Full Metal Jaguar Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Full Metal Jaguar is a type of Attacker class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Gray. 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.

Full Metal Jaguar Class Overview

Full Metal Jaguar Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Full Metal Jaguar		Attacker	Gray
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
A	C	C	B
Description
Attacks foes in a wide area with twin guns and drones,.. the shots growing deadlier with each hit.

Character Class Rating

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

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 Full Metal Jaguar

Recruit Gray by Completing Their Hero Quest

Full Metal Jaguar is the default class of Gray, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: A Gray Matter.

A Gray Matter Walkthrough

Complete Payback for Treason 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 Payback for Treason.

Payback for Treason Walkthrough

Best Full Metal Jaguar Characters

Recommended Characters
Noah	Taion

Full Metal Jaguar is an Attacker class that relies on high Attack and Dexterity stats to make it compatible with the Arts and Skills available. Noah evidently excels at these aspects, but so does Taion, making them both ideal Full Metal Jaguar characters.

Additionally, they both have decent Class Ratings, so they can rank up this class quicker than most.

Best Full Metal Jaguar Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Demolition	Ether Attack	Frontward AOE	30% change to ignore defense.
Dead Set	Buff	Self	Fully removes own aggro.
Quickdraw	Ether Attack	One Target	Evades attacks. Also boosts damage when attacking from the front by 50%.

It is best to select three Positional Arts in for both Combat and Master Arts to make the most of the Class Skill. In this case, we recommend using Quickdraw for the evasion boost and damage bonus.

Dead Set is an important Art for the class since it increases their Accuracy, which they need to keep up their damage accumulation. As a bonus, the Art also fully removes all their aggro.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Overfall	Ether Def. Down	Tactician Rank 10
Glitter Stream	Side Break	Incursor Rank 10
Flamelord	Front attack ↑	Seraph Rank 1

For Master Arts, again it is best to equip a Positional Art to make the most of the Class Skill. In particular, we recommend two Flamelord and Glitter Stream since they synergize well with the rest of the Arts in the palette.

Overfall is also highly recommended since many of the Arts in this class are Ether Attacks. It also helps out your other squad mates who inflict Ether damage.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Refreshing Rain	AOE / Wounded enemy ↑	Stalker Rank 20

Though it is best to keep the default Talent Art of this class, Refreshing Rain makes a decent alternative Talent Art, and is best used to deliver the final blow to a low HP enemy.

Best Master Skills for Full Metal Jaguar Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Ethereal Ability	Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.	Tactician Rank 5
Now That's Tactics!	At start of Chain Attack, increase TP by 5.	Lost Vanguard Rank 5
Greatest Warrior	Boosts damage by 25% for each enemy in battle. (Maximum is 200%)	Seraph Rank 5

Ethereal Ability is the most recommended Master Skill for this class since most of its Arts are Ether Attacks. Now That's Tactics works well with Attacker classes since it increases their potential TP bonus when attacking first in a Chain Attack.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.	Swordfighter Rank 15
Eye for Weak Points	Each successful attack boosts Critical Rate by 1% of inital value (up to a maximum of 100%).	Incursor Rank 15

Once you are able to equip a few Master Skills, we recommend replacing a few of the skills above with Rank 15 skills. However, it is best to keep Ethereal Ability as it is the best skill for the class.

Best Accessories for Full Metal Jaguar Builds

Increased Dexterity	Increased Attack	Reduced Aggro from Auto-Attacks
Hero Gloves	Steam Belt	Silver Necklace

Since Full Metal Jaguars benefit from both high Attack and Dexterity, it is recommended to increase both stats with accessories. Accessories geared towards Auto Attacks also work well, like a Silver Necklace or even an Attack Stone.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Full Metal Jaguar Builds

Increased Dexterity	Reduced Aggro from Arts	Shortened Auto-Attack Interval
Accurate Grace	Disperse Bloodlust	Disperse Bloodlust

Gems that increase Dexterity work best for Full Metal Jaguars, while Disperse Bloodlust also works well to keep your aggro level down. Shortened Auto-Attack intervals are useful to deal damage quicker.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Full Metal Jaguar Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Violent Streak	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	500%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	4
	Effect	Deals defense-bypassing damage; also evades attacks while Art is active.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Demolition	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	300%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	30s
	Effect	30% change to ignore defense.
Dead Set	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Accuracy Up	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	40s
	Effect	Fully removes own aggro.
Quickdraw	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	180%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	11s
	Effect	Evades attacks. Also boosts damage when attacking from the front by 50%.
Fatal Barrage	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	200%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	26s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 100%
Superstorm	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	200%
	Buff/ Debuff	Evasion Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	20s
	Effect	Boosts accuracy by 30%.

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Demolition	1
Quickdraw	10
Violent Streak	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Vengeance	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	210%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	11s
	Effect	Evades attacks. Also boosts damage when attacking from the front by 70%.
Showdown	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	Evasion Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	17s
	Effect	Boosts accuracy by 40%.
Executioner	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	23s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Full Metal Jaguar Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Sixth Sense	Boosts accuracy against enemies performing Arts by 60%.
Positioning Pro	Increases the no. of positional arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.
Shock Shot	Boosts damage against enemies performing Arts by 60%
Bullet Symphony	Each attack that hits boosts damage dealt by 10% (max. 255%). Missing cancels the boost.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Positioning Pro	5
Shock Shot	15

Hero-Exclusive Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Precision Shot	Boosts the accuracy of auto-attacks by 100%.

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	-