Arts Seal
| Arts Seal | |
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  Target cannot use ordinary Arts, though Talent Arts are still available. |
Arts Seal is a debuff in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. It prevents the victim from using any arts that are not talent arts. Arts that are in progress will still complete, and auto-attacks are not affected. A character under Arts Seal cannot initiate or participate in a Chain Attack.
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 Shulk and Melia, 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.
In the original version, those affected by Arts Seal have a crossed circle icon like the debuff icon over their head. In the Definitive Edition, this is changed to purple chains much like Bind.
List of arts that can inflict Arts Seal[edit]
By party members[edit]
| Character | Art | Description |
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| Melia |  Mind Blast
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Inflicts Arts Seal and removes Auras. |
) and removes Auras.By enemies[edit]
| Art | Target | Status | Enemies |
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| 3 Tonne Crush | Opponent, cone 5.00m long of 120° angle |
Arts Seal (20.0s), Blow-down, level 1
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| Beastman Curse | Opponent, circle around user of 20.00m radius | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Beastman Curse | Opponent, circle around user of 20.00m radius | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Burst Animus | Opponent, circle around user of 50.00m radius |  Bind (10.0s), Arts Seal, Pushback, level 4
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| Continual Model | Opponent, cone 30.00m long of 120° angle |
Arts Seal (20.0s), Pushback, level 1
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| Cursed Light | Opponent, circle around user of 10.00m radius | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Ether Laser | Opponent, line 20.00m long by 1.00m wide |  Ether Def Down 50% (30.0s), Arts Seal, Blow-down, level 1
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| Grand Ether Bullet | Opponent, circle around target of 15.00m radius | Arts Seal (20.0s), Blow-down, level 1
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| Ice Whip | Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Ice Whip | Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Machinery Field | Opponent, circle around user of 25.00m radius | Ether Def Down 25% (15.0s), Arts Seal, Pushback, level 0
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| Perenne Whip | Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away |  Slow 50% (20.0s), Arts Seal
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| R Laser | Opponent, cone 5.00m long of 120° angle |
Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Shock Roar | Opponent, cone 4.00m long of 120° angle |
 Confuse (15.0s), Arts Seal
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| Silent Chaos | Opponent, single target up to 4.00m away | Talent drain (-25%, +25%) (15.0s), Arts Seal, Blow-down, level 1
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| Silent Noise | Opponent, circle around user of 5.00m radius | Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Silent Shock | Opponent, cone 4.00m long of 120° angle |
Arts Seal (20.0s)
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| Silenzio | Opponent, circle around user of 10.00m radius |  Sleep (30.0s), Arts Seal
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| Vile Fungus | Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away |  Poison 25% (2.0s tickrate) (20.0s), Arts Seal
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In other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 English
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Arts Seal | — |
 Japanese
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アーツ |
Arts seal |
 French
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Silence | Silence |
 German
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Techniksiegel | Arts seal |
 Spanish
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Artes silenciadas | Silenced arts |
 Italian
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Sigillo Tecnica | |
 Chinese (simplified)
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战技封印 | Arts Seal |
 Chinese (traditional)
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戰技封印 | Arts Seal |
 Korean
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아츠 봉인 |
