Atelier Yumia: Memory Alchemist's Land Synthesis Guide

One of the most intricate elements in *Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land* is the Synthesis mechanic, which is intricately woven into nearly every aspect of gameplay. From the resources you gather to the weapons you craft, mastering Synthesis is key. Here’s how to optimize your experience with it.

Synthesis Types in Atelier Yumia

In *Atelier Yumia*, you'll encounter three distinct types of Synthesis:

• Regular Synthesis – Performed at an Alchemist’s altar, this is used to craft weapons, armor, battle accessories, magical items, and materials essential for other Synthesis processes. Early in the game, you'll unlock the Atelier, which you can revisit at any time for Synthesis. Additionally, in buildable areas such as cleared manabound zones and campsites, you can construct a Simple Altar to facilitate regular Synthesis.
• Simple Synthesis – Accessible outside of battle through the radial menu, this allows you to create items like bandages, gauntlets for ziplines, and various repair kits for treasure chests, ladders, and more, provided you have the necessary resources.
• Building Synthesis – Also accessed via the radial menu but limited to certain plots of land, this involves creating storage chests and wall hangings. Although not officially labeled as Synthesis, the game's narrative often refers to it as such, so keep that in mind.

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How to Synthesize Equipment in Atelier Yumia

Regular Synthesis at altars is the most complex form of Synthesis in *Atelier Yumia*. To craft an item like a gun staff for Yumia, you first need to find the recipe during your explorations. You can enhance existing recipes at a Recipe Recall Station using particles from mana fountains. Here's how you proceed at an Alchemist’s altar:

1. Choose the specific gun staff you want to craft.
2. Select Synthesis Skills, if available from your skill tree.
3. Pick an initial Alchemy Core to start from, which could be:
   • Effects Alchemy Core – Enhances the selected skills.
   • Quality Alchemy Core – Boosts the quality level of the finished item.
   • Trait Alchemy Core – Increases the number of Trait Crystal slots available for embedding.
4. Fill the slots of each Alchemy Core with your collected resources.
5. Collect mana fragments to further elevate the item's quality.
6. Finalize the process to Synthesize the item.

To create powerful items early in the game, prioritize unlocking Synthesis Skills from the Synthesis section of the skill tree. These skills provide significant boosts to damage and quality, and allow you to duplicate items, conserving resources.

Enhancing all three Alchemy Cores with resources can further improve item quality. Use the left or right bumper to navigate and fill slots in each core. Collecting the mana fragments (yellow sparkles) around the cores will significantly increase your item's strength, a step you should usually take unless crafting a quest-specific item.

Additionally, pay attention to the elemental compatibility of resources with specific slots, indicated by a blue outline. You can sort your resources in the submenu to prioritize higher-quality ones, though sometimes focusing on effects may be more beneficial.

If the complexity of manual Synthesis feels overwhelming, opt for the auto-Synthesis feature after selecting your Synthesis Skills. The game excels at optimizing your items, enabling you to tackle even the final boss on Normal difficulty with relative ease.

That's everything you need to know to fully leverage the Synthesis mechanic in *Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land*, now available for play.