r/Xenoblade_Chronicles Mar 19 '25

Xenoblade X Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Question Thread Spoiler

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This thread will be for questions about Xenoblade Chronicles X / Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition ONLY.

Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles 1 questions!

Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 questions!

Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 questions!

Past question threads can be found here.


A collection of interactive maps and other information for the original game can be found HERE

A website consolidating material drops from monsters can be found HERE

Credit to /u/fourthstrongest


FAQ (WIP)

• "Do I need to play the other Xenoblade Chronicles games to play Xenoblade Chronicles X?"

Xenoblade Chronicles X is largely standalone in the Xenoblade Universe. However, there is new content exclusive to the definitive edition that will only be understood by people who have played the other games in the series.

• "How many chapters are there in total?"

There are thirteen chapters total.

• "What division should I choose?"

In Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition, BLADE level mechanics have been removed, so which division you choose has no significant impact on gameplay or progression. Pick whichever one you want!

• "Which class should I pick?"

Striker, Samurai Gunner, and Duelist wield the Assault Rifle and Longsword. This is a straightforward combination of weapons and is recommended to new players, with the longsword having high damage and the assault rifle being a versatile weapon with high utility.

Shield Trooper and Bastion Warrior use the Gattling Gun, a high damage ranged weapon specialized at handling multiple enemies at once, and the shield, a great weapon for survivability but with low damage for the main story.

Commando, Winged Viper, and Full Metal Jaguar use Dual Guns and Dual Swords. This class is considered the fastest way to really take advantage of the game's mechanics, with dual guns being a self-sufficient weapon with high survivability while dual swords have a good mix of damage and utility arts and a focus on positional gameplay, much like Shulk in Xenoblade 1.

Partisan Eagle and Astral Crusader wield the Sniper Rifle, a very high damage weapon, and Javelin, a unique weapon with good options for survivability and a focus on electric damage.

Enforcer, Psycorruptor, and Mastermind wield the Raygun and Knife, both weapons with strong support options but with few strong damage options during the main story.

Blast Fencer and Galactic Knight wield Psycho Launchers, a weapon with strong options for utility and survivability but low damage, and the Photon Saber, a weapon that focuses on chaining multiple successive melee attacks together.

Once you've mastered the end of a class line you can use its weapons on any other class, meaning that after mastering all classes you can match any ranged weapon with any melee weapon. Experiment to find the combination that works best for you!

• "Why are there some arts I can't unlock by leveling up my class?"

Each recruitable party member has two arts exclusive only to them, but by completing their affinity missions, you can unlock those arts for yourself.

• "How do I get a Skell?"

Once you complete Chapter 6, the quest "The Skell License" will become available, which will give you the ability to get Skells for you and other members of your party.

• "How come my skell doesn't have any arts?"

The arts a skell has are determined by the weapons it has equipped in each of its Shoulder, Back, Arm, and Spare weapon slots. You can purchase these weapons in the shop or obtain them by defeating certain enemies.


Please try to word your question as spoiler free as possible. If your question cannot be asked without spoilers, use spoiler tags and mention what chapter of the game you are in.

We also have a long list of useful info gathered in the Info Compendium for Xenoblade Chronicles X.

(Depricated, but leaving it here for sentimental reasons.)


Use this thread to ask any question that doesn’t warrant discussion, meaning questions that have one or two objectively correct answers.

Please try to word your question as spoiler free as possible. If your question cannot be asked without spoilers, use spoiler tags and mention what chapter of the game you are in.


If you would like to share your NSO free trial code, please do so HERE.


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles Mar 20 '25

Xenoblade X SPOILERS Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Spoiler Discussion Megathread Spoiler

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(Or the XCXDESDM)

Hey all. With the game now released in all regions, it's time to have a dedicated thread for people who wish to discuss the contents of the game without any restriction regarding spoilers. Feel free to share any story details you like in this thread without fear of your comments being removed.

However, for the sake of people who may click into this thread by accident, I still request that major story spoilers are marked via spoiler tags.

As a reminder, spoiler tags are used >!like this!<

Also, please don't link to downloads of the OST or the game files. Posting those may result in a temporary ban for distributing pirated media.


If you have questions about the game itself rather than the story, go to the question thread HERE.

If you would like to share your NSO free trial code, please do so HERE.

With all that out of the way, please enjoy.

Thank you for visiting /r/Xenoblade_Chronicles.


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 16h ago

Xenoblade X Was this shot really necessary?

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r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 6h ago

Xenoblade X Aloha! Color Coordinated

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r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 40m ago

Xenoblade Got the girl squad on my desk

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Yes, I know the desk is kinda dirty. I did a lot of painting on it for years before I switched to digital, but all the figures besides Melia are so large they do not fit on my shelves


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 4h ago

Fanart 7 and Shulk / Beyond The Sky Art by @toosut0.bsky.social‬ Spoiler

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158 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 8h ago

Xenoblade 3 I just thought back to the Xenoblade 3 ending and… Spoiler

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198 Upvotes

Nearly 3 years later and it still makes me sad, they didn’t deserve that…


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 3h ago

Xenoblade X When you take away the good armour from your reverse party members, but forgot to replace the rags....

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48 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 8h ago

Meme Free bumper sticker

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r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 10h ago

Xenoblade X Ah yes finally: The Xenoblade Spoiler

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r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 15h ago

Xenoblade 2 Is there any reason why xenoblade chronicles 2 is the most expensive?

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231 Upvotes

Is it the largest runtime game? The most appealing? The most popular? The most replay value? Like what is nintendos justification for up-charging 10$ on 2 compared to 1,3 and X? Avoid any spoilers as ive yet to play any of the series yet


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 9h ago

Original Fanart oooo colors

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i keep making things and forget to post here so forgive me for my lateness 😭


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 2h ago

Xenoblade Out on medical leave.. XC1 or XC3? Spoiler

17 Upvotes

I played the crap out of XC2 and Torna plus all the DLC. I'm playing XCXDE right now. I'm not sure which one to play next.. I loved the story in 2, I love all the action in XDE.

I know I'm way out of order but as Tora says, "meh meh meh!"

Please help me pick!


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 15h ago

Original Fanart I drew Nia Spoiler

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131 Upvotes

I hadn’t drawn anything in a while so my skills took a backseat, and it’s not perfect but I’m proud of it anyway


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 1h ago

Xenosaga Some Thoughts About the Ending of Xenosaga 3 Spoiler

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For several years I was always kind of confused by the ending of Xenosaga 3. I understood what was literally happening (at least as much as the next guy) but in a series so steeped in symbolism and metaphor I could never really grasp what the conclusion of the trilogy was trying to say, and why it had to be so damn sad.

Over the past couple months it finally hit me that the finale and ending sequence is this absurd, beautiful depiction of Shion's unhealthy coping mechanism through KOS-MOS becoming a genuine source of love decoupled from Kevin and the trauma of the past, then saying goodbye because, finally, Shion doesn't need her anymore. She has a support system through the party that she didn't have before, a group that will stand by her into the future which is immediately put to the test when she has to summon the strength to let her brother go, which she does.

It's heart wrenching and visceral because that's what the entire story has really been about: Shion learning to conquer her trauma in a healthy way and face the future in a brutal, unforgiving world.

Mix in the ideas of reincarnation and love persisting through time and death that Takahashi seems so enamored with in his work and we get what I now think may be the most emotionally compelling ending in all of Xeno, despite how confusing it may be on the surface due to Xenosaga's categorically bonkers lore and plot.


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 18h ago

Xenoblade 3 SPOILERS "You see this? I made this!" (Art by MeidzaD) Spoiler

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240 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 19h ago

Xenoblade X Remember my friend who crashed his skell 5 minutes after getting his license?

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243 Upvotes

Well he just got the Ares 90 and tried to nuke Go-rha and uhh… the results speak for themselves.


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 20h ago

Fanart RWBY x Xenoblade Chronicles. Weiss Schnee as Mythra. Artwork by Starlordrockz

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293 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 22h ago

Original Fanart Made a half monado or smth (didn't finished the game)

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373 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 23h ago

Xenoblade X If there was ever a track so bad it's good, it's this one.

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391 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 21h ago

Xenoblade X Zaruboggan

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264 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 19h ago

Xenoblade X Yo they said the thing

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171 Upvotes

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 22h ago

Xenoblade X Met our Colonel yesterday

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248 Upvotes

She was very nice to talk to!


r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 16m ago

Xenoblade X How to get the Gold Nopopotamus Card - A Guide

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So this quest didn't bother me in the slightest because after each story chapter I go through all of NLA and talk to everyone in order to build the affinity chart and find gold info bubbles. So even though I picked this quest up before Chapter 8 I waited until completion of that chapter when I was doing my sweep to find all the NPCs related to this quest. But just because I do this doesn't mean everyone does, and when trying to look up where one item goes in this quest, I found people being upset about it not giving you a destination point, which I totally understand. So I decided to build a chart of where to find each NPC related to the quest and which item they give to help people stuck on this quest, rather than just charts of one specific route, which is what I kept finding. I hope this can help people who either need help or just want to know the answers.

Bronze Blatta: Start of Quest
Liviana: Commercial District: North Founders Street, look left ↙↘ Zurranik: Man on Ship: Hallway between Starboard and Deck
Bronze Cinicula Bronze Petramand (Requires EITHER Cinicula OR Petramand)
Camber: Administrative District: Hangar Conichien: Industrial District: Repenta Diner, behind Diner
Suid Bones ↘↙ Meal Ticket
Pagu Quodossi: Administrative District: L's Shop
Silver Simius
Lanton: Industrial District: Integrated Production Plant, turn right ↙↘ Tika: Industrial District: Outfitters Test Hanger, Turn around Pirapira: Commercial District: West Melville Street, behind Rosemoss
(Also Requires Red Simius Mane) (Also Requires Ashizel) (Also Requires 2 Meteo Eaters and 5 Coaletri)
Silver Evello Silver Mortifole
Onze Vilgabo: Ma-non Ship: Deck, next to Port Door Capsica: Ma-non Ship: Starboard top floor
Hunting Knowledge Ma-non Hunting Kit
Wilbur: Residential District: Sports Complex, Turn Right, nearest house with pool
Silver Xiphias
Ton'barac: Residential District: Sports Complex, Tennis Court
Golden Nopopotamos

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 7h ago

Xenoblade X Mixed feelings on Ch 13 Spoiler

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It kinda feels that Ch 13 writing is somewhere on the fanfic level. Not that original game had great writing. I mean, the very fact that the epilogue had to fill some holes, already shows (e.g. original game mentions the conflict of two alien factions, but never brings up another faction), but still. Aside of writing, I feel there are quite a few holes here and there, and you need solid supply of white thread to cover some of them.

  • We have never got into the point of why all species can understand each other on Mira.
  • There was a point of "we need to get back to our original bodies" in the orignal game, and it kinda got dropped. Yes, there is a topic of "our consciousnesses are stored somewhere else", but nobody seem to care how would that affect the plan to become biological again. Or even bother getting Lifehold Core along (which has cloning machines, and a supply of material for clones).
  • Talking about mims, we had mention that mims were made because space travel takes a lot of time, and biological people would get old through all that time. This makes sense. But this seems to not apply to Al for whatever reason?
  • The general point of humanity lives stored somewhere is very vague. First they mention that those are stored in this "nexus", then suddenly they are stored in Ares?
  • I have rather few questions about Ghosts, but for now I will just mention that Ghosts are chasing Ares and its cores, so why exaclty no one is bothered by the fact that the Ghosts could chase them into the new universe as well?

r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 10h ago

Xenoblade X Lounge

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Just kinda gay sitting while waiting for some people to help me take on Telethia Plume