Melding Materia Muchly

Quest giver: Mutamix Bubblypots
Location: Central Thanalan (X:23.7, Y:13.6)
Level: 25

Experience: 2,040
Gil: 5,157
Previous quest: Waking the Spirit
Patch: 2.0
Links: EDB GT

“

You are given to understand that Mutamix is the keeper of secret materia techniques...

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

Advanced Materia Melding

Walkthrough

You only need one piece of materia and one gear socket. Simply meld the one materia, then right click on the item and retrieve the materia you just melded. Then, meld that same materia back into the same slot. Repeat for a total of 8 times.

You need to do melding yourself and not through an NPC. You can do this by right clicking the item you wish to attach the materia to and select Meld.

Materia older than the current expansion have a 100% retrieval rate. During A Realm Reborn, all materia in the game at the time were "current" and this was not the case.
Additionally, Carbonized Matter was formerly required and consumed as a catalyst during Materia Melding.

Steps

Meld materia before Mutamix. 0/8
Speak with Mutamix.

Journal

You are given to understand that Mutamix is the keeper of secret materia techniques...

Mutamix is willing to train you in his secret materia melding techniques. However, the goblin requires proof that you are sufficiently experienced. Demonstrate your skills by melding eight pieces of materia in front of him.

You have melded the requisite number of materia. Speak with Mutamix once more to receive of his secret knowledge.

Mutamix imparts to you advanced materia melding techniques, which will allow you to attach more pieces of materia to an item than ordinarily possible. Know, though, that success is not guaranteed, and failure means losing the materia.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest

Mutamix Bubblypots: Pshhh... Shkohhh... Uplander is joiner of materia?
Mutamix Bubblypots: Uplander desires to join muchly, yes? Then Mutamix makes braincase of uplander rattle with secret knowings of materia!
Mutamix Bubblypots: ...But first, uplander must be proving readiness. Uplander showy-do attaching eight pieces of materia, then let uplander and Mutamix trade tongueflaps again.

Speaking to Mutamix again

Mutamix Bubblypots: Pshhh... Shkohhh... Uplander has good joiny-skill! Mutamix give uplander secret knowings of wordbond!
Mutamix Bubblypots: Mosty-part, one fighty-tool bears only little materia. But if uplander uses secret joiny-skill, one fighty-tool bears many materia...maybe.
Mutamix Bubblypots: Mutamix teach uplander secret joiny-skill...but uplander keep in braincase that it sometimes work unrightly.
Mutamix Bubblypots: Will fighty-tool of uplander bear many materia? Or will materia turn to bittybits? Using secret joiny-skill not for unstrong of bladder!