Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

Shaggy-dog Story Time Attack S Rank Guide (Free Mode)

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This is a guide to the Time Trial challenge Shaggy-dog Story (Free Mode) in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn how to beat Shaggy-dog Story, strategies to use, and how to get an S Ranking.

List of Contents

Shaggy-dog Story (Free Mode) Rewards and Recommended Level
Shaggy-dog Story Recommended Characters
Leader
Characters
Shaggy-dog Story (Free Mode) Tips and Strategies
Shaggy-dog Story General Tips
Wave 1 Enemies and Strategies
Wave 2 Enemies and Strategies
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Shaggy-dog Story (Free Mode) Rewards and Recommended Level

Rewards
Recommended Level	35
Maximum Noponstone Rewards	3200
No. of Waves	2
Worker's Headband Worker's Shirt Worker's Beads	Worker's Shorts Worker's Sandals -
Minimum Rank to Obtain Reward	S
How to Unlock	Currently Unknown

Shaggy-dog Story Recommended Characters

Recommended Leader

Shulk

Shulk's debuffs and high damage output is recommended for this challenge. Lowering enemy armor with Slit Edge, then a good ol' backslash can make clearing each wave easy as pie.

Recommended Characters

Dunban

Reyn

Dunban and Reyn possess high damaging single target arts, and great area damaging arts. They can chain well with Shulk's backslash and Slit Edge, which makes Chain Attacks deal massive damage, and can potentially end a whole wave with a single use.

Shaggy-dog Story (Free Mode) Tips and Strategies

Shaggy-dog Story General Tips

Shaggy Dog Free mode S Rank Guide
This wave consists of high HP enemies. Including characters with high single target damaging arts in your party is a great way to secure that S rank. Reyn's Sword Drive and Dunban's Worldly Slash and Soaring Tempest are prime candidates for this role.

Wave 1 Enemies and Strategies

Enemy (quantity)	Level
Plasma Deinos (x2)	36
Terra Orluga (x1)	37

Immediately focus Terra Orluga. Reyn's Sword Drive has a high cooldown, so making him target Orluga is a great way to maximize its damage. Focus on building your party gauge by utilizing bonus effects from your arts against the remaining Plasma Deinos.

Wave 2 Enemies and Strategies

Enemy (quantity)	Level
Inferno Deinos (x1)	38
Lupus Feris (x1)	38
Bosque Hode (x1)	38

Immediately use Shulk's Shadow Eye to increase your physical arts' damage. Hit them all with Stream Edge, then initiate a Chain Attack. Use only Red Physical arts to chain it with Dunban's Soaring Tempest and Reyn's War Swing. The Chain Attack combo should go in the following order: Slit Edge, War Swing, Soaring Tempest, Back Slash, Sword Drive, Worldly Slash.

This combo should eliminate atleast 2 enemies, or it could even clear the whole wave itself depending on how well built your party is.

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Time Attack Guide and Rewards

Free Mode

No.	Challenge	Reward(s)	Unlock Condition
1	Humble Beginnings	Camo Mask,Camo Hoodie,Camo Gloves,Camo Leggings,Camo Fins	Reach Chapter 3: Tephra Cave Revisited
2	Fair Game	Captain's Skirt,Captain's Pumps	Sharla joins the party
3	The Walls Have Eyes	Debonair Glasses,Debonair Top,Debonair Watch,Debonair Bottoms,Debonair Sandals	Dunban joins the party
4	Shaggy-dog Story	Worker's Headband,Worker's Shirt,Worker's Beads,Worker's Shorts,Workers' Sandals	Riki joins the party
5	Oh, Brother!	Eryth Skirt,Eryth Sandals	Melia joins the party
6	Third Wheel	Water Boosters	Seven joins the party
7	Sparks Fly, You Die	F Sun Visor,F Water Frame,F Water Arms,F Water Boosters	Reach Agniratha
8	Lost in a Dark Dream	Ledios Helm L, Ledios Plate L, Ledios Arm L, Ledios Cuisses L, Ledios Greaves L	Complete Future Connected
9	He of the Metal Face	Denim Glasses,Denim Top,Denim Gauntlets,Rustly Knapsack	Defeat the 1st disciple
10	Uniquely Disadvantaged	Power II Goggles L,Power L Frame, Power II Arms L, Power II Boosters L	Reach Gondorl Cathedral

Restricted Mode

No.	Challenge	Reward(s)	Unlock Condition
1	Humble Beginnings	Exotic Glasses,Exotic Top,Exotic Watch,Exotic Bottoms,Exotic Sandals	Reach chapter 3 Tephra Cave Revisited
2	Fair Game	Captain's Hat,Captain's Top,Captain's Bangles	Sharla joins the party
3	The Walls Have Eyes	Festival Headband,Festival Shirt,Festival Beads,Festival Shorts,Festival Sandals	Dunban joins the party
4	Shaggy-dog Story	Pineapple Glasses,Pineapple Top,Pineapple Gauntlets,Starchy Knapsack,	Riki joins the party
5	Oh, Brother!	Eryth Corsage,Eryth Top,Eryth Bracelets	Melia decides to join the party
6	Third Wheel	Sun Visor,Water Frame,Water Arms	Seven joins the party
7	Sparks Fly, You Die	Resort Mask,Resort Hoodie,Resort Gloves,Resort Leggings,Resort Fins	Reach Agniratha
8	Lost in a Dark Dream	Power III Goggles L, Power III Frame L, Power III Arms L, Power III Boosters L	Complete Future Connected
9	He of the Metal Face	Officer's Hat,Officer's Top,Officer's Bangles,Officer's Skirt,Officer's Pumps	Defeat the 1st disciple
10	Uniquely Disadvantaged	Frontier Corsage,Frontier Top,Frontier Bracelets,Frontier Skirt,Frontier Sandals	Reach Gondorl Cathedral