Xenoblade 2 What Makes Your Blade Arts Fill Faster

For other uses, see Battle Arts.

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For those who have not completed games in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, this page contains spoilers regarding the plot. Discretion is advised.

Battle Arts are boxing mechanics in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are attacks that can practise more damage than a regular attack. They can also heal or buff an ally, and afflict debuffs on a foe. All characters and enemies have Battle Arts. Usage of Battle Arts is restricted by a cooldown mechanic; once a Battle Art has been used, information technology cannot (ordinarily) be used again after until a certain number of Auto-Attacks. Driver Arts also fill up the Blade Special meter, assuasive Drivers to employ increasingly powerful Blade Specials equally more than Arts are performed.

1 Driver Arts
- one.i Driver Art Icons
- one.2 Unique weapons
- i.3 Normal weapons
- 1.iv New Game Plus weapons
- 1.5 Downloadable Content
ii Blade Arts
- 2.1 List of Blade Arts
- ii.2 List of Blades with each Blade Art
3 Torna ~ The Gilt Country
- three.1 Vanguard Arts
- 3.2 Rear Guard Arts
- three.iii Talent Arts
- three.4 Switch Arts
- iii.5 Arts by Grapheme

Commuter Arts

Driver Arts are special techniques that a Commuter can utilize with a diversity of effects. After having performed a certain number of Machine-Attacks in a row and building up their Arts, Drivers can unleash Arts as attacks. While virtually bargain impairment, some allow the user to shield themselves or heal the party. The effect of a Commuter Art can be increased by fulfilling a specific criteria when unleashing the Art. Some are stronger against a certain type of enemy, and some become more effective if an enemy is striking from a certain management.

To upgrade Driver Arts, Drivers spend Weapon Points, which are earned by defeating enemies, on the "Enhance Arts" screen. Each type of weapon unleashes different Arts, and each party member utilizes four unique Arts for each type of weapon, of which they equip exactly 3. Arts can individually be upgraded upwards to level 5, improving their damage and effect, and reducing the number of hits it takes for them to recharge. This is like to the Art Points mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles. At max Analogousness, Commuter arts get stronger, using the hit ratio, consequence value, and cooldown of the level above (if the art is already at level 5, it volition only gain a stronger hit ratio and faster cooldown).

Even though Drivers are bonded to the aforementioned Blade and uses the same weapons, for example Male monarch and Nia using Electra's Shield Hammer, they will have different Driver Arts. Each specific weapon type leads to various powers and effects unique to each Driver.

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Various Driver Arts used in battle

Driver Art Icons

The principal symbol in a Driver Art's icon indicates the type of art. Arts that tin can guard, heal, or inflict a reaction (Break, Knockback, etc) use the corresponding icon. All other arts use one of several icons that signal whether it is a Concrete or Ether attack. (There are a few exceptions to this: Mòrag's "Echo Edge" Monado art and Zeke's four Bitball arts are Ether attacks, but accept a Concrete art icon.)

Physical attacks

Ether attacks

Driver Philharmonic arts
Break	Topple	Launch	Smash
Reaction arts		Other arts
Blowdown	Knockback	Defence force	Recovery

Arts with a special effect are indicated by a smaller symbol in the lower half of the icon:

	Extra damage if attacking from the enemy's front.
	Actress damage if attacking from the enemy'south back, or evades enemy attacks for the duration of the Art.
	Actress harm if attacking from the enemy's side.
	Extra damage if the enemy is toppled or launched.
	Has an effect related to the user'southward HP. (Actress damage when the user is at high/low HP, restores/drains the user's HP, etc.)
	Increases harm ratio after canceling an auto-attack.
	Increases damage dealt to enemies targeting the user.
	Does extra damage to enemies of a sure blazon (e.one thousand. aquatic enemies).
	Increases or reduces aggro towards the user.
	Spawns 1 or two HP Potions on hit.
	Critical hits will recharge the art used.

Finally, Area-of-Effect (AOE) arts are indicated by dots in the corners of the icon:

Unique weapons

Normal weapons

New Game Plus weapons

New weapons and Driver Arts are obtainable upon New Game Plus, later finishing the game and installing Patch (Ver.i.3.0).

Downloadable Content

The post-obit weapons and Driver Arts are only available via the Expansion Pass.

Blade Arts

Blades have their own Arts which they use in battle to support their Drivers, granting effects such as increased accuracy or damage reduction. Every time a Blade Art'due south trigger condition is met, there is a take a chance that the Art will exist activated. After a Blade Art is activated, the Blade cannot activate information technology again until after a recharge time has passed. Blades will as well denote their usage of a Blade Art by stating a line corresponding to any Blade Art they are using. Blades take a higher chance to employ Blade Arts if their Affinity and Trust is college.

Listing of Bract Arts

Blade Art	Effect	Trigger condition	Base Probability	Recharge	Quote
Absorb Damage	Erects a barrier that absorbs stock-still dmg	Driver suffered damage	fifty%	30 sec	"Armor veil!"
Accuracy Up	Increases accuracy	Commuter's Fine art or car-attack missed	75%	20 sec	"Hawkeye eye!"
Arts Plus	Boosts power of next Driver Art	Driver finishes recharging a Driver Art	50%	25 sec	"Rushdown!"
Back Attack Upward	Increases backstab damage; halves aggro	Regular intervals	75%	20 sec	"Bullheaded spot!"
Critical Up	Increases critical hitting rate	The Driver'due south machine-attack striking but was not Disquisitional	75%	20 sec	"Focus!"
Debuff Cancel	Cancels debuffs from enemies	Debuff took identify on Driver	50%	20 sec	"Revitalize!"
Draw Aggro	Draws aggro from enemies in battle	Enemy is targeting another Commuter	75%	xx sec	Various
Nullify Reaction	Nullifies one reaction	Driver received a Driver Philharmonic or reaction	75%	30 sec	"Ether ballast!"
Recharge Boost	Boosts Arts recharge from auto-attack	Used a Driver Art	50%	thirty sec	"Quicken arts!"

List of Blades with each Blade Art

The following table lists the Rare and Legendary Blades who have each Blade Art. Blade Arts are assigned randomly for Mutual Blades.

Blade Fine art	Bract
Absorb Damage	Brighid, Electra, Gorg, Newt, Poppi QTπ, Vess, Akhos, Nia
Accurateness Up	Adenine, Aegaeon, Agate, Azami, Boreas, Dahlia, Dromarch, Nim, Perun, Poppi α, Poppi QTπ, Praxis, Pyra, Theory, Perdido, Corvin, Shulk
Arts Plus	Azami, Dagas, Dahlia, Godfrey, Herald, Kasandra, KOS-MOS, Pandoria, Poppi QTπ, Pyra, Roc, Sheba, T-elos, Vale, Wulfric, Zenobia, Cressidus, Mikhail, Patroka, Crossette, Elma, Fiora
Back Assail Upward	Floren, Kora, Nim, Roc, Sheba, Vale, Shulk
Critical Up	Agate, Dagas, Herald, KOS-MOS, Mythra, Perceval, Praxis, Sheba, T-elos, Vale, Wulfric, Zenobia, Patroka, Perdido, Sever, Crossette, Elma, Fiora
Debuff Abolish	Adenine, Dromarch, Finch, Floren, Perun, Ursula, Akhos, Mikhail, Nia, Corvin, Shulk
Describe Aggro	Brighid, Electra, Finch, Godfrey, Kasandra, Newt, Poppi α, Poppi QT, Cressidus, Poppibuster
Recharge Boost	Boreas, KOS-MOS, Mythra, Pandoria, Poppi QT, Zenobia, Obrona, Sever, Corvin, Elma, Fiora, Poppibuster
Nullify Reaction	Aegaeon, Finch, Gorg, Newt, Perun, Theory, Mikhail, Poppibuster

Torna ~ The Gilded Country

Battle Arts undergo meaning alter in Torna ~ The Golden Land. Each Driver and Blade has access to eight dissimilar Arts, not including Specials.

Vanguard Arts

Vanguard Arts are equivalent to Commuter Arts in the principal game. They are restricted by a recharge approximate that fills with Auto-Attacks, and using one fills up part of the Special gauge. They tin can just be used by characters in the atomic number 82 position. Different the primary game, each character has access to only three Vanguard Arts and thus cannot deactivate or substitute Arts.

Rear Baby-sit Arts

Rear Baby-sit Arts are equivalent to Blade Arts in the principal game. They can only be used by characters when they are in the supporting position. Equally such, the player cannot straight control when they are used. They have a recharge gauge that is passively increased past i every second and tin can be filled faster with car-attacking. Each grapheme has access to 3 Rear Guard Arts.

Talent Arts

Talent Arts are unique to Torna ~ The Gilt Country. They take minimal recharge and can be used indefinitely, provided a certain requirement is met. They can simply exist characters in the lead position. Each character has one Talent Art.

Switch Arts

Switch Arts are also unique to Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are used automatically when a graphic symbol switches from the supporting position to the lead position. The Switch Art can be used to advance a Driver Combo. Equally such, their usage is restricted by the cooldown on switching characters. Each character has one Switch Fine art.

Arts by Character

As each playable character uses a unique weapon, their arts are entirely unique.

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