Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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
StalkerStalker Attacker ImageAttacker JuniperJuniper
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
NoahNoah MioMio

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 HuntNight Hunt Stance Self Boosts back attack damage by 30% and reduces aggro drawn when attacking.
Driving ArrowDriving Arrow Ether Attack AOE around User Inflicts Bleed when Art hits enemy rear.
Rapid ShotRapid 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 EyeShadow Eye Aggro Halved / Atk. Up
Rank 10
Hidden ThornHidden Thorn Bleed
Rank 1
QuickdrawQuickdraw 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.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art Base Effect Class Rank
Violent StreakViolent 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.

Best Master Skills for Stalker Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Split-Second CounterSplit-Second Counter Deals 100% of Attack damage when you evade an attack.
Rank 5
Ethereal AbilityEthereal Ability Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.
Rank 5
Positioning ProPositioning 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.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Frenzied ComboFrenzied 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.

Best Accessories for Stalker Builds

Boosted Evasion while Moving Extended Range of Attack Boosted Critical Rate
HeraldHerald's Kneeguard Long-Range MemoryLong-Range Memory Ice HeadbandIce 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 IAnalyze Weakness Tailwind ITailwind Steelcleaver ISteelcleaver

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 RainRefreshing 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 HuntNight 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.
LandslideLandslide 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 PowerStaying 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 ArrowDriving 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 ShotRapid 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 PowerStaying Power 1
Night HuntNight Hunt 10
Refreshing RainRefreshing Rain 20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
DowndraftDowndraft 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 NatureForce 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 ArrowLiberation 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 DeathSwift Death Deals 50% more damage against enemies who are at 30% HP or less.
In Cold BloodIn Cold Blood Boosts damage dealt by 75% when attacking an enemy suffering from Bleed.
Evasion ExpertiseEvasion Expertise 30% chance to evade ranged attacks.
Serene HeartSerene Heart Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 25%.

Master Skills

Skill Rank Mastered
Evasion ExpertiseEvasion Expertise 5
Swift DeathSwift Death 15

List of All Skills

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