Nia/Gameplay (XC2)

Nia
Blade(s)	Dromarch
Joins	Ancient Ship

This article is about Nia's gameplay in this specific game. For information on the character in general, see Nia.

Nia is a playable Driver in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Stats

Default values

Blade	Dromarch
WP	Twin Rings: 100 WP
SP	100
Accessory	None
Bravery level	3
Truth level	1
Compassion level	0
Justice level	0

Stats

	Minimum	Maximum
Level	1	99
HP	319	6,379
Strength	17	341
Ether	20	401
Dexterity	34	306
Agility	25	223
Luck	18	363

Favorite items

Categories	Seafood
	Textiles
Items	Cream Orange Paratha
	Ardainian Bear Carving

Stats (all levels)

	HP	Strength	Ether	Dextetrity	Agility	Luck
1	319	17	20	34	25	18
2	380	20	23	36	27	21
3	442	23	27	39	29	25
4	504	26	31	42	31	28
5	566	30	35	45	33	32
6	628	33	39	47	35	35
7	690	36	43	50	37	39
8	751	40	47	53	39	42
9	813	43	51	56	41	46
10	875	46	54	58	43	49
11	937	50	58	61	45	53
12	999	53	62	64	47	56
13	1061	56	66	67	49	60
14	1122	59	70	70	51	63
15	1184	63	74	72	53	67
16	1246	66	78	75	55	70
17	1308	69	82	78	57	74
18	1370	73	86	81	59	77
19	1432	76	89	83	61	81
20	1493	79	93	86	63	84
21	1555	83	97	89	65	88
22	1617	86	101	92	67	91
23	1679	89	105	95	69	95
24	1741	93	109	97	71	98
25	1803	96	113	100	73	102
26	1864	99	117	103	75	106
27	1926	102	121	106	77	109
28	1988	106	124	108	79	113
29	2050	109	128	111	81	116
30	2112	112	132	114	83	120
31	2174	116	136	117	85	123
32	2235	119	140	120	87	127
33	2297	122	144	122	89	130
34	2359	126	148	125	91	134
35	2421	129	152	128	93	137
36	2483	132	156	131	95	141
37	2545	136	159	133	97	144
38	2606	139	163	136	99	148
39	2668	142	167	139	101	151
40	2730	145	171	142	103	155
41	2792	149	175	145	105	158
42	2854	152	179	147	107	162
43	2916	155	183	150	109	165
44	2977	159	187	153	111	169
45	3039	162	191	156	113	172
46	3101	165	194	158	115	176
47	3163	169	198	161	117	179
48	3225	172	202	164	119	183
49	3287	175	206	167	121	186
50	3349	179	210	170	124	190
51	3410	182	214	172	126	194
52	3472	185	218	175	128	197
53	3534	188	222	178	130	201
54	3596	192	226	181	132	204
55	3658	195	229	183	134	208
56	3720	198	233	186	136	211
57	3781	202	237	189	138	215
58	3843	205	241	192	140	218
59	3905	208	245	194	142	222
60	3967	212	249	197	144	225
61	4029	215	253	200	146	229
62	4091	218	257	203	148	232
63	4152	221	261	206	150	236
64	4214	225	264	208	152	239
65	4276	228	268	211	154	243
66	4338	231	272	214	156	246
67	4400	235	276	217	158	250
68	4462	238	280	219	160	253
69	4523	241	284	222	162	257
70	4585	245	288	225	164	260
71	4647	248	292	228	166	264
72	4709	251	296	231	168	267
73	4771	255	299	233	170	271
74	4833	258	303	236	172	274
75	4894	261	307	239	174	278
76	4956	264	311	242	176	282
77	5018	268	315	244	178	285
78	5080	271	319	247	180	289
79	5142	274	323	250	182	292
80	5204	278	327	253	184	296
81	5265	281	331	256	186	299
82	5327	284	334	258	188	303
83	5389	288	338	261	190	306
84	5451	291	342	264	192	310
85	5513	294	346	267	194	313
86	5575	298	350	269	196	317
87	5636	301	354	272	198	320
88	5698	304	358	275	200	324
89	5760	307	362	278	202	327
90	5822	311	366	281	204	331
91	5884	314	369	283	206	334
92	5946	317	373	286	208	338
93	6007	321	377	289	210	341
94	6069	324	381	292	212	345
95	6131	327	385	294	214	348
96	6193	331	389	297	216	352
97	6255	334	393	300	218	355
98	6317	337	397	303	220	359
99	6379	341	401	306	223	363

Driver Arts

Twin Rings

Name	Description
Butterfly Blade	Break
Gemini Loop	AOE / Side atk↑
Healing Halo	Heal party
Jaguar Slash	HP Potion

Greataxe

Name	Description
Bear Smash	Toppled↑
Brutal Blade	Topple
Rhino Assault	Critical recharge
Shadow Slice	AOE / Aquatic↑

Megalance

Name	Description
Discus Glaive	AOE / Aggro down
Gyro Break	AOE / Insects↑
Raptor Raid	Back attack↑
Vulture Peck	High HP↑

Ether Cannon

Name	Description
Breach Shot	Cancel atk↑
Cattle Driver	AOE / Launched↑
Leopard Blow	Break / Pierce
Pulse Fire	AOE / High HP↑

Shield Hammer

Name	Description
Buckler Slam	AOE / Toppled↑
Elephant Press	AOE / Aggro up
Hammerhead	Knockback
Rumbling Smash	Front attack↑

Chroma Katana

Name	Description
Deathbound	Humanoids↑
Scorpion Tail	Evasion
Triple Flash	AOE / Aggro up
Wolf Fang	Aggroed↑

Bitball

Name	Description
Acrobatic Bomber	AOE / Break
Dolphin Spin	HP Potion
Falcon Turn	Toppled↑
Healing Circle	Heal party

Knuckle Claws

Name	Description
Comet Punch	AOE / Launch
Deadly Twister	AOE / HP Potion
Jackal Claw	Cancel attack↑
Raptor Beat	Knockback / Side atk↑

Calamity Scythe

Name	Description
Brutal Scythe	Topple
Capra Assault	HP Potion
Creeping Slicer	AOE / Aggro down
Grizzly Smash	Heal party on attack

Cobra Bardiche

Name	Description
Cobra Raid	Back attack↑
Condor's Beak	Low HP↑
Merciless Twister	AOE / HP down / Evasion
Sand Break	AOE / Insects↑

Infinity Fans

Name	Description
Healing Trick	Heal party
Scarecrow	Aggroed↑
Swallowtail	Break
Vicious Circle	AOE / Front attack↑

Brilliant Twinblades

Name	Description
Cheetah Scratch	Cancel attack↑
Lustrous Heal	Heal party
Papillon Dance	Break / Critical recharge
Tricksy Loop	AOE / Side attack↑

Decimation Cannon

Name	Description
Mayfly	AOE / Launched↑
Phosphorescent Flare	AOE / High HP↑
Porcupine Blow	Break / Pierce
Surprise Shot	Front attack↑

Rockrending Gauntlets

Name	Description
Buffalo Beat	Knockback / Aggro up
Lion Claw	Front attack↑
Meteor Punch	AOE / Launch
Raging Screw	AOE / Aggroed↑

Sword Tonfa

Name	Description
Sabertooth Slash	Low HP↑
Universal Beat	Knockback / Aggro up
Updraft	AOE / Launch
Whirlwind	AOE / Aggroed↑

Monado

Name	Description
Beam Thrust	Back attack↑/ Knockback
Lightning Smash	Machines↑
Lucent Glance	AOE / Toppled↑
Monado Striker	AOE / Aggro down

Knives

Name	Description
Air Slash	Break / High HP↑
Avian Spin	HP Potion
Soothing Breeze	Heal party
Whirling Edge	AOE / Critical recharge

Dual Swords

Name	Description
Bat Tango	AOE / Back attack↑
Panther Edge	Break / Evasion
Soothing Twilight	Heal party
Sword Slap	Cancel attack↑

Uchigatana

Name	Description
Dazzling Rush	AOE / Aggro up
Dragon Fang	Aggroed↑
Regal Hunter	Front attack↑
Tiger Tail	Evasion / Smash

Affinity Chart

Overt Affinity

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Level unlocked at		Unlocked from the start	2 Skills unlocked	5 Skills unlocked
	Skill	Feral Awakening I	Herb Synthesis	Feral Awakening III
	Effect	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to X at the start of battle.	Boosts the effect of HP Potions by 20%.	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to B at the start of battle.
	Cost	750 SP	1,000 SP	5,000 SP
	Skill	Soothing Hand	Big Cat	Hard Hitter
	Effect	Increases the HP restored when reviving a teammate by 15%.	Increases maximum HP by 200.	Extends Break duration by 20%.
	Cost	250 SP	2,000 SP	6,000 SP
	Skill	Catgirl	Mutual Happiness	Bestial Pursuit
	Effect	Increases Agility by 20.	Slightly fills the Party Gauge when an "Excellent" is scored during a Special.	Adds 20% to damage ratio after canceling an auto-attack.
	Cost	625 SP	1,500 SP	4,000 SP
	Skill	Ether Talent	Tooth and Claw	Natural Selection
	Effect	Increases Ether by 20.	Lets you use a Driver Art after canceling a Driver Art.	Increases HP restored to self (not using HP Potions) by 10%.
	Cost	375 SP	3,000 SP	3,000 SP
	Skill	Kinetic Vision	Feral Awakening II	Panther Pounce
	Effect	Increases Dexterity by 20.	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to Y at the start of battle.	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 50%.
	Cost	500 SP	2,500 SP	2,000 SP

Hidden Affinity

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Level unlocked at		New Game Plus	2 Skills unlocked	5 Skills unlocked
	Skill	Chance Recovery	Transmit Power	Adrenaline
	Effect	Heals 25% HP each time a Chain Attack is initiated.	Boosts recharge for Specials after canceling by 20%.	Restores 3% HP when canceling an auto-attack with a Driver Art.
	Cost	2,500 SP	15,000 SP	15,000 SP
	Skill	Tiger's Eye	Cheer Leader	Road to Victory
	Effect	Boosts Dexterity by 10%.	Increases Affinity by 25% after winning a Special button challenge.	Slightly fills the Party Gauge for each critical hit delivered.
	Cost	3,750 SP	12,500 SP	25,000 SP
	Skill	Focused Technique	Inner Strength	Sore Loser
	Effect	Reduces enemy Break resist.	Boosts Ether by 10%.	50% chance to survive hit with 1 HP + 5 secs invincibility (once per battle).
	Cost	7,500 SP	5,000 SP	30,000 SP
	Skill	Lithe Strength	Lady of Luck	Bear Knuckles
	Effect	Increases Strength by 20.	Boosts Luck by 10%.	Boosts Strength by 10%.
	Cost	6,250 SP	7,500 SP	20,000 SP
	Skill	Lucky Cat	Wild Life	Tigergirl
	Effect	Increases Luck by 20.	Boosts maximum HP by 10%.	Boosts Agility by 10%.
	Cost	5,000 SP	10,000 SP	10,000 SP

Dialogue

Main article: Nia/Gameplay (XC2)/Dialogue

Gallery

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  Nia's Overt Affinity Chart

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  Nia's Hidden Affinity Chart

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  List of Nia's weapons