
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
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- Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Status Ailments & How to Cure Them
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - How to Farm MAG
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- Metaphor: ReFantazio - Best Skills to Inherit
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - All Archetypes & How to Unlock Them
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