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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Nagi Best Build

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Xenoblade Chronicles X Nagi Best Build

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

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Nagi Best Arts and Skills

Best Arts for Nagi

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Arts
(Left)
Blossom Dance Icon True Stream Edge Icon Rising Blade Icon Magnum Edge Icon
Arts
(Right)
Enhanced Stand Icon Missile Volley Icon Burning Slash Icon Incendiary Edge Icon

Nagi's best arts are mostly melee-based attacks, and their special effects synergizes really well with melee arts. Both sides of the art palette feature combos—physical on the left side and thermal combos on the right—allowing Nagi to deal tons of damage!

Use Magnum Edge to reduce an enemy's resistance to physical damage, then follow up with either Rising Blade, True Stream Edge, or Blossom Dance, depending on your situation. All of these melee arts benefit from increased damage through cooldown bonuses.

The arts on the right side focus on dealing thermal damage. Use Missile Volley to lower an enemy's resistance to thermal damage, followed by Burning Slash to take advantage of the inflicted Thermal Res Down debuff from Missile Volley. Finish the combo with Incendiary Edge to gain the additional damage bonus from triggering a melee combo with Burning Slash.

List of All Arts and Effects

Best Skills for Nagi

Rank Skill Effect & Class
7 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Steel FleshSteel Flesh Increases maximum HP
9 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Mighty MuscleMighty Muscle Boosts Melee attack
14 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Yamato SpiritYamato Spirit Boosts TP when using Melee Arts, bonus doubled if used with active aura
15 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Fortified FleshFortified Flesh Boosts Max HP
17 Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Grand ProcessionGrand Procession Boosts Party TP when activating Overdrive

Nagi can be a pretty durable unit thanks to his access to both Steel Flesh and Fortified Flesh, which increases his Max HP, especially if these two are maxed out. Mighty Muscle boosts his melee attacks, while Yamato Spirit helps with TP gain, which is useful since this build includes three arts that consumes TP.

The last slot can be filled with any of the remaining options, but Grand Procession is a good choice. It gives Nagi some party-wide support capabilities by providing TP to the entire team upon activating Overdrive.

List of All Skills and Effects

Best Role During Combat

Endgame Melee-Thermal Damage Dealer

Xenoblade Chronicles X Nagi Combat

Nagi, being a character obtainable near the end of the game, is one of the best damage dealers until the endgame. He can deal both Physical and Thermal damage through his arts and is quite durable thanks his skills boosting his Max HP.

Consuming TP is a must to maximize his kit. His True Stream Edge art regenerates TP when morale is at level 1 or higher, which is achieved through successful Soul Challenges. Additionally, his Yamato Spirit skill provides TP upon using melee arts, and the TP gained is doubled when an aura, achieved from his Enhanced Stand art, is active.

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