In Atelier Ryza 3, the Philosopher’s Stone is a cornerstone of high-level alchemy. However, creating a perfect four-element Philosopher’s Stone is a step above, allowing you to unlock and master every potential ability and synthesis option. In this guide, we’ll walk through how to craft both the standard and Olden versions of the Philosopher’s Stone with all four elements—Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Air—along with the optimal traits and super traits to maximize its power.

Why Create a Four-Element Philosopher’s Stone?

A Philosopher’s Stone with all four elements offers:

• Maximum Synthesis Flexibility: Allows you to unlock all abilities in a single item use.
• Optimized Effect Spread: Ensures you can craft even the most complex items efficiently.
• Elemental Versatility: Enables you to tackle any elemental weakness or synthesis requirement.

Crafting the Four-Element Philosopher’s Stone

Step 1: Prepare the Core Ingredients

• Philosopher’s Stone: Start with a standard Philosopher’s Stone.
• Crystal Element: Required for adding elements.
• Grace of Nero: Unlocks additional abilities.

Add these items to unlock the base abilities of the Philosopher’s Stone.

Step 2: Unlock All Abilities

• Use Philosopher’s Stones or Olden Philosopher’s Stones: Ensure all abilities are unlocked.
• Add Element via Key: Use the Add Element Fire key to add the fire element.
• Use Effect Spread: Make sure all potential effects are maximized.

Step 3: Add Missing Elements

Since elements can overwrite each other, use keys to add elements strategically:

• Add Fire
• Add Ice
• Add Lightning
• Add Air

This method allows you to bypass the overwrite issue that normally occurs during synthesis.

Best Traits for the Philosopher’s Stone

• Lone Wolf Spirit: Increases AP gain and reduces magic resistance.
• Super Concentration: Increases element value by +5.
• Equivalent Exchange: Enhances effect spread.

Tip: Use a super rare key with Quantity Up to add more Philosopher’s Stones during synthesis.

Crafting the Olden Philosopher’s Stone

The Olden Philosopher’s Stone requires a different approach:

• Avoid Air Element: Use a Philosopher’s Stone without air to begin.
• Focus on Sand and Puni Ball Categories: Create two versions:
  • One with Sand.
  • One with Puni Ball.

How to Add Elements

1. Create a base Olden Philosopher’s Stone without Air.
2. Use keys to add Ice or other missing elements.
3. Duplicate both versions: One for sand effects, one for puni ball effects.

This allows you to cover all synthesis categories efficiently.

Testing the Four-Element Philosopher’s Stone

With all four elements, your Philosopher’s Stone can:

• Unlock all effects in a single synthesis step.
• Maximize elemental damage potential.
• Support crafting of even the most complex items.

Practical Benefits

• Efficiency: Speeds up high-level item crafting.
• Versatility: Covers all elemental and category requirements.

Conclusion

Crafting a perfect four-element Philosopher’s Stone is an investment that pays off by making every subsequent synthesis more efficient and powerful. Follow this guide to create both standard and Olden versions, optimize your traits, and ensure your alchemy is always at its peak.

Happy crafting, and may your synthesis be flawless!