Noponic Champion Class Guide: Best Arts and Skills

Noponic Champion is a type of Defender class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and is the default class of Ino, the new Hero in Wave 2 of the DLC Expansion Pass. 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.

Noponic Champion Class Overview

Noponic Champion Basic Information

Class		Role	Default Character
Noponic Champion		Defender	Ino
Attack	Defense	Health	Support
A	S	D	A
Description
A Defender who stays on the attack while evading enemy hits, revealing their true power after being KO'd.

Character Class Rating

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

How to Unlock Noponic Champion

Recruit Ino by Completing Their Hero Quest

Noponic Champion is the default class of Ino, the new Hero added in Wave 2 of the DLC Expansion Pass. To unlock this class and equip it to your main characters, you must first purchase the DLC Expansion Pass of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and complete her Hero Quest: Champion of the Nopon.

DLC Expansion Pass Wave 2 Guide

Best Noponic Champion Characters

Recommended Characters
Mio	Sena

Mio and Sena make excellent Noponic Champion characters due to their high agility stats and decent defenses. The playstyle of this class is very similar to Zephyr, so if you often use this class with Mio or Sena, then you can quickly transition them to use Noponic Champion.

Best Noponic Champion Arts

Art	Attack Type	AoE	Base Effect
Dazzling Illusion	Stance	Self	Boosts evasion by 20% and boosts aggro drawn when attacking by 25%.
Refractive Edge	Physical Attack	One Target	Evades attacks. Also boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50% at the cost of a low Critical Rate.
Tri-Slash	Physical Attack	One Target	None

The best Arts for the Noponic Champion class increase the user's evasion and aggro in order to become a better Defender for the team. Tri-Slash is also a great Art to equip so your Noponic Champion can participate in team combos.

Best Master Arts for Noponic Champion Builds

Rank 1 and 10 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Crash Out	AOE / High Aggro	Heavy Guard Rank 1
Noble Taunt	Taunt	Guardian Commander Rank 1
Quickdraw	Evade / Front atk ↑	Full Metal Jaguar Rank 10

Other Defender Arts that draw in enemy aggro work well with Noponic Champion. Quickdraw is also a great Art due to its evading effect and its ability to boost your front attack. Since your Nopon Champion is a Defender, they will often be right in front of the enemy anyway.

Rank 20 Master Arts

Art	Base Effect	Class Rank
Gemini Strike	High Aggro / Evade	Zephyr Rank 20

Though the Talent Art of Noponic Champion decently complements its skills, you may not want your Defender to constantly be incapacitated just to activate its effects. In this case, you can replace the Art with Gemini Strike, which increases the user's aggro instead.

Best Master Skills for Noponic Champion Builds

Rank 5 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Defensive Soul	Boosts Physical Defense by 10%.	Heavy Guard Rank 5
Split-Second Counter	Deals 100% of Attack damage when you evade an attack.	Zephyr Rank 5
Fighting Prowess	Boosts damage dealt by physical Arts by 30%.	Ogre Rank 5

Defender Master Skills, such as Defensive Soul and Split-Second Counter, work best for Noponic Champion. Fighting Prowess is also a good skill to equip since many of the Arts in the class are Physical Attacks.

Rank 15 Master Skills

Skill	Effect	Class Rank
Stormy Gale	Boosts Agility by 10%.	Zephyr Rank 15
Inevitable Evitability	6% chance to evade enemy attack.	Tactician Rank 15
Fortified Ether Guard	Boosts Ether Defense by 10%.	Royal Summoner Rank 15

Once you are able to ascend a few classes, you can equip Stormy Gale and Inevitable Evitablity to boost the evasion of the class immensely. Fortifited Ether Guard is also a good option to increase their Ether Defense, but is less recommended since it is only available in the Post Game.

Best Accessories for Noponic Champion Builds

Increased Agility	Increased Aggro when an Attack is Evaded	Boosted Damage to Enemies Targetting You
Jade Support	Champion Ring	Dragonfang Necklace

Since the class is heavily focused on evasion, accessories that increase this stat of or grant positive effects when attacks are evaded are best. Because the class also inflicts decent damage, the Dragonfang Necklace is also a great choice.

List of Accessories

Best Gems for Noponic Champion Builds

Increased Agility	Boosted aggro from Arts	Reduced Auto-Attack Interval
Tailwind	Brimming Spirit	Steady Striker

Defender Gems that increase agility and aggro are best for the class. Additionally, since the class is an Agnus class, it benefits from having reduced auto-attack intervals, since it allows for quicker Art recharge.

All Gems and Their Effects

List of Noponic Champion Arts

Talent Arts

Base Art Information
Shining Refrain	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	145%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Evades attacks. Boosts damage by 50% each time the character is incapacitated (to a max. of 250%).

Combat Arts

Base Art Information
Dual Flash	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	180%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Role Action Recharge	Recharge Gauge	5
	Effect	Boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%.
Dazzling Illusion	Area of Effect	Self	Power Multiplier	0%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	12
	Effect	Boosts evasion by 20% and boosts aggro drawn when attacking by 25%.
Refractive Edge	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	220%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	10
	Effect	Evades attacks. Also boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50% at the cost of a low Critical Rate.
Tri-Slash	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	110%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Break
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	None
Lustrous Spike	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	145%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt by 50% each time the character is incapacitated (to a maximum of 250%).

Master Arts

Art	Rank Mastered
Lustrous Spike	1
Tri-Slash	10
Shining Refrain	20

Hero-Exclusive Arts

Base Art Information
Starry Beat	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	110%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	Break
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	9
	Effect	None
Afterglow	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	145%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	8
	Effect	Boosts damage dealt by 50% each time the character is incapacitated (to a maximum of 250%).
Photon Storm	Area of Effect	One Target	Power Multiplier	220%
	Buff/ Debuff	-	Reaction	None
	Recharge Type	Auto-Attack Recharge	Recharge Gauge	9
	Effect	Evades attacks. Also boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50% at the cost of a low Critical Rate.

Arts Guide: List of All Arts and Effects

List of Noponic Champion Skills

Class Skills

Skill	Base Effect
Tit for Tat	Whenever an ally in a fixed radius is attacked, boosts recharge of one Art at random by 10%.
Nanomachine Repair	Adds 25% chance to restore HP by 6% when evading.
Velocity Gear	All Arts except Talent Art gain 6% recharge when evading.
Overclock	Boosts recharge rate by 10% each time the character is incapacitated.

Master Skills

Skill	Rank Mastered
Nanomachine Repair	5
Overclock	10

List of All Skills

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All Classes and Roles

All Attacker Classes

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

All Defender Classes

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

All Healer Classes

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