Field-Skill

The Field-Skill is a set of three skills in Xenoblade Chronicles X. Upgrading the Field-Skills is needed to be able to interact with treasures and install Data Probes. At the beginning of the game, all three skills are at level 1, to open treasures with a higher level of skill the player must increase their BLADE Level. Each level up allows an upgrade of one of the three skills, once the BLADE Level has been increased, the player must talk to Eleonora who will increase the level of the choosen skill. However the level 5 of the Field-Skills can only be achieved by completing the three variations of the Off the Record quest

Archaeological
This skill allows the player to survey alien artifacts and wreckages to gain Experience Points, Credits, Battle Points and Augments

Biological
This skill allows the player to survey structures created by the native fauna like insect nests or species of plants native to the planet to gain Experience Points, Battle Points, and headgears

Mechanical
This skill allows the player to retrieve items from debris of the White Whale, potential gains are Credits, and Data Probes. This skill is also used when posing Data Probes.