S-Craft

S-Crafts (Sクラフト) are special crafts that consume all CP of the selected character. At least 100CP is required to use an S-Craft and their strength is boosted if used at 200CP.

Though almost all S-Crafts are used to attack, they can occasionally heal or apply protective buffs.

S-Breaks

S-Crafts can be used instantly, regardless of the user's placement in the turn order list. This is called 'S-Break.' S-Breaks can be highly effective when used at the right time, interrupting enemies and stealing AT bonuses that they would otherwise have received. A common tactic is to attack or use a Craft, then follow up immediately using S-Break. Another useful move is to use an item to restore CP, then carefully time activation of the S-Break after the CP has been restored but before the enemy can act.

Unlike normal attacks, S-Crafts are not capable of guard-breaking enemies. This is also true on turns with a 'Critical' AT bonus, so determining when best to use S-Crafts and S-Breaks can prove crucial to victory.

While a character may have more than one S-Craft, only a single S-Break is available at any given time. Outside of battle, which S-Craft is used as the S-Break can be set from the menu. On occasion, if an S-Craft is unlocked as part of the storyline, the game may ask the player if they wish to set it as an S-Break immediately, without having to do so from the menu.

Any character may use their S-Break at any given time if available. As such, another common strategy is to finish an enemy or enemies at low health by attacking using multiple S-Breaks before they can act again.

For both player characters and opponents, using S-Craft generally results in a heavy delay before their next turn. For players, however, this can be negated to some degree via certain equipment or quartz. Additionally, if the character regains enough CP to again use S-Craft, they may use it again immediately via S-Break.

If a character was in the process of casting an orbal art at the time when the S-Break was activated, casting of the art will be canceled and the S-Craft used instead.

S-Crafts and the Zero CP bonus

In the re-balanced Evolution versions of Sora no Kiseki, S-Crafts can be used regardless of CP with the 'Zero CP' AT bonus. If a character has less than 100CP, he or she cannot use S-Breaks; however, if a character has more than 100CP, he or she can use an S-Break at no additional cost.

This feature returns in Trails into Reverie where S-crafts can be used on 'Zero CP' AT bonuses regardless of remaining CP.

List of S-Crafts

Bold text indicates most recent S-Craft

Characters with S-Crafts introduced in Trails in the Sky FC, SC, and the 3rd

Character	Cut-in	S-Craft	Description
Estelle Bright		Pummel 烈波無双撃	Beats an enemy senseless with series of attacks
		Barrage 桜花無双撃	An extended, more powerful version of Pummel.
		Wheel of Time 奥義・太極輪	Ultimate smash technique using centrifugal energy.
		Phoenix Wave 鳳凰烈波	With the spirit of a phoenix, spins with immense power.
Joshua Bright		Sever 断骨剣	A feinting assassin's attack.
		Black Fang 漆黒の牙	Cuts down all foes with an instantaneous attack.
		Phantom Raid 秘技・幻影奇襲	Creates clones to launch a series of slashes
Scherazard Harvey		Sadist Whip クインビュート	Continuously whipping 1 enemy.
		Judgment Card ジャッジメントカード	Throw a card with a random attack (Ice fire darkness Hit)
Olivier Lenheim		Howling Bullet ハウリングバレット	Unleashes an explosive shot.
		Requiem Hearts レクイエムハーツ	Strafes the enemies and end up with an explosion
		Akashic Star アカシックスター	Crushes a golden sphere into bullets of light that rain down on enemies.
Kloe Rinz		Lichtkreis リヒトクライス	Heal/revive allies to full HP(raises DEF if CP 200)
		Sanctus Nova サンクタスノヴァ	Prayers to Aidios become ribbons of light to defeat foes.
Agate Crosner		Beat Down ダイナストゲイル	A series of sword slashes followed by a heavy blow.
		Final Break ファイナルブレイク	Rips through enemies with an explosion of flame.
		Dragon Dive ドラゴンダイブ	A charged attack wreathed in flame from an inhuman jump.
		Dragon Fall ドラゴンフォール	Rises like a dragon and splits the earth beneath the enemy with a crushing blow.
Tita Russell		Cannon Impulse カノンインパルス	A wild fusillade of rounds fired at enemies.
		Satellite Beam サテライトビーム	A deadly laser strike fired by a satellite from overhead.
		Omega Impulse オメガインパルス	Tita uses the Orbal gear to launch a devastating assault.
Zin Vathek		Disable 奥義・龍閃脚	A tremendous multi-stage assault.
		Aural Blast 奥義・雷神掌	A burst of drawn-in energy released from both hands.
		Wrath of Genbu 奥義・泰山玄武靠	Ultimate tackle move using earth power to obliterate foes.
Anelace Elfead		Piercing Wave 光破斬	Gathers energy, before unleashing two blades of light.
Kevin Graham		Grail Sphere グラールスフィア	Creates a protective barrier that protects against physical attacks.
		Spear of Loa 魔槍ロア	Releases Stigma's power in the form of countless time spears.
		Spear of Ur 聖槍ウル	Releases Stigma's power in the form of countless space spears.
Josette Capua		Bobcat ワイルドキャット	The Capua airship unleashes a series of shot and cleans up with a missile
Mueller Vander		Righteous Witness 破邪顕正	A powerful slash that casts enemies into oblivion by launching them into a black hole.
Julia Schwarz		Trinity Kleis トリニティクライス	Draws a triangle, and later a pentagram, on the ground that explodes
Ries Argent		Heavenly Strike ヘヴンストライク	Prays for a valkyrie who mows down foes with a light beam.
		Heavenly Sphere ヘヴンスフィア	Prays for a valkyrie who crushes foes with a ball of light.
Alan Richard		Afterglow Smasher 残光破砕剣	Unsheathes blade so fast that enemies won't even notice it.
		Sakura Morning Moon 桜花残月	An instantaneous unsheathed slash that ends up with an explosion of petals
Renne		Rennede レ・ラナンデス	Calls bats to a deadly scythe slash which cuts through enemy ranks, taking the lives of foes.
		Pater-Mater パテル＝マテル	Summons Pater-Mater which annihilates all with its double buster cannons
		Nemesis Party ネメシス・パーティ	A dancing attack that seals foes' fate with a giant guillotine.
Georg Weissmann		Another Dimension	Transports the target and pierces them with giant spikes
Leonhardt		Demon Flames	Unleashes a powerful wave of energy which can cause fainting
		Dead Emperor Sword/Sword of Abaddon	Freezes the ground and breaks ice with his sword
Bleublanc		Death Magic	Traps the target in a coffin and is pierced by sword
Walter		Ultimate Blow	Releases two Ki waves to cause a devastating blow.
Luciola		Tempest Dance	Launches a magic tornado on the target
		Hellfire	Uses a giant illusion of herself to burn her foes
Phillip Runall		Esmelas Hearts	Crystalizes the target and pierces them with laser
Kurt Nardin		Summon Lightning 極技・雷神招来	Plants spear in enemy and calls upon a wave of lighting upon it.
Kilika Rouran		Dual Dragon Helix	Creates two dragons of energy that explodes on the surface
Cassius Bright		Phoenix Wave 鳳凰烈波	With the spirit of a phoenix, spins with immense power.
Gilbert Stein		Please can't we all just be friends? 仲直りをしようじゃないか？	Gilbert begs with a grenade hidden but it backfires.
		G-Maximum G-MAXIMAM	Gilbert brings out his custom Apache and unleashes his full strength.

Characters with S-Crafts introduced in Trails from/to Zero and Azure

Character	Cut-in	S-Craft	Description
Lloyd Bannings		Tiger Charge タイガーチャージ	Overwhelms with a barrage, then charges like a tiger.
		Rising Nova (Rising Sun) ライジングノヴァ	Launches foes upward, then attacks like a dragon.
Elie MacDowell		Celestial Rain (Aura Rain) セレスティアレイン	Creates a sphere of light that bursts into healing rainfall.
		Aerial Cannon エアリアルカノン	Fires condensed energy from the air as a bullet of light.
Tio Plato		Ether Buster エーテルバスター	Transforms the orbal staff to fire a powerful laser beam.
		Zero Field ゼロ・フィールド	Protects all allies from one attack. If max CP, two attacks.
		Eidolon Gear	Deploys Tio's Eidolon Gear in battle, launching blades, rockets and ether buster.
		Ether Debuster (Ether Strike) エーテルディバスター	Encases the target in sub-zero ice and fires an intense laser.
Randy Orlando		Crimson Gale クリムゾンゲイル	Incinerates foes with a mighty whirlwind of flame.
		Death Scorpion デススコルピオン	Ferociously charge as the blood of the War God boils within.
		Sin Berserker (Berserker) ベルセルカー・シン	Channels the blood of the War God to cleave the battlefield in two.
Wazy Hemisphere		Deadly Heaven デッドリーヘヴン	Unleashes a series of rapid kicks to weaken and rout a foe.
		Akashic Arm エアリアルカノン	Channels the power of his Stigma to launch a powerful blast from a demonic arm.
Noel Seeker		Blast Storm ブラストストーム	Uses successive heavy weaponry to rain down fire.
		Wild Stampede ワイルド・スタンピード	Creates a whirlwind using the power of a motorcycle.
Rixia Mao		Dance of the Silver Moon: Unending Night (Paraselene Dance) 銀月の舞・極夜	Binds foes with claws and lunar light.
Arios MacLaine		Aeolus' Fury 風神烈破	A rapid attack using the second form of the Eight Leaves.
		Black Emperor ついの太刀－黒皇	Uses the second form to swiftly devastate foes.
		Second Form - Turbulent God - Heavenly Slash 弐ノ太刀・荒神天衝	Uses the second form to create two whirlwinds, slashing enemies with a flourish of high speed strikes.
Alex Dudley		Justice Hammer ジャスティスハンマー	Fists of judgment explode with the anger to oppose evil.
Garcia Rossi		Killing Driver キリングドライバー	A massive display of strength: rams, uppercuts and slams down upon opponents.
Ernest Reis		'	Stabs a demonic blade into the ground, performing a bloody ritual.
Campanella		Fake Salt Pale 偽・塩の杭	Summons a fake version of the North Ambrian Salt Pillar.
Arianrhod		Holy Grand Cross 聖技グランドクロス	Sweeps up and crucifies opponents with blasts of light.
Shirley Orlando		Death Parade	A barrage of bullet sand flame, followed by a chainsaw strike
		Macha's Curse	A barrage of incendiary rounds, followed by several flaming chainsaw attacks which explode.
Sigmund Orlando		Crimson Fall	Two sweeps of a chain axe, followed by a calamitous smash from above.
Mariabell Crois		Crimson Samba	Flies into the air using alchemical wings, swooping down with a blade of magical energy.
		Merry Merry Castle	Traps foes in coffins, sending them through a 'funhouse' of torture to be devoured.
		Mercurius Zanber	Flies into the air using alchemical wings, performing a combo attack with Rosenberg dolls.

Characters with S-Crafts introduced in Trails of Cold Steel I and II

Character	Cut-in	S-Craft	Description
Rean Schwarzer		Azure Flame Slash 蒼焔ノ太刀	Bathes sword in blue flames and slashes enemies.
		Termination Slash - Dawn 終ノ太刀・暁	Cleaves ignorance and dyes the sky.
		7th Slash - Shredded Leaves 七ノ太刀・刻葉	Slices through a battlefield in a single, fleeting moment.
		Breaking Dawn 奥義・無仭剣	An Eight Leaves technique that drives back the darkness.
Alisa Reinford		Judgment Arrow ジャジメントアロー	Annihilates enemies with an arrow of judgement.
		Radiance Arc レディエンスアーク	Unleashes a radiant arrow to defeat evil.
		Gabriel Arrow ジブリール・アロー	Unleashes a burning arrow that cleanses all with flame.
Laura S. Arseid		Radiant Waltz 真・洸刃乱舞	Cuts up foes with a series of beautiful slashes.
		Radiant Lion 奥義・獅子洸翔斬	Unleashes the attacker's full might.
		Radiant Phoenix Blade 奥義・洸凰剣	The final skill of the Arseid school. Destroys foes with a dazzling blade.
Elliot Craig		Seventh Rhapsody セブンラプソディ	Utterly destroys foes with the power of music.
		Remedy Oratorio レメディオラトリオ	Smashes reality to summon an organ which heals with a holy melody.
		Remedy Fantasia レメディファンタジア	Plays a blessed melody to purify all allies.
Gaius Worzel		Calamity Hawk カラミティホーク	Descends upon foes with a hawklike aura.
		Twin Cyclones イクスペルランサー	Commands raging winds with two spears.
		Howling Heavens 吼天鳳翼衝	Summons a holy lance that pierces the heavens and brings destruction.
Fie Claussell		Sylphid Dance シルフィードダンス	Overwhelms foes with a dance of death.
		Shadow Brigade シャドウブリゲイド	Overwhelms foes with immense speed.
		Lethal Crusade リーサルクルセイド	Unleashes a storm of life-ending bullets over the battlefield.
Emma Millstein		Lord Alberion ロードアルベリオン	Turns all to dust with the light of mighty towers.
		Zodiac Rain ゾディアックレイン	Opens the sky and calls the stars above to rain destruction on foes.
		Palace of Eregion パレス・オブ・エレギオン	Manifests a divine palace to give a great boost to allies' defenses.
Machias Regnitz		Ultimate Shot マキシマムショット	Fires a bullet of unimaginable power.
		Trinity Cannon トリニティクローズ	Imprisons foes, then eliminates them with a laser.
		Justice Bullet ジャスティスバレット	Dispenses justice using multiple firearms at once.
Jusis Albarea		Crystal Saber クリスタルセイバー	Imprisons foes in a barrier, then eliminates them.
		Asteion Knight アスティオンナイツ	An almighty attack from on top of a horse.
		Aeolus Saber アイオロスセイバー	Manifests a holy blade that pierces the earth and brings divine retribution.
Sara Valestein		Plasma Storm オメガエクレール	Races across the battlefield, dominating foes.
		Northern Limits/Northern Lightning ノーザンライトニング	Combines a bracer's will and a jaeger's strength.
Millium Orion		Gigant Breaker ギガントブレイク	Turns Airgetlam into a hammer and strikes foes.
		Galactic Cannon ギャラクシィカノン	Annihilates enemies from orbit with a laser beam.
		Terra Breaker テラ・ブレイカー	Splits up Airgetlam and unleashes a huge sphere powerful enough to smash stars.
Crow Armbrust		Cross Raven クロスレイヴン	Wildly fires bullets which all hit at once.
		Deadly Cross デッドリークロス	Murders foes with a cross-shaped slash.
		Cross Rebellion クロスリベリオン	Fires magic bullets, stunning enemies with a shockwave.
		Vorpal Slayer ヴォーパル・スレイヤー	Launches a double-edged blade into the ground, causing devastation.
Angelica Rogner		Dragon Kick ドラグナーハザード	An explosive dragon kick from above.
Towa Herschel		Rainbow Shot レインボーショット	Unleashes the power of all seven elements.
Scarlet		Bloody Storm	Separates blade into segments which surround the enemy in a red whirlwind.
Vulcan		Destruction Cannon	Fires a destructive blast of energy.
Sharon Kreuger		Death's Embrace/Underworld's Embrace 秘技・死縛葬送	Binds foes, then beckons them to death.
Toval Randonneur		Rebellion Storm リベリオンストーム	Fuses spheres of compressed wind and drops them.
Victor S. Arseid		Radiant Phoenix Slash 絶技・洸凰剣	The final skill of the Arseid school. Destroys foes with a dazzling blade.
Elise Schwarzer		Fragrant Garden 秘剣・鳳仙花	A series of slashes that resemble petals.
Alfin Reise Arnor		Sacred Circle セイクリッドサークル	Creates an impenetrable barrier.
Claire Rieveldt		Kaleido Force カレイドフォース	An incredibly deadly shot of unrestrained power.
Rufus Albarea		Eternal Ruination	Crushes foes in an orb of light, sending blade shockwaves and lightning to smash it.
		Agrios Calibur アグリオスキャリバー	Crushes foes in an orb of light, before slicing them with the holy sword Ishnard.
		Blutgang Rain ブルドガングレイン	Summons a barrage of blades which rain from the sky.
Duvalie		Prism Caliber プリズムキャリバー	Lashes out at unwary foes with divine swiftness.
Leonidas		Calamitous Arm ディアスターアーム	Smashes and impales enemies in one massive strike.
Xeno		Genocide Rain ジェノサイドレイン	Sets up a battlefield with traps, before leaping up, blasting and impaling enemies with a rifle.
Altina Orion		Ragna Bringer ラグナブリンガー	Turns Claiomh Solais into a sword.
		Arcadias Gear アルカディス・ギア	Altina merges with Claiomh Solais and rains down destruction.
		Solaris Bringer ソラリス・ブリンガー	Turns Claiomh Solais into a giant sword that cleaves the earth.
McBurn		Incandescent Hellfire ジリオンハザード	A blast of unfathomable heat which expldoes into a supernova.
Vita Clotilde		Aria of the Abyss 深淵の蒼き唄	Sinks foes into the depths of despair with a magical song.

Characters with S-Crafts introduced in Trails of Cold Steel III and IV

Character	Cut-in	S-Craft	Description
Juna Crawford		Excel Breaker エクセルブレイカー	Barrages the enemy with a great laser beam.
		Valiant Charge ヴァリアントチャージ	Fires shot from an enchanced gunbreaker before charging in.
Kurt Vander		Ragna Strike ラグナストライク	Slices up foes like a howling storm and rains vicious bolts of lightning down.
		Gemini Judgment 奥義・天眼無双	A dual sword art of harmonious balance that ensnares foes in a stellar explosion.
Ash Carbide		Belial Raid ベリアルレイド	Binds foes with a chain and makes the field run red.
		Sinner's Revelry ギルティカーニバル	Launches foes skyward, then sends them straight to Gehenna.
Musse Egret		Brilliant Shot ブリリアントショット	Traps foes in a prism of ice and fires a laser.
		Galaxia Volley ロード・ガラクシア	Magically replicates the arts rifle to mow down targets.
Cedric Reise Arnor		Purgatory Saber プルガトリーセイバー	Bathes sword in a vortex of radiant flames.
Lechter Arundel		Knight of Rubrum ナイツ・オブ・ルブルム	Following a flurry of attacks, traps an enemy in a ruby before crushing it.
Aurelia Le Guin		Rakshasa Onslaught 王技・剣乱舞踏	Unleashes multiple deathblows with countless golden blades.
Rutger Claussell		Gilgamesh Breaker	Continuously blasts opponents, before smashing them with a mighty blow.
Roselia		Bewitching Blood Moon 終極魔法・紅月	Unleashes blasts of magical fire, incinerating foes within lava.
Black Alberich		Luciferian Arc ルシフェリオン・アーク	An illusion of despair with gazing eyes that pierce the soul.
Giliath Osborne		Black Lion's Roar 黒啼獅子王斬	The ultimate display of the Lionheart Emperor's strength

Characters with S-Crafts introduced in Trails into Reverie

Character	Cut-in	S-Craft	Description
George Nome		Dvergr Hammer ドヴェルクハンマー	Naglfar transforms into a rocket launcher.
C (Hajimari)		Blutgang Rain ブルドガングレイン	Summons a plethora of swords which rain down upon foes.
Swin Abel		Three of Swords スリー・オブ・ソーズ	Uses the function of his swords to deal explosive damage.
Nadia Rayne		Na-Chan Special なーちゃんスペシャル	Pummels foes with bears before sending an explosive one to finish.
Lapis Rosenberg		Lapis in the Mirror ラピス・イン・ザ・ミラー	Traps foes in a ring of mirrors before smashing them with an axe.
Emperor		Geo Ragnarok (Calamity) ジオ・ラグナレク壊	Pulverises foes with the power of gravity and the earth.
Ilya Platiere		Morte Masquerata モルテ・マスケラータ	A dance of death, sweeping up enemies with knives and cursed magic.
Thomas Lysander (Hollow)		Cathedral Arc	Uses partitioned space and all seven elements to crush opponents.
Ishmelga Rean		Echoed - Edge of Imminent Void 廻・無仭剣	A powerful twisted Eight Leaves technique.

Some characters have S-crafts in Akatsuki no Kiseki which are not present in the rest of the series. This list includes: Nacht Weiss, Chloe Barnett,Ronaldo Griffin, Lif, Sasha Petrovna, Arthur Speier, Aili Adler, Douglas, Deen, Rais, Rocco, Kyle Capua, Don Capua, Grant, Carna, Maximillian Cid, General Morgan, Dan Russell, Sergei Lou, Scott, Wenzel, Aeolia, Lynn, Michel, Ines, Ennea, Mireille, Gareth, Zack, Abbas, Wald Wales, and Mishy.

Pseudo 'S-Crafts'

Crafts that are used by enemies that do not have S-Craft cut-in images, but nevertheless do high amounts of damage and cost 100cp or more.

Character	'S-Craft'	Description
Cao Lee	Deep Dusk: Coiling Orchid 暗勁・蘭廻	Several quick strikes using eastern martial arts.
Matteus Vander	Unyielding Blade: Crashing Thunder 剛剣・伐雷
Wallace Bardias	'	A black whirlwind of destruction.
Olaf Craig	'	A powerful heavy blow with a glaive.
Aurier Vander	'	A leaping spin and powerful landing with a blade.

Bold text indicates most recent S-Craft

Trivia

• In both Cold Steel III and IV, Rean Schwarzer and Kurt Vander have moves which will cause the player to temporarily lose control of them after three turns, specifically Kurt's Blade Dance and Rean's Demon Unchained. If the player activates an S-Break following the execution of the third turn, the attempt to use the S-Break will fail. No visible indicator of this is given in Cold Steel III, though in IV, the indicator "SBreak Failed" appears over the character.
• In Trails in the Sky the 3rd, many boss fights found behind Memory Doors give bosses a seemingly infinite CP pool, in some cases allowing them to immediately spam crafts after having used S-Craft, even though theoretically they should not have the CP to do so.