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??? Seed

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??? Seed
Mystery Seed icon TOM remake sprite.png
Trials of Mana HD sprite
First appearance Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance Trials of Mana HD (2020)
Location(s) Various
Effect Plant in the magic pot to grow a special item needed to switch classes
Related items
Item Seed
Launch Seed2D
Gear Seed2D
Magic Seed2D
Mystery Seed2D
Silver Item Seed3D
Gold Item Seed3D
Rainbow Item Seed3D

The ??? Seed, informally known as the Class-changing Seed, is a consumable item in Trials of Mana.

History[edit]

Trials of Mana[edit]

The ??? seed is a rare drop from specific enemies encountered after the first visit to the Sanctuary of Mana (i.e. after starting Chapter V in the HD remake). When planted in a Magic Pot, it sprouts one of six class-change items for the cast of the current quest:

Character Light-light item Light-dark item Dark-light item Dark-dark item
Duran Knight Tag TOM sprite.pngKnight Tag Prince Tag TOM sprite.pngPrince Tag Battler Tag TOM sprite.pngBattler Tag Duelist Tag TOM sprite.pngDuelist Tag
Angela Arcana Book TOM sprite.pngArcana Book Esotera Book TOM sprite.pngEsotera Book Rune Book TOM sprite.pngRune Book Omen Book TOM sprite.pngOmen Book
Kevin Gold Aura TOM sprite.pngGold Aura Silver Aura TOM sprite.pngSilver Aura Mage Aura TOM sprite.pngMage Aura Death Aura TOM sprite.pngDeath Aura
Charlotte Holy Bottle TOM sprite.pngHoly Bottle Salt Bottle TOM sprite.pngSalt Bottle Ash Bottle TOM sprite.pngAsh Bottle Cursed Bottle TOM sprite.pngCursed Bottle
Hawkeye Lucky Dice TOM sprite.pngLucky Dice Wicked Dice TOM sprite.pngWicked Dice Precise Dice TOM sprite.pngPrecise Dice Dusk Dice TOM sprite.pngDusk Dice
Riesz Brisingamen TOM sprite.pngBrisingamen Evening Star TOM sprite.pngEvening Star Dragoon Band TOM sprite.pngDragoon Band Gleipnir TOM sprite.pngGleipnir

Alternatively, the seed restores 50 HP2D/100 HP3D to all party members as an item.

Buy N/A
Sell 50 lucre2D/30 lucre3D
Effect Plant into a Magic Pot to receive a class-changing item; can also heal 50 HP2D/100 HP3D to all allies.
Places to buy N/A
Item Drop AntversaryBasiliskBlack KnightBeholderDark WizardGhostGuardianKid DrakonisParpotoPeeperQueeneebQueen SuccubeWormwood
Magic Pot No
Sparkles/
Chests/Urns
Daria, Gem ValleyShimmering RuinsLabyrinth of IceChartmoon TowerFiery GorgeWoods of Wandara

Functionality[edit]

This seed is responsible for granting the party a special category of items known as "class items" (e.g. Cursed Bottle for Charlotte's Dark-Dark class, Warlock). These items allow the party to go beyond their second class. There is a catch to this; if the player wants to evolve the party further, the party must also be at Level 38 with the class item in hand. ??? Seeds must be planted at an Inn, and the class items that are received from the planting depend on the characters in the party, e.g., a Charlotte-Kevin-Angela party would give any two of the four bottles, auras, or books, depending on which path was chosen for the first class change. These class items can also be used in battle for secondary effects. However, due to a programming oversight, no item will be issued twice in a row if the player already has class items in inventory; thus, it may be best to defer class changes until all six class items are made available.

Like any of the seeds within Trials of Mana, the ??? Seeds restore 50 HP if they are consumed, for one character only.

In the HD remake, for every dungeon where a Benevodon can be found in Chapter V, one ??? Seed can be found in a treasure chest near the boss's lair. Additionally, those six seeds recieved in Benevodon dungeons are programmed to yield the six class-changing items needed for each six possible class 3 changes.

Seeds in the HD remake are hard coded on pickup and cannot be changed when reloading. Two factors are recorded: party position and light vs dark. If a ??? would produce an Ash Bottle for Enchantress Charlotte as main character, it would also produce a Knight Tag for Knight Duran as main character in New Game Plus.

Class 1 is always considered light for purposes of determining which two Class 3 items can spawn. If a character is already in Class 4, then the Class 3 alignment is checked. For example, a Starlancer-Metorite Riesz counts as dark and will now grant Dragoon Bands and Gleipnirs.

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