Chrono Cross

[Dhyerwolf]

CHRONO CROSS
This stat topic went completely with Stone equips. This includes for characters who are the only one who use their particular weapon, because I don’t feel that Prism equips are really fair for them (Not to mention you have to procure Shiny Materials).

I plan on getting damage/tech tests later.

I want to give a big thanks to Hopeful Death, who had six playthroughs, and was nice enough to share his stats. This means that most RNG-wonkiness should be eliminated.

White= Holy
Black= Dark
Blue= Ice/Water
Red= Fire
Green= Wind/Poison
Yellow= Thunder/Earth
When there are two elements, attack spells seem to pretty clear determine what element the spell is. However, this isn’t the case with techs. I take techs as half of each element.

Serge, White Innate, Special Weapon Mastermune (Word has it that it always hits elemental weakness). Also regenerates 1 HP a cloctick in game. This pretty much equates to 8 HP a turn. This equates to 1.6% of his HP a turn.
HP: 494
Str: 69
Acc: 89%
Def: 57
Mag: 29
Mdef: 38
Agl: 9%
Stamina: 10
8 8 8 7 5 4 4 4

51-130-208
Dash & Slash- 312 White Physical Damage
Luminaire- 240 White Magical Damage, MT
Flying Arrow- 465 White Magical Damage

Cure- Heals HP

Doc, White Innate
HP: 481
Str: 62
Acc: 85%
Def: 54
Mag: 26
Mdef: 36
Agl: 6%
Stamina: 10
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

35-90-144
High Five- 216 White Physical Damage
Gnarly- 250 White Magical Damage
Hang Ten- Heals 557, MT

Draggy, Red Innate
HP: 535
Str: 59
Acc: 88%
Def: 59
Mag: 23
Mdef: 36
Agl: 2%
Stamina: 13
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

28-71-114
Coughdrop- 150 Red Magical Damage
Coughmix- 192 Red Magical Damage, MT
Big Breath- 298 Red Magical Damage, MT

Fargo, Blue Innate
HP: 526
Str: 64
Acc: 85%
Def: 62
Mag: 22
Mdef: 35
Agl: 2%
Stamina: 10
7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

40-100-160
Cannonballs- 184 Blue Magical Damage, MT
Invincible- 368 Blue Physical Damage

Funguy, Yellow Innate
HP: 528
Str: 62
Acc: 85%
Def: 54
Mag: 24
Mdef: 34
Agl: 11%
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

35-90-144
Lumberjack- 216 Yellow Physical Damage
Spore Cloud- 235 Yellow Magical Damage, 100% Dizzy (Evasion Down)
Myconoids- 390 Yellow Magical Damage

Glenn, Green Innate, Special Weapon Double Einlanzers. Also regenerates 1 HP a cloctick in game. This pretty much equates to 8 HP a turn. This equates to 1.6% of his HP a turn.
HP: 525
Str: 72 (!)
Acc: 89%
Def: 58
Mag: 23
Mdef: 35
Agl: 8%
Stamina: 11
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4

57- 146-235
Dash & Gash- 352 Green Physical Damage
Sonic Sword- 446 Green Physical Damage
Dive & Drive- 540 Green Physical Damage

Greco, Red Innate
HP: 531
Str: 65
Acc: 88%
Def: 65
Mag: 19
Mdef: 37
Agl: 2%
Stamina: 9
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

42-105-170
Clothesline- 255 Red Physical Damage
Flip-Flop- 323 Red Physical Damage
Gravedigger- 391 Red Physical Damage

Grobyc, Black Innate
HP: 562
Str: 66
Acc: 92%
Def: 65
Mag: 20
Mdef: 34
Agl: 21%
Stamina: 10
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

45-111-180
Rocket Fist- 270 Black Physical Damage
Haircutter- 279 Black Physical Damage, MT
Strong Arm- 414 Black Physical Damage

Guile, Black Innate
HP: 514
Str: 56
Acc: 85%
Def: 55
Mag: 31
Mdef: 42
Agl: 10%
Stamina: 8
1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 (Ass)

24-63-100
Wandaln- 210 Black Magical Damage
Wanda - 318 Black Magical Damage
Lightnin Rod- 490 Black Magical Damage

Harle, Black Innate
HP: 487
Str: 64
Acc: 92%
Def: 58
Mag: 33
Mdef: 39
Agl: 10%
Stamina: 11
7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3

40-100-160
Moonbeams- 190 Black Magical Damage, MT
Moonshine
Lunalretic- 425 Black Magical Damage, Adds average of 2 random statuses, MT

Irenes, Blue Innate
HP: 435
Str: 56
Acc: 92%
Def: 53
Mag: 28
Mdef: 35
Agl: 22%
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

24-63-100
Water Breath- 210 Blue Magical Damage
Mer Melody- Heals 447 HP
Siren Song- 395 Blue Magical Damage, 100% Flu, MT

Janice, Black Innate
HP: 462
Str: 67
Acc: 93%
Def: 57
Mag: 23
Mdef: 37
Agl: 13%
Stamina: 10
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

47-118-189
Beat It- 284 Black Physical Damage
24 Carrots- 359 Black Magical Damage
What’s Up Doc?- 367 Black Magical Damage

Karsh, Green Innate
HP: 542
Str: 68
Acc: 85%
Def: 60
Mag: 24
Mdef: 35
Agl: 8%
Stamina: 9
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

49-125-198
Dragon Rider- 297 Green Physical Damage
Axial Axe- 307 Green Physical Damage, MT
Axiomatic- 455 Green Physical Damage

Kid, Red Innate
HP: 460
Str: 59 (63 with a Prism Weapon)
Acc: 93%
Def: 55
Mag: 26
Mdef: 35
Agl: 13%
Stamina: 12
8 8 8 6 5 4 4 2

28-71-114 (38-95-153 with a Prism Weapon)
Red Pin- 210 Red Magical Damage, MT
Hot Shot- 415 Red Magical Damage
Fireball (x2)
Magma Bomb

Korcha, Blue Innate
HP: 484
Str: 63 (67 with a Prism)
Acc: 88%
Def: 55
Mag: 25
Mdef: 35
Agl: 6%
Stamina: 10
8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2

38-95-153 (47-118-189 with a Prism)
Headbutt- 229 Blue Physical Damage (284 with a Prism)
Hook & Sinker- 291 Blue Physical Damage (359 with a Prism)
Big Catch- 400 Blue Magical Damage

Leah, Yellow Innate
HP: 577
Str: 69
Acc: 85%
Def: 67
Mag: 19
Mdef: 29
Agl: 14%
Stamina: 9
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

51-130-208
Rock Throw- 312 Yellow Physical Damage
Tail Spin- 395 Yellow Physical Damage
Triple Kick- 478 Yellow Physical Damage

Leena, Blue Innate
HP: 445
Str: 59
Acc: 92%
Def: 55
Mag: 30
Mdef: 41
Agl: 13%
Stamina: 11
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

28-71-114
Maidenhand- 171 Blue Physical Damage
Maidenheart- Restores 1/3 of used elements (Good in game, bad with no elements in the DL)
Maidenfaith

Luccia, Black Innate
HP: 426
Str: 58
Acc: 85%
Def: 54
Mag: 22
Mdef: 35
Agl: 18%
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

27-67-109
Pin-Up Girl- 145 Black Magical Damage
Mix & Match- 35% of a random status. Harle laughs at her.
Test Amoeba- 355 Black Magical Damage

Macha, Red Innate
HP: 466
Str: 62
Acc: 88%
Def: 65
Mag: 28
Mdef: 38
Agl: 12%
Stamina: 9
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

35-90-144
Bottoms Up- 216 Red Physical Damage
Folding- 274 Red Physical DAmage
Dirty Dishes- 331 Red Physical Damage

Marcy, Blue Innate
HP: 454
Str: 61
Acc: 92%
Def: 54
Mag: 30
Mdef: 37
Agl: 22%
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

32-84-132
Cat’s Cradle- 198 Blue Physical Damage
String Phone- 248 Blue Magical Damage, MT
Web Surfer- 377 Blue Magical Damage, MT

Miki, Red Innate
HP: 441
Str: 58
Acc: 92%
Def: 54
Mag: 32
Mdef: 36
Agl: 17%
Stamina: 11
8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2

27-67-109
Head Bopper- 164 Red Physical Damage
Sexy Wink- 255 Red Magical Damage, 100% Confuse
Dance on Air- 412 Red Magical Damage, MT

Mel, Yellow Innate
HP: 446
Str: 56
Acc: 88%
Def: 56
Mag: 26
Mdef: 34
Agl: 9%
Stamina: 11
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

24-63-100
Doodle- 250 Yellow Magical Damage
Tantrum- 327 Yellow Magical Damage, MT

Mojo, Black Innate
HP: 510
Str: 59
Acc: 92%
Def: 54
Mag: 20
Mdef: 34
Agl: 47% (!!)
Stamina: 11
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4

28-71-114
Voodoo Dance- 135 Black Magical Damage, 100% Curse
Cartwheel- 223 Black Physical Damage, MT
Hoodoo Guroo- 331 Black Physical Damage

[Dhyerwolf]

Neo Fio, Green Innate
HP: 422
Str: 59
Acc: 92%
Def: 53
Mag: 25
Mdef: 32
Agl: 21%
Stamina: 11
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

28-71-114
Pop Pop Pop- 171 Green Physical Damage
Slurp Slurp- 245 Green Magical Damage, Heals NeoFio 245
Bam Bam Bam- 262 Green Physical Damage

Nikki: Blue Innate
HP: 439
Str: 62
Acc: 92%
Def: 58
Mag: 30
Mdef: 36
Agl: 8%
Stamina: 9
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4

35-90-144
Grand Finale- 216 Blue Physical Damage
Chill Out- 306 Blue Magical Damage
Lime Light- 377 Blue Magical Damage, MT

Norris, Yellow Innate
HP: 480
Str: 64
Acc: 88%
Def: 68
Mag: 24
Mdef: 36
Agl: 8%
Stamina: 11
8 7 6 4 4 3 2 2

40-100-160
Spiral Ray- 160 Yellow Magical Damage
Sun Shower- 245 Yellow Magical Damage, MT
Top Shot- 368 Yellow Physical Damage

Orcha, Red Innate
HP: 516
Str: 62
Acc: 88%
Def: 58
Mag: 26
Mdef: 31
Agl: 4%
Stamina: 9
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

35-90-144
Spice of Life- Heals 208 HP, MT
Mystery Menu- 255 Red Magical Damage, Heals Orcha for 255 HP
Dinner Guest

Orlha, Blue Innate, has plot claim to the Sapphire Brooch, which protects against Anti Blue and Blue Status Effects (Flu, a type of slow, and Frozen). I’d essentially take Anti Blue to mean protection against Tech lock and Frozen (and Silence, if you allow her blue storebought elements).
HP: 466
Str: 68
Acc: 92%
Def: 59
Mag: 22
Mdef: 36
Agl: 11% (Odd this isn’t better considering that her boss form may be the most evasive enemy in game)
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

49-125-198
Multipunch- 297 Blue Physical Damage
Punch Drunk- 376 Blue Physical Damage
Sisterhoods- 455 Blue Physical Damage

Pierre, Blue Innate. Has 3 unique hero equips
HP: 480
Str: 60 (Only w/full Hero Equips)
Acc: 86%
Def: 51
Mag: 20
Mdef: 33
Agl: 29 (Only w/Full Hero Equips)
Stamina: 12
5 5 5 5 5 4 4 2

30-76-123 (Note, Pierre has an estimated 66% crit rate with his Hero Equips)
Medalsome- Heals 120 HP
Foiled Again- 246 Blue Physical Damage
Slap of Cyrus- 283 Blue Physical Damage

Pip, ? Innate. Haven’t figured out how to deal with Pip yet. Simple as that.
HP: 462
Str: 59
Acc: 88%
Def: 53
Mag: 19
Mdef: 32
Agl: 20%
Stamina: 10
ANNOYANCE

28-71-114
Pounce- 171 (White) Physical Damage
Soothe- 185 Healing, MT
Pounce +4/Heaven Calls/Hell’s Fury

Poshul, Yellow Innate
HP: 503
Str: 63
Acc: 85%
Def: 54
Mag: 18
Mdef: 29
Agl: 5%
Stamina: 9
7 6 5 5 4 2 2 1

38-95-153
K9-Ball- 229 Yellow Physical Damage
Doggy Dunnit- 237 Yellow Physical Damage, MT
Unleashed- 352 Yellow Physical Damage

Radius, Green Innate
HP: 429
Str: 62
Acc: 92%
Def: 58
Mag: 26
Mdef: 37
Agl: 13%
Stamina: 9
8 8 7 6 5 4 4 3

35-90-144
Long Shot- 216 Green Physical Damage
Quick Draw- 274 Green Physical Damage
Vital Energy- 331 Green Physical Damage

Razzly, Green Innate
HP: 440
Str: 59
Acc: 87%
Def: 49
Mag: 33
Mdef: 38
Agi: 28%
Stamina: 12
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

28-71-114
Raz-Star- 220 Green Magical Damage
Raz-Heart- 276 Healing
Raz-Flower

Riddel, White Innate. She has a plot claim to the Memento Pendant (it’s essentially her engagement ring), which boosts Mdef by 4…(wow, its almost something she has going for her).
HP: 440
Str: 53
Acc: 88%
Def: 55
Mag: 34
Mdef: 39 (43)
Agl: 8%
Stamina: 11
7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3

23-60-98
Snake Eyes- Heals 276 HP and cures status for all, (Good in game, bad in the DL), MT
Snake Skin
Snake Fangs- Recharges 50% elements (Good in game, bad w/o elements)

Skelly, Black Innate
HP: 453
Str: 61
Acc: 86%
Def: 55
Mag: 26
Mdef: 36
Agl: 9%
Stamina: 10
8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2

32-84-132
Juggler Vein- 145 Black Magical Damage, MT
Balloon Loan
On A Roll- 304 Black Physical Damage

Sneff, Yellow Innate
HP: 463
Str: 57
Acc: 88%
Def: 55
Mag: 26
Mdef: 32
Agl: 15%
Stamina: 9
7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1

25-65-103
Big Deal- 145 Yellow Magical Damage
HP Shuffle- Reorders the digits that make up his HP. If his HP is at 199, this could be very beneficial. On the other hand, if he uses it when his HP is 309, it could end up at 039. So it’s a gamble.
Sword Trick- 355 Yellow Magical Damage

Sprigg, Green Innate
HP: 406
Str: 58
Acc: 88%
Def: 55
Mag: 28
Mdef: 34
Agl: 17%
Stamina: 10
Ha, No.

27-67-109
Dopplegang: Transform Sprigg into various creatures. I’ll try to get info on the better creatures.

Starky, White Innate
HP: 456
Str: 60
Acc: 88%
Def: 57
Mag: 26
Mdef: 39
Agl: 20%
Stamina: 11
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

30- 76-123
Starlight- 170 White Magical Damage
Starburst- 210 White Magical Damage, MT
Starstruck- 415 White Magical Damage

Steena, White Innate
HP: 456
Str: 60
Acc: 85%
Def: 55
Mag: 28
Mdef: 36
Agl: 9%
Stamina: 11
7 6 5 5 5 5 5 3

30- 76-123
Direa Shadow- 188 White Magical Damage
Hydra Shadow- 232 White Magical Damage, MT
Garai Shadow- 453 White Magical Damage

Turnip, Green Innate
HP: 485
Str: 62
Acc: 88%
Def: 55
Mag: 21
Mdef: 32
Agl: 2%
Stamina: 9
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

35-90-144
VeggeChopper- 216 Green Physical Damage
VegeMight- 274 Green Physical Damage
VegOut- 331 Green Physical Damage

Van, Green Innate
HP: 473
Str: 57
Acc: 85%
Def: 54
Mag: 26
Mdef: 35
Agl: 7%
Stamina: 10
8 8 7 5 5 4 3 2

25-65-103
Jump Throw- 206 Green Physical Damage
Wet Paint- Paints field random color. A whole 17% chance of being useful!
Piggy Bank

Viper- Yellow Innate, Viper’s Venom (Stone Sword)
HP: 512
Str: 66 (63)
Acc: 82% (85%)
Def: 57
Mag: 24
Mdef: 34
Agl: 4%
Stamina: 9
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

45-111-180
G-Force- 270 Yellow Physical Damage
Air Force- 279 Yellow Physical Damage, MT
Flag Bearer- 644 Healing

Zappa, Red Innate
HP: 479
Str: 66
Acc: 86%
Def: 55
Mag: 19
Mdef: 33
Agl: 3%
Stamina: 8
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

38-95-153
Hammer Blow- 229 Red Physical Innate
Hammer Throw- 237 Red Physical Innate
Balls of Iron- 352 Red Physical Innate

Zoah, Yellow Innate
HP: 550
Str: 65
Acc: 85%
Def: 64
Mag: 24
Mdef: 34
Agl: 2%
Stamina: 8
8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2

42-105-170
Dragon Rider- 255 Yellow Physical Damage
Gyronimo- 323 Yellow Physical Damage
Toss & Spike- 391 Yellow Physical Damage

[Dhyerwolf]

Hooray for Averages
HP: 479.5
Acc: 88.23%
Def: 56.61
Mdef: 36.7
Agi: 12.46%
Damage: Type 1: 452
Type 2: 300
Type 3: 376

HP
1. Leah 577
2. Grobyc 562
3. Zoah 550
4. Karsh 542
5. Draggy 535
6.Greco 531
7. Funguy 528
8. Fargo 526
9. Glenn 525
10. Orcha 516
11. Guile 514
12. Viper 512
13. Mojo 510
14. Poshul 503
15. Serge 494
16. Harle 487
17. Turnip 485
18. Korcha 484
19. Doc 481
20. Norris, Pierre 480
22. Zappa 479
23. Van 473
25. Macha, Orlha 466
26. Sneff 463
27. Janice, Pip 462
29. Kid 460
30. Starky, Steena 456
32. Marcy 454
33. Skelly 453
34. Mel 446
35. Leena 445
36. Miki 441
37. Razzly, Riddel 440
39. Nikki 439
40. Irenes 435
41. Radius 429
42. Luccia 426
43. Neo Fio 422
44. Sprigg 406
Average HP: 479.5

Strength
1. Glenn 72
2. Leah, Serge 69
4. Karsh, Orlha 68
6. Viper, Grobyc 66
8. Greco, Zoah 65
10. Fargo, Harle, Norris 64
13. Poshul, Korcha, Zappa 63
16. Nikki, Radius, Macha, Orcha, Turnip, Funguy, Doc 62
23. Janice, Marcy, Skelly 61
26. Starky, Steena, Pierre 60
29. Kid, Pip, Draggy, Leena, Mojo, Neo Fio, Razzly 59
36. Luccia, Sprigg, Miki 58
39. Van, Sneff 57
41. Guile, Irenes, Mel 56
44. Riddel 55
Average: 61.59

Accuracy (Just because)
1. Janice, Kid 93
3. Harle, Grobyc, Irenes, Leena, Marcy, Miki, Mojo, Neo Fio, Nikki, Orlha, Radius 92
14. Serge, Glenn 89
16. Draggy, Greco, Korcha, Macha, Mel, Norris, Orcha, Pip, Riddel, Sneff, Sprigg, Starky, Turnip 88
29. Razzly 87
30. Pierre, Skelly, Zappa 86
33. Doc, Fargo, Funguy, Guile, Karsh, Luccia, Leah, Poshul, Steena, Van, Zoah 85
44. Viper 82
Average: 88.23

Defense
1. Leah 67
2. Greco, Macha, Grobyc 65
5. Zoah 64
6. Fargo 62
7. Karsh 60
8. Orlha, Draggy 59
10. Glenn, Orcha, Norris, Radius, Harle 58
15. Serge, Viper, Janice, Starky 57
19. Mel 56
20. Korcha, Zappa, Kid, Guile, Leena, Sprigg, Turnip, Riddel, Skelly, Sneff, Steena 55
31. Nikki, Marcy, Miki, Van, Mojo, Doc, Funguy, Irenes, Luccia, Poshul 54
41. Pip, Neo Fio 53
43. Pierre 52
44. Razzly 49
Average: 56.61

Magic (The stat that is DL wasted)
1. Ridde 34
2. Harle, Razzly 33
4. Miki 32
5. Guile, Irenes 31
7. Leena, Nikki, Marcy 30
10. Serge 29
11. Steena, Macha, Sprigg 28
14. Kid, Orcha, Radius, Starky, Skelly, Mel, Van, Doc 26
22. Neo Fio, Korcha 25
25. Funguy, Norris, Viper, Karsh, Zoah 24
29. Glenn, Janice, Draggy 23
32. Orlha, Sneff, Luccia, Fargo 22
36. Turnip 21
37. Grobyc, Pierre, Mojo 20
40. Zappa, Greco, Leah, Pip 19
44. Poshul 18
Average: 25.16

Magic Defense
1. Riddel (Momento Pendant) 43
2. Guile 42
3. Leena 41
4. Starky, Harle 39
6. Serge, Macha, Razzly 38
9. Irenes, Marcy, Radius, Janice, Greco 37
14. Norris, Nikki, Steena, Doc, Orlha, Miki, Draggy, Skelly 36
22. Kid, Karsh, Korcha, Luccia, Fargo, Glenn, Van 35
29. Viper, Zoah, Sprigg, Mojo, Funguy, Mel, Grobyc 34
36. Zappa, Pierre 33
38. Sneff, Pip, Turnip, Neo Fio 32
42. Orcha 31
43. Poshul, Leah, 29
Average: 36.7

Agility
1. Mojo 47%
2. Pierre 29%
3. Razzly 28%
4. Marcy 22%
5. Grobyc, Neo Fio 21%
7. Pip, Starky 20%
9. Nikki, Luccia 18%
11. Sprigg, Miki 17%
13. Sneff 15%
14. Leah 14%
15. Radius, Kid, Leena, Janice 13%
19. Macha 12%
20. Orlha, Funguy 11%
22. Guile, Harle 10%
24. Serge, Skelly, Mel, Steena 9%
28. Glenn, Norris, Riddel, Karsh 8%
32. Van 7%
33. Doc, Korcha 6%
35. Poshul 5%
36. Viper, Orcha 4%
38. Zappa 3%
39. Zoah, Fargo, Draggy, Turnip, Greco 2%
Average: 12.46 (with Mojo and Pierre’s Hero Equips) 11.08 (without)

Stamina
1. Draggy 13
2. Kid, Pierre, Razzly 12
5. Funguy, Glenn, Harle, Irenes, Leena, Luccia, Marcy, Miki, Mel, Mojo, Neo Fio, Norris, Orlha, Riddel, Starky, Steena 11
21. Serge, Doc, Fargo, Grobyc, Janice, Korcha, Pip, Skelly, Sprigg, Van 10
31. Greco, Karsh, Leah, Macha, Nikki, Orcha, Poshul, Radius, Sneff, Turnip, Viper 9
42. Guile, Zappa, Zoah 8
Average: 10.18

And now for Damage. I'm listing 3 damage curves. The first is Light-Med- Heavy+Level 3 Tech.

The second is Light-Med-Heavy- Light. The third is an average of the two. I feel like somewhere within these three is where I take the average.

Damage Order
Three Turn Average- No Recharge, Elements Included (Elements Included- Note that I’m just going to say they can fill up about 40% of their grid for each level. So 8, 7 slots->3 spells, 6, 5, 4 slots->2 spells, 3, 2->1 spell)
1.Glenn 884
2. Leah 784
3. Serge 728
4. Karsh 725
5. Janice 691
6. Grobyc 657
7. Greco, Zoah 640
9. Orlha 624
10. Korcha 593
11. Nikki 576 w/ an L6 IceBlast
12. Norris 567 w/ an L6 ElectroBolt
13. Harle 564 w/ an L7 Gravitonne
14. Poshul, Zappa 559
16. Funguy 549
17. Macha, Radius, Turnip 543
20. Marcy 536 w/ an L6 IceBlast
21. Viper 534
22. Fargo 532 w/ an L4 Iceblast
23. Steena 531 w/ an L6 MeteorShower
24. Guile 526
25. Doc 511 w/ an L8 MeteorShower
26. Starky 506 w/ an L6 MeteorShower
27. Miki 496 w/ an L6 FirePillar
28. Kid 478 w/ an L6 FirePillar
29. Irenes 471 w/ an L7 IceBlast
30. Riddel 464 w/ an L4, L6, L8 MeteroShower
31. Orcha 461 w/ an L5 and L6 FirePillar
32. Pierre 459 w/ an L6 IceBlast
33. Leena 455 w/ an L4, L6, and L8 IceBlast
34. Mel 448 w/ an L6 ElectroBolt
35. Neo-Fio 447 w/ an L6 AeroBlaster
36. Razzly 441 w/ an L6 and L8 AeroBlast
37. Mojo 443
38. Sneff 428 w/ an L6 ElectroBolt
39. Draggy 426
40. Van 416 w/ an L6 and L8 AeroBlaster
41. Pip 413 w/ an L6 MeteorShower
42. Skelly- 408
43. Luccia 406 w/ an L7 Gravitonne
44. Sprigg 230
Average: 499 (Kill Point 1248) (Average 535- Kill Point 1338)

Three Turn Average (No Recharge)
1.Glenn 884
2. Leah 784
3. Serge 728
4. Karsh 725
5. Janice 691
6. Grobyc 657
7. Greco, Zoah 640
9. Orlha 624
10. Korcha 593
11. Nikki 569
12. Poshul, Zappa 559
14. Norris 558
15. Funguy 549
16. Macha, Radius, Turnip 543
19. Viper 534
20. Guile 526
21. Marcy 522
22. Steena 520
23. Harle 518
24. Fargo 497
25. Starky 494
26. Miki 480
27. Mojo 443
28. Neo-Fio 439
29. Doc 436
30. Kid 431
31. Draggy 426
32. Pierre 415
33. Skelly- 408
34. Irenes 397
35. Luccia 381
36. Pip 371(Assuming L7 is 275)
37. Sneff 368
38. Orcha 347
39. Mel 312
40. Razzly 305
41. Leena 289
42. Van 278
43. Sprigg 230
44. Riddel 204
Average: 499 (Kill Point 1248) (Average 535- Kill Point 1338)

Three Turn Average (Including recharge) (Elements included)
1. Glenn- 656
2. Leah- 582
3. Serge- 578
4. Karsh, Orlha- 556
6. Janice- 508
7. Grobyc- 504
8. Greco, Zoah- 475
10. Harle- 468
11. Viper- 459
12. Fargo, Norris 449
14. Korcha- 445
15. Poshul, Zappa- 429
17. Funguy- 422
18. Nikki- 418
19. Macha, Radius, Turnip- 403
22. Steena- 400
23. Marcy- 395
24. Starky- 387
25. Orcha- 377
26. Doc- 376
27. Skelly- 371
28. Kid- 370
29. Guile- 366
30. Miki- 358
31. Pierre- 343
32. Mojo- 342
33. Luccia- 339
34. Irenes- 335
35. Draggy- 331
36. Sneff- 328
37. Pip- 323 (Assuming the L7 does 275)
38. Neo-Fio 319
39. Mel- 312
40. Razzly- 305 (345 w/ L8 Aeroblaster)
41. Leena- 289 (332 w/ L8 Iceblast)
42. Van- 278 (296 w/ L8 Aeroblaster)
43. Sprigg- 230
44. Riddel- 204 (314 w/ L8 Meteorshower)
Average: 403 (Kill Point of 1008) (408- Kill Point of 1020)

[Dhyerwolf]

ELEMENTS
First, note that an element's effective increases 12.5 in whatever direction is moves from its default position.
I've done some element testing for those who allow it.
   L1   L2   L3   L4
34   105   130   180   220
33   100   125   174   212
32   95   120   168   204
31   91   115   162   196
30   87   110   156   188
29   83   105   150   181
28   79   100   144   174
26   72   93   134   162
25   68   89   129   155
24   65   85   124   149
23   61   81   119   143
22   58   77   115   127
21   55   73   110   132
20   52   70   106   127
19   49   66   101   122
18   45   62   92   118

The left most column is magic power, the other numbers are the damage the spells of a certain level do. I'll go over spells by element

White
PhotonRay- ST Level 1 (1-8)
Meteorite- ST Level 2 (1-8)
PhotonBeam- ST Level 3; 50% Fatigue (1-8)
MeteorShower- MT Level 4; 50% Fatigue (1-8)
RecoverAll- Heals about 200 HP to all; L3 (Character specific amounts covered in character sections) (1-8)
Purify- Removes all Status Effects; L4 (1-8)
TurnWhite- Turn ally/enemy White element; L1 (1-8)
StrongMinded- Raises Mdef (About 25%); L4 (1-8)
WeakMinded- Lowers Enemy Mdef. Effectively: Characters have 3 higher MAG while attacking; L4 (1-8)
Magnify*- Elements damage up 50%; L6 (4-8)
MagNegate*- Nulls Elements Damage; L6 (4-8)

Black
GravityBlow- ST Level 1 (1-8)
HellSoul- 25% ID, 35% Curse on Miss (L2 only)
Gravitonne- MT Level 3 w/ a Level 2 Power (1-8)
HellBound- 50% ID, 50% Curse or Darkness on Miss (L4 Only)
Revenge*- Shitfts your status effects onto opponent; L5 (2-8)
TurnBlack- Turn ally/enemy Black element; L1 (1-8)
Genius- Magic Power Up (About 6 extra magic points); L4 (1-8)
Imbecile- Lowers Enemy Magic; Haven't Tested too much; L4 (1-8)
SealAll*- Seals Elements; Silent Lake+; L6 (4-8)
Diminish*- Halves Field Elements Damage; L6 (4-8)

Red
Fireball- ST Level 1 (1-8)
MagmaBomb- MT Level 2 (1-8)
FirePillar- ST Level 3; 50% Burn (1-8)
MagmaBurst- ST Level 1; 100% Confuse (1-8)
TurnRed- Turn ally/enemy Red element; L1 (1-8)
Strengthen- Attack Up (Strength +3 Effectively); L4 (1-8)
Weaken- No Effect; PC Version seems bugged
NinetyNine*- Accuracy to 99. Lasts a while; L6 (4-8)

Blue
AquaBeam- ST Level 1 (1-8)
IceLance- ST Level 2 (1-8)
AquaBall- ST Level 3; 50% Flu (1-8)
IceBlast- ST Level 4; 25% Freeze (1-8) (Note: Still testing Freeze Accuracy)
Cure- 130 ST Healing; L1 (1-8) (See character sections)
CurePlus- 240 ST Healing; L3 (1-8)
TurnBlue- Turn ally/enemy Blue element; L1 (1-8)
Nimble- Evade Up; Hard to Test Specifics; L4 (1-8)
Numble- Evade Down; Probably nullifies most in game enemy evade; L4 (1-8)

Yellow
Uplift- ST Level 1 (1-8)
ElectroJolt- ST Level 2 (1-8)
Upheavel- ST Level 3; 35% Sprain (1-8)
ElectroBolt- ST Level 4; 75% Dizzy  (1-8)
TurnYellow- Turn ally/enemy Yellow element; L1 (1-8)
HiRes- Raises Def (Effectively cuts about 25%) damage; L4 (1-8)
LoRes- No Effect, I think the PC Version is flawed
PhysNegate*- Negates Physicals; L6 (4-6)

Green
Bushwhacker- ST Level 1 (1-8)
AeroSaucer- ST Level 2 (1-8)
Bushbasher- ST Level 3; 35% Poison (1-8)
AeroBlaster- ST Level 4; 75% Afraid (1-8)
Heal- ~140 ST Healing (Covered in Char section); L2 (1-8)
HealAll- ~240 MT Healing; L4 (1-8)
TurnGreen- Turn ally/enemy Green element; L1 (1-8)
EagleEye- Raises Accuracy to 99%, 1-2 Turns; L4 (1-8)
BatEye- Greatly Lowers Enemy Accuracy. Very, very small chance of being hit; 1-2 Turns; L4 (1-8)

Ok, in summary, each group could possibly get  (Besides Damage)
White: Some moderate healing, Slow, and a way to Increase Magic Damage and Defense. If allowed, even more Anti-Magic Tricks

Black: Magic Buffing, and ID. Black kind of has ass for damage (Their L3 sucks). I can understand wanting to limit the ID in some way. Also has some Anti-Magic Ticks if allowed

Red: Not too much. Accuracy Up, Strengthen, and Burn and Confuse for statuses.

Blue: Nice healing, as well as Flu. Frozen is a game ending status, but takes too many turns to hit.

Yellow: Defense Boosting, Sprain, and an Anti-Physical Move if allowed

Green: Healing, the Afraid Status. Eagle Eye and Bat Eye could have uses.


Anyways, for elements, I've been thinking that I might allow each character 2 of each  common storeboughts and 1 higher level storebought of their choice (or an extra common, if they have no higher level). These elements could be allocated wherever the PCs wishes. However, no more than half of one level (Levels 1-8) can be filled.

SPECIAL ELEMENT CLAIMS
There are some people with special element claims. Serge starts with Cure (I upgrade it to CurePlus) and Kid with some starting Red elements ( I upgrade that to 1 Inferno). Also, bosses->PCs could claim the elements they had as bosses (Except Grobyc and Vigora). I'll try to include the specifics on this information later.

STATUSES
I previously listed a bunch of statuses. I haven't fully tested them all out yet, but I kind detail some of them at least.
Confuse: Target will use a random move from arsenal. They will not target themselves with negative attacks or opponents with positive due to the CC targeting system (I believe ST Healing magic is the only exception). Infinite duration, cancelled by physical damage.
Good Against: Healers (I think), People with big, worthless skillsets

Asleep: Target falls asleep. Supposedly their Defense falls, but this attack is rare as hell anyways (I’ve seen it come from Lunareitic and nothing else).

Fatigue: Stamina is set to 8 (for PCs), and Action cost is multiplied by 1.2. I take this to mean actions cost 20% more MP/what have you.
Poison: PC Version is –1 HP a clocktick (not so hot). Enemy version is impossible to tell.

Afraid: Enemy becomes more suspectible to crits. I need to check how much more, but Greens (and Dario) hope its a lot.

Dizzy: Evasion Down 25% (This mostly kills extra evasion in game, I believe)

Sprain: Attack Down 25%. Needs more testing.

Curse: Stamina goes down with damage. I believe this is a type of delay. More testing needed.

Darkness: Hit Rate falls 25% (Fairly effective in game)

Frozen: Frozen for a short period (Very short come endgame). However, if counts as match over with only one opponent.

Flu: Subtracts 3 from the Stamina Score (11 Stamina goes to 8…etc). Subtracts about 30% average speed from a character. It’s also the third effect that inflicts a type of Slow…

TECH STATUSES
Gourry initially listed that many statuses could be applied with L3/5/7 Techs. While this is true, but of these have abysmal hit rates. The following are the notable.

Miki: L5 100% Confuse (Doesn't look as good with the L4 Magic Around)
Funguy: L5 100% Dizzy (Not so good)
Irenes: L7 100% Flu (Nice little bonus, I guess)
Mojo: L3 100% Curse (Useful)
Harle: L7 inflicts average of 2 random statuses.
Luccia: L5 inflicts 1 random status...about 40% of the time. Ha, loser.

I also did some test to get an idea of what PC Def and Mdef Stats Actually Meant.

PHYSICALS
The enemy is Sidesteppa. It has the highest attack of any random I could get to. More importantly, it has a nice powerful physical tech. The number after the dash is the damage taken.
1. Leah 67- 182 (122 under Lo Res)
2. Greco, Macha, Grobyc 65- 194
5. Zoah 64- 200 (140 under Lo Res)
6. Fargo 62- 212
7. Karsh 60- 224
8. Orlha, Draggy 59- 230
10. Glenn, Orcha, Norris, Radius, Harle 58- 236 (176; Lo Res Norris; Moonshine Harle)
15. Serge, Viper, Janice, Starky 57- 242 (182; Lo Res/Flagbearer Viper)
19. Mel 56- 248 (188; Lo Res Mel)
20. Korc, Zappa, Kid, Guile, Leena, Sprigg, Turnip, Riddel, Skelly, Sneff, Steena 55- 254 (194; Lo Res Sneff; Snakeskin Riddel)
31. Nikki, Marcy, Miki, Van, Mojo, Doc, Funguy, Irenes, Luccia, Poshul 54- 260 (200; Lo Res Funguy and Poshul)
41. Pip, Neo Fio 53- 266
43. Pierre 52- 272 (212; Lo Res Pierre)
44. Razzly 49- 290
Average Damage Taken: 244.34

Assuming that this reflect CC defense and the defense is the division, we get
Defense Percentage
1. Leah 74.49% (Lo Res Leah 49.93%!)
2. Greco, Macha, Grobyc 79.4%
5. Zoah 81.85% (Lo Res Zoah 57.3%)
6. Fargo 86.76%
7. Karsh 91.67%
8. Orlha, Draggy 94.13%
10. Glenn, Orcha, Norris, Radius, Harle 96.59% (Lo Res Norris, Moonshine Harle 72.03%)
15. Serge, Viper, Janice, Starky 99.04% (Lo Res Viper 74.49%)
19. Mel 101.49% (Lo Res Mel 76.94%)
20. Korc, Zappa, Kid, Guile, Leena, Sprig, Turnip, Riddel, Skelly, Snef, Steena 103.95% (Lo Res Sneff, Snakeskin Riddel 79.4%)
31. Nikki, Marcy, Miki, Van, Mojo, Doc, Funguy, Irenes, Luccia, Poshul 106.41% (Lo Res Funguy and Poshul 81.85%)
41. Pip, Neo Fio 108.87%
43. Pierre 111.32% (Lo Res Pierre 86.76%)
44. Razzly 118.69%

MAGIC
The tests were from Dario. Why Dario? Because no enemy is competent enough to break MDef much come endgame. The spell used is AeroBlaster.
Magic Defense
1. Riddel (Momento Pendant) 43- 130
2. Guile 42- 148
3. Leena 41- 154
4. Starky, Harle 39- 166
6. Serge, Macha, Razzly 38- 172
9. Irenes, Marcy, Radius, Janice, Greco 37- 178
14. Norris, Nikki, Steena, Doc, Orlha, Miki, Draggy, Skelly 36- 184
22. Kid, Karsh, Korcha, Luccia, Fargo, Glenn, Van 35- 190
29. Viper, Zoah, Sprigg, Mojo, Funguy, Mel, Grobyc 34- 196
36. Zappa, Pierre 33- 202
38. Sneff, Pip, Turnip, Neo Fio 32- 208
42. Orcha 31- 214
43. Poshul, Leah, 29- 226
Note: Riddel takes 130 instead of 142 because CC in some way amplifies the effects of equips (Which actually may mean Serge and Glenn's damage is slightly low...whatever).

Mdef Percentage
1. Riddel (Momento Pendant)- 72.3% (54.23%! w/ StrongMinded or SnakeSkin)
2. Guile 82.31%
3. Leena 85.66%
4. Starky, Harle 92.32% (69.25% w/ SgM Starky)
6. Serge, Macha, Razzly 95.67% (71.75% w/ SgM Serge)
9. Irenes, Marcy, Radius, Janice, Greco 98.99%
14. Norris, Nikki, Steena, Doc, Orlha, Miki, Draggy, Skelly 102.34% (76.76% w/ SgM Doc or Steena)
22. Kid, Karsh, Korcha, Luccia, Fargo, Glenn, Van 105,67%
29. Viper, Zoah, Sprigg, Mojo, Funguy, Mel, Grobyc 109.01% (81.76% w/ Flagbearer Viper)
36. Zappa, Pierre 112.35% (84.26% w/ Medalsome Pierre)
38. Sneff, Pip, Turnip, Neo Fio 115.68% (86.76% w/ SgM Pip…or something)
42. Orcha 119.02%
43. Poshul, Leah 125.7%

[Dhyerwolf]

Extra post for bosses!

[superaielman]

Question for Dhyer: How in the hell does Janice have so much attack?

[Meeplelard]

Some equip nonsense to be mentioned here!

Ok, first off, Prism Stuff is +5 vs. Denadorite stuff; this is universal, so yeah.

Janice gets her Prism Equip found in a chest somewhere in Terra Tower or something, so unlike others, she has a case for actually using it when others do not.  Make of this as you will.  Without that, she loses 6 attack, not 5, cause of screwed upness.

The rest of this will speak in regards to Prism stuff, cause I feel like it.

Serge's Mastermune is -2 vs. the Spectra Swallow.  It also has 100% Crit Rate against all species in CC; I don't know all the species, but I can verify that Human is one of them.  This means Serge has 100% Crit Rate against most of the DL, etc, and it applies to Dash and Slash as well (but NOT Flying Arrow or Luminaire.  To branch, despite the animation change, Flying Arrow with Mastermune apparently is identical with any other weapon, and the animation is purely for lulz.)

Razzly's Floral Rod is -1 vs. Prism Stuff

Glenn's Einlanzerx2 is +1 vs. Prism Stuff; I remember hearing it also has a hidden 5% damage boost for some silly reason.  I think it also has 100% Crit Rate vs. Undead or something like that.

Zappa's Master Hammer is...usable by Funguy as well.  I forget, however, if he needs to EQUIP it to get Prism STuff activated, and if he does, that could be used to make a technicality case for him to allow it.  Its -2 vs. Rainbow Axe, in any event.

Viper's Viper Venom is -2 vs. Spectra Sword.  I think it has lower accuracy too or something like that (compared to generic swords), but I seem to recall this had minimal impact in game or something like that.

Plasma Gun is usable by both Starky and Norris, though I honestly can't remember if Starky forcefully equips it when you first get it, thus Mario Ghost Medal Clause may kick in there; if not, its obviously illegal unless you're into plot equips (or if there's a second one I'm forgetting about), its -1 vs. Spectra Gun either way.

Also, where do you get Pack of Lies, OOC?  I'm going to guess its not a simple store bought, cause its equal to a prism Equip, but uses Denadorite (which might mean "This is what happens when you 'sell' it"), which is a sweet deal.  Its usable by all Shot using characters not just Sneff, for the record.

That's about it from what I can tell for equips like this; there are a few others, but they're mostly worthless.

[alanna82]

Janice is RED innate, not black.

[Dark Holy Elf]

Stumbled upon this today: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/196917-chrono-cross/55191996

Mechanics stuff, basically. Unfortunately the damage formula is needlessly complicated and relies on enemy stats which aren't documented anywhere. Accuracy is pretty interesting though. For the first hit, it's

Weak: 2/3 of equipped ACC + 1/3 of unequipped ACC + 2 (since equipment adds ~3 ACC, it's roughly just equal to ACC+1)
Medium: 2/3 of equipped ACC + 18
Strong: 2/3 of equipped ACC + 9

So, for the 89-ACC Serge, for instance, this would yield results of 89, 77, and 68.

Second attack and beyond is interesting. As anyone who has played CC knows, you get more accurate later in your combo. Basically, as you make successful hits, you build up "accuracy points" as follows: 1 for a weak hit, 3 for a medium, and 7 for a strong. The points all go away if your combo ends (using an element, running out of stamina, an enemy attacking you).

Now, for each accuracy point, your hit recursively approaches a "cap" of 102 (103 for strong attacks), as follows:
Weak attacks get 30% closer to 102 with each accuracy point, rounded down after each
Medium attacks get 25% closer to 102
Strong attacks get 20% closer to 103
You can't go past 99 for reasons which will make sense if you think about them.

So, the question becomes, what's the optimum way to go about doing damage/gaining energy? Basically, it depends how important your tech at the end is, which in turn depends on various views (i.e. do you hold recharge time against the PC), because of course you need to land hits in order to gain energy (or whatever it's called) to use techs.

Anyway, using an accuracy of 88 and str of 62 (so resulting damage of 35, 90, 144), which are the averages in this thread, some conclusions. All accuracies are approximations based on % chances of previous hits landing. Italicised strategies are useless and only listed for completion.

7-stamina combos:
W-S-S: 89% 35, 73% 144, 88% 144 = 263, 5.72 average energy gain
W-W-M-S: 89% 35, 92% 35, 86% 90, 87% 144 = 266, 6.14 average energy gain
M-M-S: 76% 90, 87% 90, 87% 144 = 272, 5.87 average energy gain
W-M-M-M: 89% 35, 81% 90, 90% 90, 94% 90 = 270, 6.39 average energy gain
Wx7: 89%, 92%, 94%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% 35 = 233, 6.65 average energy gain

As you can see, there's a bit of a tradeoff for damage and energy gain. Other combos may also exist somewhere in the middle, but I'm pretty sure the optimum damage and energy gain are both listed.

6-stamina combos:
W-M-S: 89% 35, 81% 90, 82% 144 = 222, 4.97 average energy gain
S-S: 67% 144, 85% 144 = 219, 4.56 average energy gain
M-M-M: 76% 90, 87% 90, 92% 90 = 230, 5.10 average energy gain
W-W-M-M: 89% 35, 92% 35, 86% 90, 93% 90 = 224, 5.39 average energy gain
Wx6: 89%, 92%, 94%, 96%, 97%, 98% 35 = 198, 5.66 average energy gain

Somewhat surprisingly, the "recommended" W-M-S combo is useless! Medium attacks seem to be the best bet for damage in general, and pretty good for energy gain too, though weak attacks are of course the best for energy.

If a PC is counting on gaining enough energy for a certain tech, then do note the slightly subpar damage options which give more energy... they may yield more damage overall.

These probabilities of course shift against a target with evasion, but I'm far too lazy to find out a way to calculate exactly how much. It should be noted that CC characters suffer more than average against high evasion (since early misses further drive down the accuracy of later strikes), but that's already well-known I think.


By comparison, Dhyer's assumed W-W-M-S and W-M-S combos do 304 and 269 respectively. So after accounting for accuracy this is an 11% (for 7-stamina) and 14% (for 6-stamina) hit to the average damage output of normals compared to what's listed in the topic.

[Dark Holy Elf]

Apparently, Mastermune hits weakness on 7 of 9 monster classes, but nobody will say which classes those are. All I know is that humans are weak to it (so it generally applies in the DL, yes) and the final bosses aren't. As Meeple notes, this is 2x damage to Serge's physicals and Dash&Slash, but not magical attacks (including his other two techs).

Also from the link: stat growth is, as I always suspected, random but based entirely on the PC's distance from their max stats... i.e. the ONLY two factors in "average stats" should be a PC's base stats, and their max stats; PCs do not have different growths beyond that. Differences in base stats are puny and likely to have very little effect, though I could be wrong there. Anyway, by and large Dhyer's stats fit very well with expectations, but there are a few places I can point at obvious RNG wonkiness (six playthroughs helps, but can't eliminate everything). As an example, Marcy should have higher strength than Nikki, since they have the same base but Marcy has a better cap (and yes, this is silly).

Also, this is mostly for my own reference, but hey, others might be interested. Str+Mag for the entire cast, removing unfair weapon advantages (so everyone with stone, except Glenn who gets stone+1 because einlanzer is +1 on prism; alternately, everyone with best weapons-5). I mostly make this to help me with in-game use if we ever do that for Chrono Cross, since in my opinion there's a very strong correlation!

97 (!): Harle
93: Serge
92: Karsh, Nikki
91: Marcy
90: Glenn, Macha, Miki, Orlha
89: Leena, Zoah
88: Doc, Korcha, Leah, Norris, Orcha, Radius, Razzly, Steena
87: Guile, Riddel, Skelly, Viper
86: Fargo, Funguy, Grobyc, Starky
85: Kid, Zappa
84: Greco, Irenes, Janice, Neo Fio
83: Sneff, Turnip, Van
82: Draggy, Mel
81: Poshul
80: Luccia, Pierre
79: Mojo
Trainwreck: Pip, Sprigg

Fun fact, the first time I played the game I settled on Serge/Karsh/Marcy as my final party.

[Dhyerwolf]

Hmm, lots of interesting stuff to digest. One major factor is that I didn't really factor in enemy evade, so the starting base accuracy numbers could be high. More nebulous CC fun!