M38/ESSAY

M38/ESSAY
Species	Mechon
Location	Central Factory
Level range	57 - 58

M38/ESSAY are enemies in Xenoblade Chronicles.

Data

Enemy

Stats

	Base	Scaling
Level	57
HP	27,600	2,800
Strength	1,019	7
Ether	880	5
Agility	110	4

Rewards

EXP	AP
910	92
Base level only. See spawnpoints table for specific values.

Auto-attack

Power	1.00
Accuracy	+0%
Damage type	Physical
Element	Normal
Range	2.00m
Delay	1.0s

Offences

Double attack rate	0%
Counter-attack rate	0%

Defences

Physical defence	0%
Ether defence	0%
Defence direction	None

Shape

Resistances / Immunities

Break	50% Res.	Pierce	60% Res.
Topple	Vul.	Instant Death	Vul.
Daze	Vul.	Strength Down	Vul.
Slow	60% Res.	Ether Down	60% Res.
Paralysis	Vul.	Agility Down	Vul.
Bind	60% Res.	Phys. Def. Down	Vul.
Lock-On	Vul.	Ether Def. Down	Vul.
Sleep	60% Res.	Arts Seal	60% Res.
Confuse	Vul.	Aura Seal	Vul.
Knockback	Vul.

Movement

Type	Aerial
Walk speed	1.2m/s
Run speed	7.2m/s
Detection	Sight, Kindred 16m range, 120° angle

Properties

Nametag	Normal
Size category	Small
Model scale	1.2x
Classis	Mechon
Music	Mechanical Rhythm Priority 0
Flags	Topple duration: 1.5x High ground vulnerability: 1.0x

Arts

Disclaimer: This is the list of arts the enemy can use. The enemy will not necessarily choose to use them.

	Art	Talent gauge	Windup	Cooldown	Damage type	Power		Hits	Range	Status	Knockback
※	Energy Shot	0%	1.0s	—	Ether	1.05	1.25	1	Opponent, single target up to 20.00m away	None	None
※	Flame Throw	0%	1.0s	—	Ether	1.30	1.50	1	Opponent, cone 5.00m long of 120° angle	Blaze 10% (2.0s tickrate) (20.0s)	None
※	Energy Wipe	100%	1.0s	—	Ether	0.80	1.00	2	Opponent, circle around user of 5.00m radius	Ether Down 25% (30.0s)	Pushback, level 1
※	Energy Injection	50%	1.0s	—	Status	0.00	0.00	0	Ally only, circle around user of 5.00m radius	+100% talent gauge	None
※	Hyper Steal	0%	1.0s	—	Status	0.00	0.00	0	Opponent, single target up to 20.00m away	Talent drain (-100%, +100%)	None

Drops

Item drop formula explanation

The item drop forumla is complex and divided into multiple parts. (Percentages given are specific to this enemy.)

• Chest selection - There is a 2% chance of dropping a gold chest. If it fails, there is a 18% chance of dropping a silver chest. If it fails, there is a 100% chance of dropping a wood chest. If it fails, no chest is dropped.
  • Squads - Only the last enemy in a squad may drop a chest. No matter which enemy it was, the chest will have the drops of the squad's leader (enemy number 1 of the squad's spawnpoint). The chance of getting a gold chest is tripled to 6%, and if this fails, a silver chest is 100% guaranteed if available.
• Material selection
  • Wood chest - There is a 15% chance of dropping the first material. If it fails, the second material is dropped instead. If it succeeds, there is a 70% chance of also getting the second material as well.
  • Silver/gold chest - This enemy always drops the first material.
• Other loot selection - The item selected is based on a straightforward "relative odds" selection, for both the item category and the item in the selected category. If an item from this category has been selected already, duplicates are not allowed.
• Crystal strength - This enemy's crystals will vary between 20% and 30% for the first attribute, though there is a 25% chance of it being between 32% and 40% instead. If there is a second attribute, it will use these ranges divided by 2.

As a result of these rules, the resulting probabilities can vary wildly from the raw percentage values, but it is the raw values that matter for effects that alter them, such as Riki's chest-manipulating skills.

Chest contents

Chest type	Normal drops	Rare drops	Super-rare drops	%
Wood	1 or 2	0	0	80.36%
Silver	1	2	0	17.64%
Gold	1	1	2	2.00%

Normal drops

Materials	Wood	Silver/Gold
Reinforced Plug	4.5%	100%
Fine Part S	85.0%	0%
Both	10.5%	0%

Rare drops

Crystals	62.5%
IV (Ether Up)	33.3%	20.8%
IV (Fall Defence)	66.7%	41.7%
Weapons	12.5%
Machina Cannon	15.6%	2.0%
Machina Sword II	21.9%	2.7%
Machina Staff II	28.1%	3.5%
Machina Cannon	34.4%	4.3%
Equipment	25.0%
M100 Helm M100 Helm	9.4%	2.3%
Alcyone Cap Alcyone Cap	21.9%	5.5%
Retrieved Gauntlets Retrieved Gauntlets	28.1%	7.0%
F Speed Boosters F Speed Boosters	40.6%	10.2%

Super-rare drops

Weapons	20.0%
Machina Cannon	50.0%	10.0%
Machina Biter II	50.0%	10.0%
Unique weapons	20.0%
Machina Rifle II	50.0%	10.0%
Machina Nibbler II	50.0%	10.0%
Unique equipment	50.0%
Agni Plate Agni Plate	25.9%	13.0%
Shilpala Gloves Shilpala Gloves	33.3%	16.7%
Agrius Greaves Agrius Greaves	40.7%	20.4%
Art books	10.0%
Play Dead	18.0%	1.8%
Anchor Chain	22.0%	2.2%
Gale Slash	26.0%	2.6%
Double Wind	34.0%	3.4%

Spawnpoints

ID	Position			Time				Weather			Story range		Level	EXP	AP	Scale	Prob.	Count
	X	Y	Z	Mrn.	Day	Eve.	Ngt.	Clear	Clear	Clear	Earliest	Latest
20.120 #1	178.0	-45.0	-203.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	57	910	92	1.2x	100%	1
22.122 #1	186.0	4.0	-74.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	57	910	92	1.2x	100%	1
28.128 #1	177.0	5.0	130.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	57	910	92	1.2x	100%	1
29.129 #1	190.0	3.0	85.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	57	910	92	1.2x	100%	1
57.157 #1	-230.0	-3.0	-118.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	58	961	94	1.2x	100%	1
57.257 #2	-230.0	-3.0	-118.0	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	◯	0None	404None	58	961	94	1.2x	100%	1

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In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	M38/ESSAY	—
Japanese	三八式 (さんじゅうはちしき)・ＥＳＳＡＹ	38-Series ESSAY
French	M38.ESSAY	M38.ESSAY
German	M38/FOLGE	M38/SEQUENCE
Spanish	Serie Señuelo M38
Italian	M38/ARIETE
Chinese (simplified)	三八式·ESSAY
Chinese (traditional)	三八式‧ＥＳＳＡＹ
Korean	38식 ESSAY