Mana Seeds

Upgrade your stats in Ys X: Proud Nordics with Mana Seeds. Learn about Valor, Mettle, Optimism, and Darkness upgrades and their material requirements.

Mana Seeds are used to upgrade your character's stats through five categories: Valor, Mettle, Optimism, Darkness, and Reverie. Each category offers multiple upgrade tiers, with some providing rare bonuses.

Valor Upgrades:

• Sword Seal I: Requires 3 Red Drops, increases STR by 2.
• Axe Seal I: Requires 3 Red Drops, increases BRK by 3.
• Red Strong-Arm I: Requires 6 Red Drops, increases STR by 2, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Sword Seal+ I: Requires 3 Sword Seals, increases STR by 2, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Infliction +1%.
• Axe Seal+ I: Requires 3 Axe Seals, increases BRK by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of Critical Rate +1%.
• Red Strong-Arm+ I: Requires 3 Red Strong-Arms, increases STR by 2, offers a Rare bonus of DMG Infliction +1%, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Sword Star II: Requires 3 Red Lumps, increases STR by 3.
• Axe Star II: Requires 3 Red Lumps, increases BRK by 5.
• Sword Star+ II: Requires 3 Sword Stars, increases STR by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Infliction +1%.
• Axe Star+ II: Requires 3 Axe Stars, increases BRK by 5, and offers a Rare bonus of Critical Rate +1%.
• Sword Soul III: Requires 3 Red Seastones, increases STR by 5.
• Axe Soul III: Requires 3 Red Seastones, increases BRK by 7.
• Sword Soul+ III: Requires 3 Sword Souls, increases STR by 5, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Infliction +1%.
• Axe Soul+ III: Requires 3 Axe Souls, increases BRK by 7, and offers a Rare bonus of Critical Rate +1%.

Mettle Upgrades:

• Shield Seal I: Requires 3 Blue Drops, increases DEF by 2.
• Armor Seal I: Requires 3 Blue Drops, increases VIT by 3.
• Blue Strong-Arm I: Requires 6 Blue Drops, increases DEF by 2, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Shield Seal+ I: Requires 3 Shield Seals, increases DEF by 2, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Mitigation +0.5%.
• Armor Seal+ I: Requires 3 Armor Seals, increases VIT by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of Normal ATK Evasion +0.5%.
• Blue Strong-Arm+ I: Requires 3 Blue Strong-Arms, increases DEF by 2, offers a Rare bonus of DMG Mitigation +0.5%, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Shield Star II: Requires 3 Blue Lumps, increases DEF by 3.
• Armor Star II: Requires 3 Blue Lumps, increases VIT by 5.
• Shield Star+ II: Requires 3 Shield Stars, increases DEF by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Mitigation +0.5%.
• Armor Star+ II: Requires 3 Armor Stars, increases VIT by 5, and offers a Rare bonus of Normal ATK Evasion +0.5%.
• Shield Soul III: Requires 3 Blue Seastones, increases DEF by 5.
• Armor Soul III: Requires 3 Blue Seastones, increases VIT by 7.
• Shield Soul+ III: Requires 3 Shield Souls, increases DEF by 5, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Mitigation +0.5%.
• Armor Soul+ III: Requires 3 Armor Souls, increases VIT by 7, and offers a Rare bonus of Normal ATK Evasion +0.5%.

Optimism Upgrades:

• Chalice Seal I: Requires 3 Yellow Drops, increases LUC by 3.
• Lyre Seal I: Requires 3 Yellow Drops, increases STR & DEF by 1.
• Yellow Strong-Arm I: Requires 6 Yellow Drops, increases LUC by 3, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Chalice Seal+ I: Requires 3 Chalice Seals, increases LUC by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%.
• Lyre Seal+ I: Requires 3 Lyre Seals, increases STR & DEF by 1, and offers a Rare bonus of DMG Infliction +1%.
• Yellow Strong-Arm+ I: Requires 3 Yellow Strong-Arms, increases LUC by 3, offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Chalice Star II: Requires 3 Yellow Lumps, increases LUC by 5.
• Lyre Star II: Requires 3 Yellow Lumps, increases STR & DEF by 2.
• Chalice Star+ II: Requires 3 Chalice Stars, increases LUC by 5, and offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%.
• Lyre Star+ II: Requires 3 Lyre Stars, increases STR & DEF by 2, and offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%.
• Chalice Soul III: Requires 3 Yellow Seastones, increases LUC by 7.
• Lyre Soul III: Requires 3 Yellow Seastones, increases STR & DEF by 3.
• Chalice Soul+ III: Requires 3 Chalice Souls, increases LUC by 7, and offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%.
• Lyre Soul+ III: Requires 3 Lyre Souls, increases STR & DEF by 3, and offers a Rare bonus of SP Cost Discount +0.5%.

Darkness Upgrades:

• Sin Seal I: Requires 3 Dark Drops, increases STR by 4 and decreases DEF by 2.
• Punishment Seal I: Requires 3 Dark Drops, increases BRK by 5 and decreases VIT by 2.
• Black Strong-Arm I: Requires 6 Dark Drops, increases STR by 4, decreases DEF by 2, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Sin Seal+ I: Requires 3 Sin Seals, increases STR by 8 and decreases DEF by 2, offering a Rare bonus.
• Punishment Seal+ I: Requires 3 Punishment Seals, increases BRK by 10 and decreases VIT by 2, offering a Rare bonus.
• Black Strong-Arm+ I: Requires 3 Black Strong-Arms, increases STR by 8, decreases DEF by 2, offers a Rare bonus, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Sin Star II: Requires 3 Dark Lumps, increases STR by 6 and decreases DEF by 3.
• Punishment Star II: Requires 3 Dark Lumps, increases BRK by 8 and decreases VIT by 3.
• Sin Star+ II: Requires 3 Sin Stars, increases STR by 10 and decreases DEF by 3, offering a Rare bonus.
• Punishment Star+ II: Requires 3 Punishment Stars, increases BRK by 12 and decreases VIT by 3, offering a Rare bonus.
• Sin Soul III: Requires 3 Dark Seastones, increases STR by 8 and decreases DEF by 4.
• Punishment Soul III: Requires 3 Dark Seastones, increases BRK by 11 and decreases VIT by 4.
• Sin Soul+ III: Requires 3 Sin Souls, increases STR by 12 and decreases DEF by 4, offering a Rare bonus.
• Punishment Soul+ III: Requires 3 Punishment Souls, increases BRK by 15 and decreases VIT by 4, offering a Rare bonus.

Reverie Upgrades:

• Fleeting Hope I: Requires 5 Rainbow Drops, increases all stats by 1.
• Fleeting Hope+ I: Requires 3 Fleeting Hopes and 5 Rainbow Drops, increases all stats by 1, and offers a Rare bonus of All Sub Status Up.
• Abiding Love II: Requires 5 Rainbow Lumps, increases all stats by 2.
• Abiding Love+ II: Requires 3 Abiding Loves and 5 Rainbow Lumps, increases all stats by 2, and offers a Rare bonus of All Sub Status Up.
• Limitless Courage III: Requires 3 Rainbow Seastones, increases all stats by 3.
• Rainbow Strong-Arm III: Requires 10 Rainbow Seastones, increases all stats by 2, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty.
• Limitless Courage+ III: Requires 3 Limitless Courages and 5 Rainbow Seastones, increases all stats by 2, and offers a Rare bonus of All Sub Status Up.
• Rainbow Strong-Arm+ III: Requires 3 Rainbow Strong-Arms and 5 Rainbow Seastones, increases all stats by 6, and turns Normal ATKs Hefty, offering a Rare bonus.