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Steel Protection Gem Effects and How to Craft

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Steel Protection is a type of Defender Gem that can be crafted in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Read on to learn about all levels and effects for the Steel Protection Gem and the required crafting materials for each level!

List of Contents

List of Steel Protection Gems
Should You Use Steel Protection X Gems?
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Related Guides

List of Steel Protection Gems

Level and Required Materials

Gem	Effect	Required Crafting Materials	Gold Nopon Coins to Craft
Steel Protection I	Increases Block Rate by 5 percentage points.	・Krabble Shield Pincer(Common) x1 ・Gemstonex1	1
Steel Protection II	Increases Block Rate by 7 percentage points.	・Slender Flamii Bone(Common) x1 ・Ether Cylinderx1 ・Grebel Carapace(Common) x1 ・Gemstonex1 ・Anarchy Orchid(Common) x1	4
Steel Protection III	Increases Block Rate by 10 percentage points.	・Tirkin Service Medal(Common) x1 ・Ether Cylinderx1 ・Gemstonex1 ・Garaffa Tenderloin(Common) x1 ・Fossil Monkey Fossil(Common) x1 ・Caterpile Antenna(Rare) x1	8
Steel Protection IV	Increases Block Rate by 12 percentage points.	・Tough Hox Pelt(Rare) x1 ・Springy Medooz Bell(Common) x1 ・Pure Gemstonex1 ・Ether Cylinderx1 ・Blood Emerald(Common) x1 ・Quardun Shell(Rare) x1	14
Steel Protection V	Increases Block Rate by 15 percentage points.	・Scorpox Exoskeleton(Rare) x2 ・Pure Gemstonex1 ・Ether Cylinderx2 ・Crustip Jet Spray(Rare) x2 ・Thick Flange(Common) x1 ・Auxilia Exo-Armor(Rare) x2	20
Steel Protection VI	Increases Block Rate by 17 percentage points.	・Ropl Rock Fragment(Rare) x2 ・Pure Gemstonex1 ・Ether Cylinderx2 ・Matryos Carbon(Common) x1 ・Glistening Krodlax Scale(Common) x2 ・Ories Headplate(Legendary) x2	28
Steel Protection VII	Increases Block Rate by 20 percentage points.	・Ultra Pure Gemstonex1 ・Ether Cylinderx2 ・Grebel Carapace(Rare) x3 ・Bronze Wood(Rare) x1 ・Agnian Soldier's Armor(Common) x3 ・Mineral Darbus Bone(Legendary) x2 ・Metal Vokooku Shard(Legendary) x2	40
Steel Protection VIII	Increases Block Rate by 22 percentage points.	・Ultra Pure Gemstonex2 ・Ether Cylinderx3 ・Kevesi Soldier's Armor(Legendary) x15 ・Agnian Soldier's Armor(Legendary) x15 ・Dynamic Coating(Rare) x10 ・Metal Vokooku Shard(Legendary) x15 ・Armored Plambus Wing(Common) x15	55
Steel Protection IX	Increases Block Rate by 25 percentage points.	・Ultra Pure Gemstonex3 ・Ether Cylinderx3 ・Krammit Device Fragment(Common) x20 ・Demon Marble(Legendary) x10 ・Quardun Shell(Legendary) x20 ・Auxilia Exo-Armor(Legendary) x20 ・Star-Shaped Droid Screw(Rare) x20	75
Steel Protection X	Increases Block Rate by 30 percentage points.	・Ultra Pure Gemstonex5 ・Ether Cylinderx3 ・Krabble Shield Pincer(Legendary) x30 ・Auxilia Exo-Armor(Common) x30 ・Metal Vokooku Shard(Rare) x30 ・Armored Plambus Wing(Legendary) x30 ・Flak Scrap Iron(Legendary) x30	99

Should You Use Steel Protection Gems?

Only Useful for Specific Situations

Steel Protection can be used effectively with certain Defender classes, such as the Heavy Guard , however, increasing a character's Block Rate can be effectively achieved by using certain Arts and Accessories. As such it is better to save your open Gem slot for something else.

Best Gems to Craft

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Related Guides

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 List of Gems
All Gems and Their Effects

List of Attacker Gems

List of Attacker Gems
Accurate Grace	Analyze Weakness	Refined Incantation
Steelcleaver	Swelling Scourge	-

List of Defender Gems

List of Defender Gems
Brimming Spirit	Perilous Presence	Steel Protection
Tailwind	Ultimate Counter

List of Healer Gems

List of Healer Gems
Lifebearer	Lifesaving Expertise	Refined Blessing
Soothing Breath	Swelling Blessing

List of General Combat Gems

List of General Combat Gems
Disperse Bloodlust	Doublestrike	Empowered Combo
Ironclad	Steady Striker

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