While playing Metaphor: ReFantazioYou’ve probably noticed an unusual book in the Akademia called The Book of Revelation, but what you may not have realized is that this book contains a secret boss. However, to unlock this book and face the boss, you first need to complete the game.
While playing Metaphor: ReFantazio For the first time, if you tried to interact with the Book of Revelation in the back of the Akademia, you know it was locked. Unfortunately, no matter how many times you interact with him, this will never change during your first playthrough. More will simply say that it is dangerous and that you should leave it alone.
How to open the book of Revelation
Complete Metaphor: ReFantazio Campaign
Since you won’t be able to open the book on the first play no matter how many times you try, you will have to wait until you reach the end of the Metaphor: ReFantazio and started NG+.
Although the book remains in the back right corner under lock and key during the first playthrough, once you have progressed enough in your New Game+ playthrough to access the Akademia, you will notice that the book now sits to the left of More’s desk. Furthermore, it is no longer under lock and key.
At this point, you can simply interact with it and you’ll be able to get into a Redscale Apocalypse Dragon boss fight. However, even if you can jump into this fight right away, your levels will be reset in New Game+, so you’ll be ill-prepared. This is an extremely difficult enemy and it is recommended that you wait until you are closer to the end of your New Game+ before taking on this fight.
Additionally, while being in the New Game+ archive is one of the prerequisites for fighting this boss, there is another. Regardless of the difficulty you used when completing your first playthrough, you cannot be on Storyteller difficulty if you want to face the Redscale Apocalypse Dragon. You will need to play on at least Easy difficulty or higher to participate in the fight. This is a tough fight, which is why it’s locked behind NG+, so playing it in Storyteller would defeat the purpose.
How to Defeat Redscale Apocalypse Secret Dragon Boss
Prepare yourself with the right equipment and items to give your party an edge
In the first place, you’ll want to wait until you hit level 70 if you want a well-balanced fight. You may have to work a little to get to this level, but if you don’t, you’ll only be causing more frustration when facing this underleveled enemy. However, the higher you are, the easier this fight will be. Regardless of whether you are at the minimum recommended level, you will still have to put in the effort to succeed against the Redscale Apocalypse Dragon, as shown in Trophy Guides YouTube video above.
As for equipment and items, some will be more useful than others, but for the most part, you’ll want to use the best equipment you have access to at the moment. The main things you should consider are items that provide fire and cut resistance.as well as items that will increase your attacks. While the specifics are mostly flexible, depending on what you have and for whom, try using the Reverent Crown and the Knight’s Last Standif possible.
Knight’s Last Stand is a pair of boots that allows survival with 1HP from what would otherwise be a mortal blow. It can be equipped with any Archetype and offers a defense of 165. Reverent Crown Gear is a crown exclusive to the protagonist and increases your turn icons by one at the start of the turn, something that will be essential as you need it. every advantage you can get. Additionally, try to bring as many sublime spoons as you can to the fight.
For the Archetypes used in this fight, you have some flexibility depending on how you want to inherit abilities and assuming you have all the Archetypes unlocked again by the time you enter this fight. As for the abilities your selected archetypes inherit, you’ll want to focus primarily on passive buffs for your party, as well as moves that can provide buffs, debuffs to the enemy, or healing. You must have at least one party member with a primary focus on supporting the party.
As for the last preparation, avoid bringing items that drain or repel attacks unless you want to face serious consequences. Regarding the actual fight, your priority should be to buff the party and debuff Redscale Apocalypse Dragon first. Once you do this, you can proceed to attack. While obvious, you’ll want to make an effort to deal as much damage as possible while these buffs are active.
Once they wear off, you’ll want to prioritize reapplying them, but pay attention to your health as this will be more difficult mid-fight after taking hits. Once you’re sure your party can’t take it anymore, you’ll want to start using your Sublime Spoonfuls as a last resort to add as many turns as possible and defeat the Apocalyptic Dragon boss. Once the fight is over, you will receive the Closing The Book achievement and the Gaius Regalia.
The Gaius Regalia is an equippable item that fully recovers HP and MP at the end of each battle. This item can be equipped to any Archetype and is one of the most valuable items in the game, so you can use it for the rest of the late-game fights in your New Game+ game. Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Source: YouTube Guides/Trophies
- Platform(s)
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PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Released
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October 11, 2024
- Developer(s)
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Studio Zero
- Editor(s)
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Atlus