Signifer

Signifer is an Agnus Healer in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. This Class belongs to the Hero , and is initially inherited by .
==Overview==
The Signifer Class is almost entirely focused on support, specifically via providing s. Its Arts Resonant Flag, , and Cry of Faith are all focused on providing buffs to the user and allies, and the Skills I've Got Your Backs and We Can Do Better improve and encourage buffs respectively. Its few damaging capabilities, Illuminate and Lightning Passion/Spirited Charge, are also buff-focused, dealing more damage if the user has active buffs. Aside from this, it has a secondary focus on healing: although its Healing Power is subpar for a Healer , its Field Art Heal Harmony and several of its Skills provide healing to the party and the user.
At first glance, Signifer can appear overpowered. Buffing allies is generally a strong tactic in Xenoblade 3 combat, and the rate at which it can quickly stack up buffs on the entire party is very high. Resonant Flag in particular has a very powerful effect that isn't shared by any other Art in the game. All About Support is also very useful: the ability to use multiple Field Arts means that Role Actions can be performed very quickly. Indeed, during the midgame when Signifer is first available, it becomes a great addition to many teams, providing substantial benefits with little investment.
A second glance, however, shows that Signifer suffers from a substantial weakness: the vast majority of its best assets are masterable. The all-powerful Resonant Flag can be used by any Kevesi Class (besides Soulhacker), meaning Signifer is far from alone in its niche; many Classes can perform the "flagger" role of continually providing the party with buffs. Aureole, which provides Signifer with much of its buffing capability, and All About Support, the Class's strongest Skill, are both also masterable. Even worse, because the animations for the aforementioned Arts tend to be very slow, they work much better as Master Arts than as Class Arts, since then their long animation is mitigated when in a Fusion Art. As such, several Kevesi Healer Classes (most notably War Medic and Medic Gunner) are often able to do Signifer's job but better, simply by stealing its best parts.
The above being said, Signifer has some saving graces. In particular, Heal Harmony is a deceptively powerful healing option in lategame and postgame: the regeneration effect itself is fairly weak, but when it expires due to too many fields being placed, it provides a very substantial amount of burst healing. also provides a constant source of healing, which increases in effectiveness in postgame due to art cooldown generally decreasing (especially if is being used). Moreover, Signifer is one of only two Classes which can use Resonant Flag without any offensive Arts being equipped (the other being War Medic); this is very useful when passing Power Charge to allies, as it ensures an -controlled flagger cannot consume the Power Charge by using an offensive Art. As such, in optimised postgame setups, Signifer finds itself in the niche of a buffer+flagger with very strong direct healing, which can be left under AI control. Its main competition in buffing and flagging are the Kevesi medic Classes, which are each better-equipped to revive allies from and which provide extra offensive support (in Medic Gunner's case) or defensive support (in War Medic's case). It's generally a more situational niche in postgame than the Kevesi medics, but not a terrible one, and it is fully possible to make the Class work effectively.
== Arts and skills ==
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===Progression (inherited)===
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== Data ==
== In other languages ==
== Gallery ==
Fiona.png|Fiona, a Signifer
Noah - Signifer.png|Noah as a Signifer
Mio - Signifer.png|Mio as a Signifer
Eunie - Signifer.png|Eunie as a Signifer
Taion - Signifer.png|Taion as a Signifer
Lanz - Signifer.png|Lanz as a Signifer
Sena - Signifer.png|Sena as a Signifer