Is Hammer Beat Worth Leveling Up? Effect and Usage

This page explains the effects of Hammer Beat, an Art in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1) for the Nintendo Switch. Find out how to use Hammer Beat, and whether or not this art is worth leveling up!

Hammer Beat Effect and Basic Info

Hammer Beat
Effect	Swing weapon, drawing aggro from enemies in range.
User	Reyn
Art Type	Physical
Level Learned	1
Color	Red
Power (%)	110 ~ 254
Cooldown (Sec.)	12 ~ 9.8

How to Use Hammer Beat

Use Hammer Beat to attack an enemy, and also raise aggro on yourself. Use it as often as possible as Reyn is a tank and he should always be what the enemies are attacking.

Is Hammer Beat Worth Leveling Up?

Art Ranking

Level up Hammer Beat if you have extra AP

We recommend setting and investing into this Art if it works with the build you are running. Although this Art will not be quite as useful overall as some of Reyn's other ones, it certainly has its uses, and it won't hurt to have. Invest into this Art if you are running it, or if have already leveled your more important Arts, and have extra AP to spend.

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