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So, you’ve reached the eighth and final rank for one of your party members' bonds inMetaphor: ReFantazio, and one of the rewards isGrand Fantasy. The party member in question is ready to receive a new Archetype. Well, that’s all well and dandy, but what the heck does it mean? Metaphor doesn’t exactly tell ya.
As it turns out, it’s not something you can concern yourself with until quite late into the game. Once you get there, however, the bulk of the game’s very best classes are yours - if you put the work in. Here’s how Grand Fantasy works in Metaphor: ReFantazio!
What Is Grand Fantasy In Metaphor: ReFantazio?
When youreach the eighth and last rankfor one of yourparty members’bondsin Metaphor: ReFantazio, one of the rewards cited is’Grand Fantasy'. The description states that the character in question isready to receive their ‘Heroic Embodiment’.
That sounds cool, butno further context is offered at the time. You won’t find out more (without this guide, at least) untilafter September 24th. Although you’re likely to do this regardless,verify to visit More at Akademiaafter this time.
All party members who have reached rank eight will be ready to obtain their Royal-tier class, and if you’ve got some stragglers (in fact, you’ll surely need more ranks for at least the late-joining Basilio), then get to work on that ASAP.
These Royal-tier classes, or’Royal Archetypes', are thesecret fourth tier for each party member’s default lineage. ForStrohl, this would be theRoyalWarrior,then, and so forth. (The “so forth” is listed below.)
All Royal Classes And Their Requirements
But just reaching rank eight isn’t enough, of course. Instead,there are steep Archetype growth requirements involved for every party member. And, since you won’t know these until after September 24th without researching online,we’ll tell you the requirementsahead of time here.
Wondering why theprotagonistis left out of the fun?The main character receives a Royal Archetype by defaultdue to story events around September 24th, so no worries there!
Royal Berserker
Based on thesecondary Archetype(s) requirementsfor each character, and if you’re reading all of this early enough,you can let these requirements help to inform you of what else to have each character learn.
For example,Eupha should study the Seeker Archetype, in order to have Seeker at Rank 20, then Magic Seeker at Rank 20, and lastly, Soul Hacker at Rank 20. This ensures thatonce she’s at Bond Rank 8 and has mastered Devil Summoner, she’s ready for her Royal Summoner class as quickly as possible.
