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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Lao Best Builds
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This is Lao's Best Build guide for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. See the best build for Lao, check out the best arts and skills for Lao, as well as his best role during combat in this guide!
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| Lao Character Guide | Lao Best Build |
Lao Best Arts and Skills
Best Arts for Lao
※ Hover over the arts and skills to see their names and effects
| Arts (Left) |
 Arcing Horn Deals electric damage + Inflicts Electric Res Down + Boosts damage in melee combos (Unlocked at Class Rank: 1)
 Balance Breaker Deals weapon damage + inflicts stagger when triggering melee combo (Unlocked at Class Rank: 1)
 Trident Buster Requires TP + Deals electric damage + Inflicts Shock + Boosts damage in Ranged Combos (Unlocked at Class Rank: 8)
 Overwhelm Deals weapon damage + Inflicts Fatigue + Increases damage at High HP (Unlocked at Class Rank: 1)
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| Arts (Right) |
 Shrapnel Deals weapon damage + Boosts appendage damage (Unlocked at Class Rank: 1)
 Afterburner Deals weapon damage + deals more damage when triggering ranged combo (Unlocked at Class Rank: 14)
 Eagle Eye Grants Ranged Accuracy Up + Grants Ranged Attack Up (Unlocked at Class Rank: 2)
 Ghost Sniper Requires TP + boosts crit chance + boost TP with criticals + boost ranged accuracy (Unlocked at Class Rank: 6)
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Lao is a very strong carry character in the early parts of the game and as a DPS, he would best be fitted with Arcing Horn, Balance Breaker, Trident Buster and Overwhelm.
Some of his best arts focus on taking advantage of his Ghost Sniper and Afterburner arts that can be paired with Overdrive. Use Eagle Eye to boost Lao's ranged stats and keep Overdrive up and Shrapnel can be used for additional appendage-based damage.
Best Skills for Lao
| Rank | Skill | Effect & Class |
|---|---|---|
| 11 |
 Knock 'n' Shock
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Chance to inflict Shock when using melee Arts |
| 17 |
 Conductive Strike
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Boosts electric damage to Shocked enemies |
| 18 |
 TP Overdrive
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Boosts TP when using Arts while in Overdrive |
Lao has some of the best skills to synergize with his arts and is spoiled for choice, the main build featured here will focus more on Lao's application of Shock effect while improving his ranged attacks even more.
Knock 'n' Shock allows targets to be inflicted with Shock, paired with Conductive Strike and TP Overdrive will allow Lao to exploit his maximum damage. This set can be replaced however, with his other skills such as Kill Shot and Long Shot for more general DPS.
List of All Skills and Effects
Best Role During Combat
Early to Mid-Game Powerhouse
Lao is a very effective Sniper DPS with a surprisingly rather solid kit that, if used properly will allow some easy and massive damage in the early to mid-game. Lao however is stifled even in the Definitive Edition of the game as he suffers from being unplayable after Chapter 9.
Due to this, Lao will eventually fall off by endgame and he is the only playable character to suffer this type of conditional weakness.
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