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Metaphor: ReFantazio

Peerless Shadow Effect, Archetypes, and Requirements

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Peerless Shadow is a Dark Synthesis Skill that can be used in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Read on to know Peerless Shadow's effects, which Archetypes can use it, and which Skill and Archetypes are needed to use it.

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Peerless Shadow Effect and Cost

Effect, Cost, and Type

Type Cost/Ally Turn Cost
Dark
Dark 		25 MP 3
Description
Deals severe physical Dark damage to all enemies. Decreases their Attack/Defence/Hit/Evasion for 3 turns.

Archetypes Needed for Peerless Shadow

Archetypes That Can Use Peerless Shadow

Archetype Rank
Dark Knight Dark Knight
 Synthesis
Royal Knight Royal Knight
 Synthesis

Only Synthesis Skills Need Allies

Metaphor ReFantazio Synthesis Skills Meaning.png
Some Synthesis Skills can be learned by Advanced Archetypes in their main kit. For these cases, you just need to Rank up that Archetype instead.
Synthesis Skills Explained

Peerless Shadow Requires Two Allies to be of a Specific Archetype

This Synthesis Skill requires two allies to be any of the following Archetypes listed below to be used.

First Archetype Needed

Required Allied Archetypes
Warrior Thief Masked Dancer
Swordmaster Assassin Samurai
Ninja Persona Master Prince
Royal Warrior Royal Thief Royal Masked Dancer

Second Archetype Needed

Required Allied Archetypes
Knight Healer Commander
Magic Knight Cleric General
Paladin Dark Knight Savior
Warlord Prince Royal Knight

Metaphor: ReFantazio Related Guides

Metaphor ReFantazio - Skills Partial
List of All Skills

All Skills

List of All Skills
Metaphor ReFantazio - Slash Type Icon.png Slash Metaphor ReFantazio - Pierce Type Icon.png Pierce Metaphor ReFantazio - Strike Type Icon.png Strike Metaphor ReFantazio - Fire Type Icon.png Fire
Metaphor ReFantazio - Ice Type Icon.png Ice Metaphor ReFantazio - Wind Type Icon.png Wind Metaphor ReFantazio - Electric Type Icon.png Electric Metaphor ReFantazio - Light Type Icon.png Light
Metaphor ReFantazio - Dark Type Icon.png Dark Metaphor ReFantazio - Almighty Type Icon.png Almighty Metaphor ReFantazio - Support Type Icon.png Support Metaphor ReFantazio - Recovery Type Icon.png Recovery
Metaphor ReFantazio - Passive Type Icon.png Passive Metaphor ReFantazio - Hero Passive Type Icon.png Hero Passive Metaphor ReFantazio - Ailment Type Icon.png Ailment Metaphor ReFantazio - Igniter Type Icon.png Igniter
Synthesis Skills

List of All Dark Skills

List of Skills
Mudo Mudoon Mamudo Mamudoon
Adamant Nightblade Summon Undead King Blackguard's Hammer Peerless Shadow
Mudodyne Mamudodyne Netherworld Tree Child of Death
Lurking Nightblade Assassinate Godkiller Summon Cockatrice
Mage Darkness Mage Underworld Mage Hellscape

List of All Dark Skills

All Dark Synthesis Skills

List of Skills
Mamudo Mamudoon Summon Undead King Blackguard's Hammer
Peerless Shadow Mamudodyne Netherworld Tree Child of Death
Godkiller

List of All Synthesis Skills

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