Commando

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Commando
Choose this route if you want to rack up damage. Focuses on skillful application of damage buffs, and provides bonuses to melee accuracy, ranged accuracy, and evasion.
Ranged Weapon	Dual Guns
Melee Weapon	Dual Swords
Skill Slots	2
HP mod.	-15%
Ranged Attack mod.	+0%
Ranged Accuracy mod.	+10%
Melee Attack mod.	-10%
Melee Accuracy mod.	+10%
Evasion mod.	+30%
Potential mod.	-10%

The Commando Class is one of three second-level Classes the player character in Xenoblade Chronicles X can choose after mastering the Drifter Class. With the Dual Guns and the Dual Swords, this Class focuses on dealing a lot of damage while being hit a rarely as possible. It is recommended for intermediate players. When reaching Rank 10 it's possible to continue this play style as a Winged Viper or to switch to a ranged focused Partisan Eagle.

Battle Arts

Art name	Weapon type	Acquired Rank
Back Slash	Dual Swords	1
Early Bird	Dual Guns	1
Stream Edge	Dual Swords	2
Sliding Slinger	Dual Guns	2
Upper Hand	Dual Swords	4
Shadowrunner	Dual Swords	6

Skills

Skill name	Acquired Rank	Effect at Lv. MAX
Agile Gunslinger	2	Boosts evasion by 20% when wielding a ranged weapon.
Steady Hand	3	Boosts ranged accuracy by 20%.
Boosted Bullets	4	Boosts ranged attack by 30%.
Background Noise	5	Boosts damage by 125% when using Melee Arts from behind.
Combo Gunner	7	Boosts damage by 125% when triggering ranged combos.
Third Eye	8	Boosts TP by 60 when using a Ranged Art; double that if you have an aura active.
Master Edge	9	Boosts critical chance by 10% when wielding a melee weapon.
Aura Burst	10	Extends aura effects by 8 seconds.

Class levels

Level	Class EXP	New Arts	New Skills
1	60	Back Slash Early Bird	—
2	64	Stream Edge Sliding Slinger	Agile Gunslinger
3	68	—	Steady Hand
4	72	Upper Hand	Boosted Bullets
5	76	—	Background Noise
6	80	Shadowrunner	—
7	84	—	Combo Gunner
8	88	—	Third Eye
9	92	—	Master Edge
10	—	—	Aura Burst

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Commando	—
Japanese	コマンド	Commando
French	Commando
German	Stürmer	Stormtrooper
Spanish	Comando
Italian	Commando