31 articlesIf you’ve played as a hybrid healer/DPS in other games before, then you must be familiar with the Thaumaturge. In Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the Thaumaturge is a mix between a decent damage dealer and a healer. But how exactly do you unlock and play this class?
Let’s find out.
How to Play Thaumaturge | Thaumaturge Class Guide in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
The class isn’t available as a default class at the start of the game. Instead, you need to progress a bit into the story first in order to unlock it. The Thaumaturge is the default class of Teach, and in order to unlock it, you’ll have to finish his hero quest called Going Beyond Power in Chapter 3.
After recruiting Teach, you’ll then be able to unlock and equip the Thaumaturge class.
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Playing as a Thaumaturge
I highly recommend using characters such as Taion and Mio to equip the Thaumaturge class. Certain attackers like Sena also work well due to the class’s combo moves. As for the Arts, I highly recommend the following:
- Leaping Current – A clear debuff in a huge AOE around its user.
- Rank Splitter – Useful single-target healing once it reaches its max rank.
- Spearpoint Thrust – A single-target physical attack that can also deal damage to a small area.
Meanwhile, you want to use equip the following skills to further maximize the effectiveness of the class:
- Shadow Eye – Grants an attack boss and halves enemy aggro
- Healing License – Grants a 20% HP increase after getting healed by Healing Arts
- Ninja Healer – Reduces enemy aggro up to 30% when performing a heal
- Abundant Oceans – Increases healing by 10% while reducing the damage your allies receive by 10%
As a hybrid class, you don’t want to be focusing on dealing damage. Instead, you want to alternate between dealing a bit of damage and keeping your allies alive. Whenever you notice that your allies’ HP are going down, you need to focus on your heals.
On the other hand, if your allies’ HP are doing fine on their own, that’s when you can start dealing some damage as well. Just make sure to maintain your heals at all times.
