Will I make another timestamp for this tier list? Of course I will! Timestamps: Ethel - 1:56 Valdi - 3:05 Zeon - 4:15 Teach - 5:18 Riku & Manana - 6:21 Gray - 7:40 Isurd - 8:32 Juniper - 9:30 Ashera - 10:12 Alexandria - 11:19 Monica - 12:17 Fiona - 13:22 Triton - 14:25 Ghondor - 15:18 Miyabi - 16:03 Cammuravi - 17:14 Segiri - 18:05 *SPOILER HEROES* Spoiler Hero #1 - 19:10 Spoiler Hero #2 - 20:11

Mwamba is so powerful he prevents you from using any other hero while he's around. Truly deserving of his top placement

i love Mwamba's chain attack order where he knocks out every enemy in the game including every single boss

Mwamba is Gatekeeper from 3 houses all over again. We love him even though he contributes absolutely nothing

Don’t forget SSS Tier: MWAMBA, BABYYYYY LETS GO MWAMBA SWEEP SHARPSHOOTER #1 ONE DAY FROM RETIREMENT OH YEAH BABY

The worst part about this game. You can’t put Ogre class on Fiona. Missed opportunity by Monolith

Did you know that Ashera doesn't fear death? She loves saying "I don't fear death, so bring it". I just want people to be aware that she doesn't fear death.

Fun Fact: Mwamba actually has a unique chain attack render as well as a completion bonus and heroic chain in the files, although those last two are just copies of other characters ones. His Heroic chain is a clone of Teach's and his Completion bonus is a clone of Monica's/Miyabi's.

Mwamba must be memed into reality. Mwamba is the hero we need. The hero we deserve. His attacks can be Red Flag (AoE tosses red flags everywhere), One Day from Retirement, Too Soon, Saw That Coming (daze), and Homecoming (damage up on cancellation). Chain Attack: Mwambuster (reduces enemy physical defense to 0). Heroic Chain: Raises own TP by Mwambillion% and splits it evenly among active party members, unable to be reactivated.

The "Mwambin' Time! order really comes in clutch against the last few bosses and superbosses by having Mwamba twerk on the enemy, killing them instantly. He might be able to break into S++ tier if doing this didn't also crash the game. Oh well.

Zeon being low-tier is fine by me BECAUSE He's still S-tier for when you're not doing max-level content. Because of Guardian Commander's protection skill, he's literally a free deathward for as long as he's alive. The amount of times I've been able to avoid dying by hugging Zeon until my healers could actually heal me is genuinely too many to count; for that reason alone, I refuse to acknowledge any other hero for story progression.

Some things on heroes I didn't see covered: Teach - Gets a unique art with a damage ratio that's 510% iirc. Still won't be outdamaging the best of the heroes, but it's something Juniper - Her Art Follow Up field has a noticeably larger radius than the Ouroboros version. I haven't tested yet to see if it's stronger with its damage, though Triton - Okay, hear me out: Low rolling can be really good. If Triton's at 0 TP, he's basically an extra smack for less than 10 TP, which, mind you, isn't much compared to Fiona or Ashera, but it's something *Miyabi - Your pfp is literally Miyabi. Of course you're biased

Melia gets automatic S++ tier for still having to suffer for so long even after losing her family and many of her brethren and still being so selfless

I will say that in early game hard mode, heroes like Valdi and Zeon that have orders which matter when you fail to kill the enemy are more impactful than when rating at the end of the game just because your options are very limited when these heroes are relevant, so it's actually very helpful to use a chain attack really early for healing/armor veil/aggro reduction when it's looking very dangerous for you.

Interestingly, Fiona's 120% TP boost does actually have a strong niche. It can be used in a set-up with Taion on a Soulhacker tank to have an amazing on round 1. Taion with the starting TP skill and Veneris Rings starts a chain attack with 65 TP. With Fiona, this becomes 78. With role match + force match, that's 93 minimum TP so at 99 TP you only need an additional 8 TP from the attack to get an amazing, which at all hard to achieve. With that you can get pretty much a guaranteed amazing every round provided you don't mess up. It isn't as reliable as Ashera but it is something fun to consider.

As soon as I saw Ashera's Chain Attack effects, I knew she was absolutely the best hero to use in the game. Literally guaranteed to completely destroy whatever it is you're fighting lmao

Defenders really got done dirty in regards to quantity and quality (There aren't any Defender classes in S-Tier and Ashera is Top-Tier more because of her Chain attack ability than any actual defending). There are only like 5 Defender classes/heroes compared to other roles (Healers have 8, Attackers have 12). Hopefully the DLC heroes can patch this issue up. Until then Ashera will have to hard-carry.

I disagree Riku and Manana are the best as they Have double the Nopon of any previous Nopon.

honestly, I found Valdi's extra TP against machines to be really good, most of the enemies in the final area are considered machines by the game (which is weird but fine) so it's a really nice spot to get overkills

The best hero is definitely you Enel for making all of these great guides

It's nice how none of them are actively terrible. Also miyabi carried me through the final boss

The best part of this game is when Moebius is about to Moeb the party and shouts out “now it’s finally moebin’ time!” But then Mwamba suddenly jumps out and shoots Moebius in the face, all while saying his famous line “well that’s where you’re wrong, cause it’s actually mwambin’ time!” And then the game ends with a dance party with the chain attack theme playing in the background.

hey Enel, I've been on this channel for a couple of years now. Just wanted to say I appreciate a lot of what you do, started on the switch late and played both XC games when they were already figured out but your channel definitely helped me a lot, now that I've started XC3, alongside you, I've figured out a lot of stuff on my own as well and made some guides myself, but I'm always looking forward to these vids, since I still learn a lot from it. I hope you continue to make guides and speed runs, more power to you.

Amazing Thumbnail Artwork I Wanna Watch this til the end... but I haven't beaten the game yet. I'll be back!

Personally i used Teach almost at all times after getting him. He's just cool, and i don't care too much about the absolute optimal setup

Haven't tried it on hard yet but I really liked running the Lifesage hero as a way to not need any healers (besides signifer) so I can have an extra DPS slot, she finally got her time to shine in gameplay

Basically (according to Gameplay): - Earlier Heroes are decent, but easily replaceable with other Heroes later on. - Mid-Term Heroes are a mixed bag: some are great and some are not. - Heroes gained by Story are generally... bad (with ONLY ONE saving grace) - Late Heroes are bad (with three exceptions) or have replaceable DPS syndrome or late arrivals. - Special Heroes (Melia and Nia) after finishing the game are good in their roles. Conclusions: - Keves's Heroes are inconsistent: they are good or they are bad (or it depends on the situation) - #AgnusSweep. Most of Agnus's Heroes are consistent, fulfill their roles and help in the game (with the exception of two bastards) - There is no "It's Moebin Time" if you chose the Representative Hero. Now. Hero Tier List based on their personality, interactions or quests?

great stuff as usual. idk how you can pump these out daily, but i respect the grind.

Your guides just keep coming at the best times. Keep up the great content!

As a note about Cammuravi, since you didn't mention it: His heroic chain only takes effect if he goes first, this means you could use him 2nd to raise his tp like normal and then on a subsequent round his base tp will be higher than 15, making the 200% multiplier much more impactful. I've had some really easy amazings thanks to him, but it does require a little set up on the first couple rounds and luck with reactivations

I like Zeon for farming. It's an early topple art, which can allow you finish a burst in the first 8-9 seconds of a fight. This is especially helpful when farming level 9 or 15 unique enemies for level X gem materials, because you can burst them before they die, making the farm 2x faster. I like to stick Noble Taunt on him too - he can help pull aggro in between Burst combos if none of the tanks have aggro for some reason. You really want a tank to have aggro to get consistent breaks. Admittedly, that's somewhat niche because a good tank will attain and keep aggro, but having that Topple art early is really helpful. That way if your main tank's topple art gets resisted, you can still execute the burst and give time for the master art topples on other characters time to catch up. I'd give him an S-tier for farming because there is no reason to run anyone else. You can run 2 Ogres for Break, a Medic Gunner for Daze + extras, and 2 Troubadours with Daze, Topple and Burst. Topple is really the only early art you need to stack on.

You might need to remake this video after the Archsage's Gauntlet has been released.

I hope in a future update Heroes become controllable, get 1 more art, then have the leftside arts able to be filled with all that Hero's arts.

Interesting to consider two lists: "Heroes who are better than their classes" (Ashera, Segiri?) and "Classes who are better than their heroes" (everybody else?) Though if you count attack animations, then Teach is far better than his class - those Bruce Lee nunchaku backfist body blows are way better than the Thaumaturge generic staff swinging your characters do

Poor Mwamba. Never really got the chance to truly strut his stuff. And who the heck remembers Hackt? At least none of these Heroes are outright awful.

Thank you for the tier list! Interesting insight on some characters usefulness that I had inklings about.

Love your videos! It is great to have someone making such amazing Xenoblade content, helping me understand and better enjoy the combat of the game, without having to worry about being spoiled.

Hi Enel! Strategos is a Greek word, and is pronounced "Stra" (like strategy), TEA, and Gos (like ghost). Stra-tee-ghos. Hopefully that helps! LOVING your content and so proud of your Torna run at GDQ! You did amazing and proud to be a subscriber. 😊

Could you please cover the oft-forgotten Sharpshooter class next? I'd be interested in learning how it stacks up to FMJ.

Great video as usual enel keep up the great content honestly was hoping the hero’s we would be able to actually control them would be a very cool feature

One factor that got left out of consideration here is the heroes' force affiliations, which is important for TP generation since matching force with the chain order nets a +5 bonus. Riku & Manana get the unique perk of counting as both Agnus and Keves, which gives them high TP gain on all actions and makes the entire party generate more TP during their order. Monica, Ghondor, Gray, and Masha are all lost numbers, meaning the rest of the party can't force match on their orders, and they can only get the bonus on their own. And Ino has the same deal but with nopon caravan affiliation unique to her.

Happy to see Nia up there! I just did a first pass of all the superbosses today and I was kinda surprised how easy they all went down. Only the first challenge and on normal, but I wasnt even 99 for it and I was still running with a burst-farming setup for getting gems. I kinda just wanted to see how many I could take down without having to regear into something with some thought .. and Nia carried me through all of them without having to re-set myself up XD Nia is love, Nia is life. Nia brings life.

LETSGO, I've been waiting for this tier list

All of your videos are fantastic. Thanks for taking the time to produce them.

Good list, but you somehow forgot the most powerful hero of them all, Hackt. My man easily clears SS+ tier.

Let’s gooo! Another tier list!!

Oh nice I was already using Ashera since she has launch and is so badass. Also super useful in chain attacks. Guess I chose wisely Haha. Wow Enel you've done a video pretty much daily for weeks now...much appreciated my guy.

Late today cause I was busy beating the game but had to leave a like and comment as always. Thanks for this one Enel, was excited for this!

Strategos is hard G, like ghost without the T. It's the ancient greek word for army leader. The word is a compound of the words 'strate', meaning army, and agos, meaning leader.

Another tier list hype! All of the heroes have pretty cool designs at the very least.

Thanks for these great guides Enel! I'm sure you have many video ideas planned, but I would like to see a "Best master arts and skills to get from all classes" guide

enel tier: ashera, flag girl pleb tier: everyone else

Monica is S tier because that pose before her chain order attack makes me swoon every time

I appreciate this. I also will be using every hero juste because I like to hear what each one has to say whole traveling the world ^^

Messing around with Segiri and had Taion on Incursors and got really lucky managing to break both 300% and 400%tp, did really make me wish there was an extra bonus for it though

Great video thank you!

I was legit looking for this today after getting a bunch of heroes, thank GOD Enel is here to save the day for us all yet again.

Heyo this video came out faster than I thought. Thanks Enel ❤️ u.

17:34 So a small thing about Cammuravi's Heroic Chain, that I'm not sure was clearly stated. He only reverts back to the TP he had of the round he goes first in. So if you use him second, and he gets to let's say 30 TP, he will keep that when reacitvated, then if you use him first next round, he doubles after all the bonuses, and next time he will revert back to 30 TP, not 15. Do I think this makes his Heroic chain good? No, cause if you get that set up he will likely complete the order with only barely being above 100, and the only way to really get use out of it is using him second a bunch to try to get one really good round with him in like the last or second to last order. But he doesn't go back to 15 each time.

Lmao, Mwamba actually has a chain order and Heroic effect according to datamine believe it or not

Segiri is so good for chain attacks She is like the only hero that I was able to get to give 300tp in a single hit

If you have Spoiler Hero #2 hold Veneris Rings (At start of Chain Attack, increases TP by 20) it makes them S-tier or at least fringe S-tier IMO. You can hit Amazing every single part of the chain attack with ease. Awesome list though, I agree with everything. Ashera is the best! Sucks how some heroes are bottlenecked by crappy chain orders and heroic chains -_-

Still waiting for that martial artist guide. As always great video Enel. :)

I really love bringing Triton, not for combat but just to hear the great voice actor.

Ashera supremacy you absolutely love to see it

Lets gooo, we eating good. Awesome work Enel

Let's goo a tier list

Enel is handsome There, I said it before the guy with the pineapple profile pic. I WIN!

Like the new profile pic and also I agree with this tier list. Nice work!

I pon you pon we all pon for nopon = S tier

All the Mwamba jokers are gonna look real silly when he's an actual DLC hero and the clear best in the game

Nice ! Good Work, Nice video

How do you rank the 2 dlc characters? Thanks

It's a hard G in Strategos, same as the G at the beginning of gun or goose. Also, the emphasis is on "te": stra-TE-gos. Great vid!

miyabi is easily S tier by default she's beautiful i love her and shes a Troubadour as well #based

I gave a Memory Locket to any non-healer hero so they can also support the group as a resurrect bot in actual combat. Only possible in post-game tho

something to mention about healing in chain attacks, I found one of the bonuses that increaes TP is having full health when attacking, why? not sure, but its... effective feel the need to interject a bit, with Fiona specifically, she is an S tier, yes, but kinda volitle, since you dont want to see her order 1st round, 2nd round is ok but thritd round is perfect, cause what she does is fill the gauge by half specifically, so the max possible orders with her is 6 orders + 1 ouroboros order, to the basic 4 orders + 1 Ouroboros order, also should be noted, using Fiona Chain bonus correctly, easily garantees Amazings as soon as round 2

I dont even get why he's being memed but i love the mwamba memes.

you seemed to forget to talk about mwamba's use in chain attacks so i will his heroic chain works like this if Mwamba fills the tp meter over 100% he automatically fills it to amazing and does damage to the target equal to 150% on dmg dealt during that round of the chain attack. his heroic order is even more insane his heroic order is known as full combo which during the next round of the chain attack everyone who attacks will automatically break topple launch then smash the monster leading to insane damage.

Peak content as always

I love that heroes actually have unique arts

Ashera the GOAT

Great guide as always! Here’s a comment for the algorithm.

Fiona has lower cooldowns on her Aureole and Resonant Flag arts, making her more competent at buff stacking than expected given the ai control. Wish Monolith applied that more widely across the other heroes to make them more effective outside of chain attacks.

Hi Enel I am a fan! I love your videos! I know you are asking us which guides we would like to see, but I would really love to hear you complete thoughts on the game as a whole, just like your Definitive Breakdown video on Xenoblade Definitive Edition, as well as maybe your hopes for what you want out of the DLC story and Challenge Battles. I love hearing your thoughts on these games!

The only thing I'd change is probably dropping Triton and Juniper into D tier. Triton's randomness is too much of a detriment, and Juniper is hard outclassed by Grey to the point where there's no real reason to ever use Juniper.

Ashera is my favourite for practical reasons (an extra launch art so my Incursor can go in, and then both her Chain Attack Order and heroic chain kick ass), but my overall favourite hero is Alexandria. Fiona has the bonus of being a Signifer which just means extra buffs, so she's amazing too. It's such a crime that I can't control the Heroes.

I couldn't agree more with the S tier :'-) On a side note, you probably should have added spoiler warnings as well for Miyabi and Camuravi since you spend a decent chunk of the main story thinking they're dead before actually unlocking them as heroes.

Your next video should cover good team compositions! I'm curious to see how you stack your team to take advantage of the best classes

Since you asked, it is pronounced Struh-tee-gouh. The "G" is pronounced as in Goat and not Giant. Love your tier videos. Specially, the older ones for xbc2. Helped a lot with team building.

Strategos is pronounced as Strat (as in speedrun strat) Tea (as in the drink) Ghos (as in Ghost) It is the Greek word for Army Leader. You can look up the word if you want to hear how it is pronounced too.

Fun fact, equipping Ethel with Veneris rings (or whatever) makes her stupid broken in chain attacks

Good use for issurd is a 7 healers team it allows you to guarantee a continued chain attack more or less

When Mwamba appeared as a Consul, I genuinley started crying...way way way more heart wrenching than that other guy (I forgot his name since he is irrelevant). But then he decided to fight alongside you when you confront Zanza (Consul Z's true identity) with the Monado???? What a crazy cool idea...they really outdid themselves. Plus having Shulk come back as a nopon for that scene was god-level writing, and don't even get me started on that Xenoblade X reference (sequel confirm?????)

The funny thing about that mwamba comment is i started my New game + made sure that it was on hard mode and all my characters and even heros were at level one so i coudl ahve a challenge. and started the first battle and sweeped. i was so confused until i saw Mwambe just said no challenge for you and stayed at an unchangable lvl 73

Triton: "Who are ye, lass?" Ino: "I am you but bestest"

I feel Like Melia also Is very Close to asheras Level in chain Attacks as Like esppecially in Stage 3 interlink she guarantees an excellent Chain (I partwise get 250% easily lol) and can do from my Experience pretty Big damage And she is my fav Cara of the Series soooo

Literally was gonna comment for this video today lol

Triton may not be the most useful hero but I'm still tempted to use him anyway because he's Triton (plus there was this one time where he got the plus 50 TP effect every round which I know doesn't really mean much but still).

this is very niche application of Fiona's Heroic Chain but if you build Taion with TP in mind and as a defender soul hacker built for damage his TP would be so high that you can end every single round for 6 rounds with Amazing