Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: December 14, 2021 01:12 AM

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This is a guide to gifting in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1) for the Nintendo Switch. This guide will cover how to give gifts, as gift affinity gained from each character.

List of Contents

Gifts and Character Affinity
Vegetable
Fruit
Flower
Animal
Bug
Nature
Parts
Strange
How to Give Gifts
Gifting Basics
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Guides

Gifts and Character Affinity

The following charts list the affinity gained or lost when each collectable is presented to a specific character, divided by collectable type (the character names are abbreviated). Each chart can be closed or displayed by clicking the button above them.

Vegetable

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Sweet Wasabi Colony 9	-4	6	8	-10	2	14	-4
Cool Potato Colony 9	2	4	10	2	-10	14	-4
Red Lettuce Colony 9	-8	12	2	2	14	8	-10
Chewy Radish Colony 9	-2	2	16	-4	4	10	4
Hot Taro Bionis' Leg	-10	-2	10	6	2	8	2
Juicy Broccoli Bionis' Leg	-12	6	14	2	2	8	-2
Spicy Cabbage Bionis' Leg	-4	24	10	-2	4	8	-16
Hard Lotus Bionis' Leg	-6	4	-6	2	16	14	-6
Blue Turnip Satorl Marsh	4	2	12	2	-2	10	4
Cute Parsnip Satorl Marsh	-6	4	20	-16	2	8	-2
Poisonous Gourd Satorl Marsh	2	-2	10	2	2	4	2
Humming Cabbage Satorl Marsh	-8	20	4	2	2	12	-10
Sarsaparilla Bionis' Interior	-6	-2	2	2	16	8	2
Black Liver Bean Bionis' Interior	2	8	12	8	4	-2	-2
Schorl Mushroom Makna Forest	2	18	10	2	-4	8	-12
Kelp Mushroom Makna Forest	-4	6	10	-10	4	16	-6
Honey Rhubarb Makna Forest	-12	4	12	2	2	14	-4
Pink Asparagus Eryth Sea	-8	6	-6	2	14	14	-4
Tropical Radish Eryth Sea	-6	4	14	-4	2	2	2
Dolphin Carrot Eryth Sea	6	4	8	2	-6	2	-4
Gold Burdock Eryth Sea	-18	6	12	6	10	10	-6
Sour Radish Valak Mountain	-4	2	10	2	2	8	-2
Ice Cabbage Valak Mountain	-4	6	16	-6	-2	16	-2
Girl Courgette Valak Mountain	-4	18	14	-6	2	8	-12
Amethyst Vanilla Valak Mountain	-6	-8	8	2	2	10	8
Fire Pepper Sword Valley	-6	12	-2	2	18	6	-8
Meaty Carrot Sword Valley	-12	18	12	-2	8	8	-10
Bitter Broccoli Sword Valley	6	4	10	2	-4	2	-2
Sour Turnip Fallen Arm	2	4	4	2	2	8	-2
Golden Beetroot Fallen Arm	-6	4	14	-6	-6	16	2
Juicy Steakplant Mechonis Field	-8	4	10	2	8	2	-2
Acerola Pea Mechonis Field	2	-2	8	2	-4	8	2
Energy Aubergine Mechonis Field	10	28	10	10	-2	18	-12
Sweet Pepper Mechonis Field	-10	4	14	-10	10	6	-4
Meaty Potato Central Factory	-6	24	10	2	2	8	-16
Blue Root Central Factory	-8	4	12	-10	2	14	-4

Fruit

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Dance Apple Colony 9	-2	-2	-2	2	10	10	2
Black Kiwi Colony 9	2	-10	-4	2	12	2	12
Clear Almond Tephra Cave	6	-12	-2	-4	6	6	14
Bright Fig Tephra Cave	2	10	-2	-2	18	10	2
Dark Grape Tephra Cave	4	-14	4	-14	12	6	14
Sour Gooseberry Bionis' Leg	2	-4	-18	-2	24	16	4
Red Durian Bionis' Leg	-2	-2	6	-4	10	12	6
Walnut Grape Bionis' Leg	8	-12	-2	-4	10	2	12
Humming Plum Bionis' Leg	2	-6	-2	2	2	12	6
Dark Mango Makna Forest	8	-6	-2	2	8	-4	6
Pure Cherry Makna Forest	2	-2	-2	-2	12	8	6
Bitter Kiwi Makna Forest	8	-6	-6	-4	10	10	12
Juicy Grape Makna Forest	2	2	-2	-2	10	8	4
Spicy Nut Frontier Village	8	-6	-12	-4	18	6	6
Crimson Citrus Frontier Village	2	-14	4	-10	10	10	12
Cool Lemon Alcamoth	-6	-6	-2	-6	12	14	8
Heart Peach Alcamoth	-2	2	2	4	12	10	4
Ether Plum Valak Mountain	2	-4	10	-20	6	8	10
Fire Apple Valak Mountain	4	-2	-12	-2	22	8	2
Ruby Mangosteen Valak Mountain	2	-14	4	-10	12	8	12
Sour Grape Valak Mountain	10	-10	-2	-4	10	2	12
Bitter Melon Sword Valley	10	-6	-8	-4	10	8	4
Citron Gooseberry Sword Valley	2	-6	-2	-4	12	8	6
Juicy Melon Sword Valley	4	8	-8	-2	10	14	2
Amethyst Melon Sword Valley	4	-16	2	-2	12	10	20
White Plum Fallen Arm	2	-4	-2	2	8	6	6
Ice Kiwi Fruit Fallen Arm	2	-6	-8	-4	2	20	8
Spicy Papaya Fallen Arm	-4	2	-2	2	10	8	2
Large Mango Fallen Arm	6	-6	-2	2	12	-4	6
Juicy Blueberry Agniratha	8	8	-2	-4	4	8	2
Sweet Lime Agniratha	2	-2	4	-8	12	2	6
Spicy Banana Agniratha	4	-6	-2	2	4	6	6
Dry Lemon Prison Island	-2	-4	-2	-4	6	14	6
Death Lychee Prison Island	2	2	4	-14	10	8	2
Hell Raspberry Prison Island	-4	-6	-12	-4	30	6	6
Deadly Kiwi Prison Island	4	-2	-2	4	4	4	6

Flower

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Strong Dandelion Colony 9	2	-12	6	4	10	-8	12
Moon Flower Colony 9	8	6	2	-2	-4	-2	10
Dawn Hydrangea Colony 9	-4	-2	4	-2	6	4	4
Insanity Mint Tephra Cave	2	4	-8	-2	2	4	12
Night Tulip Tephra Cave	2	-10	4	6	10	-8	10
Cute Orchid Colony 6	4	-2	12	-8	2	4	10
Sirius Anemone Colony 6	18	-4	8	2	4	-10	14
Spirit Clematis Colony 6	-8	-8	6	12	2	-2	16
Sunflower Rogue Satorl Marsh	-2	4	2	2	6	-2	10
Merry Coronation Satorl Marsh	-4	-2	4	-2	8	4	4
Ether Rose Satorl Marsh	-8	6	6	12	2	-2	2
Orb Daisy Satorl Marsh	16	-2	8	4	4	-18	12
Forget-You-Not Satorl Marsh	10	2	10	2	-10	2	18
Enigma Lotus Makna Forest	2	-2	10	-8	2	4	10
Humming Nettle Makna Forest	4	2	6	4	2	-6	6
Princess Daffodil Makna Forest	8	-12	6	-2	2	-2	10
Black Iris Makna Forest	-6	-2	14	6	2	-2	8
Sea Berry Eryth Sea	-10	4	6	12	2	-2	6
Despair Clover Eryth Sea	-2	2	8	12	4	-6	12
Doomsday Poppy Eryth Sea	2	-18	6	2	10	-2	16
Night Lily Eryth Sea	-2	2	6	4	-4	-8	18
Razor Teasel Eryth Sea	2	-2	2	-2	2	10	4
Mystic Dahlia Alcamoth	-4	-2	4	-2	4	-2	18
Stardrop Alcamoth	-8	-8	6	12	2	-2	14
Fortune Mallow Valak Mountain	2	-2	10	-8	2	4	10
Black Peony Valak Mountain	2	-2	8	4	2	-2	4
Fatal Belladonna Valak Mountain	2	-2	18	-2	4	-8	8
Jujube Silver Sword Valley	-4	-10	6	-2	14	-2	10
Black Blossom Sword Valley	16	-2	4	6	2	-18	10
Abyss Heather Sword Valley	-8	-8	6	12	2	-2	14
Delerium Foxglove Sword Valley	4	2	20	2	4	-6	8
Azure Hollyhock Mechonis Field	22	-2	4	-2	-4	-12	10
Utopia Crocus Mechonis Field	-2	2	12	-6	6	4	6
Lewisia Silver Agniratha	4	10	2	-4	4	-2	4
Freesia Cyst Agniratha	4	-6	8	2	2	6	12
Bellflower Crystal Agniratha	8	6	2	-2	-2	-2	8

Animal

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Shin Newt Tephra Cave	4	18	6	2	-10	-10	4
Cave Rat Tephra Cave	2	4	14	-10	2	-6	8
Shin Gecko Tephra Cave	8	2	6	-2	2	-4	6
Happy Rabbit Tephra Cave	-6	10	18	-10	6	-6	6
Pyro Lizard Colony 6	8	8	12	-10	2	-12	8
Amblygon Turtle Colony 6	2	12	4	-2	6	-12	6
Dobercorgi Colony 6	10	10	6	-4	-2	-16	22
Light Bat Ether Mine	4	14	8	-4	-6	-8	6
Black Frog Ether Mine	2	16	6	2	-10	-10	8
Yellow Cat Ether Mine	2	20	2	-2	8	-4	6
Chimera Rabbit Satorl Marsh	-6	10	-2	-2	2	2	20
Venom Platypus Satorl Marsh	-4	10	6	2	-2	-10	18
Humming Cat Satorl Marsh	-8	12	12	4	2	-6	2
Blood Worm Bionis' Interior	4	10	26	-16	-2	-4	2
Azure Mouse Bionis' Interior	14	12	6	-4	-6	-12	6
Happy Duck Bionis' Interior	2	18	-2	-2	2	2	2
Ash Fox Makna Forest	2	8	4	-4	6	-6	2
Soft Sea Cucumber Makna Forest	2	10	6	-16	2	24	4
Fossil Monkey Makna Forest	4	12	18	-10	-6	-6	10
Venomous Lizard Makna Forest	2	-2	12	-2	-2	-4	14
Sea Frog Eryth Sea	2	20	6	-2	-4	-6	6
Mane Cat Eryth Sea	-8	4	14	10	-2	-2	4
Wet Rat Valak Mountain	-4	10	2	8	2	-6	6
Ice Monkey Valak Mountain	4	4	6	-2	2	2	6
Crystal Frog Valak Mountain	-4	14	8	-4	12	-2	-4
Mud Squirrel Valak Mountain	16	14	6	-6	-12	-16	8
Oil Oyster Fallen Arm	4	6	6	-6	-4	-4	6
Dark Fish Fallen Arm	2	12	6	2	2	-4	2
Ether Penguin Fallen Arm	-2	12	8	12	-6	-2	2
Rainbow Slug Fallen Arm	24	12	8	-2	4	-18	8
Prism Centipede Central Factory	-4	4	4	-4	6	-4	20
Cable Mouse Central Factory	16	14	8	-10	4	-2	6
Oil Fox Central Factory	2	10	18	-2	-2	-12	6
Dancing Squirrel Prison Island	2	10	2	-4	2	6	2
Lightning Weasel Prison Island	6	12	18	-10	-6	-6	6
Angry Monkey Prison Island	-14	10	6	10	4	-4	2

Bug

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Prairie Dragonfly Colony 9	-8	4	-6	20	-4	16	-4
Giant Hornet Colony 9	2	16	-8	8	-6	8	-8
White Beetle Colony 9	2	4	6	10	-8	10	-10
Sorrow Beetle Colony 9	4	2	-4	14	-4	14	4
Brown Butterfly Tephra Cave	8	6	2	6	-12	16	-8
Gold Caterpillar Tephra Cave	-4	4	2	8	-4	10	2
Rumble Stonefly Tephra Cave	16	-6	-2	10	2	2	-2
White Ladybird Bionis' Leg	2	4	6	8	-2	10	-12
Hill Firefly Bionis' Leg	2	2	2	10	-6	8	-8
Moth Crawler Bionis' Leg	-6	6	-2	2	-6	30	-10
Queen Locust Bionis' Leg	2	-4	6	2	2	12	-4
Fire Tarantula Bionis' Leg	2	-6	14	6	-4	8	10
Black Beetle Ether Mine	2	6	2	12	-8	8	-8
Rubber Mantis Ether Mine	-8	4	-2	16	-6	24	-4
Mystery Firefly Ether Mine	16	2	2	8	-10	2	2
Scarlet Ladybird Makna Forest	2	4	6	2	2	10	-12
Shield Bug Makna Forest	22	6	-2	8	-12	2	-4
Hades Beetle Makna Forest	2	4	2	12	-2	12	-10
Benign Cricket Makna Forest	-4	10	-6	6	2	14	-4
Rainbow Bug Frontier Village	2	-6	2	8	8	10	-14
Empress Beetle Frontier Village	4	10	-4	12	-10	8	6
Green Earwig High Entia Tomb	8	4	-6	8	-4	10	-6
Blue Ladybird High Entia Tomb	2	2	-2	6	-8	8	10
Wheel Lurker Galahad Fortress	2	10	-6	8	-14	16	-2
Ultramarine Ant Galahad Fortress	8	10	-6	8	-12	10	-4
Scarlet Crawler Mechonis Field	-4	4	6	4	-8	8	8
Shiny Scarab Mechonis Field	2	-2	18	2	-6	10	-4
Water Boatman Mechonis Field	18	12	2	8	-14	4	-2
Dew Beetle Central Factory	8	4	-6	12	-6	4	-4
Glider Cockroach Central Factory	-4	6	-2	2	2	22	-6
Electric Cricket Agniratha	2	-8	6	8	-6	10	4
Scissor Bug Agniratha	2	10	2	8	-10	10	-12
Senorita Scarab Prison Island	8	4	-6	10	-6	4	-2
Emperor Beetle Prison Island	-8	2	6	14	-10	8	-2
Minute Mantis Other	-10	2	-2	12	-8	22	-6
Love Beetle Other	2	-12	2	10	2	10	4

Nature

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Kneecap Rock Tephra Cave	2	6	2	12	16	-4	-2
Confusion Ivy Tephra Cave	6	4	-6	10	8	-2	-6
Clarity Moss Tephra Cave	2	10	6	4	-2	-2	-4
Mat Ice Bionis' Leg	-4	8	-6	14	12	2	-6
Bluesky Bark Bionis' Leg	4	4	-2	10	4	-2	8
Pione Stone Bionis' Leg	2	-2	-6	12	8	-2	2
Charcoal Leg Ether Mine	2	4	2	6	8	6	-6
Ether Pebble Ether Mine	2	6	6	10	6	2	-12
Rumble Coal Ether Mine	2	4	2	6	12	-6	-4
Mist Tree Satorl Marsh	2	-4	2	8	14	2	-10
Lemon Stone Satorl Marsh	-4	4	-6	14	12	-2	-6
Feather Leaf Satorl Marsh	-2	4	-6	10	6	4	10
Water Log Satorl Marsh	2	-2	8	16	4	-6	-6
Wool Rock Satorl Marsh	-6	2	2	14	6	-6	8
White Tail Eryth Sea	-4	10	2	6	8	-2	2
Marine Marble Eryth Sea	10	2	8	12	4	-2	-2
Oil Branch Eryth Sea	2	4	2	10	-4	-2	2
Dilemma Rock Eryth Sea	2	12	2	4	6	14	-12
Gypsum Branch Valak Mountain	10	4	-6	16	2	2	-4
Black Ash Valak Mountain	2	6	2	14	14	-10	-14
Emerald Snow Valak Mountain	4	4	-6	10	14	6	-14
Rabbit Stone Valak Mountain	10	2	4	4	6	-8	-6
Broom Icicle Valak Mountain	8	-2	6	10	2	-2	-8
Poisonous Coral Fallen Arm	4	2	-4	16	8	2	4
Poison Ivy Fallen Arm	2	-2	2	4	8	10	2
Amber Leaf Fallen Arm	-6	-2	6	6	12	-2	-4
Ivy Nest Mechonis Field	-4	2	-4	10	6	6	8
Mossy Panel Mechonis Field	2	4	-6	10	10	4	-16
Bronze Wood Mechonis Field	8	-2	6	10	2	2	-6
White Styrene Central Factory	-4	10	2	10	6	2	2
Black Styrene Central Factory	2	4	-2	10	10	6	-8
Blood Oil Central Factory	4	12	6	4	-2	-2	-6
Missing Tree Agniratha	10	8	4	6	2	14	-6
Fortune Feather Agniratha	-10	4	2	12	10	-2	6
Absurd Branch Prison Island	4	4	-12	14	6	4	-6
Insanity Moss Prison Island	-4	10	2	10	4	-2	-4

Parts

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Blue Chain Colony 9	30	2	-6	6	-4	-12	4
Rabbit Diode Colony 9	8	2	12	-6	2	-4	6
Rusty Bolt Bionis' Leg	10	6	-6	2	4	-2	8
Winding Gear Bionis' Leg	24	4	-8	6	4	-12	2
Black Chip Ether Mine	14	8	-12	12	2	-8	10
Ready Coil Ether Mine	10	2	2	2	-2	6	2
Blue Gear Shard Satorl Marsh	6	2	-6	18	-6	-2	4
Rumble Part Satorl Marsh	8	6	-4	6	2	4	-6
White Tube High Entia Tomb	8	-4	-6	8	8	2	4
Green Diode High Entia Tomb	10	2	-10	6	-6	4	12
Spiral Lamp High Entia Tomb	6	2	-6	12	2	2	2
Gold Condenser Sword Valley	-6	2	-8	18	6	-2	6
Purple Lamp Sword Valley	10	-6	-6	6	-6	-2	18
Crimson Gear Sword Valley	10	-10	2	2	8	2	6
Locust Spring Galahad Fortress	10	2	-12	6	-2	12	2
Art Core Coil Galahad Fortress	18	2	-4	8	-8	2	12
Tail Antenna Galahad Fortress	10	2	8	6	-2	-10	6
Warning Lamp Fallen Arm	4	8	-10	4	6	-2	6
Digital Filament Fallen Arm	24	-6	-6	6	2	-14	12
Retro Diode Mechonis Field	8	2	2	2	-6	-2	14
Modern Blue Gear Mechonis Field	16	-10	-4	8	4	2	4
Snow Transistor Mechonis Field	10	8	-6	6	2	4	-4
Angel Engine X Central Factory	10	-2	-4	8	12	2	4
Leaf Coil Central Factory	10	2	-12	6	2	8	2
Warrior Screw Central Factory	12	6	-6	2	2	-2	6
Fancy Bolt Agniratha	10	2	2	-2	-2	4	8
Blue Light Lamp Agniratha	16	-12	-6	6	4	2	6
Fairy Tale Diode Agniratha	10	2	12	-6	-2	-2	4
Grape Spring Agniratha	24	-6	-4	6	2	-14	10
White Cover Prison Island	12	6	8	2	-2	-4	2
Modern Resistor Prison Island	10	-18	-6	6	6	4	12
Green Cam Prison Island	12	2	-12	6	-2	10	2
Strong Screw Prison Island	16	2	8	-2	-6	-6	6
Golden Cog Other	4	-2	2	6	-2	-4	14
Angel Engine Y Other	2	6	-6	18	2	-2	2
Thunder Compass Other	18	2	-4	6	8	-12	6

Strange

Collectable Area	Shu	Re	Fi	Du	Sha	Ri	Me
Plate Snow Colony 9	-6	10	4	16	4	4	-2
Rainbow Zirconia Colony 9	4	-6	4	4	6	6	8
Leaf Mystery Tephra Cave	4	6	-2	4	-4	10	10
Steel Silk Tephra Cave	4	4	4	8	4	2	18
Gold Dust Illusion Bionis' Leg	-2	-6	4	4	16	4	6
Devious Gravity Bionis' Leg	4	12	-2	10	4	-4	4
White Songbird Bionis' Leg	4	10	4	4	6	10	-8
Death Bangle Bionis' Leg	-10	6	6	18	12	4	6
Verdant Eternity Colony 6	6	10	-8	4	4	12	4
White Night Rod Colony 6	6	16	-2	4	6	4	2
Love Crane Ether Mine	-2	4	16	-2	10	4	2
Fire Abron Ether Mine	-6	2	10	12	4	6	4
Pauper's Cup Satorl Marsh	24	6	4	4	-2	-8	6
Happy Carnival Satorl Marsh	12	6	6	6	2	12	2
Dawn Dice Satorl Marsh	4	4	18	-8	6	4	2
Tap Tap Tap Bionis' Interior	2	4	10	-2	-2	4	10
High Entia Jewel Bionis' Interior	4	-12	4	6	12	2	12
Lemonade Sky Makna Forest	2	6	4	16	-2	6	2
Forest of Gossip Makna Forest	4	4	-4	4	4	16	-2
Gravel Disk Makna Forest	8	14	2	8	14	8	-2
Rumble Box Frontier Village	4	-2	4	4	-2	4	16
Black Panel Frontier Village	18	2	4	10	4	-12	6
High Violet Eryth Sea	4	4	-2	4	6	6	8
Steel Hauyne Eryth Sea	18	-4	6	4	2	-4	12
Ha Ha Ha Alcamoth	4	10	16	-2	4	4	2
Thunder Atmos Alcamoth	2	10	6	6	12	10	2
Tasty Sausage High Entia Tomb	-2	2	10	-6	10	4	-2
Macro Passion High Entia Tomb	4	6	10	-2	4	10	2
Frost Glass Valak Mountain	6	6	2	6	2	14	10
Large Handcuffs Valak Mountain	4	10	-2	4	4	10	-2
Red Frontier Sword Valley	6	12	6	2	6	8	6
Darkness Bottle Sword Valley	2	4	4	10	-2	-2	10
Bud of Eternity Sword Valley	6	-6	-2	4	10	10	6
Hunger Crash Galahad Fortress	2	22	-4	2	2	2	-4
Splish Splash Galahad Fortress	4	10	4	-2	6	4	2
Star Cute Fallen Arm	4	4	12	-2	2	10	2
Summer Star Fallen Arm	2	-4	4	-2	4	10	4
Tweet Tweet Mechonis Field	-2	4	16	-2	10	4	4
Flame Frame Mechonis Field	6	6	-2	4	2	14	-4
Smoke Cylinder Central Factory	6	-14	6	4	10	4	14
Sacred Panther Central Factory	6	8	6	12	2	2	12
Parts Noble Central Factory	6	2	4	4	10	6	2
Eryth Blue Agniratha	10	6	4	4	-8	4	10
Dramatic Night Agniratha	18	4	4	10	4	-12	4
Blue Glow Prison Island	2	6	4	16	-2	4	2
Blue Blood Prison Island	18	6	10	-2	4	-6	4
Coin of Fortune Other	-2	2	4	4	6	4	12
Love Source Other	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

How to Give Gifts

Give them through the Affinity Chart

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Unlike the original Xenoblade Chronicles, gifts can be given from the Affinity Chart instead of the Inventory. Pressing Y inside of the Affinity Chart allower you to pick a giver, and a recipient.

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After selecting who will give/receive the gift, you are given a list of collectables to choose from. If the receiver likes the gift (shown by a heart/hearts), the affinity level between the giver and receiver will rise. However, if the receiver dislikes the gift (shown by a black heart/hearts), the affinity level between them will be lowered. In Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, giving a gift to another character once will record how many hearts it causes the recipient to gain/lose, so you can keep it in mind next time.

Number of Hearts

The number of hearts shown corresponds to the value of the affinity point change. The value corresponding to the number of hearts is shown below.

Number of Hearts	Affinity Value (Range)
-2	-16 ~ -20
-1	-2 ~ -14
1	2-14
2	16 ~ 20
3	22 ~ 30
4	100

When gifting, the more hearts, the better, so you should mainly give collectables to whatever character will gain the most affinity for it. To learn which gifts result in the most hearts for each character, see the guide below.

The Best Gifts for Each Character

Gifting Basics

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Gifting is a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles where you can present party characters with Collectables (the shiny blue items picked from the overworld) in your inventory as a means of raising affinity. Since you will pick up a ton of these items throughout your quest, and a higher affinity with party members leads to many benefits, presenting collectables to other party members is these best use of these items (granted they are not needed for a quest.)

There are eight types of collectables that can be collected: vegetable, fruit, flower, animal, bug, nature, parts, and strange. While each character tends to like or dislike a certain type of collectable in general, each collectable adds or subtracts a certain amount of affinity between the character giving / receiving the gift.

For example: Shulk dislikes most Vegetables, although gifting him an Energy Aubergine will award 10 affinity points.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Guides

Beginner's Guide to Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Gameplay Mechanics
Battle System and Combat Guide	Can You Switch Characters in Battle?
Stats Explained	Status Effects Explained
How to Chain Attack	What Does Tension Do?
How to Topple \| Topple Lock Guide	What is Spike Damage?
Trading and Overtrading Guide	Collectopaedia Guide and Rewards
Presents Guide	How to Change the Weather
What is Weight?	-
Guides for Leveling and Grinding
How to Level Up Fast	AP Farming Guide
SP Farming Guide	How to Farm Money
How to Raise Affinity	Tephra Cave Glitch
Leveling Areas Post 70	How to Get Affinity Coins
Optimization Guides
Best Party and Team Setup	Best Skill Trees For Each Character
Best Skill Links for Each Character	Best Gifts for Each Character
Art Manuals List	What to Sell \| Best Items to Sell
Miscellaneous Guides
What Carries Over to New Game Plus?	What is Expert Mode?
Achievement Guide and List	What Happens if You Die?
Appearance Guide \| How to Change Appearance	List of Missables
100% Playthrough Checklist	-
Colony 6 Items
How to Get Gogol Horns	How to Get Inferno Element
How to Get Black Liver Bean	How to Get Snow Element
How to Get Azure Hollyhocks	How to Get Dust Element
How to Get Red Frontier	How to Get Empress Beetles
How to Get Rainbow Slugs	How to Get Ice Cabbages
How to Get Sturdy Armor	How to Get Squall Element
How to Get Bunnia Scent Wood	How to Get Fossil Monkey
FAQs
How to Get High Entia Emblem	How to Enter Hode's Lair
Where is Banquet Vassago	How to Get Bitter Kiwis
How to Enter Power Pipe Ruins	-

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