Rare Blade
Rare Blades are a type of Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Like Legendary Blades, they are fully-realized characters with their own designs, skills, and personalities; like Common Blades, they are not part of the main plot and can only be obtained by resonating with Core Crystals. Uniquely, they also have special quests ("Blade Quests") dedicated to their character arc, which often play a part in unlocking their Affinity Chart.
Some Rare Blades are guaranteed to be found in specific Core Crystals earned by various means, but most are simply within the same random pool that Common Blades are drawn from. For the mechanics of these random resonations, including how to influence the likelihood of summoning a Rare Blade, see Core Crystal § Mechanics.
List of Rare Blades[edit]
Base game[edit]
Every Blade in this list can be acquired with a Core Crystal, whether it be from the random pool, or as a guarantee by completing some task.
| Name | Element | Weapon Class | Aux Core Slots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenine | 2 | |||
| Agate | 2 | |||
| Azami | 2 | |||
| Boreas | 1 | |||
| Dagas | 1 | |||
| Dahlia | 2 | |||
| Electra | 1 | |||
| Finch | 1 | |||
| Floren | 2 | |||
| Godfrey | 2 | |||
| Gorg | 2 | |||
| Herald | 3 | |||
| Kasandra | 2 | |||
| Kora | 2 | |||
| KOS-MOS | 3 | |||
| Newt | 2 | |||
| Nim | 2 | |||
| Perceval | 1 | |||
| Perun | 1 | |||
| Praxis | 1 | |||
| Sheba | 3 | |||
| T-elos | 3 | |||
| Theory | 2 | |||
| Ursula | 1 | |||
| Vale | 3 | |||
| Vess | 2 | |||
| Wulfric | 2 | |||
| Zenobia | 3 |
Notes[edit]
- T-elos is unique in that she can only be acquired on a save file which has completed the main story at least once, indicated via a medal on the save screen.
- Although Poppi QTπ can only be obtained through a Blade Quest and is insignificant to the game's main plot, she is considered a Legendary Blade and not a Rare Blade.
DLC only[edit]
Blades in this list can only be acquired through specific means that involve interacting with the DLC in question.
| Name | Element | Weapon Class | Aux Core Slots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvin | 3 | |||
| Crossette | 3 | |||
| Elma | 3 | |||
| Fiora | 3 | |||
| Poppibuster | 3 | |||
| Shulk | 3 |
New Game+[edit]
Blades in this list are only available during a New Game Plus run.
| Name | Element | Weapon Class | Aux Core Slots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhos | 3 | |||
| Cressidus | 2 | |||
| Mikhail | 3 | |||
| Obrona | 2 | |||
| Patroka | 3 | |||
| Perdido | 2 | |||
| Sever | 2 |
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Playable Drivers and Blades in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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|---|---|
| Drivers | Jin (chapter 1 • chapter 8 • Titan Battleship Assault) • Malos • Mòrag • Nia • Rex • Tora • Vandham • Zeke |
| Legendary Blades | Aegaeon • Brighid • Catalyst • Dromarch • Mythra • Pandoria • Pneuma • Poppi α • Poppi QT • Poppi QTπ • Pyra • Roc |
| Rare Blades | Adenine • Agate • Azami • Boreas • Dagas (weak • strong) • Dahlia • Electra • Finch • Floren • Godfrey • Gorg • Herald • Kasandra • Kora • KOS-MOS • Newt • Nim • Perceval • Perun • Praxis • Sheba • T-elos • Theory • Ursula • Vale • Vess • Wulfric • Zenobia |
| Torna Blades | Akhos • Cressidus • Mikhail • Obrona • Patroka • Perdido • Sever (chapter 1) |
| DLC Blades | Corvin • Crossette • Elma • Fiora • Poppibuster • Shulk |
| Other | Common Blade |