Chapter 12: Into the Core is a Story Mission in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Check out a full walkthrough of Chapter 12: Into the Core, how to unlock it, its bosses and enemies, rewards, and Chapter 12's achievements here!

Chapter 12: Into the Core Overview

Into the Core Mission Details

Note: Areas of interest are the place(s) you will visit as you progress Into the Core

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Mission Objectives

How to Unlock Chapter 12: Into the Core

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Chapter 12 Walkthrough: Into the Core

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

#	Walkthrough
1	To begin Chapter 12, you’ll need to have a few things squared away. You must have finished Chapter 11, along with two key Affinity Missions: A Girl’s Wings and Boot Camp. You’ll also need to have installed the Skell Flight Module. Your party setup also must include Elma and Lin. Once you’ve met all those requirements, head to the conference room inside the BLADE Barracks. A cutscene will trigger, officially kicking off the chapter. ►Chapter 11: Consequences
2	After that, your next stop is BLADE Tower in New LA. Go there and talk to Commander Vandham. He’ll brief you and give you the coordinates to reach the Lifehold Core. Cue another big cutscene.
3	Now it’s time to leave for Cauldros. You’ll want to use Fast Travel to get to the region quickly, then hop into your Skell and fly out over the ocean toward the location marked on your map, on the left side of Cauldros. When you arrive, yet another cutscene will play, dropping you straight into the action. ►How to Fast Travel
4	After the scene, you’ll need to ignore the Ganglion Skells around you and move forward toward the Lifehold Core entrance. Once you land, you’ll be hit with a timer: 15 minutes before the Lifehold Core shuts down for good. This is a critical point to save your game, because there won’t be another opportunity to do so inside the Core.
5	Interact with the object in front of you to enter. Elma will ask if you’re ready, confirm when you are. You’ll see another string of cutscenes, and then it’s time for your first boss fight.
6	The enemy is Luxaar, who’s piloting a Level 50 Vita. The fight isn’t too tricky early on, but be careful as Vita has a barrier move that reflects portion of your damage back at you. Once you get its health down to around half, the fight pauses for a cutscene.
7	After that, Luxaar powers up the Vita and you’re in phase two. Vita’s health fully refills, and your party gets a full HP reset too. This time, Vita will start summoning Satellis units to support it. These adds respawn infinitely, so there’s no point trying to wipe them out. Focus your damage on Vita. If it becomes invulnerable, it means a Shield Satellis is active somewhere nearby. Take it out to drop Vita’s defenses and resume the fight.
8	Once Vita is down, another set of cutscenes will trigger and then you’ll jump straight into another battle. this time, it’s ten Soldier Chimeras, all at level 48. This fight can get chaotic fast, so try to keep control by focusing down one enemy at a time and managing aggro. Use AoE sparingly unless you’re confident you can survive the retaliation.
9	After you beat the Chimeras, and a few more cutscenes, the final boss steps in. Lao shows up at level 50. This fight has two phases. When you knock his health down halfway, Lao gets stronger and levels up mid-battle. Don’t panic as your party’s health will also reset for the second phase. In this stage, Lao can summon a level 50 Queen Chimera and a level 48 Minor Chimera to support him. You can try to burn him down quickly or control the situation first, just keep an eye on your cooldowns and defensive Arts.
10	Defeat Lao and the chapter ends with a series of cinematic cutscenes wrapping up the story arc. After these, Chapter 12 is ultimately complete.

Chapter 12 Bosses, Tyrants, and Enemies

Bosses

List of Bosses

Enemies

List of Enemies

Chapter 12 Rewards

Chapter 12 Achievements

Progress Parts 1 to 5 of Chapter 12

Clearing Xenoblade Chronicles X's Chapter 12 unlocks the 5 achievements shown above.

List of All Achievements and Rewards

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