Xenosaga Episode I Reference

Tech Attacks

A good Tech Attack setup covers one reliable single-target attack, one way to hit a group, and any special effect the next area rewards. Speed and Wait upgrades often change how usable an attack is before raw power does.

Set up the attacks you will actually use

No.	Action
1	Choose attacks for the next enemy set. Match target count, range, damage family, element, and special effect instead of carrying the same four attacks everywhere.
2	Spend T.Pts on Speed to move a frequently used LW attack into a HI slot. HI attacks fit into an ordinary 4 AP turn.
3	Reduce Wait on attacks you need repeatedly. Lower Wait means fewer recovery turns before that Tech Attack can be used again.
4	Raise Tech Level after command speed and recovery are comfortable. More power does not help an attack you cannot reach or repeat when needed.
5	Use Set after changing the loadout. Learning or upgrading a Tech Attack does not put it into an active command slot by itself.

Command strings

Attack	Input pattern	AP
HI Tech Attack	Square or Triangle, then Circle	4
LW Tech Attack	Square or Triangle, Square or Triangle, then Circle	6
Double Buster	With the Skill equipped: Square, Circle, Circle or Triangle, Circle, Circle	6

Double Buster does not require one particular opening normal attack. Either Square or Triangle can lead into the two Circle attacks as long as the character has 6 AP. See Battle Mechanics for saving AP, Guard, Boost, and Event Slot timing.

Fast attack decisions

Need	Character	Attack and use
Hit every enemy	Shion	Rain Blade
Hit every enemy	KOS-MOS	X-BUSTER
Hit every enemy	Ziggy	Executioner or Meteor Shot
Hit every enemy	MOMO	Angel Arrow or Star Cannon
Hit every enemy	chaos	Angel Blow or Arctic Blast
Hit every enemy	Jr.	Angelic Requiem, Mystique Nocturne, or Storm Waltz
Slow a target	Shion	Gravity Well can Slow one Biological or Gnosis target.
Apply a random status	KOS-MOS	S-CHAIN targets one Biological or Gnosis enemy.
Use a cartridge effect	Shion	Shock Blade uses the effect of Shion's equipped M.W.S. cartridge.
Get an enemy item	MOMO	Transformed MOMO can use Magic Caster for a rare-item chance. Dark Scepter can turn one Gnosis enemy into an item.
Remove a special target	chaos	Chained Blast can knock out a Mechanical enemy's pilot. Demon Banisher can remove a Gnosis enemy.
Remove a special target	Jr.	Soul Rhapsody can absorb one Gnosis enemy.
Prepare an Ether burst	Shion	Ether Amp sets up doubled Ether damage against one Biological or Gnosis target. Use the next turns and Boost order to cash in the setup.

For elemental and damage-family matching, jump to the character you are using. Physical, Ether, Beam, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Spirit, Hit, Pierce, and Slash are not interchangeable.

Complete character lists

All 45 canonical Tech Attacks remain visible below. Use the page index to jump directly to the character you are setting up.

Shion

Name	Target and attack property
Ether Amp	Sets up doubled Ether damage against one Biological or Gnosis target.
Gravity Well	Hit Tech Attack that can Slow one Biological or Gnosis target.
Lightning Blast	Lightning Tech Attack against one enemy.
Lunar Blade	Beam and slash Tech Attack against one enemy.
Rain Blade	Beam Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Shock Blade	Pierce Tech Attack whose equipped cartridge determines its status effect.
Spell Ray	Beam Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
Thermal Blast	Fire Tech Attack against one enemy.

KOS-MOS

Name	Target and attack property
R-BLADE	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
R-CANNON	Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
R-DRAGON	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
R-DRILL	One enemy; Near; Pierce; physical.
R-HAMMER	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
S-CHAIN	Tech Attack that inflicts a random status effect on one enemy.
X-BUSTER	Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.

Ziggy

Name	Target and attack property
Cross Lancer	Physical pierce Tech Attack against one enemy.
Cyber Kick	Fire and physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
Cyclone	Physical slash Tech Attack against one enemy.
Executioner	Lightning Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Hell Fire	Fire and physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
Lightning Fist	Lightning Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
Meteor Shot	Fire Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.

MOMO

Name	Target and attack property
Angel Arrow	Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Dark Scepter	Physical Tech Attack that can turn a Gnosis enemy into an item.
Floral Tempest	Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
Magic Caster	Transformed MOMO Tech Attack with a chance to steal a rare item.
Meteor Storm	Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
MOMO's Kiss	Transformed MOMO Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
Star Cannon	Physical Tech Attack against all enemies.
Star Strike	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.

chaos

Name	Target and attack property
Angel Blow	Spirit Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Angel Wings	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
Arctic Blast	Ice Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Chained Blast	Spirit Tech Attack that can knock out a Mechanical enemy's pilot.
Demon Banisher	Tech Attack that can remove one Gnosis enemy from battle.
Divine Spear	Spirit pierce Tech Attack available when an ally is KO'd.
Heaven's Wrath	Lightning slash Tech Attack against one enemy.
Lunar Seal	Spirit Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.

Jr.

Name	Target and attack property
Angelic Requiem	Physical Tech Attack against all enemies.
Last Symphony	Physical Tech Attack against one enemy.
Moonlit Serenade	Ether Tech Attack against one enemy.
Mystique Nocturne	Ether Tech Attack against all enemies.
Prelude to Battle	Physical pierce Tech Attack against one enemy.
Soul Rhapsody	Ether Tech Attack that absorbs a Gnosis target.
Storm Waltz	Physical Tech Attack against all enemies.

MOMO must be transformed before she can use Magic Caster or MOMO's Kiss. For healing, support, transformations, and transferred abilities, see Ether. For Double Buster and other extracted equipment abilities, see Skills.