Nopon Chain Arts


 * For the equivalent Driver Skill on other Drivers, see Arts Chain (disambiguation).

Nopon Chain Arts is one of 's Driver Skills in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

The window for cancelling a Driver Art into another Driver Art typically consists of the freeze frames when the last hit of the Art lands. Doing so will build the Special gauge by 1/2 of a level (equivalent to cancelling the second into a Driver Art).

Overview
This is Tora's most important Driver Skill by far — it greatly speeds up the rate at which Driver Arts may be used, resulting in more damage (which improves Tora's ability to draw as a tank) and more support. In particular, it drastically increases the rate at which the Special gauge may be increased. Without Nopon Chain Arts, the most effective way to increase the Special Gauge is to twice and cancel the second into a Driver Art. With Nopon Chain Arts, cancelling a Driver Art into a Driver Art produces the same outcome at a much faster rate, as it bypasses the period of time spent auto-attacking.

This skill becomes much more effective still when used in conjunction with Desserts and other Pouch Items which recharge Driver Arts over time; the two effects in conjunction almost eliminate the need to auto-attack entirely, allowing for near-continuous cancelling of Driver Arts into Driver Arts and s.

Execution of cancelling a Driver Art into another Driver Art is very easy; as Driver Arts cannot interrupt other Driver Arts except during the cancel window, one may simply mash the button for an Art off cooldown, and it will automatically cancel any Driver Art currently being executed. The same is true for cancelling a Driver Art into itself.

Unfortunately for Tora, this is a level 3 Driver Skill, making it substantially more difficult for him to obtain than for other Drivers. Due to how important this skill is in relation to the others, it is important to work towards, but in any case it will likely still only be obtained late-game. Besides Spongy Bod and Raring to Go II, three more Skills must be unlocked in order to access it. Luckypon, Good With Hands, and Placebo are the cheapest options, but beelining Nopon Chain Arts may not be as necessary as it is for other Drivers as it takes so long to unlock anyway, so the player may focus on getting other Skills in the meantime if they wish.