The Best Party Builds For Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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Best Primary And Secondary Roles For Each Character

Best Builds For Different Situations

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.

Related: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Best Gems For Each RoleSince 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.

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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
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.

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Best Builds For Different Situations

An image of Lanz fighting the boss while Eunie draws the aggro and Zeon, Noah, and Sena help in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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
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
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
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.

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Suggested Heroes

The player looks at Gray, his stats, and equipment in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

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.

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