Attack

Discover the best Attack Gems in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Learn about Agility Down, Back Attack Plus, Bind, Blaze Attack, and more.

Attack Gems modify your character's attacks, adding effects like debuffs or increasing elemental damage. These Gems are exclusively equipped on weapons and offer a wide range of useful effects, with some being optimal for specific characters.

Agility Down

• Cap: 25%
• Effect: x% chance of auto-attack reducing enemy agility by x%
• Uses: Reduces enemy agility, causing them to miss more often and evade less. Particularly effective against higher-level foes.
• Best Characters: Shulk, Seven, and Dunban, due to their high Double Attack rating which increases the chance of this Gem's effect triggering.

Back Attack Plus

• Cap: 100%
• Effect: Increases back attack damage dealt.
• Uses: Boosts damage from all sources when attacking from behind. Enhances Arts like Back Slash and Sneaky, but be mindful of Aggro spikes.
• Best Characters: Shulk (Back Slash), Riki (Sneaky), Seven (Double Blade), and Melia. Melia benefits greatly as she doesn't rely on auto-attacks and can position herself behind enemies to amplify her Ether Arts.

Bind

• Cap: 25%
• Effect: x% probability of auto-attack inflicting Bind.
• Uses: Grants auto-attacks a chance to inflict Bind. However, Bind is a Debuff with limited practical application, making this Gem generally redundant.
• Best Characters: No specific best character due to limited utility and competition for weapon slots.

Blaze Attack

• Cap: 400
• Effect: x% chance of auto-attack dealing x extra Blaze damage.
• Uses: Imbues auto-attacks with Blaze properties. Highly situational and distinct from the more useful Blaze Plus Gem.
• Best Characters: Recommended for Physical attackers over Ether-based ones, though generally difficult to recommend.

Blaze Plus

• Cap: 100%
• Effect: Increases Blaze damage dealt by x%.
• Uses: Enhances all Blaze-related damage, including Arts. More useful than Blaze Attack but often outclassed by other Plus Gems.
• Best Characters: Melia (for Summon Blaze), but weapon slots are often better utilized for Gems like Electric or Poison.

Bleed Attack

• Cap: 250
• Effect: x% chance of auto-attack dealing x extra Bleed damage.
• Uses: Imbues auto-attacks with Bleed properties. Highly situational and typically only considered if spare slots are available.
• Best Characters: Recommended for Physical attackers, but generally difficult to recommend.

Bleed Plus

• Cap: 100%
• Effect: Increases Bleed damage dealt by x%.
• Uses: Enhances all Bleed-related damage, including Arts. Useful for Riki's and Seven's Bleed Arts.
• Best Characters: Riki, as Bleed is a less commonly prioritized Debuff.

Break

• Cap: 25%
• Effect: x% probability of auto-attack inflicting Break.
• Uses: Grants auto-attacks a chance to inflict Break. However, characters who would benefit most from Break usually have Arts that can inflict it more reliably.
• Best Characters: Physical attackers, but their Arts are generally preferred for inflicting Break.

Chill Attack

• Cap: 300
• Effect: x% chance of auto-attack inflicting x extra Chill damage.
• Uses: Imbues auto-attacks with Chill properties. Like most elemental Attack Gems, its effectiveness is situational.