Once you hear a mythical sword or spell in any RPG, our instinct has always been to check it out putting the main quest in the backburner. The quest Edge of Glory follows a similar pattern, you will hear about an amazing Legendary Greatsword trapped in an area called Mt. Vulkano. Here’s a guide that covers every step you will need to take find the Rusty Greatsword Location and finish the Edge of Glory side quest in Metaphor: ReFantazio
How To Start Edge Of Glory Quest In Metaphor: ReFantazio
Speak to the hooded man outside the Weapon Store in Sunshade Row under Grand Trad to start the Edge of Glory quest in Metaphor: ReFantazio. He will mention a Legendary Greatsword in Mt. Vulkano. Agree with him to start our quest.
Here are some brief details about our Edge of Glory quest. Since the quest comes with no deadline, you can always come back at any time to try it out.
- Rank – 7.5
- No Deadline
- Raises Wisdom
- 45,000 Reeves
Prepare to face some tough enemies, but you can skip them by walking around them, you can finish the entire level here without killing anyone.
Guide To Obtaining The Rusty Greatsword In Metaphor: ReFantazio
The Rusty Legendary Greatsword is tied to the Edge of Glory side quest, we must start the quest to get one step closer to the Rusty Greatsword. The Edge of Glory quest comes to fruition only after 9/24. Follow the guide to go through each necessary step to obtain the Rusty Greatsword.
After speaking to the hooded man, the game will unlock Mt. Vulkano on our map, pack your bags, and leave for the journey. Once you arrive at the first floor of Mt. Vulkano, talk to the characters, not necessary but they will give you additional information. Once you had your talk open the door straight to enter the dungeon.
The area is filled with many floors, so we have listed each floor to give you a general sense of the direction to pick to obtain the Rusty Greatsword.
First Floor
- Once you are in a new area, head straight and turn right to go down a slope. Here you will find the exit of the floor located south end of the map. Head straight, take the right turn, and keep heading in the direction of reaching the exit on the floor.
Second Floor
- From the starting location, turn right, and keep heading in the direction, to find a pit surrounded by monsters. Drop down the pit to reach the floor below.
Third Floor
- The next floor layout is a bit different from the last floor, but our objective remains the same, here you will find another pit to jump down on, northwest of the floor. the path is linear, just keep heading north of the floor you will eventually find a pit.
Fourth Floor
- On this floor, you will need to reach the center of the map to find the ladder to climb up. Since the floor here is small, you can either take the route left or right from the starting location to reach the ladder in the center.
Fifth Floor
- Once you are on the upper floor by climbing on the ladder, turn left, and crawl through the small hole at the bottom of the wall to get to the other side. Now this area is filled with many pits, don’t fall into any one of these, our route here is to take the ladder at the end of the floor. Since the path here is fairly linear, you will have no problem getting to the ladder at the end.
- Once you climb up the ladder, the game will have another one ready for you. Prepare to do a lot of ladder climbing, one after another, after climbing three ladders back to back, you will finally arrive at the final floor.
Final Floor: Obtain The Rusty Greatsword
This floor layout is simple, here you just need down a couple of slopes to reach the area with a blue treasure box that carries the Rusty Greatsword.
- From the starting location, keep heading straight, and make your way to the end of the floor. On your way, you will encounter some pits, but you can easily avoid them. There is no branching path on this floor, the route is linear, once you reach the end of the floor, you will find a treasure box carrying the Rusty Greatsword inside.
Once you have the Rusty Greatsword in your possession, make your way back to the Ornamented Man we met in the Sunshade Row under Grand Trad. Deliver the sword to finish the Edge of Glory quest line and return home with 45,000 Reeves.
While you are here, why not have a look at all archetypes that Metaphor: ReFantazio has to offer, so that you don’t miss out on something that you would have really liked to try out?