Lifesage Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Lifesage is a type of Healer class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Nia. 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.

Lifesage Class Overview

Lifesage Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Lifesage		Healer	Nia
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
S	D	B	S
Description
A Healer whose command of water can fell foes and heal allies in the same beat, a battlefield messiah.

Character Class Rating

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 Lifesage

Recruit Nia during the Post Game

After completing the main story, return to Aetia Region, Upper in the Aetia Region and look for another quest related event on the west side of the map. Approach it and finish the cutscene to add Nia to your party and her Lifesage class.

How to Recruit Nia and Hero Rating

Best Lifesage Characters

Recommended Characters
Mio	Eunie	Lanz

Mio and Eunie's high Healing stats make them a great choice for the Lifesage class, particularly Mio, whose naturally high compatibility makes it easier for her to level up the class more easily. As a defender, Lanz can make good use of the Lifesage class, especially if you previously played him as a War Medic.

Best Lifesage Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Redeeming Bloom	Set Field	AOE around User	Field range of effect - medium
Redemption	Healing	AOE around User	None
Saber Slash	Ether Attack	One Target	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power.

The Lifesage class has several excellent Healing Arts that can heal your allies in many ways. It is best to equip all of these Arts in your Art Palette to make you a more reliable Healer and Support character for your team.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Shadow Eye	Aggro Halved / Atk. Up	Swordfighter Rank 10
Ether Cannon	Accuracy Down	Medic Gunner Rank 10
Energy Grenade	Continuous dmg field	Yumsmith Rank 1

Shadow Eye is a must for any Healer class, as it reduces aggro while you support your allies. Energy Granade and Ether Cannon not only proide you with excellent offensive potential, but they also inflict helpful debuffs.

If you decide to equip Energy Granade along with Redeeming Bloom, you must also equip All About Support as a Master Skill.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Soulfire	Heal all on hit / Atk down	Strategos Rank 20

Though Divine Sword is the superior Talent Art, Soulfire makes a decent alternative since it provides mostly the same effects, except it also inflicts Attack Down. If you prefer to inflict this debuff on enemies, then you can use it as your Talent Art.

Best Master Skills for Lifesage Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Ninja Healer	Reduces aggro generated from healing Arts by 30%.	Medic Gunner Rank 5
Ethereal Ability	Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.	Tactician Rank 5
All About Support	Increases the no. of Field Arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.	Signifer Rank 5

Similar to Shadow Eye, Ninja Healer reduces aggro while healing, making it an important skill for any Healer class. Since most of the offensive Arts in this class are Ether Attacks, Ethereal Abiity is also recommended.

All About Support is only necessary if you plan to equip more than one Field Art in your palette at once.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.	Swordfighter Rank 15
Eternal Formation	Increases field effect duration by 30%.	Medic Gunner Rank 15

Once you have access to a few Rank 15 Master Skils, the above Arts can replace some of the skills you already have. Eternal Formation is highly recommended as it increases the duration of your Field Arts.

Best Accessories for Lifesage Builds

Boosted HP Healed from Healing Arts	Reduced Aggro from Healing Arts	Boosted Dexterity
Affection Necklace	Affection Ring	Carbon Gloves

Any accessory that can improve your Lifesage's Healing or reduce aggro when healing is recommended. Increasing your character's Dexterity stat is also ideal as it allows their attacks to hit more often.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Lifesage Builds

Improved Healing	Reduced Aggro from Arts	Added chance to strike twice per auto-attack
Lifebearer	Disperse Bloodlust	Doublestrike

Doublestrike increases the chance of auto-attacking twice per cycle, allowing you to recharge your Arts much more quickly and constantly provide support to your allies.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Lifesage Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Divine Sword	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	750%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Ignores enemy defense. Also heals all allies to a maximum of 150% of Healing Power.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Redemption	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	165%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	None
Saber Slash	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	180%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Heals nearby allies when Art hits, to max of 100% of Healing Power.
Hydro Blast	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	270%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Blowdown
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	7
	Effect	30% chance to ignore defense.
Aqua Mind	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Continuously heals nearby allies' HP, boosts recharge speed by 25%.
Waterlily	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Regenerate	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	4
	Effect	Field range of effect - small

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Hydro Blast	1
Aqua Mind	10
Divine Sword	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Merciful Heart	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	285%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Knockback
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	7
	Effect	None
Last Hope	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	325%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Blowdown
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	6
	Effect	40% chance to ignore defense.
Redeeming Bloom	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	Regeneration	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	4
	Effect	Field range of effect - medium

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Lifesage Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Abundant Oceans	Reduces damage to allies by 10%, increases Healing by 10%. (The effect does not stack.)
Enhanced Cellular Stimulus	30% percent chance on hit to deal 100% of Healing Power as defense-bypassing damage.
Instant Regen+	25% chance to heal using 60% of Healing Power upon taking damage
Steadfast Feelings	Restore nearby allies' HP when Art hits, equal to 30% of user's Healing

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Enhanced Cellular Stimulus	5
Abundant Oceans	15

List of All Skills

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Related Guides

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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	-