Stalker Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

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.

Stalker Class Overview

Stalker Basic Information

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.

Character Class Rating

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.

How to Unlock Stalker

Recruit Juniper by Completing Their Hero Quest

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.

Natural Selection Walkthrough

Complete Survivors 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 Survivors.

Survivors Walkthrough

Best Stalker Characters

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.

Best Stalker Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

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.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Shadow Eye	Aggro Halved / Atk. Up	Swordfighter Rank 10
Hidden Thorn	Bleed	Flash Fencer Rank 1
Quickdraw	Evade / Front atk ↑	Full Metal Jaguar 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.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Violent Streak	AOE / Evade / Pierce	Full Metal Jaguar 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.

Best Master Skills for Stalker Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Split-Second Counter	Deals 100% of Attack damage when you evade an attack.	Zephyr Rank 5
Ethereal Ability	Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.	Tactician Rank 5
Positioning Pro	Increases the no. of positional arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.	Full Metal Jaguar 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.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Frenzied Combo	On critical hit, recharge Art used by 20%.	Martial Artist 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.

Best Accessories for Stalker Builds

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.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Stalker Builds

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.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Stalker Arts

Talent Arts

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.

Combat Arts

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%.

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Staying Power	1
Night Hunt	10
Refreshing Rain	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

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

List of Stalker Skills

Class Skills

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%.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Evasion Expertise	5
Swift Death	15

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	-