Ictus (XC2)

Ictus
Blade	Corvin
Level I effect	Boosts recharge for Driver Arts by 0.5 when you evade an attack.
Level II effect	Boosts recharge for Driver Arts by 1 when you evade an attack.
Level III effect	Boosts recharge for Driver Arts by 1.5 when you evade an attack.
Level IV effect	Boosts recharge for Driver Arts by 2 when you evade an attack.
Level V effect	Boosts recharge for Driver Arts by 2.5 when you evade an attack.

This article is about the Battle Skill in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. For the enemy species in Xenoblade Chronicles X, see Ictus (XCX).

Ictus is one of Corvin's Battle Skills in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Overview

With enough enemies aggroed, which is not difficult because Corvin does real damage, it is possible to loop an evasion art (which Corvin provides to all Drivers) into itself infinitely. This is especially notable with Zeke, as his such art (Galactic Strike) hits all around him and thus helps keep the aggro of all said enemies rather than just one. It should be restated because it is that crazy: A tank has the ability to loop perfect evasion forever. It's not truly "forever" because there are other party members beating on them, but in theory they won't be using arts as frequently as the person who's constantly cancelling the evasion art into itself.

Technically this recharges all arts, so it's not the evasion art specifically that must be spammed, but realistically that's The Use Case. It would be difficult to get enough evades with any other art to fully recharge it for a cancel loop.

Affinity Chart

Level	Requirements	Reward text
I	(unlocked)	—
II	Collect Rainbow Bugs in Uraya. (Previous instances count toward total.) (x3) Revealed After increasing Corvin's Light Mastery to level 2. After the party winds up in Uraya	I can't imagine what you'd use Rainbow Bugs for...
III	Defeat a Yurem Puffot in Fonsett, Leftheria, etc. (x2) Revealed After increasing Corvin's Light Mastery to level 3. After the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Yurem Puffot plumage is just spectacular. Just...wow.
IV	Defeat a Klim Anlood at the Genbu Drifts in Tantal, etc. (x2) Revealed After increasing Corvin's Light Mastery to level 4. After the party reaches Tantal	I bet Klim Anlood are lovely and soft to the touch.
V	Defeat a Growsa Aspar at the Chansagh Wastes in Mor Ardain. (x2) Revealed After increasing Corvin's Light Mastery to level 5. After the party arrives in Mor Ardain	Can't say I enjoy the whole skin- shedding thing Growsa Aspar do. They really make life difficult!

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Ictus	Sting
Japanese	瞬き	Blink
French	Ictus	—
German	Ictus	—
Spanish	Ictus	—
Italian	Ictus	—
Chinese (simplified)	瞬时攻击	Instant Attack
Chinese (traditional)	瞬時攻擊	Instant Attack
Korean	반짝임