How to Unlock Gray and Ascension Quest Conditions

Gray is a recruitable hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn more about Gray's stats, Arts, skills, and chain attack bonuses as well as how to unlock Gray's Hero Quest and Ascension Quest!

How to Unlock Gray

Complete A Gray Matter Hero Quest

To unlock Gray as a hero, you first need to complete Gray's Hero Quest: A Gray Matter. To accept this quest, you must first meet with Gray at Murmur Rise in the Aetia Region. You will see his map marker as a question mark.

Gray's Hero Quest: A Gray Matter Walkthrough

Gray Profile and Voice Actor

Gray	Class	Role
	Full Metal Jaguar	Attacker
	Tier Rank	Nation
		Keves
Voice Actors
ENG: Shaun Dooley	JP: Chiba Shigeru
Description
Gray is the Full Metal Jaguar Attacker in the game. He uses twin guns and drones that increase their damage every time they hit, helping the team defeat the enemies faster.

Gray Hero Rating

Gray Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

Gray makes an excellent Attacker since each attack that hits will increases the damage of his subsequent attacks. His class is ideal for Heroes, which you cannot control, because it performs well even with only Auto-Attacks.

Weaknesses

Though Gray's attacks increase in damage each time they hit, when he misses the damage resets, so it is important to always keep his accuracy up. This also means that he won't be very effective at the very beginning of battles.

Gray Ascension Quest Unlock Conditions

Payback for Treason

After recruiting Gray, they and their class will be capped at Rank 10. To break the class limit and rank them up to Rank 20, you must first complete their Ascension Quest: Payback for Treason.

Payback for Treason Walkthrough

Gray Best Arts

Best Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Dead Set	Buff	Self	Fully removes own aggro.
Showdown	Ether Attack	Frontward AOE	Boosts accuracy by 40%.
Executioner	Ether Attack	Frontward AOE	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.

Showdown and Dead Set are by far the best Arts for Gray due to the importance of accuracy for this character. These two Arts also have other additional effects that come in handy like removing aggro or increasing evasion.

Gray Arts And Skills

Arts List

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Demolition	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	300%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	30s
	Effect	30% change to ignore defense.
Dead Set	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Accuracy Up	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	40s
	Effect	Fully removes own aggro.
Vengeance	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	210%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	11s
	Effect	Evades attacks. Also boosts damage when attacking from the front by 70%.
Showdown	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	Evasion Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	17s
	Effect	Boosts accuracy by 40%.
Executioner	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	23s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.

Talent Art

Base Art Information
Violent Streak	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	500%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	4
	Effect	Deals defense-bypassing damage; also evades attacks while Art is active.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

Skills List

Skill	Base Effect
Sixth Sense	Boosts accuracy against enemies performing Arts by 60%.
Shock Shot	Boosts damage against enemies performing Arts by 60%
Bullet Symphony	Each attack that hits boosts damage dealt by 10% (max. 255%). Missing cancels the boost.
Precision Shot	Boosts the accuracy of auto-attacks by 100%.

List of All Skills

Gray Default Equipment

Default Accessories

Slot	Accessory	Effect
1	Chipped Black Brooch	Ignores 15% of enemy's ether defense when landing a hit.
2	Violent Stone	Boosts auto-attack damage by 100%.
3	Crystal Earrings	Fills Chain Attack gauge slightly on Art execution.

List of Accessories

Default Gems

Slot	Gem	Effect
1	Empowered Combo	Boosts damage dealt when canceling.
2	Accurate Grace	Increases Dexterity.
3	Analyze Weakness	Increases critical hit damage bonus.

All Gems and Their Effects

Gray Chain Attack Effects

Chain Attack Guide

Xenoblade Chronicle 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