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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Doug Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit
★ Missions: Normal | Basic | Affinity
☆ Tier List: Characters, Classes, Skells
★ Best Divisions | How to Change Divisions
☆ Character Customization and Fashion Gear
★ 104 FN Site Locations | 99 Lobster Locations
☆ All Heart to Heart Locations
Doug is a Playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Read on to learn more about Doug, including how to recruit Doug, their Arts and Skills, Heart to Hearts, Questline of Affinity missions, and more!
| Doug Guides | |
|---|---|
| Doug Character Guide | Doug Best Build |
Doug Character Overview
Basic Information
 Doug
|
Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Harrier | ||
| Age | 30 | ||
| Voice Actor |
Patrick Seitz (EN)
Rikiya Koyama (JP) |
||
| Melee | Ranged | ||
Signature Arts
| Signature Arts | Description |
|---|---|
 Starlight Duster
|
Acquired Rank: 5 Effect Range: Single Enemy Does weapon damage, inflicts Gravity Res Down, deals more damage when triggering melee combo |
 Phenomenon
|
Acquired Rank: 13 Effect Range: Enemies Ahead Does Ether damage, inflicts Ether Res Down |
How to Recruit Doug
Can Be Recruited After Chapter 3
Doug can be recruited by interacting with him after the events of Chapter 3.
Builders of a Legacy Walkthrough
Doug Arts
All Unlocked Arts and Effects
| Rank | Arts | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Starfall Blade
|
Deals weapon damage, Boosts damage in melee combos |
| 1 |
 Beam Barrage
|
Deals weapon damage, With an aura: Boosts damage |
| 2 |
 Starfall Rondo
|
Deals weapon damage, Boosts damage in melee combos |
| 3 |
 Geolibrium
|
Requires TP, Boosts Beam Resistance, Continually restores HP, Nullifies Terrain Effects |
| 4 |
 Myopic Screen
|
Deals weapon damage, Inflicts Blackout |
| 5 |
Starlight Duster
|
Does weapon damage, inflicts Gravity Res Down, deals more damage when triggering melee combo |
| 6 |
 Astral Purge
|
Removes Debuffs |
| 7 |
 Ether Blast
|
Requires TP, Deals Ether Damage, With an Aura: Boosts Damage |
| 8 |
 Novalibrium
|
Requires TP, Grants Supercharge on taking damage, enable counter spike damage |
| 9 |
 Astral Heal
|
Requires TP, Restores HP, Restores Appendage HP when in Skell |
| 10 |
 Subterfuge
|
Inflicts Debuff Res Down |
| 11 |
 Gravity Blast
|
Deals Gravity Damage, inflicts Topple |
| 12 |
 Astral Horizon
|
Requires TP, Grants Astral Heal and Astral Purge to all Allies, Expands AOE radius |
| 13 |
Phenomenon
|
Does Ether damage, inflicts Ether Res Down |
| 14 |
 Pathogen Blast
|
Inflicts Virus |
| 15 |
 Galactic Cataclysm
|
Requires TP, deals Beam Damage, With Aura: Boosts Damage |
Doug Skills
All Unlocked Skills and Effects
| Rank | Skill | Effect & Class |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |
 Inner Search
|
Boosts potential |
| 9 |
 Beam Boost
|
Boosts beam damage |
| 11 |
 High Tension
|
Boosts maximum TP |
| 13 |
 Mechanoid Slayer
|
Boosts damage to Mechanoid enemies |
| 15 |
 Knight's Soul
|
Boosts maximum TP |
| 16 |
 Aura Assault
|
Boosts melee attack, melee accuracy with active aura |
| 17 |
 Supreme Sword
|
Boosts damage when triggering melee combo |
| 18 |
 Stellar Entry
|
Boosts GP when boarding Skell while in Overdrive |
Doug Soul Voices
All Soul Voices and Effects
| Soul Voice | Voice Line | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Draw Melee | “Ready? Fire up those melee attacks!” | +200 TP per hit |
| Draw Ranged | “Everyone knows you weaken your opponent first.” | Debuff art has a +1 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored |
| Opening Art | “Here we go. Get those auras ready!” | Aura's cooldown time is halved |
| HP Risk | “Hey, send some heals this way!” | +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 | “Use an aura... You need to stay... safe.” | Grants Invincibilty III |
| Heavy Hitter | “That felt good! Now's your chance to weaken them” | Debuff art has a +1 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored |
| Dismemberer | “Bust an appendage, then cripple 'em further! That's Harrier style!” | Debuff art has a +2 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored |
| Underdog | “You're a tough one, aren't ya? A little Overdrive should do the trick!” | +10 seconds to Overdrive |
| Artful Execution | “Got 'em! Attack at range and let's clean up!” | +50% extra damage, or 100% if hitting from the side |
| Aura Ready | “I love a good aura. Don't you love a good aura?” | +50% extra healing from soul voice, and removes debuffs |
| Activate Overdrive | “I'm taking point! Kick into Overdrive!” | Removes debuffs and grants Invincibility II |
| Finishing Blow | “Stay focused. Take a moment to recover!” | +50% extra healing from soul voice, and +1000 TP on rare occasions |
| Critical Combination | “I'm landing some meaty hits here! Move in!” | +80% critical chance |
| Skell Crush | “Dammit, Lin's gonna give me hell. Close in and make this right!” | +400% extra appendage damage |
| Wrecked Skell | “Ugh, what am I DOING? Fix me up so I can get back in this!” | +3000 TP |
Doug Heart to Hearts
Heart to Hearts and Requirements
| Lv. | Event and Location | Map Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Facts and Feelings | Residential District, Ishmael Hills |
|
Time: Afternoon Requirements: Pet Dog Unavailable until Chapter 5 |
||
| 2 | Caution and Conviction | Industrial District, Central Industrial District |
|
Time: Morning Unlocks additional dialog for "Aid" option if chosen before doing "A Girl's Wings" Affinity Mission |
||
| 3 | Discipline and Discovery | Residential District, Sports Complex |
|
Time: Day |
||
| 4 | Pastimes and Pride | Commercial District, Central Melville Stret |
|
Time: Anytime |
||
| 5 | Love and Loss | Administrative District, West of Division Drive |
|
Time: Anytime Unlocks after Chapter 12, Restores gear lost in Chapter 9 |
||
Heart to Heart Guide and Locations
Doug Questline
Affinity Missions and Requirements
| Mission | Unlock Details |
|---|---|
| Close Comrades |
Location: Administrative District Requirements: ・The Ganglion Menace |
| Soldiers of the Harriers |
Location: Administrative District Requirements: ・Treachery ・Close Comrades ・Affinity: Doug (3 hearts) |
Xenoblade Chronicles X Related Guides
List of All Characters
| List of Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cross
|
 Elma
|
 Lin
|
 Nagi
|
 Irina
|
 Gwin
|
Doug
|
 Lao
|
 L
|
 Frye
|
 Boze
|
 Celica
|
 Alexa
|
 H.B.
|
 Mia
|
 Murderess
|
 Phog
|
 Yelv
|
 Hope
|
 Neilnail
|
 Liesel
|
 Ga Jiarg
|
 Al
| |
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