Class (XC2)

For other articles titled "Class", see Class (disambiguation).

Rex's "Fighter" class shown above his name in the Characters menu

Classes are a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Each party Driver has a specific Class based upon the combination of ATK, HLR, and TNK Blades they have equipped. The class of a Driver appears atop their name and level in the Characters menu, and the class effects can be seen in the Engage Blades menu.

Effects[edit]

Classes affect the following:

The damage taken by the Driver (modified by an independent multiplier; +0% for no TNK Blades, -10% for one TNK, -15% for two, -20% for three).
The damage dealt by the Driver and Blade (modified by an independent multiplier; +0% for no ATK Blades, +10% for one ATK, +15% for two, +20% for three).
The healing granted when they collect HP Potions (+0% for no HLR Blades, +30% for one HLR, +40% for two, +50% for three).
The volatile aggro they draw from auto-attacks (modified by a flat additive before additional modifiers; +0 if any Blades are non-TNK, +1 for only one TNK, +2 for only two TNKs, +3 for three TNKs).
The volatile aggro drawn from Driver Arts (modified by a flat additive before additional modifiers: +4 for each TNK Blade, -4 for each HLR Blade).
Whether or not the Driver will run to collect HP potions when AI-controlled (occurs if at least one Blade is a HLR).
Whether or not the Driver will switch to a Blade with a healing Driver Art if another party member is on low HP when AI-controlled (occurs if at least two Blades are equipped and at least 50% of them are HLRs).

A class is only dependent upon the combination of Blade roles, not the specific permutation. For example, having an ATK Blade in slot 1 and a HLR Blade in slot 2 results in the same class (Cavalier) as having a HLR Blade in slot 1 and ATK in slot 2.

The full list of classes and their effects is as follows:

Class name	Blade 1	Blade 2	Blade 3	Damage taken	Damage dealt	HP Pot effect	Auto-attack aggro	Arts aggro	HP potion AI	Healing Blade switch AI
Fighter	ATK	None	None	+0%	+10%	+0%	+0	+0	No	No
Defender	TNK	None	None	-10%	+0%	+0%	+1	+4	No	No
Healer	HLR	None	None	+0%	+0%	+30%	+0	-4	Yes	No
Elite Fighter	ATK	ATK	None	+0%	+15%	+0%	+0	+0	No	No
Warrior	ATK	TNK	None	-10%	+10%	+0%	+0	+4	No	No
Cavalier	ATK	HLR	None	+0%	+10%	+30%	+0	-4	Yes	Yes
Elite Defender	TNK	TNK	None	-15%	+0%	+0%	+2	+8	No	No
Knight	TNK	HLR	None	-10%	+0%	+30%	+0	+0	Yes	Yes
Elite Healer	HLR	HLR	None	+0%	+0%	+40%	+0	-8	Yes	Yes
Master Fighter	ATK	ATK	ATK	+0%	+20%	+0%	+0	+0	No	No
Wild Warrior	ATK	ATK	TNK	-10%	+15%	+0%	+0	+4	No	No
Wild Cavalier	ATK	ATK	HLR	+0%	+15%	+30%	+0	-4	Yes	No
Master Defender	TNK	TNK	TNK	-20%	+0%	+0%	+3	+12	No	No
Royal Warrior	TNK	TNK	ATK	-15%	+10%	+0%	+0	+8	No	No
Royal Knight	TNK	TNK	HLR	-15%	+0%	+30%	+0	+4	Yes	No
Master Healer	HLR	HLR	HLR	+0%	+0%	+50%	+0	-12	Yes	Yes
Holy Cavalier	HLR	HLR	ATK	+0%	+10%	+40%	+0	-8	Yes	Yes
Holy Knight	HLR	HLR	TNK	-10%	+0%	+40%	+0	-4	Yes	Yes
Jack-of-all-Trades	ATK	TNK	HLR	-10%	+10%	+30%	+0	+0	Yes	No

Gallery[edit]

Screenshots[edit]

A single ATK Blade creates the Fighter class
Adding another ATK Blade changes the Fighter class to Elite Fighter
Having all three Blades as ATK results in the Master Fighter class
Replacing one of the ATK Blades with a HLR Blade results in the Wild Cavalier class
Replacing another ATK Blade for another HLR Blade changes the class to Holy Cavalier
Replacing one of the HLR Blade with a TNK Blade changes the class to Jack-of-all-Trades