XenoBlade Chronicles 3 Lanz: The Definitive Guide

Who Is Lanz In Xenoblade Chronicles 3?

At first glance, most players don’t consider Lanz a good choice, but there is more to him. First priority of Lanz is to protect his friends and comrades in battle. He might seem like an opinionated guy and rude at times, but he has a great sense of duty. Like most Xenoblade Chronicles 3 heroes, Lanz also has a great story about him, and you will know as you progress through the game story.

During the battle, Lanz will start as Heavy Guard, and it is a robust tanking class that draws enemies’ attention to him.

Furthermore, it helps his friends to fight more effectively, and he also offers defensive buffs to nearby allies. Keep in mind that you can also fuse Lanz with Sena into a huge form known as Ouroboros. English Voice actor for Lanz is Jack Bardoe, and his Japanese voice actor is Kosuke Tanabe.  

Understanding the combat system of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 can be tricky; you have six heroes, and all of these have their set of Arts. Moreover, Arts help you fight enemies and defeat them, so you must choose them accordingly.

Below we have mentioned Arts of Lanz, and along with that, we have also recommended you the best Arts to equip yourself with.

• Tyrant Wave (Chain Art)
• Heavy Guard
• Mad Taunt (Talent Art)-AOE/Taunt
• Bull Rush- Topple
• Variable Turret-Block Attacks
• Crash Out – AOE/High agro
• Uppercut Slash- High agro
• Sword Fighter
• Overclock Buster (Talent Art)-Dazed
• Sword Strike- Side Break
• Air Slash-Cancel Attack
• Ground Beat-AOE
• Orgre
• Giant Swing –Knockback
• Maximum Voltage- Unlockable/ATK Up

Recommended Early Game Arts  

While playing with Lanz, you should try to make use of Bullrush, and this allows him to topple enemies in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. To buff defenses of Lanz, use Solid Stance, and as a defender class, it plays a big role in taking enemy aggro. Furthermore, it is wise to use Crash Out instead of Uppercut Slash, as Crash Out takes less time to recharge.

Bull Rush

The area of Effect of Bull Rush is only one target, but still, it’s very vital in defeating enemies as it topples the enemy. However, it takes up to 26 seconds to recharge.  

Crash Out

With the help of Crash Out, you can boost agro generated when you use Art by 70%, but it affects the frontward area. Moreover, it only takes 17 seconds to recharge.

Solid Stance

It reduces the damage taken and damage dealt by 25%, which is very helpful in fighting powerful enemies. Must keep in mind that Solid Stance takes 44 seconds to recharge, so use accordingly.

Recommended Ouroboros Arts

Ouroboros of Lanz is a defender; that is why you should use Burning Rain to draw agro from enemies. Players can equip themselves with any art in the remaining two slots, but we recommend you to use Titan Fists. This will help you to prevent shackle blocking, which allows your party to fight more efficiently.

Titan Fists

It inflicts Shackle Blocking and Blowdown and even though its area of effect is just one target still is very powerful Art.

Sudden Impact

When Sudden Impact is interlinked at level 3, it inflicts topple on all enemies, and it makes winning the battle easy. 

Burning Rain

This will affect all the areas around the player, and it boosts aggro generated when using Art by 50%. Smart usage of Burning Rain is always essential during combats.

Best Early Game Accessories

It is recommended to use Increased HP(Bronze Temple Guard) or Increased Block Rate (Light Weak Guard). Also, when Lanz has a heavy Guard Class equipped, you can even make him more powerful with HP bosting accessory or a Block rate boosting one.

Zephyr class only relies on evasion, but Heavy Guard should be able to sustain all attacks they receive directly. That is why these accessories maximize the strength of Lanz to withstand damage.

Best Classes For Lanz

Lanz has great starting skills, which gives him a high degree of flexibility. At the start, Lanz has a Heavy Guard class, which allows him to get Defensive Soul class skills from the beginning.

Furthermore, he is adaptable when it comes to changing classes; Lanz makes the most of from first-class charge’s skill and the Ogre’s fighting prowess. Even though Swordfighter is not on top, there is still no problem if you change Lanz’s class to match your current party.

Best Soul Tree for Lanz

It is better to use Defense related abilities to utilize the powers of Lanz effectively. Players should prioritize learning abilities that mostly focus on Block Rate, and that can also resist enemy attacks. One of these skills is Hefty Protection, which can reduce the damage taken by the party by 20% but only works within a certain radius.

Heavy Guard Tank Build

Heavy Guard Tank Build will make Lanz a very strong character. Below we have mentioned all the required things for Heavy Guard Tank Build.
Master Skills

• Com an’ Get Me!
• Antibody System
• Mind for Guarding

Master Arts

• Shield wall
• No Love Lost
• Demise Thrust

Arts

• Bullrush
• Crash out
• Uppercut Slash

Gems

• Iron Clad
• Perilous Presence
• Steel Protection

Accessories

• • Titanium Temple Guard
  • Crystalline Chemise
  • Berserker’s Armor Vest

Final Words

Lanz is a soldier from Keves colony, and his starting class is Heavy Guard. Also, he considers Noah his best friend. Moreover, he has a defender role and is very helpful during battles. He is the bulkiest of all the teammates and is stronger too. Furthermore, we have mentioned his Arts and recommended the best Arts for you to enjoy your gameplay. Players can also make Tank build for Lanz to make an even a superior hero.