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'''Melding''' is the key to creating powerful equipment in Magic Castle. Although it may seem obvious to some, many people miss the fact that melding is one of the easiest way to quickly boost up your equipment to its maximum level. The smith will charge 1,500 {{MagicCastleDS|Gitan}} and the most you can get from a {{MagicCastleDS|Blacksmith}} or an {{MagicCastleDS|Air Bless Scroll}} or {{MagicCastleDS|Earth Bless Scroll}} is +1, and on rare occasions, +3. You can waste a {{MagicCastleDS|Blank Scroll}} to create an Air or Earth Bless scroll to upgrade your equipment but it's far easier to use random loot found in dungeons. {{MagicCastleDS|Melding Jar}}s are somewhat common in the story dungeons. Another easy way to get a Melding Jar easy is by abusing {{MagicCastleDS|RPFI|Rescue passwords for items}}.

===Seals===
Seals are valuable upgrades that can be melded into Weapons, Shields, and Armbands. Most Weapons and Shields and all Armbands have seals and the only way to combine them onto a single item is through melding.

==Melding Methods==
There are two methods to meld items together:

===Melding Jar===
Inserting two or more items of the same type into a Melding Jar will combine them into a single item, melding their bonuses, charges, and/or effects. This can be done with {{MagicCastleDS|Weapon}}s, {{MagicCastleDS|Shield}}s, {{MagicCastleDS|Armband}}s, and {{MagicCastleDS|Staff|Staves}}. In {{MagicCastleDS|Shop}}s, placing an item you haven't paid for in a Melding Jar will not combine it with a similar item in the jar. However, the jar will still lose a slot, as it happens with a {{MagicCastleDS|Jar of Change}}. Inserting {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s that are not Weapons, Shields, Armbands or Staves into a Melding Jar will use a slot but produce no other effect. You can retrieve such items normally. You can use one jar simultaneously with different types of items. The first Weapon, Shield or Armband inserted will be the base item. All subsequent items of the same type inserted into the jar will add their bonuses (+1, +3, etc) and any and all effects (e.g. rust-proof, sped up hunger or slow hunger, etc.) to the base item. Weapon and Shield effects are not interchangeable. Bonuses from shields cannot be melded onto weapons, and vice-versa. Melding with items that either already have the given effects or that are at their maximum bonus value will waste the extra effects or bonuses.

===Extraction===
Once items have been melded, you must break the jar open (by throwing it against a wall) to retrieve the items. The jar's size will be reduced by 1 for every item melded successfully, so inserting 5 weapons in a Melding Jar[5] will reduce its capacity to 1. Slots can be added back to it by using a {{MagicCastleDS|Jar Growth Scroll}}.

===Mixer Monster Family===
{{MagicCastleDS|Mixer Family}} monsters allow you to combine 2 - 5 thrown items, depending on the level of the monster. They work the same as Melding Jars. Their attack will also increase for each item swallowed. You'll have to defeat them afterward to get your items back.

===Weapon Seals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Sprite
! colspan="2" |Weapon
! rowspan="2" |Seals
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Sickle Slayer.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Sickle Slayer}}
|成仏のカマ
|仏
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Ghost-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Drain Buster.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Drain Buster}}
|ドレインバスター
|ド
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Drain-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Cyclops Killer.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Cyclops Killer}}
|一ツ目殺し
|目
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Cyclops-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Crescent Arm.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Crescent Arm}}
|三日月刀
|月
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Exploding-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Dragonkiller.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Dragonkiller}}
|ドラゴンキラー
|竜
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Dragon-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Air Slayer.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Air Slayer}}
|斬空剣
|空
|High damage to {{MagicCastleDS|Floating-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Aura Spear.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Aura Spear}}
|妖光のヤリ
|貫
|Hits {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s 2 squares away (like the {{MagicCastleDS|Ironhead}} monster family).
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Spark Sword.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Spark Sword}}
|スパークソード
|ス
|If you miss 2 times, the next attack will hit and will be {{MagicCastleDS|Critical Hit|critical}}. The 2 misses don't need to be consecutive for this to work.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Razor Wind.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Razor Wind}}
|妖刀かまいたち
|三
|Hit 3 {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s in front. (Front, diagonal right and left.) Cuts corners.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Homing Blade.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Homing Blade}}
|必中の剣
|必
|Never misses.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Soul Sickle.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Soul Sickle}}
|魂のカマ
|吸
|It will raise everytime you hit a {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s (raise level = damage).
If the attack fails, it will come back to 0. If you go beyond the 99 {{MagicCastleDS|level}}, it will break. Monsters can't be killed by this weapon (if they have 1 {{MagicCastleDS|HP}} left you won't damage them).
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Cell Armor Sword.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Cell Armor Sword}}
|セルアーマーの剣
|セ
|Sometimes knocks away items from {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Adamant Pickaxe.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Adamant Pickaxe}}
|サトリのつるはし
|堀 (golden)
|Digs walls and won't ever break.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Recovery Sword.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Recovery Sword}}
|回復の剣
|回
|1/4 of damage done goes to {{MagicCastleDS|HP}}.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Chaos Axe.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Chaos Axe}}
|混沌の斧
|混
|Chance to {{MagicCastleDS|Confused|confuse}} monsters or make them fall {{MagicCastleDS|asleep}}.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Minotaur's Axe.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Minotaur's Axe}}
|ミノタウロスの斧
|会
|Sometimes scores a {{MagicCastleDS|Critical Hit}}.
|-
! rowspan="2" |Sprite
! colspan="2" |Weapon
! rowspan="2" |Negative
Seal
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Pickaxe.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Pickaxe}}
|つるはし
|堀
|It can dig walls, but may be destroyed in the process.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Wooden Mallet.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Wooden Mallet}}
|木づち
|罠
|Destroys visible {{MagicCastleDS|Trap}}s, but has a chance to break.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Fragile Edge.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Fragile Edge}}
|使い捨ての剣
|捨
|Every time you hit a {{MagicCastleDS|monster}}, its upgrade value will drop by 1.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Bamboo Spear.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Bamboo Spear}}
|如意棒
|如
|Everytime you hit something, you will be pushed back 1 square.
|-
![[File:Magic Castle DS - Bufu's Cleaver.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Bufu's Cleaver}}
|ブフーの包丁
|肉
|Monsters can drop their meat when they are defeated, but if it's used outside Tonfan Dungeon, it has a chance to break.
(It can only break when you obtain meat from a monster. It won't break if you hit a monster without killing, or if you kill it and it doesn't drop its meat.)
|}

===Shield Seals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Sprite
! colspan="2" |Shield
! rowspan="2" |Seals
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Missile Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Missile Shield}}
|みかわしの盾
|避
|All {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s thrown at you will miss. This includes {{MagicCastleDS|Arrow}}s from {{MagicCastleDS|Trap}}s and {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s, {{MagicCastleDS|Piggy}}'s rocks, and items thrown by {{MagicCastleDS|Bored Kappa Family}}. You can pick those items up, except Piggy's rocks.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Deflect Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Deflect Shield}}
|はねかえしの盾
|返
|All {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s thrown at you will be deflected back to the user. This include {{MagicCastleDS|Arrow}}s from {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s, and bombs from {{MagicCastleDS|Popster Tank}}s.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Satori Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Satori Shield}}
|サトリの盾
|悟
|{{Shiren|Fullness}} won't decrease while you are equipping it, but when you equip it your maximum fullness will become 0.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Happy Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Happy Shield}}
|しあわせの盾
|幸
|1/4 of taken damage will be added to your {{MagicCastleDS|Experience}}.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Walrus Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Walrus Shield}}
|トドの盾
|ト
|Prevents theft by {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Wood Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Wood Shield}}
|木甲の盾
|金
|Rustproof.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Curseless Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Curseless Shield}}
|呪いよけの盾
|払
|{{MagicCastleDS|Curse Girl Family}} and {{MagicCastleDS|Curse Trap}}s can't {{MagicCastleDS|curse}} your {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Dragonward.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Dragonward}}
|ドラゴンシールド
|竜
|Halves damage from dragon breath.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Prism Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Prism Shield}}
|プリズムの盾
|プ
|Converts special abilites into 10 damage.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Evasive Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Evasive Shield}}
|見切りの盾
|見
|Makes it easier to dodge.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Echo Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Echo Shield}}
|やまびこの盾
|山
|Reflects magic attacks.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Ration Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Ration Shield}}
|ハラモチの盾
|腹
|Reduces loss of {{Shiren|Fullness}} by half.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Pickpocket Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Pickpocket Shield}}
|ガマラの盾
|ガ
|1/4 of taken damage will be added to your {{MagicCastleDS|Gitan}}.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Spiked Ward.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Spiked Ward}}
|バトルカウンター
|バ
|1/4 of taken damage from main attacks will be deflected to the enemy.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Karakuroid Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Karakuroid Shield}}
|カラクロイドの盾
|罠
|{{MagicCastleDS|Trap}}s won't work on you.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Power Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Power Shield}}
|パワーシールド
|力
|Defense is also added to attack.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Blast Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Blast Shield}}
|地雷ナバリの盾
|地
|Halves damage from explosions.
|-
! rowspan="2" |Sprite
! colspan="2" |Shield
! rowspan="2" |Negative
Seal
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Armor Ward.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armor Ward}}
|重装の盾
|重
|Increases fullness depletion rate. This effect can be removed by melding a {{MagicCastleDS|Ration Shield}} to it.
|-
|[[File:Magic Castle DS - Fragile Shield.png]]
|{{MagicCastleDS|Fragile Shield}}
|使い捨ての盾
|捨
|{{MagicCastleDS|Shield}} strength is reduced with each attack sustained.
|}

===Armband Seals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" |Armband
! rowspan="2" |Seal
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armband of Calm}}
|混乱よけの腕輪
|混
|{{MagicCastleDS|Shiren}} can't be {{MagicCastleDS|Confused}}.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Passage Armband}}
|通過の腕輪
|通
|{{MagicCastleDS|Shiren}} can walk on water.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armband of Sight}}
|透視の腕輪
|見
|You can see {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s and {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s on your map, but not {{MagicCastleDS|invisible}} monsters.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Curseless Armband}}
|呪いよけの腕輪
|払
|{{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s can't be {{MagicCastleDS|Blessing|Blessed}} and {{MagicCastleDS|Curse}}d while this {{MagicCastleDS|Armband}} is equipped.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Diet Armband}}
|ハラヘラズの腕輪
|悟
|You won't lose {{MagicCastleDS|Fullness}}.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Swipe Armband}}
|強打の腕輪
|会
|You will always do ultra {{MagicCastleDS|Critical Hit}} (x4), but if you receive an attack, it will instantly break. If melded into a {{MagicCastleDS|Sturdy Armband}} or {{MagicCastleDS|Golden Armband}}, they will lose their unbreakable status.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Loud Armband}}
|目 覚ましの腕輪
|覚
|You can't be put to {{MagicCastleDS|Asleep|Sleep}}, but all {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s on the floor will wake up when you equip it.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Search Armband}}
|よくみえの腕輪
|目
|You can see all {{MagicCastleDS|Trap}}s on the floor, but they can still work on you. Also reveals {{MagicCastleDS|Invisible}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Hercules Armband}}
|ちからの腕輪
|力
|{{Shiren|Strength}} +3.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Anti-Feeble Armband}}
|弱らずの腕輪
|健
|{{Shiren|Strength}} won't decrease.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Trap Armband}}
|ワナ師の腕輪
|罠
|You can see all {{MagicCastleDS|Trap}}s and {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s will be affected by them.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Paper Armband}}
|紙一重の腕輪
|避
|You will evade thrown items easier, but if you receive a fire or explosion attack it will burn ({{MagicCastleDS|Armband}}s will break instantly). If melded into a {{MagicCastleDS|Sturdy Armband}} or {{MagicCastleDS|Golden Armband}}, they will lose their unbreakable status.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Antidrain Armband}}
|ドレインよけの腕輪
|ド
|{{MagicCastleDS|Drain-type}} {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s won't affect you.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Turn Armband}}
|まがりの腕輪
|曲
|Thrown {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s will never touch walls, changing direction.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Pitcher's Armband}}
|遠投の腕輪
|遠
|Thrown/fired items penetrate enemies, walls, etc., and fly away.
|-
! colspan="2" |Armband
! rowspan="2" |Negative Seal
! rowspan="2" |Effect
|-
!English
!Japanese
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Recovery Armband}}
|回復の腕輪
|回
|Restores 5 {{MagicCastleDS|HP}} per turn, you lose {{MagicCastleDS|Fullness}} x2.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|No-Control Armband}}
|ノーコンの腕輪
|ノ
|Thrown {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s will get a random direction.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armband of Loss}}
|たれ流しの腕輪
|垂
|You will drop items on the ground every 10 steps.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armband of Regret}}
|痛恨の腕
|痛
|You will receive {{MagicCastleDS|Critical Hit}}s from enemies sometimes.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Warp Armband}}
|たかとびの腕輪
|飛
|You will warp randomly when you walk.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Armband of Miss}}
|あたらずの腕輪
|外
|You will always miss {{MagicCastleDS|Monster}}s with thrown {{MagicCastleDS|Item}}s.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Binge Armband}}
|ハラヘリの腕輪
|重
|You will lose {{Shiren|Fullness}} at twice the rate of normal.
|-
|{{MagicCastleDS|Explosive Armband}}
|爆発の腕輪
|爆
|When you walk, you will suffer an explosion randomly.
|}

==Examples==
For purposes of illustration here are some examples:

{| class="wikitable"
!Base
!Additions
!End Result
|-
|Katana +1
|Polearm +4, Razor Wind
|Katana + 5 with the ability to attack in 3 directions at once.
|-
|Armor Ward
|Ration Shield, Ration Shield +3, Wood Shield + 5
|<sup>1</sup>Armor Ward with slowed hunger rate and + 8
|-
|<sup>1</sup>Polearm
|Wood Shield, Armor Ward, Homing Blade
|Polearm that never misses attacks, Wood Shield with increased hunger rate
|-
|Knockback Staff [4]
|Knockback Staff [3]
|Knockback Staff [7]
|-
|Switching Staff [6]
|Knockback Staff [5]
|Switching Staff [6], Knockback Staff [5]
|}<sup>1</sup>Melding a single Ration Shield into an Armor Ward will not give the Armor Ward Slow Hunger - it will only remove the Armor Ward's increased Hunger effect. You must meld a second Ration 
Shield into the Armor Ward to give it Slow Hunger.

==See Also==
{{Magic Castle DS Gameplay Elements Navbox}}

==References==
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[[Category:Magic Castle DS Gameplay Elements]]