The Trails series is a turn based JRPG in which different actions will leave characters waiting for their next turn for different amounts of times. This guide will cover how those times are calculated as well as how fast actions like casting are. This information should help you make more informed, strategic decisions which can make higher difficulty levels both more manageable and more engaging.

The basic formula for calculating this Delay is:
Base Delay on the action divided by the user's Speed (SPD) stat when taking that action. This number is then rounded down to the nearest whole number.

For example: If an action has a base Delay of 3000 and the user of that action has 52 Speed (SPD) then the formula (3000 divided by 52 here) results in a number of 57.69. This then rounds down to 57 and the action will have 57 Delay in game.

The Speed stat is only factored into play when the action takes place. Using Speed buffs on a character waiting for their turn to come will NOT help their turn come any faster. Speed buffs only help if they are active while a turn is being taken.

The amount of Delay directly and proportionately affects how long a character must wait for their next turn. For example if one character takes an action that has 20 Delay another character can take two actions that take 10 Delay in the same amount of time.

This makes Speed a very important stat in this series. Do note however that when using in battle Speed buffs that the buffs only go off of that character's base Speed stat for that level before any equipment or orbments are considered. This same rule also applies for other in battle stat buffs.

Here are the following base Delay values for universal actions:

- Attacking: 3000
- Moving: 2000
- Using an Item: 2000

- Chain Crafts: The Delay for these have been increased since Second Chapter and are no longer all 2000 Delay.
There are now: 3400 for 2 characters, 4200 for 3 characters, 5000 for 4 characters.


Crafts and Arts vary quite a bit and the next sections will cover those in more detail but as a general rule:

Crafts are usually around 3000 with some being less and some being more.
S Crafts are usually either 3500 or 4000 with earlier weaker ones being 3500 and stronger later ones being 4000 but there are some exceptions.

Casting time on Arts varies wildly but the Delay after the Art is cast is often 2000 though does vary from that more than in Second Chapter.

Cast 1 cuts cast time by 40%
Cast 2 cuts cast time by 2/3
Time Gem cuts cast time by a whopping 95%

Note: In Battle stat buffs and status effects have a time "duration". What this effectively means is that the lower your delay is the more turns you will experience while under the effect of those buffs or status ailments.

Note: When "STR Modifier" is mentioned this refers to how much a particular Craft changes the user's Strength stat while the Craft is being used. For example: "STR Modifier: +20" means that the Craft increases the user's Strength stat by 20 points when the Craft is being used.

A quick reminder that Cast 1 cuts cast time by 40%, Cast 2 cuts cast time by 2/3 and the Time Gem cuts cast time by 95%. None of these do anything to decrease the Delay after an Art is cast however; only your Speed stat can help you there.

Cast times here are shown with this format: Base / with Cast 1 / with Cast 2 / with Time Gem

Here's a quick rundown of Delay time on all the arts in the game:

Earth Arts

Stone Hammer, Petrify Breath, Earth Lance:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Stone Impact
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Titanic Roar, Atlas Hammer, Petrify Cloud:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Geo Catastrophe:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 5500 / 4100 / 3166 / 2175

Petrosphere:
Cast Time: 2200 / 1320 / 733 / 110
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4200 / 3320 / 2733 / 2110

Crest:
Cast Time: 1300 / 780 / 433 / 65
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3300 / 2780 / 2433 / 2065

La Crest:
Cast Time: 2600 / 1560 / 866 / 130
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4600 / 3560 / 2866 / 2130

Earth Guard:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay After: 2200
Total Time: 4200 / 3400 / 2866 / 2300

Earth Wall:
Cast Time: 3200 / 1920 / 1066 / 160
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5700 / 4420 / 3566 / 2660

Gaia Shield:
Cast Time: 4500 / 2700 / 1500 / 225
Delay After: 3500
Total Time: 8000 / 6200 / 5000 / 3725


Water Arts:

Aqua Bleed, Blue Impact:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Blue Ascension:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Diamond Dust:
Cast Time: 3200 / 1920 / 1066 / 160
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5200 / 3920 / 3066 / 2160

Cocytus:
Cast Time: 5000 / 3000 / 1666 / 250
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 7000 / 5000 / 3666 / 2250

Tear:
Cast Time: 800 / 480 / 266 / 40
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 3300 / 2980 / 2766 / 2540

Teara:
Cast Time: 900 / 540 / 300 / 45
Delay After: 2800
Total Time: 3700 / 3340 / 3100 / 2845

Tearal:
Cast Time: 1100 / 660 / 366 / 55
Delay After: 3100
Total Time: 4200 / 3760 / 3466 / 3155

Tear-All:
Cast Time: 1300 / 780 / 433 / 65
Delay After: 3500
Total Time: 4800 / 4280 / 3933 / 3565

La Tear:
Cast Time: 1000 / 600 / 333 / 50
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 3500 / 3100 / 2833 / 2550

La Teara:
Cast Time: 1200 / 720 / 400 / 60
Delay After: 3000
Total Time: 4200 / 3720 / 3400 / 3060

La Tearal:
Cast Time: 1600 / 960 / 533 / 80
Delay After: 3500
Total Time: 5100 / 4460 / 4033 / 3580

La Tear-All:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay After: 4000
Total Time: 6000 / 5200 / 4666 / 4100

Curia:
Cast Time: 1000 / 600 / 333 / 50
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3000 / 2600 / 2333 / 2050

La Curia:
Cast Time: 1500 / 900 / 500 / 75
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 4000 / 3400 / 3000 / 2575

Thelas:
Cast Time: 1000 / 600 / 333 / 50
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3000 / 2600 / 2333 / 2050

Athelas:
Cast Time: 1700 / 1020 / 566 / 85
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 4200 / 3520 / 3066 / 2585


Fire Arts

Fire Bolt, Fire Bolt EX, Flare Arrow:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Napalm Breath, Spiral Flare:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Volcanic Rave, Meteo Fall:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Cyclone Napalm:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 4100 / 3166 / 2175

Arc Prominence:
Cast Time: 4000 / 2400 / 1333 / 200
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 6000 / 4400 / 3333 / 2200

Forte:
Cast Time: 1300 / 780 / 433 / 65
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3300 / 2780 / 2433 / 2065

La Forte:
Cast Time: 2600 / 1560 / 866 / 130
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4600 / 3560 / 2866 / 2130


Wind Arts:

Air Strike, Sylphen Guard, Sylphen Wing:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Aerial, Lightning, Sylpharion:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Aero Storm:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Grand Stream:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5500 / 4100 / 3166 / 2175

Plasma Wave:
Cast Time: 2800 / 1680 / 933 / 140
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4800 / 3680 / 2933 / 2140

Ragna Blast:
Cast Time: 3200 / 1920 / 1066 / 160
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5200 / 3920 / 3066 / 2160

Gale Lance:
Cast Time: 2800 / 1680 / 933 / 140
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5300 / 4180 / 3433 / 2640

Time Arts:

Soul Blur:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 4500 / 3700 / 3166 / 2600

Hell Gate:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5000 / 4000 / 3333 / 2625

White Gehenna:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Abyss Fall:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5500 / 4100 / 3166 / 2175

Shadow Spear:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Death Scream:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5500 / 4300 / 3500 / 2650

Energy Drain:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Calamitous Blast:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

Clock Up:
Cast Time: 1700 / 1020 / 566 / 85
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3700 / 3020 / 2566 / 2085

Clock Up EX:
Cast Time: 2400 / 1440 / 800 / 120
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4400 / 3440 / 2800 / 2120

Anti-Sept:
Cast Time: 1700 / 1020 / 566 / 85
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 3700 / 3020 / 2566 / 2085

Anti-Step-All:
Cast Time: 2100 / 1260 / 700 / 105
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4100 / 3260 / 2700 / 2105

Clock Down:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Orbal Down:
Cast Time: 2800 / 1680 / 933 / 140
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4800 / 3680 / 2933 / 2140


Space Arts:

Dark Matter:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Lost Mobius, Dark Matter EX:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5500 / 4300 / 3500 / 2650

Devastation Blast:
Cast Time: 8000 / 4800 / 2666 / 400
Delay After: 4000
Total Time: 12000 / 8800 / 6666 / 4400

A-Crest:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Genesic Barrier:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 3000
Total Time: 6000 / 4800 / 4000 / 3150


Mirage Arts:

Ascension:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 4500 / 3700 / 3166 / 2600

Chaos Brand:
Cast Time: 2000 / 1200 / 666 / 100
Delay after: 2000
Total Time: 4000 / 3200 / 2666 / 2100

Silver Thorn:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 3000
Total Time: 6000 / 4800 / 4000 / 3150

Phantom Pain:
Cast Time: 2100 / 1260 / 700 / 105
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4100 / 3260 / 2700 / 2105

Silent Cross:
Cast Time: 2800 / 1680 / 933 / 140
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 5300 / 4180 / 3433 / 2640

Enfeeble:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay After: 3500
Total Time: 7000 / 5600 / 4666 / 3675

Arch Drain:
Cast Time: 3500 / 2100 / 1166 / 175
Delay After: 2500
Total Time: 6000 / 4600 / 3666 / 2675

Saint:
Cast Time: 2500 / 1500 / 833 / 125
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 4500 / 3500 / 2833 / 2125

Zodiac:
Cast Time: 3000 / 1800 / 1000 / 150
Delay After: 2000
Total Time: 5000 / 3800 / 3000 / 2150

This section will cover all of the character Crafts in the game for all playable characters. Spoiler warning if you don't want to see who is playable.

This will be done in the order in which you obtain characters.

Note: Using S breaks does NOT increase the Delay of the S craft at all compared to S Crafting from the menu and your character will get their turn however much Delay the S craft has later. It is therefore possible to use a high Delay Craft then immediately S break a lower Delay S craft to end up with slightly less Delay than simply using that long Delay Craft by itself.

An example of the above would be if you used Agate's Spiral Edge (4000 Delay) then immediately did an S Break with Beat Down (3500 Delay). This would result in Agate simply having 3500 Delay instead of 4000.

S Craft damage numbers are compared to True Disable

With that out of the way here we go:


Kevin Crafts

Crossgear Rage:
STR Modifier: +80
Delay: 2800

Crossgear Rage 2:
STR Modifier: +170
Delay: 2800
New effect: AT Delay - 2800

Sacred Breath / Sacred Breath 2:
Delay: 2600

Sacrifice Arrow:
Delay: 3200

Mortal Punishment / Mortal Punishment 2:
STR Modifier: +150 / STR Modifier +400
Delay: 3000 for both

Gorgon Arrow:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 3000

S Crafts:

Grail Sphere:
Delay: 3500

Spear of Loa:
Damage added: Approx 2250~
Delay: 3000
- Deals Time Element damage.

Spear of Ur:
Damage added: Approx 4600~
Delay: 3000
- Deals Space Element damage.


Ries Crafts:

Arc Fencer / Arc Fencer 2:
STR Modifer: +0 / STR Modifier+150
Delay: 3000 for both

Holy Blessing:
Delay: 3000

Thousand Sparrows / Infinity Sparrows:
STR Modifier: +0 / STR Modifier +50
Delay: 3500 for both.
*Infinite Sparrows has a larger targeting area*

S Crafts:

Heavenly Strike:
Damage added: Approx 1600~
Delay: 3500

Heavenly Sphere:
Damage added: Approx 3300~
Delay: 3500


Tita Crafts:

Smoke Cannon 2:
STR Modifier: +43
Delay: 3000

Vital Cannon 2 / Vital Cannon 3:
Delay: 2700 for both

Orbal Gear:
Delay: 500
*NOTE: While in Orbal Gear Tita's normal attacks have only 2000 Delay instead of the normal 3000 Delay*
*NOTE: While normally buffs applied to characters in battle work off of their base stats before equipment and orbments; buffs applied to Tita in the Orbal Gear work off her CURRENT stats including equipment, orbments AND the stat buff the craft itself provides her.*

Orbal Gear Crafts:

Bullet Barrage:
STR Modifier: -83
Delay: 2000

Smoke Missiles:
STR Modifier: -83
Delay: 2000

Charge:
STR Modifier: +84
Delay: 2000

Climb Out:
Delay: 2000

S Crafts:

Cannon Impulse 2 / Cannon Impulse F:
Damage added: Approx ??? / Damage added: Approx 1400~
Delay: 3500 for both

Satellite Beam / Satellite Beam 2:
Damage added: Approx 1150~ / Damage added: Approx 2350~
Delay: 4000 for both


Julia Crafts:

Attack Orders:
3000

Lanzenreiter / Lanzenreiter 2:
STR Modifier: 150 / STR Modifier: 250
Delay: 2800 for both

Mirageberg / Mirageberg 2:
Delay: 1000 for both

S Crafts:

Trinity Kleis / Pentagramic Kleis:
Damage added: Approx 1300~ / Damage added: Approx 2500~
Delay: 3000 for both


Mueller Crafts:

Ragna Bind:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 2500

Hound Gale / Hound Gale 2:
STR Modifier: +0 for both
Delay: 3000 for both

Blade Dancer / Blade Dancer 2:
STR Modifier: +150 / STR Modifier: +250
Delay: 3500 for both

Mirage Edge:
Delay: 3500

S Crafts:

Righteous Witness / True Righteous Witness:
Damage added: Approx 1550~ / Damage added: Approx 2800~
Delay: 3500 for both


Josette Crafts:

Stampede:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 3000

Anchor Flail:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 3000

Plunder:
Delay: 3000

Orbal Bomb:
STR Modifier: +200
Delay: 3500

S Crafts:

Bobcat / Bobcat 2:
Damage added: Approx 1100~ / Damage added: Approx 2600~
Delay: 3000 for both


Joshua Crafts:

Taunt:
Delay: 2500

Supreme Dual Strike:
STR Modifier: -20
Delay: 3000

True Flicker / Supreme Flicker:
STR Modifier: +95 / STR Modifier: +200
Delay: 3000 for both
AT Delay: 1800 for both

Evil Eye EX / Supreme Evil Eye:
STR Modifier: +0 / STR Modifier: +100
Delay: 3500 / Delay: 4000
AT Delay: 2600 for both.
Yes this means Supreme Evil Eye has more Delay than Evil Eye EX.

S Crafts:

True Sever:
Damage added: Approx 570~
Delay: 7000
Yep it's still weirdly high delay.

True Black Fang:
Damage added: Approx 950~
Delay: 7000
This one too.

Phantom Raid / True Phantom Raid:
Damage added: Approx 1500~ / Damage added: Approx 3000~
Delay: 4000 for both.


Kloe Crafts:

Kaempfer 2:
Delay: 3200

Sturm 2 / Sturm 3:
STR Modifier: +70 / STR Modifier +200
Delay: 2800 for both

S Crafts:

Lichtkreis 2 / Lichtkreis 3:
Delay: 3000 for both.

Sanctus Nova:
Delay: 3000
Damage added: Approx 3000~
Unlike Second Chapter: This now goes off ATS instead of STR.

Olivier Crafts:

Quick Draw 2:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 3200

Happy Trigger 2 / Happy Trigger 3:
Delay: 2000 for both

Sniper Shot 3:
STR Modifier: +180
Delay: 3000

S Crafts:

Howling Bullet 2:
Damage added: Approx 450~
Delay: 3500

Requiem Hearts / Requiem Hearts 2:
Damage added: Approx 1150~ / Damage added: Approx 2900~
Delay: 4000 for both


Zin Crafts:

Taunt:
Delay: 2500

True Distend:
Delay: 2400

True Composure / Supreme Composure:
Delay: 3000 for both

True Smite / Supreme Smite:
STR Modifier: +130 / STR Modifier +250
Delay: 3000 for both

Thunder God Kick / Supreme Thunder God Kick:
STR Modifier: +100 / STR Modifier +250
Delay: 3000 for both.
The multi hit bug from the previous game is now gone.

S Crafts:

True Disable:
Damage added: Approx 0~
Delay: 3500

True Aural Blast:
Damage added: Approx 900~
Delay: 4000

Wrath of Genbu / True Wrath of Genbu:
Damage added: Approx 1600~ / Damage added: Approx 3200~
Delay: 4000 for both


Anelace Crafts:

Eight-Leaf Blitz / True Eight-Leaf Blitz:
STR Modifier: +80 / STR Modifier +220
Delay: 2800 for both

Swordwind Slash / True Swordwind Slash:
STR Modifier: +0 / STR Modifier +150
Delay: 3000 for both

Fallen Leaves:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 3000
AT Delay: 2000

Petal Dance:
Delay: 2500

Whirlwind Dance:
Delay: 2500

S Crafts:

True Piercing Wave / Supreme Piercing Wave
Damage added: Approx 1250~ / Damage added: Approx 2800~
Delay: 3500 for both


Scherazard Crafts:

Heaven's Kiss:
Delay: 3000

Fox Tail:
STR Modifier: +0
DELAY: 500
Yes it's an attack with only 500 Delay.

Sylphen Whip 2 / Sylphen Whip 3:
STR Modifier: +33 / STR Modifier +200
Delay: 3000 for both

Bind Whip 2 / Bind Whip 3:
STR Modifier: +101 / STR Modifier +200
Delay: 3000 for both

S Crafts:

Sadist Whip 2:
Damage added: Approx 480~
Delay: 3500

Judgement Card / Judgement Card 2:
Damage added: Approx 1050~ / Damage added: Approx 3150~
Delay: 4500 for both


Agate Crafts:

Wild Rage 2:
Delay: 3000

Draguna Edge 3:
STR Modifier: +150
Delay: 3800

Flame Smash 2 / Flame Smash 3:
STR Modifier: +25 / STR Modifier: +100
Delay: 3000 for both

Spiral Edge 2 / Spiral Edge 3:
STR Modifier: +100 / STR Modifier +270
Delay: 4000
AT Delay: 2000 for both

S Crafts:

Beat Down 2:
Damage added: Approx 1370~
Delay: 3500

Final Break 2:
Damage added: Approx 1100~
Delay: 4000

Dragon Dive / Dragon Dive 2:
Damage added: Approx 1700~ / Damage added: Approx 2800~
Delay: 4200 for both


Estelle Crafts:

Morale:
Delay: 3000

Supreme Hurricane:
STR Modifier: +0
Delay: 2200

Supreme Comet:
STR Modifier: +220
Delay: 2400

True Hard Break / Supreme Hard Break:
STR Modifier: +150 / STR Modifier +330
Delay: 2200

True Pummel:
Damage added: Approx 580~
Delay: 3500

True Barrage:
Damage added: Approx 1250~
Delay: 4000

Wheel of Time / True Wheel of Time:
Damage added: Approx 2900~ / Damage added: Approx 6700~
Delay: 3500 for both


Richard Crafts:
Oh boy here we go.

True Luminous Wheel:
STR Modifier: +100
Delay: 1200

True Luminous Ogre Slash
STR Modifier: +200
DELAY: 700

Luminous Divider / True Luminous Divider:
STR Modifier: +150 / STR Modifier: +300
DELAY: 700 for both

S Crafts:

Afterglow Smasher:
Damage added: Approx 3100~
Delay: 2800

Sakura Morning Moon:
Damage added: Approx 6300~
Delay: 2800


Renne Crafts:

Blood Circle 2:
STR Modifier: +150
Delay: 2900

Calamity Throw / Calamity Throw 2:
STR Modifier: +100 / STR Modifier: +250
Delay: 2500 for both

S Crafts:

Rennede:
Damage added: Approx 1250~
Delay: 3500

Pater-Mater:
Damage added: Approx 3250~
Delay: 4500




For funsies:

A certain boss:

Hundred Blows:
1500 Delay

Armor Rend:
2000 Delay

Lightning Flash:
2500 Delay

Quilingong:
1000 Delay

Phoenix Wave:
3000 Delay