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BLADE Missions were an online gameplay mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They were made up of Squad Tasks and Squad Missions, and were randomly assigned to the player's Squad during normal gameplay. By completing them, players could earn Reward Tickets, BLADE Medals, Credits, Experience Points, and Battle Points. The mechanic was discontinued with shutdown of Wii U online services. This mechanic returned in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition.

Squad Tasks[]

Main article: Squad Task
Squad Task panel

The Squad Task panel

When a BLADE Mission was assigned to the Squad, a Squad Task panel appeared in the lower right of the screen, and the player could decide whether or not to participate in the BLADE Mission. Each icon represented a single Squad Task. The objective of each task could be checked by holding down the R button and pressing L; each press of L would cycle to the next task icon. The objective may be to defeat a certain number of enemies, e.g. "Hunt: Grex (8)" or to gather a specific number of an item, e.g. "Collect: Amana Durian (4)".

Players earned a small number of Reward Tickets for each enemy they killed or item they gathered towards a Squad Task objective. When the Squad as a whole had filled the quota for a Squad Task, everyone in the Squad earned a certain number of Reward Tickets, and more tickets were received when all five tasks had been completed.

Squad Missions[]

Main article: Squad Mission
Squad Missions menu

The Squad Missions menu

When a Squad Task was cleared, one or two Squad Missions became available and the "Squad Mission" indicator in the Squad Task panel lit up. These missions could be viewed and accepted at the Network Console in the BLADE Barracks. Players could attempt these missions solo with a team of NPC companions, or opt for multiplayer and recruit other players in the Squad to join them.

A Squad Mission could be attempted by more than one team simultaneously. When any team completed the mission, it was no longer available to anyone in the Squad, though players who had started the mission were allowed to finish it.

When a team completed a Squad Mission, each player on the team received the Base Rewards for that mission, which included Credits, EXP, Reward Tickets, and Battle Points. Furthermore, each player in the Squad received a small number of Reward Tickets regardless of participation. An additional reward was received by all Squad members when all the Squad Missions for a BLADE Mission had been completed.

Time[]

Each BLADE Mission had a time limit of 40 to 60 minutes, indicated by a counter and time bar at the bottom of the Squad Task panel. When the timer expired, the BLADE Mission ended and the Squad Tasks and Squad Missions were no longer available. Players who started a Squad Mission before the BLADE Mission expired were allowed to complete the mission.

When a BLADE Mission expired or was completed, there was a delay of roughly 20 to 30 minutes before the Squad received another BLADE Mission. This ensured that a new BLADE Mission did not begin while Squad Missions from the previous BLADE Mission were still in progress.

List of BLADE Missions[]

No.1[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Forfex (14) Wandering Grexes (Lv.4-14)
Hunt: Theroids (8) The Vesper Nest (Lv.14-24) Hunting the Headless (Lv.14-19)
– Unlocked by breaking the final Vesper's tail
Collect: Amana Durian (4) Bug Bombing (Lv.20-30)
Hunt: Papil (8) Pollution Problems (Lv.29-39) Wrath of the Keepers (Lv.29-39)
Hunt: Puge (8) Wrecking the Ganglion (Lv.37-47)

No.2[]

Time Limit: 40:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Scirpo (8) Bitter Flowers (Lv.6-16)
Hunt: Vesper (10) Pest Control (Lv.13-23) Shiny and Floaty (Lv.13-23)
Hunt: Xiphias (16) Scary Shrooms (Lv.22-32)
Hunt: Grex (8) Leadership Strike (Lv.30-40) Storms and Heat (Lv.30-35)
– Unlocked by defeating the Scintimure
Hunt: Pugilith (18) Halting the Ganglion Threat (Lv.37-47)

No.3[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Collect: Fauna (5) Patrol Route Shutdown (Lv.3-13) Twisted Giant Trees (Lv.3-13)
Hunt: Mortifole (8) The Forest's Force (Lv.10-20)
Hunt: Insectoids (10) Insect Retribution (Lv.18-28) Carried Away (Lv.18-23)
– Unlocked by defeating the Blatta
Hunt: Galdr (16) A Missing BLADE (Lv.28-38)
Hunt: Diogenes, the Covetous (4) Caravan Crisis (Lv.35-45) Chasing the Whale (Lv.35-45)

No.4[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Xiphias (12) An Omnivore's Use (Lv.9-19)
Hunt: Germivore (16) Mimetic Menace (Lv.9-19) Under Construction (Lv.16-26)
Hunt: Mechanoids (12) The Value of Ether (Lv.24-34) The Unknown Threat (Lv.16-21)
– Unlocked by Field Action: 1 mechanical
Hunt: Shrad (8) Puge Patrol (Lv.32-42)
Hunt: Petramand (4) Foul Feeding Petramands (Lv.39-49) Set Adrift (Lv.32-42)
– Unlocked by breaking a Petramand's acid sac

No.5[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Potamus (10) Tasty Eggs (Lv.1-11)
Hunt: Ovis (8) Clearing Nuisances (Lv.11-21) Movement in the Forest (Lv.11-21)
Hunt: Thallus (12) The Angry Mother (Lv.19-29)
Hunt: Marnuck (8) Spider Nest (Lv.26-36) Indigen Exodus (Lv.26-36)
Hunt: Aprica (10) The Savage Avian (Lv.34-44)

No.6[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Piscinoids (20) Landing a Whopper (Lv.7-12) Evolution at Work (Lv.7-17)
Hunt: Terebra (18) Feeding Ground Clash (Lv.15-25)
Hunt: Insidia (16) Cleanup Crew (Lv.21-31) Mystery Bird Herd (Lv.21-31)
Hunt: Yama, the Obliviator (5) Buzz, Buzz, Buzz (Lv.31-41)
Collect: Mizaria Celery (6) Nursery Bed Boost (Lv.36-46) Overseas Celery (Lv.36-46)

No.7[]

Time Limit: 40:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Unafulge (8) Drifting Mortifoles (Lv.10-20)
Hunt: Ferdinand, the Fortuitous (4) Crab Feast (Lv.18-28) Future Food (Lv.18-28)
Hunt: Turba (8) Creature Removal (Lv.26-36)
Hunt: Simius (10) Flying Boulders (Lv.34-44) A Couple of Troublemakers (Lv.34-39)
– Unlocked by breaking a Sylooth's weak point
Hunt: Vivohast (20) Make the First Move! (Lv.42-52)

No.8[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Forfex (24) Potamus Peril (Lv.13-23)
Hunt: Adsecula (18) Within the Fog (Lv.19-29) Hidden Threats (Lv.19-29)
Hunt: Prone (Cavern Clan) (8) Ganglion Warriors (Lv.28-38)
Hunt: Oc-serv (10) Securing Safety (Lv.36-46) The Escaped Beasts (Lv.36-41)
– Unlocked by breaking a qmoeva's head
Hunt: Enhanced Search Zig (6) Ambush! (Lv.43-53) Sphere Speculation (Lv.43-53)

No.9[]

Time Limit: 40:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Saltat (22) Fell the Giant Grex (Lv.12-22) Neighborhood Watch (Lv.12-22)
Collect: Bullet Fly (8) Resource Seizure (Lv.18-28)
Hunt: Purgovent (20) Late-Night Snack (Lv.26-36) The Turbulent Turba (Lv.26-36)
Hunt: Quo (24) Raiding the Ganglion (Lv.34-44) Experimental Organisms (Lv.34-39)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Data Unit
Hunt: Ictus (8) Stolen Skell Smashdown (Lv.42-52)

No.10[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Humanoids (30) The Lone Giant (Lv.15-25) Follow the Leader (Lv.15-20)
– Unlocked by defeating the two Simius
Hunt: Caecus (20) Diversional Tactics (Lv.20-30) Eerie Ecology (Lv.20-30)
Hunt: Auravis (16) The Fierce Electric Fish (Lv.30-40) Headwater Protection (Lv.30-40)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Strange Container
Hunt: Petramand (10) Tip of the Iceberg (Lv.36-46) Jacul Nest (Lv.36-46)
Hunt: Vendura's Galdr (4) Fortress Fight (Lv.45-55) Balancing the Ether (Lv.45-55)

No.11[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Evello (20) Flying Fish Fight (Lv.17-27)
Hunt: Caro (16) Contamination Nation (Lv.22-32) Damage Control (Lv.22-32)
– Unlocked by breaking the Purgovent Leader's lantern
Hunt: Cinicula (16) Outcast (Lv.31-41)
Hunt: Kringe, the Hunting Arrow (4) Free Electricity (Lv.39-49) The Warlord's Challenge (Lv.39-44)
– Unlocked by breaking Scintimure A's tail
Hunt: Milsaadi (20) High-Profile Target (Lv.46-56) None Save the Queen (Lv.46-56)

No.12[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Duoguill (12) Cleansing the Water (Lv.11-21)
Hunt: Qmoeva (14) Rampaging Cantors (Lv.21-31) Cargo Retrieval (Lv.21-31)
Hunt: Murra (10) Odd Symbiosis (Lv.27-32)
Hunt: Blaudolch, the Chalcedony (4) The Wrothian Four (Lv.38-48) Wild Challenge (Lv.38-48)
Hunt: Levitath (10) A Stout Threat (Lv.45-55)

No.13[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Mephite (12) What's That Smell?! (Lv.16-26)
Hunt: Mechanoids (20) Fish in Troubled Waters (Lv.23-33) The Savage Protector (Lv.23-28)
– Unlocked by defeating the Auravises
Hunt: Lophid (16) Water Rights (Lv.33-43)
Collect: Thunderbolt Emblem (3) Renegade Troopers (Lv.40-50) At Waterway Tangle (Lv.33-43)
Hunt: Balaena (18) The Beast Tamers (Lv.47-57)

No.14[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Insectoids (20) Give No Ground (Lv.12-22)
Hunt: Marnuck (12) Marnuck Trap (Lv.21-31) The Marnucks' Bond (Lv.21-26)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Data Unit
Hunt: Ro-darm, the Demon Claw (4) Giant Bird Surge (Lv.27-37)
Collect: Beaporge (2) A Tidy Partner (Lv.37-47) Rise of the Giant Worm (Lv.37-42)
– Unlocked by defeating the extra oc-serv
Hunt: Dilus (6) Freak Show (Lv.44-54) Smoke 'Em Out (Lv.44-54)

No.15[]

Time Limit: 60:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Hephaestus, the Absconder (4) Frenzied Cinicula (Lv.15-25)
Hunt: Dobromila, the Alluring (5) Vivohasts on the Move (Lv.25-35) Unknown Transport (Lv.25-35)
Hunt: Sarcosuchus, the Iron-Eater (4) Agitated Progen (Lv.31-41)
Hunt: Vilem, the Gold-Scaled (5) Hot Pursuit (Lv.39-49) The Vicious Millepod (Lv.39-44)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Strange Container
Hunt: Truppe, the Ceaseless Dark (6) Challenge Accepted! (Lv.48-58) A New Challenger (Lv.48-53)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Skell Wreckage

No.16[]

Time Limit: 60:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Collect: Flora (4) Botanical Confusion (Lv.14-24) Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Lv.14-19)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Skell Wreckage
Collect: Vegetables (5) Get Off My Lawn! (Lv.20-30)
Collect: Fruits (6) Love in the Orchard (Lv.29-39) A Rare Bird (Lv.29-39)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Data Unit
Collect: Jaharmum (7) Learning to Share (Lv.35-45)
Collect: Joadtank (8) The Sleeping Lion (Lv.43-53) Legendary Drake (Lv.43-48)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Storage Container

No.17[]

Time Limit: 55:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Monoceros (12) The Wrong Target (Lv.19-29)
Collect: Brambloo Shoot (6) Swarming Scavengers (Lv.28-38) The Nopon's Treasure (Lv.28-38)
Hunt: Progen (22) Territorial Aggression (Lv.38-48) The Giant Beast Strikes (Lv.38-48)
Hunt: Visigel (14) Parasites (Lv.44-54) A Sad End (Lv.44-49)
– Unlocked by breaking a Cervus's back
Hunt: Jia Mian, the Beloved (5) Preventing Vengeance (Lv.51-60) The Merciful Bullet (Lv.51-60)

No.18[]

Time Limit: 50:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Sacrifole (26) BLADE Extraction (Lv.22-32)
Hunt: Jacul (24) Keep Out! (Lv.30-40) Mischief Makers (Lv.30-40)
Hunt: Dieter, the Epicure (5) Taunting the Prone (Lv.41-51) Corporate Espionage (Lv.41-46)
– Unlocked by breaking a Qmoeva's head
Hunt: Arenatect (20) Panicked Dancers (Lv.47-57) The Soulless Paratroops (Lv.47-57)
Hunt: Zig (36) Air Supremacy (Lv.53-60) The Hidden Conductors (Lv.53-58)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Wrecked Car

No.19[]

Time Limit: 45:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Aprica (6) Hunting License (Lv.29-39) The Persistent Ganglion (Lv.29-39)
Hunt: Sylooth (8) Deadly Entourage (Lv.37-47)
Hunt: Tectinsula (10) The Flaming Beast (Lv.46-56) The Confusing Forest (Lv.46-56)
Hunt: Xe-dom (14) The Sucking Filiavent (Lv.55-60) Secret Activities (Lv.55-60)
– Unlocked by defeating the Gularth
Hunt: Coronid (16) Take 'Em Down! (Lv.58-60)

No.20[]

Time Limit: 60:00

Squad Task 1st Mission 2nd Mission
Hunt: Aeviter (18) Raging Lava Giants (Lv.32-42) Shrad Test Lab (Lv.32-44)
– Unlocked by breaking a Gularth's torso
Hunt: Vigent (12) Hunter Hunting (Lv.35-45)
Hunt: Virago (10) Unwelcome Guests (Lv.49-60) Giant Skell Discovery (Lv.49-60)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Skell Wreckage
Hunt: Tersqual (14) The Insects' Fear (Lv.57-60) The Awakening (Lv.57-60)
– Unlocked by Field Action: Simple Probe x2
Collect: Myuena Cactus (5) Unnatural Disaster (Lv.58-60) The Old Adage (Lv.58-60)

Trivia[]

  • The game uses the term "BLADE Missions" in both the reward notifications and in the related Achievements. The e-manual, however, uses the term "BLADE Quests," which is the term used in the Japanese release of the game.