Musings about what to do with elemental materia

[Mellyn]

A while ago a few of us received a bag full of elemental material from a rash of POTD runs and were thinking of creative uses that SE might consider for them. Here are a few we thought we'd share. Feel free to comment or add your own:

• Materia that provides element-specific charges for crafted items. For example, lightning material slotted on crafted lamps or gear would charge the crafted item with a permanent white light effect.
• Materia that provides a fun, non-stat modifying effect for a short time on use.
• Materia from different elemental bases could be combined to produce different colors or effects when slotted into glam gear.

Melly
Midgard

[StouterTaru]

There are already uses for the stuff:

• Turn Grade IV/V into Mutamix to get good materia
• Attach it to gear you are going to desynth (each materia is +5% success rate)
• Put it on junk gear you're spiritbonding
• put it on junk gear for weekly achievement, to bring in some Lalafell squadron recruits

[ManuelBravo]

if POD Materia is Grade IV elemental you can sell it for a high price or turn it in for sand , Relic step that requires around 70 sand and 70 Umbrite stones. I saved mine to complete a full relic.

[tymora]

Synth into consumable that adds minor dps effects on weapon.
Makes alchemists very happy.

[xJimmehx]

Elemental materia could make weapons have base damage boost and fire on the blade like the Ifrit weapons. Would need to add a holy and dark materia if those dont already exist...

[Shadygrove]

Early in 3.0 they were useful for gathering. Needed to hit certain levels of elemental resistance for bonuses.