You can learn many Chain Abilities and Abilities in the Trials of Mana remake. This Trials Of Mana Abilities Unlock Guide tells you how to unlock all of the new abilities we discovered on our journey through the game. From the Training Menu you can access a variety of skills, buffs, and brand new attacks, but there’s more to the leveling system in Trials of Mana as certain characters and events can unlock further abilities.
We won’t be including basic abilities available through training as these are readily available at any point, and there’s a lot of characters in the game. Instead we will focus primarily on abilities that you may miss. Interacting with certain characters, completing certain events, these can both unlock new skills. Below is a table of the skills we have learned as we’ve explored through the game. They are listed in the order then can be unlocked so follow it as you progress and you should have a huge arsenal of abilities in no time.
Trials Of Mana Abilities Unlock Guide
Some abilities in this list are character specific. With the amount of character and party combinations available, it’s often very difficult to tell. If you speak with the person listed, it’s likely that you don’t have the appropriate character in your party, simply move on to the next one. This list is not exhaustive. We’ve played through twice with two different parties but I’m sure we missed some. Use it to compliment your own exploration to bolster your arsenal of abilities.| Ability Name | Ability Use | Ability Location | Character Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priest of Light Chain Ability HP Boost | Increase base HP by 30 | Story (Speak with the Priest of Light) | N/A |
| Light Elemental Magic | Access Light Elemental Abilities | Story (Rescue Lumina) | N/A |
| Jadd Noble Chain Ability MP Boost | Base MP increased by 10 | Speak with Jadd in the prison cell in Jadd Stronghold | N/A |
| Watts Chain Ability Blacksmith | Increases Gear Stats by 5% in battle | Dwarf Tunnels, pay Watts the 5,000 in the story (you only get one chance to pay) | N/A |
| Earth Elemental Magic | Access Earth Magic | Story (Rescue Gnome) | N/A |
| Hero King Chain Ability | Adds 5% of CS gauge after winning a battle | Speak with the Hero King in Valsena | Duran |
| Stella Chain Ability | Healing items effectiveness increased by 10% | Speak with the lady in Durans house, North of the Inn in Valsena | Duran cannot be in your party |
| Bruiser Chain Ability | Attack increases when using a class strike | Speak with Bruiser (Bronze Armor Knight) in Valsena | Duran |
| Fortune-Teller Chain Ability | Status Effect time shortened by 50% | Speak with the Fortune-Teller in Valsena (after you rescue the king) | N/A |
| Von Boyage Chain Ability | Power attack damage increased by 5% | Speak with Von Boyage when on your way to Beiser | N/A |
| Aurora Sisters Chain Ability | Increases magic attack by 5% in battle | Watch the dancers in the Night Market of Beiser | N/A |
| Trader Chain Ability | 20% chance of canceling stat decreases | Speak with the trader by the cage in the Night Market in Beiser | Riesz |
| Wind Elemental Magic | Access Wind Magic | Rescue the Wind Elemental in the story | N/A |
| Luck Find II Chain Ability | Increases item drop rate by 10% | When returning to Palo Port after retaking Laurent Citadel, there will be a small cutscene involving Niccolo. Thanks to Archlord V for the submission. | Hawkeye |
| Dark Elemental Magic | Access Dark Magic | Rescue Shade in the story | N/A |
| Tomatoman Chain Ability | 30% of MP needed for Magic is swapped for HP | In the Tomatoman Village on the volcano island. Speak with the Tomatoman near the healing totem in the town | N/A |
| Vuscav Chain Ability | Base HP increased by 60 | Meet with the King of the Seas in story | N/A |
| Fire Elemental Magic | Access Fire Magic | Release Salamand in the story (there is a branch before this, you may visit the ice area first) | N/A |
| Water Elemental Magic | Access Water Magic | After you free Udine in the story | N/A |
| Ludgar Chain Ability | Damage to bosses increased by 10% | After you defeat Ludgar near Chartmoon Tower | Need Kevin |
| Moon Elemental Magic | Access Moon Magic | After you free Luna in the story | N/A |
| Elfin Elder Chain Ability | Harder for enemies to reappear | Speak with Elfin Elder in the story | Charlotte |
| Wood Elemental Magic | Access Wood Magic | After you free Dryad in the story | N/A |
| Flammie Chain Ability | Base MP increased by 20 | After you encounter Flammie in the story | N/A |
| Alleviate Chain Ability | Get 3% HP/MP Returned after each battle | Speak with Mik who help you leave the castle at the beginning (Thanks to D Strong for the submission) | Charlotte |
| Goremand Chain Ability | Random status increase when defeating an enemy | Defeat Goremand in the story | N/A |
| Heath's Chained Ability | Increase defense by 60% when casting | Encounter Heath in the story | N/A |
| Mana Goddess Chain Ability | Recover 2% of MP for all allies every 10 seconds in battle | Complete the game | N/A |
| Cactus Chain Ability | All allies get 200% boost to CS at start of battle | Find all 50 Cactus Locations | N/A |
| Ponta Chain Ability | 50% chance of canceling stat decrease | Speak with the Dog in Astoria (Unsure how early this is available) Thanks to MixQQ & Delete Existence for the submission. | N/A |
| Loving Miracle | Decreases MP needed for moves by 40% in battle | Complete the game with Charlotte's Class 4 item (Big thanks D.Strong) | Charlotte |
| True Protection | Increases magic attack and magic defense when battle starts | Complete the game with Angela's class 4 item (Big thanks D.Strong) | Angela |
| Accumulate | 10% of CS gauge for every 5 seconds while using a charge attack | Complete the game with Duran's class 4 item (Big thanks D.Strong) | Duran |
| Alchemic Acumen | All allies recover 5 MP every 5 seconds in battle | Complete Grand Croix's quest after obtaining all class 4 items (Big thanks D.Strong) | N/A |
| Obsidian Power | 0 MP needed for moves in battle | Defeat Black Rabite Secret Boss (Thanks to Delete Existence) | N/A |
| Spell Shield | Magic Defense increases by 40% when casting | When you return to the Desert Capital Sirhtan and with Hawk in the party, talk to the guy you robbed in the prologue. (Thanks to Delete Existence) | Hawk |
| Kindness | Stat decrease effect time shortened by 50% | When you return to Snow Hamlet Alrant with Angela in the party. Revisit the house you woke up in and talk to the kid Chirry. (Thanks to Delete Existence) | Angela |
| Lupine Soul | Recovers 30% HP when healing an ally with 30% HP or below in battle | With Karl in the party and at the city of Ferolia, during the cutscene with Gormund you'll see Kevin's father leave. After the cutscene go the opposite way to the checkpoint and speak to your father on the roof. Easy to miss I think due to the checkpoint. (Thanks to Delete Existence) | Karl |
| Matelo Chain Ability | Easier for enemies to reappear. | Matelo, after the ghost ship. Merchant Town Beiser, he's down at the docks. Thanks to TensePanda | N/A |
| Parental Prayer | Recover 5% HP & MP after victory | Post game, after you obtained Kind Sphere for class change 4 for Riesz - Thanks to MixQQ for the submission | Riesz |
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