Is Shield Bullet Worth Leveling Up? Effect and Usage

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

Shield Bullet Effect and Basic Info

Shield Bullet
Effect	Releases a special barrier of ether that absorbs some damage.
User	Sharla
Art Type	Ether
Level Learned	1
Color	Blue
Power (%)	-
Cooldown (Sec.)	90 ~ 49.5

How to Use Shield Bullet

First, you select the art, and then once you press it, there will be a yellow box around the portraits of one of your party on the right side. Select a party member to shield using the up and down arrows, then press A to shield them.

Use this to shield tanks from damage, or to shield allies who are about to get attacked according to future visions.

Is Shield Bullet Worth Leveling Up?

Art Ranking

Level up Shield Bullet 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 Sharla'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