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Even if you’ve been playingAtelier Yumiafor a while, the term “Mana Surge” may still be entirely foreign to you. You won’t unlock it for quite some time, and the condition for it, while simple, is steep enough to be precisely why that’s the case.
This guide will set things in order. Whether you’re still wondering how to even acquire the Mana Surge mechanic, or you’re struggling to get it to work as intended, we’ve had enough time with it to give you the full scoop. After all, Atelier Yumia has plentiful sub-systems, and not every one of them is thoroughly explained!
How To Unlock Mana Surge
First things first, as they say. You won’t unlock Mana Surge untilreaching level 50. That’s the hard and fast rule here. When that happens,a tutorial will pop upto let you know that it’s officially a thing.
The good news is thatleveling up in Atelier Yumia is quite swift. So long as you’re engaging enemies on a frequent basis, and with a little extra help fromTraining Weightaccessories, you’ll - frankly - be rather drastically overleveled.
Most regional enemies scale in level, too. Thus,you will gain heaps of EXPeven at higher levels.
Thereisa cut-off point for each zone; for instance, the first region doesn’t seem to go much higher than 22 or so, save for its far-south high-level portion. Even then, there will be exceptions.
How Mana Surge Works In Atelier Yumia
So, from the moment you unlock Mana Surge,a bar called the Environmental Gauge will appear at the top-left side of the screen while you’re engaged in battles. This gauge willfill over timeas you carry out your attacks.
Mind you, it’soften fairly slow. Slow enough, in fact, thatmany fights will be resolved without it reaching maximum. Longer battles, however - be they against optional mini-bosses or storyline-adjacent bosses -will sometimes see the Mana Surge completely filled.
You’ll also have access to aSkill Treeoption whichgives you a boost to the gauge at the beginnings of fights,thus improving the odds you’ll use the mechanic.
When the Mana Surge is completely full, you will be able to triggersubstantially mightier attacksthan anything else in your arsenal. This can help turn the tide during a challenging encounter, or make swifter mincemeat of foes with notably high HP.
There is one thing you must always heed:party members cannot be revived when the Mana Gauge is active. It’s a higher-risk, suitable-reward, type situation.A game over will occur even if your Energy Meter is above 50 percentshould the party be rendered incapacitated.
Thankfully,you can disable the Mana Gaugeif necessary after you’ve triggered it. It’s a good idea to do just that if the going gets tough. A steady string of regular, weaker, attacks is a decent trade-off forbeing alive!
