I've been leveling my Disciples of Hand classes (crafting) recently and I've noticed something odd. Usually when I fail a synthesis, I lose all the ingredients I had put into it. But every now and then, I've gotten those ingredients back. While I can figure out the reason for some the cases, like when I quit a synthesis without performing any steps, I can't determine the exact mechanics behind how I get a refund.
What determines whether you keep or lose ingredients after a failed synthesis
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Best Answer
There's a small chance that you will get your ingredients back whenever you fail a synthesis.
Exactly what influences this, IDK, however Culinarian has level 50 skill Reclaim that increases it to 90%
Do note that you only get those back if you FAIL the synthesis. Quitting synthesis will not give you your ingredients back unless you quit at Step 1 (before taking any action).