In Legend of Mana, techniques are learned by using their paired weapon as well as using the required abilities to unlock the technique. This may sound a little convoluted, but the system is deceptively simple in its implementation. Once you know how it works and do things right, you’re set.
If you’re not sure how to unlock all the abilities, take a look at our Legend of Mana ability unlock guide first.
How to Unlock Techniques in Legend of Mana
There are 11 weapon types to try your hand at in Legend of Mana, and these are aided by 26 different abilities. You can see which ones you have of both in the Skill menu.
Each weapon type has a list of special techniques it can learn, some of them up to 20 techniques. Though you can only have four equipped at a time.
To learn a technique, first you must learn its requisite abilities. Then you must have the requisite abilities equipped in battle, and you need to do the same for the weapon.
There are hidden values for each ability and weapon type that accumulate when you win battles. Once these values reach a threshold, you will learn a special technique after combat.
Note that neither your weapon nor your abilities must be equipped at the same time to learn a technique.
An example of this in action:
You can use Jump with a Knife equipped to learn Rising Eagle, because the values for both Jump and Knife rise as you win battles. Your Jump value has risen regardless of weapon, and your Knife value has risen regardless of abilities. If you like, you can then switch to using a Sword and win a battle to learn Cutting Bamboo without Jump equipped. This is because your Jump value has already been raised, and now you have met the requisite hidden value for Swords.
This is the case for higher tier techniques as well.
With that all out of the way, let’s take a look at which techniques each weapon type can learn and which abilities you need to use to unlock them.
Legend of Mana Knife Techniques
Legend of Mana Sword Techniques
Legend of Mana Axe Techniques
Legend of Mana 2 Handed Sword Techniques
Legend of Mana 2 Handed Axe Techniques
Legend of Mana Hammer Techniques
Legend of Mana Spear Techniques
Legend of Mana Staff Techniques
Legend of Mana Glove Techniques
Legend of Mana Flail Techniques
Legend of Mana Bow Techniques
The special technique system is probably one of the less confusing parts of Legend of Mana. Don’t worry about memorizing every ability you need right away, first focus on unlocking abilities and keep some key ones in mind that you’ll want to use regularly for a while. Enjoy the game, and look for more Legend of Mana guides here on GameSkinny.
