Field Skill (XC2)

Field Skills are a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are special Skills bound to a Blade that are used outside of combat, such as Merc Missions, s, item crafting, or other Field Skill checks. Field skills can be upgraded through the.

Uses
Field Skills can be split into several categories:
 * Each has a specific "Mastery" skill, such as Fire Mastery. While only some rare and legendary Blades have such skills, every common Blade carries the Field Skill associated with its element. Light Mastery is an exception, however, as common Blades cannot have light as its element. These skills are mainly used for general Field Skill checks or Merc Missions.
 * Some Blades can craft items at certain places. This mechanic is bound to a Field Skill which can be levelled up to unlock new recipes. This category includes 's Cooking, 's Weaving, 's Icecraft, 's Patissier, 's Dumpling Pro, and 's Ardent Cooking.
 * Some Field Skills, such as Botany or Agronomy, are used at s to get higher yields of s. Salvaging Mastery can also increase loot from salvaging. Common, rare, or legendary Blades can get these skills.
 * A few Field Skills like Info Collector or Transport Mastery are exclusive to common Blades and only used for Merc Missions.
 * A handful of Field Skills are exclusive to rare and legendary Blades, albeit not to an single one. They are used for Field Skill checks and Merc Missions. Examples include Lockpicking (often used for opening s) and Focus.
 * Many rare Blades carry a Field Skill exclusive to them, such as 's Fleet of Foot, 's Titan Weapon Wisdom, or all of 's Field Skills. They are only used in their respective Blade Quests (as well as some DLC-exclusive quests) and Merc Missions.
 * 's Phonex Linguistics is required to talk to Phonexes.