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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Best Skells Tier List
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This is a tier list of the best Skells in Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition. See the tier list of the best Skells in the game, as well as our explanation of why Skells are placed in their respective tiers.
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Best Skell Tier List
Best Overall Skell: Lailah Skells
The best Skells in the game are the ones from the Lailah series. These Skells are the toughest in the game , meaning that regardless of their damage, it's only a matter of time and patience until they outlive their enemy.
Best Starter Skell
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 Lailah Lailah
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 Verus Verus
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 Amdusias Amdusias
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 Mastema Mastema
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 Inferno Inferno
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 Formula Formula
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 US0830 Dozer US0830 Dozer
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 US0850 Excavator US0850 Excavator
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 US0232 Police US0232 Police
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 Urban Urban
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 Hraesvelg Hraesvelg
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Best Level 60 Skell
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Mastema White Reaper Mastema White Reaper
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Lailah Queen Lailah Queen
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Amdusias Hades Amdusias Hades
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 Ares 90 Ares 90
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 Ares 70 Ares 70
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Inferno Skydon Inferno Skydon
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Verus Cain Verus Cain
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Formula Zero Formula Zero
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Urban Lincoln Urban Lincoln
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Tier List Explanations
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S Tier - Best Skells
Starter Skells
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Lailah Lailah
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・Most durable Skell series ・Does not require much investment in upgrades as it can eventually outlive most enemies in battles. ・6000 GP ・Requires some set-up to become effective |
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Verus Verus
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・Can be equipped with the G-Buster which can one-shot low-level bosses. ・Strongest Light-Skell ・Best bang for your buck ・Good overdrive effect |
Level 60 Skells
| Skell | Explanation | ||||
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Lailah Queen Lailah Queen
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・Most durable Skell series ・Does not require much investment in upgrades as it can eventually outlive most enemies in battles. |
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Mastema White Reaper Mastema White Reaper
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・Best ranged damage ・Can be built around the Zenith-Cannon weapon which can deal a lot of physical damage. ・Can hit the damage cap if built correctly |
A Tier
Starter Skells
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Amdusias Amdusias
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・Has E-Scythe weapon which has a 2-hit attack that can crit ・Can be equiped with Phoenix Wings art which deals massive AoE damage |
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Mastema Mastema
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・Series has best ranged damage ・Can be built around the Zenith-Cannon weapon which can deal a lot of physical damage. ・Can hit the damage cap if built correctly |
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Inferno Inferno
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・6000 GP ・Powerful range damage from Overdrive ・Good late game defense ・Gets overshadowed by Lailah ・Its superweapons are underwhelming |
Level 60 Skells
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Amdusias Hades Amdusias Hades
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・Has E-Scythe weapon which has a 2-hit attack that can crit ・Can be equiped with Phoenix Wings art which deals massive AoE damage |
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Ares 90 Ares 90
Ares 70 Ares 70
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・Viable right out of the gate with no customization ・Expensive |
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Inferno Skydon Inferno Skydon
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・6000 GP ・Powerful range damage from Overdrive ・Good late game defense ・Gets overshadowed by Lailah ・Its superweapons are underwhelming |
B Tier
Starter Skells
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Formula Formula
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・Great evasion and speed ・Lacks damage |
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Dozer Dozer
 Excavator Excavator
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・Good all-around Skell ・Only has Evasion for defense |
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Police Police
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・Overdrive provides Reflect ・Far Superior to Urban ・Capped at Lvl 30 Skell Frame |
Level 60 Skells
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Formula Zero Formula Zero
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・Great evasion and speed ・Lacks damage |
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Urban Lincoln Urban Lincoln
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・Decent all-around Skell ・Doesn't stand out in any way |
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Verus Cain Verus Cain
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・Can be equipped with the G-Buster which can one-shot low-level bosses. ・Strongest Light-Skell ・Good overdrive effect ・Not worth griding for with other better Skell options |
C Tier
Starter Skells
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Urban Urban
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・Overly balanced ・Doesn't stand out in any way |
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Hraesvelg Hraesvelg
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ReaperKoA 8 months
ReaperKoA 8 monthsThe skell gameplay in Xenoblade Chronicles X is one of the biggest aspects that sparked my interest in the game (past & present), so I had to point out some credit to the Hraesvlgar & Lord variant skells. The Tier Ranking doesn't change but its flight system is worth mentioning. The impact on your gameplay experience isn't as significant as many top skell elements of importance, but when doing exploration & enemy locating, it's worth registering it to a squad member to switch as active and use.
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TBH I always consider Masterma with Hades Armor with Zenith Canon to be Post game Goal. Usually consisting Slayer, Custom Wp Atk, Crit (Optional) Draw Opening Art. With as much Potential you can grab and upgrade. It's a grind for sure. But IDK I feel accomplished being able to drop max damage in one shot.