Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Heavy Guard - Best Arts Build

Heavy Guard is a Class for Xenoblade Chronicle 3. See Best Arts Build, Master Skills, Master Arts, & ascension quest condition and locations!

Table Of Contents

Unlock Conditions
Best Arts
Master Arts Review
Master Skill Review
Abilities & Basic Skills

All Classes List

Heavy Guard - Unlock Condition & Location

Obtained After Class Function Unlocked At Chapter 2

Character	Lanz

Lanz - Ascension Quest Condition & Location

Clearing Ascension Quest lets the heroes unlock their ranks above 10.

Condition
* All quests can be accepted in Cadensia Region, Full Reach Chapter 5 The Castle Beckons in the Main Story. (From this quest, it will immediately become available but it is okay to progress further.) Gather Info on Curious About Training. Then skip travel to Sword March - Full Elevator Landing (Located beside the elevator). Discuss "Curious About Training" at the Rest Spot and start Side Story: Lanz Follow the path and defeat the bosses that you will encounter. This is pretty long but several locations and landmarks will be unlocked as you progress.

Condition

* All quests can be accepted in Cadensia Region, Full
Reach Chapter 5 The Castle Beckons in the Main Story. (From this quest, it will immediately become available but it is okay to progress further.)
Gather Info on Curious About Training. Then skip travel to Sword March - Full Elevator Landing (Located beside the elevator).
Discuss "Curious About Training" at the Rest Spot and start Side Story: Lanz
Follow the path and defeat the bosses that you will encounter. This is pretty long but several locations and landmarks will be unlocked as you progress.

Heavy Guard - Best Arts Build

Recommended Arts Build

Arts

	Arts
X	Bull Rush
Y	Uppercut Slash
B	Crash Out

Obtained As Master Arts

	Arts
▲	Wide Slash Zephyr
▶	Glow Ring Zephyr
▼	Ring o' Roses Troubadour

Stats & Effect Of Arts

Arts

Bull Rush	Heavy Guard [Initial Multipliers]: 200% [Initial CDT]: 30 Seconds [Reaction]: Topple
Uppercut Slash	Heavy Guard [Initial Multipliers]: 300% [Initial CDT]: 24 Seconds [Effects]: Boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%
Crash Out	Heavy Guard [Initial Multipliers]: 200% [Initial CDT]: 20 Seconds [Effects]: Boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%

Master Arts

Wide Slash	Zephyr [Initial Multipliers]: 245% [Initial CDT]: 8 Times [Effects]: While Art is active, evades enemy attacks at the cost of a low Critical Rate
Glow Ring	Zephyr [Initial Multipliers]: 180% [Initial CDT]: 8 Times
Ring o' Roses	Troubadour [Initial Multipliers]: 0% [Initial CDT]: 4 Times [Effects]: Field range of effect - medium

Heavy Guard - Master Arts Review

RANK	Arts	Rating
1	Crash Out	★★★★★
10	Solid Stance	★★・・・
20	Mad Taunt	★★★★★

Crash Out is an excellent Art to increase aggro. If you are a defender class, be sure to learn it. Mad Taunt is also a powerful Talent Art for Defenders and should be mastered when available.

Heavy Guard - Master Skill Reviews

RANK	Skills	Rating
5	Defensive Soul	★★★★・
15	Tenacious Blocker	★★★★・

Both of these skills are useful for Defenders. However, you should only learn them if you have no other skill priorities.

Heavy Guard - Basic Skills & Abilities

Scaling

Offence	Defence	Healing	Difficulty
C	S	D	B

* The higher the rating of difficulty is, the easier the class can be played.

Skills

Defensive Soul	Boosts physical defense by 10%
I'll Protect You	Reduces damage taken by allies in a fixed radius by 20%
Taunt	Accrues Aggro every second
Tenacious Blocker	Boosts Block Rate by 30% when HP is at 30% or lower