Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities

We'll discuss all Rank 1 Synthesis abilities in Metaphor: ReFantazio, and what Archetypes you need on your team to use them.

Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Synthesis Abilities
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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!

Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities

Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities
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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!

Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities

Seeker

Rider of the Blade

 

Rider of the Blade

  • Cost: 5 MP
  • Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
  • Heavy physical Light damage to one enemy
Horse-Drawn Carnage

 

Horse-Drawn Carnage

  • Cost: 5 MP
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
  • Heavy Strike damage to one enemy
Gacyc

 

Gacyc

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak magic Wind damage to all enemies
Matarukaja

 

Matarukaja

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
  • Raises party’s attack for three turns
Adventurer’s Curiosity

 

Adventurer’s Curiosity

  • Cost: 8 MP
  • Second Ally: Gunner/Masked Dancer/Berserker
  • Raises party’s crit rate for three turns
Gacyclo

 

Gacyclo

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Medium magic Wind damage to all enemies
Tetrabreak 

 

Tetrabreak

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Second Ally: Thief/Faker/Merchant
  • Disables a Repel Physical effect

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Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities

Warrior

Bamboo Splitter

 

Bamboo Splitter

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
  • Heavy Slash damage to one enemy
Round Slash

 

Round Slash

  • Cost: 14 MP
  • Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
  • Weak Slash damage to all enemies
Peerless Stonecleaver

 

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
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Mage

Gabot

 

Gabot

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak Fire damage to all enemies
Gablizz

 

Gablizz

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak Ice damage to all enemies
Gakande

 

Gakande

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak Lightning damage to all enemies
Botra

 

Botra

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Medium Fire damage to one enemy
Blizza

 

Blizza

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Medium Ice damage to one enemy
Kandera

 

Kandera

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Medium Lightning damage to one enemy
Meteophor

 

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

 

Jump Thrust

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
  • Medium Pierce damage, lowers defense to one enemy
Protect Guard 

 

Protect Guard

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Knight/Healer/Commander
  • Medium Pierce damage, lowers defense to one enemy
Protect Guard 

 

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

 

Magic Guard

  • Cost: 28 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Nullifies one magic (non-Almighty) attack for all allies on the same row
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Healer

Mahama

 

Mahama

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak Light damage to all enemies
Magical Injection

 

Magical Injection

  • Cost: 12 MP
  • Second Ally: Brawler/Merchant/Summoner
  • Nullifies one attack that would inflict a status ailment on all allies
Medica

 

Medica

  • Cost: 20 MP
  • Requires: Meda
  • Second Ally: Knight/Commander/Healer
  • Medium HP recovery for all allies
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Brawler

Meteoric Fist

 

Meteoric Fist

  • Costs HP percent
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
  • Weak Strike damage to all enemies, two to three hits 
Energy Ray

 

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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Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities

Gunner

Wild Barrage

 

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

 

Masukukaja

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
  • Raises hit/evasion by one stage for all allies during three turns
Mania Bullet

 

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
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Thief

Mamudo

 

Mamudo

  • Cost: 6 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Weak magic Dark damage to all enemies
Mamudoon

 

Mamudoon

  • Cost: 10 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Mage/Healer
  • Medium magic Dark damage to all enemies
Phantom Tracer

 

Phantom Tracer

  • Cost: 12 MP
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Thief/Masked Dancer
  • Extreme physical damage, removes buffs to one enemy
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Merchant

All Reset

 

All Reset

  • Cost: 36 MP
  • Second Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
  • Removes nearly all beneficial effects from all enemies
Fortune Slots

 

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

 

Megido

  • Cost: 15 MP
  • Second Ally: Gunner/Summoner/Faker
  • Medium magic Almighty damage to all enemies
Busterblast Maneuver

 

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

 

Assault Beacon

  • Cost: 26 MP
  • Second Ally: Seeker/Knight/Commander
  • Increases attack, defense, and hit/evasion for all allies during three turns
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Faker

Free Juggling

 

Free Juggling

  • Cost: 0 MP
  • Second Ally: Gunner/Summoner/Faker
  • Deals weak physical Almighty damage to all enemies
Matarunda

 

Matarunda

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Requires: Tarunda
  • Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
  • Decreases enemies' attack for three turns
Marakunda

 

Marakunda

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Requires: Rakunda
  • Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
  • Decreases enemies' defense for three turns
Masukunda

 

Masukunda

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Requires: Tarunda
  • Second Ally: Healer/Knight/Commander
  • Reduces enemies' hit/evasion for three turns
Debilitate

 

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
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Masked Dancer

Danse Macabre

 

Danse Macabre

  • Cost: 12 MP
  • Second Ally: Faker/Thief/Merchant
  • High chance of instakilling all enemies
Hellfire Dance

 

Hellfire Dance

  • Cost: 26 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Fire
Ice-Blue Dance

 

Ice-Blue Dance

  • Cost: 26 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Ice
Sable Dance

 

Sable Dance

  • Cost: 26 MP
  • Second Ally: Masked Dancer/Mage/Summoner
  • Inflicts all enemies with a one-time weakness to Dark
Masquerade Charge

 

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

summoner

Variable

  • Cost: Depending on Vessel
  • Second Ally: Depending on Vessel
  • The Summoner’s Synthesis abilities depend on making vessels in Akadeimia
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Berserker

Rampage Slash

 

Rampage Slash

  • Cost: 18 MP
  • Second Ally: Warrior/Brawler/Berserker
  • Extreme Slash damage to one enemy, ignoring resistances
Wild Bore

 

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

 

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

 

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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Metaphor ReFantazio - All Rank 1 Synthesis Abilities
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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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