Spell Absorption
Contributor: Another Gamer

Pros and Cons of Combining Spells
Notes on Motormouth
Rules for Combining Spells
List of Combinable Spells and Elements
Descriptions of Spell Combinations

Pros:

-The most noticeable pro in combining spells is the spell effect itself. Depending on the spells being combined, these effects can be either barely noticeable (Earth Grave+Star Flare) or they can fit in perfectly (Shadow Flare+Lunar Light).

-In some cases, a spell combination can have much greater effects than just casting the 2 spells separately (More on this later).

Cons:

-Since the maximum amount of damage a single spell can do is 9999 (with one important exception), sometimes the spells could end up doing more damage if they were cast separately.

-To combine spells efficiently, you should turn off Motormouth, which can be a pain for all the non-combineable spells you are going to cast.

-There seems to be a small (5-10%) chance that spell combinations fail, only giving you the damage of the stronger spell if it was cast normally.

Well, the fact is that having Motormouth on when experimenting with spell combinations can be extremely frustrating. Why? Well, since Motormouth works randomly, you have no way of knowing when it's going to activate.

And since it cuts the casting time next to nothing and combining spells is based on timing, it does more harm than good. Don't believe me? Here's an example:

Let's say that Celine is casting Lunar Light and Leon is casting Shadow Flare. Without Motormouth, their timing is perfect, meaning that the 2 spells will combine. But, if either one of them succeeds with Motormouth, that person's spell will be cast much eariler than the other's, screwing up the timing.

Sure, they both might get lucky and succeed in Motormouth, combining the spells successfully with less waiting time, but the chances for that to happen is half of just one of them succeeding in it.

Besides, it's not like you need Motormouth that badly; you weren't planning on practicing combining spells on Iselia Queen, were you?

The most important thing in combining spells is timing. I know, I said it already, but it's that important. To combine 2 spells, you need to have the mages cast them almost at the same time. If you are successful, you'll see something like "FriendLg -> Absorb -> FriendDk" in the lower right corner of the screen and see the 2 spells being cast simultaneously.

Those are the basic rules for combining spells. But you can't just try to combine Fairy Light and Meteor Swarm and expect it to work. No, to be able to combine spells, they must fulfill the following rules:

1.Only mid-level attack spells may be used in spell combinations. That means that you can't use stuff like Wind Blade or Extinction in spell combinations.

2.To be able to combine these spells, they must:

a)either have the same element
or
b)have compatible elements.

Below is a list that explains what spells can be combined and their elements:

Earth: Earth Grave
Water: Acid Rain, Deep Freeze, Noah
Fire: Eruption
Wind: (none)
Thunder: Thunderstorm, Thunder Cloud
Star: Starlight, Tractor Beam
Vacuum: Energy Arrow, Blood Sucker
Light: Ray, Light Cross, Lunar Light, Star Flare
Darkness: Shadow Bolt, Black Saber, Shadow Flare
Void: Press, Gravity Press, Gremlin Lair

As you can see, no wind-elemental spells that can be used in spell absorbtion. Too bad, I would have loved to see another spell combined with Magnum Tornado. And yes, you can combine 2 of the same spell.

"Acid Rain?! Huh? Acid Rain isn't an attack spell!" Yes, you're right, but it has a very useful function when combined with another spell: it automatically makes any enemy hit by the other spell take 9999 damage. Very useful. The bad thing is that if the enemy is able to absorb the element you attacked them with, they'll instead get the 9999 HP instead.

As for which elements are compatable, here's another list:

Earth + Water
Earth + Light
Water + Fire
Water + Thunder
Vacuum + Vacuum
Fire + Vacuum
Star + Vacuum
Star + Star
Star + Light
Star + Void
Light + Light
Light + Darkness
Void + Void
Void + Darkness
Void + Thunder

So, to sum it all up: the spells you're going to combine must have the same or compatable elements, must be from the above list and must be cast at the same time.

Another note: I won't bother to list combinations with 2 same spells, since the animation doesn't change and the spell simply does double damage.

Spells used: What spells you need to cast

Name: A made-up name for the spell combination

Description: Brief description on spell effect

Timing: How to time the 2 spells to get them to combine

Comments: Self-explainatory

Rating:

*=useless, don't bother
**=use only if you don't have better options
***=slightly useful, use if you want
****=quite useful, worth using
*****=very useful, use it a lot
******=special rank reserved only for Gremlin Storm, as no other spell comes even close as far as damage is concerned

Spells used: Acid Rain, Earth Grave
Name: Acid Grave
Description: Acid rains on opponents as jagged rocks skewer them
Timing: Cast Earth Grave, wait ½ seconds before pressing O, then cast Acid Rain
Comments: The most useful Acid Rain combination, takes little MP and does 9999 damage while hitting all enemies.
Rating: *****

Spells used: Deep Freeze, Earth Grave
Name: Earth Freeze
Description: Ice blocks rain on enemies, forming diamonds as jagged rocks skewer them.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not all that good, doesn't do much damage and only hits on a certain radius around the target.
Rating: **

Spells used: Noah, Earth Grave
Name: Noah's Grave
Description: A tsunami sweeps over the enemies as jagged rocks skewer them
Timing: Cast Noah first and then take a look at the energy ball in Leon's hand. After it has pulsated 2 times, cast Earth Grave.
Comments: Doesn't do much damage, although it hits all enemies. Don't bother.
Rating: **

Spells used: Ray, Earth Grave
Name: Earth Ray
Description: Rays of light hit the enemy as jagged rocks skewer them
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Looks pathetic and does hardly any damage. Don't bother.
Rating: *

Spells used: Light Cross, Earth Grave
Name: Earth Cross
Description: White lights sparkle over the enemies as jagged rocks skewer them
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Little damage as usual, not worth the trouble.
Rating: *

Spells used: Lunar Light, Earth Grave
Name: Lunar Grave
Description: Jagged rocks skewer the enemy, followed by a massive explosion.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 1½ seconds and then cast Earth Grave.
Comments: Does very nice damage but is kinda hard to pull off.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Star Flare, Earth Grave
Name: Earth Flare
Description: Cubes of light hit the battlefield and explode.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Yes, sadly you won't ever see the Earth Grave part of this spell, you only hear it. It does do semi-nice damage, though.
Rating: **

Spells used: Acid Rain, Eruption
Name: Acid Eruption
Description: Acid rains on opponents as a fiery explosion rains lava on them.
Timing: Cast Eruption, wait 1 second, then cast Acid Rain.
Comments: Not as useful as Acid Grave, since it only affects an area of enemies and costs more MP. Still, useful on enemies you meet before getting Noel.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Deep Freeze, Eruption
Name: Freezing Eruption
Description: Huge snowflakes float around the battlefield as a fiery explosion rains lava on them.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not all that useful. Only targets a group of enemies and doesn't do much damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Noah, Eruption
Name: Noah's Eruption
Description: A tsunami sweeps over the enemies as a fiery explosion rains lava on them.
Timing: Cast Noah, wait 1 second, then cast Eruption.
Comments: Kinda useful, hits all enemies and does nice damage.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Acid Rain, Thunderstorm
Name: Acid Storm
Description: Acid rains on opponents as lighting bolts strike them.
Timing: Cast Thunderstorm, wait 1½ seconds, then cast Acid Rain.
Comments: 9999 damage on all non-thunder-absorbing enemies. Very nice.
Rating: ****

Spells used: Deep Freeze, Thunderstorm
Name: Freezing Storm
Description: Huge snowflakes float around the battlefield as lighting bolts strike the enemies.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell. However, if you are too fast, the spells won't combine.
Comments: Hits only a group of enemies and doesn't do much damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Noah, Thunderstorm
Name: Noah's Thunder
Description: A tsunami sweeps over the enemies as lighting bolts strike them.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Hits all enemies for a nice damage total, but costs a lot of MP for both Celine and Leon.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Acid Rain, Thundercloud
Name: Thunder Rain
Description: Acid rains on opponents as lightning bolts from a huge thundercloud strike them.
Timing: Cast Thundercloud, wait 3(!) seconds, then cast Acid Rain.
Comments: Hard to time, takes more MP and does the same damage as Acid Storm. Don't bother.
Rating: **

Spells used: Deep Freeze, Thundercloud
Name: Freezing Thunder
Description: Huge snowflakes float around the battlefield as lightning bolts from a huge thundercloud strike the enemies.
Timing: Cast Thundercloud, wait 1 second, then cast Deep Freeze.
Comments: Does a moderate amount of damage and hits all enemies.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Noah, Thundercloud
Name: Tsunami Thunder
Description: A tsunami sweeps over the enemies as lightning bolts from a huge thundercloud strike the enemies.
Timing: Cast Thundercloud, wait ½ second, then cast Noah.
Comments: Does a semi-high amount of damage on all enemies. The weird thing is that all the enemies get damaged already when the Noah part is over (meaning that if they are killed, the game will still show the Thundercloud animation with enemies already dead) and the lighting bolts from Thundercloud don't create explosions.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Blood Sucker, Energy Arrow
Name: Blood Arrow
Description: Countless purple energy beams converge on the enemy as a green bubble appears on it, turns into smaller bubbles and converges on Noel.
Timing: Cast Energy Arrow, wait ½ second, then cast Blood Sucker.
Comments: Hits only 1 enemy and doesn't do much damage. The bonus is that Noel gets some HP back when it's cast.
Rating: *

Spells used: Eruption, Energy Arrow
Name: Eruption Arrow
Description: Fiery explosion rains lava on an enemy as countless purple energy beams converge on it.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Does next to no damage and hits only 1 enemy. Pretty useless.
Rating: *

Spells used: Eruption, Blood Sucker
Name: Blood Eruption
Description: Fiery explosion rains lava on an enemy as a green bubble appears on it, turns into smaller bubbles and converges on Noel.
Timing: Cast Eruption, wait ½ seconds, then cast Blood Sucker.
Comments: Like Blood Arrow. The bonus is that Noel gets some HP back when it's cast.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Blood Sucker
Name: Bloody Star
Description: A group of stars flies towards the targetted enemy as a green bubble appears on it,turns into smaller bubbles and converges on Noel.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: I _would_ like to say it's useful early on, but seeing at which point you get Noel, that doesn't really apply. Minor damage, targets only one enemy. Seems to be the only spell combination with Blood Sucker that enables Noel to get back as much HP as the combination did damage in total.
Rating: *

Spells used: Tractor Beam, Blood Sucker
Name: Blood Beam
Description: A green bubble appears on the selected enemy, turns into smaller bubbles and converges on Noel as a rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears around the enemy, lifts it up and drops it on its head.
Timing: Cast Tractor Beam, wait 1 second, then cast Blood Sucker
Comments: Same as other spell combinations with Blood Sucker. No damage increase in either spell.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Energy Arrow
Name: Star Arrow
Description: Countless purple energy beams converge on the enemy as a group of stars flies towards it.
Timing: Cast Energy Arrow, wait 1 second, then cast Starlight.
Comments: Next to no extra damage, as usual. Vacuum spells aren't really that great, huh?
Rating: *

Spells used: Tractor Beam, Energy Arrow
Name: Beam Arrow
Description: A rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears around the enemy and disappears as countless purple energy beams converge on it.
Timing: Cast Tractor Beam, wait ½ second and then cast Energy Arrow.
Comments: The second-strongest Vacuum combination. That's not saying much, though.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Tractor Beam
Name: Star Beam
Description: A group of stars flies up as A rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears on around the enemy, lifts it up and drops it on it's head.
Timing: Cast Tractor Beam, wait 1½ seconds, then cast Starlight.
Comments: Doesn't do much damage, as everything with Starlight.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Ray
Name: Star Ray
Description: A group of stars flies up and shoots each enemy with a beam as yellow beams of light hit them from above.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: One of the earliest spells combinations you can do. As you can expect, it doesn't do much damage.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Light Cross
Name: Star Cross
Description: A group of stars flies up as white explosions rock the battlefield.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: You'll be able to use this pretty early too. At least it hits all enemies.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Lunar Light
Name: Lunar Star
Description: A group of stars floats towards the enemies and disappears, followed by a massive explosion.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 1 second, then cast Starlight
Comments: Does a nice amount of damage and hits everyone.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Starlight, Star Flare
Name: Heavenly Flare
Description: A group of stars floats towards the enemies and disappears, followed by several explosions.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Doesn't do all that much damage. Still, it hits everyone.
Rating: **

Spells used: Tractor Beam, Ray
Name: Ray Beam
Description: A rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears on around the enemy, lifts it up and drops it on it's head as yellow beams of light hit it from above.
Timing: Cast Tractor Beam, wait 1 second, then cast Ray.
Comments: Only hits a group of enemies and doesn't hit flying enemies. Doesn't do all that much damage either. Skip it.
Rating: *

Spells used: Tractor Beam, Lunar Light
Name: Lunar Beam
Description: A rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears on around the enemy and disappears, followed by a massive explosion.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait for 1 second, then cast Tractor Beam.
Comments: Nice amount of damage and hits all enemies.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Starlight, Press
Name: Star Press
Description: A group of stars flies up and shoots each enemy with a beam, followed by a huge weight that falls on the enemy.
Timing: Cast Starlight, wait ½ second, then cast Press.
Comments: Only 1 hit and not much damage. Pretty useless.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Gravity Press
Name: Gravity Star
Description: A group of stars flies up as a swirling mass of black clouds drops countless 100-ton weights on the enemies.
Timing: Cast Gravity Press, wait ½ second, then cast Starlight.
Comments: Only hits a group of enemies and does next to no damage.
Rating: *

Spells used: Starlight, Gremlin Lair
Name: Star Lair
Description: A group of stars lands on the enemy as a gremlin appears, throws countless energy sickles and bites each enemy 4 times.
Timing: Cast Gremlin Lair, wait 1 second, then cast Starlight.
Comments: Ah, this is better. This is the weakest spell combination with Gremlin Lair and it already does almost 1000 damage per hit. Since the spell combined with Gremlin Lair increases the damage every hit does, this is THE spell to combine with other spells.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Tractor Beam, Gremlin Lair
Name: Gremlin Beam
Description: A rainbow-colored energy cylinder appears around the enemy and disappears as a gremlin appears, throws countless energy sickles and bites each enemy 4 times.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Oh, how the mighty have fallen...This used to be the most powerful spell combination, but Gremlin Storm gets that title now. Still, it's far from useless, and quite a powerful replacement for it if you never got Celine.
Rating: ****

Spells used: Ray, Light Cross
Name: Ray Cross
Description: Holy explosions sweep over the battlefield as yellow beams of light strike the enemies.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not very good. At least it hits all enemies.
Rating: **

Spells used: Ray, Lunar Light
Name: Lunar Ray
Description: Yellow beams of light strike the enemies, followed by a huge explosion. enemies.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 2 seconds, then cast Ray.
Comments: Powerful, hits all enemies. But then again, all spell combos with Lunar Light do so.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Ray, Star Flare
Name: Ray Flare
Description: Yellow beams of light strike the enemies as cubes of light strike the battlefield and explode.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Average amount of damage, hits everyone.
Rating: **

Spells used: Lunar Light, Light Cross
Name: Lunar Cross
Description: Bright lights shine all over the battlefield as a huge explosion strikes the enemies.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 2 seconds, then cast Light Cross.
Comments: Damaging as ever and hits everyone. Yay.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Lunar Light, Star Flare
Name: Lunar Flare
Description: Cubes of light strike the battlefield and explode, followed by a huge explosion. and explode.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 2½ seconds, then cast Star Flare.
Comments: Very nice damage. Looks cool to boot, too.
Rating: ****

Spells used: Ray, Shadow Bolt
Name: Shadow Ray
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy as yellow beams of light strike it from above.
Timing: Cast Shadow Bolt, wait ½ second, then cast Ray.
Comments: Pat-he-tic. Probably the weakest spell combination in the game. Hits only 1 enemy and does next to no damage.
Rating: *

Spells used: Ray, Black Saber
Name: Ray Saber
Description: A black blade of energy hits the enemy as yellow beams of light strike it from above.
Timing: Cast Black Saber, wait ½ second, then cast Ray.
Comments: Hits only 1 enemy and doesn't do much damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Ray, Shadow Flare
Name: Ray Flare
Description: Yellow beams of light strike the enemy as black cubes of energy hit the battlefield and explode.
Timing: Cast Shadow Flare, wait 2 seconds, then cast Ray.
Comments: Does a medium amount of damage and hits all enemies.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Light Cross, Shadow Bolt
Name: Light Bolt
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy as holy explosions sweep over the battlefield.
Timing: Cast Light Cross, wait ½ second, then cast Shadow Bolt.
Comments: Weak as expected. Well, at least it hits all enemies.
Rating: **

Spells used: Light Cross, Black Saber
Name: Black Cross
Description: A black blade of energy hits the enemy as bright lights shine all over the battlefield.
Timing:Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not all that good. Might be useful when you first get it.
Rating: **

Spells used: Light Cross, Shadow Flare
Name: Flare Cross
Description: Black cubes of energy hit the battlefield and explode as bright lights shine all over the battlefield.
Timing: Cast Shadow Flare, wait 2 seconds, then cast Light Cross.
Comments: Nice damage, hits everyone.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Lunar Light, Shadow Bolt
Name: Lunar Bolt
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy, followed by a huge explosion.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 2 seconds, then cast Shadow Bolt.
Comments: Does hardly any extra damage, it's much easier to cast Lunar Light on it's own.
Rating: **

Spells used: Lunar Light, Black Saber
Name: Lunar Saber
Description: A black blade of energy hits the enemy, followed by a huge explosion.
Timing: Cast Lunar Light, wait 1 second, then cast Black Saber.
Comments: Hits everyone, increases damage nicely. Can be quite useful when you first get Leon.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Lunar Light, Shadow Flare
Name: Lunar Shadow
Description: Black cubes of energy hit the battlefield and explode, followed by a huge explosion.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Does a ton of damage, which is not surprising, considering that Lunar Light and Shadow Flare are the most powerful combineable single-hit spells. Looks nice too.
Rating: ****

Spells used: Star Flare, Shadow Bolt
Name: Star Bolt
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy as cubes of light strike the battlefield and explode.
Timing: Cast Star Flare, wait ½ second, then cast Shadow Bolt.
Comments: As you can expect, Shadow Bolt doesn't add much damage. It isn't terribly hard to pull it off, though.
Rating: **

Spells used: Star Flare, Black Saber
Name: Star Saber
Description: Cubes of light strike the battlefield and explode.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Like in Earth Flare, you'll never see the Black Saber part. Use the same way as Lunar Saber.
Rating: **

Spells used: Star Flare, Shadow Flare
Name: Shadowstar Flare
Description: Cubes of light and darkness rain on the battlefield, creating multiple explosions.
Timing: Cast Shadow Flare, wait 2 seconds, then cast Star Flare.
Comments: Attack Of The Flares. Looks nice. Does relatively good damage too.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Press, Gremlin Lair
Name: Gremlin Press
Description: A 10-ton weight falls on an enemy as a gremlin appears, throws countless energy sickles and bites each enemy 4 times.
Timing: Cast Gremlin Lair, wait 1½ seconds, then cast Press.
Comments: The smallest damage increase of any spell. Too hard to pull off, too.
Rating: *

Spells used: Gravity Press, Gremlin Lair
Name: Gravity Lair
Description: Countless 100-ton weights fall on enemies as a gremlin appears, throws countless energy sickles and bites each enemy 4 times.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Nice. Seems to do the same amount of damage as Gremlin Beam.
Rating: *****

Spells used: Press, Shadow Bolt
Name: Shadow Press
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy as a 10-ton weight falls on an enemy.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at an enemy, press X and O in quick succession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Hits one enemy and does pathetic damage. Eww.
Rating: *

Spells used: Press, Black Saber
Name: Black Press
Description: A black blade of energy hits the enemy as a 10-ton weight falls on an enemy.
Timing: Cast Black Saber, wait 1 second, then cast Press.
Comments: Not all that good, doesn't do much damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Press, Shadow Flare
Name: Press Flare
Description: Black cubes of energy hit the battlefield and explode, followed by a 10-ton weight.
Timing: Cast Shadow Flare, wait 2 seconds, then cast Press.
Comments: Hits everyone for some damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Gravity Press, Shadow Bolt
Name: Gravity Bolt
Description: A black ring appears around the enemy as countless 100-ton weights fall on enemies.
Timing: Cast Gravity Press, wait 1 second, then cast Shadow Bolt
Comments: Only hits a group of enemies for some damage.
Rating: **

Spells used: Gravity Press, Black Saber
Name: Gravity Saber
Description: A black saber fires as 100lb. weights plunge on the enemy.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at the enemy, press X and O in quick sucession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not all that great, does pretty good damage in Disc 1, but when you get to Disc 2, forget it. Still, stick to better ones.
Rating: **

Spells used: Gravity Press, Shadow Flare
Name: Gravity Flare
Description: Rains black exploding cubes of energy and countless 100-ton weights on the enemies.
Timing: Cast Shadow Flare, wait 1 second, then cast Gravity Press
Comments: Also know as "the spell that drops a ton of black stuff on the enemies". Looks nice and does a respecatable amount of damage to all enemies.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Press, Thunderstorm
Name: Storm Press
Description: Bolts of lightning strike all enemies, followed by a 10-ton weight being dropped on an enemy.
Timing: Cast Thunderstorm, wait 2 seconds, then cast Press
Comments: Hard to time and doesn't do much damage, but then again, same goes for all spell combinations that use Press.
Rating: **

Spells used: Press, Thundercloud
Name: Cloud Press
Description: A 10-ton weight falls on an enemy, followed by powerful bolts of lightning hitting all enemies.
Timing: Cast Thundercloud, wait 3(!) seconds, then cast Press
Comments: Even harder to time, and does next to no extra damage. Not worth casting even for the animation's sake.
Rating: *

Spells used: Gravity Press, Thunderstorm
Name: Gravity Storm
Description: Bolts of lightning strike all enemies as a swirling mass of black clouds drops countless 100-ton weights on all enemies.
Timing: Cast Thunderstorm, wait 1 second, then cast Gravity Press.
Comments: Does a medium amount of damage to all enemies. Nice, but the fact that there's so many similliar spells reduces it's usefulness quite a bit.
Rating: ***

Spells used: Gravity Press, Thundercloud
Name: Gravity Cloud
Description: A black mass of clouds rains countless 100-ton weights and large thunderbolts on all enemies.
Timing: Cast Thundercloud, wait 1½ seconds, then cast Gravity Press
Comments: Quite a nice amount of damage, one of the most powerful Celine+Rena spell combinations.
Rating: ****

Spells used: Gremlin Lair, Thunderstorm
Name: Gremlin Storm
Description: Bolts of lightning strike all enemies as a gremlin appears, throws countless energy sickles and bites each enemy 4 times.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at the enemy, press X and O in quick sucession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Forget anything I ever said about Gremlin Beam being the "best spell combination in the game", this one is at least 2 times stronger! With 3000+ damage per hit, you'll break the 9999 barrier even if none of the energy sickles connect. That's reason enough to warrant an extra star, isn't it?
Rating: ******

Spells used: Gremlin Lair, Thunder Cloud
Name: Thunder Gremlin
Description: Bolts of lightning rain as a gremlin shoots energy sickles.
Timing: Immediate, select either spell first and when the cursor is pointing at the enemy, Press X and O in quick sucession, then cast the other spell.
Comments: Not like the other Gremlin Lair spells, Thunder Storm hits but the Gremlin Lair effect never happens, although it is pretty cool to see ALL of the energy sickles go toward the enemy targeted, not much damage though, but it hits all enemies. The programmers probably thought that hitting all enemies for 4000+ damage at least 4 times would be too powerful, thankfully at least Thunderstorm works the way it's supposed to when combined with Gremlin Lair.
Rating: ***