While you’re adventuring inMetaphor: ReFantazio, you’ll find yourself encountering strange little orb enemies called Elmentas. They’re rare, often only one appearing in a dungeon or area at a time, and what’s more frustrating is that they can be tough to beat for a couple of reasons.

Fortunately for you, we’ve got everything you need to know right here, covering which Elmenta you can find where, how to defeat them all, and why you’d want to bother tackling these strange enemies to begin with.

The protagonist chasing a Gold Elmenta in Metaphor ReFantazio.

What Are Elmenta?

Elmenta are rare elemental enemies found in dungeons or encountered in battle while on the Gauntlet Runner. These enemieswill try and run from you when they see you, so you’ll have to chase them down.

You should aim to get in a few hits before entering a Squad Battle asyou want the Elmenta to be stunned for its first turn. This is because when it is able to use itsfirst Turn Icon, it will immediately flee. The more Turn Icons you’re able to give yourself, the better.

Junah fighting against a blue Elmenta in Metaphor ReFantazio.

Elmentas are well worth tackling as the reward for defeating them is agreat deal more MAG and money than you would get from any normal encounter, as well as more EXP.

If you have Steal, you can also steal rare items from Elmentas such as valuable gems worth selling.

Elmenta Locations And Weaknesses

Below we’ve listed each Elmenta, its weaknesses and resistances, and where we found it. There’s a chance they’re also found in other locations and we didn’t spot them as they’re so rare and flee so quickly, but we’ll update this guide as we come across more.

Weaknesses And Resistances

Weak to Fire and resistant to Ice.

Weak to Ice and resistant to Fire.

Weak to Electric and resistant to Wind.

Weak to Wind and resistant to Electric.

Weak to Dark and resistant to Light.

Weak to Light and resistant to Dark.

Elmentas also have a chance of appearing as battles when travelling on the Gauntlet Runner.