Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Guide

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Guide: Rare Blades & Important Game Elements Explanation

Here you will find Xenoblade Chronicles 2 rare blades details and about other important game elements explanation. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch video game console. The game is a direct sequel to the first game Xenoblade Chronicles. It was released worldwide on 1 Dec 2017. The game features a new world and a cast of new characters as well. The game’s protagonist is Rex who along with his friend Pyra, search the world for Elysium which is the ultimate paradise for humanity.

There are some important game elements you need to familiarise yourself with to excel in the game so this guide will explain out such elements.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades & Important Game Elements Explanation

First up, rare blades. They give you perks known as Blade Arts. You also can get various bonuses via the Field Skills and Battle Skills. You need to collect Core Crystals to obtain Rare Blades. There are different types of them – Common, Rare and Legendary. Get them and bond them with the character of your choice. After that, you get a random blade. Needless to say, there is a higher chance of getting rare blades if you use Rare Crystals. If you are lucky, you may get a rare blade out of a common crystal as well and the reverse applies true. You may get a common blade out of a rare crystal if you are unlucky. By progressing through the story, you can get Legendary Blades. You also get side quests with Legendary Blades as rewards.

So, how to obtain these core crystals? You get them as rewards by completing various activities. They also drop from enemies and spawn in chests. Blade Arts is an important game element. Pyra’s Blade Art, for instance, gives an accuracy boost and increases Driver Art’s power. You can equip your blades with Aux Cores for further boost. The list below shows what perks the main blades give you.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Main Blades Perks

  • Pyra – Fire Mastery, Focus, Cooking
  • Mythra – Light Mastery, Focus, Girls’ Talk
  • Dromarch – Water Mastery, Botany, Ancient Wisdom
  • Poppi – Leaping, Nopon Wisdom, Super Strength
  • Pandoria – Electric Mastery, Lockpicking, Ichthyology

You can also swap blades with characters. Go to the Manage Blades menu. Select Use Overdrive. This enables you to bond your Rare Blades to a different driver. You can grant different characters different perks this way. There are around 40 rare blades in the game and here is the list.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades List

ATTACK BLADES

NameElementField SkillsHow to get
PyraFireFire Mastery
Cooking
Focus
Main story
MythraLightLight Mastery
Girls’ Talk
Focus
Main story
RocWindWind Mastery
Lockpicking
Miasma Dispersal
Main story
PandoriaElectricIchtiology
Lockpicking
Electric Mastery
Main story
Poppi QT PiIceKeen Eye
Forestry
Ancient Wisdom
Powered-up Poppi side quest
PraxisWaterWater Mastery
Salvaging Mastery
Girls’ Talk
Crystal Clear side quest
WulfricEarthEarth Mastery
Focus
Superstrength
Beastly Core Crystal
ShebaWaterLockpicking
Girls’ Talk
Eye For Beauty
Inherited Core Crystal
HeraldElectricElectric Mastery
Rampage
Superstrength
Sealed Core Crystal
ValeDarkDark Mastery
Girls’ Talk
Random Core Crystal
AgateEarthKeen Eye, MineralogyRandom Core Crystal
GorgWaterFortitude
Keen Eye
Random Core Crystal
DagasFireCavalier AttitudeRandom Core Crystal
PerunIceIce Mastery
Ancient Wisdom
Chivalry
Random Core Crystal
AzamiDarkDark Mastery
Clairvoyant Eye
Botany
Random Core Crystal
ZenobiaWindWind Mastery
Leaping
Superstrength
Random Core Crystal
Kos-MosLightLight Mastery
Mental Arithmetic
Lockpicking
Random Core Crystal

TANK BLADES

NameElementField SkillsHow to get
BrighidFireFire Mastery
Mineralogy
Keen Eye
Main story
AegaeonWaterWater Mastery
Ancient Wisdom
Leaping
Main story
Poppi AlphaEarthNopon Wisdom
Superstrength
Leaping
Main story
Poppi QTFireAgronomy
Lockpicking
Fortitude
Main story
TheoryIceIce Mastery
Focus
Nopon Wisdom
Blade-sharp Memory side quest
GodfreyIceKind Soul
Justice-loving Soul
Passionate Soul
Random core crystal
PercevalDarkDark Mastery
Assassination
Leaping
Random core crystal
KasandraEarthEarth Mastery
One Lucky Gal
Random core crystal
NewtFireTitan Weapon Wisdom
Salvaging Mastery
Superstrength
Random core crystal
ElectraElectricElectric Mastery
Master of Thunder
Focus
Random core crystal
FinchWindBirdbrain
Leaping
Entomology
Random core crystal

HEALING BLADES

NameElementField SkillsHow to get
DromarchWaterWater Mastery
Ancient Wisdom
Botany
Main story
VessElectricDumpling Pro
Forestry
Fortitude
Tranquility side quest
BoreasWindSalvaging Mastery
Fleet of Foot
Nopon Wisdom
Random core crystal
AdenineWindWind Mastery
Ancient Wisdom
Keen Eye
Random core crystal
FlorenEarthEarth Mastery
Botany
Beguiling Charm
Random core crystal
KoraElectricElectric Mastery
Lockpicking
Girls’ Talk
Random core crystal
UrsulaIceFortitude
Ichthyology
Harmony
Random core crystal
NimEarthEarth Mastery
Phoenix Linguistics
Ichthyology
Random core crystal
DahliaIceIce Mastery
Forestry
Random core crystal

That’s everything about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 rare blades and important game elements explanation. You may also like to read Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Latest Trailer Review.

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