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The following is a list of skills (スキル, Sukiru?) available in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.
They are not exclusive to any character, though not every party member learns all skills. Most are learned through leveling up; the remaining skills must be taught through skill manuals.
Passive skills[]
Passive battle skills are assigned to basic attacks, either in the 
or 
button positions at any range.
| Skill | Effect | CP | LVP | Acquire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Hit クリティカル? |
It has a 2% chance of increasing HP and MP damage by 35% on the assigned attack. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 20%. | 2 | j | Level up |
| Stun スタン? |
It has a 6% chance of stunning the enemy. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 30%. | 2 | j | |
| Fear フィアー? |
It has a 18% chance of reducing enemies' attack frequency. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 42%. | 2 | j | |
| Increase HP Damage ＨＰダメージアップ? |
It increases HP damage by ?% on the assigned attack. Amount increases with skill level, up to 50%. | 4 | j | |
| Increase MP Damage ＭＰダメージアップ? |
It increases MP damage by ?% on the assigned attack. Amount increases with skill level, up to 50%. | 4 | j | |
| Increase HP/MP Damage ダブルアップ? |
It increases HP and MP damage by ?% on the assigned attack. Amount increases with skill level, up to 30%. | 2 | j | Mildewed Tome |
| Loot Item ゲットアイテム? |
It has a ?% chance of looting items dropped when the enemy is knocked down. Success rate increases with skill level. | 2 | b | Dated Tome |
| Drain ドレイン? |
It has a 18% chance of reducing the enemy's Fury Gauge by 50%. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 30%. | 2 | j | Musty Tome |
| Increase Stamina スタミナアップ? |
It lowers Fury usage by 30% on assigned attack. | 2 | j | Crumbling Tome |
Support skills[]
Support skills (補助スキル, Hojo Sukiru?) are set to the two support skill slots and trigger under their own varying circumstances.
| Skill | Effect | CP | LVP | Acquire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Guard ガードレス? |
The character does not flinch when taking 1/15th or less damage of their maximum HP. | 5 | j | Level up |
| Standby Healing レトロヒール? |
When idle, the character recovers 100 HP every 4 seconds. Amount increases by 20 HP with skill level, up to 200 HP. | 1 | j | |
| First Aid ファーストエイド? |
It has a 5% chance of restoring 20% of maximum HP when the character takes damage. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 10%. | 1 | j | |
| Critical Hit HP クリティカルＨＰ? |
It has a 4% chance of increasing HP damage to enemies by 50% on all attacks. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 48%. | 2 | j | |
| Critical Hit MP クリティカルＭＰ? |
It has a 3% chance of increasing MP damage to enemies by 50% on all attacks. Success rate increases with skill level, up to 42%. | 2 | j | |
| Common Attack Symbols コモンアタックスペル? |
It enables a character to use the Fire Bolt, Ice Needles, and Earth Glaive spells. They can be used from the menu screen without setting them. | 2 | h | Worm-eaten Tome |
| Common Support Symbols コモンサポートスペル? |
It enables a character to use the Healing, Antidote, and Silence spells. They can be used from the menu screen without setting them. | 2 | h | Decrepit Tome |
| Quick Symbol クイックチャージ? |
Symbol casting time is halved. | 3 | l | Brittle Tome |
| Increase MP ＭＰエクステンド? |
It increases MP by ?%. Amount increases with skill level, up to 40%. | 3 | f | Fading Tome |
| Max Fury Ｇｕｔｓエクステンド? |
It has a ?% chance to completely refill the Fury Gauge when the character is idle. Success rate increase with skill level. | 2 | j | Moldy Tome |
| Lucky Star ラッキースター? |
It has 4% chance of making stars fall when the character takes damage; stars fill the Bonus Battle Gauge by 30%. Success rate increase with skill level, up to 10%. | 2 | e | Damaged Tome |
Tactical skills[]
Tactical skills (タクティカルスキル, Takutikaru Sukiru?) are in-battle abilities that have auxiliary effects. Other than Scan Enemy and Taunt, they can be turned on or off under the Tactical Skills settings. They can also at times be changed mid battle.
| Skill | Effect | CP | LVP | Acquire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scan Enemy エネミーサーチ? |
It allows the player to check HP, MP, elemental weakness and items of opponents, except for major bosses. | -- | -- | Level up |
| Taunt 挑発? |
The character shouts in an attempt to distract an enemy and make themselves the target. | -- | -- | |
| Berserk バーサーク? |
It raises a character's ATK by 30% and lowers Fury costs by half, while DEF drops by 30%. | -- | -- | |
| Combat Training 修行? |
Raises EXP acquisition by 40%, but Fury costs triplicate. It applies only when a character who has the skill set kills an enemy. | -- | -- | Decayed Tome |
| Convert Damage バランスコンディション? |
It tranfers HP and MP damage according to setting: Preserve HP (7HP damage = 1 MP damage); Preserve MP (1 MP damage = 13 HP damage). | -- | -- | Tattered Tome |
| Cure Condition キュアコンディション? |
It lowers the chances of poison, paralysis, petrification, frozen and stun, but lowers DEF by 20%. | -- | -- | Deteriorating Tome |
| Select Aura オーラセレクト? |
The player can select the character's Anti-Attack Aura type. There are multiple types, available as items. | -- | -- | Default |
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