TP (XCX)

TP (short for Tension Points) is a ground stat in Xenoblade Chronicles X that represents the fighter's total tension, which is used to perform TP Arts, engage Overdrive, and revive party members. When the game is started or the player is, TP is set to 0. However, tension rises as the fighter performs s, and is preserved between battles if the fighter survives.

Maximum TP can be increased using Augments like Max TP Up and the s High Tension, Knight's Soul, and Mindscape.

In battle, the TPs of all active characters appear in the upper left of the screen together with their names,, and levels. It is represented both as a number and as a horizontal green bar with a length proportional to the character's TP.

Uses
TP has three main uses:
 * (1000 TP) TP Arts: Each TP Art requires 1000 TP before it can be used. This is necessary to activate s, and since each Art of this type calculates its effectiveness using Potential, TP is necessary for a Potential-raising build.
 * (3000 TP) Reviving party members: Pressing A next to an incapacitated party member will bring them back up, allowing them to fight again.
 * (3000 TP) Engaging Overdrive: greatly boosts the damage, cooldown, and reduces enemy resistance to statuses while active.

Increasing TP
In general, players increase TP by successfully hitting the enemy with their auto-attacks. Each weapon indicates its TP Gain in its stats.

Arts
These augments help increase TP (although some do need TP in order to boost TP):
 * Blood Sacrifice
 * Bullet Twister
 * Decoy Round
 * Energy Source
 * Essence Exchange
 * Ghost Sniper
 * Primer
 * Servant Sacrifice
 * Starfall Blossom
 * Tornado Blade
 * Trash Talk
 * True Stream Edge
 * Zero Zero
 * Tornado Blade
 * Trash Talk
 * True Stream Edge
 * Zero Zero
 * Zero Zero

Additionally, using purple Debuff Arts in Overdrive will boost TP by 10 per count per hit.

Augments
These augments help increase TP:

Weapon Augments

 * Arts: Gain TP
 * Crush: Gain TP
 * Melee: TP Gain Up
 * Ranged: TP Gain Up

Armor Augments

 * Max TP Boost
 * Max TP Up
 * Overdrive: Gain TP
 * TP Rebound

Skills
These skills help increase TP:
 * Grand Procession
 * High Tension
 * Knight's Soul
 * Mindscape
 * Third Eye
 * TP Overdrive
 * Trauma Tension
 * Well-Weathered
 * Yamato Spirit

Consumable Items
These items which are given out as Division Rewards increase Tension Points:
 * Tensifier increases the TP of all party members by 1000.
 * Mega Tensifier increases the TP of all party members by 3000.