Signifer Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Signifer is a type of Healer class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Fiona. 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.

Signifer Class Overview

Signifer Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Signifer		Healer	Fiona
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
D	D	B	S
Description
A special Healer excelling in support, using buffs to inspirit allies with courage and strength.

Character Class Rating

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

Recruit Fiona by Completing Their Hero Quest

Signifer is the default class of Fiona, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Transparent Dreams.

Transparent Dreams Walkthrough

Complete A Farewell Reset 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 A Farewell Reset.

A Farewell Reset Walkthrough

Best Signifer Characters

Recommended Characters
Mio	Eunie	Lanz	Sena

Characters that have low TP are suitable for Healer roles since they do not get any bonuses for attacking first in the chain. Most of the stats of this class are even across the board, so the specific character matters very little to the class.

Best Signifer Arts

Recommended Combat Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Resonant Flag	Buff	All Allies	Grants own buffs to all allies.
Heal Harmony	Set Field	AOE around User	Field range of effect - small
Spirited Charge	Physical Attack	One Target	Boosts damage dealt for each active buff.

The Signifer class specializes in casting buffs and giving them to allies. Since Aureole only grants you one random buff, it is best to instead use different Master Arts to grant you the specific buffs you want. Cry of Faith is more than enough to grant you with multiple buffs.

Heal Harmony can be used to heal your allies while Spirited Charge is kept as your one offensive attack. Grant yourself many buffs to increase the power of Spirited Charge.

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
Multi Blast	Area heal on hit	War Medic Rank 1

Master Arts that give you more beneficial buffs are ideal so you can use Resonant Flag and Cry of Faith to pass them on to allies. In this case, Shadow Eye and Cross Impact can give you Attack Up and Power Charge, both incredibly useful buffs.

Though Multi Blast does not grant any buffs, it is also a good Art to allow for instant healing in a pinch.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Deflector Field	Absorb damage / Awaken	Guardian Commander Rank 20
Glittering Melody	Gain charge / Pause buffs	Troubadour Rank 20

Instead of granting all your allies two random buffs, you can replace your Talent Art with a specific buff instead. Deflector Field works well if you have a Seraph or Guardian Commander in your party since sharing Awakening with them grants them additional benefits.

Glittering Melody is also a great Art since it can extend the duration of the other buffs you already applied to all your allies.

Best Master Skills for Signifer Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Ninja Healer	Reduces aggro generated from healing Arts by 30%.	Medic Gunner Rank 5
Healing License	Boosts amount of HP healed from using healing Arts by 20%.	War Medic Rank 5
Strengthening Gambit	Extends duration of buff effects issued by 30%.	Strategos Rank 5

Healer Skills are the best to master for this class since it allows them to be more effective at their role. Strengthening Gambit is especially important as it gives you a longer window of opportunity to pass on your buffs.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Abundant Oceans	Reduces damage to allies by 10%, increases Healing by 10%. (The effect does not stack.)	Lifesage Rank 15

Another Healer Skill that works well with Signifers is the Abundant Oceans skill. However, since it is only available in the Post Game, the skills above are recommended for a first playthrough.

Best Accessories for Signifer Builds

Increased HP Healed by Healing Arts	Reduced Aggro from Healing Arts	Reduced Aggro from Auto-Attacks
Harvest Necklace	Affection Ring	Silver Necklace

Accessories that are recommended for Healers are great for Signifer characters since they increase the effectiveness of their arts.

Aggro-reducing accessories also work well to keep enemies away from your Signifers. The Silver Necklace is recommended since the class is an Agnus class, which recharges Arts with Auto-Attacks.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Signifer Builds

Extended Buff Duration	Boosted Buff Power	Shortened Auto-Attack Interval
Refined Blessing	Swelling Blessing	Steady Striker

The best Gems to equip onto Signifers are those that improve their buff effects either by giving them more power or extending their duration.

As an Agnus class, Signifer recharges its Arts with Auto-Attacks, so shortening their intervals will allow you to use your Arts quicker, which is important in fulfilling your role in the team.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Signifer Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Cry of Faith	Area of Effect	All Allies	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	6
	Effect	Applies 2 random buff(s) to all allies.

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Resonant Flag	Area of Effect	All Allies	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Grants own buffs to all allies.
Illuminate	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	180%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	7
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt for each active buff.
Aureole	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Applies 1 random buff(s) to self.
Heal Harmony	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
Spirited Charge	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt for each active buff.

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Aureole	1
Resonant Flag	10
Cry of Faith	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Max Effort	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Applies 1 random buff(s) to self.
Unbreakable Heart	Area of Effect	AOE around User	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Field range of effect - small
Lightning Passion	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt for each active buff.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Signifer Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Cheer Up, Everyone	Restore nearby allies' HP on Art executrion. Amount is equal to 30% of user's Healing.
I've Got Your Backs	Extends duration of buff effects issued by 30%.
All About Support	Increases the no. of Field Arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.
We Can Do Better	Restores 3% of HP when a buff is applied.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
All About Support	5
We Can Do Better	15

Hero-Exclusive Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Brightest Star	Boosts damage dealt by 40% when HP is at 90% or higher.

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
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All Healer Classes

List of Healer Classes
Medic Gunner	Tactician	War Medic
Thaumaturge	Strategos	Signifer
Troubadour	Lifesage	-