Grotesque Guptauros Boss Guide: Weakness and Resistances

Grotesque Guptauros is a boss that can be fought during the A Bullish Embargo Quest in Metaphor: Refantazio. Read on to learn how to beat Grotesque Guptauros, weaknesses, rewards, as well as the recommended party setup and Archetypes to use against Grotesque Guptauros.

Grotesque Guptauros Overview and Rewards

Grotesque Guptauros Quest and Location

Grotesque Guptauros Boss
Quest	Level	Location
A Bullish Embargo	22	Belega Corridor

Grotesque Guptauros Rewards

Grotesque Guptauros Weaknesses and Resistances

All Elemental Weaknesses, Affinities and Resistances

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Recommended Party Setup Against Grotesque Guptauros

Best Characters to Choose

Character	Explanation
Protagonist	The protagonist should equip the Seeker Archetype so that he could have access to both Cyc and Dei, giving him both attacking and supporting roles during the battle.
Strohl	Strohl can equip the Warrior Archetype and use skills such as Diagonal Slash or Slicer. Grotesque Guptaros can be normally damaged by slash attacks, so reinforcing your party with the Warrior Archetype is recommended.
Hulkenberg	Grotesque Guptauros is weak against Pierce Attacks, which can be exploited by the Jump Thrust Synthesis Skill from the Knight Archetype. It can also lessen Grotesque Guptauros defense for 3 turns throughout the battle.

Recommended Archetypes Against Grotesque Guptauros

Best Archetypes to Equip

Archetype	Recommended Skills
Seeker	・Cyc ・Dei
Knight	・Jump Thrust
Warrior	・Diagonal Slash ・Slicer ・Slash Boost

The Seeker Archetype can act more as a support for the party using Dei to heal members when injured. It can occasionally use Cyc to damage Grotesque Guptauros over some time.

The Jump Thrust Synthesis Skill from the Knight Archetype can deal some hefty damage against Grotesque Guptauros, while also lessening its defense for 3 turns throughout the battle.

The Warrior Archetype can help dish out slash skills against the boss using Diagonal Slash and Slicer. It will be one of the central offensive players when battling Grotesque Guptauros.

All Archetypes and How to Unlock

How to Beat Grotesque Guptauros

How to Beat Grotesque Guptauros
Use Jump Thrust to Exploit Pierce Weakness Use Slash Attacks From Warrior Archetype Use Dei to Heal Up Party Members Do Not Equip the Mage Archetype Use Ice Chunks to Exploit Ice Weakness

Use Jump Thrust Against Grotesque Guptauros to Exploit Weakness

The Jump Thrust Synthesis Skill from the Knight Archetype can deal a substantial amount of damage to Grotesque Guptauros. Additionally, you can lessen its defense using this skill for three turns, enabling you to continually attack it with a weakened defense.

List of All Synthesis Skills

Use Slash Attacks From Warrior Archetype

Although not as effective as the Jump Thrust, the Diagonal Slash and Slicer Skills from the Warrior Archetype can help dish out some physical damage against Grotesque Guptauros. Be consistent with these attacks to gradually chip away its HP.

List of All Slash Skills

Use Dei to Heal Up Party Members

Grotesque Guptauros can really bring the hurt against your party, so make sure you have Dei Skill from the Seeker Archetype ready so you can heal your party members if they've incurred some damage.

List of All Recovery Skills

Do Not Equip the Mage Archetype

It is recommended that you do not equip the Mage Archetype when going against the Grotesque Guptauros, as it will likely use Charge to reinforce its attacks and retaliate against your party.

How to Unlock Mage Archetype

Use Ice Chunks to Exploit Ice Elemental Weakness

You can use Ice Chunks to exploit Grotesque Guptauros' weakness to Ice. This will be a better alternative than going battle using Blizz from the Mage Archetype.

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