Xenoblade Chronicles: Any% (New Game+) (60hz) Notes

- Use Thunder for the 1st two Mechon waves, then Steel Strike on last Mechon in Battle of Sword Valley

Shulk
- First Attack Plus VI
- Attack Stability VI
- Attack Plus VI
- Quick Step VI
- Strength Up VI x2
- Earth Cloak VI

Reyn
- Back Atk Plus VI
- Attack Plus VI
- Attack Stability VI
- Strength Up VI x2
- Quick Step VI
- Initial Tension VI

Colony 9 & Tephra Cave
- Landmark Warp to Main Entrance when you leave Dunban's House as Fiora
- After Shulk joins the party, Landmark Warp to Fortress Entrance, then Landmark Warp to Main Entrance when Fiora leaves
- Almost all fights in Colony 9 after Catepillar: Literally stand still and use Stream Edge
- Last Mechon fight in Colony 9: Focus attacks on 1st Mechon, switch lock-on to back Mechon, Auto-Attack
- Metal Face I: Monado SHIELD or Enchant, Battle Soul for 1st part, then Back Slash for 2nd part
- Landmark Warp to Tephra Cave: Mag Mell Ruins
- Arachno Fight: Use Monado Cyclone if your Talent Gauge is full, otherwise Stream Edge
- Landmark Warp to Villa Lake + hold down-left when you get the landmark
- Arachno Queen: Move a step or two, then Stream Edge

Bionis' Leg
- Get the Kamos Guidepost landmark, then go fight two Berserk Arduns
- Berserk Arduns: Move about two steps to upper-right, Stream Edge
- After killing two Berserk Arduns, Landmark warp to Kamos Guidepost and go south
- Mechon M71: Back Slash
- Mysterious Face: Back Slash and run away

Ether Mine
- 1st Mechon Fight: Move forward a tiny bit and hope everything dies with Stream Edge
- Do 2 jumps in big area
- When you reach the big moving horizontal lift, get on the edge, then save + load
- Other Mechon Fights: Back Slash, Stream Edge
- Xord I: Auto-Attack
- Xord II: Back Slash & Air Slash
- Forced Fight: Lock-on to far-left Mechon and use Buster

Satorl Marsh
- Landmark Warp at Nopon Mechant Camp and Glowing Obelisk
- Go immediately to Basin Cave, then Landmark Warp to Sororal Statues after grabbing last Key Item
- Satorl Guardian: Immediately lock-on, Back Slash, and Stream Edge
- In Bionis Interior, save + load when you're about to touch the pond

Makna Forest (1st Visit)
- Jump down to Agni Tablet landmark, then go to flag
- Warp to Agni Tablet and jump into the water
- Forced Fight: Get right next to flower, stand for a second, then Stream Edge

Dunban
- Double Attack VI
- Attack Plus VI
- Attack Stability VI
- Strength Up VI x2
- Quick Step VI

Melia
- Quick Step VI

Frontier Village and Makna Forest (2nd Visit)
- Follow the arrow and get Chief's Residence landmark on the way to Melia
- Warp to Central Plaza, go to weapon shop upstairs, then jump down to armor shop
- Warp to Makna Entrance: Village Entrance, then go through Jurassic Park to get to boss
- Leone Telethia: Back Slash immediately and Air Slash for 1st, same with 2nd part except get behind it
- Warp to Chief's Residence, talk to Melia upstairs, then go to Apex Lake to go to Eryth Sea

Eryth Sea, Alcamoth, High Entia Tomb, & Prison Island (1st Visit)
- Get Centre Gate landmark, get Lighthouse landmark, warp to Centre Gate, then warp to Lighthouse, talk to someone, then warp again
- Defensive Kromars: Lure them from a distance, go back a little bit, then move towards them and Stream Edge
- High Entia Assassins: Stream Edge, then finish off survivors with Arts
- High Entia Tomb Robots: Summon Bolt for 1st fight, then Summon Ice for 2nd fight
- Orluga Rufus: Do whatever Arts you want I guess? (Back Slash, Stream Edge, Air Slash)
- Soldium Telethia & Tyrea: Shadow Eye, Buster on both of them, Back Slash on Tyrea, then Stream Edge to get the Double Kill
- Skyray: Back Slash, Battle Soul, and Auto-Attacks
- Metal Face II: 1 hit if Talent Gauge isn't full, Back Slash, and Buster

Valak Mountain
- Landmark Warp to Hollow Bone and Harict Chapel right when you get them
- Conflagrant Raxel: Back Slash, Stream Edge, Slit Edge, Air Slash, Battle Soul
- Take Bottom Route to Mumkhar
- Mumkhar I: Back Slash, Battle Soul, Buster OR Back Slash from Back, Stream Edge, Air Slash

Sword Valley
- Landmark Warp to Ged Fortress right when you get it
- Optional: Landmark Warp to Dolgan Outpost right when you get that landmark. Optional because same speed as running there.
- Landmark Warp to Dolgan Outpost right after examining the switch inside Dolgan Outpost
- Mumkhar II: Shadow Eye, Battle Soul, get behind him, Back Slash, and Stream Edge

Galahad Fortress
- Back Slash should 1-shot the Sentinel Mechon
- Landmark Warp and hold up to Main Control Room after examining the first switch, then Landmark Warp and hold down again
- Fiora's Conviction: Go right, lock-on to big mechon, Stream Edge, go left, Buster, clean-up
- Gold Face & Face Nemesis: Attack Gold Face with Back Slash, Slit Edge, then Shaker Edge. Run away afterwards.

Fallen Arm
- Ulna Passage Mechons I: Run straight and use Stream Edge when they see you
- Ulna Passage Mechons II: Berserker, War Swing, and Sword Drive
- Get Giant Mechon Debris Landmark before entering Hidden Machina Village!
- Talk to Linada, then talk to Miqol
- After accepting Fiora's Treatment, warp to Giant Mechon Debris
- Get Key Item, go to Connecting Bridge, then go get Digit 2 Plain Landmark
- Landmark Warp back to Junks right when you get Digit 2 Plain landmark, then warp back to Junks after completing Fiora's Treatment
- Landmark Warp back to Digit 2 Plain after the menu and getting the Bulkhead Key, then enter Mechonis Field

Party before Mechonis Field: Shulk, Dunban, Fiora

Fiora
- Double Attack VI
- Phys Def Down VI
- Weapon Power VI

Shulk
- Back Atk Plus VI -> First Attack Plus VI

Mechonis Field
- Get Mechonis Field Jump
- Jump over gaps near the Unique Monster for 1st switch, then jump twice to 2nd switch and don't get spotted
- Landmark Warp to Lower Bulkhead Bridge after examining 2nd switch on 3F
- Take right path to make 2 jumps to get to 4F Main Power Switch Landmark after fast ramp, then take left path and jump twice
- After examining 1st switch on 4F, Landmark Warp back to Upper Bulkhead Bridge
- Take left path and jump at the correct time to reach 2nd switch
- Landmark Warp to 4F Main Power Switch after examining 2nd switch on 4F, then Landmark Warp to Upper Bulkhead Bridge after last switch
- Jade Face: Take right path, then Back Slash & Air Slash

Central Factory
- When Central Factory loads, Landmark Warp right when you get the Entrance landmark
- At Central Control, jump right to the switch after going up ramp
- When going up the elevator, Landmark Warp right when you get the next landmark
- Go get Factory Vent Landmark, kill M88 Watchtower, then Landmark Warp back to Central Warehouse Lift
- Go back and kill the 2nd Quest Mechon up the stairs, then go to Large Mechon Store
- Back Slash left Mechon, Back Slash/Air Slash/Stream Edge on M97 Commander, then Focus Attacks/Slit Edge/Shaker Edge on right Mechon
- Landmark Warp to Central Tower and activate switch from right side, then Landmark Warp back to Factory Vent
- After turning off electrical barrier, Landmark Warp to Tower Boarding Gate (Mash A), and go straight
- Use Air Slash on left M36 Fairy, try to Buster all three Mechons?, finish off remaining Mechons with Arts
- Landmark Warp to Agniratha entrance right when you get it on the last elevator

Agniratha
- Landmark Warp back to Central Tower after examining all 4 switches, then fight Gadolt
- Gadolt I: Battle Soul and Back Slash. Use Air Slash if battle isn't over yet.
- Gadolt II: Shadow Eye, Back Slash, Buster
- Egil: Shadow Eye, Back Slash, Air Slash, Stream Edge, Slit Edge
- Yaldabaoth I: Back Slash & Air Slash, then run away

Mechonis Core
- Talk to Miqol to go to the Upper Level of Central Factory
- Apocrypha Generator: Shadow Eye, enter Monado, Back Slash, Buster
- Yaldabaoth II: Shadow Eye, Back Slash, Air Slash, Stream Edge, Slit Edge, run away, Focus Attack during Energy Replenish.
		 1 attack + Back Slash for #1, Air Slash for #2, Back Slash for #3, Lock-On to Yaldabaoth II, Buster
- Zanza (Human): Speed Shift + auto-attacks, Second Gear right when her Talent Gauge fills up, then Sword Dromes
		 Use Air Fang during his 2nd Art
- Party after Zanza (Human): Reyn, Fiora, Dunban
- Sureny Telethia I: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive, fill Talent Gauge, run away, then let RNG decide when the fight ends

Colony 6
- Sero Telethia & Friends: Berserker (Focus Attacks), Magnum Charge, War Swing, Sword Drive
- Sureny Telethia II: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive
- Sani Telethia: Berserker, Bone Upper, War Swing, Lariat, Sword Drive

Bionis Interior
- Take right path, then go staight
- Disciple Lorithia: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Aura Burst, War Swing, whatever Arts you want from here with Sword Drive being last

Prison Island II
- Obelis Obart: Berserker, Sword Drive, Bone Upper
- Demon Pavlosk: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive, Bone Upper
- Master Obart: Berserker, Bone Upper, Lariat, Sword Drive
- Dragon King Alcar: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive, Bone Upper, run to switch

Final Battles
- Dickson I: Berserker, Sword Drive, Bone Upper, War Swing, Dive Sorbet
- Dickson II: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive, Bone Upper, War Swing, Lariat
- Zanza I: Berserker, Sword Drive, War Swing, Bone Upper, Dive Sorbet, Lariat
- Zanza II: Berserker, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive, Bone Upper (War Swing and Lariat if the fight isn't over)
- Zanza III: Berserker, Aura Burst, Magnum Charge, Sword Drive