Nim/Gameplay

Nim
Driver	any
Gender	Female
Type	Humanoid
Weapon	Knuckle Claws

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

Nim is a Rare Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Stats

General stats

Element	Earth
Weapon class	Knuckle Claws
Default weapon	Primitive Knuckles
Cooldown time	20.00s
Aux Core Slots	2
Merc Group name	Dandy Lions
Base strength	10

Stat modifiers

Physical defense	+5%
Ether defense	+35%
Maximum HP	+0%
Strength	+0%
Ether	+0%
Dexterity	+10%
Agility	+0%

Affinity modifiers

Base affinity	400
Affinity gain	±0%
Affinity loss	±0%

Favorite items

Categories	Seafood
	Instruments
Items	Tricolor Bowl
	Don't Feed the Armu

Base rarity

Group 1	1%
Group 2	1%
Group 3	1.75%
Group 4	0.25%
Group 5	1%
Pity Blade	Group 4

Skills

Specials

Level	Name	Description
	Fierce Healer	Shoot out your own ether as a shockwave.
	Wild Grappler	Rush in wielding a weapon of concentrated ether.
	Organic Automata	Kit and Sunny emit a laser beam.
	Earth Priestess	After a series of attacks, hit the enemy with a high-powered laser shot.

Blade Arts

Name	Probability	Recharge	Description
Accuracy Up	75%	15s	Increases accuracy.
Back Attack Up	75%	20s	Increases backstab dmg; halves aggro.

Battle Skills

Name	Effect
Restorative Fusion	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.
Synthesis Lore	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 25-50%
Wild Familiars	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 40-80%.

Field Skills

Name	Description
Earth Mastery	The power of an Earth Blade.
Ichthyology	Knowledge related to fish.
Phonex Linguistics	The power to speak with Phonexes. Skill exclusive to Nim.

Affinity Chart

		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Key affinity condition		(unlocked)	Increase Trust. (x100)	Increase Trust. (x1,300)	Increase Trust. (x3,800)	Increase Trust. (x9,800)
Reward text			You love Mother Nature, right? So do I! We can be friends.	You wanna help me keep Nature safe?	We're both Nature-lovers! That makes me feel warm inside.	I like you about as much as I do Mother Nature!
Reward			Bravery x200	Bravery x300	Bravery x500	Bravery x800
Fierce Healer	Effect	When landing a hit, restores 30% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 35% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 40% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 45% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 50% of damage dealt to the whole party.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Fierce Healer. (x10)	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x7)	Use Fierce Healer. (x12)	Defeat Haywire Phoebus at the World Tree. (x1) Revealed after the party enters the World Tree
	Reward text		I, Nim, have gotten stronger! I hope I get to show you soon.	You're no spring chicken, either! I'll follow in your footsteps.	You haven't seen anything yet!	Haywire Phoebus, you are a foe to Nature! Our meeting has been fated. Prepare yourself!
	Reward		Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
Wild Grappler	Effect	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 60% chance to spawn 2.	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 70% chance to spawn 2.	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 80% chance to spawn 2.	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 90% chance to spawn 2.	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 100% chance to spawn 2.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Wild Grappler. (x7)	Defeat a Lindwurm Sollmeyer in Leftheria. (x4) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x10)	Use Wild Grappler. (x10)
	Reward text		How'd you like my skills? Coming along nicely, wouldn't you say?	I'll never forgive those who disrespect Mother Nature!	I'm Nim! I'm not some nimcompoop! Ugh, sorry, I know how that sounded...	I am a force to be reckoned with! ...Ow, no, Kit, stop it, that's my ear! Sorry, they get overexcited...
	Reward		Bravery x200	Bravery x300	Bravery x500	Bravery x800
Organic Automata	Effect	When landing a hit, restores 30% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 35% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 40% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 45% of damage dealt to the whole party.	When landing a hit, restores 50% of damage dealt to the whole party.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Use Organic Automata. (x5)	Defeat an Uluran Grady in Leftheria. (x5) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Defeat mechanical enemies such as Dajan Sovereigns in the Land of Morytha. (Excludes unique monsters.) (x5) Revealed after chapter 8 begins	Defeat Peerless Beaufort in Leftheria. (x1) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria
	Reward text		My skills are getting better and better! It makes me feel great, too.	That was a tasty-looking enemy! Oh, you're saying I can eat it...? U-uh, no, I, I'm not hungry. Thank you though!	Mother Nature's enemies are my enemies, too. Get ready to take your lumps!	I guess I wasn't a great training partner back there, huh...? A-ah, no, I'm not getting down on myself, I swear!
	Reward		Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Restorative Fusion	Effect	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.	Restores party's HP on starting Fusion Combo. Effect improves with difficulty.
	Condition	(unlocked)	Engage in combat. (x10)	Use Nim's favorite pouch items. (Seafood category) (x4)	Engage in combat. (x12)	Engage in combat. (x12)
	Reward text		Like Mother Nature's children, I'm growing too!	You liked that, Sunny? Oh, you did? Well that's really great! I'm glad...	Please feel free to use my strength! H-hey, Sunny, stop tickling me! Gahaha! Haaa... Unruly little critters...	Nim's your number one supporter! I won't let you down.
	Reward		Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
Synthesis Lore	Effect	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 25%	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 30%	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 35%	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 40%	Boosts Fusion Combo effect by 50%
	Condition	(unlocked)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x5)	Perform a Blade Combo. (x7)	Speak to Nim at the inn in Argentum, then view Heart-to-Heart "Nim-Speak", in Temperantia. Revealed after the party sets foot on Temperantia	Perform a Blade Combo finisher. (x3)
	Reward text		The ground will rise to punish you! You better be ready.	I'm Nim, this is Kit, and that's Sunny. You'd best remember that!	It didn't work this time, either... I just want to talk to animals! Why's it have to be so hard...?	That's the power of Mother Nature! Like any mother, she can be scary...
	Reward		Compassion x200	Compassion x300	Compassion x500	Compassion x800
Wild Familiars	Effect	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 40%.	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 60%.	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 70%.	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 80%.
	Condition	Perform a Driver Combo. (It's enough to just be present.) (x2)	Defeat a Mailoo Garaffa in Uraya. (x4) Revealed after the party winds up in Uraya	Defeat an Olphen Jagron in Leftheria. (x4) Revealed after the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria	Defeat animal enemies such as Dusky Riik at Spirit Crucible Elpys. (Excludes unique monsters.) (x5) Revealed after the party enters Spirit Crucible Elpys.	Defeat a Riveral Ansel at the World Tree. (x5) Revealed after the party enters the World Tree
	Reward text	I've become more powerful!	So it didn't understand me after all... Oh well, I'll just have to keep trying.	I'm tired of my fists having to do all the talking! Why can't we talk with, like, our mouths?	Really, it's that all over again... Look, it's fine, let's just talk it out!	No, no, I understand. Still, it came to that... One day it'll work, I know it!
	Reward	Truth x100	Truth x200	Truth x300	Truth x500	Truth x800
		Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Earth Mastery	Effect	The power of an Earth Blade.
	Condition	(unlocked)		Defeat a Vallum Ageshu in Temperantia. (x5) Revealed after the party sets foot on Temperantia	Defeat a Goldol Anlood at the Cliffs of Morytha. (x4) Revealed after the party sets foot on the Cliffs of Morytha
	Reward text			It's Mother Nature's power! And it suits me to a T.	I'll be even more helpful from now on!
	Reward			Compassion x300	Compassion x500
Ichthyology	Effect	Knowledge related to fish.
	Condition	(unlocked)		Collect fish. (x25)	Collect fish. (x27)
	Reward text			Sunny's a big eater, so this skill will definitely come in handy.	More expertise? Awesome. Sunny's over the moon, too.
	Reward			Compassion x300	Compassion x500
Phonex Linguistics	Effect	The power to speak with Phonexes. Skill exclusive to Nim.
	Condition	(unlocked)		Go to Fonsett Village in Leftheria and start the quest "A Phonex Tale". Revealed After the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria After having access to Nia, Tora, Mòrag, and Zeke	Go to Leftheria and complete the quest "A Phonex Tale". Revealed After the party enters the Cloudway in Leftheria After having access to Nia, Tora, Mòrag, and Zeke
	Reward text			Leave it to Nim! I'll get everyone safe for sure.	Me, a... A hero...? Teheheh. That sounds... Embarrassing...but in a good way?
	Reward			Compassion x300	Compassion x500

Dialogue

Main article: Nim/Gameplay (XC2)/Dialogue

Gallery

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  Nim's Affinity Chart