Battle Soul

Battle Soul
User	Shulk
Type	Support art
Colour	Blue
Target	Self
Effect(s)	Self-damage, raises Talent Gauge
Description	Sacrifice half of HP to fill Talent Gauge.
First available	Level 32

Battle Soul (バトルソウル, Battle Soul) is one of Shulk's Battle Arts in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. It allows Shulk to sacrifice half of his current HP (rounded down) to fill a portion of his talent gauge.

Overview

Battle Soul is Shulk's most situational Art but is also one that can make the difference between victory and defeat. The most obvious use is to quickly gain access to Shulk's Monado Arts before a vision comes true; for example, if Shulk normally wouldn't be able to fill the Talent Gauge fast enough to activate Monado Shield and save the party from an enemy's Talent Art, spending half of his HP to be able to speed up the process can be a lifesaver. Battle Soul can also be used more aggressively, as losing HP while Shulk doesn't have the aggro might be completely safe—he can use it to fill the Talent Gauge, use a damage-dealing Monado Art, then use Shadow Eye to reduce any aggro that generated and/or Light Heal to get some of his HP back.

There are a few things worth noting about Battle Soul in order to get the most of it. First of all, it always costs 50% of Shulk's current HP to use, but the amount of Talent Gauge he receives in exchange increases as the player levels the Art, so while it starts out somewhat underwhelming it can be much more worthwhile after some AP investment. Secondly, because the HP cost is determined by Shulk's current HP, it effectively costs less to use the more damage he's taken; if Shulk is close to running out of HP the player has even more incentive to use it, as spending for example 25 out of 50 HP is far better than spending 1000 out of 2000 HP for the same amount of Talent Gauge, and any attack taken at 50 HP will probably be fatal either way. Third, if the player is not in direct control of Shulk it can be risky to leave Battle Soul on his Arts Palette, as the AI tends to use it somewhat more recklessly than a human would, so the player may want to temporarily remove it until they take control of Shulk again.

Data

Art

Damage type	Status
Category	Support
Talent gauge used	0%
Cooldown	60.0s
Accuracy	+0%
Obtained	Level 32

Power

Power	1.00
Hits	0
Element	Fire

Timing

	Frames	Seconds
Hit	25	0.833
Duration	50	1.667

Range

Target	Self
Area	Single target
Range	0.00m

Status

Effect	Convert 50% current HP to 25% talent gauge
Duration	—

Miscellaneous

AI type	Normal
Aggro	0
Knockback	None
Flags	Anti-air: False Single effects: False Monado Art: False

Battle text

Original	Halves current HP and fills Talent Gauge.
DE	Halves current HP and fills Talent Gauge.

Levelling

	Basic				Intermediate			Advanced			Master
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII
AP cost	0	340	680	1,360	2,720	4,080	6,120	8,840	12,240	16,320	19,040	22,100
Status value	25.0	28.0	31.0	34.0	37.0	40.0	43.0	46.0	49.0	52.0	55.0	58.0
Cooldown	60.0	58.2	56.4	54.6	52.8	51.0	49.2	47.4	45.6	43.8	42.0	40.2

Intermediate Arts Manual

Sell price	1,150 G
Buy price	11,500 G
Shops	Weapon Shop (initial) Weapon Shop (after fight at Decayed Forest)

Advanced Arts Manual

Sell price	1,000 G
Shops	Arts Manual Shop (1 Arts Coin)

Enemy	Lv.	Loc.	Gold Chest %	Gold Drop %	Total %	Num. expected	Num. for 95%
Bizarre Ragoel Bizarre Ragoel	88	Eryth Sea	100.0%	19.0%	19.0%	6	15
Eryth RhanaEryth Rhana	87	Eryth Sea	5.0%	12.7%	0.6%	158	470
M56/UNIONM56/UNION	62	Agniratha	3.0%	7.9%	0.2%	421	1258
M88/WORSTM88/WORST	62	Central Factory	2.0%	4.4%	0.1%	1132	3389
Musical Vanflare Musical Vanflare	93	Tephra Cave	100.0%	12.7%	12.7%	8	23
Opulent FlamiiOpulent Flamii	71	Colony 9	3.0%	12.7%	0.4%	262	784
Sanjibal BehemothSanjibal Behemoth	78	Prison Island II	3.0%	7.9%	0.2%	421	1258
Sentimental Flamral Sentimental Flamral	66	Agniratha	100.0%	6.0%	6.0%	17	49
Sloth GogolSloth Gogol	76	Bionis' Leg	2.0%	20.4%	0.4%	245	731
Young BrogYoung Brog	95	Tephra Cave	4.0%	12.7%	0.5%	197	588

Master Arts Manual

Sell price	2,000 G
Buy price	20,000 Noponstone (Nopon Archsage)

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Battle Soul	—
Japanese	バトルソウル	Battle Soul
French	Âme guerrière	Warrior Soul
German	Schlachtenseele	Battle soul
Spanish	Alma de batalla	Battle soul
Italian	Furia guerriera
Chinese (simplified)	战斗之魂
Chinese (traditional)	戰鬥之魂
Korean	배틀 소울	Battle Soul

Gallery

• 

  Shulk using Battle Soul