The Samurai is one of the Elite Archetypes in Metaphor: ReFantazio. It is focused on moves beyond just Slash damage unlike its prior forms. It can use these skills to take advantage of weaknesses and deliver devastating blows. It is weak to Wind damage but strong against Slash and Fire damage.

The Samurai is a part of the Warrior Lineage and is its final form. The Samurai Archetype is rather specialized like the whole of the Warrior Lineage. But a skilled player can make the most of its buffs and passives.

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How to unlock the Samurai Archetype¶

The Samurai is unlocked upon leveling up Strohl’s bond to Rank 7. This occurs be speaking to him and completing his special quest once you reach Rank 5. You will also need to get the Swordmaster to Rank 20 and spend a substantial 16,500 MAG to unlock it.

Samurai Skills¶

The Samurai has a huge array of Skills:

• Barge Past - [Hero Passive] Being hit by an enemy attack during overworld combat will not trigger battle with enemy advantage.
• Giant Slice - Deals medium physical Slash damage to one enemy (16 MP)
• Thunder Blade - Deals heavy physical Electric damage to all enemies (38 MP)
• Attack Lore - [Passive] Automatically increases wielder’s attack at the start of battle.
• Concentrate - Increases caster’s attack by three ranks for 3 turns (20 MP)
• Unwavering Blade - Increases caster’s Hit/Evasion by three ranks for 3 turns (20 MP)
• Regenerate 3 - [Passive] Recovers significant HP ever turn.
• Sturdy Stance - [Passive] Halves damage, but renders caster unable to dodge.

Samurai Synthesis Skills¶

The Samurai has access to the following Synthesis Skills:

• Crimson Moon Sword Art - Deals severe physical Slash damage to all enemies. May inflict Charm. (22 MP) [Allies needed: Warrior, Brawler, or Berserker Lineages]
• Wind Blade - Deals extreme physical Wind damage to all enemies (16 MP) [Allies needed: Seeker, Knight, or Commander Lineages]
• Peerless Stonecleaver - Deals severe physical Slash damage to one enemy. Adds one Turn Icon on a killing blow. (22 MP) [Allies needed: Warrior, Thief, or Masked Dancer Lineages]
• Phantom Swordswarm - Deals medium physical Slash damage 4-6 times to one enemy. If it’s a killing blow, adds one Turn Icon (16 MP) [Allies needed: Brawler, Merchant, or Summoner Lineages]

For a full list of the Archetypes in the game, check out our Archetypes list.