Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Switch 2 Edition - Weapons
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 does not use a shared weapon pool: each Blade carries one of fifteen weapon classes, and that class fixes the Blade's auto-attack pattern, Art animations and role bias. Weapon classes are the backbone of party building, because a Driver's Arts come from the Blade they have equ...
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| Name | Type | Description | Stats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis Sword | Sword (Aegis) | The signature weapon of the Aegis, a broad blade of light that changes element depending on whether Pyra or Mythra is in control. | Role: Balanced attacker Range: Medium Speed: Fast Elements: Fire (Pyra), Light (Mythra), combined as Pneuma Notable Blades: Pyra, Mythra, Pneuma | Equipped by the Aegis from the start of the main campaign |
| Catalyst Scimitar | Curved Sword | A curved, flowing blade built for support rather than raw damage. | Role: Healer / support Range: Medium Speed: Moderate Elements: Water Notable Blades: Nia (Blade form) | Unlocked through story progression in the mid game |
| Greataxe | Heavy Axe | The slowest and heaviest of the standard weapon classes, built around wide cleaving swings and high per-hit damage. | Role: Heavy attacker Range: Medium Speed: Slow Elements: Varies by Blade | Dropped by rare Blades awakened from Core Crystals |
| Uchigatana | Long Blade | A long, thin blade with a fast draw-and-slash rhythm. | Role: Fast attacker Range: Medium Speed: Very fast Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Knuckle Claws | Fist Weapon | Close-range fist weapons that trade reach for attack speed and recovery. | Role: Fast close-range attacker Range: Very short Speed: Very fast Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Shield Hammer | Shield and Hammer | A defensive class that pairs a heavy hammer with a shield, giving the Blade a Tank bias. | Role: Tank Range: Short Speed: Slow Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Chroma Katana | Katana | A katana whose blade takes on the colour of its Blade's element, built for precise, high-damage single-target Arts. | Role: Single-target attacker Range: Medium Speed: Fast Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Big Bang Edge | Greatsword | An oversized greatsword with explosive, wide-swinging Arts. | Role: Heavy attacker Range: Long Speed: Slow Elements: Electric Notable Blades: Pandoria | Equipped by Pandoria when Zeke joins the party |
| Megalance | Polearm | A long lance class with thrusting Arts that reach further than most melee weapons. | Role: Reach attacker Range: Long Speed: Moderate Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Ether Cannon | Heavy Ranged | A shoulder-mounted cannon that fires charged Ether shots from range. | Role: Ranged attacker Range: Very long Speed: Slow Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Bitball | Ranged Support | A floating orb weapon that fires support and healing projectiles. | Role: Healer / support Range: Long Speed: Moderate Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Twin Rings | Paired Chakrams | A pair of bladed rings wielded one in each hand, spinning through short combos with strong support Arts. | Role: Healer / support Range: Short Speed: Fast Elements: Water Notable Blades: Dromarch | Equipped by Dromarch from Nia's introduction |
| Whipswords | Segmented Blades | Segmented blades that extend into whips, giving a Tank class unusual reach and area coverage. | Role: Tank Range: Long Speed: Moderate Elements: Fire Notable Blades: Brighid | Equipped by Brighid when Morag joins the party |
| Nodachi | Great Katana | A long two-handed katana class built around committed, wide cuts. | Role: Heavy attacker Range: Long Speed: Slow Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class from Core Crystal resonance |
| Scythe | Polearm | A sweeping scythe class with broad, circular attacks that drag enemies into range. | Role: Area attacker Range: Long Speed: Moderate Elements: Varies by Blade | Rare Blade weapon class; also used by Vandham's Blade Roc |
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