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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

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Welcome to the Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1) for Nintendo Switch Guide and Walkthrough Wiki. Story Walkthroughs, areas, boss guides, weapons and armor information, and arts and skill guides can all be found here. If you are getting stuck in Xenoblade Chronicles and need some help to get through, leave it to Game8!

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Walkthrough

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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

Epilogue: Future Connected Walkthrough

Part 1 Navvir Highlands~Alcamoth
Part 2 Shoulderstone Scree~Gran Dell
Part 3 Teelan's Laboratory~Zekr Marga Quarry
Part 4 Alcamoth (Revisited)

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Quests

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Side Quests Guide

By Order Encountered

Quests by Area
Colony 9 Tephra Cave Bionis' Leg
Colony 6 Satorl Marsh Makna Forest
Frontier Village Eryth Sea Alcamoth
Valak Mountain Sword Valley Galahad Fortress
Fallen Arm Mechonis Field Central Factory
Agniratha Prison Island -

By Area Affinity

Colony 9 Area
Colony 9 Tephra Cave -
Colony 6 Area
Bionis' Leg Colony 6 -
Central Bionis
Satorl Marsh Makna Forest Frontier Village
Upper Bionis
Eryth Sea Alcamoth Valak Mountain
Hidden Village
Fallen Arm Mechonis Field -
NONE
Sword Valley Galahad Fortress Central Factory
Agniratha Prison Island -

Future Connected Side Quests Guide

Future Connected Side Quests
Part 1 Part 2
Part 3 Part 4

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Super Bosses

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An RPG can't be called an RPG without extremely tough optional bosses and Xenoblade Chronicles definitely agrees with this. Check our guides to beating the Super Bosses of Xenoblade here!
Super Boss Guide

Super Bosses
Final Marcus Ancient Daedala
Despotic Arsene Blizzard Belgazas
Avalanche Abaasy

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Extra Skill Trees

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Each character starts out with 3 Skill Trees to choose froom. But there are 2 hidden skill trees for each character that can greatly improve that character's strength and the others too via Skill Links. Learn how to obtain these skill trees to further bolster your team's strength!

Extra Skill Trees

Hidden Skill Trees
Shulk Reyn
Sharla Dunban
Melia Riki
Seven

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Beginner's Guide

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Xenoblade Chronicles can feel a bit complicated when starting out. If you are new to the game, you won't want to miss our Beginner's Guide, filled with tons of early game tips to help you make the most of your first playthrough.

Beginner's Guide to Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Gameplay Mechanics
Battle System and Combat Guide Can You Switch Characters in Battle?
Stats Explained Status Effects Explained
How to Chain Attack What Does Tension Do?
How to Topple | Topple Lock Guide What is Spike Damage?
Trading and Overtrading Guide Collectopaedia Guide and Rewards
Presents Guide How to Change the Weather
What is Weight? -
Guides for Leveling and Grinding
How to Level Up Fast AP Farming Guide
SP Farming Guide How to Farm Money
How to Raise Affinity Tephra Cave Glitch
Leveling Areas Post 70 How to Get Affinity Coins
Optimization Guides
Best Party and Team Setup Best Skill Trees For Each Character
Best Skill Links for Each Character Best Gifts for Each Character
Art Manuals List What to Sell | Best Items to Sell
Miscellaneous Guides
What Carries Over to New Game Plus? What is Expert Mode?
Achievement Guide and List What Happens if You Die?
Appearance Guide | How to Change Appearance List of Missables
100% Playthrough Checklist -
Colony 6 Items
How to Get Gogol Horns How to Get Inferno Element
How to Get Black Liver Bean How to Get Snow Element
How to Get Azure Hollyhocks How to Get Dust Element
How to Get Red Frontier How to Get Empress Beetles
How to Get Rainbow Slugs How to Get Ice Cabbages
How to Get Sturdy Armor How to Get Squall Element
How to Get Bunnia Scent Wood How to Get Fossil Monkey
FAQs
How to Get High Entia Emblem How to Enter Hode's Lair
Where is Banquet Vassago How to Get Bitter Kiwis
How to Enter Power Pipe Ruins -

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Characters

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With seven unique playable characters in Xenoblade Chronicles, you may be unsure of who to include in your party. See our character guides to learn each character's Arts and roles!

List of Playable Characters

Xenoblade Characters
Shulk IconShulk Reyn IconReyn Fiora IconFiora Dunban IconDunban
Sharla IconSharla Riki IconRiki Melia IconMelia -

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Gems

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Back to the List of Gems

By Equipment Type

Gem Equipment Types
Weapon Armour All

By Gem Category

Gem Categories
Attack Attribute Defence
Field Special Support

By Color

Gem Colors
Red Blue Yellow
Light Blue Green Orange

Other Gem Articles

Gem Guides
Gem Tier List Gem Crafting Guide

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Gifts

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During your journey gifts can be given to increase each character's affinity and unlock new Heart-to-Heart conversations!

List of All Presents & How to Give Gifts

Vegetable

Sweet Wasabi Cool Potato Red Lettuce Chewy Radish
Hot Taro Juicy Broccoli Spicy Cabbage Hard Lotus
Blue Turnip Cute Parsnip Poisonous Gourd Humming Cabbage
Sarsaparilla Black Liver Bean Schorl Mushroom Kelp Mushroom
Honey Rhubarb Pink Asparagus Tropical Radish Dolphin Carrot
Gold Burdock Sour Radish Ice Cabbage Girl Courgette
Amethyst Vanilla Fire Pepper Meaty Carrot Bitter Broccoli
Sour Turnip Golden Beetroot Juicy Steakplant Acerola Pea
Energy Aubergine Sweet Pepper Meaty Potato Blue Root

Fruit

Dance Apple Black Kiwi Clear Almond Bright Fig
Dark Grape Sour Gooseberry Red Durian Walnut Grape
Humming Plum Dark Mango Pure Cherry Bitter Kiwi
Juicy Grape Spicy Nut Crimson Citrus Cool Lemon
Heart Peach Ether Plum Fire Apple Ruby Mangosteen
Sour Grape Bitter Melon Citron Gooseberry Juicy Melon
Amethyst Melon White Plum Ice Kiwi Fruit Spicy Papaya
Large Mango Juicy Blueberry Sweet Lime Spicy Banana
Dry Lemon Death Lychee Hell Raspberry Deadly Kiwi

Flower

Strong Dandelion Moon Flower Dawn Hydrangea Insanity Mint
Night Tulip Cute Orchid Sirius Anemone Spirit Clematis
Sunflower Rogue Merry Coronation Ether Rose Orb Daisy
Forget-You-Not Enigma Lotus Humming Nettle Princess Daffodil
Black Iris Sea Berry Despair Clover Doomsday Poppy
Night Lily Razor Teasel Mystic Dahlia Stardrop
Fortune Mallow Black Peony Fatal Belladonna Jujube Silver
Black Blossom Abyss Heather Delerium Foxglove Azure Hollyhock
Utopia Crocus Lewisia Silver Freesia Cyst Bellflower Crystal

Animal

Shin Newt Cave Rat Shin Gecko Happy Rabbit
Pyro Lizard Amblygon Turtle Dobercorgi Light Bat
Black Frog Yellow Cat Chimera Rabbit Venom Platypus
Humming Cat Blood Worm Azure Mouse Happy Duck
Ash Fox Soft Sea Cucumber Fossil Monkey Venomous Lizard
Sea Frog Mane Cat Wet Rat Ice Monkey
Crystal Frog Mud Squirrel Oil Oyster Dark Fish
Ether Penguin Rainbow Slug Prism Centipede Cable Mouse
Oil Fox Dancing Squirrel Lightning Weasel Angry Monkey

Bug

Prairie Dragonfly Giant Hornet White Beetle Sorrow Beetle
Brown Butterfly Gold Caterpillar Rumble Stonefly White Ladybird
Hill Firefly Moth Crawler Queen Locust Fire Tarantula
Black Beetle Rubber Mantis Mystery Firefly Scarlet Ladybird
Shield Bug Hades Beetle Benign Cricket Rainbow Bug
Empress Beetle Green Earwig Blue Ladybird Wheel Lurker
Ultramarine Ant Scarlet Crawler Shiny Scarab Water Boatman
Dew Beetle Glider Cockroach Electric Cricket Scissor Bug
Senorita Scarab Emperor Beetle Minute Mantis Love Beetle

Nature

Kneecap Rock Confusion Ivy Clarity Moss Mat Ice
Bluesky Bark Pione Stone Charcoal Leg Ether Pebble
Rumble Coal Mist Tree Lemon Stone Feather Leaf
Water Log Wool Rock White Tail Marine Marble
Oil Branch Dilemma Rock Gypsum Branch Black Ash
Emerald Snow Rabbit Stone Broom Icicle Poisonous Coral
Poison Ivy Amber Leaf Ivy Nest Mossy Panel
Bronze Wood White Styrene Black Styrene Blood Oil
Missing Tree Fortune Feather Absurd Branch Insanity Moss

Parts

Blue Chain Rabbit Diode Rusty Bolt Winding Gear
Black Chip Ready Coil Blue Gear Shard Rumble Part
White Tube Green Diode Spiral Lamp Gold Condenser
Purple Lamp Crimson Gear Locust Spring Art Core Coil
Tail Antenna Warning Lamp Digital Filament Retro Diode
Modern Blue Gear Snow Transistor Angel Engine X Leaf Coil
Warrior Screw Fancy Bolt Blue Light Lamp Fairy Tale Diode
Grape Spring White Cover Modern Resistor Green Cam
Strong Screw Golden Cog Angel Engine Y Thunder Compass

Strange

Plate Snow Rainbow Zirconia Leaf Mystery Steel Silk
Gold Dust Illusion Devious Gravity White Songbird Death Bangle
Verdant Eternity White Night Rod Love Crane Fire Abron
Pauper's Cup Happy Carnival Dawn Dice Tap Tap Tap
High Entia Jewel Lemonade Sky Forest of Gossip Gravel Disk
Rumble Box Black Panel High Violet Steel Hauyne
Ha Ha Ha Thunder Atmos Tasty Sausage Macro Passion
Frost Glass Large Handcuffs Red Frontier Darkness Bottle
Bud of Eternity Hunger Crash Splish Splash Star Cute
Summer Star Tweet Tweet Flame Frame Smoke Cylinder
Sacred Panther Parts Noble Eryth Blue Dramatic Night
Blue Glow Blue Blood Coin of Fortune Love Source

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition New Features

Enhanced Graphics

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Xenoblade Chronicle: Definitive Edition uses completely remade graphics. Fans of the original Xenoblade for the Wii will immediately welcome the enhanced HD graphics and beautiful scenery this game holds.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition: Remake or Remaster?

Updated Battle HUB and Menu Screen

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This game's Menu Screen and Battle HUB have been totally revamped. The layout is smooth and more accessible than ever.

Re-recorded OST

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In adition to a graphical update, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition uses brand new recordings of much of the OST. Fans will certainly embrace these new recordings of classic Xenoblade tracks.

New Epilogue - Future Connected

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While much of the game remains unchanged other than some remasters and QoL chances, this game also features a brand new Epilogue mode, called Future Connected. Little is known about this brand new story as of now, but it will expand on the Xenoblade story and feature both Shulk and Melia.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition News

See All Xenoblade News and Updates

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Release Date

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition will be released globally for the Nintendo Switch on May 29th, 2020. It will be available for both physical purchase and download via the Nintendo eShop (Downloading will require 13.7 GB of space).

Xenoblade Chronicles Switch Remake Release Date

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Works Set (Collector's Edition) Announced

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A collector's edition of the game, titled Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Works Set will also be available for physical purchase. This upgraded set includes the game, as well as an art book that contains 250 pages of game illustrations. It will be made available at the same time as the standard release.

The bundle will go for $79.99 USD (plus tax). It can be found at Gamestop, Amazon, Target, as well as Best Buy, although it is currently sold out by most retailers.

Guide to Pre-Ordering and Pre-Order Bonuses

New Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Video

On May 7, 2020, a new video explaining features present in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition was released on Nintendo's Official Youtube Channel.

New Features Revealed in the Nintendo Direct

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Message Boards

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Message Boards

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Discussion Board
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Questions Board
(4)
Review Board
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Memes Board
(15)

About Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

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Price $59.99 USD/ $79.99 CAD
Platform Nintendo Switch
Genre RPG/Adventure
Publisher Nintendo
Official Site Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Step up as a hero!

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Xenoblade Chronicles puts you in the role of Shulk and his friends, as they travel across their world to stop the evil Mechons from invading and causing destruction. Shulk gains use of the Monado, a powerful and mysterious sword which grants the user all kinds of powerful abilities.

Enjoy breathtaking scenery remade in HD

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Xenoblade Chronicles is set on the Bionis, an enormous dead titan the size of a planet, which is filled with lush landscapes and a multitude of creatures. Thanks to the remade graphics made possible due to the Switch's upgraded hardware, even fans of the original will be able to experience this world as if it were the first time.

Learn the intricate combat system

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Xenoblade Chronicles is an RPG that boasts a unique combat system that is fought in realtime, much like an MMO. Each character has a unique role in combat, and characters can use Arts, which are unique skills with varying battle effects. However, using too many Arts in succession raises your Aggro, which will make you the target of your enemy's attacks. Using a skillful combination of Arts, party composition, and Chain Attacks are the key to victory!

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