Skill (XCX)

For other articles titled "Skill", see Skill (disambiguation).

Skills are a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles X that provide passive battle effects.

Mechanics

Each playable character can equip skills up to their number of skill slots. While most characters have a fixed number, Cross's number of skill slots is determined by the currently selected Class.

New skills are unlocked by increasing the character's Class rank: each skill is unlocked at a certain rank of a specific Class. Skills can be leveled up four times to Lv. 5 (labeled as Lv. MAX in-game). This requires Battle Points: 2 for level 2, 6 for level 3, 18 for level 4, and 36 for level MAX.

Aside from the skills Stellar Entry and Synchrony, skills only affect ground combat; when riding in Skells, the skills will not be active.

Cross can learn any skill in the game. Each skill is unlocked in a specific Class, but once unlocked can be used regardless of Class. Other playable characters can only unlock up to eight skills, each of which depend upon their specific Class.

List of skills

Skill	Default class	Class rank (Cross)	Effect
Aggro Boost	Duelist	3	Boosts melee damage to taunted enemies by +20-100%.
Agile Gunslinger	Commando	2	Boosts evasion by 12-20% when wielding a ranged weapon.
Appendage Erosion	Mastermind	5	Boosts appendage damage by 10-50% for every debuff on the enemy.
Aura Assault	Blast Fencer	7	Boosts melee attack and melee accuracy by 10-30% when you have an aura active.
Aura Burst	Commando	10	Extends aura effects by 4-8 seconds.
Auto Melee Boost	Samurai Gunner	3	Boosts melee auto-attack damage by +30-50%.
Background Noise	Commando	5	Boosts damage by +25-125% when using Melee Arts from behind.
Beam Boost	Enforcer	4	Boosts beam damage by +30-50%.
Beam Guard	Enforcer	6	Boosts beam resistance by 12-20 when wielding a ranged weapon.
Beauty Sleep	Psycorruptor	2	Extends Sleep effects by 10-18 seconds.
Blazing Auto	Samurai Gunner	7	Grants a 10-18% chance of inflicting Blaze I-III when melee auto-attacking.
Blood Carnival	Full Metal Jaguar	9	Grants a 5-25% chance of converting 4-12% of damage dealt to HP when melee auto-attacking.
Boosted Bullets	Commando	4	Boosts ranged attack by 10-30%.
Brain Wall	Psycorruptor	3	Boosts resistance to Sleep, Control, and Slow Arts by 20-100 when you have an aura active.
Buff Extender	Blast Fencer	9	Extends buff effects granted by support Arts you use by 5-10 seconds.
Buff Heal	Enforcer	8	Recovers 100-500 HP when receiving a buff or aura from an Art you used.
CQC Master	Samurai Gunner	2	Boosts critical chance by 30-50 when triggering a melee combo.
Combat Presence	Striker	9	Extends Taunt effects by 10-18 seconds.
Combo Gunner	Commando	7	Boosts damage by +25-125% when triggering ranged combos.
Conductive Strike	Astral Crusader	7	Boosts electric damage by +200-300% to enemies inflicted with Shock.
Conflagrant Edge	Duelist	2	Boosts thermal damage by +10-50%.
Core Crusher	Psycorruptor	10	Ether-attribute attacks cannot damage enemy appendages, but deal +50-150% primary damage when targeting them.
Crisis Catalyst	Full Metal Jaguar	7	Boosts critical chance by 10-30 when HP is 50% or less. Effect doubles when HP is 25% or less.
Deep Fang	Winged Viper	2	Reduces enemy debuff resistance by 10-30% when attacking from the side.
Dirty Fighter	Shield Trooper	9	Boosts Melee Art damage by +20-100% to enemies inflicted with Topple.
Dismantler	Striker	10	Grants a 25-50% chance of dealing +50-150% more damage to appendages with Melee Arts.
Double Reflect	Bastion Warrior	10	Boosts reflect damage by +20-100%.
Double Spike	Bastion Warrior	9	Boosts spike damage by +20-100%.
Electric Boost	Partisan Eagle	5	Boosts electric damage by +30-50%.
Electric Flesh	Astral Crusader	9	Grants a 10-30% chance of dealing electric spike damage when taking a hit.
Electric Guard	Partisan Eagle	3	Boosts electric resistance by 12-20 when wielding a melee weapon.
Ether Boost	Blast Fencer	2	Boosts ether damage by +30-50%.
Ether Guard	Mastermind	2	Boosts ether resistance by 12-20 when wielding a ranged weapon.
Extra Armor	Psycorruptor	6	Boosts Barrier's damage absorption rate by 3-15%.
Fast Forward	Galactic Knight	5	Reduces an Art's cooldown by 10-50% when triggering a melee combo.
Feather Touch	Psycorruptor	8	Grants a 80-100% chance of not waking a sleeping enemy when attacking with an Art.
Flame Trigger	Striker	5	Boosts Blaze damage by +12-20%.
Fleet Feet	Partisan Eagle	9	Boosts evasion by 10-30% when wielding a melee weapon.
Fortified Flesh	Duelist	5	Boosts maximum HP by 30-50%.
Gentle Approach	Psycorruptor	4	Grants a 50-100% chance of not waking a sleeping enemy when auto-attacking.
Grand Procession	Duelist	7	Boosts entire party's TP by 300-500 when activating Overdrive.
Gravity Boost	Mastermind	3	Boosts gravity damage by +10-50%.
Gravity Guard	Galactic Knight	2	Boosts gravity resistance by 12-20 when wielding a ranged weapon.
Healing Aura	Samurai Gunner	5	Recovers 12-20% of your HP when you use an aura.
Healing Touch	Enforcer	9	Boosts the HP recovery of party members you revive by 30-50%.
Heatseeker	Bastion Warrior	5	Boosts critical chance by 50-100 when attacking enemies inflicted with Blaze.
Hellhound	Winged Viper	10	Extends Overdrive duration by 5-10 seconds.
High Tension	Enforcer	10	Boosts maximum TP by 500-1500.
Inner Search	Enforcer	2	Boosts potential by 12-20%.
Iron Knuckle	Samurai Gunner	4	Boosts physical damage by +30-50%.
Killshot	Partisan Eagle	2	Boosts critical chance for ranged auto-attacks by 5-10.
King's Boon	Mastermind	9	Grants All Abilities Up I-V to enemies under your Control.
King's Decree	Psycorruptor	5	Reduces enemy Control resistance by 10-30% and raises debuff tier by 1.
Knight's Soul	Blast Fencer	5	Boosts maximum TP by 500-1500.
Knock 'n' Shock	Partisan Eagle	7	Grants a 10-18% chance of inflicting Shock I-III when using Melee Arts.
Lifeline	Winged Viper	7	Recovers 10-30% of your HP when HP is at 50% or less and you use an aura.
Long Shot	Astral Crusader	2	Boosts ranged weapon range by 5-25m.
Long Topple	Shield Trooper	6	Extends Topple effects by 1-5 second(s).
Machine Gunner	Bastion Warrior	2	Boosts ranged damage by +20-100% when fighting two or more enemies.
Master Edge	Commando	9	Boosts critical chance by 5-10 when wielding a melee weapon.
Mechanoid Slayer	Blast Fencer	3	Boosts damage to mechanoid enemies by +30-50%.
Mighty Muscle	Striker	7	Boosts melee attack by 10-30%.
Mindscape	Winged Viper	9	Boosts maximum TP by 500-1500.
Mortal Enemy	Winged Viper	3	Boosts damage to humanoid enemies by +30-50%.
Night Vision	Full Metal Jaguar	2	Boosts damage by +20-100% during the nighttime.
Phantom Counter	Full Metal Jaguar	10	Boosts your Overdrive count by 4-12 when activating Overdrive.
Piscinoid Slayer	Partisan Eagle	10	Boosts damage to piscinoid enemies by +30-50%.
Quick Reload	Astral Crusader	5	Reduces cooldown for ranged auto-attacks by 30-50%.
Red Zone	Full Metal Jaguar	5	Boosts critical chance by 20-40 during Overdrive.
Resistant Flesh	Mastermind	6	Boosts resistance to all debuffs by 12-24%.
Rising Renewal	Shield Trooper	5	Boosts HP recovery by 10-30% when revived.
Secondary Accelerator	Mastermind	10	Reduces secondary cooldown by 10-50%.
Shield Screen	Shield Trooper	4	Reduces damage by 10-30% when wielding a shield.
Stand Strong	Shield Trooper	10	Boosts resistance to Stagger, Topple, Knockback, and Launch by 20-100 when wielding a shield.
Steady Hand	Commando	3	Boosts ranged accuracy by 12-20%.
Steel Flesh	Striker	2	Boosts maximum HP by 10-30%.
Stellar Entry	Galactic Knight	9	Boosts GP by 1000-2000 when boarding your Skell while in Overdrive.
Supreme Sword	Blast Fencer	10	Boosts damage by +20-100% when triggering melee combos.
Synchrony	Galactic Knight	10	Boosts Skell melee attack, ranged attack, melee & ranged accuracy, potential, and evasion by 4-12%.
TP Overdrive	Astral Crusader	10	Boosts TP by 100-150 when using an Art while in Overdrive.
Tactical Analyst	Mastermind	7	Reduces enemy debuff resistance by 12-24% when landing an attack.
Thermal Shield	Shield Trooper	2	Boosts thermal resistance by 12-20 when wielding a melee weapon.
Theroid Slayer	Samurai Gunner	9	Boosts damage to theroid enemies by +30-50%.
Third Eye	Commando	8	Boosts TP by 20-60 when using a Ranged Art; double that if you have an aura active.
Topple Topper	Shield Trooper	3	Reduces enemy Topple resistance by 10-30%.
Trauma Tension	Shield Trooper	8	Grants a 15% chance of receiving 50-150 TP when taking damage.
Trigger Happy	Winged Viper	5	Reduces an Art's cooldown by 30-50% when triggering a ranged combo.
Unpleasant Dream	Psycorruptor	9	Boosts damage to sleeping enemies by +50-150%.
Unstoppable	Astral Crusader	3	Boosts resistance to Stagger, Topple, Knockback, and Launch by 20-100 when sprinting.
Unwavering Courage	Striker	3	Boosts melee accuracy by 12-20%.
Weapon Guard	Samurai Gunner	6	Boosts physical resistance by 12-20 when wielding a melee weapon.
Well-Weathered	Mastermind	4	Boosts TP by 200-300 when taking weather damage.
Yamato Spirit	Samurai Gunner	10	Boosts TP by 20-60 when using a Melee Art; double that if you have an aura active.
Zero Lapse	Full Metal Jaguar	3	Reduces cooldown for melee auto-attacks by 30-50%.

Number of skill slots per Class/character

Cross

Class	Slots
Astral Crusader	4
Bastion Warrior	4
Blast Fencer	3
Commando	2
Drifter	5
Duelist	3
Enforcer	2
Full Metal Jaguar	4
Galactic Knight	4
Mastermind	4
Partisan Eagle	3
Psycorruptor	3
Samurai Gunner	2
Shield Trooper	3
Striker	1
Winged Viper	3

Other characters

Character	Slots
Al	4
Alexa	3
Bozé	3
Celica	3
Doug	4
Elma	4
Frye	3
Ga Jiarg	4
Gwin	3
H.B.	4
Hope	3
Irina	4
L	3
Lao	3
Liesel	3
Lin	3
Mia	3
Murderess	3
Nagi	5
Neilnail	4
Phog	3
Yelv	3

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Skills	—
Japanese	スキル	Skill
French	Compétence
German	Talente
Spanish	Habilidad
Italian	Abilità
Chinese (simplified)	技能	Skill
Chinese (traditional)	技能	Skill
Korean	스킬	Skill

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