Arts Seal

Arts Seal is a debuff in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. It prevents the victim from using any arts that are not s. Arts that are in progress will still complete, and s are not affected. A character under Arts Seal cannot initiate or participate in a.

Arts Seal is a very powerful debuff. On the party, it takes away a lot of what allows each character to do their job, while on enemies, it renders them almost a non-threat for a while. These exceptions are and, whose talent arts are easy enough to access that they are substantially less hobbled.

Arts Seal can be avoided by equipping Arts Seal Resist gems.

Some boss battles are ended early when the boss uses a specific art. These bosses are always immune to Arts Seal.