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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Phog Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit

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Phog Arts, Skills and How to Recruit

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

Phog Guides
Phog Character Guide Phog Best Build

Phog Character Overview

Basic Information

PhogPhog Class
Division Prospector
Age 24
Voice Actor Jessie Grelle (EN)
Kouki Miyata (JP)
Melee Ranged

Signature Arts

Signature Arts Description
Sky HighSky High Acquired Rank: 3
Effect Range: Single Enemy
Deals physical damage, inflicts Stun, deals more damage when triggering melee combo
Crisis ZoneCrisis Zone Acquired Rank: 12
Effect Range: Self
Reduces auto-attack cooldown, inflicts damage over time, damage scales with low HP

How to Recruit Phog

Can Be Recruited After Foggy Dilemma.

Phog can be recuited by interacting with him after completing the mission Foggy Dilemma.

Foggy Dilemma Walkthrough

Phog Arts

All Unlocked Arts and Effects

Rank Arts Effect
1 Back Slash Back Slash Deals Weapon Damage, From Behind: Boosts Damage
1 Sliding Slinger Sliding Slinger Deals weapon damage, From the side: Boosts TP
2 Upper Hand Upper Hand Grants Critical Power
3 Sky High Sky High Deals physical damage, inflicts Stun, deals more damage when triggering melee combo
4 Shadowrunner Shadowrunner Requires TP, Boosts potential, From Behind: Boosts damage and disables enemy detection
5 Side Slash Side Slash Deals weapon damage, inflicts Fatique, From the side: Boosts damage
6 Stream Edge Stream Edge Requires TP, Deals Weapon damage, boosts damage in ranged combos
7 Primer Primer Grants Critical Power, Boosts TP
8 Early Bird Early Bird Requires TP, Raises Critical Power tier, Boosts Crit chance, boosts evasion.
9 Electric Surge Electric Surge Deals Ether damage, increases damage with lower HP
10 Executioner Executioner Requires TP, Deals Weapon damage, boosts damage in ranged combos
11 Ghostwalker Ghostwalker Grants Decoy, grants total evasion during execution
12 Crisis Zone Crisis Zone Reduces auto-attack cooldown, inflicts damage over time, damage scales with low HP
13 Blood Sacrifice Blood Sacrifice Sacrifice 50% of current HP to gain 1000 TP
14 Combat Limbo Combat Limbo Grants Effect Stasis
15 Hundred Shells Hundred Shells Requires TP, deals weapon damage, Boosts Damage from behind

List of All Arts and Effects

Phog 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

Phog Soul Voices

All Soul Voices and Effects

Soul Voice Voice Line Effect
Draw Melee “I'm psyched to go. Move in close!” +200 TP per hit
Draw Ranged “Be careful. Let's weaken them first!” Debuff art has a +1 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored
Opening Art “Use an aura to level the playing field!” Aura's cooldown time is halved
HP Risk “We should buff up now and play it safe!” +250 TP per hit, or +500 TP on rare occasions
HP Peril “We have to turn this around. Buff me up!” +500 TP per hit, or +1000 TP on rare occasions
Last Words “Use an aura... Hold out just a little longer...” Grants Invincibilty III
Heavy Hitter “Cripple the enemy! Now's your chance!” Debuff art has a +1 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored
Dismemberer “Enemy damage confirmed. Weaken them!” Debuff art has a +2 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored
Underdog “We can't mess around with foes this big. Buff up to be safe!” Buff art has a +1 Tier increase, and grants Invincibility I
Artful Execution “Wow, I did it! Cripple 'em and pile on the hits!” Debuff art has a +1 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored
Aura Ready “I see a window! Buff up now!” +250 TP to target, or 50% chance of +500 TP
Activate Overdrive “Now's a good time to use an aura!” Aura effect has a +1 Tier increase, and aura cooldown duration is halved
Wayward Weather “Cripple 'em! They have to deal with these conditions, too.” Debuff art has a +3 Tier increase, and enemy resistances are ignored
Medicine Man “Are we having a "bro moment"? Okay then, fire away!” Physical Res Down I inflicted as an additional effect
Stunner “I made sure they can't move. Attack from range!” +25% extra damage, and +50 TP per hit
Binder “I'll hold 'em. Shoot 'em from behind!” +150% extra damage, or +200% if hitting from the side

Soul Voices Guide

Phog Heart to Hearts

Heart to Hearts and Requirements

Lv. Event and Location Map Location
1 The Ol' Fishing Hole Residential District, Deliverance Park
Time: Afternoon
2 Animal Lover Residential District, Ishmael Park
Time: Anytime
Requirements: Pet Cat

Unavailable until Chapter 5
3 Ant Misbehavin' Residential District, Sports Complex
Time: Anytime
4 Mustarding Courage Commercial District, Barista Court
Time: Anytime
Requirements: Complete Mission A Great Divide

Unavailable until Chapter 7
5 Amends for a Brother Residential District, Water Purification Plant
Time: Anytime
Requirements: Complete Mission Blitzkrieg

Unavailable Until Chapter 8

Heart to Heart Guide and Locations

Phog Questline

Affinity Missions and Requirements

Mission Unlock Details
Foggy Dilemma Location: Residential District
Requirements:
The Ganglion Menace
A Great Divide Location: Residential District
Requirements:
Treachery
Foggy Dilemma
Bottoms Up
・Affinity: Phog (2 hearts)
Blitzkrieg (Defend) Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
The Gathering Storm
A Great Divide
・Affinity: Phog (3 hearts) and Frye (3 hearts)
Blitzkrieg (Attack) Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
The Gathering Storm
A Great Divide
・Affinity: Phog (3 hearts) and Frye (3 hearts)
Brotherly Love Location: Administrative District
Requirements:
Consequences
Blitzkrieg (Defend)
Blitzkrieg (Attack)
・Affinity: Phog (4 hearts) and Frye (4 hearts)

List of All Affinity Missions

Xenoblade Chronicles X Related Guides

Characters Partial

List of All Characters

List of All Characters

List of Characters
Cross Icon Cross Elma Icon Elma Lin Icon Lin Nagi Icon Nagi
Irina Icon Irina Gwin Icon Gwin Doug Icon Doug Lao Icon Lao
L Icon L Frye Icon Frye Boze Icon Boze Celica Icon Celica
Alexa Icon Alexa H.B. Icon H.B. Mia Icon Mia Murderess Icon Murderess
Phog Icon Phog Yelv Icon Yelv Hope Icon Hope Neilnail Icon Neilnail
Liesel Icon Liesel Ga Jiarg Icon Ga Jiarg Al Icon Al

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 8 months

Please add what weapons each character uses, very useful to know for setting up weapon farming characters

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