Shiren 3 Wii:Fusion

Melding is the key to creating powerful equipment in Shiren 3. The most you can get from the Template:Shiren3 or an Template:Shiren3 or Template:Shiren3 is +1 and on rare occasions, +3. Although it may seem obvious to some, many people miss the fact that melding is one of the easiest ways to quickly boost up your Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3 (or what have you) to their maximum bonus. Template:Shiren3 aren't unlocked until roughly one-third of the way through the story and if you lose all your Template:Shiren3, it can be hard to survive in a Template:Shiren3 with Dragon Orbs to raise a piece of equipment up. You can use a Template:Shiren3 as an Air or Earth Bless Scroll to upgrade your equipment, but it's far easier to use random loot found in dungeons.

Melds & Seals

Commonly referred to by fans as melds and in Shiren 3 and 5, officially referred to as seals are valuable upgrades that can be melded to Template:Shiren3 and Template:Shiren3. Most weapons and shields and all Template:Shiren3 have seals and the only way to combine them onto a single item is through melding. Starting in Shiren 2, items now have limited slots for seals which means you can no longer combine every possible seal to a single item. While Shiren 2 allowed you to throw a Blank Scroll at a Template:Shiren3 to add a slot to your items, this feature was removed from Shiren 3 due to the ease of use and the only way to add slots to an item is through the Blacksmith. Each item has a set number of slots that can be upgraded (to a limit). Some seals are obtained by combining items with weapons, shields, and armbands or by using Dragon Orbs in dungeons.

Melding Methods

In Shiren 3, there are two methods to meld items together.

Melding Jar

Inserting two or more items of the same type into a Template:Shiren3 will combine them into a single item, melding their bonuses, charges, and/or effects. This can be done with weapons, shields, armbands, and Template:Shiren3. In Template:Shiren3, placing an item in a melding jar that you haven't paid for will not combine with a similar item in the jar, but the jar will still lose a slot. (This works the same for a Template:Shiren3.) Inserting items 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 or shield 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.

Mixer Monster Family

Mixer monsters and their leveled forms allow you to combine 2 - 5 items depending on the level of the monster. They work entirely the same as melding jars, up to a point. By throwing certain items at a mixer monster or eating mixer monster Template:Shiren3 and stepping over items, you can add special seals to your equipment.

Seal Kanji Colors

• Seals with blue kana are unique; only one of these can appear on an item.
• Seals with black kana are fixed; more than one of these can be melded to an item, but will not enhance the ability.
• Seals with white kana are stackable; by melding more than one of these to an item, the ability will be multiplied.
• Seals with yellow kana have a chance of destroying the item they're melded to when activated. The Sturdy seal (∞) prevents the item from being destroyed by this effect.

Weapon Seals

Every weapon seal icon is red, purple icons are from Dragon Orbs or items being melded to a sword from a Mixer monster.

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
水		Aqua Slayer	White	Highly effective against water-based Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
月		Bomb Slayer	White	Highly effective against exploding Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
肉		Butcher	Yellow	Increases chance of finding Template:Shiren3, but the weapon may break.	Template:Shiren3
双		Cautious	Blue	Attacks strike both forward and backward.	Template:Shiren3
追		Chi	Blue	The sheer force of the Template:Shiren3 will generate a second attack.	Template:Shiren3
乱		Confuse	White	May Template:Shiren3 foes.	Template:Shiren3
会		Critical	White	Increases chance of a Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
目		Cyclops Slayer	White	Highly effective against one-eyed Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
潰		Darkness	White	May envelop foes in Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
捨		Degrader	Black	The Template:Shiren3 grows weaker after each successful strike.	Template:Shiren3
壊		Disarm	Yellow	Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3, and Template:Shiren3 are destructible but the Template:Shiren3 may break.	Template:Shiren3
火		Dragon	Black	When Template:Shiren3 is full, the Template:Shiren3 will shoot fire.	Template:Shiren3
竜		Dragon Slayer	White	Highly effective against dragons.	Template:Shiren3
解		Drainer Slayer	White	Highly effective against Template:Shiren3 that use drain.	Template:Shiren3
掘		Excavator	Yellow	Walls are destructible, but the weapon may break.	Template:Shiren3
破		Feeble	White	May reduce the attack of foes.	Template:Shiren3
技		Ferocity	White	Increases the power of offensive Lost Arts.	Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3
空		Floater Slayer	White	Highly effective against floating monsters.	Template:Shiren3
扇		Fortify	White	Increases Template:Shiren3 strength by two.	Template:Shiren3
解		Gadget Slayer	White	Highly effective against robotic monsters.	Template:Shiren3
仏		Ghost Slayer	White	Highly effective against ghosts.	Template:Shiren3
縛		Grand Paralyze	White	May inflict Template:Shiren3 on foes.	Template:Shiren3
遅		Hinder	White	May lower a foe's Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
必		Homing	Black	Direct attacks are 100% accurate.	Template:Shiren3
縫		Immobilize	White	May Immobilize foes.	Template:Shiren3
貫		Impale	Blue	Attacks will pierce through foes a distance of one square away.	Template:Shiren3
生		Leech	White	Restores a small amount of Template:Shiren3 with each successful attack.	Template:Shiren3
受		Parry	White	May deflect damage to a nearby foe.	Template:Shiren3
後		Push	White	May knock foes back one square.	Template:Shiren3
金		Rust Ward	Black	Prevents a Template:Shiren3 from having its strength lowered.	Template:Shiren3
封		Seal	White	May Template:Shiren3 foes.	Template:Shiren3
睡		Sleep	White	May put foes to Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
裂		Splash	Blue	Successful attacks will splash damage onto all nearby foes.	Template:Shiren3
∞		Sturdy	Black	Prevents other seals from breaking the Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3, Template:Shiren3
閃		Thrust	Blue	Attacks can reach a maximum of three squares.	Template:Shiren3
八		Tornado	Blue	Attacks hit all 8 surrounding squares but adds a permanent Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
三		Trident	Blue	Attacks will strike forward across both frontal diagonals.	Template:Shiren3
ス		Trifecta	Black	Missing two consecutive strikes makes a third strike a Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
崩		Weaken	White	May reduce Template:Shiren3 of foes.	Template:Shiren3

Mixer and Dragon Orb seals

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
土		Earth	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Earth element.	Template:Shiren3 - Brown
熱		Fire	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Fire element.	Template:Shiren3 - Red
幻		Illusion	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Illusion element.	Template:Shiren3 - Purple
樹		Nature	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Nature element.	Template:Shiren3 - Green
影		Shadow	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Shadow element.	Template:Shiren3 - Black
気		Spirit	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Spirit element.	Template:Shiren3 - Pink
鋼		Steel	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Steel element.	Template:Shiren3 - Grey
雷		Thunder	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Thunder element.	Template:Shiren3 - Yellow
知		Water	White	Attack power rises against all foes except those of the Water element.	Template:Shiren3 - Blue
氷		Freeze	White	May Template:Shiren3 a foe.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
飯		Gourmand	White	Foes drop Template:Shiren3 more frequently.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
迷		Hallucinate	White	May cause a foe to Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
天		High Quality	White	Strength +3	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
命		Invigorant	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by four.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
く		Dented	White	Strength -1.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
不		Contorted	White	Strength -3.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
超		Mangled	White	Strength -7.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
生		Leech	White	Restores a small amount of Template:Shiren3 with each successful attack.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3 (10% health restoration)
銀		Perforate	White	Template:Shiren3 gain piercing.	Eat Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3, step on Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3. The arrows will fly through walls and vanish if thrown.
し		Quality	White	Strength +1	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
薬		Stimulant	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by two.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
腐		Stupifier	White	Reduces Template:Shiren3 each time the bearer attacks or takes damage.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3/Template:Shiren3
弟		Vitalizer	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by three.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
奥		Lost Art	Yellow	The bearer may invoke an offensive Lost Art. This seal disappears after activation.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3: Heavenly Wrath (30 damage to all enemies in the room) Template:Shiren3: Phoenix Blast (50 damage to enemies in a straight line) Template:Shiren3: Bushido Dance (70 damage to enemies in all 8 surrounding squares)
金		Rust Ward	Black	Prevents a Template:Shiren3 from having its strength lowered.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3

Shield Seals

Every shield seal icon is green, purple icons are from Dragon Orbs or items being melded to a shield from a Mixer monster.

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
止		Anchor	Black	Prevents the bearer from being knocked back or warped.	Template:Shiren3
重		Binge	White	Increases loss of Template:Shiren3	Template:Shiren3
地		Blastproof	Black	Reduces explosion damage by half.	Template:Shiren3
祭		Chivalry	White	Increases allies' defense.	Template:Shiren3
銭		Compensation	White	Receive Template:Shiren3 proportionate to damage sustained.	Template:Shiren3
バ		Counter	White	May counterattack foes.	Template:Shiren3
身		Deflect	Black	The bearer deflects Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
腹		Diet	Black	Reduces loss of Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
罠		Elusive	Black	Prevents the bearer from setting off Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
竜		Fireproof	White	Reduces fire damage by half.	Template:Shiren3
福		Genius	Black	Gain Template:Shiren3 whenever damaged.	Template:Shiren3
換		Investor	White	Template:Shiren3 is converted to Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
丼		Metabolize	White	Taking damage may restore Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
見		Nimble	White	Increases evasion.	Template:Shiren3
プ		Prism	White	When hit by a Template:Shiren3 blast, the effect will be converted to damage.	Template:Shiren3
ゲ		Resistant	Black	Prevents Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
金		Rust Proof	Black	Prevents a Template:Shiren3 from having its strength lowered.	Template:Shiren3
健		Salubrious	White	Increases Template:Shiren3 restoration speed.	Template:Shiren3SH, Template:Shiren3
サ		Satisfied	Black	Maximum Template:Shiren3 becomes one, but hunger is eliminated.	Template:Shiren3
盗		Security	Black	Prevents Template:Shiren3 and Template:Shiren3 from being stolen.	Template:Shiren3
捨		Shoddy	Black	The Template:Shiren3 grows weaker each time you are struck.	Template:Shiren3
大		Steady	White	When Template:Shiren3 is reduced, attack power increases.	Template:Shiren3

Mixer and Dragon Orb seals

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
土		Earth	White	Reduces damage taken by Earth-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Brown
熱		Fire	White	Reduces damage taken by Fire-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Red
幻		Illusion	White	Reduces damage taken by Illusion-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Purple
樹		Nature	White	Reduces damage taken by Nature-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Green
影		Shadow	White	Reduces damage taken by Shadow-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Black
気		Spirit	White	Reduces damage taken by Spirit-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Pink
鋼		Steel	White	Reduces damage taken by Steel-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Grey
雷		Thunder	White	Reduces damage taken by Thunder-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Yellow
知		Water	White	Reduces damage taken by Water-based foes.	Template:Shiren3 - Blue
握		Chef	White	May turn attacking foe into a Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
腐		Stupifier	White	Reduces Template:Shiren3 each time the bearer attacks or takes damage.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3/Template:Shiren3
遠		Perforate	Black	Template:Shiren3 gain piercing.	Eat Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3, step on Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3. The arrows will fly through walls and vanish if thrown.
天		High Quality	White	Strength +3.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
し		Quality	White	Strength +1.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
薬		Stimulant	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by two.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
弟		Vitalizer	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by three.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
命		Invigorant	White	Maximum Template:Shiren3 increases by four.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
く		Dented	White	Strength -1.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
不		Contorted	White	Strength -3.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
超		Mangled	White	Strength -7.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
識		True Sight	White	May detect Template:Shiren3 attacking foes.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 + Template:Shiren3
奥		Lost Art	Yellow	The bearer may invoke a defensive Lost Art. This seal disappears after activation.	Template:Shiren3: Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3: Cure Prayer (Removes Template:Shiren3 on all Template:Shiren3) Template:Shiren3: Spirit Brace (Increases all allies' attack and defense for 4 turns)

Armband Seals

Every armband seal icon is blue, purple icons are from Dragon Orbs.

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
下		Chucker	Black	The wearer's Template:Shiren3 will never hit their marks.	Template:Shiren3
裏		Perceptive	Black	When the wearer comes near a secret passage, it will be revealed.	Template:Shiren3
鑑		Appraisal	Black	The wearer can Template:Shiren3 all Template:Shiren3 they pick up.	Template:Shiren3
保		Shrewd	Black	The wearer's Template:Shiren3 cannot be reduced.	Template:Shiren3
毒		Vigor	Black	The wearer's strength cannot be reduced.	Template:Shiren3
混		Clarity	Black	Protects the wearer from Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
垂		Maladroit	White	The wearer will occasionally drop Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
痛		Devastate	White	The wearer's chances of being struck by a devastating attack increase.	Template:Shiren3
透		Scout	Black	The wearer can see Template:Shiren3 and Template:Shiren3 from further away.	Template:Shiren3
着		Cling	Black	The wearer's equipment cannot be forcefully removed.	Template:Shiren3
魔		Unyielding	White	The wearer will convert the magical blasts of Template:Shiren3 and the effects of Template:Shiren3 to damage.	Template:Shiren3
会		Exertion	White	The chance for the wearer to land a Template:Shiren3 increases, but Template:Shiren3 depletes faster.	Template:Shiren3
祓		Aura	Black	The wearer prevents all Template:Shiren3 from being Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
守		Defender	White	The wearer will mitigate some damage received, but it is ineffective against certain attacks.	Template:Shiren3
値		Negotiator	Black	The wearer can haggle with Template:Shiren3 for a lower price.	Template:Shiren3
壁		Wallmaster	White	The wearer will be able to walk through walls but will take damage from doing so.	Template:Shiren3
爆		Combustion	White	The wearer may spontaneously combust.	Template:Shiren3
炎		Extinguisher	White	The wearer will take less damage from fire or explosion damage.	Template:Shiren3
グ		Unsinkable	Black	The wearer can walk on water.	Template:Shiren3
幸		Prodigy	White	The wearer will gain Template:Shiren3 with each step.	Template:Shiren3
力		Power	White	Increases the wearer's strength.	Template:Shiren3
山		Hurler	Black	The wearer's Template:Shiren3 will be thrown in an arc instead of straight forward, like a Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
覚		Loud	White	The wearer's footsteps will awaken Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
属		Elemental Void	Black	The wearer will nullify the Template:Shiren3 of nearby Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
遠		Perforate	Black	Allows the wearer to throw things further. Template:Shiren3 thrown this way gain piercing.	Template:Shiren3
回		Hyper	White	The wearer's Template:Shiren3 increases faster, but so does Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
錆		Maintenance	Black	The wearer's equipment will be protected from rust.	Template:Shiren3
盗		Secured	Black	The wearer's Template:Shiren3 and items will be protected from thieves.	Template:Shiren3
盾		Guardian	White	The wearer will gain a defensive bonus equal to the strength of the weapon currently equipped.	Template:Shiren3
忍		Tiptoe	Black	The wearer's footsteps will not wake Template:Shiren3 Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
眠		Resistant	Black	The wearer is protected from falling Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3
根		Defiant	Yellow	The wearer will be able to withstand being defeated once.	Template:Shiren3
ワ		Perilous	White	The wearer will increase Template:Shiren3 on the current floor with every action.	Template:Shiren3
飛		Drifter	White	The wearer will be randomly warped around the floor when taking action.	Template:Shiren3

Dragon Orb seals

Kanji	Icon	Seal	Color	Seal Description	Notes
土		Earth	White	Prevents Earth-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Brown
熱		Fire	White	Prevents Fire-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Red
幻		Illusion	White	Prevents Illusion-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Purple
樹		Nature	White	Prevents Nature-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Green
影		Shadow	White	Prevents Shadow-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Black
気		Spirit	White	Prevents Spirit-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Pink
鋼		Steel	White	Prevents Steel-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Grey
雷		Thunder	White	Prevents Thunder-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Yellow
知		Water	White	Prevents Water-based foes from activating their Template:Shiren3.	Template:Shiren3 - Blue

References

• Most seal colors and description thanks to Echeclus11's GameFAQ's FAQ. (Used with permission.)
• Most Kanji, missing descriptions made possible thanks to a data dump from Akurasu.net.
• Additional Armband seal information, including seals, descriptions and mixer recipe confirmations.