Synthesis Seals

Seals are special abilities that can be synthesized onto weapons or shields.

Each seal is represented as a single Japanese character (Kanji, Hira, or Kata),
and the color of the seal is based on the source item.
The three colors are: equipment (blue), food/grass (green), and scroll/misc (red).
Some seals like 金 can be found in 2 colors, and have a slightly different effect.

Seals are generally helpful, but some of them are a double-edged sword,
have a pointless effect, or have an outright negative effect, so some care is needed.

The Blacksmith at Shuten Halfway can erase unwanted seals for a fee.
Gyandora and Monsoon Doll special attacks can also remove seals at random.

• Seal List
  • Weapon
  • Shield
• Stacked Effects
• Popular Seals
• Questionable Seals

Seal List

Weapon

Shield

Stacked Effects

Common questions:

• Does having multiple 回 seals restore more HP? → No, only use 1 回 seal.
• Does having multiple 弟 seals restore more HP? → Yes, multiple 弟 restores more HP.
• Do the same seals have to be next to each other to stack? → No, order doesn't matter.

Stacking seals with similar effects:

It's sometimes cost efficient to mix seals with similar effects (天幸, 竜火, に飯, 龍竜, etc.)
rather than synthesizing 16 of the same seal, since multipliers are added together.
Fire damage reduction example: 竜 + 火 = 30% + 20% = 50%, whereas 竜 x 2 = 35%.

Weapon

Shield

Popular Seals

Weapon

会 (Minotaur's Axe) vs. 仏ド目月竜龍 (Type Effective Weapons)

The quick answer is that it depends on play style, rather than one being strictly better.
Type effective seals are guaranteed to deal more damage to a selection of monsters,
while the 会 seal has the potential to deal more damage to all monsters.

会:
+ Increase damage to all monsters.
+ Land critical hits without many 会 seals, if you're lucky.
- Chance is based on number of 会 seals. (1 = 35%, and +5% per additional seal)
- Difficult to obtain, since Lv2~3 Taur only appear at the end of post-game dungeons.

仏ド目月竜龍:
+ Increase damage to a selection of monsters.
+ 1 seal is enough for effective results.
- Monsters like Kengo can't be targeted by these seals, making 会 the better option.
- Each selection of monsters takes up 1 seal slot that could be used for something else.
- The seal is useless on floors where strong monsters of the applicable type don't appear.

Shield

身 (Dodge Shield) vs. 返 (Reflect Shield)

These seals appear similar at first glance, but have some differences.
返 is generally more popular between the two.

身:
+ Dodge all projectiles, and lets you easily collect arrows.
+ Dodge projectiles with piercing properties like Silver Arrows.
- Can't dodge Cannonballs.
- Can't dodge thrown monsters, possibly leading to blocked exits.
- The trap you're standing on will activate if a dodged projectile falls on it.

返:
+ Reflect most projectiles, including items and monsters.
+ Can reflect Cannonballs, though explosions still damage you.
- Reflected items vanish when they hit enemies, so you can't collect items.
- Can't dodge projectiles with piercing properties like Silver Arrows.
- Shopkeepers and Traders turn hostile if a reflected Cannonball damages them.
- Can't reflect items that have already been reflected once in the same turn.
- Slows down the pace of the game.

Pros and Cons in Table Format:

Questionable Seals

Weapon

Shield