How To Beat The Mausoleum Boss in Metaphor ReFantazio

Allegory: The first hours of ReFantazio are full of events creating a universe, characters, and plot for this game. You will get to know Grius within the opening hours, and you will see his tragic end at Louis's hands after the failed assassination attempt.

Once the main cathedral of Grant Trad is inaccessible, the party will attempt to get into the cathedral through the mausoleum. This is how one defeats the second boss of the game-Undead Grius, controlled by the Necromancer. During this fight, he faces the players.

Methods for Metaphorically Being Ready for Undead Grius: ReFantazio

Seeker, Protagonist; Warrior, Strohl

Hulkenberg, as a knight

Just before battle, he will be awakened to his most vital archetype. There are two ways you could approach this boss battle. If you want the protagonist to take the brunt of the damage, stock up on healing goods from the store and put Strohl on standby as a backup healer. Make the battle easier by leveling up the Seeker to four, where it learns Tarukaja, and leveling up the Warrior to Heat Up, which amplifies Strohl's damage.

A Metaphorical Guide to the Defeat of the Living Grius: ReFantazio

Using Hulkenberg's Knight's Proclamation at every turn is key to emerging victorious in this battle. As long as Grius only attacks her, the other members of the party can focus on attacking with abandon. The Knight's resistance to cutting damage means Hulkenberg will take less damage over the course of the fight, given that Undead Grius does only cutting damage. The only thing you really need concern yourself with is if Grius were to land a critical, but it simply affords him the opportunity to strike Hulkenberg for less damage.

Strohl should spam Diagonal Slash while Hulkenberg is tanking, and the protagonist should use Tarukaja to buff up his attack. With a buff to his attack, Strohl can be quickly leveled to three; meanwhile, Hulkenberg can be kept healthy by swapping between healing and buffing her every round. If you say this over and over again, this fight won't cause too many issues.

Another alternative is to have the protagonist use the new synthesis attack of Rider of the Blade instead against her, instead of having Strohl do it. While this uses up Hulkenberg, she still will be immune to Knight's Proclamation. This synthesis attack uses Undead Grius's weakness and uses two press turn icons but restores two back. Because this allows Strohl to make use of healing items to keep Hulkenberg alive, and the better attack means that buffing attack with Tarukaja isn't as crucial. Both methods work well, but the second one, in regard to the statistics of the protagonist, especially deals more damage over time.

We hope that with these tips you'll be able to beat the boss of the Mausoleum and go further in the game.