Metaphor: ReFantazio - Special Experiments, Explained

There will come a point in Metaphor: ReFantazio when you start finding various Mask items in dungeons and earned by defeating enemies and it won't be immediately clear what these are for, so let us clue you in. These items are used in Special Experiments, a feature available in Akademia once you unlock a specific Archetype.

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We're going to cover everything you need to know about Special Experiments here, but be warned that if you don't want to spoil Archetypes you have yet to unlock, you might just want to wait and see by playing the game yourself.

When Do Special Experiments Unlock?

On 8/13, you'll have a new ally for your party, who channels the Masked Dancer Archetype. When you can next visit Akademia, More will inform you about Special Experiments and you'll be able to use the various Mask items you've been collecting to craft new Masks for Masked Dancer to use.

Later on in September, after visiting Virga Island, you'll gain another new ally that has the Summoner Archetype. After this point, you'll have a new section in the Special Experiments menu, Summon Experiments. Similar to crafting masks, you can craft Vessels using Talismans so that Summoners can call upon new beasts.

Mask Experiments

You can find masks as loot or dropped/stolen from enemies in dungeons, and then you can craft new Masks to be used for Masked Dancers. Some of the Masks are only usable by the Elite Masked Dancer Archetype (Persona Master).

Mask

Required Materials

Effect

Masked Dancer

Seeker's Mask

• Fool White Mask
• Judgement White Mask

Can use Seeker skills. Adds a resistance to Wind and a weakness to Fire.

Magic Seeker's Mask

• Fool White Mask
• Magician White Mask

Can use Adept Seeker skills. Adds a resistance to Wind and a weakness to Fire.

Soul Hacker's Mask

• Magic Seeker's Mask
• Seeker's Mask

Can use Elite Seeker skills. Adds a resistance to Wind and Dark, and a weakness to Fire.

Mage's Mask

• Magician White Mask
• Moon White Mask

Can use Mage skills. Adds a resistance to Ice and a weakness to Pierce.

Wizard's Mask

• Magician White Mask
• Priestess White Mask

Can use Adept Mage skills. Adds a resistance to Ice and Wind, and a weakness to Pierce.

Elementalist's Mask

• Wizard's Mask
• Mage's Mask

Can use Elite Mage skills. Adds a resistance to Fire, Ice, Electric, and Wind, and a weakness to Pierce.

Warlock's Mask

• Wizard's Mask
• Hermit White Mask

Can use Elite Mage skills. Adds a resistance to Light and Dark, and a weakness to Pierce.

Warrior's Mask

• Chariot White Mask
• Strength White Mask

Can use Warrior skills. Adds a resistance to Fire and a weakness to Wind.

Swordmater's Mask

• Chariot White Mask
• Emperor White Mask

Can use Adept Warrior skills. Adds a resistance to Fire and a weakness to Wind.

Samurai Mask

• Swordmaster's Mask
• Warrior's Mask

Can use Elite Warrior skills. Adds a resistance to Fire and a weakness to Wind.

Knight's Mask

• Hierophant White Mask
• Strength White Mask

Can use Knight skills. Adds a resistance to Slash and a weakness to Electric.

Mage Knight's Mask

• Hierophant White Mask
• Justice White Mask

Can use Adept Knight skills. Adds a resistance to Slash and a weakness to Electric.

Paladin Mask

• Mage Knight's Mask
• Knight's Mask

Can use Adept Knight skills. Adds a resistance to Slash and Light, and a weakness to Electric.

Dark Knight Mask

• Mage Knight's Mask
• Hanged Man White Mask

Can use Elite Knight skills. Adds a resistance to Slash and Dark, and a weakness to Electric.

Brawler's Mask

• Strength White Mask
• Sun White Mask

Can use Brawler skills. Adds a resistance to Strike and a weakness to Ice.

Pugilist's Mask

• Strength White Mask
• Justice White Mask

Can use Adept Brawler skills. Adds a resistance to Strike and a weakness to Ice.

Martial Artist's Mask

• Pugilist's Mask
• Brawler's Mask

Can use Elite Brawler skills. Adds a resistance to Strike and a weakness to Ice.

Healer's Mask

• Lovers White Mask
• Priestess White Mask

Can use Healer skills. Adds a resistance to Light and a weakness to Strike and Dark.

Cleric's Mask

• Lovers White Mask
• Temperance White Mask

Can use Adept Healer skills. Adds a resistance to Light and a weakness to Strike and Dark.

Saviour's Mask

• Cleric's Mask
• Saviour's Mask

Can use Elite Healer skills. Adds a resistance to Light and a weakness to Dark.

Gunner's Mask

• Hermit White Mask
• Chariot White Mask

Can use Gunner skills. Adds a resistance to Electric and a weakness to Slash.

Sniper's Mask

• Hermit White Mask
• Moon White Mask

Can use Adept Gunner skills. Adds a resistance to Electric and a weakness to Slash.

Dragoon's Mask

• Sniper's Mask
• Gunner's Mask

Can use Elite Gunner skills. Adds a resistance to Electric and a weakness to Slash.

Thief's Mask

• Hanged Man White Mask
• Tower White Mask

Can use Thief skills. Adds a resistance to Dark and a weakness to Electric.

Assassin's Mask

• Hanged Man White Mask
• Devil White Mask

Can use Adept Thief skills. Adds a resistance to Dark and a weakness to Electric.

Ninja's Mask

• Assassin's Mask
• Thief's Mask

Can use Elite Thief skills. Adds a resistance to Dark and a weakness to Electric.

Faker's Mask

• Star White Mask
• Fortune White Mask

Can use Faker skills. Adds a weakness to Pierce and Wind.

Trickster's Mask

• Faker's Mask
• Fool White Mask

Can use Elite Faker skills. Adds a weakness to Pierce and Wind.

Commander's Mask

• Emperor White Mask
• Tower White Mask

Can use Commander skills. Adds a resistance to Pierce and a weakness to Strike.

General's Mask

• Emperor White Mask
• Judgement White Mask

Can use Adept Commander skills. Adds a resistance to Pierce and a weakness to Strike.

Warlord's Mask

• General's Mask
• Commander's Mask

Can use Elite Commander skills. Adds a resistance to Pierce and a weakness to Strike.

Merchant's Mask

• Fortune White Mask
• Temperance White Mask

Can use Merchant skills. Adds a weakness to Fire and Light.

Tycoon's Mask

• Merchant's Mask
• Star White Mask

Can use Elite Merchant skills. Adds a weakness to Fire and Light.

Summoner's Mask

• Devil White Mask
• Empress White Mask

Can use Summoner skills. Adds a resistance to Dark and a weakness to Ice.

Devil Summoner's Mask

• Summoner's Mask
• Devil White Mask

Can use Elite Summoner skills. Adds a resistance to Dark and a weakness to Ice.

Berserker's Mask

• Death White Mask
• Chariot White Mask

Can use Berserker skills. Adds a resistance to Slash, Pierce, and Strike, and a weakness to Light and Dark.

Destroyer's Mask

• Berserker's Mask
• Tower White Mask

Can use Elite Berserker skills. Adds a resistance to Slash, Pierce, and Strike, and a weakness to Light and Dark.

Royal Masked Dancer

Dancer's Mask

• Fortune White Mask
• Star White Mask
• Judgement White Mask

Can use Dancer skills. Adds a resistance to Ice and a weakness to Electric.

Mend Mask

• Justice White Mask
• Hierophant White Mask
• Temperance White Mask

Enables automatic stat-boosting skills on the wearer. Adds resistance to Light and Dark.

Mind Mask

• Magician White Mask
• Sun White Mask
• Moon White Mask

Can use Almighty, Light, and Dark magic. Adds a resistance to Ice and a weakness to Electric.

Muscle Mask

• Chariot White Mask
• Strength White Mask
• Emperor White Mask

Can use Slash, Pierce, and Strike skills. Adds a resistance to Fire and a weakness to Wind.

Mercy Mask

• Lovers White Mask
• Priestess White Mask
• Empress White Mask

Can use a range of healing magic. Adds a resistance to Light and a weakness to Dark.

Summon Experiments

Much like Masks, you can find Talismans as loot or dropped/stolen from enemies in dungeons and these can then be used in Akademia to craft new Vessels. Some Vessels can only be used by the Elite Summoner Archetype (Devil Summoner).

Vessel

Required Materials

Summon And Effect

Summoners

Goblin Loincloth Vessel

• Talisman of the Foul
• Talisman of the Fairy

Goblin King - powerful critical strikes.

Stone Wing Vessel

• Talisman of the Avatar
• Talisman of the Night

Gargoyle - Fire magic that can inflict Burn.

Cockscomb Vessel

• Talisman of the Avian
• Talisman of the Raptor

Cockatrice - Dark magic and can inflict Poison.

Obsidian Bone Vessel

• Talisman of the Wargod
• Talisman of the Femme

Duskbone Knight - multi-target Slash attacks.

Flaming Mane Vessel

• Talisman of the Avatar
• Talisman of the Avian

Lava Beast - multi-target Almighty magic.

Minotaur Vessel

• Talisman of the Wargod
• Talisman of the Avatar

Guptauros King - multi-target Strike attacks.

Gravelord Vessel

• Talisman of the Raptor
• Talisman of the Divine

Undead King - Dark might that can insta-kill.

Elite Summoners

Esoteric Hair Vessel

• Talisman of the Foul
• Talisman of the Raptor

Wilder - multi-target Electric magic.

Pentagram Vessel

• Talisman of the Divine
• Talisman of the Night

Fallen - magic that repels physical attacks.

Shattering Spear Vessel

• Talisman of the Wargod
• Talisman of the Fairy

Genma - Pierce attacks that reduce defense.

Collared Beast Vessel

• Talisman of the Night
• Talisman of the Wargod

Beast - single-target Fire magic that can inflict Burn.

Lotus Flower Vessel

• Talisman of the Avian
• Talisman of the Femme

Megami - magic that fully restore's an ally's health.

Black Frost Vessel

• Talisman of the Night
• Talisman of the Fairy

Night - multi-target Ice magic that can inflict Frostbite.

Conch Shell Vessel

• Talisman of the Avian
• Talisman of the Divine

Deity - multi-target Light magic that can inflict Daze.

Trident Vessel

• Talisman of the Avatar
• Talisman of the Femme

Fury - weak multi-target Strik magic that can inflict debuffs.

Buzzing Fly Vessel

• Talisman of the Divine
• Talisman of the Foul

Tyrant - powerful multi-target Almighty magic that can inflict Hex.

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