Metaball

A Metaball inside Batmo Cave

“There are 3 types of metaballs: slash, bash, and jab. Each metaball inflicts damage based on its type. A metaball's type can be determined by its attack method.”

—Popoi's Notebook

See also: Stone Seal

Metaballs are traps and interactable objects in Sword of Mana.

Metaballs are round, metallic spheres that obstruct the hero's path in caves and dungeons and need to be destroyed in order to enable progression. They can deal damage to the player character should they come too close and a impervious to all magical and most physical attack, but melt away once they are striken with the correct weapon. Metaballs come in three different types.

• Slash Metaballs will sprout curvy blades and spin on itself to attack the main character. They a defeated by using either the sword, the sickle, or the axe.
• Bash Metaballs will create four legs and violently push the hero away when interacted. A strike with the staff, knucks, or the morning star will break it apart.
• Jab Metaballs use spikes to prick unsuspecting travelers. They vanish once they are attacked with a bow, a flail, or a lance.

Locations

Location	Type	Notes
Batmo Cave	Slash	Toward the beginning of the cave.
Batmo Cave	Jab	Just after acquiring the bow.
Batmo Cave	Bash	Right next to Vinquette Vicinity exit.
Vinquette Hall	Jab	Needed to free Salamander.
Marsh Cave	Slash	In the large room filled with poison pool.
Gaia Cave (x2)	Slash	N/A
Airship	Jab	Heroine only
Devius Manor	Slash	N/A
Subsea Volcano (x5)	Jab(x2)/Slash(x2)/Bash	All bunched up in a single room. toward the middle part of the dungeon.
Ruined Passage (x2)	Bash/Slash	Next to each other near the beginning of the dungeon.
Dime Tower - (6F)	Bash	N/A
Dime Tower - (6F)	Jab	N/A

Trivia

• The player can learn about Metaballs after speaking with Niccolo before entering Batmo Cave for the first time. It will become entry no.17 in Popoi's Notebook.
• Metaballs give out 1 experience point upon defeat.

Gallery

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  Metaball (resting)

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  Slash Metaball

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  Bash Metaball

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  Jab Metaball

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  Destroyed Metaball