This is a guide to unlocking Shulk's extra skill trees in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1). Read on to know how to unlock Shulk's Hidden Skill Trees as well as the prerequisites needed to do so.
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To obtain Shulk's Pessimism Skill tree, you must first have a high affinity with Colony 9 (4 Stars - 5 Stars) and have completed Jackson's Awakening quest. Triggering these conditions will unlock the quest Désirée's Future. If the quest does not appear, look for Desiree and talk to her once.
You must then listen, and challenge yourself to listen, and pretend to be interested in Desiree's story before deciding on her career. Both choices will reward you the new Skill Tree so feel free to choose any of the two choices presented to you.
| Skill | Effect | SP | Coins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fight the Future | Extends time before a vision becomes a reality (4 sec). | 200 | - |
| Stealth Warrior | Reduces aggro drawn from using Arts (10%) | 500 | 30 |
| Epic Evasion | Increases chance of Burst Affinity after evasion (5%). | 800 | 45 |
| Forced Mercy | Reduces aggro when damage is taken (25%). | 1000 | 30 |
| Immunization | Grants immunity to debuffs that reduce stats. | 1500 | 45 |
To unlock Shulk's fifth Skill Tree, you'll have to complete a series of quests from Emmy Leater. Completing the quests will reward you the Bravery tree. There will be some routes during the quests but all of them will lead to Shulk learning the new Skill Tree. Each quest requires a higher affinity level than its predecessor, with the last quest requiring 4 stars.
| Skill | Effect | SP | Coins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fate Evasion | Grants EXP Bonus when vision tags are destroyed. | 200 | - |
| Hero's Privilege | Allows low-value items to be offered when trading (20%). | 500 | - |
| Lone Warrior | Grants Agility Up when a party member is incapacitated (20). | 800 | 4 |
| Ultimate Defence | Boosts physical and ether defence for the party (10%). | 1000 | 65 |
| Glorious Future | Talent Gauge will be at max after a vision. | 1500 | 28 |
| Hidden Skill Trees | |
|---|---|
| Shulk | Reyn |
| Sharla | Dunban |
| Melia | Riki |
| Seven | |
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