The Best Faker Build is to inherit the right Passives and Buffs in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Check out the best builds for the Faker, and Trickster, the best characters and Inherited Skills, and the best equipment for the Faker Lineage.

Best Characters For Faker Build

Protagonist, Strohl, Basilio

Character	Explanation
Protagonist	The Protagonist's stat allocation enables flexibility that can accommodate a Faker build to help you debuff your enemies in battle and pave the way towards victory for your allies.
Heismay	Heismay is a good recommendation for the Faker build if you plan to have it be evasive during battle while also providing debuffs against enemies during combat.
Hulkenberg	Hulkenberg's stat allocation leans more on Endurance, which gives a Faker build the ability to withstand enemy attacks should you choose to continually debuff enemies in lengthy battles.

Best Builds for Each Character

Best Inherited Skills For Faker Build

Best Inherited Skills to Equip the Faker Archetype Lineage

Skill	Type	Description
Guard Lore	Passive	✦ Knight Automatically increases wielder's Defence at the start of battle.
Wind Dodge	Passive	✦ Magic Seeker Increases Evasion against Wind attacks.
Art of Dance	Passive	✦ Masked Dancer Increases success rate of skills that inflict status ailments.
Pierce Dodge	Passive	✦ Sniper Increases evasion against Pierce attacks.
Flawless	Passive	✦ Dark Knight Automatically increases wielder's Attack/Defense/Hit/Evasion at the start of battle.
Magic Link	Passive	✦ Elemental Master Halves MP cost of Synthesis. (Only applies to Syntheses that consume MP.)
Shadow Dwellers	Passive	✦ Assassin Increases Evasion by 5%. Boost increases further if Archetypes of the same Lineage are present.
Third Eye	Passive	✦ Royal Thief When attacked, halves attacking enemy's Hit Rate.
Agility Lore	Passive	✦ Ninja Automatically increases wielder's Hit/Evasion at the start of battle.

The Skills listed above can be equipped as Inherited Skills to further hone the Faker Archetype Lineage's utility in battle.

The Faker Archetype Lineage specializes in dishing out debuffs against enemies in battle, so it is recommended to use Inherited Skills that increase either its Agility or Endurance in battle to help lengthen its duration in battle.

The Faker Archetype Lineage is also weak against Pierce and Wind, so inherting skills such as Pierce Dodge and Wind Dodge can help it avoid incurring damage from its weaknesses.

Best Skills to Inherit

Best Equipment For Faker Build

Best Equipment to Use for Faker Archetype Lineage

Faker Line Build
Faker	Trickster
Weapon	Armour
Joker's Knives Faker King's Daggers	Cardinal Dragon Robe Hero's Cuirass
Gear	Accessory
Touring Sandals	Radiant Crystal

You will equip Greatswords as your primary weapon when using the Faker Archetype Lineage.

The Armor, Gears, and Accessories listed above will further enhance the role of the Faker Archetype Lineage in battle, enhancing either its Agility or Endurance Stat in battle to help lessen or negate incurred damage from enemies during battle.

List of All Equipment

Best Faker Role During Combat

Use Faker Archetype Lineage to Debuff and Weaken Enemies

The Faker Archetype Lineage specializes in debuffing enemies in combat, which can help weaken their attacks during battle and make your own attacks more effective against them.

It also has access to skills that inflict status ailments on your enemies, providing you opportunities to land more decisive attacks that can help you earn your victories.

Best Party Members and Composition

Metaphor: ReFantazio Related Guides

Best Builds

All Build Guides

All Builds Guide
Best Character Builds	Best Stat Builds

All Character Builds

Character Builds
Best Protagonist Build	Best Strohl Build
Best Hulkenberg Build	Best Heismay Build
Best Junah Build	Best Eupha Build
Best Basilio Build	-

All Stat Builds

Stat Builds
Best Strength Build	Best Magic Build
Luck Stat Build	Best Agility Build
Best Endurance Build	-

All Archetype Builds

Archetype Builds
Best Seeker Build	Best Knight Build
Best Mage Build	Best Warrior Build
Best Healer Build	Best Merchant Build
Best Gunner Build	Best Masked Dancer Build
Best Berserker Build	Best Summoner Build
Best Brawler Build	Best Thief Build
Best Commander Build	Best Faker Build
Best Prince Build	-