Control Shenanigans - Xenoblade Chronicles X
18In this video, we make use of the Control debuff against enemies to make them fight one another. We can inflict the debuff using the knife art Brainjack. In the Definitive Edition, Heroic Tale can also be used to inflict the Heroic Tale debuff (which is similar to Control), instead of Control.
The mechanics of Control aren't the greatest. This is because while it is sufficient that controlled targets will attack the enemy you are targeting, they can still attack you as usual if the player is not currently targeting anything. Making controlled enemies attack each other requires constant target switching, as controlled enemies only attack the player's target (if the target is the controlled enemy itself, that enemy will be idle). A big problem with the Control debuff is that it sometimes expires prematurely. I've had cases where Control VI (which should last 90 seconds) inflicted against an enemy disappeared in just about 10 seconds. I haven't been able to understand why it happens or what causes it. I don't think the skills King's Boon or King's Decree have anything to do with it, especially given that this can happen against a controlled player. This makes it difficult to keep many enemies controlled at once.
In terms of practicality, Control is usually used against enemies not to have them assist in battle, but rather to use the knife art Servant Sacrifice in conjunction after controlling them. This art targets all controlled enemies and grants a chance of instantly killing them (chance calculated independently). This can be used on much higher levelled enemies with the help of a purple soul voice to guarantee the Control debuff to easily kill them and level up very quickly. Also, it can restore HP and TP by 50% of the user's maximum HP and TP values. This allows for easy full heals and TP. Outside of that, Control can be used to turn strong non-tyrant enemies into allies to win battles against tyrants more easily, as tyrants are immune to Control but can still be attacked by enemies.
Timestamps:
00:00 — Intro + Control Explanation
02:28 — Millesaur Control
13:40 — Virago Control
17:37 — Xe-dom Control
24:39 — Coronid Control
26:00 — Caecus Control
27:59 — Sylooth Control
29:17 — Ceto Control
30:24 — Vigent Control
30:37 — Gularth Control
30:55 — Joker's Nest Control
32:11 — Outro
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