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Stalker is a type of Attacker class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Juniper. 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.
List of Contents
Class | Role | Default Character | |
---|---|---|---|
Stalker | Attacker | Juniper | |
Attack | Defense | Health | Support |
A | C | C | A |
Description | |||
An Attacker who excels at sniping foes with arrows and hunting them from the safety of stealth. |
Noah | Mio | Eunie |
---|---|---|
S | D | B |
Taion | Lanz | Sena |
B | C | 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.
Stalker is the default class of Juniper, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Natural Selection.
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 Survivors.
Recommended Characters | |
---|---|
Noah | Mio |
The Stalker Class relies heavily on powerful attacks and quick evasion, so the best characters for this class are those that excel in both of these areas. However, due to Mio's low Class Rating, she will not have access to this class straight away.
Art | Attack Type | AoE | Base Effect |
---|---|---|---|
Night Hunt | Stance | Self | Boosts back attack damage by 30% and reduces aggro drawn when attacking. |
Driving Arrow | Ether Attack | AOE around User | Inflicts Bleed when Art hits enemy rear. |
Rapid Shot | Ether Attack | One Target | Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 100%. |
For Combat Arts, Driving Arrow is the most important for the class since it needs to inflict the Bleeding effect in order to activate one of its skills. Night Hunt is also recommended to increase the damage of Driving Arrow while decreasing aggro.
Art | Base Effect | Class Rank |
---|---|---|
Shadow Eye | Aggro Halved / Atk. Up |
Rank 10 |
Hidden Thorn | Bleed |
Rank 1 |
Quickdraw | Evade / Front atk ↑ |
Rank 10 |
Hidden Thorn can be used as an alternative way to inflict the Bleed debuff. Positional Arts from other classes work well with the Stalker Class, but if you plan on using more than two, including Combat Arts, then the Positioning Pro skill is necessary.
Art | Base Effect | Class Rank |
---|---|---|
Violent Streak | AOE / Evade / Pierce |
Rank 20 |
Refreshing Rain is a very situational Talent Art since its effects only activate when the enemy has at least 30% HP left. Violent Streak is a great alternative since its effects trigger regardless of enemy health.
Skill | Effect | Class Rank |
---|---|---|
Split-Second Counter | Deals 100% of Attack damage when you evade an attack. |
Rank 5 |
Ethereal Ability | Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%. |
Rank 5 |
Positioning Pro | Increases the no. of positional arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1. |
Rank 5 |
Most of the Arts in the class are Ether Attacks, so Ethereal Ability is recommended to increase damage. Since the class also high high Agility, increasing your damage when evading is a helpful bonus.
Positioning Pro is only really useful if you plan to use more than two Positional Arts, but since these types of Arts work well with Stalkers, it is highly recommended.
Skill | Effect | Class Rank |
---|---|---|
Frenzied Combo | On critical hit, recharge Art used by 20%. |
Rank 15 |
Many of the Arts used by Stalkers take a while to recharge. However, due to their high Critical Rate, they often inflict Critical Hits, so Frenzied Combo works well to give them the extra boost in recharge.
Boosted Evasion while Moving | Extended Range of Attack | Boosted Critical Rate |
---|---|---|
Herald's Kneeguard | Long-Range Memory | Ice Headband |
Stalkers will constantly be moving around the battlefield to make use of their Positional Arts effectively, so boosting their evasion while they move around is ideal. Being a sniper class, increased range and Critical Rate also does wonders for Stalkers.
Increased Critical Damage | Increased Agility | Increased Attack |
---|---|---|
Analyze Weakness | Tailwind | Steelcleaver |
The high Critical Rate stat of Stalkers allows them to easily execute Critical Hits, so increasing the damage of these with gems is best. Further increasing the Agility of the class is also great so they are better at evading attacks.
Base Art Information | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Refreshing Rain | Area of Effect | AOE around User | Power Multiplier | 500% |
Buff/ Debuff | - | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Role Action Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 3 | |
Effect | Deals 50% more damage against enemies who are at 30% HP or less. |
Base Art Information | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Night Hunt | Area of Effect | Self | Power Multiplier | 0% |
Buff/ Debuff | - | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 12 | |
Effect | Boosts back attack damage by 30% and reduces aggro drawn when attacking. | |||
Landslide | Area of Effect | One Target | Power Multiplier | 225% |
Buff/ Debuff | - | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 7 | |
Effect | Boosts damage to launched enemies by 100%. Also evades attacks while Art is active. | |||
Staying Power | Area of Effect | AOE around User | Power Multiplier | 0% |
Buff/ Debuff | Art Follow-Up | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 4 | |
Effect | Field range of effect - small | |||
Driving Arrow | Area of Effect | AOE around User | Power Multiplier | 135% |
Buff/ Debuff | Bleed | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 3 | |
Effect | Inflicts Bleed when Art hits enemy rear. | |||
Rapid Shot | Area of Effect | One Target | Power Multiplier | 355% |
Buff/ Debuff | - | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 8 | |
Effect | Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 100%. |
Art | Rank Mastered |
---|---|
Staying Power | 1 |
Night Hunt | 10 |
Refreshing Rain | 20 |
Base Art Information | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Downdraft | Area of Effect | One Target | Power Multiplier | 160% |
Buff/ Debuff | Bleed | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 3 | |
Effect | Inflicts Bleed when Art hits enemy rear. | |||
Force of Nature | Area of Effect | AOE around User | Power Multiplier | 0% |
Buff/ Debuff | Art Follow-Up | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 4 | |
Effect | Field range of effect - medium | |||
Liberation Arrow | Area of Effect | Frontward AOE | Power Multiplier | 490% |
Buff/ Debuff | - | Reaction | None | |
Recharge Type | Auto-Attack Recharge | Recharge Gauge | 7 | |
Effect | Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 120%. |
Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects
Skill | Base Effect |
---|---|
Swift Death | Deals 50% more damage against enemies who are at 30% HP or less. |
In Cold Blood | Boosts damage dealt by 75% when attacking an enemy suffering from Bleed. |
Evasion Expertise | 30% chance to evade ranged attacks. |
Serene Heart | Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 25%. |
Skill | Rank Mastered |
---|---|
Evasion Expertise | 5 |
Swift Death | 15 |
List of Attacker Classes | ||
---|---|---|
Swordfighter | Ogre | Flash Fencer |
Yumsmith | Full Metal Jaguar | Stalker |
Incursor | Soulhacker | Martial Artist |
Seraph | Machine Assassin | Royal Summoner |
List of Defender Classes | ||
---|---|---|
Zephyr | Heavy Guard | Guardian Commander |
Lone Exile | Lost Vanguard | Noponic Champion |
List of Healer Classes | ||
---|---|---|
Medic Gunner | Tactician | War Medic |
Thaumaturge | Strategos | Signifer |
Troubadour | Lifesage | - |
Stalker Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills
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