Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Elma Heart to Hearts and How to Recruit

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Elma is a Playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Read on to learn more about Elma, including how to recruit Elma, their Arts and Skills, Heart to Hearts, Questline of Affinity missions, and more!

Elma Guides
Elma Character Guide Elma Best Build

List of Contents

Elma Character Overview

Basic Information

ElmaElma Class
Full Metal Jaguar Class Full Metal Jaguar
Division Reclaimers
Age 29
Voice Actor Caitlin Glass (EN)
Houko Kuwashima (JP)

Signature Arts

Signature Arts Description
ShadowstrikeShadowstrike Acquired Rank: 1
Effect Range: Target: Single Enemy
Deals weapon damage, Inflicts Stagger, Boosts damage from behind.
Ghost FactoryGhost Factory Acquired Rank: 13
Effect Range: Target: Nearby Allies
Requires TP, Grants Decoy

Elma Tier Rating

Character Tier Rating
Elma Class Elma ▶ A TierGreat

Elma is good due to one of her arts, Ghost Factory. This art grants Decoy which grants total evasion from certain number of attacks. What holds Elma back from being great is her inconsistent damage and also relies on repositioning her to get more out of her but Ghostwalker makes up for her shortcomings
Best Characters Tier List

Elma Heart to Hearts

Heart to Hearts and Requirements

Lv. Event and Location Map Location
1 The Techie Overworld The Techie
Xenoblade Chronicles X The Techie Map
Industrial District, West Gate
Time: Afternoon
2 Petting Zoo
Xenoblade Chronicles X Petting Zoo Map
Residential District, Water Purification Plant
Time: Night
Requirements: Pet Cat
Unavailable until Chapter 5
3 Driving Force Commercial District, East of East Melville Street
Time: Morning
4 Friendship Treatise Ma-non Ship, Starboard
Time: Evening
5 Going Home BLADE Barracks, Barracks Interior
Time: Night

Heart to Heart Guide and Locations

How to Recruit Elma

Automatically Joins During Prologue

Elma is recruited and automatically joins the party during the Prologue.

Prologue - Awakening Walkthrough

Elma Arts

All Unlocked Arts and Effects

Rank Arts Effect
1 Shadowstrike Shadowstrike Deals weapon damage, Inflicts Stagger, Boosts damage from behind.
1 Sliding Slinger Sliding Slinger Deals weapon damage, From the side: Boosts TP
2 Stream Edge Stream Edge Requires TP, Deals Weapon damage, boosts damage in ranged combos
3 Upper Hand Upper Hand Grants Critical Power
4 Early Bird Early Bird Requires TP, Raises Critical Power tier, Boosts Crit chance, boosts evasion.
5 Side Slash Side Slash Deals weapon damage, inflicts Fatique, From the side: Boosts damage
6 Shadowrunner Shadowrunner Requires TP, Boosts potential, From Behind: Boosts damage and disables enemy detection
7 Primer Primer Grants Critical Power, Boosts TP
8 Thirsty Edge Thirsty Edge Requires TP, Restores HP when landing melee attacks
9 Violent Streak Violent Streak Deals weapon damage, Boosts TP with crits
10 Killing Machine Killing Machine Requires TP, boosts Melee Accuracy, Boosts Melee Attack, Boosts Potential
11 Blood Sacrifice Blood Sacrifice Sacrifice 50% of current HP to gain 1000 TP
12 Electric Surge Electric Surge Deals Ether damage, increases damage with lower HP
13 Ghost Factory Ghost Factory Requires TP, Grants Decoy
14 Executioner Executioner Requires TP, Deals Weapon damage, boosts damage in ranged combos
15 Hundred Shells Hundred Shells Requires TP, deals weapon damage, Boosts Damage from behind

List of All Arts and Effects

Elma Skills

All Unlocked Skills and Effects

Rank Skill Effect & Class
7 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Agile GunslingerAgile Gunslinger Boosts evasion while wielding a ranged weapon.
9 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Steady HandSteady Hand Boosts ranged accuracy
11 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Background NoiseBackground Noise Boosts damage when using melee Arts from behind.
13 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Master EdgeMaster Edge Boosts critical rate when using a melee weapon
15 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Mortal EnemyMortal Enemy Increases damage against Humanoids
16 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition HellhoundHellhound Extends the duration of Overdrive
17 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Crisis CatalystCrisis Catalyst Increases critical hit rate when max HP is less than 50%. Double when max HP is less than 25%
18 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Phantom CounterPhantom Counter Adds to the counter upon starting Overdrive

List of All Skills

Elma Soul Voices

All Soul Voices and Effects

Soul Voice Voice Line Effect
Draw Melee “They're off guard. Stagger them with a melee attack!” Inflict Stagger 1
Draw Ranged “Engaging! Lay down some fire for me!” +50% extra damage
Opening Art “Get in close and land a blow!” +100% extra damage, or +200% if hitting from behind
HP Risk “They're tough. Patch me up!” +50% extra healing from soul voice
HP Peril “I'm in trouble. Heal me!” +100% extra healing from soul voice, or 300% on rare occasions
Last Words “Just... one more...” +500 TP per hit
Heavy Hitter “Now! Melee attacks!” +50% extra damage
Dismemberer “Appendage destroyed! Move in and strike!” +150% extra damage, or +400% if hitting from behind
Underdog “We're up against a big target. Buff up now!” Buff art has a +1 Tier increase, and grants Invincibility I
Artful Execution “Nice! Move in and strike!” +50% extra damage, or +100% if hitting from behind
Aura Ready “Use an aura! Get control of the battle!” +50% extra healing from soul voice, and cooldown of activating art reduced by 20%
Activate Overdrive “Follow me! Overdrive!” +10 seconds to Overdrive
Finishing Blow “Hostile neutralized. Switch to close-range combat!” Art cooldown duration is halved
Untouchable “Now that's how to evade. You can do it!” Grants Decoy III
Critical Combination “That put a dent in 'em. Move in and keep the rhythm going!” +10% critical chance boost, and grants Critical Power II
Daredevil “I have to stay in this. Help me!” +25% extra damage and +100 TP per hit

Soul Voices Guide

Elma Questline

Affinity Missions and Requirements

Mission Unlock Details
A Day in the Life Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
・The Ganglion Menace
Spy Games Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
・Treachery
Prospective Partners Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
・Warriors of Wroth
・Spy Games
・Survey 18% of Planet Mira
A Challenger Approaches Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
・The Zu Pharg Menace
・Prospective Partners
Lionhearted Location: Cauldros
Requirements:
・Into the Core
・A Challenger Approaches
Then and Now Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
・Into the Core
・We Were Soldiers
・Affinity: Elma (4 hearts)

List of All Affinity Missions

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