Metaphor: ReFantazio - Strohl Bond & Best Answers

At some point during the early stages of your journey through Metaphor: ReFantazio, you'll get to meet Strohl - a character designed to become your Follower and help you during your battles against the strongest enemies in the game.

This young lad is extremely powerful by default, but we can always make him better by increasing our Bond with him. In this guide, we'll show you how to strengthen your Bond with Strohl in Metaphor: ReFantazio by giving him the best answers.

Metaphor: ReFantazio All Followers & How To Unlock Them

The more time you spend in the thrilling world of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the more Followers you'll be able to unlock. By doing this, you'll form your own team of helpers who have unique backstories that you can discover by simply having conversations with the characters.

Apart from helping you with their Passive Skills during your battles, these Followers are loyal companions that will bring some amazing rewards. However, before you try to rank up your Bond with them, you have to unlock them. Here is a full list of the characters, as well as their Passive Skills, and how to gain access to them.

 

Gallica

• Unlock Method: Defeat Captain Klinger in Nord Mines
• Passive Skill: Recovers MP on every enemy stun/defeat

 

Strohl

• Unlock Method: Fight Klinger in Nord Mines
• Passive Skill: Hits won't trigger a battle with enemy advantage

 

Hulkenberg

• Unlock Method: Fight a boss in the Mausoleum
• Passive Skill: Increased chance of reflecting enemy attacks

 

Heismay

• Unlock Method: Fight Heismay twice in the Giant Sandworm's nest
• Passive Skill: Allows you to steal an item from a stunned/defeated enemy

 

Junah

• Unlock Method: Complete the Save the Mourning Snakes side quest
• Passive Skill: Recovers MP and HP after an enemy is stunned/defeated

 

Eupha

• Unlock Method: Complete the Trial of Malnova side quest
• Passive Skill: Attacks won't trigger enemy advantage during Squad Battles

 

Basilio

• Unlock Method: Speak to Basilio on the Gauntlet Runner
• Passive Skill: Hits won't trigger enemy advantage during Squad Battles. Recovers HP in overload battles

 

Neuras

• Unlock Method: Complete the Providing a Spark side quest
• Passive Skill: Recovers HP on each enemy stun/defeat during overworld combat

 

Maria

• Unlock Method: Spend time with Maria at the Honeybee Inn
• Passive Skill: Recovers HP on every support attack hit in overworld combat

 

Catherina

• Unlock Method: Complete the A Friend In Need side quest
• Passive Skill: Stuns stronger enemies in overworld combat easily

 

Alonzo

• Unlock Method: Complete the A Dagger, a Ring, and a Rake side quest
• Passive Skill: Grants a chance to execute auto-dodge in overworld combat

 

Bardon

• Unlock Method: Complete the Apprehend the Real Kidnapper quest
• Passive Skill: Stuns enemies with support attacks in overworld combat

 

Brigitta

• Unlock Method: Complete the A Bullish Embargo side quest
• Passive Skill: Chance to earn a small amount of money on each enemy stun or defeat

 

More

• Unlock Method: Fight the Homo Gorelo boss
• Passive Skill: Increased chance of support attacks from squad members in overworld combat

Metaphor: ReFantazio How To Unlock Strohl

Yes, some characters are hard to find, and they aren't easy to gain as Followers. However, this is not the case with Strohl, as meeting him is one of the unmissable events in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Ranking up the Bond with him will have the same difficulty, but at least you won't have any trouble becoming his friend.

For this to happen, you need to go to the Nord Mines and engage in your first conversation with him once you see him. This will allow you to gain him as a Follower and he'll even give you the Warrior Archetype, which is used to destroy even the strongest enemies.

Metaphor: ReFantazio Strohl Best Answers

Apart from completing tasks for your Followers, you'll have to spend time talking to them quite often. In the case of Strohl, you'll have to do this 8 times until you reach the highest Bond Rank. The good news is that his story is so interesting that you'll probably want to talk to him even more after you've reached the end.

Listening to Strohl speaking is quite easy. However, you need to figure out the most appropriate answers to his questions and prompts because otherwise, you'll miss out on some of the benefits. Now it's time to take a look at every Rank and the best answers possible.

Rank 1 Strohl Best Answers

• N/A

Rank 2 Strohl Best Answers

• Any option
• Let’s find a way to help
• Let’s go talk to him
• That’s what friends do

Rank 3 Strohl Best Answers

• Any option
• Any option
• Any option
• No, we do this together

Rank 4 Strohl Best Answers

• It can make you rich
• Any option
• Any option
• Any option

Rank 5 Strohl Best Answers

• I know I’ll see it someday
• It’s okay to be nervous
• Any option
• Any option
• Tell me about your father

Rank 6 Strohl Best Answers

• Any option
• Any option
• He was a man of virtue

Rank 7 Strohl Best Answers

• Something is off
• Stick to your ideals
• Any option
• Any option

Rank 8 Strohl Best Answers

• You do
• Luck is its own type of skill
• Any option
• Any option
• Surely, they believed in you
• Any option

Metaphor: ReFantazio Strohl Bond Rewards

Every milestone you reach while leveling up your Bond with Strohl will give you rewards. This is also the way it works with every Follower in Metaphor: ReFantazio, although the benefits you'll get at the end are always different, depending on the character.

It's worth mentioning that the rewards include, but are not limited to, Archetypes, discounts, and Skill boosters. Now it's time to take a look at every benefit you can expect to receive from leveling up your Bond with Strohl.

Warrior Archetype

• The party can now study the Warrior.

Warrior Enlightenment

• Reduces the MAG cost of studying the Warrior Lineage.

Undaunted Spirit

• When Strohl attacks a human-type monster, the critical rate increases.

Warrior Archetype Adept

• The party can now study the Swordmaster.

Scion's Skill

• Increases skill inheritance slots for the Warrior Lineage to 2.

Warrior Veneration

• Significantly reduces the MAG cost of studying the Warrior Lineage.

Battle Aura

• While in reserve, the amount of experience Strohl gains increases.

Scion's Merit

• Increases skill inheritance slots for the Warrior Lineage to 3.

Battle Hypnosis

• While in reserve, Strohl will gain experience at the normal rate.

Warrior Archetype Elite

• The party can now study the Samurai.

Scion's Essence

• Increases skill inheritance slots for the Warrior Lineage to 4.

Slayer of Humans

• When Strohl attacks a human-type monster, the critical rate greatly increases.

Grand Fantasy

• Strohl is ready to acquire a new Heroic Embodiment.

Have fun and good luck on your next adventure! For more information about Metaphor: ReFantazio, you can check out this article.