Divinity: Original Sin II is a game players flocked to for its vast worldbuilding, emphasis on character development and fun combat encounters. It features a deep character creation system that not only allows the player to pick their race and appearance, but allows them to customize their background and select a class. One such class is the Metamorph, which is possibly the most versatile class that a player can pick. While newer adventurers in the world of DOS2 may avoid Polymorph skills thanks to it complexity, veterans will appreciate the class’ flexibility in battle.
Loaded up with stylish armor and an imposing trident, the character creation screen’s depiction of a Metamorph provides players with a small taste of what they can expect from the class — a tough front-line fighter with some very useful utility choices. This is an accurate representation, and it takes only a little bit of tweaking to the class’ original loadout to make it truly shine.
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Attribute-wise, the Metamorph begins with +2 to Strength and +2 to Finesse. Strength determines the damage that strength-based weapons, Polymorph and Warfare skills deal in battle. This makes it a useful attribute for a Metamorph to put points in, as they will be using heavy strength-based two-handed weapons and Polymorph skills to deal the most damage. What doesn’t make as much sense is the +2 to Finesse, which is used for weapons like bows and spears, as well as Scoundrel and Huntsman skills.
If a player wishes to emulate the character creation screen’s depiction of a Metamorph, a spear-wielding Polymorph specialist, they will appreciate the attribute allocation. However, it may be a better idea to sacrifice the aesthetics of the spear for a more traditional two-handed sword or axe and reallocate those points into Constitution or Wits. This allows them to diversify their build a bit better and be more useful in battle, an important thing in a strategy RPG.
Metamorphs starts with the Two-Handed, Polymorph and Persuasion abilities. The first two are central to a Metamorph’s combat strategy, granting them access to the Polymorph (and eventually Warfare) skills that make them terrifying opponents in battle. Persuasion is also a great ability choice, as dialogue is an important part of DOS2, and having more options never hurts. Notable is the fact that any points put into Polymorph also grant the Metamorph an extra attribute point, allowing for greater build flexibility or focus.
Polymorph stands out as the binding glue that holds together the integrity of the Metamorph class. It grants access to a host of interesting and useful skills that alter parts of the Metamorph’s body, contrasting with Polymorph’s D&D incarnation. These include gaining elemental immunities, the ability to petrify foes with an aura and even summon an Oily Blob which acts as a combat pet that deals earth damage. Most notable is the ability to grow wings, which allows the Metamorph to ignore special surfaces and move around the battlefield with a greater depth of strategy.
A Metamorph’s starting talent and skills are also well-chosen. The class starts off with the Opportunist skill, emphasizing the Metamorph’s place as a front-line fighter. They can dive into the fray and threaten enemies with their strong Polymorph skills, forcing them away and triggering an attack of opportunity. The Polymorph skills that the Metamorph starts with are also great. Bull Horns is useful for moving around the battlefield quickly while also dealing damage, Chicken Claw can temporarily put dangerous enemies out of commission for a while and Tentacle Lash is a useful ranged option where getting closer may be too much of a risk. There aren’t many classes in DOS2 that provide so many combat options from the start, but Metamorph does so incredibly well.
Overall, the Metamorph has a level of flexibility and sturdiness that most other classes lack. They give a character a fantastic starting position where their role is defined early on but can be adapted to almost any situation later on thanks to the inherent benefits of the Polymorph ability. While it does come with a slight learning curve to overcome due to the sheer number of options present, this isn’t really a downside. In fact, this make the Metamorph an incredibly rewarding class to stick with.
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