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Black Butterfly Arts Effect and Upgrades

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Black Butterfly is one of the Arts learned by the Mastermind Class in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (XCX). Learn about its effects on each upgrade level and more about Black Butterfly in this guide!

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Black Butterfly Effect and Upgrades

Arts Overview

Black ButterflyBlack Butterfly Rank 6
Class
Mastermind Class Mastermind
 Weapon Knife
Arts Type Melee Art Melee Attribute Ether
Effect Range Target: Single Enemy TP Cost 0
Description
Deals Ether Damage, Inflicts Ether Res Down, Shortens Aura Effect Time

Cooldown Bonuses

Secondary Bonus Damage +250%
Tertiary Bonus Damage +400%

Black Butterfly is a Melee Art. Use your Knife (Melee) on auto-attacks to continue the cooldowns and receive these cooldown bonuses when executing Black Butterfly once the meter has filled up.

Upgrade Effects

Lv Stats Effects
1 Cooldown: 40s
Hit Scaling: N/A
Hits: 1 		Additional Effect: Ether Res Down I (20s)
Special Effect: Shortens target aura time by 1s.
2 BP Cost: 4
Cooldown: 33.6s
Hit Scaling: N/A
Hits: 1 		Additional Effect: Ether Res Down II (20s)
Special Effect: Shortens target aura time by 1s.
3 BP Cost: 12
Cooldown: 30.4s
Hit Scaling: N/A
Hits: 1 		Additional Effect: Ether Res Down III (20s)
Special Effect: Shortens target aura time by 2s.
4 BP Cost: 36
Cooldown: 27.2s
Hit Scaling: N/A
Hits: 1 		Additional Effect: Ether Res Down IV (20s)
Special Effect: Shortens target aura time by 2s.
5 BP Cost: 72
Cooldown: 24s
Hit Scaling: N/A
Hits: 1 		Additional Effect: Ether Res Down V (20s)
Special Effect: Shortens target aura time by 3s.

Press the Y Button on the Switch when hovering over this Art to upgrade it. Earn BP by leveling up, increasing class ranks, filling the Collectopedia, or collecting treasure!

You can also reset any skill upgrades to reclaim the BP you spent and use it for other Arts. The cost to reset upgrades depends on the character's level.

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Dispel Dispel Gravity Blast Gravity Blast Gravity Cloak Gravity Cloak
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