Noah Best Arts and Classes

Noah is one of the main characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to see the best arts, classes, builds, and accessories for Noah, including the best Ouroboros Arts and Soul Tree Abilities, as well as to learn about their Ascension Quest!

Noah Character Profile

Basic Information

Noah	Starting Class
	Swordfighter
	Starting Role
	Attacker
	Nation/Faction
	Keves
Voice Actors
ENG: Harry McEntire	JP: Ryôhei Arai
Description
Noah is one of the protagonists of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and a solider of Keves. He is also an “off-seer” who mourns for soldiers who’ve lost their lives on the battlefield. He is an Attacker with balanced abilities, who specializes in fighting Bosses.

Noah Best Arts

Early Game Arts

Name	Area of Effect	Recharge Gauge	Effect
Sword Strike	One Target	26 seconds	Causes Break
Edge Thrust	One Target	11 seconds	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%
Shadow Eye	One Target	35 seconds	Attack Up Halves own aggro value.

We recommend using these arts during the early game. Edge Thrust is ideal for Noah since it allows you to deal extra damage by attacking enemies from behind. Sword Strike is a very crucial technique as well since initiating the Break status is great for creating combos during battle.

Shadow Eye is also a good skill since reducing aggro is necessary for an Attacker class to be effective in battle. Although Shadow Eye can be replaced with other Arts, make sure that you have Edge Thrust and Sword Strike equipped no matter what.

Noah Best Accessories

Early Game Accessories

Increased Attack	Extra Damage to Machines
Attack Stone	Tool Belt

Equip Accessories to increase Attack

Since Noah's starting class is the Swordfighter, we recommended equipping accessories that increase his attack. Any accessories that increase Noah's Auto Attack's strength, as well as damage dealt towards specific enemy types, are good as well.

Noah Best Classes

Best Classes for Noah

Best Classes
Incursor	Swordfighter	Guardian Commander

Learn Ogre Arts Early in the Game

As an Attacker, Noah greatly benefits from learning the Ogre Class Skill Dynamite Spirit. By having this skill equipped damage from physical Arts is increased by 40%, making Noah all the more effective in battle.

Noah Class Compatibility

Rank	Class
S
A
B
C
D

All Classes and How to Unlock

Noah Best Builds

Guardian Commander Tank Build

Tank Build
Class	Master Skills
Guardian Commander	Split-Second Counter Fighting Prowess Critical Strike
Master Arts	Arts
Wide Slash Glow Ring Giant Swing	Noble Taunt Shield Bash Falcon Swoop
Gems	Accessories
Ironclad Perilous Presence Steady Striker	Iron Temple Guard Crystalline Chemise Soldier's Headband

Noah Best Ouroboros Arts

Arts List

Arts	Area of Effect	Effect
Phantom Slash	One Target	Inflicts Break on all enemies when Interlink is at Level 3.
Dragon Tail	Frontward AOE	Attack Down.
Unison Strike	One Target	Grants a high Critical Rate.

Noah's initial Ouroboros Arts are some of his strongest. The effects of one of his skills, Omnipresent Blade increases Critical Rate and damage upon landing a critical hit, so having an Art with a high Critical rate such as Unison Strike is a must. Rolling Smash can replace Dragon Tail if you plan to frequently use Noah's Ouroboros form in Chain Attacks.

Noah Best Soul Tree Abilities

Soul Tree Chart

Abilities marked with a ★ should be unlocked as soon as possible.

Prioritize Skill-Related Abilities

We recommended unlocking Skill-Related abilities as quickly as possible. Two skills, in particular, Satisfying Pierce and Omnipresent Blade work perfectly with Noah's Ouroboros Arts, and make him a threat on the battlefield.

Skill-Realted	Status related
Satisfying Piercer	Critical Plus

Noah Ascension Quest

Side Story: Noah

At the start of the game, you cannot rank up the Swordfighter class past Rank 10. To break the class limit and unlock Rank 20 for the class, you must first complete Noah's Ascension Quest: Side Story: Noah.

Side Story: Noah Walkthrough

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Related Guides

List of All Playable and Recruitable Characters

Main Characters

Main Characters
Noah	Lanz	Eunie
Mio	Taion	Sena

List of Main Characters

Recruitable Heroes

Heroes
Ethel	Valdi	Zeon
Teach	Riku and Manana	Gray
Isurd	Juniper	Ashera
Alexandria	Monica	Fiona
Triton	Ghondor	Miyabi
Cammuravi	Segiri	Nia
Melia	Ino	-

List of Recruitable Heroes