Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition

Nine Lives Walkthrough

Nine Lives is an Affinity Mission in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Check out a full walkthrough of Nine Lives, how to unlock it, its bosses and enemies, rewards, and where to get Kiran Katnips here!

Nine Lives Mission Overview

Mission Details

Location Commercial District, Barista Court
Quest Giver Mathias
Areas of Interest Primordia
Level Requirement 20
Character Focus
Gwin Gwin

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

Member Restrictions

Required Members
Elma Elma
Lin Lin
Gwin Gwin
Restricted Members No member restrictions

You can add a maximum of 4 characters for the mission, Nine Lives.

Mission Objectives

・Gather information about Aisha in the Lower Administrative District.
・Meet Mathias at the Integrated Production Plant in the Industrial District
・Follow Mathias to Primordia's Cliffside Beach.
・Defeat a Shallows Grex at Primordia's Cliffside Beach.
・Gather three units of Kiran Catnip in Primordia.
・Give the Kiran Catnip to Mathias at Primordia's Cliffside Beach.
・Defeat the Greedy Forfex at Primordia's Cliffside Beach.
・Head to the Administrative District to check in on Mathias and Aisha.

How to Unlock Nine Lives

Unlock Requirements

How to Unlock
• Clear Ma-non Maneuvers

The table above contains all the requirements needed to unlock the mission, Nine Lives.

Nine Lives Walkthrough

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

# Walkthrough
1 Talk to Mathias in New Los Angeles' Barista Court to start Nine Lives.
► New Los Angeles (NLA) Map Guide
2 After the cutscene, proceed to the lower Administrative District and look for the informant NPC with a yellow smiling icon above their head. The NPC is located around the hangar, close to where Doug hangs out.
► Doug Arts, Skills, and How to Recruit
3 After gathering information about Aisha, go to the Industrial District, specifically the Integrated Production Plant, and then talk to Mathias to progress Nine Lives.
4 Next, follow Mathias to Primordia's Cliffside Beach and defeat the Shallows Grex attacking him. After the battle, a cutscene will trigger where you will meet Aisha, the cat, for the first time.
5 To lure Aisha, you need to give three Kiran Catnips to Mathias at Primordia's Cliffside Beach. Kiran Catnips are collectibles located in Primordia, specifically FN Site 103.
►Primordia Region Map Guide
6 After collecting three Kiran Catnips and talking to Mathias at Primordia's Cliffside Beach, a cutscene will trigger and a Greedy Forfex will show up. Defeat it and then head to the Administrative District to check in on Mathias and Aisha.
7 After Nine Lives ends, you will unlock the Abyssinian pet and also other rewards!

Where to Get Kiran Katnip

Farm them on FN Site 103

Kiran Catnips are collectibles located in Primordia. We recommend going to FN Site 103 to farm Kiran Katnips for Nine Lives.

Primordia Region Map Guide

Nine Lives Bosses, Tyrants, and Enemies

Bosses

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List of Bosses

Enemies

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List of Enemies

Nine Lives Rewards

All Mission Rewards

All Nine Lives Mission Rewards
220 EXP
13000 Credits
Abyssinian

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