Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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
LifesageLifesage Healer ImageHealer NiaNia
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

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

Recruit Nia during the Post Game

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Unlock Nia

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
MioMio EunieEunie LanzLanz

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 BloomRedeeming Bloom Set Field AOE around User Field range of effect - medium
RedemptionRedemption Healing AOE around User None
Saber SlashSaber 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 EyeShadow Eye Aggro Halved / Atk. Up
Rank 10
Ether CannonEther Cannon Accuracy Down
Rank 10
Energy GrenadeEnergy Grenade Continuous dmg field
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
SoulfireSoulfire Heal all on hit / Atk down
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 HealerNinja Healer Reduces aggro generated from healing Arts by 30%.
Rank 5
Ethereal AbilityEthereal Ability Boosts damage dealt by ether Arts by 30%.
Rank 5
All About SupportAll About Support Increases the no. of Field Arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.
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 AttackCovert Attack Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.
Rank 15
Eternal FormationEternal Formation Increases field effect duration by 30%.
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 NecklaceAffection Necklace Affection RingAffection Ring Carbon GlovesCarbon 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 ILifebearer Disperse Bloodlust IDisperse Bloodlust Doublestrike IDoublestrike

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 SwordDivine 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
RedemptionRedemption Area of Effect AOE around User Power Multiplier 165%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 5
Effect None
Saber SlashSaber 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 BlastHydro 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 MindAqua 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%.
WaterlilyWaterlily 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 BlastHydro Blast 1
Aqua MindAqua Mind 10
Divine SwordDivine Sword 20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Merciful HeartMerciful Heart Area of Effect Frontward AOE Power Multiplier 285%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction Knockback
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 7
Effect None
Last HopeLast 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 BloomRedeeming 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 OceansAbundant Oceans Reduces damage to allies by 10%, increases Healing by 10%. (The effect does not stack.)
Enhanced Cellular StimulusEnhanced Cellular Stimulus 30% percent chance on hit to deal 100% of Healing Power as defense-bypassing damage.
Instant Regen+Instant Regen+ 25% chance to heal using 60% of Healing Power upon taking damage
Steadfast FeelingsSteadfast Feelings Restore nearby allies' HP when Art hits, equal to 30% of user's Healing

Master Skills

Skill Rank Mastered
Enhanced Cellular StimulusEnhanced Cellular Stimulus 5
Abundant OceansAbundant Oceans 15

List of All Skills

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