Ogre Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Ogre is a type of Attacker class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Sena. Read on to learn more about the class, including its best arts, skills, characters, accessories, and gems, as well as find out how to unlock the class.

Ogre Class Overview

Ogre Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Ogre		Attacker	Sena
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
S	C	D	C
Description
Wielding their great hammers, Ogres can crush enemies with heavy and devastating blows.

Character Class Rating

Class Rating is the speed at which each character ranks up an individual class, so the lower their Class Rating, the slower it takes for them to rank up the class.

How to Unlock Ogre

Unlock Class Changing in Chapter 2

Ogre is the starting class of Sena, one of the main characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, so their class will be available for other party members to equip once you are able to change classes.

Changing classes is unlocked after completing The Hillside Hulk Standard Quest during Chapter 2 of the game.

Sena Character Profile

Complete Side Story: Sena to Unlock Rank 20

After you unlock this class, it will have a rank cap of 10, so you are unable to upgrade its Arts and skills further than that rank. To break the rank cap and extend the limit up to Rank 20, you must first complete the quest Side Story: Sena.

Side Story: Sena Walkthrough

Best Ogre Characters

Recommended Characters
Lanz	Sena

Due to their incredible Attack stats, these two are the best characters for Ogres, which is a class focused on raw power. Though Noah is not as recommended as the characters above, he also makes a decent Ogre thanks to his high Dexterity stat.

Best Ogre Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Big Impact	Physical Attack	One Target	Inflicts Blowdown on enemy when attacking from front.
Hammerhead	Physical Attack	One Target	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 100%.
Maximum Voltage	Stance	Self	Attacks become unblockable and damage dealt is boosted by 20%.

The Ogre Class specializes in hard-hitting Positional Arts. It is also recommended to have Stance Arts like Maximum Voltage to increase the damage or effectiveness of your attacks.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Shadow Eye	Aggro Halved / Atk. Up	Swordfighter Rank 10
Shield Bash	Topple	Guardian Commander Rank 10
Fatal Bite	Side attack ↑	Machine Assassin Rank 10

Shadow Eye is the best Master Art for Ogres as it increases their attack while also reducing aggro. Shield Bash is also recommended for the Topple reaction, which increases the damage of this class thanks to one of its skills.

Fatal Bite is also a powerful attack, but if you use it with other Positional Attacks in the Ogre's palette, then the Positing Pro Master Skill is necessary.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Violent Streak	AOE / Evade / Pierce	Full Metal Jaguar Rank 20

Though the Talent Art of this class is already excellent due to its high damage, especially on Launched enemies, The evasion and defense-bypassing effects of Violent Streak are also a good alternative Talent Art for the class.

Best Master Skills for Ogre Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Positioning Pro	Increases the no. of positional arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.	Full Metal Jaguar Rank 5
Now That's Tactics!	At start of Chain Attack, increase TP by 5.	Lost Vanguard Rank 5
Cursed Edge	Boosts damage dealt by 50% when attacking a debuffed enemy.	Machine Assassin Rank 5

Skills that increase damage potential work great on the Ogre class, which focuses primarily on Attack. Being an Attacker class, receving additional TP is always welcome due to the to bonus they get when attacking first in a chain.

Positioning Pro is also recommended since many Positional Arts work well with the class.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.	Swordfighter Rank 15
Shock Shot	Boosts damage against enemies performing Arts by 60%	Full Metal Jaguar Rank 15

Once you unlock Rank 15 Master Skills in some classes, Covert Attack and Shock Shot are two excellent skills to replace some of those in the list above. Covert Attack is especially important to help reduce aggro.

Best Accessories for Ogre Builds

Boosted Damage on Launced Enemies	Increased Auto-Attack Damage	Boosted Attack
White Wraps	Assault Stone	Silver Belt

White Wraps seem to be specially made for the Ogre Class since it specializes in launching enemies in the air. Increasing Attack damage is also beneficial, especially Auto-Attack damage since Ogre is an Agnus class.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Ogre Builds

Shortened Auto-Attack Interval	Grants a Chance of Auto-Attacking Twice	Increased Attack
Steady Striker	Doublestrike	Steelcleaver

Due to their large weapon size, Ogres have slower Auto-Attack speed than most other classes. Auto-Attacking is important for Agnus classes as it recharges their Art Gauges, so Auto-Attack increasing Gems are ideal for Ogres.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Ogre Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Pressure Drop	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	500%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Launch
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	None

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Big Impact	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	220%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Blowdown
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	10
	Effect	Inflicts Blowdown on enemy when attacking from front.
Hammerhead	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	110%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 100%.
Giant Swing	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	270%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Knockback
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	9
	Effect	None
Cannonball	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	180%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 100%.
Maximum Voltage	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	12
	Effect	Attacks become unblockable and damage dealt is boosted by 20%.

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Giant Swing	1
Maximum Voltage	10
Pressure Drop	20

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Ogre Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Insult to Injury	Boosts damage dealt when attacking toppled enemies by 60%.
Fury Smash	Increases reaction success rate by 10 percentage points.
Fighting Prowess	Boosts damage dealt by physical Arts by 30%.
Dynamite Spirit	Boosts damage dealt by 20% when HP is at 90% or higher.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Dynamite Spirit	15
Fighting Prowess	5

List of All Skills

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Related Guides

All Classes and Roles

All Attacker Classes

List of Attacker Classes
Swordfighter	Ogre	Flash Fencer
Yumsmith	Full Metal Jaguar	Stalker
Incursor	Soulhacker	Martial Artist
Seraph	Machine Assassin	Royal Summoner

All Defender Classes

List of Defender Classes
Zephyr	Heavy Guard	Guardian Commander
Lone Exile	Lost Vanguard	Noponic Champion

All Healer Classes

List of Healer Classes
Medic Gunner	Tactician	War Medic
Thaumaturge	Strategos	Signifer
Troubadour	Lifesage	-