Talent Art (XC1)

Talent Arts are unique s in Xenoblade Chronicles and Future Connected. These Arts are special moves that are unique to the character using them. Every major party member has a Talent Art located in the center of their Arts palette.
==Talent Gauge==
Unlike normal Battle Arts, Talent Arts work off the Talent Gauge. For most characters, this gauge is charged through s and filling it allows the player to use their Talent Art. However, 's Talent Gauge monitors her rifle's heat, so it increases by using other s and she can use at any time. Also, 's Talent Gauge is built up by uses of , which can be used whenever her elementals are active.
===Ways of filling the Talent Gauge===
====Any character====
* The gem Talent Boost fills the talent gauge by an additional 1-12% per hit.
* When most characters are warned of a vision, their Talent Gauge will max out. Sharla's, however, will empty so she doesn't have to cool off.
====Shulk====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 20% per hit.
* These arts boost Talent Gauge:
** 
** Battle Soul
* These skills boost Talent Gauge:
** Glorious Future
====Reyn====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 25% per hit.
* These arts boost Talent Gauge:
** Bone Upper
** 
** 
** Lariat
* Additionally, Magnum Charge acts like an alternative Talent Art as it can only be used when the Talent Gauge is filled. However it has a separate cooldown.
* These skills boost Talent Gauge:
** Channelled Pain
====Fiora====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 10% per hit, but her auto-attack hits twice.
====Sharla====
* Each of 's Arts fills the Talent Gauge by a certain amount depending on the Art. When she uses , the gauge drains by 35% per second if used normally, or 15% per second if used when overheated.
* Sharla typically does not want her Talent Art to fill up, since takes longer when fully charged. Instead, the gem Heat Sink is used to slow the Talent Gauge fill rate.
====Dunban====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 5% per hit.
* These arts boost Talent Gauge:
** Battle Eye
** 
** 
** Final Flicker
====Melia====
* 's boosts the gauge by 10% per use (or 15% if she discharged another elemental in the last 5 seconds).
* During Elemental Burst, s have a chance to reset the talent gauge to 0. The chance that it won't is shown in this table.
Burst aura maintain rates
Tension 	Chance of burst aura continuing
Very high	90%
High 	75%
Normal 	60%
Low 	50%
Very low 	0%
* If Melia's aura is deactivated by other means, such as through , , or the battle concluding, her gauge is set to 90%.
====Riki====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 10% per hit.
====Seven====
* Seven's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 4% per hit. However, two of her auto-attacks hit twice and one of her auto-attacks only hits once.
* Her Talent Art can be changed by modifying the foot (drone) armour.
* These arts boost Talent Gauge:
** Lock-On
* These skills boost Talent Gauge:
** 
====Kino====
* Each of 's Arts fills the Talent Gauge by a certain amount depending on the Art. When he uses Doze Off, the gauge drains by 35% per second if used normally, or 15% per second if used when overheated.
* Kino typically does not want his Talent Art to fill up, since Doze Off takes longer when fully charged. Instead, the gem Heat Sink is used to slow the Talent Gauge fill rate.
====Nene====
* 's auto-attack boosts the gauge by 25% per hit.
* These arts boost Talent Gauge:
** 
** Feather Swing
** Hangry
** 
* Additionally, Magnum Starch acts like an alternative Talent Art as it can only be used when the Talent Gauge is filled. However it has a separate cooldown.
==Additional mechanics==
* During a , Talent Arts will increase the multiplier and change the chain multiplier's colour to white. This is a wildcard colour: any Art type used at this point will increase the multiplier.
==Enemy Talent Arts==
Enemies have their own version of Talent Art. Each enemy Talent Art has a level from to , with higher levels typically being more powerful. When Shulk uses and the Art's level is greater than or equal to the enemy's art, the enemy's damage is reduced to 1 and all debuffs are prevented.
==List of Talent Arts==
Character	Art	Description
==Trivia==
* All characters have a voice line for their Talent Gauge reaching 50% and 100%. The famous phrase "Now it's Reyn time" triggers when Reyn's Talent Gauge reaches 100%.
==In other languages==
==Gallery==
XC1 Tutorial Talent Arts - 1.png|Talent Art tutorial, part 1
XC1 Tutorial Talent Arts - 2.png|Talent Art tutorial, part 2
XC1 Tutorial Battle Tactics Sharla - 1.png|Sharla's Talent Art tutorial, part 1
XC1 Tutorial Battle Tactics Sharla - 2.png|Sharla's Talent Art tutorial, part 2
XC1 Tutorial Battle Tactics Melia - 1.png|Melia's Talent Art tutorial, part 1
XC1 Tutorial Battle Tactics Melia - 2.png|Melia's Talent Art tutorial, part 2
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