Flash Fencer

Flash Fencer
An Attacker, pressuring foes with a dual-sword style and felling them in short vicious bouts.
Initial character	Ethel
Role	Attacker
Nation	Keves
Attack rank	S
Defense rank	D
Healing rank	D
Difficulty rank	A

Flash Fencer is a Keves Attacker Class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The Class belongs to the Hero Ethel, and is initially inherited by Noah.

Arts and skills

Arts

Regular Arts
Name	Caption	User	Mastered
Cross Impact	Power Charge on hit	(any main party member)	Rank 10
Hidden Thorn	Bleed	(any main party member)	Rank 1
Revolution Edge	Back attack↑	(any main party member)	Not masterable
Null Slash	AOE/Side Crit. Rate+	(any main party member)	Not masterable
Acceleration	Atk spd up / Dmg taken up	(any main party member)	Not masterable
Cross Impact	Power Charge on hit	Ethel	N/A
Silver Cyclone	Side Crit. Rate+	Ethel	N/A
Million Flash	Bleed	Ethel	N/A
Swallowtail	Back attack↑	Ethel	N/A
Acceleration	Atk spd up / Dmg taken up	Ethel	N/A
Talent Art(s)
Name	Caption	User	Mastered
Saber Strike	Smash	(any main party member)	Rank 20
Saber Strike	Smash	Ethel	N/A
Chain Art
Flash Fencer/Chain Art

Skills

Name	At rank 1	At rank 20	Mastered
Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 60% at start of battle.	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 100% at start of battle.	Rank 15
Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 30 percentage points.	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 50 percentage points.	Rank 5
Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 25% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).	Boosts damage dealt by 50% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).	Not masterable
First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 30% for the first 30 seconds of battle.	Boosts damage dealt by 50% for the first 30 seconds of battle.	Not masterable

Progression (inherited)

Progression	Rank	Ability	Effect
Learn art	1	Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
Learn art	1	Null Slash	Increases Critical Rate by 50% when attacking from side.
Learn art	1	Hidden Thorn	none
Learn art	1	Revolution Edge	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 100%.
Learn art	1	Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
Learn art	1	Saber Strike	none
Master art	1	Hidden Thorn
Learn skill	1	First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 30% for the first 30 seconds of battle.
Learn skill	1	Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 25% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
Learn skill	1	Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 30 percentage points.
Learn skill	1	Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 60% at start of battle.
Master skill	5	Critical Strike
Upgrade all arts	5	Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
		Null Slash	Increases Critical Rate by 50% when attacking from side.
		Hidden Thorn	none
		Revolution Edge	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 100%.
		Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
		Saber Strike	none
Upgrade all skills	5	First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 35% for the first 30 seconds of battle.
		Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 30% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
		Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 35 percentage points.
		Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 70% at start of battle.
Master art	10	Cross Impact
Upgrade all arts	10	Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
		Null Slash	Increases Critical Rate by 75% when attacking from side.
		Hidden Thorn	none
		Revolution Edge	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.
		Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
		Saber Strike	none
Upgrade all skills	10	First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 40% for the first 30 seconds of battle.
		Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 35% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
		Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 40 percentage points.
		Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 80% at start of battle.
Master skill	15	Capable Hands
Upgrade all arts	15	Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
		Null Slash	Increases Critical Rate by 75% when attacking from side.
		Hidden Thorn	none
		Revolution Edge	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.
		Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
		Saber Strike	none
Upgrade all skills	15	First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 45% for the first 30 seconds of battle.
		Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 40% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
		Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 45 percentage points.
		Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 90% at start of battle.
Master art	20	Saber Strike
Upgrade all arts	20	Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
		Null Slash	Increases Critical Rate by 100% when attacking from side.
		Hidden Thorn	none
		Revolution Edge	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 150%.
		Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
		Saber Strike	none
Upgrade all skills	20	First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 50% for the first 30 seconds of battle.
		Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 50% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
		Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 50 percentage points.
		Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 100% at start of battle.

Progression (hero)

Ability	Effect (base)	Effect (ascended)
Cross Impact	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.	Buffs self with Power Charge when Art hits.
Acceleration	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.	Boosts auto-attack and Arts speed. Also raises damage taken by 25%.
Swallowtail	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 150%.
Million Flash	none	none
Silver Cyclone	Increases Critical Rate by 75% when attacking from side.	Increases Critical Rate by 100% when attacking from side.
Saber Strike	none	none
Capable Hands	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 80% at start of battle.	Fills Talent Art recharge gauge by 100% at start of battle.
Critical Strike	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 40 percentage points.	Increases critical hit damage bonus by 50 percentage points.
Fighting Instinct	Boosts damage dealt by 35% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).	Boosts damage dealt by 50% when using a Talent Art (up to a maximum of 200%).
First Move Wins	Boosts damage dealt by 40% for the first 30 seconds of battle.	Boosts damage dealt by 50% for the first 30 seconds of battle.

Data

Properties

Main weapon	Dual Rapiers
Role	Attacker (primary attacker)
Recharge type	Time (Keves)

Stat modifiers and defenses

Class rank	HP mod	Attack mod	Healing Power mod	Dexterity mod	Agility mod	Physical defense	Ether defense
1	70%	100%	20%	110%	100%	10%	10%
2	70%	101%	20%	111%	101%	10%	10%
3	71%	101%	21%	111%	101%	11%	11%
4	71%	102%	21%	112%	102%	11%	11%
5	71%	102%	21%	112%	102%	11%	11%
6	71%	103%	21%	113%	103%	11%	11%
7	72%	103%	22%	113%	103%	12%	12%
8	72%	104%	22%	114%	104%	12%	12%
9	72%	104%	22%	114%	104%	12%	12%
10	72%	105%	22%	115%	105%	12%	12%
11	73%	105%	23%	115%	105%	13%	13%
12	73%	106%	23%	116%	106%	13%	13%
13	73%	106%	23%	116%	106%	13%	13%
14	73%	107%	23%	117%	107%	13%	13%
15	74%	107%	24%	117%	107%	14%	14%
16	74%	108%	24%	118%	108%	14%	14%
17	74%	108%	24%	118%	108%	14%	14%
18	74%	109%	24%	119%	109%	14%	14%
19	75%	109%	25%	119%	109%	15%	15%
20	75%	110%	25%	120%	110%	15%	15%

Aptitude and inheritance

Character	Aptitude	CSP required to inherit
Noah	S	0
Mio	B	3300
Eunie	D	5775
Taion	B	4125
Lanz	C	4950
Sena	A	2475

Levelling

Class rank	CP required	Cumulative CP	Silver Nopon Coin cost	Cumulative cost
2	185	185	3	3
3	185	370	3	6
4	230	600	3	9
5	230	830	3	12
6	280	1,110	3	15
7	280	1,390	3	18
8	300	1,690	4	22
9	300	1,990	4	26
10	325	2,315	4	30
11	355	2,670	4	34
12	355	3,025	5	39
13	470	3,495	5	44
14	470	3,965	5	49
15	585	4,550	5	54
16	585	5,135	6	60
17	705	5,840	6	66
18	705	6,545	6	72
19	765	7,310	6	78
20	880	8,190	6	84

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Flash Fencer	—
Japanese	フラッシュフェンサー	Flash Fencer
French	Fine lame fulgurante	Dazzling Expert Swordsman
German	Blitz-Fechter	Flash-Fencer
Spanish	Espadachín centella	Flash Fencer
Italian	Schermitore lampo
Chinese (simplified)	闪光击剑士	Flash Fencer Soldier
Chinese (traditional)	閃光擊劍士	Flash Fencer Soldier
Korean	플래시 펜서

Gallery

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  Ethel, a Flash Fencer

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  Noah as a Flash Fencer

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  Mio as a Flash Fencer

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  Eunie as a Flash Fencer

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  Taion as a Flash Fencer

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  Lanz as a Flash Fencer

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  Sena as a Flash Fencer