Draft:Shiren 4 DS:Fusion

Melding Overview

Melding is the key to creating powerful equipment in Shiren 4. 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 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.

Melding Methods

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

Melding Jars

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 weapons, shields, Armbands, and staves. In shops, placing an item in a melding 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 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

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 Melding will remove the items from the Jar, but will only restore a number of slots equal to the number of items retrieved. So, a Melding Jar that contains a single melded weapon and has no remaining slots will become a Melding 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 melding 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 & 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 melding.

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.

WEAPONS
SEAL NAME		NEEDED ITEMS		SYNTHESIS POT	MIXER MONSTER	PROPERTIES
Japanese	English	Japanese	English
壁堀り2マス	(Digs 2 walls)	ボロいマトック系	Mattock Family	YES	YES	Weapon can break 2 walls at once, but the weapon can break when used.
正面3方向	(3 squares ahead)	かまいたち系	Breeze Blade Family	YES	YES	Attacks 3 squares in front.
会心の一撃	(Critical)	戦神の斧系	Hatchet Family	YES	YES	Sometimes, it scores a critical hit.
ため攻撃	(Spark)	光の刃系	Bright Blade Family	YES	YES	If you miss 2 times, next hit won't miss and will be critical.
サビよけ	(Antirust)	くすんだ金の剣系	Dull Gold Edge Family	YES	YES	Weapon can't rust.
炎飛ばし	(Fire)	火の刃系	Burning Blade Family	YES	YES	If HP is full, weapon spit fire when it's swung.
混乱	(Confusion)	混乱の手斧系	Baffle Axe Family	YES	YES	Chance to confuse monsters
		混乱草	Confusion Grass	NO	YES
かなしばり	(Paralyze)	しびれ刀系	Shockuto Family	YES	YES	Chance to paralyze monsters
		かなしばりの杖	Paralysis Staff	NO	YES
封印	(Seal)	封印棒系	Sealing Keisaku Family	YES	YES	Chance to seal monster's special ability
		封印の杖	Seal Staff	NO	YES
睡眠	(Sleep)	おねむガラガラ系	Nap Rattle Family	YES	YES	Chance to put monsters to sleep
		睡眠草	Sleepy Grass	NO	YES
目つぶし	(Blind)	真っ暗棒系	Blurry Stick Family	YES	YES	Chance to blind monsters
		目つぶし草	Blinding Grass	NO	YES
爆発特効	(Exploding)	三日月刀系	Crescent Katana Family	YES	YES	High damage to Exploding type monsters
		爆弾石	Exploding Stone	NO	YES
水棲特効	(Water)	水斬りの剣系	Water Cutter Family	YES	YES	High damage to Water monsters
		水がれの巻物	Desert Scroll	NO	YES
浮遊特効	(Flying)	空の刃系	Sky Splitter Family	YES	YES	High damage to Floating monsters
		高飛び草	Warp Grass	NO	YES
一ツ目特効	(One-eyed)	一ツ目殺し系	Myopic Masher Family	YES	YES	High damage to One-eyed monsters
		めぐすり草	Perception Grass	NO	YES
ドレイン特効	(Drain)	ドレイン斬り系	Drain Dagger Family	YES	YES	High damage to Drain monsters
		毒消し草	Antidote Grass	NO	YES
ドラゴン特効	(Dragon)	トカゲ斬りの刃系	Lizard Lasher	YES	YES	High damage to Dragon monsters
		ドラゴン草	Dragon Grass	NO	YES
無気力	(Lethargic)	迷子の巻物	Lost Scroll	NO	YES	Chance to make monsters lethargic
HP +5		薬草	Herb	NO	YES	Maximum HP +5
HP +10		弟切草	Otogiriso	NO	YES	Maximum HP +10
HP +15		いやし草	Heal Grass	NO	YES	Maximum HP +15
HP +20		命の草	Life Grass	NO	YES	Maximum HP +20
基本値+3	(Weapon +3)	しあわせ草	Cheery Grass	NO	YES	Weapon's attack +3
基本値+8	(Weapon +8)	天使の種	Angel Seed	NO	YES	Weapon's attack +8
LVダウン	(Level down)	不幸の種	Misfortune Seed	NO	YES	Chance to down monster's level
HP1		超不幸の種	SuperUnlucky Seed	NO	YES	Chance to drop monster's HP to 1.
連続攻撃	(Double Attack)	すばやさ草 + 加速の札 + 加速の杖	Swift Grass + Swift Talisman + Swift Staff	NO	YES	Chance to hit monsters 2 times
壁掘り	(Dig)	ボロいつるはし系	Rusty Pickaxe Family	YES	YES	Digs through walls but can break
壁掘り無限	(unbreakable dig)	サトリピック系	Wonder Pick Family	YES	YES	Digs through walls and won't break
威力弱体	(Fragile)	使い捨て刀系	Shoddy Dirk Family	YES	YES	Everytime it hits a monster, its value decreases
ワナ壊し	(Trap Break)	ボロい木づち系	Old Mallet Family	YES	YES	It makes traps and items in front disappear, but weapon has a chance to break
ワナ壊し無限	(Unbreakable trap break)	壊れないハンマー系	Sturdy Hammer Family	YES	YES	It makes traps and items in front disappear, and won't ever break
攻撃100%	(100 % Hit)	必中小刀系	(Homing Blade Family)	YES	YES	Always hits monsters
攻撃力ダウン	(Attack down)	カミナの剣系	Kamina's Sword Family	YES	YES	Chance to lower monster's strength
ギタン得	(Gitan Filler)	バーゲンの刀系	Bargain Katana Family	YES	YES	Prices in shops have 20% discount, sometimes obtains gitan from monsters
SHIELDS
SEAL NAME		NEEDED ITEMS		SYNTHESIS POT	MIXER MONSTER	PROPERTIES
Japanese	English	Japanese	English
ハラモチ	(Antihunger)	ハラモチの盾系	Diet Shield Family	YES	YES	Fullness decreases at half speed
ハラヘリ	(Hunger)	重い盾系	Heavy Shield Family	YES	YES	Fullness decreases at double speed
腹減らない	(No Hunger)	サトリの盾系	Nirvana Board Family	YES	YES	Fullness won't decrease, but max. fullness becomes 1
炎半減	(Fire Ward)	トカゲの盾系	Snake Shield Family	YES	YES	Fire damage is halved.
		ドラゴン草	Dragon Grass	NO	YES
爆発半減 (Explosion Ward)	(Explosion Ward)	爆発隠の盾系	Blast Shield Family	YES	YES	Explosion damage is halved
		爆弾石	(Exploding stone)	NO	YES
避けアップ	(Evade up)	見切りの盾系	Spry Shield Family	YES	YES	Chance to evade attacks.
		めぐすり草 x 2	Perception Grass x 2	NO	YES
カウンター	(Counterattack Shield)	反撃の盾系	Counter Shield Family	YES	YES	This repels some enemy damage with a counterattack.
サビよけ	(Antirust)	くすんだ金の盾系	Gold Shield Family	YES	YES	Shield can't rust.
催眠無効	(Antihypnosis)	ややゲイズの盾系	(Antigaze Shield)	YES	YES	You won't be hypnotized.
ついばみ守り	(Eat-Protect)	ややギャドンの盾系	(AntiGyadon Shield)	YES	YES	Gyadons (Pterodactyl monsters) can't eat your items.
盗み守り	(Item Protect)	錠前の盾系	Lock Shield Family	YES	YES	This protects your items from Walrus monsters. Note that this can't protect your gold.
所持金守り	(Money Protect)	金庫の盾系	Safe Shield Family	YES	YES	This protects your gold from Pickpocket monsters. Note that this can't protect your items.
ダメージ経験	(Experience)	福果の盾系	Student Shield Family	YES	YES	Whenever a monster hits you, you would gain the same experience points as the damage you take.
HP+5		薬草	Herb	NO	YES	Maximum HP +5
HP+10		弟切草	Otogiriso	NO	YES	Maximum HP +10
HP+15		いやし草	Heal Grass	NO	YES	Maximum HP +15
HP+20		命の草	Life Grass	NO	YES	Maximum HP +20
基本値+3	(Defence +3)	しあわせ草	Cheery Grass	NO	YES	Shield's defense +3
基本値+8	(Defence +8)	天使の種	Angel Seed	NO	YES	Shield's defense +8
LVダウン	(Level Down)	不幸の種	Misfortune Seed	NO	YES	Chance to down monster's level when it hits you.
HP1		超不幸の種	SuperUnlucky Seed	NO	YES	Chance to drop monster's HP to 1 when it hits you.
受け弱体	(Fragile)	使い捨ての板系	Shoddy Plank Family	YES	YES	The shield dulls with each hit.
満腹度回復	(Fullness Heal)	どんぶりの盾系	Bowl Shield Family	YES	YES	When a monster hits you, sometimes your fullness would be slightly recovered.
動かず	(Antimove)	動かずの盾系	Steady Shield Family	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.
魔法ダメージ	(Magic Damage)	変換の盾系	Swap Shield Family	YES	YES	This changes a magic attack into 10 fixed damage.
受け流し		受け流しの盾系	Parry Shield Family	YES	YES	This will sometimes deflect an attack.
状態反撃		ジャガーの盾系	Jaguar's Shield Family	YES	YES	When you receive an attack, there is a chance that the attacker becomes confused, receives 20 damage or knockbacks itself.

Notes

Item names used on this page are outdated/inaccurate and need to be updated with the official (Shiren 5) item names used on the item pages. Korra Royal (talk) 12:31, 23 April 2019 (UTC)