Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Guardian Commander Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Guardian Commander is a type of Defender class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Zeon. 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.

Guardian Commander Class Overview

Guardian Commander Basic Information

Class Role Default Character
Guardian CommanderGuardian Commander Defender ImageDefender ZeonZeon
Attack Defense Health Support
C A C A
Description
A Defender whose skills shine even brighter in the face of adversity. A ray of hope on the field of battle.

Character Class Rating

Noah Mio Eunie
S B C
Taion Lanz Sena
D B A

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 Guardian Commander

Recruit Zeon by Completing Their Hero Quest

Guardian Commander is the default class of Zeon, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Where the Heart Is.

Where the Heart Is Walkthrough

Complete Reasons to Evolve 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 Reasons to Evolve.

Reasons to Evolve Walkthrough

Best Guardian Commander Characters

Recommended Characters
NoahNoah LanzLanz SenaSena

Though the Guardian Commander class is primarily a Defender Class, many of its arts and skills also focus on attacking. Since Lanz and Sena both have good defensive and offensive stats, they both make great Guardian Commanders.

Noah has great Attack and learns the class quickly due to his high Class Rating, making him an excellent starting character for the class.

Best Guardian Commander Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art Attack Type AoE Base Effect
Shield BashShield Bash Physical Attack One Target None
Noble TauntNoble Taunt Taunt One Target None
Imperial SwordImperial Sword Physical Attack One Target Boosts damage dealt by 50% when Awakened.

Guardian Commanders need to excel in both Attack and Defense, so Arts that increase both stats are necessary for an effective character, while Shield Bash is useful to help you execute reliable combos.

Noble Taunt is especially useful to immediately catch the attention of your enemies and protect your allies. However for multiple consecutive battles, Grand Protection can be swapped for this.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art Base Effect Class Rank
Glow RingGlow Ring Target Lock
Rank 10
Mighty BeatMighty Beat AOE / High aggro / Smash
Rank 10
FlamelordFlamelord Front attack ↑
Rank 1

Master Arts like Mighty Beat and Glow Ring work well with Guardian Commander as it lacks any significant Aggro-generating and sustaining Art aside from Noble Taunt. Flamelord also works well since they are often in the front lines of battle.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art Base Effect Class Rank
Blossom DanceBlossom Dance High aggro / Pierce
Rank 20

Though it is best to use the default Talent Art for this class due to the many Art effects that require the Awakening buff to activate, if you're looking for an alternative Talent Art, Blossom Dance is a decent replacement as it can help draw in more aggro.

Best Master Skills for Guardian Commander Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Defensive SoulDefensive Soul Boosts Physical Defense by 10%.
Rank 5
Fighting ProwessFighting Prowess Boosts damage dealt by physical Arts by 30%.
Rank 5
Natural SelectionNatural Selection Reduced damage taken by 20% when HP is at 30% or lower.
Rank 5

Since Guardian Commanders are expected to take on a lot of damage, Defense-boosting skills work best, while Fighting Prowess is also a decent skill since most of the Arts of this class are Physical Attacks.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Com anCom an' Get Me! When blocking, deals 100% of Attack damage to enemy drawing aggro.
Rank 15
Fortified Ether GuardFortified Ether Guard Boosts Ether Defense by 10%.
Rank 15

Once you have mastered some Rank 15 skills from other classes, we recommend replacing Fighting Prowess with one of the Arts above. Fortified Ether Guard is especially important due to the lower Ether Defense of the class. However, the skill is only available in the Post Game.

Best Accessories for Guardian Commander Builds

Increased Damage while Targeted by Enemies Boosted Maximum HP Boosted Block Rate
Beastfang NecklaceBeastfang Necklace Iron Temple GuardIron Temple Guard Solid Weak GuardSolid Weak Guard

As a Defender, your Guardian Commander will constantly be attacked by enemies, so increasing their damage while targeted is useful. Boosting their HP and Block Rate is also ideal so that they can last longer on the battlefield.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Guardian Commander Builds

Increased HP Increased Block Rate Boosted Aggro from Arts
Ironclad IIronclad Steel Protection ISteel Protection Brimming Spirit IBrimming Spirit

Defensive Gems work best for Guardian Commanders as they help make them more effective Defenders. Brimming Spirit is essential for this class it often has trouble drawing in enemy aggro.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Guardian Commander Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Deflector FieldDeflector Field Area of Effect Self Power Multiplier 0%
Buff/ Debuff Awakening Reaction None
Recharge Type Role Action Recharge Recharge Gauge 4
Effect Absorb attacks taken while Art is active, also become stronger for a time.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Shield BashShield Bash Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 180%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction Topple
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 30s
Effect None
Noble TauntNoble Taunt Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 0%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 20s
Effect None
Falcon SwoopFalcon Swoop Area of Effect Frontward AOE Power Multiplier 180%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 11s
Effect Boosts damage dealt by 50% when Awakened.
Grand ProtectionGrand Protection Area of Effect Self Power Multiplier 0%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 50s
Effect Boosts Block Rate by 40% and reduces damage dealt by 15%.
Imperial SwordImperial Sword Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 300%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 26s
Effect Boosts damage dealt by 50% when Awakened.

Master Arts

Art Rank Mastered
Noble TauntNoble Taunt 1
Shield BashShield Bash 10
Deflector FieldDeflector Field 20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Proud EagleProud Eagle Area of Effect Frontward AOE Power Multiplier 210%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 11s
Effect Boosts damage dealth by 70% when Awakened.
Celestial StrikeCelestial Strike Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 390%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction Knockback
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 23s
Effect Boosts damage dealth by 70% when Awakened.
Victory ShiftVictory Shift Area of Effect Self Power Multiplier 0%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Time Recharge Recharge Gauge 44s
Effect Boosts Block Rate by 40% and reduces damage dealt by 15%.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Guardian Commander Skills

Class Skills

Skill Base Effect
II'll Help Take attacks for nearby allies with low HP. Damage taken is reduced by 15%.
SoldierSoldier's Potential When HP is at 30% or lower, restore 0.6% HP each second.
ProtectorProtector's Pride Boost recharge speed by 30% when non-Defenders are targeted.
Mind for GuardingMind for Guarding Increase damage reduction rate when blocking by 10 percentage points.

Master Skills

Skill Rank Mastered
ProtectorProtector's Pride 5
Mind for GuardingMind for Guarding 15

List of All Skills

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