Swordfighter

Swordfighter
An Attacker armed with a large sword whose refined technique balances offense and defense.
Initial character	Noah
Role	Attacker
Nation	Keves
Attack rank	A
Defense rank	C
Healing rank	C
Difficulty rank	A

Swordfighter is a Keves Attacker Class in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It is the initial Class of Noah.

Arts and skills

Arts

Regular Arts
Name	Caption	User	Mastered
Sword Strike	Side Break	Noah, (any main party member)	Not masterable
Edge Thrust	Back attack↑	Noah, (any main party member)	Not masterable
Air Slash	Cancel attack↑	Noah, (any main party member)	Not masterable
Ground Beat	AOE	Noah, (any main party member)	Rank 1
Shadow Eye	Aggro halved / Atk up	Noah, (any main party member)	Rank 10
Talent Art(s)
Name	Caption	User	Mastered
Overclock Buster	Dazed↑	Noah, (any main party member)	Rank 20
Chain Art
Swordfighter/Chain Art

The special Talent Arts Infinity Blade and Unlimited Sword are also internally considered to be part of this Class.

Skills

Name	At rank 1	At rank 20	Mastered
Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 65%.	Rank 15
Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 10%.	Boosts Critical Rate by 50%.	Rank 5
Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 60% when fighting a unique or boss monster.	Boosts damage dealt by 150% when fighting a unique or boss monster.	Not masterable
Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 10%.	Boosts Dexterity by 50%.	Not masterable

Progression

Progression	Rank	Ability	Effect
Learn art	1	Ground Beat	none
Learn art	1	Sword Strike	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
Learn art	1	Edge Thrust	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 100%.
Learn art	1	Air Slash	When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 25%.
Learn art	1	Shadow Eye	Halves own aggro value.
Learn art	1	Overclock Buster	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 150%.
Master art	1	Ground Beat
Learn skill	1	Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 10%.
Learn skill	1	Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 20%.
Learn skill	1	Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 10%.
Learn skill	1	Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 60% when fighting a unique or boss monster.
Master skill	5	Cypher Edge
Upgrade all arts	5	Ground Beat	none
		Sword Strike	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
		Edge Thrust	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 100%.
		Air Slash	When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 25%.
		Shadow Eye	Halves own aggro value.
		Overclock Buster	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 150%.
Upgrade all skills	5	Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 15%.
		Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 25%.
		Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 15%.
		Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 70% when fighting a unique or boss monster.
Master art	10	Shadow Eye
Upgrade all arts	10	Ground Beat	none
		Sword Strike	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
		Edge Thrust	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.
		Air Slash	When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 35%.
		Shadow Eye	Halves own aggro value.
		Overclock Buster	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 175%.
Upgrade all skills	10	Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 20%.
		Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 30%.
		Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 20%.
		Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 80% when fighting a unique or boss monster.
Master skill	15	Covert Attack
Upgrade all arts	15	Ground Beat	none
		Sword Strike	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
		Edge Thrust	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 120%.
		Air Slash	When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 35%.
		Shadow Eye	Halves own aggro value.
		Overclock Buster	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 175%.
Upgrade all skills	15	Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 35%.
		Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 50%.
		Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 35%.
		Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 135% when fighting a unique or boss monster.
Master art	20	Overclock Buster
Upgrade all arts	20	Ground Beat	none
		Sword Strike	Inflicts Break on enemy when attacking from side.
		Edge Thrust	Boosts damage dealt when attacking from behind by 150%.
		Air Slash	When canceling, boosts damage dealt by 50%.
		Shadow Eye	Halves own aggro value.
		Overclock Buster	Boosts damage dealt when attacking dazed enemies by 200%.
Upgrade all skills	20	Sharp Eye	Boosts Dexterity by 50%.
		Covert Attack	Reduces aggro generated from attacks by 65%.
		Cypher Edge	Boosts Critical Rate by 50%.
		Inspirit	Boosts damage dealt by 150% when fighting a unique or boss monster.

Data

Properties

Main weapon	Veiled Sword
Role	Attacker (secondary 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%	105%	30%	110%	80%	10%	10%
2	70%	106%	30%	111%	80%	10%	10%
3	71%	106%	31%	111%	81%	11%	11%
4	71%	107%	31%	112%	81%	11%	11%
5	71%	107%	31%	112%	81%	11%	11%
6	71%	108%	31%	113%	81%	11%	11%
7	72%	108%	32%	113%	82%	12%	12%
8	72%	109%	32%	114%	82%	12%	12%
9	72%	109%	32%	114%	82%	12%	12%
10	72%	110%	32%	115%	82%	12%	12%
11	73%	110%	33%	115%	83%	13%	13%
12	73%	111%	33%	116%	83%	13%	13%
13	73%	111%	33%	116%	83%	13%	13%
14	73%	112%	33%	117%	83%	13%	13%
15	74%	112%	34%	117%	84%	14%	14%
16	74%	113%	34%	118%	84%	14%	14%
17	74%	113%	34%	118%	84%	14%	14%
18	74%	114%	34%	119%	84%	14%	14%
19	75%	114%	35%	119%	85%	15%	15%
20	75%	115%	35%	120%	85%	15%	15%

Aptitude and inheritance

Character	Aptitude	CSP required to inherit
Noah	S	0
Mio	A	0
Eunie	B	2365
Taion	D	3940
Lanz	B	1575
Sena	C	3150

Levelling

Class rank	CP required	Cumulative CP	Silver Nopon Coin cost	Cumulative cost
2	140	140	3	3
3	140	280	3	6
4	175	455	3	9
5	175	630	3	12
6	210	840	3	15
7	210	1,050	3	18
8	225	1,275	4	22
9	225	1,500	4	26
10	245	1,745	4	30
11	340	2,085	4	34
12	340	2,425	5	39
13	455	2,880	5	44
14	455	3,335	5	49
15	570	3,905	5	54
16	570	4,475	6	60
17	680	5,155	6	66
18	680	5,835	6	72
19	740	6,575	6	78
20	855	7,430	6	84

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Swordfighter	—
Japanese	ソードファイター	Swordfighter
French	Épéiste	Swordfighter
German	Schwertkämpfer	Swordfighter
Spanish	Espadachín	Swordfighter
Italian	Spadaccino
Chinese (simplified)	剑斗士
Chinese (traditional)	劍鬥士
Korean	소드 파이터

Gallery

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  Noah's artwork as a Swordfighter

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  Noah as a Swordfighter

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  Mio as a Swordfighter

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  Eunie as a Swordfighter

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  Taion as a Swordfighter

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  Lanz as a Swordfighter

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  Sena as a Swordfighter