Paralysis (debuff)

Paralysis is a debuff in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. It reduces the victim's frequency with a random chance that each auto-attack will be skipped instead of triggering, and disables both s and s.

Paralysis is of great hindrance to characters that need their auto-attack, either to build talent gauge or as their main source of ; as a result, can ignore it and  does not care at all, while the others will all need to use arts more to make up for their reduced offences. Conversely, applying paralysis to enemies is very useful because the tank will be taking substantially less background damage.

Some sources of paralysis reduce auto-attack rate by 0%, that is to say not at all. The other effects of the debuff still apply.

Paralysis can be inflicted with an auto-attack by equipping s. Paralysis Resist gems can prevent Paralysis when equipped.