Metaphor ReFantazio walkthrough: How to complete The Right to Rule quest

The Right to Rule quest in Metaphor ReFantazio is a hunt quest that involves facing a sandworm named the Greatworm Homo Butera, to help defend the village of Martira. You will need to complete this quest to maximize the bond of one of your followers, Bardon, who bestows the Commander Archetype.

In this guide, we share everything you need to know about completing the Right to Rule quest in Metaphor ReFantazio.

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How to unlock The Right to Rule quest in Metaphor ReFantazio

Here's how you can unlock the boss fight (Image via Sega)

Raise Bardon’s Bond Rank to Level 6

• Before you can access The Right to Rule quest, reach Rank 6 with Bardon’s Bond.
• Once Bardon’s Bond reaches Rank 6, he will initiate the quest during an event in Martira, asking for your assistance in protecting the village from the Greatworm Homo Butera.
• While it may feel urgent, this quest has no time limit, so take time to prepare and grind levels if you need to.

Recommended Level

• It’s best to undertake this quest at Level 50-54 or higher to easily clear it.
• The Greatworm Homo Butera is Level 60. If you unlocked this quest early by leveling Bardon’s Bond, you may be underleveled and should focus on training before attempting it.

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How to beat Greatworm Homo Butera and complete The Right to Rule quest in Metaphor ReFantazio

To handle the Greatworm Homo Butera, it’s essential to bring the right team. The following archetypes and characters are particularly effective:

• Devil Summoner: Deals consistent Ice damage.
• Masked Dancer: Provides versatility and Ice skills, helping to control the fight.
• Elemental Master: Brings elemental attacks, especially Ice.
• Samurai or Saviour: Focused on physical damage and support (healing). Samurai is preferable for offense, while Saviour offers essential healing if your team lacks it.

Recommended elements:

• Ice: This is the sandworm’s primary weakness. Using Ice skills will allow you to exploit this vulnerability and gain extra turns.
• The sandworm has no specific resistance or weakness to physical attacks, so any physical archetype works well as long as one can survive.

Counter debuffing:

• The Greatworm Homo Butera uses a Sandstorm debuff that lowers hit rate and agility, potentially making it harder to land attacks.
• To counteract this, inherit Dekunda from a Healer to clear these stat-lowering effects during the battle.

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How to start the battle

Locate Bardon: Head to Martira’s Thoroughfare Square when you’re ready. Speak to Bardon there to initiate the encounter with the Greatworm Homo Butera.

Final preparations:

• Make sure you have enough healing items or AoE healing skills if you’re missing a Saviour.
• Check that your team has Ice skills equipped and is appropriately leveled for the fight.

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Best strategy for defeating Greatworm Homo Butera Boss in Metaphor ReFantazio

Exploit the worm's weakness to end it quickly (Image via Sega)

The Greatworm Homo Butera is a challenging boss with straightforward, yet deadly moves that can overwhelm unprepared teams. Here’s a breakdown of its moveset and effective strategies to bring it down:

Boss information:

• Level: 60
• Weakness: Ice
• Resistances: None
• Damage Types: Primarily Physical (Strike)

Moveset:

• The Greatworm Homo Butera has only two turns per round, using Physical skills and the Sandstorm debuff.
• The Sandstorm debuff decreases both hit rate and agility on your team, which can make Ice skills harder to land.

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Tips

Use Ice attacks to maximize damage:

• The sandworm has a low defense.
• Having multiple team members with Ice skills, such as Devil Summoner, Elemental Master, and Masked Dancer, will increase your chances of landing powerful attacks and earning additional turns.

Manage the Sandstorm debuff:

• The Dekunda skill can clear the debuff from your team and is invaluable for maintaining accuracy and agility, especially for underleveled players.

Take advantage of Bardon’s buff:

• Bardon will automatically boost your attack at the beginning of the battle, giving you a head start in offense. Use this initial advantage to deal as much damage as possible in the first few turns.

Healing and survival:

• Athough a Saviour isn’t essential, having at least one AoE healing skill will be beneficial if the sandworm’s physical strikes are overwhelming.
• Strohl’s crit rate against humans increases at Follower Bond Rank 8 and can be an effective counter even without Ice skills if you’ve reached that rank.

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Rewards for completing The Right to Rule quest in Metaphor ReFantazio

Once you’ve defeated the Greatworm Homo Butera, the quest will automatically complete, awarding you valuable experience and as well as increase your Courage. Completing the quest also boosts Bardon’s Bond to Rank 7, unlocking the Escape Master Follower Ability, a skill that grants your team increased success in retreating from battles.