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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 offers a large range of characters and classes. You can swap between them as you fight and do your best to conquer different beasts and bosses, but, naturally, you’ll want to know how to create the best builds to get through the game. Whether you want to cut down enemies or take care of challenging bosses, developing the best build for the situation will help you conquer them.
Since the game has multiple points for you to consider, such as gems and accessories, you may find it overwhelming to develop the best builds. Luckily, you have plenty of resources to help you maximize each character and find the strongest options to help you beat the game and progress.
Best Primary And Secondary Roles For Each Character
Since you’ll want to try out characters in different roles to unlock more skills and fusion arts, you’ll want to know their ideal primary and secondary roles.
Character |
Primary Role |
Secondary Role |
Why The Roles Work |
Ideal Classes |
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Noah |
Attacker |
Healer |
Noah has a solid attack and above-average healing. He works best as a damage dealer with reasonable speed or a damage-dealing healer. |
Swordfighter, Full Metal Jaguar, Incursor, Tactician, Thaumaturge, and Strategos |
Mio |
Defender |
Healer |
Mio works best as a dodge tank focused on ether defense since her dodging will protect her from physical attacks. She works as a healer since she has decent healing and built-in agility to dodge and survive while providing support. |
Zephyr, Guardian Commander, Lost Vanguard, Medic Gunner, War Medic, and Signifier |
Eunie |
Healer |
Defender |
Eunie excels at healing and focusing on it, so she usually wants to avoid damage and stick with buffs. She performs alright as a Defender since she doesn’t have the best attack stats and pretty good agility, making her a dodge tank. |
Medic Gunner, War Medic, Strategos, Zephyr, Lone Exile, and Lost Vanguard |
Taion |
Healer |
Attacker |
Taion does well with damaging healers who can attack while protecting. He has a good attack stat, making him ideal as an attacker when you need him. |
Tactician, Thaumaturge, Strategos, Swordfighter, Ogre, and Soulhacker |
Lanz |
Defender |
Attacker |
Lanz is a standard defender with high blocking stats and physical and ether defense. These defenses and his decent attack stat make him great as an attacker when you need him. However, you’ll need to increase his dexterity to ensure he can land attacks. |
Heavy Guard, Guardian Commander, Lone Exile, Swordfighter, Flash Fencer, and Soulhacker |
Sena |
Attacker |
Defender |
Sena works as a straightforward damage-dealer focused on maxing out her damage. You’ll want to utilize arts while auto-attacking as much as possible. As for a defender, she’ll perform best as a traditional tank absorbing physical damage. She may need some HP boosts, but she’ll do well. |
Ogre, Flash Fencer, Soulhacker, Heavy Guard, Guardian Commander, and Lone Exile |
Since Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a long game with plenty of classes to unlock, the best classes vary based on your team and how far you are in the game. For example, Soulhacker might be one of the best classes on Sena, but if you aren’t that far into the game, you’ll want to use the Flash Fencer to maximize her damage. Because of that, you should remain flexible with the different classes and builds available based on if you’re early in the game, toward the middle, or reaching the end.
Best Builds For Different Situations
While you may want to use one build throughout the game, you’ll get stuck. You need to use a few solid builds you can switch between if you want to survive and make your way through the land of Aionios.
General Balance
If you want a generally solid build you can use as you progress through the story or fight enemies around your level, you’ll want to keep a general balance build in mind.
Characters |
Class Type |
Skills |
Gems |
Accessories |
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Noah |
Attacker |
Cypher Edge, Fighting Prowess, Critical Strike, or Natural Selection |
Doublestrike, Disperse Bloodlust, and Accurate Grace |
Attack Belts, Dexterity Gloves, and Critical Rate Headbands |
Mio |
Defender |
Split-Second Counter, Defensive Soul, Protector’s Pride, or Ultimate Qigong |
Tailwind, Brimming Spirit, and Perilous Presence |
Agility Supports, Physical Defense Armor Vests, and Ether Defense Lining |
Eunie |
Healer |
Ninja Healer, Healing License, Strengthening Gambit, or Natural Selection |
Lifebearer, Soothing Breath, and Disperse Bloodlust |
Healing Circlets, Aggro Reduction Chokers, and Healing Boost Necklaces |
Taion |
Healer |
Ethereal Ability, Ninja Healer, Healing License, or Ultimate Qigong |
Swelling Blessing, Refined Blessing, and Tailwind |
Healing Circlets, Aggro Reduction Chokers, and Healing Boost Necklaces |
Lanz |
Defender |
Defensive Soul, Split-Second Counter, Protector’s Pride, or Natural Selection |
Steel Protection, Ultimate Counter, and Brimming Spirit |
Maximum HP Guards, Ether Defense Lining, and Block Rate Guards |
Sena |
Attacker |
Fighting Prowess, Cypher Edge, Critical Strike, or Vigilance |
Steady Striker, Accurate Grace, and Disperse Bloodlust |
Attack Belts, Dexterity Gloves, and Damage with High HP Armrings |
You’ll want to go with this one since all the bonuses and classes offer a good balance of damage, defense, and healing. You should be able to take on most enemies with this setup, so give it a try if you don’t know what else to use. However, it takes a jack-of-all-trades approach, so you’ll cover most situations, but you may need different ones based on your plan. You should add an attacker as a Hero for additional damage.
Exploration
You may want to explore the world and eliminate enemies as quickly as possible, making this build ideal for cutting through weaker enemies.
Characters |
Class Type |
Skills |
Gems |
Accessories |
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Noah |
Attacker |
Cypher Edge, Critical Strike, Evasion Expertise, or Positioning Pro |
Steelcleaver, Analyze Weakness, and Steady Striker |
Auto Attack Stones, Attack Belts, and Critical Rate Headbands. |
Mio |
Defender |
Split-Second Counter, Cypher Edge, Fighting Prowess, or Protector’s Pride |
Tailwind, Ultimate Counter, and Perilous Presence |
Agility Support, Physical Defense Armor Vests, and Ether Defense Shell Lining |
Eunie |
Healer |
Ethereal Ability, Strengthening Gambit, Healing License, or Ultimate Qigong |
Lifebearer, Swelling Blessing, and Refined Blessing |
Aggro Reduction Ring, Healing Circlet, and Healing Increase Necklace |
Taion |
Attacker |
Fighting Prowess, Critical Strike, Evasion Expertise, or Positioning Pro |
Steelcleaver, Accurate Grace, and Doublestrike |
Attack Belt, Dexterity Gloves, and Critical Boost Headband |
Lanz |
Attacker |
Cypher Edge, Split-Second Counter Fighting Prowess, or Critical Strike |
Steelcleaver, Accurate Grace, and Analyze Weakness |
Dexterity Gloves, Critical Boost Headband, and Damage increase with high HP Armring |
Sena |
Attacker |
Fighting Prowess, Cypher Edge, Critical Strike, and Vigilance |
Steelcleaver, Accurate Grace, and Steady Striker |
Attack Belt, Dexterity Gloves, and Critical Boost Headband |
This build focuses on the damage. You’ll have plenty of attackers to make the fight as fast as possible, but you’ll still need a healer and defender to provide support so you don’t get burst down. As for your hero, choose either a defender or healer to provide a bit more support to your team.
Boss Fights And Unique Monsters
As boss fights approach, you’ll need to focus on survivability and keeping your characters safe, so you’ll want to use a build to reflect those ideas.
Characters |
Class Type |
Skills |
Gems |
Accessories |
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Noah |
Healer |
Ethereal Ability, Healing License, Strengthening Gambit, or Natural Selection |
Lifebearer, Soothing Breath, and Lifesaving Expertise |
Healing Circlet, Healing Necklace, and Aggro Reduction Ring |
Mio |
Healer |
Ethereal Ability, Healing License, Defensive Soul, or Natural Selection |
Soothing Breath, Lifesaving Expertise, and Disperse Bloodlust |
Healing Circlet, Healing Necklace, and Aggro Reduction Ring |
Eunie |
Healer |
Ethereal Ability, Healing License, Strengthening Gambit, or Defensive Soul |
Lifebearer, Lifesaving Expertise, and Disperse Bloodlust |
Aggro Reduction Ring, Aggro Reduction Choker, and Healing Necklace |
Taion |
Attacker |
Fighting Prowess, Cypher Edge, Evasion Expertise, or Natural Selection |
Accurate Grace, Disperse Bloodlust, and Steady Striker |
Damage against higher-level enemies Vambraces, Dexterity Gloves, and Aggro Reduction Necklace |
Lanz |
Defender |
Protector’s Pride, Defensive Soul, Cypher Edge, or Natural Selection |
Perilous Presence, Brimming Spirit, and Steel Protection |
Ether Defense Lining, Block Rate Weak Guard, and Aggro Retention Nopon Doll |
Sena |
Defender |
Protector’s Pride, Defensive Soul, Split-Second Counter, or Natural Selection |
Tailwind, Brimming Spirit, and Perilous Presence |
Agility Support, Aggro Increase Feather, and Recharge Increase Badge |
Most of your damage will come from chain attacks, so you must focus on surviving and picking classes to help you live. Three healers will keep everyone alive, while the two defenders can hold the aggro. Taion works well as a damage dealer with this build, so he can maximize your chain attack damage. As for your hero, you’ll want to choose an attacker to provide additional damage during the battle.
Suggested Heroes
Since you can’t customize heroes, you’ll want to know which ones you should use in combat to cover your needs. If you want a general guide, keep the following heroes in mind while building your team.
Hero Name |
Recommended Arts |
When To Choose Them |
Riku and Manana |
Wok-a-Block, Final Say, Ready-Steady |
They do a great job of dealing damage while staying alive. You’ll want to use them against bosses and unique monsters when you need more damage, but you also don’t want someone too squishy. |
Gray |
Demolition, Dead Set, Showdown |
A character with great dexterity and damage. You’ll want to use him to provide additional firepower during a problematic boss or standard enemies. |
Alexandria |
Sidewinder, Etched Deep, Luminous Illusion |
An overall strong choice with solid dexterity. She works great for most fights, though you may want a more specialized option for other situations. |
Valdi |
Heal Bullet, Trickshot, Hyper Reload |
He does one thing well: healing. You’ll want him during brutal battles where your defenders run out of health too quickly. |
Teach |
Divine Protection, Rank Splitter, Profound Strength |
He offers a balance of damage and healing. Bring him into standard battles where the enemies deal too much damage for your comfort, but you still need to out-damage them throughout the fight. |
Fiona |
Resonant Flag, Max Effort, Lightning Passion |
She does a great job of providing buffs throughout the battle. She works well against large groups of enemies or bosses with assistants. |
Zeon |
Shield Bash, Noble Taunt, Victory Shift |
Does a great job of defending against physical attacks while providing reasonable crowd control. Bring him into battles where you need to knock down bosses and prevent them from attacking. |
Ashera |
Demon Slayer, Inferno Wheel, Ascension Blade |
A solid tank with good ether defense. Use her against bosses that tend to focus on arts or ether damage, so you’ll stay alive. |
Monica |
Geo Breaker, Taunt Pulse, Lightning Strike |
A decent tank overall who constantly draws aggro. Bring her into battles where your tanks struggle to maintain the aggro, so you can protect your attackers and supports. However, she’ll need healers to support her. |
Generally speaking, heroes play less of an important role than your main cast. Since you can swap classes anytime, you’ll want to use heroes to round out your team. Generally speaking, they do best as attackers and healers since they’ll add to your DPS or help you survive. However, you may want to grab a defender if you’re fighting multiple enemies and struggling with your aggro control.
Since Xenoblade Chronicles 3 offers a fantastic range of characters, classes, and equipment, you can easily adjust your party and create powerful groups. Use the best builds available if you ever struggle with your party or find the game’s systems confusing. Doing so will help you overcome different bosses, tackle unique monsters, and survive the world of Aionios.