Sever/Gameplay

Sever
Driver	any
Gender	Male
Type	Humanoid
Weapon	Sword Tonfa

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

Sever is a Rare Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Stats

General stats

Element	Wind
Weapon class	Sword Tonfa
Default weapon	Bringer of the Winds
Cooldown time	20.00s
Aux Core Slots	2
Merc Group name	Severe Burns
Base strength	0

Stat modifiers

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

Affinity modifiers

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

Favorite items

Categories	Meats
	Instruments
Items	Chooby Tubes
	Hotplate Fry-Up

Base rarity

Condition	Started New Game Plus
Group 1	0.5%
Group 2	0.5%
Group 3	0.5%
Group 4	0.5%
Group 5	0.5%
Pity Blade	—

Skills

Specials

Level	Name	Description
	Storm Edge	Slash enemies in Tonfa mode and create a whirlwind.
	Engrave	Pierce the enemy countless times in Sword mode.
	Death Match	Shoot out a whirlwind to collect ether in Shield mode.
	Deadly Divide	Slash the enemy with a giant blade of ether.

Blade Arts

Name	Probability	Recharge	Description
Recharge Boost	50%	22.5s	Boosts Arts recharge from auto-attack.
Critical Up	75%	15s	Increases critical hit rate.

Battle Skills

Name	Effect
Armor Piercing	Adds 60-100% chance to annul defense.
Heartless Kill	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 200-400%.
Nullify Defense	Adds a 60-100% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.

Field Skills

Name	Description
Wind Mastery	The power of a Wind Blade.
Superstrength	Extraordinary physical strength. Used to break things, lift them up, etc.
Entomology	Knowledge related to insects.

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			Huh? Nothin' much.	Huh? I got stronger?	Time to stop playing.	I'm gonna show you something really special now.
Reward			Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Storm Edge	Effect	Increases critical damage by 25%.	Increases critical damage by 40%.	Increases critical damage by 55%.	Increases critical damage by 70%.	Increases critical damage by 85%.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Storm Edge. (x10)	Defeat a Yurem Puffot in Leftheria. (x5) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x10)	Finish an enemy. (x40)
	Reward text		My techniques are killer. You know it.	Huh? That? I wouldn't even call that a warm-up.	I wonder which one of my attacks is the most powerful... Only one way to find out.	Uh? No more room for improvement? Perfection sucks.
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Engrave	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 Engrave. (x7)	Use Engrave. (x8)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x10)	Defeat Machine-Gun Julio at the Cliffs of Morytha. (x1) Revealed after the party sets foot on the Cliffs of Morytha
	Reward text		Things are just hotting up... Watch me tear it up in the next battle!	The more I slash, the stronger I get.	Get ready for a whirlwind.	Huh? That one didn't even touch the sides! Maybe I'm TOO strong now...?
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Death Match	Effect	Adds a 60% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 70% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 80% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 90% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 100% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Death Match. (x5)	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x7)	Use Death Match. (x7)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x12)
	Reward text		I'm sure I can do better than that.	My moves are awesome... Can't wait to test 'em out.	Huh? C'mon. I was just playing with you there.	What's up? I'm too scary for ya?
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Armor Piercing	Effect	Adds 60% chance to annul defense.	Adds 70% chance to annul defense.	Adds 80% chance to annul defense.	Adds 90% chance to annul defense.	Adds 100% chance to annul defense.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Deal a certain amount of total damage. (x8,000)	Deal a certain amount of total damage. (x16,000)	Deal a certain amount of total damage. (x32,000)	Deal a certain amount of total damage. (x48,000)
	Reward text		Next time, I'm gonna go full berserk.	Think that's enough? It ain't enough.	When I really let go, you'll know about it.	Maybe I can let this one go.
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Nullify Defense	Effect	Adds a 60% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 70% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 80% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 90% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.	Adds a 100% chance of dealing a guard-annulling attack.
	Condition	Deal a certain amount of total damage. (x200)	Deal a certain amount of damage in one hit. (x800)	Deal a certain amount of damage in one hit. (x2,400)	Deal a certain amount of damage in one hit. (x4,800)	Deal a certain amount of damage in one hit. (x8,000)
	Reward text	My power's growing!	Nothin' to it.	Still a long way to go, huh?	That's something special...	That attack was no joke. But I got better.
	Reward	Truth x100	Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Heartless Kill	Effect	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 200%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 250%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 300%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 350%.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 400%.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Attack from behind. (x10)	At the end of a narrow road in Gormott, view the Heart-to-Heart "Lone Wolf". Revealed after chapter 2 begins	Attack from behind. (x20)	Attack from behind. (x30)
	Reward text		It's like some folks out there just want to get smashed up.	'Cos, freedom's important...but there's nothing wrong with hanging out with your Driver once in a while.	"Fighting with honor?" No such thing, my friend.	No need to send your opponent a birthday card. Throw 'em a surprise party.
	Reward		Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Wind Mastery	Effect	The power of a Wind Blade.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Defeat a Smart Aligo in Uraya. (x4) Revealed after the party winds up in Uraya		Defeat a Rippl Medooz at Spirit Crucible Elpys. (x5) Revealed after the party enters Spirit Crucible Elpys.
	Reward text		Hahah! Power of wind got you covered.		Feels good, huh?
	Reward		Truth x200		Truth x500
Superstrength	Effect	Extraordinary physical strength. Used to break things, lift them up, etc.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Sever's favorite pouch items. (Meat category) (x4)		Use Sever's favorite pouch item from the Meat category. (x4)
	Reward text		Mmmh... That's some good meat. Just what I need to keep my muscles supplied.		Grah! I'm burstin' with power!
	Reward		Truth x200		Truth x500
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			Nothin' wrong with broadening your horizons.		I got it. No problem.
	Reward			Compassion x300		Compassion x800

Dialogue

Main article: Sever/Gameplay (XC2)/Dialogue

Gallery

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  Sever's Affinity Chart