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Points    Name         MP Target Tension Oomph Info

 

4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attack + 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Auto&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<br />9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dragon Slash&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts 150% damage on dragons (otherwise normal damage)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Flame Slash&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts 150% damage (reduced if enemy is resistant to fire)<br />22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attack + 10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Auto&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<br />30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Metal Slash&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts 1-2 damage on metal monsters<br />40&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Critical Hit&nbsp;% -&nbsp; Auto&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<br />52&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Falcon Slash&nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 slashes per attach each ~75%<br />66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Attack + 26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Auto&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -<br />82&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Miracle Slash&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts 125% damage and restores your HP by 50% of damage<br />100&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gigaslash&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20 Group&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts up to 239 damage to each member of a group<br />100*&nbsp;&nbsp; Gigagash&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20 Group&nbsp; Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Inflicts up to 331 damage to each member of a group<br />*Requires 100 points in both swords and courage

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Crosscutter Throw

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack +5

|Increase the boomerang attack +5

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack +10

|Increase the boomerang attack +10

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Firebird Throw

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack +15

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Super Throw

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Starburst Throw

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Gigathrow

Points Name             MP Target Tension Oomph Info

3     Attack + 5       - Auto  -      -    -

7      Mercurial Thrust 0 1      Yes    Yes  The Hero is first to attack Damage approx: 80%

12    Thunder Thrust   3 1      Yes    No    A hit highly likley to be a critacal hit

18     Attack + 10     -  Auto  -      -    -

25     Multithrust      4  1-4   Yes    Yes  3-4 thrusts per attack at approx: 50% damage each

34    Critical hit %   -  Auto  -      -    -

45    Clean Sweep     0 Group  Yes    Yes  Initial damage approx: 80% decreases from left to right

59    Lightning Thrust 0 1      No      No    More powerful version of Thunder Thrust (all hits critical)

77     Attack + 25     -  Auto  -      -    -

100    Lightning Storm 25 All    Yes    No    Inflicts 190-220 damage on all enemies

Points Name               MP Target Tension Oomph Info

4     Attack + 5         -  Auto  -      -    -

11    Defending Champion 0 Self  Yes    No    More powerful defending action (damage reduced by 90%)

17    Stones' Throw     0 Group  Yes    No    8-20 damage on a group of enemies

24    Knuckle Sandwich   2 1      No      Yes  Inflicts 150% points of damage

33     Attack + 20       -  Auto  -      -    -

42    Thin Air           2 All    Yes    No    Inflicts up to 132 points of damage on all enemies

52    Critical Hit %     -  Auto  -      -    -

70     Multifists        0  1-4   Yes    Yes  4 blows per attack each at approx: 33%

82    Boulder Toss       4 All    Yes    No    Inflicts 72-104 damage on all enemies

100   Attack + 50       -  Auto  -      -    -

Points Name           MP Target Tension Oomph Info

8      Zoom           1 -      -      -    Teleports player to entrance of known location (outdoors only)

16    Tingle         2 Party  No      No    Cures party of sleep and paralyed status changes

28     Holy Protection 4  -      -      -    Random battles against weak monsters are avoided

40     Fizzle          3  Group  No      No    Prevents enemy group from using magic

48    Zap             6 All    Yes    No    Inflicts up to 88 damage on all enemies

56     MP Used 3/4     -  Auto  -      -    -

70     Kamikazee      1  All    -      -    The Hero sacrifises himself to deal high damage to all enemies

82    Omniheal       36 Party  -      -    Restores full HP to all party members

90     MP Used 1/2     -  Auto  -      -    -

100   Kazap          15 Group  -      -    Inflicts up to 220 damage on a group of monsters

100   See Gigaslash/Gigagash on Sword skills

Level - Name         MP   Target   Tension   Info

3      Heal             2       1        Yes      Restores 30-40 HP to one character

4      Squelch         2       1        No        Cures one character of poison and envenomated status changes

6      Evac             2       -        No        Teleports player back to dungeon enterance (Dungeons only)

11      Sizz             4   Group    Yes      Inflicts up to 35 fire damage on each member of a group  

18      Midheal         3       1        Yes      Restores 75-90 HP to one character

20      Sizzle           6   Group    Yes      Inflicts up to 62 fire damage on each member of a group

27      Fullheal         6       1        No        Restores all HP to one character

29      Zing             8       1        No        Revives a dead character with 50% of HP (50% success rate)

32     Kasizzle      10  Group    Yes      Inflicts up to 170 fire damage on each member of a group

65      Dragon Soul   64   1        Yes      Inflicts more than 400 damage to one enemy

'''Boomerangs''' are a real boon in the beggining of the game because they attack all enemies. Later, however, this skill becomes less useful (over 40 points: ''Attack + 15), so it is advisable to switch to developing to differents skills.

'''Suggested Strategies:''' Learn Courage up to 8 points (''Zoom'') initially, then learn Boomerangs up to 40 points (''Attack + 15'') followed by courage up to 100. Next, increase your Swords skill to 66 (''Attack + 25'') or Spears up to 59 (''Critical Hit %'').