War Medic Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

War Medic is a type of Healer class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Valdi. 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.

War Medic Class Overview

War Medic Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
War Medic		Healer	Valdi
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
D	D	S	B
Description
An invaluable Healer who ensures the party's continued survival with healing and buffs.

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 War Medic

Recruit Valdi by Completing Their Hero Quest

War Medic is the default class of Valdi, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: The Kind Right Hand.

The Kind Right Hand Walkthrough

Complete I'm a Mechanic 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 I'm a Mechanic.

I'm a Mechanic Walkthrough

Best War Medic Characters

Recommended Characters
Eunie	Taion

Eunie and Taion are recommended War Medics due to their high Healing Power stats. Though Lanz has a high Class Rating, he is less recommended for this class due to his low Healing Power stat.

Best War Medic Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Multi Blast	Ether Attack	One Target	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power.
Advanced Cooldown	Set Field	AOE around User	Field range of effect - small
Cure Bullet	Clear Debuffs	AOE around User	None

The best Arts for War Medics are those that can be used to support the rest of the team. Cure Bullet is an excellent Art because it clears all debuffs and protects your party from additional debuffs.

Multi Blast is the preferred Healing Art for War Medics because it can also be used as an offensive Art, one of the few that the class has.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Overfall	Ether Def. Down	Tactician Rank 10
No Love Lost	Physical Def. down	Strategos Rank 1
Resonant Flag	Share own buffs	Signifer Rank 10

War Medics do not have many offensive arts at their disposal, so it is important to supplement their Art sets with powerful offensive Master Arts. However, it is best that these arts also inflict decent buffs or debuffs so they can provide additional support for the team.

Since most of the buffs inflicted by War Medics have limited range, using Resonant Flag to share these buffs with all allies is recommended.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Soulfire	Heal all on hit / Atk down	Strategos Rank 20

Though War Medic already has an excellent Talent Art, it you plan on replacing it with a different Rank 20 Master Art, we recommend Soulfire for improved Healing and the Attack Down debuff.

Best Master Skills for War Medic Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Ninja Healer	Reduces aggro generated from healing Arts by 30%.	Medic Gunner Rank 5
Ethereal Ability	Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.	Tactician Rank 5
Strengthening Gambit	Extends duration of buff effects issued by 30%.	Strategos Rank 5

Like most Healers, War Medics have Arts that have high aggro, which makes them a target for many enemies, so it best to reduce their aggro as much as possible. Ethereal Ability is also useful since many of their Arts are Ether Attacks.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Eternal Formation	Increases field effect duration by 30%.	Medic Gunner Rank 15
Abundant Oceans	Reduces damage to allies by 10%, increases Healing by 10%. (The effect does not stack.)	Lifesage Rank 15

Once you are able to rank up some of your classes to 20, some of your Master Skills can be replaced with these extremely useful Rank 15 skills. In particular, Abundant Oceans is an great skill, but it is only unlocked in the post game.

Best Accessories for War Medic Builds

Reduced aggro from Healing Arts	Boost Amount of HP Healed	Boost Amount of HP Healed
Friendship Ring	Harvest Necklace	Long-Range Memory

As mentioned previously, Healing Arts tend to have high aggro values, so accessories that reduce it are ideal for Healers. The rest of your team can also benefit from accessories that boost the amount of HP healed by their Arts.

Since War Medics are mostly long-ranged combatants, increasing their range to keep them away from harm is best.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for War Medic Builds

Extend the Power of Buff Effects	Extend the Duration Buff Effects	Increased Heling
Swelling Blessing	Refined Blessing	Lifebearer

Because War Medics not only specialize in healing, but also other buff and debuff inflicting Arts, it is recommended to use gems that can increase the effectiveness of their Arts overall.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of War Medic Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Technical Heal	Area of Effect	All Allies	Power Multiplier	165%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	None

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Multi Blast	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	200%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	30s
	Effect	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power.
Advanced Cooldown	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Defense Up	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	16s
	Effect	Field range of effect - small
Heal Bullet	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	150%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	17s
	Effect	None
Cure Bullet	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Debuff Barrier	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	40s
	Effect	None
Vital Bullet	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Delayed Healing	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	30s
	Effect	None

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Multi Blast	1
Advanced Cooldown	10
Technical Heal	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Trickshot	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	26s
	Effect	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power
Hyper Reload	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Defense Up	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	14s
	Effect	Field range of effect - medium
Surprise Beat	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	360%
	Buff/ Debuff	Attack Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	26s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt to Machines by 100%.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of War Medic Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Antibody System	Shortens duration of debuffs on self by 30%.
Healing License	Boosts amount of HP healed from using healing Arts by 20%.
Recovery Engine	Removing debuffs boosts own Healing Power by 30% (up to a maximum of 150%).
Rescue License	Increases HP restored when reviving an ally by 20%.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Antibody System	15
Healing License	5

List of All Skills

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