All Debuffs & What They Do in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

There are some truly difficult unique enemies and bosses in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 that can dole out some really nasty debuffs. Even with fantastic stats, some of these can make battling against monsters a massive pain. If you want to level the playfield, then it’s important to learn about all debuffs and what they do in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

All Debuffs & What They Do in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

It’s important to take a look at all the Arts available at your disposal to see if any of them have these debuffs listed down below. If you’re looking to hinder the abilities of a certain powerful enemy, then you may want to use Attack Down or try to tank their ability to hit you with Accuracy Down.

Either way, there are plenty of debuff options to take on enemies in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and plenty to look out for as well, so be careful.

• Attack Down
  • Decreases Attack stat
• Physical Defense Down
  • Decreases Physical Defense stat
• Ether Defense Down
  • Decreases Ether Defense Stat
• Resistance Down
  • Reduces Debuff Resistance
• Sleep
  • Immobilizes the target. Wakes up upon hit
• Shackle Arts
  • Makes it impossible to use Arts
• Shackle Healing
  • Makes it impossible to heal
• Bind
  • Target can’t move
• Target Lock
  • Locks enemy into targeting user
• Damage Link
  • Relays damage taken to nearby allies
• Shackle Blocking
  • Makes it impossible to Block
• Accuracy Down
  • Lowers Accuracy stat

• Evasion Down
  • Lowers Evasion stat
• Slow Recharger
  • Reduces Art recharge rate
• Moebius Shackles
  • Stops target from moving
• Shield Bind
  • Incapacitates Defenders
• Sword Bind
  • Incapacitates Attackers
• Heal Bind
  • Incapacitates Healers
• Reduce All
  • Reduces Damage, Accuracy, Evasion, and Defense stats
• Bleed
  • Deals damage at fixed intervals
• Blaze
  • Deals damage at fixed intervals
• Freeze
  • Deals damage at fixed intervals
• Toxin
  • Deals damage at fixed intervals
• Eclipse Soul
  • Makes allies attack one another

That’s all there is to know about all debuffs and what they do in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. If you’re looking to counter some debuffs coming in from a certain enemy or boss, then you should check out our full buff list.