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Quartz and Arts: fix the setup before the next fight

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Quartz fitted into a character’s Tactical Orbment improve abilities and unlock Arts. The new model has seven slots; enhancing slots permits better Quartz. Use the current menu’s requirements to diagnose a missing spell.

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Coverage: Full release · Steam 1.05 (October 30) / Falcom PS5 v1.04 · Switch update pending · checked October 31, 2026 UTC. Research checked 8 Oct 2026. Updated 25 Oct 2026

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Before you start

  • Access to the party and Orbment menus
  • Quartz and enhancement resources currently available in your save
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Build around a specific need

Seven slots describe the model’s capacity; this does not mean every slot or top-tier Quartz is usable immediately. A copied loadout can fail when its slot requirements have not been met.

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Open the Orbment tab, put a quartz into a slot and watch the elemental values and Usable Arts list change. A Water Elemental Value of 1 is enough for Tear and Aqua Bleed.

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23:28–23:54Setting quartz in an orbment slot and reading the Arts list
  1. Pick one role you need: recovery, damage or support.
  2. Read the Arts currently available to that character and compare the Quartz you own.
  3. If a Quartz cannot be fitted, inspect the slot’s enhancement requirement.
  4. After any change, recheck the Arts list before entering the next battle.
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Prioritise the problem you are solving

Kingy’s recommendation: avoid spending all available resources evenly just to fill a template. Improve the character or capability that is failing in your current encounter, then test that change. Keep enough recovery supplies for the next objective.

Current remake Arts recipes, exact elemental totals, slot prices and optimal configurations are not yet verified here. A named build from the 2006 game is not a substitute for the values shown in the released remake.

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Sources · 3Official · Reported · checked 8 Oct 2026 · Research checked 8 Oct 2026
Steam product page and launch details ↗Released storefront status, September 16 metadata, PC requirements, remake features and all three dated Season Pass waves; achievement count is separately supported by the Steam product API.Official ·
Tactical Orbments ↗Seven-slot model, enhancing slots, Quartz and Arts. No exact elemental recipe chart supplied.Official ·
Switch demo hands-on report ↗Played-demo evidence for training dungeons, Ruan exploration, Academy, optional activities and variable play time. Kingy did not play it. Automated fetching is blocked (403); manually revisit this played-demo reference when expanding routes.Reported ·

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