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What Does Art Follow-Up Do?

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Xenoblade 3 - What does art follow-up do
Art Follow-Up in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a field buff that creates an orb that shoots enemies whenever someone uses arts within the field. Learn the effects of having the Art Follow-Up field and how to get it for your party!

What Does Art Follow-Up Do?

Shoots an Orb as a Follow-Up

XC3 - Follow Up  Attack
Using the arts containing the Art Follow-Up will create a green area of effect around the user, and whenever you or a party member uses arts within the Art Follow-Up field, it will shoot out a green orb towards your opponent.

How to Unlock Art Follow-Up

XC3 - Juniper
To get the art containing the Art Follow-Up buff, you need to progress through the story quest and unlock Juniper's Hero Quest. Once you've finished their quest and unlocked the Stalker class, you'll be able to use the art with the Art Follow-Up.

Juniper's Hero Quest

How to Use Art Follow-Up

Choose Juniper as your Hero

XC3 - Choose Juniper as your Hero
Allowing Juniper to accompany your party will allow them to occasionally drop the Art Follow-Up field for your party. Make sure to utilize the Follow Leader tactics whenever the field is up to gather everyone inside it.

How to Recruit Juniper and Hero Rating

Equip the Stalker Class

XC3 - Equip the Stalker Class
If you want to manually drop the Art Follow-Up area of effect for yourself, you can choose to have one of your party members use the Stalker Class. Equip the Staying Power arts from the Stalker Class and use them when the party is huddled up together.

Stalker Class Guide

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