Check out this Buffs and Debuffs Guide for Xenoblade Chronicle 3! Guide includes buff and debuff names, buff effects and debuff effects!
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Buffs Summary & Effects
| Buff Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| Critical Rate Up | Boosts Critical Rate. | 
| Accuracy Up | Boosts Accuracy. | 
| Power Charge | Boosts damage of next Art. | 
| Armor Veil | Absorbs fixed amount of damage. | 
| Ether Anchor | Nullifies set no. of combo reactions. | 
| Attack Up | Boosts damage dealt. | 
| Critical Hit Plus | Boosts critical hit extra damage. | 
| Recovery Up | Boosts amount of HP healed. | 
| Delayed Healing | Heals HP when below set value. | 
| Counter Heal | Heal HP when hit, for set no. of hits. | 
| Pause Buff Timer | Freezes time on other active buffs. | 
| Invincible | Nullifies attacks from enemies. | 
| Awakening | Improves Atk, Def. And recharge rate. | 
| Defense Up | Reduces damage taken. | 
| Decoy | Evade attacks set no. of times. | 
| Debuff Barrier | Nullifies set no. of enemy debuffs. | 
| Fast Recharge | Improves rate of recharge. | 
| Evasion Up | Improves Evasion. | 
| Regenerate | Heals HP at fixed intervals. | 
Debuffs Summary & Effects
| Debuff Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| Attack Down | Reduces damage dealt. | 
| Phys. Def. Down | Reduces Physical Defense. | 
| Ether Defense Down | Reduces Ether Defense. | 
| Resistance Down | Reduces resistance to debuffs. | 
| Sleep | Incapacitates until damage is taken. | 
| Shackle Arts | Makes it impossible to use Arts. | 
| Shackle Healing | Makes it impossible to heal HP. | 
| Bind | Makes it impossible to move. | 
| Target Lock | Locks enemy into targeting user. | 
| Damage Link | Relays dmg. Taken to nearby allies. | 
| Shackle Blocking | Makes it impossible to block. | 
| Accuracy Down | Reduces Accuracy. | 
| Evasion Down | Reduces Evasion. | 
| Slow Recharge | Reduces rate of recharge. | 
| Moebius Shackles | Stops a character from moving. | 
| Shield Bind | Incapacitates Defenders. | 
| Sword Bind | Incapacitates Attackers. | 
| Heal Bind | Incapacitates Healers. | 
| Interlink Seal | Seals Interlink with Moebius’s power. | 
| Reduce All | Reduces Dmg./ Acc./ Evas./ Def. | 
| Bleed | Deals damage at fixed intervals. | 
| Blaze | Deals damage at fixed intervals. | 
| Freeze | Deals damage at fixed intervals. | 
| Toxin | Deals damage at fixed intervals. | 
| Eclipse Soul | Makes allies attack one another. | 
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