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Greatworm Homo Butera Boss Guide: Weakness and Resistances

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Greatworm Homo Butera is a boss that can be fought during the Apprehend the Real Kidnapper Quest and in the The Right to Rule Quest in Metaphor: Refantazio. Read on to learn how to beat Homo Butera, its weaknesses, rewards, and the recommended party setup and Archetypes to use against it.

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Greatworm Homo Butera Overview and Rewards

Greatworm Homo Butera Quest and Location

Greatworm Homo Butera
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Encounter Level Location
First Encounter: Apprehend the Real Kidnapper 25 Giant Sandworm's Nest
Second Encounter: The Right to Rule 60 Giant Sandworm's Nest

You Will Encounter Greatworm Homo Butera Twice

You will encounter Homo Butera twice in the game. The first encounter will be when you are searching for Heismay in the Apprehend the Real Kidnapper quest. The second encounter will be during The Right to Rule.

First Encounter Rewards

There will be no rewards during your first encounter with Homo Butera. Reducing its health to below 20% in the Apprehend the Real Kidnapper quest will trigger a cut scene. The party will be swallowed and you will enter the Giant Sandworm's Belly Dungeon.

Apprehend the Real Kidnapper Walkthrough

Second Encounter Rewards

EXP A-EXP MAG Money
7020 1248 5000 4000
Spoils

At the end of a battle, receiving a Spoil slightly reduces the EXP and A-EXP gained. If no Spoil is obtained, you'll receive the regular amount of EXP and A-EXP.

Greatworm Homo Butera Weakness and Resistances

All Elemental Weakness, Affinities and Resistances

Slash Pierce Strike Fire Ice Electric Wind Light Dark
Normal Normal Normal Normal Weak Normal Normal Normal Normal

The Greatworm Homo Butera will have the same stat block on both Encounters.

Recommended Party Setup Against Greatworm Homo Butera

Best Characters to Choose

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First Encounter
Second Encounter
Character Explanation
Metaphor ReFantazio- Protagonist IconProtagonist The Protagonist will be taking up the Seeker Archetype for this battle. He will be balancing between providing support with Dei and Tarukaja, and attacking.
Metaphor ReFantazio- Strohl IconStrohl Strohl will be taking up the Warrior Archetype and will be providng Slash Skill damage to the enemy.
Metaphor ReFantazio- Hulkenberg IconHulkenberg Hulkenberg will be using the Mage Archetype for this encounter and will be targeting its weakness to Ice Skills.
Character Explanation
Metaphor ReFantazio- Protagonist IconProtagonist The Protagonist will be taking up the Wizard Archetype and will focus on dealing damage with Ice Skills to target its weakness. Since Masked Dancer will be in the party he can also use the Synthesis Skill Blizzaton for heavy damage.
Metaphor ReFantazio- Junah IconJunah Junah will be taking on the Masked Dancer Archetype with the Wizard's Mask. Other than using Blizza through the wizard's mask, she can also use the Synthesis Skill Hellfire Dance to give the enemy weakness to fire and attack with Infernal Vortex or Crimson Flame.
Metaphor ReFantazio- Hulkenberg IconHulkenberg Hulkeberg will be using the General Archetype to provide party support through Matarukaja and Shelter Formation while dealing additional ice damage to the enemy.
Metaphor ReFantazio- Heismay IconHeismay Heismay will be using the Faker Archetype and his main role will be to debuff the enemy with the Faker's Support Skills.

Recommended Archetypes Against Greatworm Homo Butera

Best Archetypes to Equip

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First Encounter
Second Encounter
ArchetypeRecommended Skills
Cyc
Dei
Bot
Explanation
Greatworm Homo Butera is weak to Ice skills. Make sure to have the Mage Archetype focus on dealing ice damage to the the enemy while the Warrior Archetype provides additional damage with his slash skills.

The Seeker Archetype will be in charge of support by healing with Dei as needed and improving attack power with Tarukaja.
Archetype Recommended Skills

Synthesis Skill:
Blizzaton
Boatona

Synthesis Skill:
Hellfire Dance
Wizard's Mask:
Blizza

Synthesis Skill:
Icewolf Offensive
Explanation
There isn't much difference between the first and second encounter for Homo Butera, the biggest advantage that you have is that now you have better archetypes to take it down.

Your Wizard and Masked Dancer Archetype will be in charge of dealing most of the damage. Focus on using ice skills to hit its weakness and get another turn. The Masked Dancer can also give the enemy one time weakness to Fire Skills to allow more options for higher damage.

The Faker and General Archetypes will be in charge of support. The Faker for enemydebuffs and the General for party buffs.

All Archetypes and How to Unlock

How to Beat Greatworm Homo Butera

How to Beat Greatworm Homo Butera


Use Ice Skills and Items

Metaphor ReFantazio - Homo Butera - Tip 1
Homo Butera is Weak to Ice Skills take advantage of skills that deal this damage to get additional turns during combat, this is especially recommended for your second encounter when you have more archetypes to plan your strategy with.

During your first encounter with Homo Butera, you can also use items that deal Ice Damage.

List of Items that Inflict Ice Damage

Item type Effect
Ice Chunk Consumable A magical stone used for cold storage that repels heat. Deals 100 Ice damage to one enemy.
Splintering Ice Crystal Consumable Magical ice that scatters in a broad area when thrown. Deals 150 Ice damage to all enemies.
Demonic Ice Sickle Consumable A frosty icicle as sharp as an animal fang. Deals 200 Ice damage to one enemy.
Snow Queen's Breath Consumable The power of an ice fairy dwells within this pure crystal. Deals 200 Ice damage to all enemies.

List of All Ice Skills

Use Your Support Skills

Metaphor ReFantazio - Homo Butera - Tip 2
Homo Butera is a tanky boss. Try to use your Support Skills to debuff the enemy. Likewise, you should also improve your chances by giving your party buffs to improve your defense and offense.

List of All Support Skills

Keep Your Health Up

Metaphor ReFantazio - Homo Butera - Tip 3
Make sure to keep an eye on your health during battle and use your recovery skills like Dei when needed.

List of All Recovery Skills

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