Synthesis Runes

Overview

Runes are special abilities that can be found on weapons or shields.

There are 3 ways to add runes to equipment:

The weapon or shield has an innate rune. (Example: Dull Gold Edge comes with Rustproof)
The weapon or shield gains a rune by leveling up. (Example: Katana gains Rustproof at Lv8)
Synthesize items together. (Example: Katana + Hatchet = Katana with Critical)

Generally runes make your adventure easier, but some are a double-edged sword
or have an outright negative effect, so some care is needed.

Unwanted runes can be erased by the blacksmith in Gonchiki Village or Monkey Village.

Non-innate runes always have the Lv1 multiplier, regardless of equipment level.

Rune List
- Weapon
- Shield
Multipliers
- Weapon
- Shield
Priority

Rune List

Weapon

Rune	Innate	Synthesis (Mixer)	Added	Effect
Wall Dig	Rusty Pickaxe			Can dig walls, but can break
2 Tile Dig	Rusty Pick			Can dig walls (2 tiles), but can break
Infinite Dig	Wonder Pick			Can dig walls without breaking
Accurate	True Knife			Direct attacks always connect
Tri-direction	Breeze Blade			Attacks in 3 forward directions
Critical	Hatchet			Chance to land a critical hit
Degrade	Shoddy Dirk			Decrease upgrade value by 1 per hit
Charge	Bright Blade		Palm Stick L8 Burning Blade L8	Charge attack after missing twice
Trap Breaker	Old Mallet			Destroy traps and items, can break
Trap Destroyer	Sturdy Hammer			Destroy traps and items, never breaks
Rustproof	Dull Gold Edge		Type Weapons L8 Status Weapons L8 Copper Edge L8 Katana L8 Beast Fang L5 Meteor Edge L8 Kabura's Blade L8 Kamina's Sword L8	Upgrade value will never decrease (Plating Scroll or Mekky can add it)
Flame Shot	Burning Blade		Red Blade L8	Shoot flames when HP is full (8 damage)
Confusing	Baffle Axe	Dizzy Grass	Old Mallet L5 Sturdy Hammer L5 Bright Blade L8	12% chance to inflict Confused status
Paralyzing	Shockuto	Paralysis Staff	Dull Gold Edge L8 Hatchet L8	12% chance to inflict Paralyzed status
Sealing	Sealing Keisaku	Seal Staff		12% chance to inflict Sealed status
Sedating	Nap Rattle	Sleep Grass		12% chance to inflict Asleep status
Blinding	Blurry Stick	Blind Grass	Rusty Pickaxe L5 Rusty Pick L5 Wonder Pick L5	12% chance to inflict Blind status
Anti-Bomb	Crescent Katana	Bomb Rock	Burning Blade L8	Deal x1.5 damage to Bomb types
Anti-Aquatic	Water Cutter	Desert Scroll		Deal x1.5 damage to Aquatic types
Anti-Floating	Sky Splitter	Warp Grass		Deal x1.5 damage to Floating types
Anti-Cyclops	Myopic Masher	Sight Grass		Deal x1.5 damage to Cyclops types
Anti-Drain	Drain Slicer	Antidote Grass		Deal x1.5 damage to Drain types
Anti-Dragon	Lizard Lasher	Dragon Grass		Deal x1.5 damage to Dragon types
Attack Down	Kamina's Sword			12% chance to inflict Weakened status
Enriching	Bargain Blade			Higher chance for enemies drop Gitan, shops offer a 20% discount
HP+5		Herb	Bright Blade L5 Hatchet L5 Bargain Blade L3	Increase max HP by 5
HP+10		Otogiriso	Meteor Edge L4 Red Blade L3 Burning Blade L5 Bargain Blade L6	Increase max HP by 10
HP+15		Heal Grass	Bargain Blade L8	Increase max HP by 15
HP+20		Life Grass	Breeze Blade L8	Increase max HP by 20
Level Down		Unlucky Seed		12% chance to lower target's level by 1
1 HP		Disaster Seed		12% chance to set target's HP to 1
Atk+3		Happy Grass	Dotanuki L8	Increase weapon base attack by 3
Atk+8		Angel Seed		Increase weapon base attack by 8
Quick Hitting		Choose 2 from: Swift Grass Swift Staff Swift Talisman		Chance to attack 2 times
Bored		Lost Scroll		12% chance to inflict Apathetic status

Shield

Rune	Innate	Synthesis (Mixer)	Added	Effect
1/2 Hunger	Diet Shield		Palm Shield L8	Fullness depletes at half speed
Hungry	Heavy Shield			Fullness depletes at double speed
1/2 Fire	Lizard Shield	Dragon Grass	Red Shield L8	Reduce fire damage by 50%
Counter	Counter Shield		Steady Shield L8 Lizard Shield L8 Parry Shield L8 Jaguar's Shield L8	Reflects some damage back at enemy
Agile	Spry Shield	Sight Grass x 2	Gyadon Blocker L8 Gazer Guard L8	Evade direct attacks more often
Degrade	Shoddy Plank			Decrease upgrade value by 1 per hit
1/2 Blast	Blast Shield	Bomb Rock	Lock Shield L8 Safe Shield L8	Reduce explosion damage by 50%
Rustproof	Dull Gold Shield		Clan Shield L5 Meteor Guard L5 Spry Shield L5 Bowl Shield L6 Copper Guard L8 Blast Shield L8 Fuuma Shield L8 Nirvana Board L8	Upgrade value will never decrease (Plating Scroll or Mekky can add it)
Unmoving	Steady Shield		Heavy Shield L8 Parry Shield L8	Nullifies movement effects
Anti-Hypno	Gazer Guard		Jaguar's Shield L8	Immune to Gazer hypnosis
Magic Damage	Swap Shield			Magic bullets change to 10 damage
Hungerless	Nirvana Board			Max fullness set to 1, Stops natural fullness depletion
Damage Exp	Happy Shield		Nirvana Board L8 Counter Shield L8	Gain experience points when hit
Pain Fueled	Bowl Shield		Dull Gold Shield L8	May restore fullness by 1 when hit
Redirect	Parry Shield			Chance to deflect attacks to others
Anti-Theft	Lock Shield		Meteor Guard L8	Your items will never be stolen
Anti-Burgle	Safe Shield		Blast Shield L8 Heavy Shield L8	Your Gitan will never be stolen
Anti-Peck	Gyadon Blocker		Red Shield L8	Your items will never be pecked
Status Counter	Jaguar's Shield			Counters with various effects: Knockback, Confusion, Lightning
HP+5		Herb	Palm Shield L4 Copper Guard L4 Clan Shield L4 Happy Shield L5	Increase max HP by 5
HP+10		Otogiriso	Iron Targe L4 Beast Shield L4 Meteor Guard L4 Red Shield L3 Swap Shield L8	Increase max HP by 10
HP+15		Heal Grass		Increase max HP by 15
HP+20		Life Grass	Diet Shield L8	Increase max HP by 20
Level Down		Unlucky Seed		Chance to lower attacker's level by 1
1 HP		Disaster Seed		Chance to set attacker's HP to 1
Def+3		Happy Grass	Beast Shield L8 Happy Shield L8 Swap Shield L8	Increase shield base defense by 3
Def+8		Angel Seed		Increase shield base defense by 8

Multipliers

Weapon

Rune	Item	L1	L2	L3	L4	L5	L6	L7	L8	Info
Anti-Bomb	Crescent Katana	x1.5	x1.75	x2.0	x2.25	x2.5	x2.75	x3.0	x3.25	Damage boost +0.25 per level up
Anti-Aquatic	Water Cutter
Anti-Floating	Sky Splitter
Anti-Cyclops	Myopic Masher
Anti-Drain	Drain Slicer
Anti-Dragon	Lizard Lasher
Flame Shot	Burning Blade	8	10	12	14	16	18	21	25	Flame damage L8 + Resonance: 30
Critical	Hatchet									Critical chance
Confusing	Baffle Axe	12%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	Status chance
Sealing	Sealing Keisaku
Blinding	Blurry Stick
Paralyzing	Shockuto	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%
Sedating	Nap Rattle	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	22%	24%	26%
Attack Down	Kamina's Sword	12%	15%	18%	21%	24%	27%	30%	33%	Attack down chance
Enriching	Bargain Blade	20%	25%	30%	35%	40%	45%	50%	55%	Shop discount

Shield

Rune	Item	L1	L2	L3	L4	L5	L6	L7	L8	Info
1/2 Hunger	Diet Shield	20	22.2	22.2	25	25	28.57	28.57	33.3	Turns to deplete 1 fullness
Hungry	Heavy Shield	5	4.55	4.17	3.85	3.57	3.33	3.13	2.94	Turns to deplete 1 fullness
1/2 Fire	Lizard Shield	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	85%	Fire damage reduction
1/2 Blast	Blast Shield	50%	56%	62%	68%	74%	80%	86%	92%	Explosion damage reduction
Magic Damage	Swap Shield	10								Damage received
Agile	Spry Shield									Chance to evade attack
Redirect	Parry Shield									Chance to redirect attack
Counter	Counter Shield									Portion of damage reflected
Pain Fueled	Bowl Shield									Chance to restore fullness
Status Counter	Jaguar's Shield									Chance to activate

Priority

This section gives a rough idea of rune priority for dungeons that don't allow carry-in items.

Weapon

Priority	Runes
Top	Sedating, Paralyzing, Critical, Tri-direction, Anti-Aquatic, Bored
High	Anti-Floating, Anti-Drain, Quick Hitting, HP+15, HP+20
Mid	Confusing, Blinding, Rustproof, Anti-Dragon, Charge, Atk+8
Low	Anti-Cyclops, Anti-Bomb, Flame Shot, Atk+3, HP+5, HP+10
Avoid	Sealing, Wall Dig, 2 Tile Dig, Trap Breaker, Degrade, Level Down, 1 HP

Shield

Priority	Runes
Top	1/2 Hunger, 1/2 Fire, 1/2 Blast
High	Rustproof, Anti-Peck, Agile, Def+8, HP+15, HP+20
Mid	Anti-Hypno, Magic Damage, Def+3, HP+10
Low	Anti-Theft, Anti-Burgle, HP+5, Damage Exp, Pain Fueled
Avoid	Hungry, Degrade, Counter, Level Down, 1 HP

※ Unmoving is top priority, but Steady Shield should be equipped on specific floors instead of being synthesized.

Status Conditions

Traps