Best Classes in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Choosing the best classes in *Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition* can feel daunting due to the variety and the time required to master new weapon skills. While any class can be effective in this RPG, some stand out as particularly advantageous. If you stick with your starting class, that's perfectly okay, as it's one of the most versatile options available in the game.

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Drifter

*Xenoblade Chronicles X* encourages you to move away from the Drifter class once you reach rank 10, but this starting class remains highly versatile and useful throughout the entire game. For fans of the original *Xenoblade Chronicles*, Drifter is akin to Shulk, though with a more limited skill set. This class offers a range of debuff and offensive arts, including skills that can stagger and topple enemies, as well as one that regenerates health, reducing your dependency on party members for timely healing.

Drifter utilizes assault rifles for potent ranged damage and knives for effective melee attacks, ensuring you're well-equipped for any combat scenario. Moreover, Drifter boasts the highest number of skill slots of any class, making it an excellent choice for customization. Even if you experiment with other classes to master new skills, returning to Drifter allows you to tailor it to your preferred playstyle.

Full Metal Jaguar

Full Metal Jaguar, Elma's class, is a high-risk, high-reward option. It enhances your critical hit rate when your HP drops below 50 percent, and one skill even ensures you maintain this low HP state by reducing your health during attacks. The Ghost Factory skill helps allies evade incoming attacks, while Electric Surge inflicts ether damage, a rarity among melee classes. Even the basic skill, Shadowstrike, packs a punch, making Full Metal Jaguar a thrilling choice for those who thrive on the edge.

Duelist

Duelist excels as a self-sufficient attacker, adept at both close-range and ranged combat. Armed with a longsword and an assault rifle, Duelists have an upgraded version of the Drifter's weapon setup and access to a broad array of skills. Last Stand uses your TP to boost the party's TP, ensuring your team can unleash powerful attacks when needed.

Soul of the Samurai enhances basic attacks with area-of-effect capabilities, and True Stream Edge recovers TP when your morale level exceeds one. However, Blossom Dance stands out as one of the game's best skills, staggering enemies and ignoring their resistances, setting them up for toppling and making it invaluable against most foes.

Mastermind

If you prefer manipulating enemy behavior over raw damage output, Mastermind is an excellent choice. While its arts may not match the Duelist's in strength, they simplify long battles against tough opponents. Mastermind can remove enemy buffs and, at level seven, learns a skill that reduces enemy debuff resistance upon landing an attack. Additionally, it boosts TP and has a capstone art that inflicts the virus effect. Mastermind requires careful attention to battle dynamics, but the payoff is well worth it.

Galactic Knight

Although often associated with Skell users, Galactic Knight offers substantial benefits beyond piloting giant fighting robots. This class can remove debuffs, heal allies, and deal significant specialized damage. Galactic Knights can also reduce their own cooldowns by executing melee combos. Their Skell-specific abilities restore appendage HP and boost combat power without any prerequisites, making Galactic Knight a versatile and powerful class both in and out of Skells.