Incantations

When a character wields a staff, they are also able to cast any Incantations they know. There are five schools of Incantations based on the five elements of Wu Xing: Natura (Wood), Ignis (Fire), Terra (Earth), Aes (Metal), and Unda (Water). Each elemental school has four unique Incantations, making for a total of twenty different Incantations in the game.

Incantations are the only way to restore HP in battle, so they are invaluable.

Incantations cost an initial amount of BP to begin chanting, and then a casting time must be passed before the Incantation is finished. When a character first begins chanting an Incantation, a turn counter will appear on their icon on the Timeline. Each time the character acts during a turn, this number will decrease by one. When the counter reaches zero, the Incantation will occur.

While an Incantation is being chanted, it is possible for a status effect called Distract to be inflicted upon the character. This increases the turn count needed to successfully cast the Incantation.

After a staff-wielder has participated in battle, magical energies may gather in a phenomenon called Flux. It is from absorbing Flux that new Incantations can be learned and known Incantations can be Ranked Up.

Thorny Fetters        茨の呪縛

Restoration        レストレーション

Call Lightning        召雷

Tailwind        テイルウインド

Blazing Rush        ハードファイア

Power Surge        ヒロイズム

Wildfire        フラッシュファイア

Crimson Flare        クリムゾンフレア

Hypergravity        超重力

Sleep        スリープ

Earth Heal        アースヒール

Churning Earth        デブリスフロー

Holy Grail        ホーリーグレイル

Armor Blessing        アーマーブレス

Siren        サイレン

The Tower        塔

Poisonous Mist        毒霧

Water Blast        ウォーターガン

Rain of Life        生命の雨

Snowstorm        吹雪