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
Incursor		Attacker	Alexandria
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
Noah	Sena

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 Stream	Physical Attack	One Target	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
Sidewinder	Physical Attack	Frontward AOE	Increases Critical Rate by 50% when from back.
Aerial 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 Eye	Aggro Halved / Atk. Up	Swordfighter Rank 10
Cross Impact	Power Charge on hit	Flash Fencer Rank 10
Demolition	AOE / Pierce (%)	Full Metal Jaguar 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 Buster	Dazed Up	Swordfighter 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 Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 10%.	Swordfighter Rank 5
Fighting Prowess	Boosts damage dealt by physical Arts by 30%.	Ogre Rank 5
Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 30 percentage points.	Flash Fencer 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 Combo	On critical hit, recharge Art used by 20%.	Martial Artist 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 Headband	Silver Belt	Soldier 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	Steady Striker	Disperse 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 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 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 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.
Sidewinder	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 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 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 Slash	1
Glitter Stream	10
Supreme Sword	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Etched 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 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 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 Blade	Boosts damage dealt by 4% when landing a critical hit (up to a maximum of 150%).
Floating Kill	Boosts Critical Rate by 60% when attacking a launched enemy.
Vigilance	Boosts Critial Rate of auto-attacks by 50%.
Eye 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
Vigilance	5
Eye for Weak Points	15

List of All Skills

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List of Attacker Classes
Swordfighter	Ogre	Flash Fencer
Yumsmith	Full Metal Jaguar	Stalker
Incursor	Soulhacker	Martial Artist
Seraph	Machine Assassin	Royal Summoner

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List of Defender Classes
Zephyr	Heavy Guard	Guardian Commander
Lone Exile	Lost Vanguard	Noponic Champion

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List of Healer Classes
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