Many of the bonds in Metaphor: ReFantazio have a side quest that is unlocked before the final rank, usually ending in a boss fight. Basilio's bond is the last one unlocked in the game, meaning the boss tied to his side quest will be a bit trickier than the others.
A Brother's Mercy begins after completing Rank 7 of Basilio's Bond, and you'll need to finish it to trigger the cutscene that results in the final bond rank. This side quest will have you finding and taking down Vinca for good; here's how to do it.
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How To Begin A Brother's Mercy In Metaphor: ReFantazio
Beginning this side quest will require you to have rank 5 Eloquence and can only be completed on a day Basilio is usually available. In the follower menu, Basilio's handshake icon will appear gray, but that means the side quest is ready to be completed. Prepare your party before talking to Basilio, as choosing the correct dialogue options to begin the quest will take you straight to the boss fight with Vinca.
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How To Beat Serial Killer Vinca In Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Serial Killer Vinca - Level 66
- Vinca has no weaknesses and resists all forms of physical damage.
Basilio is a required party member, but he'll still be incredibly useful as long as you have the War Cry skill which is unlocked with his base Archetype. Have the Prince Archetype on the protagonist along with Junah and Eupha due to their high Magic stat. Also use Skill Inheritance to pass along Ren Patra to anyone in your party, as Vinca is keen on inflicting Daze on your whole party.
Vinca only has a few moves at his disposal, focusing on dealing physical damage to individuals or the whole party. He'll also use Earsplitting Shriek to possibly inflict Daze on each party member, with this being the biggest threat he has. Use Basilio's War Cry to lower his attack and defense a total of three times to get him fully debuffed. You can also bring Tetrakarn as all his attacks are physical and he'll eventually hit the barrier to end his turn.
Start the battle with Hero's Cry from the Protagonist to get off at least two War Crys from Basilio before starting to spam Royal Slash from the Protagonist for constantly high damage. If you have any attack buffs to put on him it will help make the fight go by faster, and don't worry about his damage output once it's debuffed three times. Vinca won't be able to get rid of debuffs so those will stay as long as you occasionally cast War Cry again to restart the timer.
Have Junah and Eupha use their strongest magic attacks to further stack on the damage. The Hellfire Dance from the Masked Dancer followed up by Summon Dragon God will not only deal a ton of damage but also give you an additional Press Turn icon when needed.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Released
- October 11, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Studio Zero
- Publisher(s)
- Atlus
- Engine
- GFD
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Playable
- PC Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- October 11, 2024
- Platform(s)
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- How Long To Beat
- 65 Hours
- How Long To Beat (Completionist Runs)
- 104 hours
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 81.15 GB
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
