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Xenoblade Chronicles X - Knives

Knives are melee weapons used by the Enforcer, Psycorruptor, and Mastermind classes in Xenoblade Chronicles X. See the list of all Knives, Knives arts, and learn what Knives are.

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List of All Knives

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Attribute
Series
Weapon Series Attribute ATK
Busted Knife Knife Physical 12
Combat Knife Knife Physical 10
Proto Knife Knife Physical 10
Iron Knife Knife Physical 14
Advanced Iron Knife Knife Physical 21
Iron Riv Riv Physical 14
Iron Knife II Knife II Physical 21
Titanium Knife Knife Physical 21
Titanium Riv Riv Physical 21
Titanium Knife II Knife Physical 28
Chrome Knife Knife Physical 28
Chrome Riv Riv Physical 28
Chrome Knife II Knife II Physical 28
Cobalt Knife Knife Physical 35
Cobalt Riv Riv Physical 35
Cobalt Knife II Knife II Physical 42
Chromoly Knife Knife Physical 42
Chromoly Riv Riv Physical 28
Chromoly Knife II Knife II Physical 49
Cermet Knife Knife Physical 49
Cermet Riv Riv Physical 49
Cermet Knife II Knife II Physical 56
Carbide Knife Knife Physical 56
Carbide Riv Riv Physical 56
Carbide Knife II Knife II Physical 63
Advanced Cermet Iyst Iyst Ether 49
Advanced Cermet Iyst II Iyst II Gravity 49
Advanced Cermet Knife Knife Physical 49
Advanced Cermet Knife II Knife II Physical 56
Advanced Cermet Knife III Knife III Electric 49
Advanced Cermet Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 49
Advanced Cermet Pugio Pugio Ether 49
Advanced Cermet Riv Riv Physical 49
Advanced Chrome Knife Knife Physical 28
Advanced Chrome Knife II Knife II Physical 35
Advanced Chrome Knife III Knife III Electric 28
Advanced Chrome Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 28
Advanced Chrome Pugio Pugio Ether 28
Advanced Chrome Riv Riv Physical 28
Advanced Chromoly Iyst Iyst Ether 42
Advanced Chromoly Iyst II Iyst II Gravity 42
Advanced Chromoly Knife Knife Physical 42
Advanced Chromoly Knife II Knife II Physical 49
Advanced Chromoly Knife III Knife III Electric 42
Advanced Chromoly Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 42
Advanced Chromoly Pugio Pugio Ether 42
Advanced Chromoly Riv Riv Physical 42
Advanced Cobalt Iyst Iyst Ether 35
Advanced Cobalt Iyst II Iyst II Gravity 35
Advanced Cobalt Knife Knife Physical 35
Advanced Cobalt Knife II Knife II Physical 42
Advanced Cobalt Knife III Knife III Electric 35
Advanced Cobalt Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 35
Advanced Cobalt Pugio Pugio Ether 35
Advanced Cobalt Riv Riv Physical 35
Advanced Iron Knife II Knife II Physical 21
Advanced Iron Knife III Knife III Electric 14
Advanced Iron Riv Riv Physical 14
Advanced Titanium Knife Knife Physical 21
Advanced Titanium Knife II Knife II Physical 28
Advanced Titanium Knife III Knife III Electric 21
Advanced Titanium Riv Riv Physical 21
Archetype Knife II Knife II Electric 56
Archetype Knife III Knife III Physical 35
Archetype Riv Riv Physical 42
Carbide Iyst Iyst Ether 56
Carbide Iyst II Iyst Gravity 56
Carbide Knife III Electric Electric 56
Carbide Pokepoke Thermal Thermal 56
Carbide Pugio Ether Ether 56
Cermet Iyst Iyst Ether 49
Cermet Iyst II Iyst Gravity 49
Cermet Knife III Electric Electric 49
Cermet Pokepoke Thermal Thermal 49
Cermet Pugio Ether Ether 49
Chrome Iyst Iyst Ether 28
Chrome Iyst II Iyst Gravity 28
Chrome Knife III Electric Electric 28
Chrome Pokepoke Thermal Thermal 28
Chrome Pugio Ether Ether 28
Chromoly Iyst Iyst Ether 42
Chromoly Iyst II Iyst Gravity 42
Chromoly Knife III Electric Electric 42
Chromoly Pokepoke Thermal Thermal 42
Chromoly Pugio Ether Ether 42
Cobalt Iyst Iyst Ether 35
Cobalt Iyst II Iyst Gravity 35
Cobalt Knife III Electric Electric 35
Cobalt Pokepoke Thermal Thermal 35
Cobalt Pugio Ether Ether 35
Iron Knife III Electric Electric 14
Original Iyst Iyst Ether 96
Original Iyst II Iyst Gravity 96
Original Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 96
Titanium Knife III Knife Electric 21
Titanium Pugio Pugio Ether 21
Trial Knife Knife Physical 28
Ultra Ceramic Iyst Iyst Ether 70
Ultra Ceramic Iyst II Iyst Gravity 70
Ultra Ceramic Knife Knife Physical 70
Ultra Ceramic Knife II Knife Physical 77
Ultra Ceramic Knife III Knife Electric 70
Ultra Ceramic Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 70
Ultra Ceramic Pugio Pugio Ether 70
Ultra Ceramic Riv Riv Physical 70
Ultra Diamond Iyst Iyst Ether 84
Ultra Diamond Iyst II Iyst Gravity 84
Ultra Diamond Knife Knife Physical 84
Ultra Diamond Knife II Knife Physical 91
Ultra Diamond Knife III Knife Electric 84
Ultra Diamond Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 84
Ultra Diamond Pugio Pugio Ether 84
Ultra Diamond Riv Riv Physical 84
Worn Carbide Iyst Iyst Ether 56
Worn Carbide Iyst II Iyst Gravity 56
Worn Carbide Knife Knife Physical 56
Worn Carbide Knife II Knife Physical 63
Worn Carbide Knife III Knife Electric 56
Worn Carbide Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 56
Worn Carbide Pugio Pugio Ether 56
Worn Carbide Riv Riv Physical 56
Worn Cermet Iyst Iyst Ether 49
Worn Cermet Iyst II Iyst Gravity 49
Worn Cermet Knife Knife Physical 49
Worn Cermet Knife II Knife Physical 56
Worn Cermet Knife III Pokepoke Electric 49
Worn Cermet Pokepoke Pugio Thermal 49
Worn Cermet Pugio Riv Ether 49
Worn Cermet Riv Riv Physical 49
Worn Chrome Knife Knife Physical 28
Worn Chrome Knife II Knife II Physical 35
Worn Chrome Knife III Knife III Electric 28
Worn Chrome Pugio Pugio Ether 28
Worn Chrome Riv Riv Physical 28
Worn Chromoly Iyst Iyst Ether 42
Worn Chromoly Iyst II Iyst II Gravity 42
Worn Chromoly Knife Knife Physical 42
Worn Chromoly Knife II Knife II Physical 49
Worn Chromoly Knife III Knife III Electric 42
Worn Chromoly Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 42
Worn Chromoly Pugio Pugio Ether 42
Worn Chromoly Riv Riv Physical 42
Worn Cobalt Iyst Iyst Ether 35
Worn Cobalt Iyst II Iyst II Gravity 35
Worn Cobalt Knife Knife Physical 35
Worn Cobalt Knife II Knife II Physical 42
Worn Cobalt Knife III Knife III Electric 35
Worn Cobalt Pokepoke Pokepoke Thermal 35
Worn Cobalt Pugio Pugio Ether 35
Worn Cobalt Riv Riv Physical 35
Worn Titanium Knife Knife Physical 21
Worn Titanium Knife II Knife II Physical 28
Worn Titanium Knife III Knife III Electric 21
Worn Titanium Riv Riv Physical 21

List of All Weapons

Knives Arts

All Knives Arts and Effects

Art Attr. Description
Chrome Armor ArtChrome Armor None Grants Physical Res. Up
Slit Edge ArtSlit Edge None Deals weapon damage, Boosts damage from side
Recuperate ArtRecuperate None Boosts Evasion, Heals HP over time
Repair ArtRepair None Removes debuffs, Restores HP
Full Specs ArtFull Specs None Requires TP, boosts potential, Boosts Ranged Attack, Boosts Ether Resistance
Screamer ArtScreamer None Inflicts Sleep
Absorber Skin ArtAbsorber Skin None Grants Barrier
Brainjack ArtBrainjack None Requires TP, Seizes control of target enemy and turns it friendly
Dispel ArtDispel Ether Requires TP, Deals Ether damage, randomly removes one buff from target
Servant Sacrifice ArtServant Sacrifice None Boosts HP and TP when controlling a target, Sometimes destroys target
Energy Source ArtEnergy Source None Requires TP, Boosts TP boosts potential
Black Butterfly ArtBlack Butterfly Ether Deals Ether Damage, Inflicts Ether Res Down, Shortens Aura Effect Time
Smooth Recovery ArtSmooth Recovery None Restores HP, Grants Evasion Up
Secondary Speed ArtSecondary Speed None Reduces Secondary and Auto-Attack Cooldown
Black Bane ArtBlack Bane Ether Does Ether damage, multiplying per debuff on the enemy

Knife arts consists of mainly granting buffs or inflicting debuffs instead of dealing damage, such as Chrome Armor, Screamer, and Smooth Recovery. However, the Brainjack art gives the ability to seize control of a target and turn it friendly, which is quite a unique effect.

List of All Arts and Effects

What are Knives?

Melee Weapons with the Lowest Damage

Knives are melee weapons with the lowest damage compared to other melee weapons. However, it's a decent melee weapon early on in the game.

Standard Melee Weapons of Certain Classes

Classes Using Knives
Enforcer ClassEnforcer Psycorruptor ClassPsycorruptor Mastermind ClassMastermind

Knives are the standard melee weapons of the Enforcer, Psycorruptor, and Mastermind classes. Players can't change their weapon type once they've selected their class. The only way to do so is by changing classes.

List of All Classes

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List of All Weapons

Ranged Weapons

Ranged Weapon Types
Assault RiflesAssault Rifles Dual GunsDual Guns Gatling GunsGatling Guns
MultigunsMultiguns Psycho LaunchersPsycho Launchers RaygunsRayguns Sniper RiflesSniper Rifles

Melee Weapons

Melee Weapon Types
Dual SwordsDual Swords JavelinsJavelins KnivesKnives
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