Synthesis skills have to be the most fun and versatile combat feature in Metaphor: ReFantazio, and we're here to discuss all of the abilities you can unlock, what they do, and what Archetypes you need on your team to use them! You're going to need some time, patience, and desire to grind—because trying out all of them is worthwhile. Let's dive right into it!
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Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities
Since there are so many Synthesis Abilities to explore, we've decided to list only the ones you'll access with Rank 1 Archetypes. You'll see that you'll need certain Archetypes present on your team to use Synthesis abilities, and for some you even need other skills to be unlocked. Let's waste no more time and explore what Synthesis abilities Rank 1 Archetypes have!
Seeker
Rider of the Blade
- Cost: 5 MP
- Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
- Heavy physical Light damage to one enemy
Horse-Drawn Carnage
- Cost: 5 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Heavy Strike damage to one enemy
Gacyc
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak magic Wind damage to all enemies
Matarukaja
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
- Raises party’s attack for three turns
Adventurer’s Curiosity
- Cost: 8 MP
- Second Ally: Gunner/Masked Dancer/Berserker
- Raises party’s crit rate for three turns
Gacyclo
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Medium magic Wind damage to all enemies
Tetrabreak
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Thief/Faker/Merchant
- Disables a Repel Physical effect
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Warrior
Bamboo Splitter
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Heavy Slash damage to one enemy
Round Slash
- Cost: 14 MP
- Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
- Weak Slash damage to all enemies
Peerless Stonecleaver
- Cost: 22 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Thief/Masked Dancer
- Third Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Severe Slash damage
- Adds a turn icon on killing blow
Mage
Gabot
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak Fire damage to all enemies
Gablizz
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak Ice damage to all enemies
Gakande
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak Lightning damage to all enemies
Botra
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Medium Fire damage to one enemy
Blizza
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Medium Ice damage to one enemy
Kandera
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Medium Lightning damage to one enemy
Meteophor
- Cost: 22 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Third Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Severe Fire damage to one enemy
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Knight
Jump Thrust
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Medium Pierce damage, lowers defense to one enemy
Protect Guard
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
- Medium Pierce damage, lowers defense to one enemy
Hammer of Justice
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Brawler/Merchant/Summoner
- Heavy Pierce damage, causes a one-time weakness to Pierce to one enemy
Magic Guard
- Cost: 28 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Nullifies one magic (non-Almighty) attack for all allies on the same row
Healer
Mahama
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak Light damage to all enemies
Magical Injection
- Cost: 12 MP
- Second Ally: Brawler/Merchant/Summoner
- Nullifies one attack that would inflict a status ailment on all allies
Medica
- Cost: 20 MP
- Requires: Meda
- Second Ally: Knight/Commander/Healer
- Medium HP recovery for all allies
Brawler
Meteoric Fist
- Costs HP percent
- Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Weak Strike damage to all enemies, two to three hits
Energy Ray
- Costs HP percent
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Heavy physical Light damage to one enemy
- Power scales off remaining HP
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Gunner
Wild Barrage
- Cost: 14 MP
- Second Ally: Gunner/Faker/Summoner
- Medium physical Pierce damage to all enemies, two to three hits
- Used from the back row
Masukukaja
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
- Raises hit/evasion by one stage for all allies during three turns
Mania Bullet
- Cost: 22 MP
- Second Ally: Thief/Faker/Merchant
- Heavy Pierce damage to one enemy, causing a one-time weakness to Slash/Pierce/Strike
Thief
Mamudo
- Cost: 6 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Weak magic Dark damage to all enemies
Mamudoon
- Cost: 10 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
- Medium magic Dark damage to all enemies
Phantom Tracer
- Cost: 12 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Thief/Masked Dancer
- Extreme physical damage, removes buffs to one enemy
Merchant
All Reset
- Cost: 36 MP
- Second Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
- Removes nearly all beneficial effects from all enemies
Fortune Slots
- Cost: 777 Reeve
- Second Ally: Brawler/Summoner/Merchant
- All hits deal critical physical Almighty damage
- Low hit rate
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Commander
Megido
- Cost: 15 MP
- Second Ally: Gunner/Summoner/Faker
- Medium magic Almighty damage to all enemies
Busterblast Maneuver
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Deals extreme magic Fire damage to all enemies and reduces their hit/evasion for three turns
Assault Beacon
- Cost: 26 MP
- Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
- Increases attack, defense, and hit/evasion for all allies during three turns
Faker
Free Juggling
- Cost: 0 MP
- Second Ally: Gunner/Summoner/Faker
- Deals weak physical Almighty damage to all enemies
Matarunda
- Cost: 18 MP
- Requires: Tarunda
- Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
- Decreases enemies' attack for three turns
Marakunda
- Cost: 18 MP
- Requires: Rakunda
- Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
- Decreases enemies' defense for three turns
Masukunda
- Cost: 18 MP
- Requires: Tarunda
- Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
- Reduces enemies' hit/evasion for three turns
Debilitate
- Cost: 36 MP
- Second Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
- Third Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
- Decreases one enemy’s attack, defense, and hit/evasion for three turns
Masked Dancer
Danse Macabre
- Cost: 12 MP
- Second Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
- High chance of instakilling all enemies
Hellfire Dance
- Cost: 26 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Fire
Ice-Blue Dance
- Cost: 26 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Ice
Sable Dance
- Cost: 26 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
- Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Dark
Masquerade Charge
- Cost: 26 MP
- Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Gunner/Berserker
- Greatly increases party’s physical damage once per battle
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Summoner
Variable
- Cost: Depending on Vessel
- Second Ally: Depending on Vessel
- The Summoner’s Synthesis abilities depend on making vessels in Akadeimia
Berserker
Rampage Slash
- Cost: 18 MP
- Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
- Extreme Slash damage to one enemy, ignoring resistances
Wild Bore
- Cost: 20 MP
- Second Ally: Faker/Gunner/Summoner
- Extreme Pierce damage to one enemy and drastically reduces their attack for three turns
Wanton Destruction
- Cost: 20 MP
- Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
- Extreme Strike damage to one foe
- Causes a one-time weakness to Strike
Battlecry Tackle
- Cost: 20 MP
- Second Ally: Knight/Seeker/Commander
- Heavy Strike damage to all enemies one to three times, ignoring resistances
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And that concludes our list of all Rank 1 Synthesis abilities in Metaphor: ReFantazio! Naturally, there are two whole ranks of Synthesis abilities for you to explore, so get on it! We hope you'll get the chance to try out all of them. Happy gaming and good luck with your endeavors! You can check our other Metaphor: ReFantazio guides to help you progress and always stay on top of your game:
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- Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Books & Best Answers
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - Best Archetypes Tier List
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- Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Status Ailments & How to Cure Them
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - How to Farm MAG
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - How to Heal
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - Best Skills to Inherit
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Archetypes & How to Unlock Them
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