Element (XC2)

Elements are a property of most combatants and attacks in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. There are a total of eight elements: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Electric, Ice, Light, and Dark. While some attacks are of no element, the vast majority are one of these eight types. For players, the element of attacks is determined by the element of the weapon's, while for enemies, each individual attack is assigned a specific element.

There are several mechanics based on the element of attacks.
 * If an attack is the opposite element of its target, it deals +20% damage. If an attack is the same element as its target, or there is an element orb of that element on the target, it deals -20% damage.
 * Certain Blade Skills, Aux Cores, and so on can modify the damage dealt or taken from specific elements.
 * When a Blade Special is used, its element determines what sort of Blade Combo develops, and which seal and element orb will be applied at the end.
 * During a, attacks target their opposite element orb and deal double damage to that orb. If no opposite orb exists, it targets an orb at random.
 * Playable Drivers' idea levels increase the damage of attacks of the matching elements by +5% per level, and the biggest one increases the odds of receiving a Blade of those elements from Core Crystals by +5% per level.

List of elements
Note that this table lists the "raw" element of a Blade. Some Blades' element can be customised, or changed during battle.

Common Blades can be any element except for Light.