This is a walkthrough for the Central Factory and Agniratha section of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch. For a map of Central Factory and Agniratha Landmarks and Locations, as well as boss strategy and other tips and tricks, read on!

Chapter 14: Central Factory and Agniratha Walkthrough

Central Factory

	Objectives
1	From Mechonis Field, head forward until you reach the lift. Ride it to enter Central Factory.
2	Head to the Maintenance Wing by following the quest guide, then release the electrical barrier using the switch in the center of the room. Do not activate the hangar access control panel. This will release several mechons around you.
3	Use the lift to ascend to the Central Warehouse.
4	Follow the edge of Central Factory southward until you reach the Factory Vent.
5	Head to the designated points on the map to get the materials needed to unlock the vent. The elite mechons hold the materials, so prepare for a fight on each point.
6	When approaching the M97 Commander (the northern most destination), do not engage blindly. Head to the upper levels first and dispatch the mechons on that level.
7	Return to the Maintenance Wing after collecting the 3 materials, and combine them with the weapon creator.
8	Return to the Vent and use the newly crafted weapon.
9	Use the newly opened path until you encounter an electrical barrier.
10	Head to the path to the north and defeat the mechons barring your way. Use the control panel on the end of the path to disable the eletrical barrier. You'll be ambushed by a group of mechon consisting of Fairy and RAPID. Dispatch the fairies first then focus on RAPID.
11	Use the transporter.

Agniratha

	Objectives
1	Head to the Central Tower.
2	Use the elevator to reach the Data Centre.
3	Descend down the Data Centre and head north until you reach the 1st Control Platformr. Activate it. You will know if you are heading to the right places if the area is guarded by a mass produced face mechon.
4	From the 1st Control Platform, head to the 2nd Control Platform.
5	Descend the 2nd Control Platform then head further south. You'll see a mass produced face mechon standing guard. That's your cue.
6	Return to the main road then head further south. There is one path left which houses the last seal. Compared to the 1st three seals. The last tower doesn't have a faced mechon standing guard. There is an elite mechon instead.
7	Return to the Data Centre.
8	Warp to the 1st Control Platform landmark on the 2F then walk towards the quest guide. It will bring you to the Legislative District.
9	Head to the Transporter, then prepare for a boss fight.
10	Defeat Jade Face.
11	Defeat Egil
12	Defeat Yaldabaoth

Side Quests

The following side quests are available from this chapter:

Central Factory Side Quests

Agniratha Side Quests

Fallen Arm Side Quests

Colony 6 Side Quests

Maps and Collectopaedia

Central Factory Maps

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Central Factory Landmarks and Locations

Landmarks

A	Port Terminal
B	Control Tower
C	Central Warehouse Lift
D	Factory Vent
E	Tower Boarding Gate
F	Regeneration Control
G	Agniratha Transporter
H	Ventilation Conduit
I	Bridge to Apocrypha

Locations

1	Central Gate
2	Landing Strip 1
3	Landing Strip 2
4	Maintenance Entrance 1
5	Maintenance Wing
6	Storage Depot
7	Central Lift
8	Training Ground Roof
9	Central Tower Lift
10	Large Mechon Store
11	Main Factory Gate
12	Mechon Factory
13	Central Tower Roof
14	Face Maintenance Bay
15	Apocrypha Generator

Central Factory Collectopaedia

Veg	Meaty Potato	Blue Root	-	-	-
Animal	Prism Centipede	Cable Mouse	Oil Fox	-	-
Bug	Dew Beetle	Glider Cockroach	-	-	-
Nature	White Styrene	Black Styrene	Blood Oil	-	-
Parts	Angel Engine X	Leaf Coil	Warrior Screw	-	-
Strange	Smoke Cylinder	Sacred Panther	Parts Noble	-	-

Collection Rewards

Vegetables	Strength Up IV
Animals	Blaze Defence IV
Bugs	Ether Up IV
Nature	Lock-On Resist IV
Parts	Talent Boost III
Strange	Arts Heal IV
100% Completion	Machina Driver III

Heart-to-Hearts

There are no available Heart-to-Hearts in this area.

Agniratha Maps

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Agniratha Landmarks and Locations

Landmarks

A	Factory Transporter
B	Central Tower
C	1st Control Platform
D	4th Control Platform
E	Meyneth Statue
F	2nd Control Platform
G	3rd Control Platform
H	Shrine Transporter
I	Meyneth Shrine
J	Seven Sage Cloister

Locations

1	Residential District 1
2	Residential District 2
3	Calcos Pillar
4	Cleas Pillar
5	Helas Pillar
6	Dios Pillar
7	Zedonia Plaza
8	Telethia Bridge
9	Data Centre
10	Legislative District
11	Judicial District
12	Worship Terrace
13	Meyneth Cloister

Heart-to-Hearts

There are no available Heart-to-Hearts in this area.

Agniratha Collectopaedia

Fruit	Juicy Blueberry	Sweet Lime	Spicy Banana	-	-
Flower	Lewisia Silver	Freesia Cyst	Bellflower Crystal	-	-
Bug	Electric Cricket	Scissor Bug	-	-	-
Nature	Missing Tree	Fortune Feather	-	-	-
Parts	Fancy Bolt	Blue Light Amp	Fairy Tale Diode	Grape Spring	-
Strange	Eryth Blue	Dramatic Night	-	-	-

Collection Rewards

Fruit	Auto-Heal Up III
Flowers	Topple Resist IV
Bugs	Ether Def Up IV
Nature	Ether Def Down IV
Parts	Daze Resist IV
Strange	Tension Swing III
100% Completion	Debuff Resist IV

Tips and Strategies

Doubting the Quest Guide

The Quest Guide works as a nearest path guide to your current destination. The quest guide however, ignores all enemies in the path. It is sometimes, better to steer your direction and look for an alternative route to arrive at your destination safer/faster.

Boss Strategy Guide

Gadolt

Gadolt fights you with several laser-based moves. These attacks are ether attacks, so build up your HP and Ether Defense to survive Gadolt's onslaught. Bringing him down to 25% HP will end the 1st fight. He isn't that difficult during the first fight, but things will greatly change during the 2nd one.

Gadolt Recommended Characters

Shulk

Dunban

Riki

Gadolt is immune to break, but Riki's Roly-Poly can force topple on him. Toppling him can greatly change the tide of the fight to your favor. Unleash Dunban and Shulk's arts when Gadolt is toppled (should you get the chance). Successfully doing so will end the fight rather quickly.

Gadolt (2nd Fight)

This time, Gadolt fights for real. He has several ether-based attacks, so Evasion and Defense stats play a minimal role in this fight. He summons two Mechon allies and uses the same moves he had during the first fight. Don't let this fool you, as a DPS-type boss with other units taking aggro for him is much more challenging.

Gadolt Moveset

• Linear Laser V - Deals massive damage to all units in front of Gadolt.
• Blow Jaggy - Inflicts Daze to all enemies in front of him.
• Quick Cannon - Inflicts Ether damage and paralyze. This is his most used move among his arsenal.
• Shield Cal - Allows him to summon two Mechons to fight together with him. He will always use this at the beginning of the fight.
• Ether Jammer - Inflicts Ether Defense Down. A seemingly innocent move.
• Laser Bullet - Deals massive amounts of Ether Damage to the whole party.

Gadolt Moveset Counters

• Linear Laser V - It's a fifth rank talent art. A monado art shield rank 5 is necessary to block this move.
• Blow Jaggy - A rather fast move. It is extremely hard to counter this move when it is used, so it's suggested to just position yourself away from your two other characters. This way, you'll be able to avoid all three characters getting Dazed (which will usually lead to Gadolt using another move, spelling a team elimination).
• Quick Cannon - Similar to Blow Jaggy, Quick Cannon targets a single character. Avoid grouping up to lessen the amount of casualty this move can cause. Make sure that the target is not suffering from Ether Defense Down. If the character does have the debuff, use Sharla's Cure Bullet to immediately remove the debuff.
• Shield Call - Nothing to do about this, just focus on removing the summoned Mechons when they arrive as soon as possible.
• Ether Jammer - This move is the reason why Sharla is a better support than Riki in this fight. The debuff this causes can greatly amplify the damage received by your party. Have Sharla remove the debuff with Cure Bullet to survive Gadolt's following attacks.
• Laser Bullet - The move that will most likely cause your defeat. Laser Bullet can eliminate a low leveled party in a single hit, even at full health. A detailed explanation to play against this move will be listed below.

How to Survive Gadolt's Laser Bullet

Make sure to save up your Party Gauge! A quick fact about Chain Attacks: Chain Attacks cannot be canceled by any other means once in use. Timing a good Chain Attack against Gadolt's Laser Bullet will still cause your party to take damage, but your character's health will never fall below 1.

Time your Chain Attack at the same time Gadolt uses Laser Bullet, and most of your character's HP will fall in the red zone. Then chain some healing arts to recover from the move. This will allow you to continue the fight and you will only lose a whole party gauge.

Gadolt Recommended Characters

Shulk

Dunban

Sharla

Evasion isn't a good stat for this battle, but Dunban is still a better choice than Reyn in this fight. Dunban can dish out more damage than Reyn, which is great as prolonging the duration of this battle will prove hard. As listed above, Sharla's value in this fight is immeasurable. It's the doctor that you'll have to call when you're hurt, and Gadolt can hurt you a lot.

Egil

Similar to Gadolt, Egil will summon mechon allies to his side to fight for him. These Mechons aren't durable, but the flying mechon can use Sacrifice if damaged then left alone. A group of flying mechon using Sacrifice at the same time will prove fatal to your team.

Watch out for Egil's Homing Missile. It is capable of wiping out your whole party in a single-use, but it can be blocked by Shield. Just keep your Monado Arts ready and Egil will fall easily.

Egil Recommended Characters

Shulk

Dunban

Riki

Yaldabaoth

Yaldabaoth is a high-level enemy. It cannot be defeated. Just endure and survive the fight. Yaldabaoth will use Catastrophe soon, then the fight will end.

Yaldabaoth Recommended Characters

Shulk

Sharla

Riki

A sustain setup is recommended for this fight to survive Yaldabaoth's assault. You can also attempt to level Shulk up so you can hit Yaldabaoth and build up your talent arts. If you can always keep Monado Shield up, his Alchemy talent art will prove useless (which is also his only high damaging move).

Story Walkthrough Related Links

Xenoblade Chronicles Story Walkthrough

Prologue	The Battle of Sword Valley
Chapter 1	Colony 9 and Tephra Cave
Chapter 2	Colony 9 (Mechon Invasion)
Chapter 3	Tephra Cave (Revisited)
Chapter 4	Bionis' Leg
Chapter 5	Colony 6 and Ether Mine
Chapter 6	Satori Marsh and Bionis' Interior (1st Time)
Chapter 7	Makna Forest and Frontier Village
Chapter 8	Eryth Sea, Alcamoth, and High Entia Tomb
Chapter 9	Prison Island (1st Time)
Chapter 10	Valak Mountain
Chapter 11	Sword Valley and Galahad Fortress
Chapter 12	Fallen Arm
Chapter 13	Mechonis Field
Chapter 14	Central Factory and Agniratha
Chapter 15	Mechonis Core
Chapter 16	Central Factory (Revisited)
Chapter 17	Bionis' Interior and Prison Island (Revisited)
Final Boss	Memory Space