Draft:Shiren 4 DS:Fusion

Fusion Overview

Fusion is the key to creating powerful equipment in Shiren 4. Although it may seem obvious to some, many people miss the fact that Fusion is one of the easiest way to quickly boost up your Katana, Mastersword, Windshield (or what have you) to their maximum bonus. The smith will charge XXXX Gitan and the most you can get from a blacksmith or an Air or Earth Bless scroll is +1 and on rare occasions, +3. You can waste a 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.

Fusion Methods

There are two methods to meld items together in Shiren 4.

Fusion Jars

Inserting two or more items of the same type into a Fusion Jar will combine them into a single item, Fusion their bonuses, charges, and/or effects. This can be done with weapons, shields, Armbands, and staves. In shops, placing an item in a Fusion jar that you haven't paid for will not combine with a similar item in the jar. However, the jar will still lose a slot. (This works the same for a Jar of Change.) Inserting items that are not weapons, shields, Armbands or staves into a Fusion 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. Fusion 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 either break the Jar open (by Throwing it against a wall) or use an Extraction Scroll to retrieve the items. Using an Extraction Scroll on a Jar of Fusion will remove the items from the Jar, but will only restore a number of slots equal to the number of items retrieved. So, a Fusion Jar that contains a single melded weapon and has no remaining slots will become a Fusion Jar[1] after an Extraction Scroll is used on it.

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 Fusion jars up to a point. By throwing certain items or eating Mixer monster meat and walking over them, you can add special seals to your items.

Melds and 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 weapons and shields. Most weapons and shields and all armbands have seals and the only way to combine them onto a single item is through Fusion.

Maximum Seals are 35 for weapons and 27 for shields. To be able to meld all seals to a weapon or shield (though some are not recommended), you need to level that weapon or shield to its maximum level of 8.

Weapon Seals

Seal		Needed Item		Fusion Jar	Mioxer Monster	Properties
English	Japanese	English	Japanese
(Digs 2 walls)	壁堀り2マス	Mattock Family	ボロいマトック系	YES	YES	Weapon can break 2 walls at once, but the weapon can break when used.
(3 squares ahead)	正面3方向	Breeze Blade Family	かまいたち系	YES	YES	Attacks 3 squares in front.
(Critical)	会心の一撃	Hatchet Family	戦神の斧系	YES	YES	Sometimes, it scores a critical hit.
(Spark)	ため攻撃	Bright Blade Family	光の刃系	YES	YES	If you miss 2 times, next hit won't miss and will be critical.
(Antirust)	サビよけ	Dull Gold Edge Family	くすんだ金の剣系	YES	YES	Weapon can't rust.
(Fire)	炎飛ばし	Burning Blade Family	火の刃系	YES	YES	If HP is full, weapon spit fire when it's swung.
(Confusion)	混乱	Baffle Axe Family	混乱の手斧系	YES	YES	Chance to confuse monsters
		Confusion Grass	混乱草	NO	YES
(Paralyze)	かなしばり	Shockuto Family	しびれ刀系	YES	YES	Chance to paralyze monsters
		Paralysis Staff	かなしばりの杖	NO	YES
(Seal)	封印	Sealing Keisaku Family	封印棒系	YES	YES	Chance to seal monster's special ability
		Seal Staff	封印の杖	NO	YES
(Sleep)	睡眠	Nap Rattle Family	おねむガラガラ系	YES	YES	Chance to put monsters to sleep
		Sleepy Grass	睡眠草	NO	YES
(Blind)	目つぶし	Blurry Stick Family	真っ暗棒系	YES	YES	Chance to blind monsters
		Blinding Grass	目つぶし草	NO	YES
(Exploding)	爆発特効	Crescent Katana Family	三日月刀系	YES	YES	High damage to Exploding type monsters
		Exploding Stone	爆弾石	NO	YES
(Water)	水棲特効	Water Cutter Family	水斬りの剣系	YES	YES	High damage to Water monsters
		Desert Scroll	水がれの巻物	NO	YES
(Flying)	浮遊特効	Sky Splitter Family	空の刃系	YES	YES	High damage to Floating monsters
		Warp Grass	高飛び草	NO	YES
(One-eyed)	一ツ目特効	Myopic Masher Family	一ツ目殺し系	YES	YES	High damage to One-eyed monsters
		Perception Grass	めぐすり草	NO	YES
(Drain)	ドレイン特効	Drain Dagger Family	ドレイン斬り系	YES	YES	High damage to Drain monsters
		Antidote Grass	毒消し草	NO	YES
(Dragon)	ドラゴン特効	Lizard Lasher	トカゲ斬りの刃系	YES	YES	High damage to Dragon monsters
		Dragon Grass	ドラゴン草	NO	YES
(Lethargic)	無気力	Lost Scroll	迷子の巻物	NO	YES	Chance to make monsters lethargic
	HP +5	Herb	薬草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +5
	HP +10	Otogiriso	弟切草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +10
	HP +15	Heal Grass	いやし草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +15
	HP +20	Life Grass	命の草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +20
(Weapon +3)	基本値+3	Cheery Grass	しあわせ草	NO	YES	Weapon's attack +3
(Weapon +8)	基本値+8	Angel Seed	天使の種	NO	YES	Weapon's attack +8
(Level down)	LVダウン	Misfortune Seed	不幸の種	NO	YES	Chance to down monster's level
	HP1	SuperUnlucky Seed	超不幸の種	NO	YES	Chance to drop monster's HP to 1.
(Double Attack)	連続攻撃	Swift Grass + Swift Talisman + Swift Staff	すばやさ草 + 加速の札 + 加速の杖	NO	YES	Chance to hit monsters 2 times
(Dig)	壁掘り	Rusty Pickaxe Family	ボロいつるはし系	YES	YES	Digs through walls but can break
(unbreakable dig)	壁掘り無限	Wonder Pick Family	サトリピック系	YES	YES	Digs through walls and won't break
(Fragile)	威力弱体	Shoddy Dirk Family	使い捨て刀系	YES	YES	Everytime it hits a monster, its value decreases
(Trap Break)	ワナ壊し	Old Mallet Family	ボロい木づち系	YES	YES	It makes traps and items in front disappear, but weapon has a chance to break
(Unbreakable trap break)	ワナ壊し無限	Sturdy Hammer Family	壊れないハンマー系	YES	YES	It makes traps and items in front disappear, and won't ever break
(100 % Hit)	攻撃100%	(Homing Blade Family)	必中小刀系	YES	YES	Always hits monsters
(Attack down)	攻撃力ダウン	Kamina's Sword Family	カミナの剣系	YES	YES	Chance to lower monster's strength
(Gitan Filler)	ギタン得	Bargain Katana Family	バーゲンの刀系	YES	YES	Prices in shops have 20% discount, sometimes obtains gitan from monsters

Shield Seals

Seal		Needed Item		Fusion Jar	Mioxer Monster	Properties
English	Japanese	English	Japanese
(Antihunger)	ハラモチ	Diet Shield Type	ハラモチの盾系	YES	YES	Fullness decreases at half speed
(Hunger)	ハラヘリ	Heavy Shield Type	重い盾系	YES	YES	Fullness decreases at double speed
(No Hunger)	腹減らない	Nirvana Board Family	サトリの盾系	YES	YES	Fullness won't decrease, but max. fullness becomes 1
(Fire Ward)	炎半減	Snake Shield Type	トカゲの盾系	YES	YES	Fire damage is halved.
		Dragon Grass	ドラゴン草	NO	YES
(Explosion Ward)	爆発半減 (Explosion Ward)	Blast Shield Type	爆発隠の盾系	YES	YES	Explosion damage is halved
		(Exploding stone)	爆弾石	NO	YES
(Evade up)	避けアップ	Spry Shield Type	見切りの盾系	YES	YES	Chance to evade attacks.
		Perception Grass x 2	めぐすり草 x 2	NO	YES
(Counterattack Shield)	カウンター	Counter Shield Type	反撃の盾系	YES	YES	This repels some enemy damage with a counterattack.
(Antirust)	サビよけ	Gold Shield Type	くすんだ金の盾系	YES	YES	Shield can't rust.
(Antihypnosis)	催眠無効	(Antigaze Shield)	ややゲイズの盾系	YES	YES	You won't be hypnotized.
(Eat-Protect)	ついばみ守り	(AntiGyadon Shield)	ややギャドンの盾系	YES	YES	Gyadons (Pterodactyl monsters) can't eat your items.
(Item Protect)	盗み守り	Lock Shield Type	錠前の盾系	YES	YES	This protects your items from Walrus monsters. Note that this can't protect your gold.
(Money Protect)	所持金守り	Safe Shield Type	金庫の盾系	YES	YES	This protects your gold from Pickpocket monsters. Note that this can't protect your items.
(Experience)	ダメージ経験	Student Shield Type	福果の盾系	YES	YES	Whenever a monster hits you, you would gain the same experience points as the damage you take.
	HP+5	Herb	薬草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +5
	HP+10	Otogiriso	弟切草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +10
	HP+15	Heal Grass	いやし草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +15
	HP+20	Life Grass	命の草	NO	YES	Maximum HP +20
(Defence +3)	基本値+3	Cheery Grass	しあわせ草	NO	YES	Shield's defense +3
(Defence +8)	基本値+8	Angel Seed	天使の種	NO	YES	Shield's defense +8
(Level Down)	LVダウン	Misfortune Seed	不幸の種	NO	YES	Chance to down monster's level when it hits you.
	HP1	SuperUnlucky Seed	超不幸の種	NO	YES	Chance to drop monster's HP to 1 when it hits you.
(Fragile)	受け弱体	Shoddy Plank Family	使い捨ての板系	YES	YES	The shield dulls with each hit.
(Fullness Heal)	満腹度回復	Bowl Shield Type	どんぶりの盾系	YES	YES	When a monster hits you, sometimes your fullness would be slightly recovered.
(Antimove)	動かず	Steady Shield Type	動かずの盾系	YES	YES	You won't be pushed, warped, or summoned. Note that the herb named 高飛び草, Warp Traps, Attraction Staves, etc. will not work, too.
(Magic Damage)	魔法ダメージ	Swap Shield Type	変換の盾系	YES	YES	This changes a magic attack into 10 fixed damage.
	受け流し	Parry Shield Type	受け流しの盾系	YES	YES	This will sometimes deflect an attack.
	状態反撃	Jaguar's Shield Type	ジャガーの盾系	YES	YES	When you receive an attack, there is a chance that the attacker becomes confused, receives 20 damage or knockbacks itself.