Finch/Gameplay

Finch
Driver	any
Gender	Female
Type	Humanoid
Weapon	Shield Hammer

This article is about Finch's gameplay in this specific game. For information on the character in general, see Finch.

Finch is a Rare Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Stats

General stats

Element	Wind
Weapon class	Shield Hammer
Default weapon	Primitive Hammer
Cooldown time	25.00s
Aux Core Slots	1
Merc Group name	The Albatrojans
Base strength	10

Stat modifiers

Physical defense	+20%
Ether defense	+30%
Maximum HP	+0%
Strength	+0%
Ether	+0%
Dexterity	+0%
Agility	+15%

Affinity modifiers

Base affinity	400
Affinity gain	±0%
Affinity loss	-10%

Favorite items

Categories	Veggies
	Cosmetics
Items	Stuffed Meaty Carrot
	Sparkly Snow Perfume

Base rarity

Group 1	0.5%
Group 2	1%
Group 3	1.75%
Group 4	0.25%
Group 5	1.5%
Pity Blade	Group 4

Skills

Specials

Special	Lv.	Effect	Type	Dmg (Lv1)	Dmg (Max)	Hit mod	Critical mod	Description
Blast of Fresh Air		Increases Affinity by 60-100 when using a Special.	Ether	315	504	+0%	+0%	Swing the hammer and hit ether balls.
Whoopsie Crazy		Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 60-100%.	Physical	440	638	+0%	+25%	Attack enemies within range while jumping and spinning your weapon.
Wake-Up Whirl		Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 100-150%.	Physical	575	782	+0%	+0%	After jumping up in the sky, crash into the ground at high speed.
Perfect Storm		none	Ether	500 (+500)		+100%	+20%	During a spinning attack...slip and let go of the hammer.

Blade Arts

Name	Probability	Recharge	Description
Nullify Reaction	75%	30s	Nullifies one reaction.
Debuff Cancel	50%	20s	Cancels debuffs from enemies.
Draw Aggro	75%	30s	Draw aggro from enemies in battle.

Battle Skills

Name	Effect
Did I Do That?	10-20% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.
Doesn't Ring a Bell	30-50% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.
Surprise!	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 100-200%.

Field Skills

Name	Description
Entomology	Knowledge related to insects.
Leaping	The power to jump. Used to reach high places.
Birdbrain	The power to instantly forget anything. Skill exclusive to Finch.

Affinity Chart

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Key affinity condition		(unlocked)	Increase Trust. (x100)	Increase Trust. (x1,300)	Increase Trust. (x3,800)	Increase Trust. (x9,800)
Reward text			I may be forgetful, but I still remember my Driver! No, honestly!	I may be forgetful, but I still remember my Driver! I really, really do!	Uhh... Who are you again?	Well I'm never gonna forget you now...
Reward			Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Blast of Fresh Air	Effect	Increases Affinity by 60 when using a Special.	Increases Affinity by 70 when using a Special.	Increases Affinity by 80 when using a Special.	Increases Affinity by 90 when using a Special.	Increases Affinity by 100 when using a Special.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x5)	Use Blast of Fresh Air. (x11)	Defeat a flying enemy such as a Heidl Taos at the Cliffs of Morytha. (Excludes unique monsters.) (x5) Revealed after the party sets foot on the Cliffs of Morytha	Use Blast of Fresh Air. (x13)
	Reward text		Sweet! I'll use your attacks to help me...uh...do something?	I think I've finally got the hang of it! No, really! I'll show you next battle!	Ugh, the flying ones are such a pain...	I've totally mastered that one! I'm not gonna forget it now, ever! Depending on your definition of "ever"...
	Reward		Bravery x200	Bravery x300	Bravery x500	Bravery x800
Whoopsie Crazy	Effect	Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 60%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 70%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 80%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 90%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials by 100%.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Finch's favorite pouch items. (Vegetables category) (x4)	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x7)	Use Whoopsie Crazy. (x9)	Defeat Atrocious Hermes in Temperantia. (x1) Revealed after the party sets foot on Temperantia
	Reward text		Oh hey, nice one! I really like this!	Wowee, what was that?! I've gotta remember that one!	Never. Forgetting. That.	Finch is moving up in the world!
	Reward		Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
Wake-Up Whirl	Effect	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 100%.	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 110%.	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 120%.	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 130%.	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 150%.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Wake-Up Whirl. (x5)	Defeat a Garnia Camill in Leftheria. (x4) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x10)	Defeat Praetorian Argus at the World Tree. (x1) Revealed after the party enters the World Tree
	Reward text		Did you see that?! I don't even remember what it was now, but it was cool...right...?	We get a power-up from beating Garnia Camill? I'm not really feeling it...	Awesome! I'm gonna use those attacks to...get...better? Wait, why am I getting better?	That Praetorian Argus guy sure was tough! ...Won't forget him.
	Reward		Justice x200	Justice x300	Justice x500	Justice x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Did I Do That?	Effect	10% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.	12% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.	14% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.	16% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.	20% chance to not deplete recharge after a Driver Art or Special.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Finch's favorite pouch items. (Cosmetics category) (x2)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x7)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x10)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x12)
	Reward text		Oh yeah...I forgot I liked this!	Oh yeah, taste the power of wind! ...It was wind, right?	Time to ruffle these guys up!	...Go back to whence you came.
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Doesn't Ring a Bell	Effect	30% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.	35% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.	40% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.	45% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.	50% chance to reset recharge for an enemy Art when a Special connects.
	Condition	Evade an attack. (x3)	Evade an attack. (x5)	Evade an attack. (x7)	Evade an attack. (x9)	Evade an attack. (x10)
	Reward text	I just got stronger! ... Eh? I...did, didn't I? Whatever, we'll find out soon enough.	Hey, I just thought of something! Uh... I think it was something pretty good?	Now where was I again? ...Oh yeah! That awesome thing I thought of!	Yeah, now I remember what I did! I thought of something awesome...	I remember now! I thought of something awesome! Not gonna forget now, promise! ...I think!
	Reward	Compassion x100	Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
Surprise!	Effect	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 100%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 125%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 150%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 175%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 200%.
	Condition	Use a Blade Art. (x3)	Use a Blade Art. (x5)	Use a Blade Art. (x6)	Use a Blade Art. (x7)	Use a Blade Art. (x8)
	Reward text	Sweet! ... Uhm? What was I saying?	I'll back you up! Uh...wait... What am I supposed to be doing again?	I'll back you up! I won't forget this time, really!	Leave the backup to me! ...I'm serious here!	Lemme support you! Aw, come on, it'll be fine!
	Reward	Justice x100	Justice x200	Justice x300	Justice x500	Justice x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Entomology	Effect	Knowledge related to insects.
	Condition	(unlocked)		Acquire Insect items from the Collectibles list. (x25)		Acquire Insect items from the Collectibles list. (x30)
	Reward text			You know, I feel like I really learned something today. Can you remind me what that was?		I think I really learned something here... It was about fish, right?
	Reward			Truth x300		Truth x800
Leaping	Effect	The power to jump. Used to reach high places.
	Condition	(unlocked)		Head for Dawnview Grotto in Gormott. Revealed after chapter 2 begins	Head to Subterranean Lake Galantia in Spirit Crucible Elpys. Revealed after the party enters Spirit Crucible Elpys.
	Reward text			Pretty place... Have I been here before?	Maan, this place always takes my breath away... Huh? It's my first time here?
	Reward			Bravery x300	Bravery x500
Birdbrain	Effect	The power to instantly forget anything. Skill exclusive to Finch.
	Condition	(unlocked)		At the Titan Battleship, Gormott, view the Heart-to-Heart "Bird's-Eye View". Revealed after chapter 2 begins		Go to Goldmouth Wheelhouse in Argentum and complete the quest "Birds of a Feather". Revealed After Rex enters Argentum After having access to Nia, Tora, Mòrag, and Zeke
	Reward text			I really get what you're all talking about? You're all weird...		Did I steal the show...? Well, naturally! All in a day's work for Finch the Fantabulous!
	Reward			Truth x300		Truth x800

Dialogue

Main article: Finch/Gameplay (XC2)/Dialogue

Gallery

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  Finch's Affinity Chart