Strategos Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Strategos is a type of Healer class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Isurd. 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.

Strategos Class Overview

Strategos Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Strategos		Healer	Isurd
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
B	D	A	A
Description
An adriot, tactical Healer who uses special guns to aid allies in various ways, as well as weakening foes.

Character Class Rating

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

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 Strategos

Recruit Isurd by Completing Their Hero Quest

Strategos is the default class of Isurd, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Unwavering Resolve.

Unwavering Resolve Walkthrough

Complete Effervescent Heart 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 Effervescent Heart.

Effervescent Heart Walkthrough

Best Strategos Characters

Recommended Characters
Taion	Eunie

The Strategos class primarily focuses on Healing and inflicting debuffs on enemies. Taion and Eunie with their high Healing Power stats make great Strategos characters. They also have high Class Ratings, making them rank up in the class quicker.

Best Strategos Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Mirror Trap	Buff	AOE around User	None
Moondog	Set Field	AOE around User	Field range of effect - small
Earth Bind	Ether Attack	One Target	None

Two of the best arts in this class are Moondog and Mirror Trap, both amazing Healing Arts that increase ally HP in different ways. Though Earth Bind can be swapped out for No Love Lost, it is more recommended since this class does not have any Physical Attacks.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Ether Cannon	Accuracy Down	Medic Gunner Rank 10
Multi Blast	Area heal on hit	War Medic Rank 1
Advanced Cooldown	Field / Def. up	War Medic Rank 10

For Master Arts, we recommend equipping Arts that have useful buff or debuff effects since Strategos skills can increase their duration or add other effects on top of them.

Advanced Cooldown specifically is great to have because using it not only increases the team's Defense, but also their Attack thanks to the Prowess Gambit skill. However, if you plan using it alongside Moondog, you'll need to equip the All About Support Master Skill.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Healing Ring	Field / Regenerate	Medic Gunner Rank 20

Though it is recommended keep the default Master Art for Strategos as it is the best option for the class. Healing Ring is also a good choice since it can take advantage of the other boosts given to Field Arts.

In addition, since it is a Talent Art, it does not count towards the maximum number of Field Arts allowable in the Arts palette.

Best Master Skills for Strategos Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Ethereal Ability	Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.	Tactician Rank 5
Healing License	Boosts amount of HP healed from using healing Arts by 20%.	War Medic Rank 5
All About Support	Increases the no. of Field Arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.	Signifer Rank 5

The best Master Skills for Strategos characters are those that can increase the effectiveness of their buffs or debuffs. Ethereal Ability is also a notable skill since most of the Arts in this class are Ether Attacks.

All About Support is only recommended if you plan to equip at least two Field Arts. Otherwise, Sappy Sappy Drain! would make a great alternative.

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

For Rank 15 Master Skills, Eternal Formation is most recommended especially if you plan on having more than one Field Art. Abundant Oceans is also good to have, but it is only available in the Post Game, so the former skills are better for a first playthrough of the game.

Best Accessories for Strategos Builds

Boosted HP Healed from Healing Arts	Reduced Aggro from Healing Arts	Master Arts are Charged at the Start of Battle
Immaculate Necklace	Affection Ring	Gust Bracelet

Since the Strategos class benefits from having high Healing Power, increasing their Healing stat with accessories is a welcome improvement. Reducing their aggro is also essential since Strategos builds usually have lower defenses than most classes.

Since many of the buffs and debuffs that they grant on the battlefield are from their Master Arts, having them pre-charged at the start of a battle comes in handy.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Strategos Builds

Boosted Buff Power	Boosted Debuff Power	Reduced Aggro from Arts
Swelling Blessing	Swelling Scourge	Disperse Bloodlust

Strategos already has skills that can extend the duration of buffs and debuffs, but it lacks the ability to increase their power. Granting this ability with gems is ideal. Disperse Bloodlust is also recommended in addition to the Affection Ring since not all Arts in the class are Healing Arts.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Strategos Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Soulfire	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	500%
	Buff/ Debuff	Attack Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	4
	Effect	Heals all allies when Art hits, to a maximum of 150% of Healing Power.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
No Love Lost	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	190%
	Buff/ Debuff	Phys. Def. Down	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	None
Mirror Trap	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Counter Heal	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	None
Hornet	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	270%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	9
	Effect	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to a maximum of 100% of Healing Power.
Moondog	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Regenerate	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Field range of effect - small
Earth Bind	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	110%
	Buff/ Debuff	Bind	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	10
	Effect	None

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
No Love Lost	1
Hornet	10
Soulfire	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Gyreflow	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Regenerate	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Field range of effect - medium
Razor Wind	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	325%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power.
Moonshadow	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	130%
	Buff/ Debuff	Bind	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	9
	Effect	None

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Strategos Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Prowess Gambit	Buffing an ally boosts damage dealt by 20% (up to a maximum of 200%).
Sapping Gambit	Extends duration timers of debuffs applied to enemies by 30%.
Strengthening Gambit	Extends duration of buff effects issued by 30%.
Preemption Gambit	60% chance to grant all allies Attack Up on a preemptive attack.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Strengthening Gambit	5
Preemption Gambit	15

List of All Skills

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