How to Revive Allies

Healers can revive fallen allies during combat in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn more about revival including how to revive allies, how revival works, and some helpful tips to improve ally revival.

How to Revive Allies

Set Your Character Class to a Healer

If you want your current party leader (controlled character) to revive allies, you will first need to change their class to a Healer since only Healers have the ability to revive downed allies.

To swap classes, make sure you've finished the Class Change tutorial during Chapter 2. Once the feature is unlocked, pick one of the many Healer classes available in the game.

All Classes and How to Unlock

Do Not Go Adventuring Without at Least 2 Healers in the Party

Tempting as it may be to explore Aionios with the many classes available in the game, keep in mind that you will always need at least 2 Healers in your party. One Healer will revive downed allies, and the other is there to revive your first Healer if they get downed.

Even if you are simply farming for CP in order to master your classes, make sure you have at least 2 Healers who can revive your party if things go south during combat.

Swap to a Healer During Combat

If you don't want your party leader to be a Healer, you can opt to simply swap to any of the available Healers in your party. To cycle through your party members during combat, hold down ZL and press either L or R to switch between characters.

Note: Character Change is only available after you finish Chapter 1. Make sure you've completed the first section of the main game to unlock this feature.

Healers Automatically Revive Downed Allies

However, for those who do not want to switch in battle, do know that party members that have a Healer class will automatically revive downed allies by themselves. They will also revive your character if you happen to faint during battle.

Tips for Reviving Allies

Equip Characters with Revival-Related Gems

Gem	Effect
Lifesaving Expertise	Rank 1: Boosts speed of ally revival by 20% and raises Healing by 5. Rank 10: Boosts speed of ally revival by 45% and raises Healing by 15.
Soothing Breath	Rank 1: When helping an incapacitated ally, revives them with 20% more HP; also raises Healing by 5. Rank 10: When helping an incapacitated ally, revives them with 45% more HP; also raises Healing by 15.

Once you unlock Gem Crafting during Chapter 2, equip your Healer with either of the gems above to modify the revival process. You can choose between faster revival speed or more HP for revived characters (or both if you want).

Gem Crafting Guide

Equip Accessories that Improve Revival

Accessory	Effect & How to Get
Emergency Bandana	Boosts ally revival speed for each incapacitated ally. Can be purchased from the Nopon Coin X-Change using 40 Silver Nopon Coins.

Some rare accessories will also modify your revival action. If you're repeatedly wiping when facing certain enemies, try equipping items like the Emergency Bandana which gives your Healers an advantage during combat.

Use Classes that Have Improved Revival

Classes like the War Medic will have skills that modify ally revival. Take a look at the skills of all Healer characters and select one that has better bonuses when reviving allies. This is particularly useful when playing the game on Hard difficulty or when challenging enemies that are way above your current party level.

Use Quick Move To Get to Downed Allies

Time is crucial when fighting a pitched battle where multiple allies are low on HP. Get to any of your downed allies quickly by using the R3 button to perform a Quick Move during combat.

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