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

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

Riki Basic Information

Riki Profile

Quick Facts
Name	Riki
Age	40
Race	Nopon
Height	60cm
Gender	Male
Weapon Type	Biter
Voice Actor (Eng.)	Wayne Forester
Voice Actor (Jp.)	Yuki Kaida

Riki Introduction

Riki is a fun-loving Nipon from Makna. Riki has a very unique style of speaking, and often serves as comic relief. Although he was chosen as his tribe's hero, apparently this was only to repay his debt to the chief for eating too much food with his family. In battle, he excels in debuffing the enemy and inflicting status ailments.

Riki Stats at Lv. 99

Riki's Stats at Lv. 99

HP	Strength	Ether	Agility
9674	417	399	124

Stats Explained

Riki Build and Usage Guide

Riki 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 Riki

Riki is able to cast a large number of enemy debuffs through his arts (Poison, Blaze, Chill, Bleed), which will slowly drain out their HP. Inflict these four debuffs right away (Lurgy, Bitey Bitey/Burninate, Freezinate in that order). At this point, Say Sorry can be used to remove all four debuffs to deal massive damage to that enemy.

Hero Time can be used to prevent tension from falling, so it is an essential aura for Riki. Roly Poly is a decent Art as well, and can be used to keep foes toppled, but it is not necessary if your other members already have an Art for toppling. Sneaky Sneaky is a pretty good Art, but it should be swapped for Say Sorry after if is learned.

Riki's Talent gauge fills up when he auto-attacks. Using it allows you to steal an item, EXP, or AP from an enemy. For the most part, you should use it anytime it is ready. It is also useful for trying to get a particular rare item from an enemy without killing them.

Vivacity is a good skill set to prioritize initially, but should be switched for Flexibility once his HP maxes at 9999. Gems should enhance his arts, so Recovery Up, Blaze Plus, Chill Plus, Poison Plus, and Ether Up are all solid choices.

Riki as an AI

AI Riki will use Burnitate and Freezinate to inflict Blaze/Chill on foes, as well as Poison with Lurgy. You Can Do It is one of the best Healing Arts in the game, so make sure it is set, and Riki will heal your teammates when their HP is low enough, so be sure and level it up as well.

Riki will use Happy Happy at the start of battle, granted his Tension is high, so make sure to time the B-press correctly when initiating battle. Roly-Poly is another skill that can topple enemies, so set it if you don't have Reyn or Dunban in your team. Bitey Bitey will be his best option for quick damage.

Riki Arts

Name	Lv. Learnt	Effect	Power (%)	CD (sec.)
Yoink!	1	Physical Art Steal something that Riki likes from the enemy.	100	-
Happy Happy	1	Ether Art Riki does his happy dance, filling the Party Gauge.	-	90 ~ 67.7
Bitey Bitey	1	Physical Art Riki bites out, inflicting Bleed. From behind extends duration.	150 ~ 231	30 ~ 24.6
Sneaky	1	Physical Art Riki sneaks up from behind, dealing lots of damage.	100 ~ 208	15 ~ 12.3
Play Dead	1	Ether Art Riki plays dead. Enemies ignore him, allowing a surprise attack.	-	90 ~ 49.5
Lurgy	1	Ether Art Riki chews poisonous grass from Makna and spits it out in a cloud.	40 ~ 67	45 ~ 32.8
Hero Time	1	Ether Art The Heropon charges ahead with a blessed Aura surrounding him.	-	30 ~ 16.5
Roly-Poly	1	Ether Art The bigger you are, the harder you fall!	-	60 ~ 33
Behave	1	Ether Art Riki throws petals from Makna, making any enemy placid.	-	50 ~ 27.5
Riki is Angry	47	Ether Art This Aura lets enemies feel the pain of a Heropon's wrath!	-	120 ~ 55.2
Bedtime	35	Ether Art Riki spins his weapon, sending all enemies in range straight to sleep.	-	120 ~ 66
You Can Do It	27	Ether Art Restore HP to the party. The more debuffs, the more HP restored.	216 ~ 441	30 ~ 19.2
Peekaboo	51	Physical Art Gleefully thwack the enemy. As a side attack, Confuses Mechon.	200 ~ 353	25 ~ 13.8
Say Sorry	55	Physical Art Removes debuffs from enemy, but deals extra damage for each one.	200 ~ 353	60 ~ 43.8
Burninate	43	Ether Art Riki spits out fire, scorching all enemies in range.	100 ~ 172	90 ~ 25.2
Freezinate	31	Ether Art Riki spits saliva that instantly freezes around an enemy.	50 ~ 158	10 ~ 8.2
Tantrum	40	Physical Art Riki lashes out at enemies, inflicting Break.	50 ~ 152	20 ~ 11

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Riki Skill Trees and Skills

Vivacity Skill Tree

Vivacity

Innocence

Flexibility

Heroism

Cowardice

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

Vivacity Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Like Sun!	Increases strength during the day (10%).	-	7
Friends Now!	Allows low-value items to be offered when trading (5%).	700	-
Love Sun!	Reduces cooldown during the day (10%).	1000	18
Lucky Me!	Improves chance of monsters dropping silver chests (10%).	2000	30
Adore Sun!	Increases EXP awarded in battles during the day (15%).	3500	18

Innocence Skill Tree

Vivacity

Innocence

Flexibility

Heroism

Cowardice

Effect		How to Unlock
Ether Defence Up		Default Skill Tree unlocked when Riki becomes playable.
0	1	2	3	4	5
5	10	20	30	40	50

Innocence Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Adventure Time!	Increases movement speed (5%).	300	5
Learning all the Time!	Awards the same AP regardless of participation in battle.	700	4
Explore Time!	Awards more EXP when discovering a Landmark (20%).	1000	8
Make it all Better!	Improves Healing Arts used on an ally with half HP (20%).	2000	12
Dream of Money!	Improves chance of monsters dropping gold chests (3%).	3500	45

Flexibility Skill Tree

Vivacity

Innocence

Flexibility

Heroism

Cowardice

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

Flexibility Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Buy Stuff!	Allows items to be sold for a higher price (20%).	300	-
Riki See, Riki Do	Awards the same EXP regardless of participation in battle.	700	4
AP for All!	Lets Riki steal AP with Yoink! and share it with the party.	1000	-
Riki Strong!	Grants immunity to Strength Down debuff.	2000	20
EXP for All!	Lets Riki steal EXP with Yoink! and share it with the party.	3500	-

Heroism Skill Tree

Vivacity

Innocence

Flexibility

Heroism

Cowardice

Effect		How to Unlock
Critical Hit Rate Up		Acquired through completing the Final Challenge of the Sage Side Quest.
0	1	2	3	4	5
2%	5%	10%	12%	15%	20%

Heroism Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Heavy Equipment	Allows heavy weight armour to be equipped	200	15
Nutritious!	Greatly increases strength (50).	500	29
Kissy Kissy!	Halves the Party Gauge usage when reviving allies (However, at least one bar must be filled).	800	-
Ouchies!	Increases Spike damage dealt (25%).	1000	15
Cuddly Hero!	Increases resistance to all debuffs (30%).	1500	43

Cowardice Skill Tree

Vivacity

Innocence

Flexibility

Heroism

Cowardice

Effect		How to Unlock
Block Rate Up		Acquired through completing the Getting Bigger Side Quest.
0	1	2	3	4	5
2%	5%	10%	12%	15%	20%

Cowardice Skills

Skill	Effect	SP	Coins
Pretty Stars!	Increases strength during the night (15%).	200	7
Watch Out!	Increases agility when HP is at half (20%).	500	8
Amazing Stars!	Reduces cooldown during the night (15%).	800	13
Bullseye!	Improves accuracy of back attacks (50%)	1000	45
Bestest Stars!	Increases EXP awarded in battles during the night (20%).	1500	13

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Best and Worst Gifts For Riki

Best Gifts for Riki

Collectable	Affinity Points	Area
Love Source	100	Other
Rubber Mantis	24	Ether Mine
Soft Sea Cucumber	24	Makna Forest
Minute Mantis	22	Other
Glider Cockroach	22	Central Factory
Ice Kiwi Fruit	20	Fallen Arm
Energy Aubergine	18	Mechonis Field

Worst Gifts for Riki

Collectable	Affinity Points	Area
Rainbow Slug	-18	Fallen Arm
Black Blossom	-18	Sword Valley
Orb Daisy	-18	Satorl Marsh
Mud Squirrel	-16	Valak Mountain
Dobercorgi	-16	Colony 6
Grape Spring	-14	Agniratha
Digital Filament	-14	Fallen Arm

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Riki Artwork

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

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