Covert Stance

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Covert Stance
User	Sharla
Type	Aura art
Colour	Orange
Target	Self
Effect(s)	Reduces aggro
Description	Aura that stops you gaining aggro, reducing attacks from enemies.
First available	Level 26

Covert Stance (ハイドスタンス, Hide Stance) is one of Sharla's aura Battle Arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. It reduces Sharla's current aggro and prevents her from gaining more during its effect.

Overview[edit]

The initial drop in aggro provided is good as a "get off me" manoeuvre, but the aura's real power is in giving Sharla a chance to do whatever without generating any aggro at all. It takes a bit to set up, so if someone badly needs healing right now it's probably not a good idea to wait until this activates, but if it can be pulled off it makes for a great way to avoid attention. It's probably better-used before a Chain Attack to hide from the aggro generated from damage.

Note that Cool Off will interrupt aruas, so it is not a good idea to use this one if heat is high, unless Sharla really badly needs to hide right now.

Data[edit]

Art
Damage type	Status
Category	Aura
Talent gauge used	0%
Cooldown	45.0s
Accuracy	+0%
Obtained	Level 26

Power
Power	1.00
Hits	0
Element	Earth

Timing
	Frames	Seconds
Hit	25	0.833
Duration	88	2.933

Range
Target	Self
Area	Single target
Range	0.00m

Status
Effect	Covert Stance aura (-25%)
Duration	15.0s

Miscellaneous
AI type	Normal
Aggro	0
Knockback	None
Flags	Anti-air: False Single effects: False Monado art: False

Battle text
Original	Reduces aggro. Actions do not generate aggro.
DE	Reduces aggro. Actions do not generate aggro. ()

Levelling
	Basic				Intermediate			Advanced			Master
	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	XI	XII
AP cost	0	320	640	1,280	2,560	3,840	5,760	8,320	11,520	15,360	17,920	20,800
Status time	15.0	16.6	18.2	19.8	21.4	23.0	24.6	26.2	27.8	29.4	31.0	32.6
Status value	25.0	28.0	31.0	34.0	37.0	40.0	43.0	46.0	49.0	52.0	55.0	58.0
Cooldown	45.0	43.7	42.3	41.0	39.6	38.3	36.9	35.6	34.2	32.9	31.5	30.2

Intermediate art book

Sell price	1,040 G
Buy price	10,400 G
Shops	Weapon Shop

Advanced art book

Sell price	1,000 G

Enemy	Lv.	Loc.	Gold Chest %	Gold Drop %	Total %	Num. expected	Num. for 95%
Admiral ArachnoAdmiral Arachno	73	Bionis' Leg	0.022.0%	0.1371761716977513.7%	0.0027435234339550.3%	364.49479075833365	1090.4302562341091
Affluent Beleth Affluent Beleth	57	Fallen Arm	1100.0%	0.0273804595512592.7%	0.0273804595512592.7%	36.52239649695837	107.90652514664108
Arel TelethiaArel Telethia	88	Alcamoth	0.033.0%	0.1272590460046912.7%	0.00381777138014070.4%	261.93291856129262	783.18207659463784
Babeli BargBabeli Barg	76	Prison Island II	0.033.0%	0.0520266202568515.2%	0.00156079860770550.2%	640.69764994863641	1917.86037145551918
Barbaric Sitri Barbaric Sitri	47	Valak Mountain	1100.0%	0.0247717594059062.5%	0.0247717594059062.5%	40.36854967037941	119.42923899827120
Canyon Valencia Canyon Valencia	78	Bionis' Leg	1100.0%	0.1371761716977513.7%	0.1371761716977513.7%	7.28989581516668	20.30388967132921
Defensive/SHAMEDefensive/SHAME	65	Agniratha	0.033.0%	0.0520266202568515.2%	0.00156079860770550.2%	640.69764994863641	1917.86037145551918
Defensive/SHAMEDefensive/SHAME	64	Agniratha	00.0%	0.0520266202568515.2%	00.0%	1000000000—	1000000000—
Femuny WispFemuny Wisp	90	Tephra Cave	0.022.0%	0.1272590460046912.7%	0.00254518092009380.3%	392.89937784193393	1175.52284412361176
Glorious Buer Glorious Buer	45	Valak Mountain	1100.0%	0.0247717594059062.5%	0.0247717594059062.5%	40.36854967037941	119.42923899827120
Jada ArachnoJada Arachno	90	Tephra Cave	0.022.0%	0.1272590460046912.7%	0.00254518092009380.3%	392.89937784193393	1175.52284412361176
M76/MOISTM76/MOIST	58	Mechonis Field	0.033.0%	0.0424779401782884.2%	0.00127433820534860.1%	784.72103857739785	2349.31595653212350
Tramont WispTramont Wisp	53	Fallen Arm	0.033.0%	0.0273804595512592.7%	0.000821413786537770.1%	1217.41321656531218	3645.54599183343646

Master art book

Sell price	2,000 G
Buy price	20,000 Noponstone (Nopon Archsage)

Additional data[edit]

Sharla steps backwards 1.5 metres when Covert Stance is used.

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In other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Covert Stance	—
Japanese	ハイドスタンス	Hide Stance
French	Posture furtive	Stealthy Posture
German	Tarnhaltung	Camouflage stance
Spanish	Tregua
Italian	Mimetizzazione
Chinese (simplified)	隐藏身影
Chinese (traditional)	隱藏身影
Korean	하이드 스탠스	Hide Stance

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