This is a quick guide on how to beat Catherina the Bounty Queen. This is a recurring boss battle that will challenge the party’s combat skills on multiple occasions; however, it is worth noting that there is not much to know about this optional boss and the initial strategy can be repeated to achieve victory.
Catherina the Bounty Queen has a few weaknesses the party can exploit and players should pay close attention to the levels of each party member. Being a recurring boss also means that her level will gradually increase after each fight, and is the perfect motivation.
The Protagonist and the Party can encounter Catherina the Bounty Queen in three separate encounters throughout the Gauntlet Runner area. As players make their way to the Giant Sandworm’s Nest, Catherina will appear and fight the party at level 22. After defeating her there, the party can press on to Port Brilehaven and the final encounter will be hosted at the Forsaken Tower where she will be at her best.
Studio Zero wanted to make Catherina the Bounty Queen an annoying enemy to fight in Metaphor: ReFantazio and it worked. Players tend to ignore the benefits they receive because they can be quite a nuisance. Defeating Catherina leads to more rewards for winning each battle. Being a recurring boss does not do her any favors since the key strategy to beat her once can be repeated in future encounters.
Catherina the Bounty Queen will become much more powerful after each encounter. Players should prioritize ranking up their levels and archetype fast to deal more and take enough damage from Catherina the Bounty Queen. After each encounter, the enemy boss will not let up and showcase their power boost to give the party a difficult time in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Tip
Catherina the Bounty Queen is susceptible to fire skills and players can keep spamming until she drops.
Fire skills can easily hurt Catherina the Bounty Queen and the Protagonist can be her worst nightmare with the Wizard archetype assigned. This optional boss shares the same weakness as Treebeast Alento, players can ignore using different attacks and focus on using multiple fire skills to exploit their weaknesses and end the battle quickly.
Suggested Party
| The Protagonist | With the Wizard Archetype equipped, the Protagonist can unleash a flurry of fire skills to hurt Catherina the Bounty Queen. |
| Heismay | Players can bring along Heismay for the second and third encounters with the Swordmaster Archetype. Alternatively, the Brawler Archetype can help deal physical damage. |
| Hulkenberg | Hulkenberg will be on the receiving end of the enemy boss attacks with the Magic Knight archetype equipped. |
| Strohl | The Warrior Archetype is perfect for Strohl to deal extra damage without relying on elemental weaknesses. |
The party can humble Catherina the Bounty Queen after three separate combat encounters. Players can always rely on exploiting her elemental weaknesses throughout each battle and charge these to experience. The Protagonist will be doing the heavy lifting this time but this doesn’t mean the others couldn’t pitch in the fight.
| Optional | Yes |
| Weak to | Fire Skills |
| Best Archetypes to Equip | Wizard or Mage, Swordmaster or Brawler, Magic Knight, and Warrior Archetypes |
| Difficulty | 4/10 If the party could defeat Catherina the Bounty Queen once, they can do it two more times. |
| How to Cheese Catherina the Bounty Queen? | Players can exploit her elemental weakness to fire in all three encounters. |
| Rewards | Total Reeve: 10250 Total EXP: 4500 Total A-EXP: 1270 Total MAG: 1650 |
| Worth the Trouble? | Yes |
The first encounter will be much easier since Catherina will be at a much lower level. Players must increase the ranks of their archetypes to keep up with her in later encounters. Catherina the Bounty Queen may be optional but is not entirely missable.
The party can support the Protagonist during the battle and burn her to a crisp. This is one of the rare few instances in Metaphor: ReFantazio where the party will have to fight the same boss on multiple occasions; however, there is no change in her attack patterns or weaknesses.
Catherina the Bounty Queen is not a difficult boss but can be annoying. Players can overlook that fighting the same boss in multiple encounters can be time-consuming but shouldn’t put past the worthwhile rewards they can accumulate that will benefit them later on.
After losing three times to the same strategy, Catherina the Bounty Queen will leave the party alone for good. It pays off to increase the archetype ranks to take advantage of stronger fire skills.
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