Pierce (XC1)

Pierce
Physical defence and ether defence are ineffective.

This article is about the debuff in Xenoblade Chronicles. For the Battle Skill in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, see Pierce (XC2).

Pierce is a debuff in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. It causes attacks to ignore the victim's physical and ether defence, essentially treating it as zero. This also applies to enemies (only possible via Reflection), treating their defences as zero whether they are positive or negative.

Pierce is most dangerous when used against an armour tank or other character whose main way of dealing with damage is reducing it. It is still a problem for dodge tanks or other characters with low defence, but much less so.

Pierce can be prevented by equipping Pierce Resist gems.

List of arts that can inflict Pierce

By enemies

Art	Target	Status	Enemies
Annihilation V	Opponent, single target up to 7.50m away	Topple (10.0s), Pierce	Master Obart Obart Obart Obelis Obart
Banishment	Opponent, circle around user of 20.00m radius	Pierce (40.0s), Pushback, level 4	Brutal Gravar Ravager Apelpisía Reckless Godwin
Black Hole	Opponent, circle around user of 20.00m radius	Talent drain (-100%, +100%) (30.0s), Pierce, Pushback, level 0	Zanza (Memory Space) (part 2)
Chaos Bullet VI	Opponent, line 30.00m long by 1.00m wide	Pierce (30.0s)	Disciple Dickson (part 1) Disciple Dickson (part 2)
Cosmo Burst V	Opponent, circle around user of 10.00m radius	Pierce (15.0s), Instant Death (100% chance) (on self), Blow-down, level 1	Bagrus Nebula (Bionis' Shoulder) Bagrus Nebula (Makna Forest) Bulganon Nebula Cratere Nebula Fiume Nebula Frost Nebula Gracile Nebula Randa Nebula Solare Nebula Uragano Nebula
Devour Preparation	Opponent, cone 5.00m long of 120° angle	Pierce (10.0s), Bind	Barbaric Sitri Eternal Palsadia Grotesque Deimis
Ether Field	Opponent, circle around user of 50.00m radius	Pierce (300.0s), Pushback, level 1	Zanza (Mechonis Core)
Ether Field	Opponent, single target up to 10.00m away	Pierce (60.0s), Haste 50% (on self)	Zanza Guardian (part 1)
Ether Field	Opponent, cone 10.00m long of 120° angle	Pierce (30.0s), -20% max HP (on self), Pushback, level 1	Zanza Guardian (part 2) Zanza Guardian (part 3)
Fish Festival VI	Opponent, single target up to 20.00m away	Pierce (10.0s), Haste 50% (on self)	Affluent Beleth
Impale IV	Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away	Pierce (25.0s)	Glorious Buer
Invite to Despair	Opponent, circle around user of 50.00m radius	Pierce (18.0s), Lock-On	Furious Jozan Vivid Anstan
Murmur of Darkness	Opponent, circle around user of 15.00m radius	Pierce (20.0s)	Eques Skyray Masterful Gigapur Newgate Laia (XC1) Skyray
Naked Field	Opponent, circle around user of 50.00m radius	Pierce (60.0s)	Fate Labolas Mild Florence
Naked Field	Opponent, circle around user of 50.00m radius	Pierce (60.0s)	Splendid Botis
Naked Glow V	Opponent, single target up to 5.00m away	Pierce (10.0s), Haste 20% (on self)	Amorous Arca Destructive Bors Faithful Lancelot Revolutionary Bifrons (normal) Revolutionary Bifrons (time attack)
Naked Lock	Opponent, cone 7.50m long of 150° angle	Pierce (15.0s), Lock-On	Infernal Crocell (normal) Infernal Crocell (time attack) Soothed Aglovale Synchronised Gaheris
Noise of Despair	Opponent, circle around user of 25.00m radius	Pierce (15.0s), Paralysis 0%	Musical Vanflare Shadeless Matrix
Piercing Breath	Opponent, cone 5.00m long of 120° angle	Pierce (10.0s)	Turbulent Belmo
Purging Antibody VI	Opponent, cone 8.00m long of 120° angle	Pierce (15.0s), Sleep	Jelly Selua Mystical Klesida
Reckless Light	Opponent, circle around user of 5.00m radius	Pierce (10.0s)	Banquet Vassago
Reckless Light	Opponent, circle around user of 5.00m radius	Pierce (10.0s)	none
Rex Roar	Opponent, cone 30.00m long of 160° angle	Bind (15.0s), Pierce In blizzard, Pushback, level 4	Blizzard Belgazas (normal) Blizzard Belgazas (time attack)
Weak Point	Opponent, single target up to 20.00m away	Pierce (20.0s)	Peeling Kircheis

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Pierce	—
Japanese	貫通 (かんつう)	Pierce
French	Perforation
German	Durchstoß	Breakthrough
Spanish	Brecha
Italian	Penetrazione
Chinese (simplified)	贯通
Chinese (traditional)	貫通
Korean	관통