This is a guide to the best gifts for each character in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn the best and worst gifts for Shulk, Reyn, Sharla, Dunban, Melia, Riki, Melia, and Fiora.
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In Xenoblade Chronicles, you can select collectables from your inventory to be given as gifts to other party members. However, depending on which character receives the gift, the amount of affinity gained or lost will vary. In order to use your collectables efficiently, you should make sure to present each item to the character who can be used to gain the most affinity points. The best and worst gifts to give each character are shown from the next section.
| Shulk | Reyn | Fiora | Dunban | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Worst | Best | Worst | Best | Worst | Best | Worst |
| Sharla | Riki | Melia | - | ||||
| Best | Worst | Best | Worst | Best | Worst | - | - |
If you would like to know how presents work and see a full list of affinity points gained from all collectables, see the page below.
Presents Guide | How to Give Gifts
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Blue Chain | 30 | Colony 9 |
| Pauper's Cup | 24 | Satorl Marsh |
| Grape Spring | 24 | Agniratha |
| Digital Filament | 24 | Fallen Arm |
| Winding Gear | 24 | Bionis' Leg |
| Rainbow Slug | 24 | Fallen Arm |
| Shield Bug | 22 | Makna Forest |
| Azure Hollyhock | 22 | Mechonis Field |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Burdock | -18 | Eryth Sea |
| Angry Monkey | -14 | Prison Island |
| Meaty Carrot | -12 | Sword Valley |
| Honey Rhubarb | -12 | Makna Forest |
| Juicy Broccoli | -12 | Bionis' Leg |
Shulk Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Energy Aubergine | 28 | Mechonis Field |
| Meaty Potato | 24 | Central Factory |
| Spicy Cabbage | 24 | Bionis' Leg |
| Hunger Crash | 22 | Galahad Fortress |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Resistor | -18 | Prison Island |
| Doomsday Poppy | -18 | Eryth Sea |
| Amethyst Melon | -16 | Sword Valley |
| Smoke Cylinder | -14 | Central Factory |
| Ruby Mangosteen | -14 | Valak Mountain |
| Crimson Citrus | -14 | Frontier Village |
| Dark Grape | -14 | Tephra Cave |
Reyn Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Blood Worm | 26 | Bionis' Interior |
| Delerium Foxglove | 20 | Sword Valley |
| Cute Parsnip | 20 | Satorl Marsh |
| Dawn Dice | 18 | Satorl Marsh |
| Shiny Scarab | 18 | Mechonis Field |
| Lightning Weasel | 18 | Prison Island |
| Oil Fox | 18 | Central Factory |
| Fossil Monkey | 18 | Makna Forest |
| Happy Rabbit | 18 | Tephra Cave |
| Fatal Belladonna | 18 | Valak Mountain |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Sour Gooseberry | -18 | Bionis' Leg |
| Green Cam | -12 | Prison Island |
| Leaf Coil | -12 | Central Factory |
| Locust Spring | -12 | Galahad Fortress |
| Black Chip | -12 | Ether Mine |
| Absurd Branch | -12 | Prison Island |
| Hell Raspberry | -12 | Prison Island |
| Fire Apple | -12 | Valak Mountain |
| Spicy Nut | -12 | Frontier Village |
Fiora Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Prairie Dragonfly | 20 | Colony 9 |
| Death Bangle | 18 | Bionis' Leg |
| Angel Engine Y | 18 | Other |
| Gold Condenser | 18 | Sword Valley |
| Blue Gear Shard | 18 | Satorl Marsh |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Ether Plum | -20 | Valak Mountain |
| Soft Sea Cucumber | -16 | Makna Forest |
| Blood Worm | -16 | Bionis' Interior |
| Cute Parsnip | -16 | Satorl Marsh |
| Death Lychee | -14 | Prison Island |
| Dark Grape | -14 | Tephra Cave |
Dunban Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Sour Gooseberry | 24 | Bionis' Leg |
| Fire Apple | 22 | Valak Mountain |
| Spicy Nut | 18 | Frontier Village |
| Bright Fig | 18 | Tephra Cave |
| Fire Pepper | 18 | Sword Valley |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Water Boatman | -14 | Mechonis Field |
| Wheel Lurker | -14 | Galahad Fortress |
| Ultramarine Ant | -12 | Galahad Fortress |
| Shield Bug | -12 | Makna Forest |
| Brown Butterfly | -12 | Tephra Cave |
| Mud Squirrel | -12 | Valak Mountain |
Sharla Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Rubber Mantis | 24 | Ether Mine |
| Soft Sea Cucumber | 24 | Makna Forest |
| Minute Mantis | 22 | Other |
| Glider Cockroach | 22 | Central Factory |
| Ice Kiwi Fruit | 20 | Fallen Arm |
| Energy Aubergine | 18 | Mechonis Field |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Slug | -18 | Fallen Arm |
| Black Blossom | -18 | Sword Valley |
| Orb Daisy | -18 | Satorl Marsh |
| Mud Squirrel | -16 | Valak Mountain |
| Dobercorgi | -16 | Colony 6 |
| Grape Spring | -14 | Agniratha |
| Digital Filament | -14 | Fallen Arm |
Riki Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Love Source | 100 | Other |
| Dobercorgi | 22 | Colony 6 |
| Prism Centipede | 20 | Central Factory |
| Chimera Rabbit | 20 | Satorl Marsh |
| Amethyst Melon | 20 | Sword Valley |
| Steel Silk | 18 | Tephra Cave |
| Purple Lamp | 18 | Sword Valley |
| Venom Platypus | 18 | Satorl Marsh |
| Mystic Dahlia | 18 | Alcamoth |
| Night Lily | 18 | Eryth Sea |
| Forget-You-Not | 18 | Satorl Marsh |
| Collectable | Affinity Points | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Mossy Panel | -16 | Mechonis Field |
| Meaty Potato | -16 | Central Factory |
| Spicy Cabbage | -16 | Bionis' Leg |
| Emerald Snow | -14 | Valak Mountain |
| Black Ash | -14 | Valak Mountain |
| Rainbow Bug | -14 | Frontier Village |
Melia Arts, Skill Trees, and How to Use
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