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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Phog Best Build

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Phog Best Build

This is Phog's Best Build guide for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. See the best build for Phog, check out the best arts and skills for Phog, as well as his best role during combat in this guide!

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Phog Best Arts and Skills

Best Arts for Phog

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Arts
(Left)
Shadowrunner Icon Hundred Shells Icon Electric Surge Icon Back Slash Icon
Arts
(Right)
Side Slash Icon Sliding Slinger Icon Sky High Icon Primer Icon

Phog is meant to deal damage up-close with targets while having some ranged capacity to back him up. His Arts in this build therefore focus on his melee capacity.

His primary Arts including his Signature Art, Sky High and other primary Arts such as Back Slash, Sliding Slinger and Side Slash. His TP damage Art will be the always-reliable Hundred Shells used by most melee characters in the game.

The player can choose between these three Arts, Shadowrunner, Ghost Walker and Primer to buff Phog's damage potential.

List of All Arts and Effects

Best Skills for Phog

Rank Skill Effect & Class
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
18 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Phantom CounterPhantom Counter Adds to the counter upon starting Overdrive

Phog in this build would be best equipped with Ranged Skills or skills that boost his Overdrive. Background Noise, Master Edge and Phantom Counter will provide melee increase and Overdrive boosts respectively.

List of All Skills and Effects

Best Role During Combat

Mixed Damage Dealer

Phog Gameplay 1

Phog befitting his class as a Winged Viper, is meant to deal damage with mostly melee and some ranged Arts but just like Frye and Gwin, he has kit incompatibility issues with his Skills.

Given that characters such as Nagi, Elma, Murderess, Alexa and Neilnail or Liesel in the Definitive Edition exist to fulfill his role in a better capacity, he is best used in early-game where his kit will still be viable.

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