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How to Unlock Dark Knight Archetype and Best Skills

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Last updated on: October 15, 2024 02:40 AM

The Dark Knight is an Elite Archetype from the Knight lineage in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Learn how to unlock the Dark Knight Archetype, its skills, weaknesses, and resistances!

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Dark Knight Archetype Overview

Dark Knight Overview

Dark Knight
Type	Elite
Archetype Lineage	Knight
Unlocked From	Hulkenberg
Bond Rank Required	Rank 7
While focusing on offence, it can defend in unique ways by counterattacking magic and counterattacking ailments.

Weakness and Resistances

How to Unlock Dark Knight Archetype

Reach Rank 7 With Hulkenberg

Metaphor ReFantazio - Hulkenberg Rank Up

MAG Cost	18750
Pre-Requisite Archetype	Magic Knight (Rank 20)
Pre-Requisite Archetype 2	Wizard (Rank 10)

MAG costs can differ depending on your Bond Rank with Followers!

Upon reaching Bond Rank 7 with Hulkenberg, players can unlock the Dark Knight Archetype by studying it at the cost of 18750 MAG, as well as reaching a certain Archetype rank, should it not be a base Archetype.

All Followers and How to Unlock Bonds

Dark Knight Skills

Skills Learned Through Rank Leveling

Lv.	Skill	Type	Description
1	Heavy Rush	Pierce	Deals medium physical Pierce damage to one enemy.
2	Magic Counter	Passive	Has a 15% chance of repelling Fire/Ice/Electric/Wind/Light/Dark damage.
4	Mad Rush	Pierce	Deals heavy physical Pierce damage to one enemy.
8	Flawless	Passive	Automatically increases wielder's Attack/Defense/Hit/Evasion at the start of battle.
13	Pierce Boost	Passive	Increases Pierce Attack by 20%.
18	Instant Recovery	Passive	Ensures status ailments are automatically cured in 1 turn.
20	Thunderstrike Thrust	Electric	Deals medium physical Electric damage to one enemy. Lowers their Defence for 3 turns.

List of All Skills

Hero Passive Skill

Skill	Type	Description
Auto-Repel	Hero Passive	Chance to reflect an enemy's attack in overworld combat.

List of All Hero Passive Skills

Synthesis Skills

Skill	Description
Flying Guard Thrust	Deals extreme physical Pierce damage to one enemy. Lowers their Defence for 3 turns. Party Requirement: Warrior, Brawler, or Berserker Lineages
Blackguard's Hammer	Deals severe physical Dark damage to one enemy. Inflicts a one-time weakness to Dark. Party Requirement: Brawler, Merchant, or Summoner Lineages
Peerless Shadow	Deals severe physical Dark damage to all enemies. Decreases their Attack/Defence/Hit/Evasion for 3 turns. Party Requirement: Warrior, Thief, or Masked Dancer Lineages Party Requirement 2: Knight, Healer, or Commander Lineages

List of All Synthesis Skills

Dark Knight Archetype Lineage

All Archetypes Under Knight

List of Archetypes
Knight	Magic Knight	Paladin	Dark Knight
Royal Knight

Metaphor: ReFantazio Related Guides

Metaphor ReFantazio - Archetype Partial

All Archetypes and Jobs

All Archetype Guides

Archetype Guides
Best Archetypes

Basic Archetype Lineage

List of Archetypes
Seeker	Mage
Warrior	Knight
Thief	Masked Dancer
Summoner	Berserker
Healer	Gunner
Brawler	Faker
Merchant	Commander

Adept Archetypes

List of Archetypes
Magic Seeker	Wizard
Swordmaster	Magic Knight
Assassin	Cleric
Sniper	Pugilist
General	-

Elite Archetypes

List of Archetypes
Soul Hacker	Elemental Master
Warlock	Samurai
Paladin	Dark Knight
Ninja	Persona Master
Devil Summoner	Destroyer
Saviour	Dragoon
Marital Artist	Trickster
Tycoon	Warlord

Royal Archetypes

List of Archetypes
Royal Warrior	Royal Knight
Royal Thief	Royal Masked Dancer
Royal Summoner	Royal Berserker
Prince

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