Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Incursor Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Incursor is a type of Attacker class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Alexandria. 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.

Incursor Class Overview

Incursor Basic Information

Class Role Default Character
IncursorIncursor Attacker ImageAttacker AlexandriaAlexandria
Attack Defense Health Support
S D D B
Description
An elegant Attacker, whose exquisite sword grows even keener with critical hits.

Character Class Rating

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

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 Incursor

Recruit Alexandria by Completing Their Hero Quest

Incursor is the default class of Alexandria, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Her Reasons.

Her Reasons Walkthrough

Complete Inescapable Past 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 Inescapable Past.

Inescapable Past Walkthrough

Best Incursor Characters

Recommended Characters
NoahNoah SenaSena

Both Noah and Sena make excellent Incursors due to their high Attack stats. Though Noah has a low Class Rating with Incursor, his high Attack and usefulness in Chain Attacks make him worth the wait to unlock and rank up.

Best Incursor Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art Attack Type AoE Base Effect
Glitter StreamGlitter Stream Physical Attack One Target Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
SidewinderSidewinder Physical Attack Frontward AOE Increases Critical Rate by 50% when from back.
Aerial SlashAerial Slash Physical Attack One Target Grants high Critical Rate; also evades enemy attacks while Art is active.

Since Incursors rely on critical hits to deal most of their damage to enemies, the best Arts for the class are those that increase its Critical Rate or damage. Glitter Stream also works well to inflict Break and begin combos that are necessary for your Talent Art.

Recommended Master Arts

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art Base Effect Class Rank
Shadow EyeShadow Eye Aggro Halved / Atk. Up
Rank 10
Cross ImpactCross Impact Power Charge on hit
Rank 10
DemolitionDemolition AOE / Pierce (%)
Rank 1

Shadow Eye and Cross Impact both work well with Incursor due to the buffs that they grant. Demolition is also useful since it can ignore defenses, but if you plan on equipping it along with the two other Positional Combat Arts of the class, then you'll also need use the Positioning Pro skill.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art Base Effect Class Rank
Overclock BusterOverclock Buster Dazed Up
Rank 20

Though Supreme Sword is a powerful Master Art, if the Arts of your other squad members make it easier to Daze enemies rather than Launch them, then you can instead replace it with Overclock Buster.

Best Master Skills for Incursor Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Cypher EdgeCypher Edge Boosts Critical Rate by 10%.
Rank 5
Fighting ProwessFighting Prowess Boosts damage dealt by physical Arts by 30%.
Rank 5
Critical StrikeCritical Strike Increases critical hit damage bonus by 30 percentage points.
Rank 5

The Master Skills above make Incursors more deadly by increasing their Critical Rate or damage. If you plan on using more than 3 Positional Arts in your palette, then you can swap out one of these skills for Positioning Pro.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill Effect Class Rank
Frenzied ComboFrenzied Combo On critical hit, recharge Art used by 20%.
Rank 15

Frenzied Combo comes in handy since many of the Arts in the class take a while to recharge. It is best to replace Fighting Prowess from the original line-up to make the build solely focused on Critical Hit damage.

Best Accessories for Incursor Builds

Boosted Critical Rate Increased Attack Damage Extended Launch Duration
Ice HeadbandIce Headband Silver BeltSilver Belt Soldier RingSoldier Ring

The best accessories for Incursor builds are those that increase either its Attack damage or Critical Rate since these two stat points are what Incursors rely on the most to inflict a significant amount of damage to enemies.

Extending the Launch duration of enemies is also beneficial since it gives you a wider window of opportunity to use your Talent Art.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Incursor Builds

Increases Critical Hit Damage Shortens Auto-Attack Intervals Reduced Aggro from Arts
Analyze Weakness IAnalyze Weakness Steady Striker ISteady Striker Disperse Bloodlust IDisperse Bloodlust

Increasing the Critical Hit Damage of Incursor Attacks is the most important Gem for the class. Shortening their attack intervals and reducing their aggro are two other useful gems that make them better overall Attackers.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Incursor Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Supreme SwordSupreme Sword Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 500%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Role Action Recharge Recharge Gauge 3
Effect Boosts damage dealt when attacking launched enemies by 100%.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Reversal EdgeReversal Edge Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 110%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 3
Effect Boosts Critical Rate against enemies performing Arts by 50%.
Glitter StreamGlitter Stream Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 145%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction Break
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 10
Effect Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
SidewinderSidewinder Area of Effect Frontward AOE Power Multiplier 180%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 7
Effect Increases Critical Rate by 50% when from back.
Aerial SlashAerial Slash Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 270%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 8
Effect Grants high Critical Rate; also evades enemy attacks while Art is active.
Mystic VisionMystic Vision Area of Effect Self Power Multiplier 0%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 12
Effect Increase Critical Rate by 25% and critical hit damage bonus by 25 percentage points.

Master Arts

Art Rank Mastered
Aerial SlashAerial Slash 1
Glitter StreamGlitter Stream 10
Supreme SwordSupreme Sword 20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Etched DeepEtched Deep Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 500%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 3
Effect Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
Luminous IllusionLuminous Illusion Area of Effect One Target Power Multiplier 325%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 7
Effect Grants a high Critical Rate; also evades enemy attacks while Art is active.
Mirage DivideMirage Divide Area of Effect AOE around User Power Multiplier 235%
Buff/ Debuff - Reaction None
Recharge Type Auto-Attack Recharge Recharge Gauge 5
Effect Boosts damage against enemies performing Arts by 70%.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Incursor Skills

Class Skills

Skill Base Effect
Adriot BladeAdriot Blade Boosts damage dealt by 4% when landing a critical hit (up to a maximum of 150%).
Floating KillFloating Kill Boosts Critical Rate by 60% when attacking a launched enemy.
VigilanceVigilance Boosts Critial Rate of auto-attacks by 50%.
Eye for Weak PointsEye for Weak Points Each successful attack boosts Critical Rate by 1% of inital value (up to a maximum of 100%).

Master Skills

Skill Rank Mastered
VigilanceVigilance 5
Eye for Weak PointsEye for Weak Points 15

List of All Skills

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2 Anonymousalmost 2 years

gosh please read the passive says up to 100% of INITIAL value =.=

1 Anonymousalmost 2 years

sorry but this build is just trash, where is hidden thorn? where is lunae rings? why use crit% when the passive already boosts you to 100%? you only need crit multi!

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