Reyn Build, Best Arts, Skill Trees, and Usage Guide

This is a profile and usage guide for Reyn, a character from Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch. Here you can find Reyn's roles, builds, stats at Lv. 99, best Arts, best skill trees, and official artwork.

Reyn Basic Information

Reyn Profile

Quick Facts
Name	Reyn
Age	18
Race	Homs
Height	190cm
Gender	Male
Weapon Type	Gunlance
Voice Actor (Eng.)	Jay Taylor
Voice Actor (Jp.)	Eiji Miyashita

Reyn Introduction

One of Shulk and Fiora's best friends. Reyn is part of the Colony 9 Defense Force. While he is somewhat hot-headed and brash, he is also protective of his friends and has a strong heart. In combat, Reyn acts a a tank for the enemies' attacks, allowing the party to target the enemy with their Arts.

Reyn Stats at Lv. 99

Reyn's Stats at Lv. 99

HP	Strength	Ether	Agility
8688	479	269	112

Stats Explained

Reyn Build and Usage Guide

Reyn Strengths and Weaknesses

Physical Attacks	Ether Attacks	Tanking
Buffing	Debuffing	Healing

Note: A C Rank indicates that the character is either very poor in this role or cannot do it at all.

How to Play Reyn

Reyn is going to be the party tank for a large part of the game, or at least until Dunban joins your party. You'll want to make use of his Arts to keep the aggro drawn away from Shulk and your other allies.

A good combo going into battle is to use Magnum Charge, followed by Sword Drive for massive damage. Aim to level these up as quickly as possible. Other than this, you'll want to fill Reyn's Talent Gauge so that he can use Mad Taunt and draw enemy aggro. The talent gauge can be filled by auto-attacking, but also through use of Arts such as War Swing, Bone Upper, and Lariat.

Wild Down will allow Reyn to Topple foes inflicted with Break, so this is an essential Art to prioritize leveling up. Bone Upper can be followed up with Drive Sobat to lower an enemy's agility, so these two skills should also be set and leveled up.

Especially in the beginning of the game, tacking on several Agility Up gems and light armor to Reyn is an easy way to increase his survivability. After gaining access to heavy armor with higher defenses, you will generally want to prioritize Reyn's physical defense instead of using Light Armor. Max out Reyn's physical defense and HP through leveling and armor, then equip him with gems to boost his Strength and offensive power.

For Skill trees, Camaraderie (physical defence) or Diligence (agility) are both good options to prioritize.

Reyn as an AI

Reyn will make use of Engage, Hammer Beat, and other skills to draw out enemy aggro. Make sure that he has Wild Down, equipped, as he will generally use it on foes with Break inflicted on them to Topple them. If it is equipped, he will also use Shield Bash on toppled foes to inflict Daze. In chain attacks, you will want to make use of both of these skills to Topple/Daze foes, and then use Red Physical Arts to chain damage.

Make sure Bone Upper and Drive Sobat are equipped, as he will chain them together to lower enemy agility. When Reyn is targeted by enemy Arts, warn him to use Last Stand so that he can endure the attack.

Reyn Arts

Name	Lv. Learnt	Effect	Power (%)	CD (sec.)
Mad Taunt	1	Ether Art Taunt an enemy, drawing aggro and becoming the enemy target.	-	-
Hammer Beat	1	Physical Art Swing weapon, drawing aggro from enemies in range.	110 ~ 254	12 ~ 9.8
Wild Down	1	Physical Art Slice at an enemy's feet, inflicting Topple.	80 ~ 206	25 ~ 13.8
Guard Shift	9	Ether Art Use weapon to block attacks.	-	40 ~ 25.6
War Swing	8	Physical Art Full circle swing, dealing damage to enemies in range.	30 ~ 66	60 ~ 22.2
Sword Drive	16	Physical Art Stab an enemy, dealing a large amount of damage.	450 ~ 603	90 ~ 57.6
Berserker	19	Ether Art Aura that disregards defence to prioritise attack.	-	45 ~ 24.8
Shield Bash	27	Physical Art Hit the enemy with a shield, inflicting Daze.	60 ~ 186	30 ~ 8.4
Engage	11	Ether Art Aura that greatly raises aggro, drawing enemy attention.	-	90 ~ 49.5
Last Stand	23	Ether Art Aura that revives Reyn once before he is Incapacitated.	-	120 ~ 87.6
Rage	3	Ether Art Aura that lowers physical damage. Talent Gauge refills over time.	-	60 ~ 33
Magnum Charge	35	Ether Art Reyn gets fired up and his Arts damage increases.	-	80 ~ 65.6
Bone Upper	1	Physical Art Assault the enemy with a mighty punch.	50 ~ 194	8 ~ 5.8
Dive Sobat	31	Physical Art A paralysing kick. Use after Bone Upper to reduce agility.	130 ~ 256	35 ~ 19.2
Aura Burst	5	Ether Art Available when an Aura is active. Attack reduces enemy strength.	100 ~ 253	20 ~ 16.4
Anchor Chain	39	Ether Art Aura that prevents Knock-Back, Blow-Down and aggro reduction.	100 ~ 100	60 ~ 33
Lariat	43	Physical Art Deal damage to multiple enemies in front of Reyn.	200 ~ 353	30 ~ 16.5

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Reyn Skill Trees and Skills

Spirit Skill Tree

Spirit

Enthusiasm

Diligence

Camaraderie

Impatience

Effect		How to Unlock
Strength Up		Default Skill Tree unlocked when Reyn becomes playable.
0	1	2	3	4	5
5	10	30	50	70	100

Spirit Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Medium Equipment	Allows medium weight armour to be equipped.	-	10
Mental Fortitude	Grants Phys Def Up at start of battle with higher level enemies (10%, 30 sec).	700	2
Unrelenting Spirit	Prevents Incapacitation from lowering tension.	1000	28
Feel the Heat	Increases tension when damage is taken (5).	2000	40
Sheer Determination	Boosts physical defence when HP is at half (15%).	3500	7

Enthusiasm Skill Tree

Spirit

Enthusiasm

Diligence

Camaraderie

Impatience

Effect		How to Unlock
Critical Hit Rate Up		Default Skill Tree unlocked when Reyn becomes playable.
0	1	2	3	4	5
2%	4%	6%	8%	10%	15%

Enthusiasm Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Heavy Equipment	Allows heavy weight armour to be equipped.	300	30
Courageous Taunt	Increases aggro drawn by Mad Taunt (10%).	700	-
Healing Inspiration	Restores extra HP to an encouraged ally (10%).	1000	12
Reckless Courage	Strength Up buff at start of battle with higher level enemies (20%, 30 sec).	2000	2
Heroic Taunt	Further increases aggro drawn by Mad Taunt (15%).	3500	-

Diligence Skill Tree

Spirit

Enthusiasm

Diligence

Camaraderie

Impatience

Effect		How to Unlock
Agility Up		Default Skill Tree unlocked when Reyn becomes playable.
0	1	2	3	4	5
2	5	8	10	12	15

Diligence Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Bodybuilder	Increases Max HP (5%).	300	6
Against the Odds	Agility Up buff at start of battle with higher level enemies (5%, 30 sec).	700	2
Battle Character	Increases attack power of equipped weapon (10%).	1000	17
Spoils of War	Increases AP awarded in battle (15%).	2000	18
Wall of Muscle	Further increases Max HP (10%).	3500	14

Camaraderie Skill Tree

Spirit

Enthusiasm

Diligence

Camaraderie

Impatience

Effect		How to Unlock
Physical Defense Up		Acquired through completing the Friendship Tokens Side Quest.
0	1	2	3	4	5
5	10	20	30	40	50

Camaraderie Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Ties of Friendship	Increases chance of a Chain Link (5%).	200	14
Shoulder to Shoulder	Heals the party after a chain attack (10%).	500	25
Flying Start	Battle Start Affinity grants Haste buff to the party (15%, 30 sec).	800	10
Solitary Fight	Grants Strength Up when a party member is Incapacitated (25%, 15 sec).	1000	3
Friends Forever	Boosts the affinity gained when encouraging an ally (30%).	1500	30

Impatience Skill Tree

Spirit

Enthusiasm

Diligence

Camaraderie

Impatience

Effect		How to Unlock
Counter Rate Up		Acquired through completing the Cook-Off Showdown Side Quest.
0	1	2	3	4	5
2%	5%	10%	12%	15%	20%

Impatience Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Ultimate Taunt	Boosts Mad Taunt's effect on non-targeted enemies (20%).	200	-
Melee Champion	Grants Haste to the party when an enemy is defeated (15%, 30 sec).	500	12
Rampage	Increases chance of a double attack (10%).	800	20
Speed Strike	Grants Haste buff when an attack misses (15%, 10 sec).	1000	43
Channelled Pain	Fills Talent Gauge when damage is taken (5%).	1500	45

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Best and Worst Gifts For Reyn

Best Gifts for Reyn

Collectable	Affinity Points	Area
Love Source	100	Other
Energy Aubergine	28	Mechonis Field
Meaty Potato	24	Central Factory
Spicy Cabbage	24	Bionis' Leg
Hunger Crash	22	Galahad Fortress

Worst Gifts for Reyn

Collectable	Affinity Points	Area
Doomsday Poppy	-18	Eryth Sea
Modern Resistor	-18	Prison Island
Amethyst Melon	-16	Sword Valley
Ruby Mangosteen	-14	Valak Mountain
Crimson Citrus	-14	Frontier Village
Dark Grape	-14	Tephra Cave
Smoke Cylinder	-14	Central Factory

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Reyn Artwork

The following official artwork for Reyn from Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition was released by the official Nintendo Twitter Page and Japanese Xenoblade Twitter Page.

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Characters

List of Playable Characters

Xenoblade Characters
Shulk	Reyn	Fiora	Dunban
Sharla	Riki	Melia	-