TRIALS OF MANA: Every Character & Class Explained | Pick The Right Team Combo! 

Character Timestamps: 00:51 Hawkeye | 02:20 Angela | 04:05 Kevin | 05:50 Riesz | 07:25 Charlotte | 09:04 Duran *Boomstick Gaming is a safe haven for gamers who value game mechanics and systems,* *because that’s what makes anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable.* -BoomstickAlex

i just loved how duran is a guy in a crop top wielding a big sword

Whoever you pick for the lead, you should include the other character who shares their storyline. Duran/Angela, Charlotte/Kevin and Riesz/Hawkeye are the pairs who share a storyline.

Call me a crazy fool, but I'm picking the three characters I like and figuring the game out.

I love Hawkeyes voice acting. He reminds me of Android 17

I've played this game for 8 hours on the day I got it and I'm loving it. It's kinda like Octopath Traveler, but with real-time combat instead of turn-based.

OOOh, great video. I didnt know theres so many classes for each character. I have three demo files saved with different characters! I get to have fun playing!

My starter characters were Riesz as the main hero, met Hawkeye first, then Angela later. At the end I had Riesz as the Star Lancer, Hawkeye as they Nightblade and Angel as Grand Diviner. And man Lucent Beam+ is OP as hell.

Having played through the SNES version several times my fav is Hawkeye-->Nighblade

Really looking forward to this

I like how you danced around big spoilers with the backstory. Good stuff man.

Riesz for a main first. Her CS in the demo was beast. Probably Hawkeye and Charlotte as secondary characters.

I didn't expected the little girl to be a necromancer or a warlock.

Riesz, jack of all trades, master of buffs.

THANKS FOR THE GUIDE

I love Angelas valleygirl voice sometimes. Its surprisingly fitting.

I don’t know how I found your channel but I’m glad I did

already PO..cant wait omg!

Charlotte and Kevin were always my go-to combo. Charlotte provides the healing and saber magic, which makes Kevin an unstoppable force of pure damage.

Hawkeye, Kevin, and Charlotte were always my go-to team! Nightblade + Death Hand + Bishop was ridiculous

I did Hawkeye Ninja Master, Riesz Starlancer and Angela Grand Diviner! It’s a pretty good team imo

Thanks for the video, good content.

thank you soooo much. cant wait to play this game 😆

Charlotte is so much fun. 💖 I liked her best as Sage and Necromancer.

I usually start by choosing a Route, choose both of them, then put Charlotte into slot three. Not only as a healer, but also because having her in slot three gives you a full team before the first boss. When doing her and Kevin's route, I used to fill slot 2 with Hawkeye to deal with trapped chests. However, as the remake does away with that mechanic, I'll probably experiment with other team comps.

When i got the game i just picked the three i liked. Glad to know they aren't too incompatible. Thanks!

Good video! If you don't mind, i'll add some more info: Kevin light class have pressure point, making him strong as he is on werewolf form on lightday! And dark class used to be the best raw damage of the game. Duran dark class and charlotte light class has elemental buffs(ice, thunder, earth and fire) They can buff your weapon with elemental damange, pretty strong against almost all bosses on the game. On third class they receive some unique buffs: Duran DD: Dark saber Duran DL: Leaf saber (MP steal) and moon saber (life steal) Duran LD: Saint Saber Charlotte LD: Saint saber. *Kevin LL class also have leaf Saber!

Thanks. This was really useful!:-)

I seen there was a 4th class unlock as well which is awesome waiting now 4 days left maining kevin 👌🏾💪🏾

Great video as always,think im gonna go with Angela(for her clones),the Werewolf(cause it sounds fun) and the Healer cause you said the magic word ''Warlock''!!!! Thanks man

Gonna use the same team as my first SNES playthrough: Hawkeye (Nightblade), Kevin (Enlightened), Duran (Duelist). Was tempted to pick Riesz over Duran, but gonna play through this game more than a few times anyway. So for nostalgia's sake my first team will be the same.

Thanks for the video, short while informative. Angela(main) rune master + Reisz starlancer + Charlotte Warlock i guess. Through Hawkeye nightblade instead of Charlotte also fits nice.

Can’t wait to play this game on Friday. Will main Angela and have Duran and Riesz as my party members. I might also go dark path for Angela and Riesz because dark path=more skin.

Keven as fatal fist, Duran as duelist and Charlotte as high priest will be my first run. So hyped for this, I Must 've done 6 or 7 playthrough total of the original one , even found an original copy in Japan

Wasn’t really hyped for this game now I wanna play it

Kevin with his drain attacks and Angela with the doppelgangers. I just love drain damage and auto attacking clones.

I wishlisted Trials Of Mana on Steam, so this video is a great help. I'm one of the guys simping Riesz and her team support classes, plus I'd want Hawkeye's versatility, and either Duran or Kevin tanking. Get your head outta there, please.

I run Kevin as main then Angela and Riesz. Pretty much a harem

Bro wtf. I didnt know there was a remake! This was my favorite part of the game since I was at primary. dang this brings back memories...

Thanks man I'm going with the mage first time

I'm not sure if I missed it but the video just explained their abilities. I thought you will give a recommended team or mixed up. Maybe I'm just looking for a good suggestion not that something I already read in the internet. Though still a great video :)

I would have wanted a mention of the new Tier 3 classes for each route My first playtrough will ether be Kevin, Duran, Char or Duran, Angela, Kevin

I've never played the older games, but I'm really excited for this. I'm thinking I'm gonna go Duran (Paladin or Knight), Kevin (maybe ascendant?), and Rieze (the one where she summons and supports)

my team would be: Duran, Angela and Riesz. Tank, DPS and Support. i cannot play with a Kevin, sorry. xD

Speaking of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is like Duran. Barret is like Angela. Aerith is like Charlotte. Tifa is like Kevin. Cid is like Riesz. Yuffie is like Hawkeye. Speaking of Final Fantasy X, Hawkeye is a combination of Tidus and Rikku. Yuna is like Charlotte. Auron is like Duran. Kimahri is like Riesz. Angela is a combination of Wakka and Lulu. Tidus + Rikku = Hawkeye Wakka + Lulu = Angela Speaking of Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning is like Duran. Sazh is like Angela. Snow is like Kevin. Vanille is like Hawkeye. Hope is like Charlotte. Fang is like Riesz.

Seeing Charlotte running around whacking rabites in the face after all this time hit me right in the feels for some reason...

Working on the times challenges on the witch boss atm with Charlotte, Hawkeye and Riesz. I managed the first challenge but I'm finding the second very tricky. Planning on rolling through the campaign again but with the other three characters next.

Good Video with advice. However this is a remake therefore there are could be some changed by comparaison of the orginal. But I think what you said will be true in the remake. My team will be Riesz - Star Lance Hawkeye - Master Ninja Charlotte - Necromancer

In the demo, I picked Duran, Charlotte, Kevin. I'll make Charlotte the healer and make Duran and Kevin be DPS monsters.

Thank you. I can always rely on this channel for this sort of content.

Always liked Duran - Angela - Riesz. Probably will do the same on this one too.

Awesome

TBH, all class combinations can be made to work together and I find min-maxing party builds in a lot of ways detracts from the fun of seeing and experimenting with the different combinations just to get different character interactions, or experimenting with different strategies (IE taking Buff Reisz leads to a different style of play than her debuff classes). I think a more interesting exercise would be to determine which set is best supported as the "canon" party. IMO, I think it's Duran as the Mana Knight and Angela as Companion 1: 1) Duran appears to be the most prominent character in the marketing. He's splashed front and center on the game box and title screen, was used in the demo, featured heavily in the trailer, most strongly resembles the heroes of FFA and SoM, and of the six is the only one who actually USES a sword, making him best suited as the Sword's wielder (even if you don't get to use it in the game). 2) Angela connects as his companion by default since they share a plot and main villain, with Angela having the most personal connection to the Crimson Wizard. In addition her kingdom is invading Duran's, which naturally places them together. There's also the implications that Angela is the Hero King's daughter (more on him in a moment). 3) Duran and Angela undergo the most character development of the six. While all six characters do set their personal motivations aside for the greater good, Duran and Angela experience the most personal growth and the others are more static (Reisz, Hawkeye, Kevin, and Charlotte all demonstrate more compassion and selflessness from the start, whereas for Duran and Angela they begin the game much more self-centered and selfish, and only begin to demonstrate their nobler qualities as they progress). Duran and Angela's individual story paths are also much more closely intertwined than the other story path pairs, with them even sharing an ending if both are in the party, in which Angela hints at her attraction to Duran. 4) Valsena, Duran's home, has the most plot significance of the six kingdoms. While the player must still save Laurent and their actions put Wendel at risk, these locations are only visited once by the plot. Additionally, the three aggressor kingdoms are only relevant to the player in their own branch. however Valsena is visited in all three branches, and it largely becomes the player's central base of operations in the search for the Mana Stones, being revisited many times to advance the plot. 5) King Richard himself is one of the player's main sources of advice and exposition after Faerie. However I think it's especially significant that the King himself was once bonded to a faerie during the war against the Dragon Lord. The game goes out of its way to establish the significance of faeries appearing in the world, so the fact the King had been bonded during the last battle against the Dragon Lord adds further weight to the idea that he is indeed the game's "main" Big Bad.

My team are Kevin Charlotte and Hawkeye form the demo I picked them they became my trusted team

LOVE Riesz, Angela and Hawkeye

Can't wait to play this! 😁 Been doing some research, and I think my initial party is gonna be: Kevin (protagonist): Fatal Fist (high dps) Charlotte: Necromancer (healing + debuffing) Reisz: Star Lancer (group buffing) The idea being that between Charlotte's debuff curse and Reisz's buffing, Kevin's high dps will be even more stupidly high. And Charlotte can keep the party alive with healing while not debuffing.

this game looks so like so much fun. Duran and rise for sure, as for the 3rd member I don't know. But damn, I wish they would let you have 4 active party members.

Hawkeye, Kevin, and Angela always been my fav party. The first run I always go with them

cool video. trials of mana looks like a nice role playing game

I went with light/dark on Riesz grabbing the meteorite 4th tier class. And dark/dark Kevin and Dark/Dark Duran. Purely because of their appearances. Worked out pretty well considering both of them are powerhouses lol. I might go an all dark route next playthrough.

i am super indecisive with rpg parties that are highly variable and locked after a certain point, so many restarts in divinity orginal sin 2 and pillars of eternity 2,so much lost time.

My party is Angela, Hawkeye, and reisz. I really think I found a little nice synergy team for myself

I know it's not optimal, but thanks for this, my team comp will just be summoner, necromancer, and great diviner just because filling the board will be hilarious.

I think it's worth mentioning some unique abilities such as Hawkeye being able unlock chests without keys and ignoring traps

i picked the characters i visually liked lol but i have to say im very satisfied that i went with angela as my first through main. her grand diviner class' passive is great as i can wipe out enemy groups and regain the mp i used. i had duran as my 2nd, which turns out having connecting stories to angela which is great, and hawkeye as my 3rd. both duran and hawkeye are melee dps with hawkeye also debuff enemies. i mainly play as angela and nuke enemies from a save distance while healing duran and hawkeye with items, which is quite effective for my first play through c:

For Angela, once you figure out how to sustain MP pretty good, stack magic damage and critical chances then play as her and she becomes the most OP character in the game. You'll breeze through most fights easily.

Old school: Kevin Dark, Dark, Angela Light, Light, Charlette Dark, Light. Man this game was fun

Went Duran as main, Angela and Riesz

I went ninja but the elemental jutsu don’t say they have debuffs, as far as I remember I used them for damage.

THREE MORE DAYS BOYS!!!!

Dragon Master and Necromancer sounds dope af! I went with light Riesz, dark Duran and light Angela tho

My first party is Charlotte (sage), Duran (paladin), Riesz (Fenrir Knight) This party has decent damage since all 3 class I choose are not damage dealer type and will be a bit weak as tier 2. But what they have is survivability and light attacks for end game. Charlotte multi heal + Duran paladin skill Guard, which take 30% damage for your allies, will keep your party alive all the time.

Currently doing 2 side by side play throughs. Angela, Hawkeye, Charlotte Duran, Kevin, Riesz. Hopefully it’ll work out the game doesn’t seem to difficult on hard at lvl 12....

My first playthrough was Riesz Dark/Light, Kevin Dark/Dark, and Angela Light/Light(Went in blind, and quietly hoped she would get a healing spell... nope, and AI really sucked at keeping her out of harm's way instead just rushing her in middle of things and smacking enemies with wand half the time...), nonetheless only battles that gave me any trouble were the vampire guy, whom I think is exclusive to Riesz and Hawkeye storylines, and also the post-game dungeon boss. And both of those mostly due to AI idiocy getting it killed constantly and me running out of the 9 revives we have per battle... I wasn't playing on Hard though XD

Damn. Waiting for my copy. 4 more days, just in time for my birthday B)

In the original snes version, I had to have Kevin on my team or else clearing becomes slow.

I have misheard a bunch of the classes names so i'll also misspell them but Run 1 Angela Magist (?) Duran Liege Kevin Fatal Fist Run 2 Riesz Starlancer Charlotte High Cleric Hawkeye Night blade or Ninja master

I think they should have let you play with all six.

Hey man, thanks a ton for the guide, out of curiosity where are you basing your information on the advanced classes? Im very familiar with what they were and what they did in the SNES original but considering how much they actually changed systems, it seems like detailing the advanced classes on the assumption they just do what they did in SNES isn't gonna be totally accurate, did you have an early copy of the game or some source of detailed info?

My first playthrough will be with Riesz. She also was my main character in the old game.

I just bought this game .. I can’t wait to play it! Thanks for the tips but I still don’t know who my team is ganna be

So can you switch and fight with any of the three you pick? Or are you limited tk only playing with the main one you selected

Few things that restrict me. Shared storylines. And characters that appear just to get left behind. Just pick Charlotte as the third character and see what happens after you defeat full metal hugger.

My favorite boss killing duo from the original SNES version was Hawkeye the Ninja Master and Reisz, the Star Lancer. Buffing with one and debuffing with the other pretty much meant I was able to tank the hardest final boss in the game, even with Duran as my healer. Then again, I could have used Charlotte the necromancer instead of Hawkeye as my dedicated debuffer, but that would mean waiting until late game to even be able to debuff.

I wonder if this could apply to the snes game

The two characters who share a storyline plus Charlotte. For Charlotte/Kevin, I usually go with Angela but anyone else works.

Having played the SFAM version a lot of times, I'd say one of the strengths of the game is replaying. You have to play 3 times to get all the endings, you'll want to replay more to try all the classes, and find better combinations. So don't sweat it too much, experiment!

Is importante to say if they follow the same story like the original every character has is share story with another like Kevin-carlie, duran-Ángela and hawkeye-lise

Why didn't you talk about the fourth tier classes?

I believe one physically strong attacker, one strong attack magic, and one strong healer.

Have a save file on the demo. Can't wait for the 4/24. My team is Hawkeye, Riesz, and Duran. Wanting to try buff/debuff/Elemental sabers. See how quickly bosses die.

Kevin is by and far the best and most fun to play

I think I'll go for Hawkeye, Charlotte and Riesz.

Fun fact is the video is almost following my favs characters ordering. I'd just swap Charlotte and Duran places

Wow an information

I will be using Angela as main, Delvar -> Rune Master class for the level 3 spells Kevin as Monk -> Warrior Monk for multihealing and mp recovery Riesz as Valkyrie -> Star Lancer for buffs

Donnu about Duran, Angela ,and that healer girl, but Kevin is absolutely op in end game. All his CS moves are strong , and he has access to that insane -35% CS cost. Pair that with the cactus chain skill and you can literally just spam one CS3 (cost 200% only) to end every battle in 5 seconds without exception. (Kevin move 3 is a perfect big aoe that does insane dm to all enemies in an area) CS 2 can be used to target moving bosses during some mechanic phase (Like the super annoying ghost phase) since it literally pauses movement of boss while doing high damage. CS4 damage is absolutely insane against the secret boss too (It literally hit her like 4 times per hit due to her size, leading to some juicy OHKO with CS4 in last phase) His normal attack is insane too on top of having the highest crit rate in the game. Kevin is quite a bit lacking when he's only class 2 but becomes disgustingly op at CS3/CS4. The other 2 toons Reiz and Hawkeye can't even compare. Reiz ended up become my buffer and spell aoe distractor, while Hawkeye is just there... (negligible in most cases. He has stupid AI too)

1. Game is good. I hope they will remake Legend of Mana now. 2. Voice actors are not bad, they simply don't fit most of the characters. Shade is good. Other mana spirits sound comically. Most of female characters are good. Male characters - depends. They simply had to lower load on existing voice actors and buy hours from other voice actors. 3. Battle system is underdeveloped and lacks simple commands for companions - back off, stand still, attack, cast/dont'cast. Game gives you plenty of candies to compensate it, however this brings less satisfaction from wins.

If this game had multiplayer it would have been legendary. I would had loved to play this with my wife!!

damn i need an archer for this, cool game btw