How do YOU save MP?

I try not to use chasers all the time and charge up palm blast all the way, it deals a crap load of damage. Partying also helps.

Yeah, but, doing a xxx stab upper palm combo eats like what... 50mp? even if i did x chaser x chaser x chaser i would end up using the same mana amount, plus the buffs...

So far I've been running stages without mana shield, and using as much xxx combos as i can instead of skills of chasers, but:

1) i get hurt... alot
2) it takes way too long.