Xenoblade Chronicles 3

All Status Effects Explained

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - All Status Effects Explained
Status Effects are various effects that affect your Player's State during a battle in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn more about what each status effect does and how to use them against your enemies!

List of Contents

List of All Status Effects
How to Apply Status Effects
Related Guides

List of All Status Effects

List of Buffs

Buff	Effect
Accuracy Up	Boosts Accuracy
Armor Veil	Absorbs fixed amount of damage
Attack Up	Boosts damage dealt
Awakening	Improves Atk, Def. and recharge rate
Counter Heal	Heal HP when hit, for set no. of hits
Critical Hit Plus	Boosts critical hit extra damage
Critical Rate Up	Boost Critical Rate
Debuff Barrier	Nullifies set no. of enemy debuffs
Decoy	Evade attacks set no. of times
Defense Up	Reduces damage taken
Delayed Healing	Heals HP when below set value
Ether Anchor	Nullifies set no. of combo reactions
Evasion Up	Improves Evasion
Fast Recharge	Improves rate of recharge
Invincible	Nullifies attacks from enemies
Pause Buff Timer	Freezes timer on other active buffs
Power Charge	Boosts damage of next Art
Recovery Up	Boosts amount of HP healed
Regenerate	Heals HP at fixed intervals

List of Debuffs

Debuff	Effect
Accuracy Down	Reduces Accuracy
Attack Down	Reduces damage dealt
Bind	Makes it impossible to move
Blaze	Deals damage at fixed intervals
Bleed	Deals damage at fixed intervals
Damage Link	Realys dmg. taken to nearby allies
Eclipse Soul	Makes allies attack one another
Ether Defense Down	Reduces Ether Defense
Evasion Down	Reduces Evasion
Freeze	Deals damage at fixed intervals
Heal Bind	Incapacitates Healers
Interlink Seal	Seals Interlink with Moebius's power
Moebius Shackles	Stops a character from moving
Phys. Def. Down	Reduces Physical Defense
Reduce All	Reduces Dmg. / Acc. / Evas. / Def.
Resistance Down	Reduces resistance to debuffs
Shackle Arts	Makes it impossible to use Arts
Shackle Blocking	Makes it impossible to block
Shackle Healing	Makes it impossible to heal HP
Shield Bind	Incapacitates Defenders
Sleep	Incapacitates until damage is taken
Slow Recharge	Reduces rate of recharge
Sword Bind	Incapacitates Attackers
Target Lock	Locks enemy into targeting user
Toxin	Deals damage at fixed intervals

How to Apply Status Effects

Equip Arts with Buff/Debuff

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Equip Arts with Buff/Debuff
You can apply status effects to your enemies or allies by using arts. Some arts come with buff or debuffs, which you can check by heading to the Arts Selection in the Arts Menu.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

Gameplay Tips and Tricks
Battle System and Combat Guide	Ouroboros Guide: How to Interlink
How to Farm Nopon Coins	How to Fast Travel
Gem Crafting Guide	How to Raise Affinity Level
All Field Skills and How to Unlock	How to Run From Battle
How to Change Characters	Soldier Husks Guide
Training Drills Guide and Completion Rewards	How to Use Combos
Missables and Points of No Return	How to Perform Chain Attacks
Amiibo Compatibility Guide	How to Use Talent Arts
CP Farming Guide	Best Accessories For Each Class
Best Gems to Craft	SP Farming Guide
How to Use Fusion Arts	EXP Farming Guide
Best Classes for Each Character	Best Recipes and Dishes
Best Hero Tier List	New Game Plus
Best Arts for Each Class	Gold Farming Guide
All Shards Locations	Challenge Battle Guide
Inoswap Guide	Noponstone Farming Guide
Nopon Archsage Guide	HD Ether Cylinder+ Guide
Beginner Guides
How to Cancel Attacks	How to Use Auto-Run
How to Save	Stat Guide: All Stats Explained
List of Enemy Types and Effects	How to Adjust and Change Game Time
List of Controls	What Are Rest Spots?
How to Heal Your Party Members	Skirmish Guide: Which Side to Choose?
How to Revive Allies	All Status Effects Explained
How to Open Locked Supply Drop	All Ferronis Hulk Locations
All Secret Area Locations	Ship Controls and How to Move
All Colony Locations	-
FAQ
Flame Clock Explained	What Happens If You Die?
Difficulty Setting Differences	Story Explained
What Does Cleaning Equipment Do?	How to Customize Your Character
How to Change Outfits	How to Get Bonus EXP
How to Raise Interlink Level	How to Skip Cutscenes
How to Change Language	Warning Level Meaning and How to Check
What Does Art Follow-Up Do?	How to Make It Rain
All Swimsuit Outfits From Expansion Pass DLC	-

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