The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II builds on the seamless transition between field battles and command battles introduced in the previous game with new mechanics that can be used in both: Cross Charge & EX Chains! Mastering the use of these two combo mechanics can provide you with overwhelming firepower to use against your opponents.
If you manage to Perfect Dodge an enemy's attack during a field battle, the Cross Charge icon will appear!
Pushing the correct button while the icon is on-screen will swap in another party member, who will simultaneously execute a charge attack on your foe! As a bonus, the party member that you swap in will have enhanced attack power for a period of time.
EX Chains can be activated by fulfilling specific conditions during command battles.
Once these conditions have been met, using a craft or normal attack against a stunned enemy will automatically activate an EX Chain!
This allows party members with SCLM activated to launch a simultaneous attack that will also impact nearby enemies, dealing massive damage.
The charge attack performed during a Cross Charge has a high chance of stunning an enemy, so following it up by switching to command battle and performing an EX Chain can be an effective strategy for annihilating large groups of enemies with high defense!