Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Combat Tips and Tricks Guide to tell you all about performing Combos, Drive Arts, Elemental Damage Types, and using it to farm XP.
Combat is the bread and butter of most modern games, and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is no different. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Combat may seem very simple at first, but only when you delve deeper into the game do you realize the intricacies of the game’s Combat System. This Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Combat Tips will tell you all of the Basics of Combat that are found in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and give you some Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Combat Tips and Tricks to ensure you are ready to defeat your enemies.
For more help on Xenoblade Chronicles 2, you can check out our Starter Tips, Blades Unlocks Guide, and Poppi the Artificial Blade Guide .
In this Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Combat Tips and Tricks Guide, we will tell you how to fight, how to manage your XP and items, how to use combos, and how to use chain attacks.
You can change Blades which will affect the weapons that you wield as well. Experiment with the Blades to see which one fits you best! You can start the fight by pressing ‘R’ to lock onto a target and then pressing ‘A’ to initiate a fight with them. You will automatically attack the enemy that you are locked onto and build your three Abilities, known as Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Driver Arts in the game.
You can see your health on the top left of the screen and the health bar of the enemy on the middle of the screen. The Driver Arts can be seen building up on the bottom right and you can use them once they are charged up by pressing the corresponding button.
Along with the Driver Arts, there is a final Ultimate Ability which is charged by using your Driver Arts. You can charge your Ultimate Ability up to four levels and then unleash it on your enemies. Lastly, you can switch Blades during the battle. Also, remember to learn how to Cancel Attacks and then make it your second nature.
Combos are paramount to success in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. When you see the Break sign, you can combine your special attacks with your Driver Arts to ensure that the chain of attack continues and does extra damage. Learning combos are very important since they are one of the only ways that you can defeat enemies who are at a higher level than you. Later on, you will learn to use different Diver Arts which allow you to topple and smash into enemies and combine them with one another for amazing combos.
You should equip a wide range of Blades and use the one which works against an enemy’s weakness. Look at its weakness at the right side of the health bar. Each one of your Blade has an elemental type and you should use that blade to counter your enemy.
You can see the Party Gauge towards the top left of your screen and it will build up as your party automatically attacks the enemy. Once the Party Gauge is full, your party will all choose a Blade and you will start the quick time events for their entire Special Super Attacks one after the other.
You want to pick a Blade which has the opposite elemental type to the orb that you can see around the health of the opponent. If you pick the Blade correctly, you will be able to do a lot of damage and destroy that orb to make the opponent a little less strong. This way of taking out your opponents is extremely crucial if you are in an extremely long battle which does not seem to be ending anytime soon.
Remember to save your Materials and Gold for later on in the game. If you do not, you will need to needlessly grind the game to farm the resources to make up for the money that you require to buy materials.
Remember to go to the Inn after a little bit of time. This way you will be able to get all of the extra XP that you have acquired through the side quests and the landmarks. You can use that to level up without having to grind the various different enemies for it.
Also, don’t forget to check out our Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Guides Archive for more help on Leveling Up Fast, Gold Farming, Finding Rare Blades, Beginner Tips, and Artificial Blade.
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