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XC2 Pyra

Pyra, a Blade and her weapon.

Blades are a species in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. They are lifeforms that are linked to a Driver who creates and summons them by touching a Core Crystal. Blades give powers and a weapon to their Driver. Each Blade plays a different role, different stats and an elemental type. They provide a distinct set of 4 Arts. Each driver can have 3 Blades equiped at the same time and can switch between them during battle. Artificial Blades can be created, those Blades will have the same capacities as regular Blades.

Blade Types[]

Attackers[]

The attackers are focused on dealing huge damage on the enemy by unleashing their powerful arts.

Tanks[]

The Tanks are focused on getting the aggro to protect their allies, their arts are generally arts that have huge amount of aggro or that prioritize the defense of their Driver.

Healers[]

The Healers are focused on making the enemy drop more HP Potions which are used to heal the party.

Blade Special[]

Blade Specials are devastating moves used by Blades in battle, the attack can go up to 4 levels of intensity if used well.

List of Blades[]

Special Blades[]

Special Blades are a type of Blade that are exclusive to certain Drivers.

Driver Name Type Element
Rex Pyra Attacker
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Fire

Mythra Attacker
XC2-element-light

Light

Nia Healer
XC2-element-water

Water

Tora※1 Poppi α (artificial) Tank
XC2-element-earth

Earth※2

Poppi QT (artificial) Tank
XC2-element-fire

Fire※2

Poppi QTπ (artificial) Attacker
XC2-element-ice

Ice※2

Nia Dromarch Healer
XC2-element-water

Water

Zeke Pandoria Attacker
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Mòrag Brighid Tank
XC2-element-fire

Fire

Vandham Roc Attacker
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Akhos Obrona N/A
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Malos Sever N/A
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Patroka Perdido N/A
XC2-element-fire

Fire

Mikhail Cressidus N/A
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Dughall Dolmes N/A
XC2-element-fire

Fire

※1 Tora is technically not a Driver as he controls Poppi an artificial Blade.
※2 The elements of the Poppi blades can be changed.

Rare Blades[]

Name Type Element Acquisition
Finch Tank
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Random
Perceval Tank
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Random
Floren Healer
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Random
Dagas Attacker
XC2-element-fire

Fire

Random
Azami Attacker
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Random
Nim Healer
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Random
Electra Attacker
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Random
Perun Attacker
XC2-element-ice

Ice

Random
Adenine Healer
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Random
Newt Attacker
XC2-element-water

Water

Random
Kora Healer
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Random
Boreas Healer
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Random
Vale Attacker
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Random
Agate Attacker
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Random
Zenobia Attacker
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Random
Godfrey Tank
XC2-element-ice

Ice

Random
Dahlia Healer
XC2-element-ice

Ice

Random
Ursula Healer
XC2-element-ice

Ice

Random
KOS-MOS Attacker
XC2-element-light

Light

Random
Vess Healer
XC2-element-electric

Electric

"Tranquility" side quest
Wulfric Attacker
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Main quest
Herald Attacker
XC2-element-electric

Electric

offering "blood" related items to the Altar of Sealing
Praxis Attacker
XC2-element-water

Water

"Crystal Clear" sidequest
Theory Tank
XC2-element-ice

Ice

"Blade-Sharp Memory" side quest
Sheba Attacker
XC2-element-water

Water

Inherited Core Crystal
Aegaeon Tank
XC2-element-water

Water

Main quest
Kasandra Tank
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Salvaging in Mor Ardain
Poppi Buster (artificial) Tank
XC2-element-light

Light

Completing "Shiny New Power" (DLC)
T-elos Attacker
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Random (DLC)
Shulk Attacker
XC2-element-light

Light

Challenge Battle Mode (DLC)
Fiora Healer
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Challenge Battle Mode (DLC)
Crossette Healer
XC2-element-fire

Fire

DLC
Elma Attacker
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Challenge Battle Mode (DLC)
Corvin Tank
XC2-element-light

Light

DLC

New Game Plus[]

Those Blades can only be accessed during new game plus and them being part of the party is supposedly non canon to the game's story.

Name Type Element Acquisition
Akhos Healer
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Random
Patroka Attacker
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Random
Mikhail Tank
XC2-element-dark

Dark

Talk at Megaflote Base

during Chapter 10

Obrona Attacker
XC2-element-electric

Electric

Random
Sever Tank
XC2-element-wind

Wind

Random
Perdido Attacker
XC2-element-fire

Fire

Random
Cressidus Tank
XC2-element-earth

Earth

Random

Common Blades[]

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The possible appearances of a Common Blade.

The Common Blades are created from Common Core Crystals, their name, weapon, element and stats are obtained randomly. They all have a similar global appearance and a crystal on their chest with the coloration of their elements.

Hybrids[]

Hybrids are the result of a fusion between a Human and a Blade, if the Hybrid is a Blade fused with Human cells, he is called a "Flesh Eater" but if the Hybrid is a Human who fused with a Core Crystal, he is called a Blade Eater. Both types of Hybrids can gain in power through the fusion but most Flesh Eater just loose their immortality in the process.

Flesh Eaters[]

Blade Eaters[]

Aegises[]

Aegises are a special kind of Blades that were created by The Architect to "manage" other Blades in that they hold all the information other Blades possess and update with every new bit of information the other Blades obtain. They were a measure created in order to prevent the apparition of someone like The Architect in Alrest. There are three known Aegises: Logos, Ontos and Pneuma.

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