Changes: Technique (Final Fantasy XV)

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Template:Sideicon Techniques are special abilities usable by party members in Final Fantasy XV.

Mechanics

Techniques are acquired via the Ascension Grid, and can be used in battle by pressing or when using the Type A control scheme. Using a Technique for the first time earns the Brother-in-Arms achievement/trophy.

Each character has one base technique available at the start. Some techniques level up with use; each time they do, their power and critical rate increases. Techniques can be swapped with the Gear option found in the main menu. Guests' techniques cannot be changed, nor can they level up or appear in the Ascension.

Their use is mandated by the tech bar, a gauge that increases over time during battle. It is segmented into three sections, and the bar must first fill to either the first, second, or third in order to use a specific technique. The tech bar can be upgraded via the Ascension Grid.

Noctis cannot use techniques, and instead has Armiger. He can follow up on the Techniques if positioned right, however. For example, when using Gladiolus's Cyclone, the player can at times initiate a follow-up attack where Noctis spins from Gladiolus's sword and deals damage to surrounding enemies.

Gladiolus's techniques deal damage to enemies, and often break appendages, making them vulnerable to further harm. Ignis's techniques aid the player by healing, providing warp points, and bestowing elemental buffs. Prompto's techniques are ranged, from shooting through enemies from afar to using flares to combat daemons, to using his photography skills in battle (although he will always take photos in battle randomly). Iris has two versions of her Technique; it will instantly kill magitek troopers, but just deals damage to other enemy types.

Techniques and related Ascension Grid abilities

48	Tech Strike

99	Tech Damage

333	Quick Tech

8

Starshell

18	Gravisphere

72	Trigger Happy

999	Prompto: Limit Break

18

Recoil

12

Snapshot

8

Regroup

18	Enhancement

72

Sagefire

999	Ignis: Limit Break

18

Overwhelm

n/a	Libra Elementia

8	Dawnhammer

18	Royal Guard

72

Impulse

999	Gladio: Limit Break

18

Cyclone

Name	Effect
Tempest	Unleash a sweeping area attack with a greatsword. Depletes tech bar by one.
Mark	Set up Noctis to warp-strike multiple enemies in succession with daggers. Depletes tech bar by one.
Piercer	Pierce target with a firearm to hit multiple enemies in a line. Reduces enemy defense. Depletes tech bar by one.
Lion's Roar	Cor's technique that is an upward slash that releases a shockwave that moves in a single line. Depletes tech bar by one.
Eclipse	Iris's technique that attacks one enemy. Instantly kills MTs. Depletes tech bar by two.
Highwind	Aranea's technique. Depletes tech bar by two.
Cyclone	Damage nearby enemies with shield shockwave. Depletes tech bar by two.
Dawnhammer	Powerful greatsword slash. Depletes tech bar by two.
Enhancement	Casts Flameboost, Frostboost, or Stormboost on Noctis based on the weaknesses of the player's current target. Depletes tech bar by one.
Gravisphere	Draw enemies in an area to the center with machinery. Depletes tech bar by two.
Impulse	Frontal sweep area attack. Can break limbs. Depletes tech bar by three.
Limit Break	Allow character's techniques to break the damage limit. They are prefixed above with who they belong to. All are simply called "Limit Break."
Overwhelm	Focuses the party on one enemy at a time. Noctis retains normal attacks. Allies attack with Deathblows. Depletes tech bar by two.
Quick Tech	All Tech Bar replenishment increased by 10%.
Recoil	Deal heavy damage to a single enemy with machinery. Can break enemy appendages. Depletes tech bar by two.
Regroup	Gathers allies. Rescues any allies in Danger status and quickly restores HP. Depletes tech bar by two.
Libra Elementia	Ignis exploits an enemy's elemental weakness. Depletes tech bar by one.
Royal Guard	Calls Gladio to protect Noctis with a shield. Depletes tech bar by one.
Sagefire	Devastating Fire attack with daggers. Can break appendages. Depletes tech bar by three.
Starshell	Draws enemy attention in a wide radius with a firearm. Causes Light damage and Enervates daemons. Depletes tech bar by one.
Tech Damage	Adds to the tech bar as Noctis takes damage with the formula $AmountAdded = Damage / 500$
Tech Strike	Adds to the tech bar when Noctis lands attacks.
Trigger Happy	Area attack with a firearm. Can break appendages. Depletes tech bar by three.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto

Dragoon Dive Aranea Technique FFXV Episode Prompto — Dragoon Dive.

The player can again invoke Aranea to use Dragoon Dive with the Technique command and it costs 2 tech bars. Aranea downing enemies with Dragoon Dive can make enemies weak for Prompto to use his crackshot for critical damage.

Prompto can also use Starshell and Snapshot to light the battleground with flares and to take selfies in battle, like in the main game.

Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis

Ignis has access to two Techniques he does not have in the main game - High Jump, which acts similar to Aranea's Dragoon Dive at the cost of one tech bar, and Overclock, which increases the damage dealt by normal attacks for a short time based on one of three elements at the cost of two tech bars.

Additionally, while he acts as a guest party member, Ravus has a Technique known as Last Rites which costs one tech bar, in which he empowers his artificial arm with electricity and releases a Thunder-elemental AOE attack.

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