Longswords are melee weapons used by the Striker, Samurai Gunner, and Duelist classes in Xenoblade Chronicles X. See the list of all Longswords, Longswords arts, and learn what Longswords are.

List of All Longswords

All Longswords

List of All Weapons

Longswords Arts

All Longswords Arts and Effects

Art	Attr.	Description
Rising Blade	None	Deals weapon damage, boosts damage when taunted
Defensive Stance	None	Reduces damage taken, restores HP over time, reduces total melee attack
Tornado Blade	None	Deals weapon damage, With an aura: Boosts TP
Magnum Edge	None	Deals weapon damage, Inflicts Physical Res Down
Offensive Stance	None	Requires TP, boosts Melee Accuracy, boosts Melee Attack, Increases Damage Taken
Burning Slash	Thermal	Deals Thermal Damage, Inflicts Thermal Res Down
Incendiary Edge	Thermal	Requires TP, Deals Thermal Damage, Boosts Melee Combo damage
Samurai Soul	None	Requires TP, adds AOE damage to melee auto attacks, increases auto-attack damage, reduces secondary cooldown.
True Stream Edge	None	Deals weapon damage, grants TP when at morale level 1 or higher
Blossom Dance	None	Deals weapon damage, inflicts stagger, ignores enemy attribute resistances
Ultraslash	None	Deals weapon damage
Hercules Blow	None	Requires TP, Boosts melee attack, ranged attack and potential, Revives random incapacitated ally

Longsword has many arts that deal damage and/or inflict debuffs on the target, such as Magnum Edge, Burning Slash, and Blossom Dance. Although, one Longsword art that stands out is the Hercules Blow since it also revives a random incapacitated ally upon use, which is a unique effect.

List of All Arts and Effects

What are Longswords?

Melee Weapons with Medium Damage

Longswords are melee weapons that deal medium damage to the target. It's more powerful than melee weapons like Knives but still short of the damage of Javelins. It also has quite a long cooldown.

Standard Melee Weapons of Certain Classes

Classes Using Longswords
Striker	Samurai Gunner	Duelist

Longswords are the standard melee weapons of the Striker, Samurai Gunner, and Duelist classes. Players can't change their weapon type once they've selected their class. The only way to do so is by changing classes.

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List of All Weapons

Ranged Weapons

Ranged Weapon Types
Assault Rifles				Dual Guns				Gatling Guns
Multiguns			Psycho Launchers			Rayguns			Sniper Rifles

Melee Weapons

Melee Weapon Types
Dual Swords	Javelins	Knives
Longswords	Photon Sabers	Shields