Xenoblade NG+ battle notes

Two groups of mechon at the start
1. Use Soaring Tempest
Mechon M82
1. Use Steel Strike

Colony 9 + Tephra Cave
Colony Krabble
1. Just Auto-Attack
Between killing the Colony Krabble and when the Common Caterpile shows up, open up the menu and equip your gems. Once you equip the last gem you need, you can click X to close out of the menu to get back to the overworld rather than clicking B four times.
Common Caterpile
1. Back Slash
Ancient Machines
1. Spam Stream Edge (you may be able to hit them early due to a 25% counter attack chance)
Mechon M63
1. Just Auto-Attack
Mechon M31 (group)
1. Spam Stream Edge
Mechon M72 (group)
1. Spam Stream Edge
Mechon at Main Entrance (group)
1. Auto-Attack the first one
2. Focus Attack on the second one
3. Right as you get beside the third one, target it and auto-attack
Metal Face
1. Auto-Attack
2. Run Away
Metal Face again
1. Auto-Attack
Arachno (group)
1. Talent Art
2. Monado Cyclone
Aracho Queen
1. Move Forward a little
2. Stream Edge

Bionis Leg
Arduns
1. Move to the top right for about a second
2. Stream Edge and hit both at the same time
Mechon M71
1. Move Forward a little
2. Stream Edge
Mechon M71 again
1. Back Slash
2. Slit Edge
Xord
1. Back Slash
2. Run Away

Colony 6 + Ether Mine
Mechon (group)
*This one doesn't matter much as you're being held back by the lift cycle in the Ether Mine
1. Stream Edge if the front mechon doesn't move or
2. Auto-Attack the front mechon then stream edge the other three
Mechon M84 (one)
1. Back Slash
Mechon M84 (two)
1. Target the left one and keep walking towards the exit.
2. Right when you're next to the right one, stream edge.
Xord
1. Auto-Attack
Xord Again
1. Talent Art
2. Monado Buster
Mechon (group)
1. get right up against the front mechon
2. if you got the slow auto-attack you can cancel it and Stream Edge to kill all four
3. if you got the fast auto-attack you Stream Edge and kill the front three and back slash the fourth

Satorl Marsh
Satorl Guardian
1. Keep moving after placing the radiants and you should start the battle behind the Guardian
2. Back Slash it and hope Reyn Sword Drives it quickly instead of using Mad Taunt

Makna Forest
Three Puera Telethia
1. Move forward a little and wait for the two side telethia to stop moving
2. Stream Edge
After that battle, equip Melia's and Dunban's gems
Leone Telethia (1st battle)
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Run Away
Leone Telethia (2nd battle)
1. Spam Stream Edge
2. Talent Art
3. Monado Buster

Eryth Sea + Alcomoth + High Entia Tomb
Defensive Kormars
1. As soon as you can, lure the Kromars over
2. Wait for them to group together
3. Walk forward and Stream Edge all four
5 Assassins
1. Aim at the one either at the center left or center right (L or R once)
2. Stream Edge all of them
3. Reyn's auto-attack will have helped kill the Guard Entia you aimed at, so just one should remain
4. Back Slash the remaining one for safety (Dunban's Gale Slash is best, but Reyn's Sword Drive will cause a bit of delay for the fade out)
Nero Andos
1. Summon Bolt
2. Talent Art
Two Hover Astas
1. Summon Ice
2. Talent Art
3. Run Away
Orluga Rufus
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Air Slash
4. (probably dead but just in case it isn't) Slit Edge
Tyrea and Solidum Telethia
1. Focus Attack
2. Shadow Eye
3. Talent Art and move to where Monado Buster will hit Tyrea as well
4. Monado Buster
5. Stream Edge
6. Air Slash

Between High Entia Tomb and Valak Mountain
Skyray
1. Stream Edge
2. Have Battle Soul highlighted
3. Move behind it and auto-attack
4. Battle Soul
5. Back Slash
Metal Face
1. Back Slash
2. Talent Art
3. Monado Buster

Valak Mountain
Conflagrant Raxeal
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Air Slash
4. Slit Edge
Mumkhar
1. Don't auto-attack him and get behind him
2. Back Slash him
3. Battle Soul
4. Reyn should kill with Sword Drive at this point but just use Stream Edge anyways

Sword Valley
Mumkhar II
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Shadow Eye
4. Air Slash
5. Slit Edge

Galahad Fortress
Sentinel Mechon
1. Back Slash
Mechon beside Fiora
1. Aim to the flying one to the right of Fiora
2. Stream Edge both the mechon on the right
3. Aim to the flying one on the left
4. Monado Buster both the mechon on the left
5. Hopefully they're all dead, but if not, try your best to clean them up
Gold Face and Face Nemesis
1. Aim at Gold Face and Focus Attack
2. Back Slash
3. Stream Edge
4. Air Slash
5. Run Away and wait

Fallen Arm
After getting Fiora back, replace Shulk's First Attack Plus with a Back Atk Plus gem and equip Fiora's gems.
Mechon (group)
1. Move forward
2. Stream Edge
Two Mechon
1. Berserker
2. Bone Upper
3. Dive Sobat
4. Sword Drive (make sure first one isn't still alive before hitting it)

Mechonis Field
Jade Face
1. Talent Art
2. Monado Buster

Central Factory
M88 Watchtower
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Air Slash
4. Slit Edge
Offensive Scout
1. Get behind it
2. Back Slash
3. Stream Edge
Offensive/DIARYs and M97 Commander
1. Back Slash the one on the left
2. Get behind the Offensive/DAIRY on the other side
3. Stream Edge it and M97 Commander at the same time
4. Battle Soul
5. Shadow Eye
6. Back Slash
M88/RAPIDs and M36/FAIRYs
1. Aim at the left M88/RAPID
2. Shadow Eye
3. Focus Attack
4. Talent Art
5. Move to the right to line up to get both M88/RAPIDs in a line
6. Monado Buster
7. Aim at the M88/RAPID on the right
8. Try to Stream Edge the M88/RAPID and the M36/FAIRY on the right at the same time
9. If you hit both, Air Slash the M88/RAPID then Battle Soul and auto-attack and clean up
10. If you just hit the M88/RAPID, auto-attack then Air Slash then Battle Soul then auto-attack again and clean up

Agniratha + Central Factory Revisit + Mechonis Core
Gadolt I
1. Get behind him and do not auto-attack
2. Back Slash
3. (if he's still alive) Stream Edge
Gadolt II
1. Get behind him
2. Air Slash
3. Shadow Eye
4. Back Slash
5. Talent Art
6. Monado Buster
Egil
1. Focus Attack
2. Get behind him
3. Stream Edge
4. Shadow Eye
5. Back Slash
Yaldabaoth I
1. Back Slash
2. Stream Edge
3. Air Slash
4. Slit Edge
5. Battle Soul
Apocrypha Generator
1. Get behind it and do not auto-attack
2. Back Slash
3. Shadow Eye
4. Talent Art
5. Monado Buster
6. (if Fiora didn't hit with her Phys Def Down debuff) Stream Edge and Air Slash
Yaldabaoth II
1. Back Slash
2. Shadow Eye
3. Stream Edge
4. Air Slash
5. Slit Edge
6. Move beside him
7. When he uses Energy Replenish, Focus Attack
8. Kill the first core with an Air Slash and auto-attack
9. Kill the second core with a Back Slash
10. Kill the last core with a Stream Edge
11. Turn Away from Yaldabaoth to reduce lag
Zanza 0
1. Second Gear
2. Talent Art
3. Air Fang
4. Cross Impact
5. Spear Break
6. Double Wind

Junks + Colony 6 + Bionis Interior
Sureny Telethia
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. Sword Drive
4. Bone Upper
5. Dive Sobat
6. Run Away
7. Bone Upper
8. Run Away
9. Bone Upper
10. Run Away
11. Bone Upper
12. Run Away
Three Telethia
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. War Swing the two on the left (or all three if possible)
4. Aim at the small one on the left and Bone Upper
5. Sword Drive the remaining big one
Sureny Telethia
1. Berskerer
2. Bone Upper
3. Dive Sobat
4. Sword Drive
Sani Telethia
1. Get behind it
2. Berserker
3. Bone Upper
4. Dive Sobat
5. Sword Drive
Lorithia
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. Aura Burst (to hit the blobs)
4. Wait until her defenses fall
5. Bone Upper
6. Dive Sobat
7. Sword Drive

Prison Island
Obelis Obart
1. Berserker
2. Get behind it
3. Bone Upper
4. Sword Drive
Demon Pavlovsk
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. Get behind it
4. Sword Drive
Master Obart
1. Berserker
2. Wait for him to turn around
3. Bone Upper
4. Sword Drive
5. Dive Sobat
Dragon King Alcar
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. Get behind it and do not auto-attack
4. Sword Drive
5. War Swing
6. (hopefully) Let Fiora or Dunban kill it quickly if War Swing hasn't killed it
Dickson I
1. Berserker
2. Bone Upper
3. Dive Sobat
4. Sword Drive
Dickson II
1. Berserker
2. Magnum Charge
3. Get behind him
4. Sword Drive
5. Bone Upper
6. Dive Sobat
7. War Swing
8. (maybe your last attack)
Zanza I
1. Get behind him
2. Berserker
3. Magnum Charge
4. Sword Drive
5. (hopefully) War Swing
6. Anything else if he's still alive
Zanza II
1. Get behind him
2. Berserker
3. Magnum Charge
4. Sword Drive
5. Bone Upper
6. Dive Sobat
7. Last Attack
Zanza III
1. Get behind him
2. Berserker
3. Magnum Charge
4. Sword Drive