TECHNIQUES
Crono | Marle | Lucca | Frog | Robo | Ayla
Combos
Crono
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Cyclone | 2 | Attacks all enemies in a small area | Tech | Never use this against only one enemy | Aura Whirl, Fire Whirl, Rocket Roll, Drill Kick |
| Slash | 2 | Attacks all enemies in a straight line | Between | Never use this against only one enemy, unless it can't be attacked normally | X-Strike, Triple Raid, 3-D Attack |
| Lightning | 2 | Lightning strikes an enemy | Magic | Recommended against enemies weak against lightning. | Volt Bite |
| Spincut | 4 | Delivers a critical hit to an enemy | Tech | Not the best of techs, because Crono gets critical hits often anyway. | Ice Sword, Fire Sword, Sword Stream, Max Cyclone, Falcon Hit, Arc Impulse, Fire Zone, Twister |
| Lightning 2 | 8 | Stronger lightning strikes all enemies | Magic | Don't use this against only one or two enemies, because it uses a lot more MP than lightning. | Spire, Super Volt, Delta Force, Final Kick, Delta Storm, Gatling Kick |
| Life | 10 | Brings characters who are dead back to life with some HP | Magic | This
is a very useful spell, especially in boss fights. However, your
characters come back to life with 1 HP after a battle, so don't use it
during short battles. | Lifeline |
| Confuse | 12 | Crono attacks an enemy four times | Tech | A useful tech, especially on bosses that are all alone. | Ice Sword 2, Fire Sword 2 |
| Luminaire | 20 | One of the best techs in the game: a pure ray of lights attacks all enemies | Magic | Luminaire is very strong, but uses a whole lot of MP, so use it only when needed. | None |
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Marle
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Aura | 1 | Marle recovers some of an allies' HP | Beween | This tech is great, even near the end of the game (when you're missing a little HP) | Aura Whirl, Aura Beam |
| Provoke | 1 | Marle confuses an enemy | Tech | This is a below-average tech, because it usually doesn't work anyway. | Twin Charm |
| Ice | 2 | A huge block of ice is shot at an enemy | Magic | Recommended against fire enemies or other enemies weak against ice. | Ice Sword, Antipode, Ice Water, Ice Tackle, Ice Toss |
| Cure | 3 | Marle recovers more of an allies' HP | Magic | Although not as MP-efficient as Aura, it's really good in battle and serves as a Cure 2 late in the game if you've fought with Marle and raised her magic power a lot. | Cure Touch |
| Haste | 6 | Marle speeds up one allies' battle gauge | Magic | Useful in long boss fights. | None |
| Ice 2 | 8 | Stronger blocks of ice are shot at all enemies | Magic | Don't use this against only one or two enemies, because it uses a lot more MP than ice. | Ice Sword 2, Antipode 2, Antipode 3, Glacier, Cube Toss, Delta Force, Arc Impulse, Final Kick |
| Cure 2 | 5 | Marle recovers all of an allies' HP | Magic | I don't really like this one because it wastes a lot of MP and by the time you get it Cure will recover almost as much HP as this. | Double Cure |
| Life 2 | 20 | Marle revives a dead character, restoring his/her HP completely. | Magic | This
spell is great, especially when the enemies are very strong and could
easily kill the ally you just revived if you had used Crono's life
instead. | Lifeline |
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Lucca
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Flame Toss | 1 | Lucca throws flames in a straight line | Beween | Use this on enemies weak against fire, enemies that can't be attacked normally, and when it affects multiple enemies | Fire Whirl, Fire Punch |
| Hypno Wave | 1 | Lucca puts all enemies to sleep | Tech | This is a below-average tech, because it usually doesn't work anyway, although it effects all enemies. | None |
| Fire | 2 | Lucca throws flames at an enemy | Magic | Recommended against ice enemies or other enemies weak against fire. | Fire Sword, Antipode, Fire Tackle, Red Pin, Flame Kick |
| Napalm | 4 | Lucca throws a napalm bomb at a group of enemies | Tech | Use this against enemies that are grouped together. | Line Bomb |
| Protect | 6 | Lucca casts a spell that raises an ally's physical defense | Magic | Useful in fights against bosses that are physically strong. | None |
| Fire 2 | 8 | Stronger flames are thrown at all enemies | Magic | Don't use this against only one or two enemies, because it uses a lot more MP than fire. | Fire Sword 2, Antipode 2, Delta Force, Delta Storm, Fire Zone, Gatling Kick |
| Mega Bomb | 15 | Lucca throws a stronger bomb at all enemies close to her | Tech | Use this when several enemies are close to Lucca. | Double Bomb |
| Flare | 20 | The best fire spell, Lucca performs a fire attack against all enemies | Magic | This
spell is a lot like Crono's Luminaire, only it's fire elemental and
(although Lucca has better magic power) takes off a little less. | Antipode 3, Frog Flare |
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Frog
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Slurp | 1 | Frog recovers the status and a little HP to an ally | Tech | A great tech! When Frog has a lot of MP near the end of the game, it's worth the MP for the status recovery. | Slurp Kiss |
| Slurp Cut | 2 | Frog attacks an enemy; slightly stronger than regular attacks | Tech | This is a good tech when the enemies have a little more HP than Frog takes off with a normal attack. | Blade Toss, X-Strike, Triple Raid, 3-D Attack |
| Water | 2 | A water bubble is shot at an enemy | Magic | Recommended against fire enemies or other enemies weak against water. | Sword Stream, Ice Water, Bubble Snap, Bubble Hit |
| Heal | 3 | Frog recovers a little of all allies' HP | Magic | Great when all three of your party members are missing HP. | None |
| Leap Slash | 4 | Frog jumps on an enemy and slashes it from head to toe | Tech | This one's pretty strong. | Spire, Red Pin, Line Bomb, Drop Kick, Arc Impulse |
| Water 2 | 8 | Stronger water bubbles are shot at all enemies | Magic | Don't use this against only one or two enemies, because it uses a lot more MP than water. | Glacier, Delta Storm |
| Cure 2 | 5 | Frog recovers all of an ally's HP | Magic | I don't really like this one because it wastes a lot of MP. | Double Cure |
| Frog Squash | 20 | Frog summons a bigger frog than he that squashes all enemies. The less HP Frog has, the stronger this frog is. | Tech | This is fun! Don't use it when Frog has a whole lot of HP
left. | Frog Flare |
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Robo
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Rocket Punch | 1 | Robo shoots a fist at one enemy | Tech | This tech isn't too great. | Fire Punch |
| Cure Beam | 2 | Robo recovers a little of one ally's HP | Tech | Useful. | None |
| Laser Spin | 3 | Robo attacks all enemies with a laser | Between | Use this only when you're facing multiple enemies. | Aura Beam, Rocket Roll, Boogie, Fire Zone, Twister |
| Robo Tackle | 4 | Robo attacks an enemy with a body slam | Tech | This is a strong tech. | Max Cyclone, Ice Tackle, Fire Tackle, Bubble Snap, Spin Kick, Triple Raid |
| Heal Beam | 3 | Robo recovers the HP of all allies | Tech | Use this when your whole party is missing HP. | Cure Touch, Cure Wave, Lifeline |
| Uzzi Punch | 12 | Robo attacks one enemy several times | Tech | Use this against single bosses for a very strong attack--just make sure you don't run out of MP by overusing this when you first get it. If Robo has more strength, Uzzi punch is stronger. | Beast Toss |
| Area Bomb | 15 | Robo attacks all enemies close to him with a bomb | Tech | Use this when there are a lot of enemies near Robo. | Double Bomb |
| Shock | 20 | Robo hits all enemies with a plasma beam. | Between | Use this when you're fighting more than one boss at once. | Super Volt |
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Ayla
| Name | MP Use | Effect | Magic or Tech? | Tips | Combos |
| Kiss | 1 | Ayla recovers one ally's status and a little HP | Tech | This tech is good. Late in the game, you might want to use it just for status problems. | Slurp Kiss |
| Rollo Kick | 2 | Ayla jump-kicks an enemy | Tech | Decent | Drill Kick, Flame Kick, Bubble Hit |
| Cat Attack | 3 | Ayla bites and slashes an enemy | Tech | Stronger than Rollo Kick | Volt Bite |
| Rock Throw | 4 | Ayla throws an enemy | Tech | Stronger than Cat Attack, but doesn't work on very big/heavy enemies. | Falcon Hit, Drop Kick, Ice Toss, Cube Toss, Beast Toss, Spin Kick |
| Charm | 4 | Ayla steals an item from an enemy | Tech | This tech is great! You'll often steal good items, etc. with this. If Ayla is wearing the Charm Top, it works more often. | Twin Charm, Boogie |
| Tail Spin | 10 | Ayla spins and creates a tornado that deals a lot of damage to enemies close to her | Tech | Use this when several enemies are close to her. | Fire Whirl, Spin Kick, Final Kick, Gatling Kick, Twister |
| Dino Tail | 12 | Ayla summons a dinosaur who attacks all enemies with its tail. The less HP Ayla has, the stronger the attack | Tech | If Ayla is low on HP, use this. | None |
| Triple Kick | 15 | Ayla jumps and kicks an enemy three times. | Tech | Thanks to Ayla's strength, Triple Kick takes off at least the amount 15 MP is worth. | Blaze Kick |
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