Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades Guide - All Unique Abilities, How to Find Every Rare Blade, How to Unlock Herald

Rare Blades aren't just collector's items in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but they're potentially some of the most poweful, devastating allies and weapons to use in the heat of battle. In this Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades guide, we'll be going over how to get Rare Blades in the game, as well as how utilise all your Core Crystals and how to unlock the Herald Rare Blade.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades Guide

Just below, you'll find a complete breakdown of all the rare Blades in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, including how you can obtain them, which Drivers they can be used by, and what Field Skills they specialise in.

Bear in mind that there are spoilers for the story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 from here on, as we'll be revealing unique Blades that are obtained late in the story of the game, that give away some pretty crucial plot points.

What Are Rare Blades?

As we previously mentioned, Blades are what Drivers equip in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and basically act as a weapon for the Driver to use in battle. There are tons of individual Blades throughout the game for Rex and co. to uncover and try out, but there are only a select few which wield extraordinary power, known as Rare Blades.

You might note from the pictures just below that Rare Blades have unique art styles, designed entirely differently from any other Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. This is because they're actually designed by different Japanese artists, styled individually to stand out from the crowd. All Rare Blades are far more powerful than standard Blades, and boast some deadly Driver Art abilities, as well as some handy Field Skills.

All Rare Blades in Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Pyra

• Fire Attack
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Rex
• Field Skills: Fire Mastery, Focus, Cooking

Mythra

• Light Attack
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Rex
• Field Skills: Fire Mastery, Focus, Girls' Talk

Dromarch

• Water Healer
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Nia
• Field Skills: Water Mastery, Botany, Ancient Wisdom

Poppi Alpha

• Earth Tank (can be changed)
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Tora
• Field Skills: Leaping, Nopon Wisdom, Superstrength

Poppi QT

• Fire Tank (can be changed)
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Tora
• Field Skills: Lockpicking, Fortitude, Agronomy

Poppi QT Pi

• Ice Attack (can be changed)
• Complete the "Powered-Up Poppi" side quest
• Can only be used by Tora
• Field Skills: Keen Eye, Ancient Wisdom, Forestry

Roc

• Wind Attack
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Vandham and Rex
• Field Skills: Wind Mastery, Miasmi Dispersal, Lockpicking

Brighid

• Fire Tank
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Morag
• Field Skills: Fire Mastery, Keen Eye, Mineralogy

Pandoria

• Electric Attack
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Zeke
• Field Skills: Electric Mastery, Lockpicking, Icthyology

Nia

• Water Healer
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Rex
• Field Skills: Water Mastery, Forestry, Fortitude

Aegaeon

• Water Tank
• Acquired through the main story
• Can only be used by Morag
• Field Skills: Water Mastery, Ancient Wisdom, Leaping

Godfrey

• Ice Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Passionate Soul, Justice-Loving Soul, Kind Soul

Wulfric

• Earth Attack
• Acquired through the Beastly Core Crystal obtained in the main story
• Field Skills: Superstrength, Earth Mastery, Focus

Perceval

• Dark Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Dark Mastery, Leaping, Assassination

Vale

• Dark Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Dark Mastery, Girls' Talk

Agate

• Earth Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Mineralogy, Keen Eye

Gorg

• Water Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Keen Eye, Fortitude

Boreas

• Wind Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Nopon Wisdom, Salvaging Mastery, Fleet of Foot

Dagas

• Fire Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Cavalier Attitude

Kassadra

• Dark Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Dark Mastery, One Lucky Gal

Praxis

• Water Attack
• Complete the "Crystal Clear" side quest
• Field Skills: Girls' Talk, Water Mastery, Salvaging Mastery

Theory

• Ice Tank
• Complete the "Blade-Sharp Memory" side quest
• Field Skills: Ice Mastery, Focus, Nopon Wisdom

Perun

• Ice Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Ice Mastery, Ancient Wisdom, Chivalry

Kora

• Electric Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Girls' Talk, Electric Mastery, Lockpicking

Azami

• Dark Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Dark Mastery, Botany, Clairvoyant Eye

Ursula

• Ice Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Harmony, Ichthyology, Fortitude

Newt

• Fire Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Superstrength, Salvaging Mastery, Titan Weapon Wisdom

Nim

• Earth Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Earth Mastery, Ichthyology, Phonex Linguistics

Sheba

• Water Attack
• Purchase the Inherited Core Crystal from Torigoth merchant
• Field Skills: Girls' Talk, Lockpicking, Eye for Beauty

Vess

• Electric Healer
• Complete the "Tranquility" side quest
• Field Skills: Forestry, Fortitude, Dumpling Pro

Adenine

• Wind Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Wind Mastery, Keen Eye, Extra-Ancient Wisdom

Electra

• Electric Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Electric Mastery, Focus, Master of Thunder

Zenobia

• Wind Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Wind Mastery, Superstrength, Leaping

Finch

• Wind Tank
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Entomology, Leaping, Bird Brain

Floren

• Earth Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Earth Mastery, Botany, Beguiling Charm

KOS-MOS

• Light Attack
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Light Mastery, Lockpicking, Mental Arithmetic

Herald

• Electric Attack
• Fulfill the offerings needed in the Shrine of Sealing, in Theosoir
• Field Skills: Electric Mastery, Superstrength, Rampage

Dahlia

• Ice Healer
• Acquired through a Common, Rare, or Legendary Core Crystal
• Field Skills: Forestry, Ice Mastery

How to Get Rare Blades

We've listed out all the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Rare Blades that you can find in the game, but how do you actually go about obtaining them? As we explain in detail over on our Core Crystals guide, there are three types of Core Crystals in the game: Normal, Legendary, and Rare.

Rare and Legendary Core Crystals obviously give you a better chance of unlocking a Rare Blade than a normal Core Crystal does, as the outcome of unlocking a Core Crystal is entirely randomised. But getting hold of a Rare or Legendary Core Crystal is extremely difficult, as although they can sometimes be found through beating incredibly tough enemies in combat, or through story progression, you'll otherwise have to scavenge around the map and salvage points in the hope of uncovering an elite Core Crystal.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Herald Guide - How to Unlock Herald

However, while all the above is true for almost every Rare Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, there's one Blade that stands out in particular. The Blade known as Herald is one of the hardest to obtain in the game, and is designed by Hideo Minaba, one of the art directors behind Final Fantasy 6.

To obtain Herald's unique Core Crystal, you'll have to find the Altar of Sealing, which can be located in Theospiti Temple Ruins, in Theosoir. In order to be granted the Core Crystal from the Altar, you'll have to offer one hundred total items from the list below:

• Poison Flash (found in Temperantia)
• Black Pomegranate (found in the Kingdom of Uraya)
• Acid Tomato (found in Temperantia)
• Lazy Crayfish (found in the Empire of Mor Ardain)
• Beelze Mosquito
• Blood Walnut
• Sore Worm
• Pound Viper (found in the Land of Morytha)
• Dark Sprout (found in the Land of Morytha)

It probably goes without saying, but Herald is one of the most powerful Blades in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She possesses Electric Mastery and Superstrength Level 3 Field Skills, and Level 5 Rampage, an ability which Herald alone wields.

Now that we're done with these Rare Blades, why not continue ahead to our additional Xenoblade Chronicles 2 guides, including how to master every Driver Class, as well as how to master the combat of the game.