This is a guide to the bonding mechanic in the game Tales of Arise. Read more about the benefits of bonding and how to raise the affinity between your party members!

Benefits of Bonding

Unlock Secondary Mystic Artes! Unlock one of Alphen's titles. Unlock trophies!

Unlock Secondary Mystic Artes

Character	Master Arte Attributes/ Effect
Shionne	Explosive Charge Non-elemental / No effect
Rinwell	Aquarius Damnation Water / No effect
Law	Crimson Skies Fire / No effect
Kisara	Final Player Non-elemental / No effect
Dohalim	Epochal Severance Dark /Curse

Master Artes are secondary Mystic Artes that you can only unlock through bonding! If you want to get a new Mystic Arte or collect all the Mystic Artes, actively bond with your party members as much as you can when in camp.

Unlock Alphen's title, "Enlightening Bond"

You can unlock one of Alphen's titles, "Enlightening Bond" by bonding with one party member to the maximum. With this in mind, the fastest way to accomplish this is to bond with Shionne as much as you can from the beginning.

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Unlock Trophies

Silver	Wall Smasher
	Forge strong bonds with all the party members as a testament to all the many hours spent together.
Bronze	Intertwining Hearts
	Forge a strong bond with Shieonne, sharing your first meal together again, and plenty more...
Bronze	An Honest Mage
	Forge a strong bond with Rinwell, helping her to come to terms with her lineage and feelings.
Bronze	Role Model
	Forge a strong bond with Law, giving him something to aspire to on and off the battlefield.
Bronze	A Modest Dream
	Forge a strong bond with Kisara, reminding her it's good to dream a little.
Bronze	Drink 'til You Drop
	Forge a strong bond with Dolahim, becoming drinking buddies with a one-time lord.

Bond with every character

You need to strengthen bonds between all characters to get every trophy.

How to Get All Trophies and Achievements

How to Strengthen Bonds

Speak With Characters in Camp With a Text Bubble

Speak 5 times to reach the max bond

Characters with a smiley (☺) next to their name will signify that your bond with that character has reached its maximum. You only need to talk to party members five times to reach maximum.

Progress the story

The appearance of speech bubbles in the camp is affected by your progress in the story. Check to see if a bubble appears in the camp every time you finish a main quest.Complete Story Walkthrough

One talk per hour

You can only talk to a party member after an hour has passed in-game. If you try to make camp consecutively, you will not have the option to talk with any member.

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