Skills to Inherit	MAG Exchange Guide
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Farming Guides

Farming Guides
Money Farming Guide	How to Farm MAG
How to Farm EXP

Gameplay Mechanics

Gameplay Mechanics
Akadameia Guide	Travellers' Voices Explained
Battle System Explained	Weather Mechanic Explained
How to Change Archetypes	Bath Benefits and Bonuses
Informant Guide	Formations Assignment Guide
Blade-riding Guide	Retry Battle Command Guide
Gauntlet Runner and Things to Do	Character Stats Explained
Increase Archetype Rank Fast	Transfer Demo Save Data

Status Ailment Guides

All Status Ailments and Effects
Poison	Burn
Paralysis	Hex
Frostbite	Daze
Forget	Charm
Rage	Sleep
Anxiety	Stun
Malady

Location Guides

Location Guides
Gold Beetle Locations	Blessed Water Locations
Shop Locations and Sale Days	All Things to Do at the Church

Royal Virtue Guides

All Royal Virtues and How to Raise
Courage	Wisdom
Imagination	Tolerance
Eloquence

Trophy Guides

Trophies and Achievements
List of Trophies	Steam Achievements List

Post Game Guides

Post Game Guides
Post Game Guide	New Game Plus Guide
How to Get All Endings	How to Get The True Ending