Synergy Powerleveling Guide by Chocobits

Please forgive me if this guide looks like it was written by a toddler, it's my first guide and I'm not really familiar with Wiki editing. Bear with me.

This is a powerleveling guide to quickly skilling up Synergy. The methods described assume you have cooking leveled to at least 8 (Recruit) and have turned in your test item. The goal of this guide is to help you achieve the current Synergy cap (40) in as little time as possible.

Getting Started

 * You'll need to obtain your Synergy Crucible by completing the Synergistic Pursuits quest from Hildolf in Bastok Metalworks.


 * I recommend you also obtain the 6 elemental stones involved in the Portafurnace quest The Wondrous Whatchamacallit before starting. The recipe to synth Astral Matter doesn't require any other crafts, and will provide you with cinder you'll need to purchase a Mordant 75.


 * 4 Saruta Oranges


 * You'll also need a high level item that is capable of being Etched. Choose a 70+ item from that list.


 * Stacks of elemental Fewell. I recommend Earth Fewell because the side effects of earth-based overloads (Slow) can easily be avoided by casting Haste on yourself beforehand. You will want to get 6~7 stacks of it to achieve 0-40 Synergy in as few sittings as possible.


 * A job capable of casting Haste (optional, but useful).

Obtaining Cinder
You'll be performing 2~ successful recipes to obtain the 100pz of cinder you need to purchase a Mordant 75 that you'll need later.


 * Craft the Orange Juice by clicking on the Synergy Furnace to reserve it. Trade it the 4 Saruta Oranges you bought. Accept the recipe that pops up and begin. Click on the Synergy Furnace again and a menu pops up. To successfully complete this synth, you will need to reach the target Fewell level by choosing the Feed Fewell option. You'll notice as you feed Fewell to the Synergy Furnace, the Pressure and Impurity will both begin to rise. As you are attempting to reach your target Fewell level ([[File:Trans Water.gif]]30), choose Operate Furnace and Operate Pressure Handle to release pressure and Operate Safety Handle to reduce impurities. Having these two values as close to 0 as possible will greatly reduce the chance of failure. In the event of failure, you will not lose any items you've placed in the Synergy Furnace (this is a key factor for this guide), so you may try as many times as needed until you run out of Fewell.


 * Craft the Astral Matter by clicking on the Synergy Furnace as above to reserve it, then trade it the 6 elemental stones you obtained earlier. (If you don't have the stones yet, you can just gather another 4 Saruta Oranges and synth another Orange Juice instead) If you attempting the Astral Matter, it's a fairly tricky synth that involves THREE target Fewell levels, and you must maintain a low pressure/impurity level while doing so.

Purchase Mordant 75
With your 100+pz of cinder that you've earned, purchase a Mordant 75 from a Synergy Engineer by choosing Trade Cinder. If you haven't purchased a high level item from the inscribable items list and/or the stacks of Fewell (Auction House:Materials > Alchemy), do so now.

CAN WE START SKILLING UP YET ALREADY?!
Yep, it's time to start skilling.

The element of the Fewell that you choose to purchase determines the type of overload, and subsequent status effect that you'll receive. I chose Earth Fewell because by applying Haste ahead of time, you can avoid being Slowed, and not have to waste any time removing status effects from yourself, which impair your ability to operate the Synergy Furnace. Other elements are viable too with proper planning.


 * If you chose Earth Fewell, Haste yourself and apply Stoneskin if possible. If you have Refresh or can Sublimation with Scholar sub, this will help speed things up a bit as well.


 * Click on to the Synergy Furnace to reserve it. Trade your high level item and the Mordant 75 to it. The element you choose for the synth doesn't matter, just accept the defaults to begin.


 * Click on the Synergy Furnace (as soon as you've finished setting up the synth), and spamming Feed Fewell of the of your choice (you can skillup from ANY element, even if it's not related to the synth recipe). You will average 4~ Feeds before an overload occurs. Keep in mind that once you've selected the Fewell element to feed, the cursor defaults to this for subsequent Feeds as long as you haven't chosen any other options in the menu. So you only need to spam the action button until an overload begins.


 * When an overload begins, QUICKLY choose Operate Furnace > Thwack Furnace. If you are quick enough in the menu, you will get up to 4 chances to thwack the Synergy Furnace. A successful thwack will show up in bolded text and prevent the overload. At level 0, Thwack has about a 20% chance to stun an overload. You have a chance at a skillup for successfully thwacking an overload, and have more chances to feed the Synergy Furnace from it not losing HP in an explosion.


 * After the overload is finished, if your Thwacks were not successful, an explosion will occur and you'll received an Event Skipped message, exiting you from the menu. Click on the Synergy Furnace again to continue. If a thwack WAS successful, no explosion will occur, and you'll remain in the menu. The cursor will still be on the last type of Fewell you had selected, so continue to spam the action button until the next overload.


 * Continue this until the Synergy Furnace reaches 1% HP (you time out at 1%, not 0%).

You can expect to consume 12~20 Fewell each Synergy.
 * Click on the Synergy Furnace once it is finished to retrieve your items. Do NOT ever choose End Synergy.


 * Before beginning the next Synergy, check buffs. Without Haste on, if you become Slowed by an earth overload explosion, you will not be able to choose Thwack Furnace the next time an overload occurs!


 * Begin the next Synergy in the exact same way be reserving the Synergy Furnace, except before trading your items, click on the Synergy Furnace again to confirm its Fewell levels. If the Fewell level of your chosen element has fallen below 50, trade one of the Fewell items you purchased (SINGLE, not a stack ^^) to replenish it. Each individual Fewell item will restore 50 Fewell of that element to the Synergy Furnace. This is the fastest way of restoring Fewell, and doesn't hit the wallet too hard.


 * Continue on, remembering to keep an eye on Fewell levels and redoing buffs as necessary between synths.


 * Every 5 levels, remember to talk to the Synergy Engineer to choose a category to receive training in. I recommend Fewell Feeding for the first 5 upgrades, but it's your craft.


 * I don't recommend using the Portafurnace at all for this skilling unless you absolutely cannot find an open Synergy Furnace. The Synergy Furnace summoned by the Portafurnace despawns after every single Synergy, making it a time consuming annoyance.

This method will take you from 0-40 unbelievably fast. You can reasonably expect to gain 10 levels per hour!

Future Updates for this Guide
Will happen (maybe) as necessary as the rules and structure for Synergy evolve and change. That's all and thanks for bearing with me on my first guide!