Is Tempest Kick Worth Leveling Up? Effect and Usage

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

Tempest Kick Effect and Basic Info

Tempest Kick
Effect	Air waves deal damage. Removes enemy buffs after Gale Slash.
User	Dunban
Art Type	Ether
Level Learned	32
Color	Purple
Power (%)	150 ~ 303
Cooldown (Sec.)	30 ~ 19.2

How to Use Tempest Kick

After doing Gale Slash, you will see a blue exclamation mark next to the Tempest Kick's art icon.

When you use it with this exclamation mark present, it should remove enemy buffs upon hitting. Use this against enemies that rely on buffing themselves and others up in order to be more effective.

Is Tempest Kick Worth Leveling Up?

Art Ranking

Level up Tempest Kick 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 Dunban'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.

Xenoblade Chronicles: Arts

Arts List and Guide