Hammer Beat (XC1)

Hammer Beat
Character	Reyn
Learnt	Level 1
Attribute	Physical
Target	Enemy Vicinity
Distance	4 meters
No. of hits	1
Art Power	1.10 – 2.54
Aggro	25
Effects	Volatile aggro
Cooldown	12.0 – 9.8 seconds

Hammer Beat is one of Reyn's physical arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is a small target-area attack, meaning other targets (usually small ones) can be affected when they are within the attack radius from the target. It also generates volatile aggro equal to 25 × (Reyn's level + 14).

Stats

Art Level	AP Cost	Power	Cooldown
1	-	1.10	12.0 sec
2	160	1.26	11.8 sec
3	320	1.42	11.5 sec
4	640	1.58	11.3 sec
5	1280	1.74	11.0 sec
6	1920	1.90	10.8 sec
7	2880	2.06	10.6 sec
8	4160	2.22	10.3 sec
9	5760	2.38	10.1 sec
10	7680	2.54	9.8 sec

Miscellaneous Info

• Damage is calculated based on the weapon's attack and Reyn's strength.
• The amount of volatile aggro generated depends on Reyn's level. A level 50 Reyn would generate 1,600 volatile aggro.

Art book sources

Intermediate

Intermediate art books are only available from shops.
The Hammer Beat intermediate art books cost 3200 G.

• Ether Light Shop in Colony 9.
• Drainage Control Room Shop in the Ether Mine.
• Colony 6 Shop 1.

Advanced

Advanced art books are only available from enemy drops.
For any enemies listed with a 0% drop rate, the item can only be obtained using Yoink!.
Enemies marked as QE are Quest-Exclusive and do not respawn.

Unique Monsters

Enemy	Area	Rate
Blizzard Belgazas	Valak Mountain	7.3 %
Powerful Eligos	Fallen Arm	5.4 %
Officer Robusto	Bionis' Interior	2.1 %

Other enemies

Enemy	Area	Rate
Satorl Rhogul	Satorl Marsh	5 %
Tempest Vang	Bionis' Leg	5 %
M67/RADAR	Agniratha	1.9 %
Chimai Selua	Bionis' Interior	1.5 %
Telethia Lesunia (QE)	Alcamoth	0 %