Spell Cards

Spell Cards are a mechanic found in Touhou: Lost Word and used to attack with more power than the ordinary bullet shot. Spell Cards are limited to a maximum of five per Friend - beginning at two, increasing by one with each subsequent Limit Break. Spell Cards are unique to each Friend, and can be buffed with Story Cards that activate on use. Once a Spell Card has been used, it cannot be reused for the rest of the stage.

Spell Cards abide by similar rules to shots, the only difference being in terms of priority - a Spell Card will always take precedence over a shot, and a Last Word Spell Card will always take precedence over all other Spell Cards. Otherwise, they are functionally identical.

Activating a Spell Card will result in a short, 2-phrase animation playing, in which the screen zooms in on the Friend, who delivers a battle taunt. The screen then zooms out and the Friend declares the Spell Card as it activates. During the entire process, the Friend's theme song will play rather than the stage's default music. The taunt can be skipped by tapping on the screen during the process, or by selecting 'Shorten Animations' from the Menu.

List of Spell Cards by Friend
"Or check the Spell Cards Directory."

Reimu
Spirit Sign: Fantasy Seal

Dream Sign: Sealing Circle

Fantasy Nature

Marisa
Love Sign: Master Spark

Love Sign: Non-Directional Laser

Youmu
Life-Cutting Sword: Slash of Nether Meditation

Human Oni: Slash of Eternal Future

Sanae
Esoterica: Grey Thaumaturgy

Sea Opening: The Day the Sea Parted

Ran
Shikigami: Chen

Shikigami: Protection of Zenki and Goki

Medicine
Poison Sign: Poison Breath

Confusion: Into Delirium

Luna
Moon Sign: Lunatic Rain

Moonlight: Silent Storm

Kasen
Dragon Sign: Dragon's Growl

Wrap Sign: Prosthetic Arm Proteus

Yukari
Abandoned Line: Aimless Journey

Shikigami: Ran Yakumo & Chen

Nitori
Ephemeral Foam: Burst! Bubble Dragon

Battle Machine: Fly! Sanpei Flight

Meiling
Rainbow Sign: True Intense Rainbow Fist

Qi Sign: Earth Sky Dragon Kick

Alice
Scarlet Sign: Holland Dolls

Spy Sign: Seeker Dolls

Daiyousei
Swap: Changeling

Hoax: Cottingley Fairies

Cirno
Ice Sign: Icicle Fall

Freeze Sign: Perfect Freeze

Chen
Hermit Sign: Fenghuang Egg

Oni Sign: Blue Oni, Red Oni

Flandre
Taboo: Kagome, Kagome

Taboo: Laevateinn

Closing Schwarzschild Radius