Skills and Techniques in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Your CaC equips four Super Attacks, two Ultimate Attacks, one Evasive Skill, one Awoken Skill, and one Reinforcement skill. Supers cost one to three Ki bars; ultimates cost three to seven. Evasives cost three stamina bars unless modified by Super Souls. Some skills are race-locked, gender-locked, or require specific transformations active to function.

Dual Ultimate skills need a partner character with matching equipped ultimates in certain modes. Crystal Raid boss skills only work in raids and training. Always read skill descriptions in the menu before farming—Parallel Quest reward lists show possible drops before you queue.

Skills come from eight main sources: mentor training, Parallel Quest RNG drops, Expert Mission RNG drops, Advancement Test rewards, Shenron wishes, the Zeni Skill Shop, the TP Medal Shop (weekends), and story or DLC progression. Most endgame techniques require repeating PQs or EMs until the skill appears in the results screen.

• Mentors teach signature moves through initiation battles and three lessons each.
• PQs display reward icons when tilting the stick right on the quest select screen.
• Expert Missions drop raid-exclusive skills at low rates.
• Shenron grants specific ultimates after multiple Dragon Ball cycles.

See Unlock All Skills guide and Mentors guide for exhaustive lists.

Z-rank clears may improve drop rates though Bandai never confirmed exact numbers. Equip the "Patience" Super Soul or run with friends online for faster clears. Focus one PQ at a time instead of random farming. TP Medal Shop skills rotate—community trackers note weekly inventories. Save 300–500 medals before shopping for rare ultimates like Sword of Hope or Divine Lasso.

Balance your kit: one charge skill, one fast projectile, one guard break, one utility skill. Pair ultimates with super armor for Expert Missions and fast beam attacks for PQ time trials.

A balanced CaC loadout covers movement, defense, damage, and utility. Slot one: charge skill. Slot two: fast projectile or melee opener. Slot three: guard break or counter. Slot four: situational tech—Drain Field for EMs, Innocent Bullet for armor, or teleport attacks for PvP. Ultimate one: super armor beam for bosses. Ultimate two: fast startup strike for PvP or raid burst. Evasive: choose low stamina cost if your build lacks stamina investment.

Dual ultimates require coordination in raid modes—solo players rarely use them. Crystal Raid boss skills are training-only for most content. Verify skill tags in the menu: some ultimates cannot be used while transformed; others require minimum Ki bars you lack with low attribute investment.

Skill damage scales with matching attribute investment—Strike Supers use Strike stat; Ki Blast Supers use Ki Blast stat. Basic attack damage has its own stat. QQ Bangs and Super Souls multiply these values. Mismatching skills and stats produces weak output despite flashy animations.

Skill list sorting in menu helps identify owned versus missing entries—filter by type when hunting gaps. Some skills are vanity raid picks—deprioritize until combat kit complete. Evasive skill choice rarely changes PvE clears but defines PvP survival—experiment with Instant Rise variants.

Additional Xenoverse 2 context for this topic: Parallel Quests remain the backbone of skill and Dragon Ball acquisition even in 2026 with Future Saga content live. Expert Missions 16 through 18 still anchor TP Medal economy for Tosok leveling and weekend shop purchases. Conton City layout places critical NPCs away from spawn—use Conton City map page before hunting mentors or rifts. Time Patroller fashion and emotes do not affect combat outcomes but improve hub navigation enjoyment during long farms. Account-wide unlocks mean alt characters inherit PQ completion and skill libraries—leverage alts for racial exclusives without repeating entire story on each slot unless desired for narrative replay.