Xenoblade Chronicles 3

HD Ether Cylinders+ Guide: How to Get, Use, and Upgrade

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HD Ether Cylinders+ are a new type of Ether Cylinder introduced in Wave 2 of the DLC Expansion Pass of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 that is used to upgrade Ino with Inoswap. Read on to learn how to get, use, and upgrade HD Ether Cylinders+!

How to Get HD Ether Cylinders+

Recruit Ino in the DLC Expansion Pass

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Before you can get an HD Ether Cylinder+, you need to purchase the DLC Expansion Pass first. It costs $29.99 at the Nintendo eShop and buying it unlocks Ino's Hero Quest - Champion of the Nopon.

Head to Great Idalla Ravine to start the quest and meet Ino. She will then give you an HD Ether Cylinder+ near the end of the quest which you can use to harvest High Ether.

Ino's Hero Quest Walkthrough

How to Use HD Ether Cylinders+

How to Use HD Ether Cylinders+



Find an Ether Sphere in the Map

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Looking at your map, you'll find that icons for Ether Spheres have been added. Head for these locations to start collecting High Ether for Ino!

Defeat the Enemies at the Ether Sphere

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Before you can harvest High Ether from Ether Spheres, you need to defeat the enemies surrounding it first. Look for marked enemies in the area and defeat them to get to the Ether Spheres safely.

Make sure to check their levels first though. Taking on enemies that are levels away from you can wipe out your entire team.

Collect the Ether from the Ether Sphere

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After taking down the enemies, walk towards the Ether Sphere and harvest the Ether.

Unlock More Ether Sphere Locations

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Harvesting Ether from an Ether Sphere may sometimes reveal the location of an unharvested Ether Sphere. It's very convenient if you're looking to learn and upgrade Ino's Arts and skills so keep harvesting Ether from Ether Spheres to reveal more of their locations!

Upgrade Ino's Arts and Skills with Inoswap

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Ino's Arts and skills can be upgraded or learned using Inoswap and these require a handful of HD Ether Cylinders+.

To learn or upgrade an Art or skill, go to the character menu and select Ino. From her character profile, select 'Inoswap' and select an art or skill that you want to learn or enhance.

Keep filling up your HD Ether Cylinders+ to make Ino stronger!

Inoswap Guide and Best Upgrades for Ino

How to Upgrade HD Ether Cylinders+

Complete 'Going Full HD'

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Before you can start upgrading your HD Ether Cylinders+, you need to complete the standard quest Going Full HD first.

This can be done by simply going to Namba Mound Camp and giving the materials you receive from Sunny to Totoma. You can find the cyan Nopon standing by the caravan.

Going Full HD Quest Walkthrough

See Totoma in Namba Mound Camp

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After you've upgraded your HD Ether Cylinder+ to HD Ether Cylinder+ Ver. 2.0, you can keep seeing Totoma at the same camp to upgrade the container further.

He will require different items for each upgrade so start collecting the items below to upgrade your HD Ether Cylinder+ to the max!

HD Ether Cylinder+ Versions and Upgrade Requirements

Version Items Required Location
Ver. 3.0 Helix Tube (25%) Everblight Plain, Aetia Region
Ever-Revolfin (5%) Everblight Plain, Aetia Region
Blue Chain (8%) Yzana Plains, Aetia Region
Warning Lamp (15%) Old Kana Battlefield, Fornis Region
Warrior Screw (10%) Old Kana Battlefield, Fornis Region
Trippleg Joint (5%) Old Kana Battlefield, Fornis Region
Stinger Pile (3%) Laprel Knoll, Fornis Region
Ver. 4.0 Giant's Limb (16%) Old Cliffside Way, Pentelas Region
Android Gear (4%) Old Cliffside Way, Pentelas Region
Shield Emitter (5%) Keves Castle Region
Ocular Sensor (2%) Keves Castle Region
Green Diode (27%) Keves Castle Region
Thermal Parts Cadensia Region
Fluid Cranker Cadensia Region
Ver. 5.0 Gastrates Ether Furnace Defeat Gastrates at Keves Castle Region
Auxilia Cylinder Defeat Auxilia at Keves Castle Region
Equites Loading Core Defeat Equites at Keves Castle Region
Sagittarius Frame Defeat Sagittarius at Keves Castle Region
Testudo Shoulder Gun Defeat Testudo at Pentelas Region
Avis Sphere Defeat Avis at Fornis or Cadensia Region
Variable Centuris Claw Defeat Centuris at Keves Castle Region

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