Soulhacker Class Guide: Arts, Skills, and How to Use

Soulhacker is a type of Attacker class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Triton. Read on to learn more about the class, including its arts, skills, and characters as well as find out how to unlock and use the class.

Soulhacker Class Overview

Soulhacker Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Soulhacker		Attacker	Triton
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
B	B	B	B
Description
A special class, enabling a variety of fighting styles using skills and Arts stolen from enemies.

Character Class Rating

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

Recruit Triton by Completing Their Hero Quest

Soulhacker is the default class of Triton, a hero in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first complete their Hero Quest: Doing It My Way.

Doing It My Way Walkthrough

Complete My Memories 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 My Memories.

My Memories Walkthrough

Best Soulhacker Characters

Recommended for All Characters

The Soulhacker class is not locked to a single role, so any character is applicable to take on the class. However, characters with high class rating like Lanz and Mio are great to rank up first so you can obtain the Soul Hack Master Skill quickly.

By gaining the Soul Hack Master Skill, you no longer need to use the Soulhacker class to steal enemy Arts.

List of Main Characters and Protagonists

How to Use the Soulhacker Class

Steal Enemy Arts and Skills

In order to unlock more Arts and Skills for the class, you will need to go out and steal them from Unique Monsters. To gain an Art from a Monster, you'll simply need to defeat it in battle. If you have previously battled this unique monster before obtaining the class, you'll need to defeat it again in a rematch.

To see a list of all enemy Arts and Skills you can steal, press the Y Button while Triton is selected in the Hero Selection screen.

All Unique Monster Locations

Select a Role Skill

The class has a total of six class roles, each one is catered to a different type of playstyle, many of which are similar to other classes in the game. Your class role will determine which Arts and Skills work best with your current build.

Choose Your Arts and Skills

After selecting your Class Role, you'll need to choose the appropriate Skills and Arts for that role from the Enemy Arts and Skills you've gained. You are allowed to choose up to three Skills and six Arts.

Three Keves and Three Agnus Art Slots

Though the monsters you fight are not affiliated with any faction, their Arts are still classified as either Keves or Agnus. You can only choose three of each, Keves on the right slots and Agnus on the left slots.

You can check the faction of each Art by looking at the icon shape or Recharge Type. Arts with circle icons and Time Recharge are Keves while Arts with diamond icons and Auto-Attack Recharge are Agnus.

No Master Arts or Skills

You cannot equip the Soulhacker class with any Master Arts or Skills from other classes. You are only limited to the Arts and Skills that are default to the class or that you have gained from enemies.

List of Soulhacker Arts

Enemy Arts

Check out our Enemy Arts Guide to see a full list of all Enemy Arts available for the Soulhacker class to steal and use, including which Target Monsters are needed to unlock them.

All Enemy Arts and How to Unlock

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Final Countdown	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	500%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	3
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt for each Soulhacker Art or Skill learned.

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Captain Strike	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Blowdown
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	30s
	Effect	40% chance to ignore defense.
Ultra Boost	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	44s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt by 50% and damage taken by 25%.
Pirate Lariat	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	260%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Topple
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	26s
	Effect	None
Peril Punch	Area of Effect	Frontward AOE	Power Multiplier	140%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	23s
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from the side by 120%.
Magnificent Fist	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	235%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Time Recharge	Recharge Gauge	26s
	Effect	Other arts recover 25% recharge when Art hits.

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Final Countdown	20

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Soulhacker Skills

Enemy Skills

Skill	Base Effect	Target Monster
Grace of the Land	Reduces damage taken by allies in a fixed radius by 20%.	TBD
Air Body	Boosts Agility by 10%.	TBD
Emergency Turbo	Boosts healing Arts recharge speed by 30% when an ally is at low HP.	TBD
Mimic Technique	Reduces aggro on self by 60% when an ally is incapacitated.	TBD
Counter Puncher	Adds 6% chance to grant Power Charge when evading.	TBD
Systematic Defense	Boosts recharge speed by 36% when non-Defenders are targeted.	TBD
Sacrificial Heal	Heal 60% of all allies' HP when incapacitated.	TBD
Monarch's Heart	Boosts maximum HP by 10%.	TBD
Non-Stop Barrage	Grants 60% resistance to combos and reactions while Art is active.	TBD
Just a Moment	Restores 3% of HP when a buff is applied.	Migratory Circe (Lv. 14)
Megashout	60% chance to inflict Target Lock on enemies whenever an ally's HP becomes critical. Has cooldown.	TBD
Underworld Rage	Boosts damage dealt by 60% each time an ally is incapacitated (to a maximum of 200%).	TBD
Strike Shirker	Boosts evasion by 30% while Art is active.	TBD
Royal Charisma	Extends duration of Break, Topple, Launch, Daze whenever Art hits.	TBD
Amazing Growth	Boosts damage dealt based on the amount of battle time elapsed.	TBD
Sandsmoke	Reduced aggro toward self by 2% when auto-attack hits.	TBD
Dangerous Claws	Increase Critical Rate by 10 percentage points and critical hit damage by 30 percentage points.	TBD
Hot Soul	50% chance to survive a KO with 1 HP and five seconds of invincibility (once per battle, does not stack).	TBD
Fiery Morale	Heal 50% of all allies' HP when defeating an enemy.	TBD
Dual-Horn Pressure	Accrues Aggro every second.	TBD
Heavy Armor	Increase Physical Defense and Ether Defense by 5 percentage points.	TBD
Apothecary's Wisdom	Boosts amount of HP healed from using healing Arts by 20%.	TBD
Celestial Conqueror	Boosts damage dealt by 20% when HP is at 100%.	TBD
Creeping Predator	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 15%.	TBD
Queenly Pride	Grants a small increase to damage dealt the more enemies target you (up to a maximum of 300%).	TBD
Needle Shell	When blocking, deals 100% of Attack damage to enemy, drawing aggro.	TBD
Royal Aide	Boosts ally revival speed for each incapacitated ally.	TBD
Strength Support	Boosts power of buff effects issued by self by 25%.	TBD
Attack Heal	Heals self when auto-attack hits, to a maximum of 100% of Healing Power.	TBD
Power Pick-Me-Up	Boosts damage dealt by 30% after receiving no damage for a set time.	TBD
Battle Fever	80% chance to grant Awakening and Critical Rate Up on enemy defeat.	TBD
Reckless Attack	Boosts damage dealt by 25% but reduces max HP by half.	Navigator Helios (Lv. 48)
Wolf Spirit	Own auto-attack rate increases for each ally with the same role as self.	TBD
Wild Tendencies	Grants 30% resistance to all debuffs.	TBD
Attack Mastery	Boosts damage dealt for each Soulhacker Art or Skill learned.	TBD
Defense Mastery	Reduces damage taken for each Soulhacker Art or Skill learned.	TBD
Healing Mastery	Boosts amount of HP healed for each Soulhacker Art or Skill learned.	TBD
Energy Efficiency	Reduces healing Art effects by 30% but makes recharge 30% faster.	Turbulent Martinez (Lv. 43)
Tactical Eye	Boosts damage by 10% for every enemy in battle (max. 200%)	TBD
Excessive Armor	Adds 30% chance to block enemy combo reactions.	Taskmaster Imperion (Lv. 49)
Sense of Danger	75% chance to grant 4 random buff(s) when an ally is incapacitated.	TBD
Defense Time	Reduces damage taken by 10% when recharge for all Arts is depleted.	TBD
Instant Charge	Own Arts gain 60% recharge when an ally is incapacitated.	TBD
Drain Guard	On blocking, boosts recharge of one Art at random by 6%.	TBD
Surprise Attack	Boosts damage against enemies performing Arts by 30%	TBD
Reserve Life	Restores 30% of HP when at low HP. Has cooldown.	TBD
Revenge Impetus	Applies Target Lock to all enemies upon own revival. Has cooldown.	TBD
Super Explosion	Deals 1000% of Attack in damage to nearby enemies when incapacitated.	TBD
Awakilling	After own revival, deal 60% more damage and take 20% less damage for a fixed time.	TBD
Scattered Healing	25% chance to heal nearby allies upon taking damage, using 100% of Healing Power.	TBD
Damage Share	When low on HP, a random ally takes damage you recieve. The damage is boosted by 25%.	TBD
Eagle Rush	Chain auto-attacks increase attack speed. Auto-attack interval is also shortened.	TBD
Large-Scale Shock	Extends area of effect of attack Arts which have one by 50%.	TBD
Action Reaction	Boosts all Arts recharge by 30% when hit by a combo reaction.	TBD
Supercharged	Boosts damage dealt for each Art that's currently fully recharged.	Determined Vatslav (Lv. 43)
Deflector Plate	When blocking, adds 10% chance to reflect attack. (Absorbed attacks cannot be reflected.)	Thunderclap Dalton (Lv. 43)
Aquatic Warrior	Boosts damage dealt by 30% when in the water.	TBD
Breath of an Era	Boosts recharge speed by 20% when in the water.	TBD
Terran Warrior	Boosts damage dealt by 30% when on land.	TBD
One with the Land	Boosts recharge speed by 20% when on land.	TBD
Debuff Counter	Shortens duration of debuffs on self by 30%.	TBD
Recharge Cheer	10% chance to keep recharge when using Art.	TBD
Mano a Mano Evasion	Boosts evasion rate by 10% when attacked by targeted enemy.	TBD
Berserker Mindset	Deal 30% more damage but take 15% more damage.	TBD
Magic Transmutation	Boosts damage dealt by 60% when afflicted with a debuff.	TBD
Exoshell	Reduces damage taken by 5% per enemy defeated (max. 20%).	TBD
Nimbleness Itself	Boosts evasion by 20% while Quick Move is active.	Craven Piggard (Lv. 38)
Accelerating Attacks	Boosts damage dealt by 25% when using an Art while Quick Move is active.	TBD
Blasting Stomp	When activating Quick Move, deals 100% of Attack as damage to any enemies within 5m.	TBD
Natural Guard	Boosts Block Rate by 20%.	TBD
Accelerator Organ	5% chance for own attack to become a guaranteed hit and to evade enemy attacks during it.	TBD
Ultranull Shield	When blocking, adds 3% chance to reduce damage to 0.	TBD
Physical Absorber	When blocking, adds 15% chance to abosrb a physical attack.	TBD
Spiritual Absorber	When blocking, adds 15% chance to abosrb a ether attack.	Budding Francis (Lv. 32)
Emperor of Violence	Boosts Attack by 10%.	TBD
Queen of Mercy	Boosts Healing by 10%.	TBD
Deeply Tactical	At start of Chain Attack, increase TP by 5.	TBD
Positional Attacker	Increases the no. of positional arts that can be set to the Arts Palette by 1.	TBD
Dodge Acceleration	Adds 6% chance to grant Fast Recharge when evading.	TBD

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Soul Hack	When defeating a unique monster, gain a Skill or Art.

Role Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Power Soul	Changes role to Attacker, giving high attack, but low accuracy.
Strike Soul	Changes role to Attacker, giving an excellent balance of accuracy and evasion.
Tough Soul	Changes role to Defender, granting high HP value to take enemy attacks.
Dodge Soul	Changes role to Defender, giving specialization in evading attacks.
Heal Soul	Changes role to Healer, giving high Healing Power to support allies.
Balanced Soul	Changes role to Healer, giving a balanced set of abilities.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Soul Hack	10

List of All Skills

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