Special Moves

Learn how to craft and customize Special Moves in Bravely Second! Discover how to add parts, set trigger conditions, and personalize your characters' unique abilities for battle.

Alright, let's dive into how you can really make your characters' Special Moves your own in Bravely Second! It's all about tinkering in the Party menu, so hit that X, START, or SELECT button when you're on the field, and then head over to the Special menu. From there, pick the character you want to work with.

It can seem a bit confusing at first, but we'll break down the different parts of customizing these moves.

Parts

This is where you get to add special modifiers, called 'Parts,' to your Special Moves. Instead of setting parts for each individual move (and trust me, there are a ton!), you actually assign them to one of four *types* of Special Moves: Offensive, Recovery, Enfeebling, and Support. When you highlight a type, all the Special Moves that fit that category will light up, so you know exactly which ones you're affecting. Depending on the type, you can equip up to four Parts, and here's what you can generally expect:

• Offensive: You can add effects like Elemental damage, a Power boost, bonuses against specific Monster families, or even a Status ailment.
• Recovery: These parts focus on healing, letting you add HP recovery, Ailment recovery, MP recovery, or even a BP bonus.
• Enfeebling: Want to debuff enemies? You can add effects like Additional turns (for the move itself), Lowered stats, Lowered ailment resistance, or Lowered elemental resistance.
• Support: For buffs and utility, you can add Additional turns, Increased stats, Increased ailment resistance, or Increased elemental resistance.

Trigger Condition

Next up is setting the Trigger Condition. This is basically what needs to happen in battle for that Special Move to become available. Think about how you play – if you're always Braving and attacking aggressively, setting 'Brave' as the condition makes sense. That way, the move will trigger naturally as you fight, rather than you having to force it. Just a heads-up: changing the condition will reset the counter that tracks how many times it's been used, so make sure you're happy with it before you commit!

The Special Moves

Over on the right side of the screen, you'll see the actual Special Moves your character has. What moves they can learn and use depends entirely on the weapon they have equipped. Naturally, the higher the level of the Special Move, the more powerful it is, but it'll also take longer to trigger.

Other Customizations

Don't miss these neat little extras! When you're in the Special menu, look along the bottom for the “Customize Names” option. Yep, you can rename all your Special Moves to whatever you like! And right below the Trigger condition, you'll find the “Catchphrase” option. You know how the heroes always have a cool line after using a Special Move? Now you can write your own! While these won't directly help you win battles, they definitely make the whole experience more fun and personal.