During your travels around the United Kingdom of Euchronia ofMetaphor: ReFantazio, one of the locations you’ll visit is Martira, Old Castle Town, and that means there are even more bounties up for grabs. One of the first bounties you can undertake from here is ‘The New King of the Imps’.

This bounty will take you to the Imp’s Den - Goblin’s Nest, which is full of various enemies and has a few items you can pick up too. Here’s everything you need to know about this bounty.

The protagonist at the Recruitment Centre in Metaphor ReFantazio.

How To Unlock The ‘The New King Of The Imps’ Bounty

you may undertake this from anyRecruitment Centre, but you’ll likely first spot it while in Martira. It can beaccepted from late June (I accepted it on 6/30) and there is no deadlineto complete it.

Heading to the Imp’s Den will take up a day of your time, so bear that in mind when factoring in your calendar.

The protagonist speaking to the Informed Man in Metaphor Refantazio.

Quest Prep

You can visit the Vica Alba Tavern and speak to the Informant to buy information on the King of Imp’s Den for 1,000 reeve. He tells you how to spawn the King Goborn as well as other tips, but we also cover all that here so feel free to save yourself some cash.

One tip the Informant gives you, which we’ll echo, is that theGoborns you’ll be tackling have no weaknesses. While the weaker ones are susceptible to Poison and Paralysis, you should be able to smash through these in the overworld, the bigger ones are the problem and luckily they aresusceptible to Sleep.

The party facing the King Goborn in Metaphor Refantazio.

It’s worth popping to MesmerEyes Apothecary in Matira to grab some restorative items, as always, butgrab some Slumberthorn (90 reeve each) to use on the Goborns and inflict Sleepif you want to make it easier.

Other curatives such as Notebook of Remembrance to cure Forget (275 reeve each) and Robust Remedy to cure Poison (100 reeve each) are also handy, but if you have Patra, just use that instead.

Imp’s Den - Goblin’s Nest map in Metaphor ReFantazio.

There are a few party setups that can work here, the main thing toavoid is using any Archetypes with Staves or Macesas this makes the Goborns angry and use Frenzy. Below we’ve detailed the setup that we used.

Don’t use Healers or Mages.

King Goborn Peril screen in Metaphor Refantazio.

Seeker

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You want to have the Protagonist healing your party, especially as you’ll either be facing a few Gobornorputting up with heftier damage from the King by tackling him solo. Werecommend ensuring you have Medi inherited from Healerto make it easier to keep your party’s HP topped up.

If you have two Inherited Skill slots for Seeker,we recommend using the second one for Patra to help cure status ailments.

The party after defeating the King Goborn in Metaphor Refantazio.

Warrior/Swordsman/Any

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Strohl is likely a beast on Warrior or Swordsman in your party, so let’s use him at his best. However, any non-staff/mace Archetype is viable.

Knight/Mystic Knight/Any

We recommend using Knight or Mystic Knight with Hulkenberg as that’s likely her forté, but also becausePierce will help smash through the Vesps and Papyros in the area. Ultimately, any non-staff/mace Archetype can be used though.

How To Spawn The Goborn King

Once youenter the Imp’s Den, you’ll notice the Hexer Goborn Esto (the mage Goborns in the black robes) are marked on the map. Youdon’t need to defeat them all, you simply need to defeat fourin order for the Goborn King to appear. As soon as you defeat the fourth Hexer Goborn Esto, you’ll automatically be thrown into combat with the Goborn King after a short cutscene.

These will have a mix of weaker Goborn and larger, harder-to-beat Goborn with them. The weaker ones can be defeated without entering a Squad Battle.

The New King Of The Imps bounty details and reward in Metaphor ReFantazio.

If you have Strohl as Swordsman, his Round Slash attack that targets multiple enemies is great for whittling down the group simultaenously.

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Increases attack of all enemies.

Dark Sword

Physical damage to one party member that has a chance of inflicting Forget.

Physical damage to one party member.

Unwavering Blade

Only uses this if you defeat all his adds. This increase his hit rate and evasion dramatically.

Smashing Salvo

Physical damage to one party member that has a chance of lowering target’s defence.

Poison Strike

Physical damage to one party member that has a chance of inflicting Poison.

Any of the Goborns can use Frenzy if you have an Archetype using a staff or mace in your party, which is a physical attack to all party members.

Battle Strategy

If you spoke to the Knackered Soldier at the entrance to the Imp’s Den, you’ll have been told to ensure that the Goblin King is not the last one standing.

Essentially, if you take out all his adds, theGoborn King will buff himself with Unwavering Blade to dramatically increase his hit rate and evasion. I recommend killing at least the Goborn Hexer Esto, if not all bar one of the others, to minimise the amount of enemies you’re facing.

You only need to keep one add alive to avoid the Goborn King buffing himself.

Goborn King and his add(s) willmainly deal in physical damage attacks(as you really should take out the Hexer first). Some of the attacks can be quite heavy hitting, so you’ll want tostay on top of healingbut alsowatch out for attacks that can inflict ailments such as Forget or Poison.

Maintain a consistent attack while ensuring your party stays healed, and you should have no trouble in dispatching this regent and his cronies.

Once you’ve defeated the Goborn King, you’ll still need to take out the remaining add(s).

Rewards For Defeating The Goborn King

For defeating the Goborn King, you’ll earn16,000 reeveas well asearning four points of Courageonce you hand in the Bounty.

You’ll also get aStunning ArrowandScrapmetal Slabupon defeating the Goblin King and his entourage, as well as anImp’s Loinclothto hand into the Recruitment Centre.