Guard Shift (Reyn)

Guard Shift is one of 's support s in Xenoblade Chronicles. It involves him stabbing his weapon into the ground and using it as a shield to block attacks. He cannot do anything, not even move, until the art ends or is cancelled.

Overview
Guard Shift is best used when Reyn has all the aggro he needs for a little while, so he can afford to spend a bit of time not doing anything. In exchange, blocking all attacks greatly reduces the amount of aggro lost from taking damage, in addition to protecting Reyn from being toppled or similar. However, the art does nothing against the damage of ether attacks.

Additional data
If a begins, Reyn will cancel Guard Shift so he can participate. However, if he uses Guard Shift during a chain attack, the chain will end when it comes back around to him, and he will remain guarding afterward.

The animation length of ending Guard Shift is 52 frames ( seconds). Therefore, the minimum duration of the art (the fastest it can be cancelled) is frames ( seconds). Practically, it will last a bit longer as the player will probably not be frame-perfect on cancelling it.