Rex/Gameplay (XC2)

Rex
Blade(s)	Pyra Mythra Catalyst
Joins	Gramps (On Gramps's Back)

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

Rex is a playable Driver in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Stats

Default values

Blade	Pyra
WP	Aegis Sword: 200 WP Broadsword: 200 WP
SP	100
Accessory	None
Bravery level	0
Truth level	2
Compassion level	1
Justice level	0

Stats

	Minimum	Maximum
Level	1	99
HP	280	6,994
Strength	15	368
Ether	16	388
Dexterity	31	310
Agility	22	215
Luck	15	366

Favorite items

Categories	Drinks
	Art
Items	Pan-Fried Tartari
	Coral Reversi

Stats (all levels)

	HP	Strength	Ether	Dextetrity	Agility	Luck
1	280	15	16	31	22	15
2	348	18	19	33	23	18
3	417	22	23	36	25	22
4	485	25	27	39	27	25
5	554	29	31	42	29	29
6	622	33	34	45	31	32
7	691	36	38	48	33	36
8	759	40	42	50	35	40
9	828	43	46	53	37	43
10	896	47	50	56	39	47
11	965	51	53	59	41	50
12	1033	54	57	62	43	54
13	1102	58	61	65	45	57
14	1170	61	65	68	47	61
15	1239	65	69	70	49	65
16	1307	69	72	73	51	68
17	1376	72	76	76	53	72
18	1444	76	80	79	55	75
19	1513	79	84	82	57	79
20	1581	83	88	85	59	83
21	1650	87	91	87	61	86
22	1718	90	95	90	63	90
23	1787	94	99	93	65	93
24	1855	97	103	96	67	97
25	1924	101	107	99	69	100
26	1992	105	110	102	71	104
27	2061	108	114	105	73	108
28	2129	112	118	107	75	111
29	2198	115	122	110	77	115
30	2266	119	126	113	79	118
31	2335	123	129	116	81	122
32	2403	126	133	119	83	126
33	2472	130	137	122	85	129
34	2540	133	141	124	86	133
35	2609	137	145	127	88	136
36	2677	141	148	130	90	140
37	2746	144	152	133	92	143
38	2814	148	156	136	94	147
39	2883	151	160	139	96	151
40	2951	155	164	142	98	154
41	3020	159	167	144	100	158
42	3088	162	171	147	102	161
43	3157	166	175	150	104	165
44	3225	169	179	153	106	169
45	3294	173	183	156	108	172
46	3362	177	186	159	110	176
47	3431	180	190	161	112	179
48	3499	184	194	164	114	183
49	3568	187	198	167	116	186
50	3637	191	202	170	118	190
51	3705	195	205	173	120	194
52	3774	198	209	176	122	197
53	3842	202	213	179	124	201
54	3911	205	217	181	126	204
55	3979	209	220	184	128	208
56	4048	213	224	187	130	211
57	4116	216	228	190	132	215
58	4185	220	232	193	134	219
59	4253	223	236	196	136	222
60	4322	227	239	198	138	226
61	4390	231	243	201	140	229
62	4459	234	247	204	142	233
63	4527	238	251	207	144	237
64	4596	241	255	210	146	240
65	4664	245	258	213	148	244
66	4733	249	262	216	150	247
67	4801	252	266	218	151	251
68	4870	256	270	221	153	254
69	4938	259	274	224	155	258
70	5007	263	277	227	157	262
71	5075	267	281	230	159	265
72	5144	270	285	233	161	269
73	5212	274	289	235	163	272
74	5281	277	293	238	165	276
75	5349	281	296	241	167	280
76	5418	285	300	244	169	283
77	5486	288	304	247	171	287
78	5555	292	308	250	173	290
79	5623	295	312	253	175	294
80	5692	299	315	255	177	297
81	5760	303	319	258	179	301
82	5829	306	323	261	181	305
83	5897	310	327	264	183	308
84	5966	313	331	267	185	312
85	6034	317	334	270	187	315
86	6103	321	338	272	189	319
87	6171	324	342	275	191	323
88	6240	328	346	278	193	326
89	6308	331	350	281	195	330
90	6377	335	353	284	197	333
91	6445	339	357	287	199	337
92	6514	342	361	290	201	340
93	6582	346	365	292	203	344
94	6651	349	369	295	205	348
95	6719	353	372	298	207	351
96	6788	357	376	301	209	355
97	6856	360	380	304	211	358
98	6925	364	384	307	213	362
99	6994	368	388	310	215	366

Driver Arts

Aegis Sword

Name	Description
Anchor Shot	HP Potion
Double Spinning Edge	Side attack↑
Rolling Smash	AOE / Aggro down
Sword Bash	Back attack↑

Catalyst Scimitar

Name	Description
Hydro Blast	AOE / Knockback
Redemption	Heal party
Saber Slash	HP Potion
Water Flower	Pierce

Twin Rings

Name	Description
Eightfold Edge	Beasts↑
Spin of Bravery	AOE
Strong Saucer	HP Potion
Wide Slash	Side attack↑

Whipswords

Name	Description
Blazing Whip	AOE / Aggro up
Heat Rush	Toppled↑
Phantom Flame	AOE / Evasion
Storm Spin	AOE / Low HP↑

Big Bang Edge

Name	Description
Big Impact	AOE / Blowdown
Electro Buster	AOE / Toppled↑
Upper Edge	Launch
Voltaic Slash	AOE / Machines↑

Dual Scythes

Name	Description
Cyclone Smash	Low HP↑
Vortex Edge	AOE / Flying↑
Wild Scythe	HP down / Evasion
Wing Smash	Smash

Greataxe

Name	Description
Axe Twist	AOE / Aquatic↑
Bold Tackle	Critical recharge
Power Swipe	Launch
Strong Smash	Toppled↑

Megalance

Name	Description
Feral Spin	AOE / Insects↑
Heavy Hitter	Aggro down
Power Spike	Break / Side attack↑
Strong Horn	High HP↑

Ether Cannon

Name	Description
Armor Crusher	Pierce
Daring Shot	High HP↑
Grenade Launcher	AOE / Blowdown
Wild Volley	AOE / Cancel attack↑

Shield Hammer

Name	Description
Diving Swing	AOE / Aggro up
Iron Wall	Defense
Mighty Beat	AOE / Toppled↑
Power Hammer	Front attack↑

Chroma Katana

Name	Description
Breakdown	Aggroed↑
Dual Slash	Evasion
Feral Blade	AOE / Aggro up
Sword Uppercut	Break

Bitball

Name	Description
Brave Throw	Toppled↑
Mighty Ball	Launched↑
Strong Shot	Heal party on attack
Touchdown	HP Potion

Knuckle Claws

Name	Description
Bullet Punch	AOE
Feral Uppercut	Blowdown / Cancel atk↑
Grand Smash	HP Potion
Mach Straight Punch	Back attack↑

Broadsword

Name	Description
Anchor Shot	HP Potion
Double Spinning Edge	Side attack↑
Rolling Smash	AOE / Aggro down
Sword Bash	Back attack↑

Calamity Scythe

Name	Description
Revolt Smash	Heal party on attack
Rising Crescent	Launch
Screw Reaper	AOE / Aggro down
Withering Assault	HP Potion

Cobra Bardiche

Name	Description
Dust Up	AOE / Insects↑
Earth Splitter	Low HP↑
Final Stone	HP down / Evasion
Powerquake	Break / Side attack↑

Infinity Fans

Name	Description
Brave Wing	AOE / Aggro up
Cross Edge	Beasts↑
Opened Fan	Front attack↑
Screw Cutter	Aggroed↑

Brilliant Twinblades

Name	Description
Cutting Edge	Critical recharge
Haphazard Throw	Cancel attack↑
Rebel's Dagger	AOE
Thunderclap	Side attack↑

Decimation Cannon

Name	Description
Critical Trigger	High HP↑
Flamecaster	AOE / Front attack↑
Grenade Burst	AOE / Blowdown
Mighty Missile	Launched↑ / Pierce

Rockrending Gauntlets

Name	Description
Giant Straight	Knockback
Rock Bullet	AOE / Aggro up
Terror Smash	Aggroed↑
Wild Slugger	Blowdown / Front attack↑

Sword Tonfa

Name	Description
Gale Upper	Blowdown / Low HP↑
Hurricane Punch	Knockback
Stormstarter	AOE / Aggro up
Wind Smash	Aggroed↑

Monado

Name	Description
Monado Beat	AOE / Toppled↑
Monado Burst	Back attack↑
Monado Shield	Defense
Monado Storm	AOE / Aggro down

Knives

Name	Description
Infinity Wing	Cancel attack↑
Screw Edge	AOE / Critical recharge
Skyward Edge	HP Potion
Wind Slicer	High HP↑

Dual Swords

Name	Description
Dark Edge	Back attack↑
Mystic Slice	Side attack↑
Shadow Twist	AOE / Evasion
Trickshot	Cancel attack↑

Uchigatana

Name	Description
Flash Uppercut	Front attack↑
Night Breaker	AOE / Aggro up
Starfall	Aggroed↑/ Smash
Victory Slash	Evasion

Affinity Chart

Overt Affinity

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Level unlocked at		Unlocked from the start	2 Skills unlocked	5 Skills unlocked
	Skill	Muscle Builder	Picture of Health	Rapid Attack III
	Effect	Increases Strength by 20.	Increases HP restored to self (not using HP Potions) by 10%.	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to B at the start of battle.
	Cost	375 SP	1,500 SP	5,000 SP
	Skill	Reflex Response	Arts Chain	Lively Lad
	Effect	Increases Agility by 20.	Lets you use a Driver Art after canceling a Driver Art.	Increases maximum HP by 200.
	Cost	250 SP	3,000 SP	2,000 SP
	Skill	Rapid Attack I	Combo Enhance	Ultimate Relay
	Effect	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to X at the start of battle.	Adds 20% to damage ratio after canceling an auto-attack.	Increases attack power ratio at the start of a Chain Attack.
	Cost	750 SP	2,000 SP	4,000 SP
	Skill	Ether Studies	Rapid Attack II	Topple Champ
	Effect	Increases Ether by 20.	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to Y at the start of battle.	Extends Topple duration by 15%.
	Cost	625 SP	2,500 SP	6,000 SP
	Skill	Rescue	Gramps' Blessing	Drive to Win
	Effect	Increases the HP restored when reviving a teammate by 15%.	Increases Luck by 20.	Slightly fills the Party Gauge for each critical hit delivered.
	Cost	500 SP	1,000 SP	3,000 SP

Hidden Affinity

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Level unlocked at		New Game Plus	2 Skills unlocked	5 Skills unlocked
	Skill	Further Ether Studies	Inherit Muscle	Solidarity
	Effect	Boosts Ether by 10%.	Boosts Strength by 10%.	Slightly fills the Party Gauge when an "Excellent" is scored during a Special.
	Cost	7,500 SP	7,500 SP	15,000 SP
	Skill	Shadow Strike	Herbalism	Relentless Spirit
	Effect	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 50%.	Boosts the effect of HP Potions by 20%.	50% chance to survive hit with 1 HP + 5 secs invincibility (once per battle).
	Cost	3,750 SP	12,500 SP	30,000 SP
	Skill	Cheer Up	Eyes on the Prize	Heart Recharge
	Effect	Increases Affinity by 25% after winning a Special button challenge.	Boosts Agility by 10%.	Boosts recharge for Specials after canceling by 20%.
	Cost	2,500 SP	5,000 SP	25,000 SP
	Skill	Prediction	Combat Boost	Child of Steel
	Effect	Increases Dexterity by 20.	Restores 3% HP when canceling an auto-attack with a Driver Art.	Boosts maximum HP by 10%.
	Cost	5,000 SP	15,000 SP	20,000 SP
	Skill	Fight or Flight	Pre-empt Moves	Gramps' Auspices
	Effect	Reduces enemy Break resist.	Boosts Dexterity by 10%.	Boosts Luck by 10%.
	Cost	6,250 SP	10,000 SP	10,000 SP

Dialogue

Main article: Rex/Gameplay (XC2)/Dialogue

Gallery

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  Rex's Overt Affinity Chart

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  Rex's Hidden Affinity Chart

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  List of Rex's weapons