Synthesis skills are Metaphor's combination attacks — powerful moves that require two specific party members with the right Archetypes acting together. They cost a full turn but deliver huge damage, big heals or fight-changing utility, so setting one up for a boss's vulnerable window can win the fight outright.
How they work
🔗 Two-character combos
Each Synthesis needs two party members with specific Archetypes equipped — pair them up before the fight.
💥 Big payoffs
Synthesis effects range from massive multi-target damage to a full-party heal or a guaranteed status.
⏳ Turn cost
They consume the turn, so time them for a Break window or an emergency rather than on cooldown.
Using them well
- Keep a known Synthesis pair in your active four so the option is always available.
- Save damage Syntheses for staggered bosses — the multiplier on a Break is enormous.
- Use utility/heal Syntheses to reset a losing fight in one turn.
- Unlock more pairings by levelling different Archetypes across your companions.
Setting up
Because Synthesis availability depends on which Archetypes your characters currently run, plan your loadout with a combo in mind — for example keep an elemental caster and a striker paired so their Synthesis is ready. Scout a boss's weakness, then bring the two Archetypes whose Synthesis exploits it.
Types of Synthesis
- Damage Syntheses: massive single- or multi-target hits — best on a staggered boss.
- Support Syntheses: full-party heals or revives that reset a losing fight in one turn.
- Utility Syntheses: guaranteed status or buffs that set up your next big turn.
- Which you can use depends on the two Archetypes equipped, so plan pairs ahead.
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