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Blade Combos are battle mechanics in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are combined Specials with specified elements performed by Blades. By successfully chaining Specials together to continue the Blade Combo, the damage dealt to enemies increases, and one of the enemy's abilities can be sealed to cause certain effects on enemy or allies.

To contribute to the combo, the Special used must be equal to or greater than the combo level. For example, if an enemy suffers "Heat" and the player wants to use Water to cause "Steam Bomb" (see the table below), the Water Special must be of level II or higher. In the same way, for the third element of a Blade Combo, the Special used must be at level III or higher. If a Special is below the required level, there will be no extra effect, and the effect gauge will not be refilled.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2[]

Exclusive to Xenoblade Chronicles 2; if three Blade Specials are successfully linked, an elemental orb corresponding to the last element in the combo will circle the enemy, giving the enemy added resistance to that element. These orbs can be removed during a Chain Attack.

Using a Special from an attribute that cannot contribute to a Blade Combo will not change the effect. To begin another route for a Blade Combo, the player must wait until the effect expires or they must extend the current combo to its third stage. It is also important to note that using a Special at a level higher than the current combo stage will not serve to advance more quickly. For example, if the player uses a level III Fire Special on an enemy with no Blade Combo effect yet, it will not inflict "Mega Explosion" automatically, but rather begin at stage I with "Heat".

Torna ~ The Golden Country[]

Torna ~ The Golden Country has a much more streamlined approach to Blade Combos and Specials. Each time a character inflicts a Special on an enemy in a combo, the enemy will receive an element orb corresponding to the character's element and that element orb will circle the enemy. These orbs can also be removed during a Chain Attack. This makes applying element orbs to enemies much faster than Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

As long as a character can use a special with a higher level than the previous stage number it will extend the combo into the next stage. For example, a level IV Special will extend a combo from stage one to two but a level II Special will not extend a combo from stage two to three. This means a combo can be completed with any combination of elements used at each of the three stages.

Blade Combos in Torna ~ The Golden Country are unlocked during the battle against Brighid in Torigoth Village.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Blade Combo (Nintendo Switch)

Blade Combo mechanics

List of Blade Combos[]

The following table shows all the possible Blade Combos in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, with the name of the element in bold followed by the name of the resulting combo. Any combination of elements can be a Blade Combo in Torna ~ The Golden Country, but are not uniquely named, which is why the combos in that game are not listed here.

First Element Second Element Third Element
XC2-element-fire Fire – Heat XC2-element-fire Fire – Burnout XC2-element-fire Fire – Mega Explosion
XC2-element-light Light – Nuclear Blast
XC2-element-water Water – Steam Bomb XC2-element-fire Fire – Steam Explosion
XC2-element-ice Ice – Diamond Mist
XC2-element-water Water – Aqua XC2-element-water Water – Venom Water XC2-element-water Water – Splash Hazard
XC2-element-dark Dark – Dark Tide
XC2-element-earth Earth – Pandemic XC2-element-wind Wind – Final Disaster
XC2-element-ice Ice – Ice XC2-element-ice Ice – Freeze XC2-element-earth Earth – Permafrost Crash
XC2-element-dark Dark – Gravity Blizzard
XC2-element-water Water – Cold Snap XC2-element-wind Wind – Dead of Winter
XC2-element-wind Wind – Wind XC2-element-wind Wind – Cyclone XC2-element-earth Earth – Sandstorm
XC2-element-electric Electric – Thunder Gale
XC2-element-ice Ice – Ice Wind XC2-element-ice Ice – Frost Typhoon
XC2-element-earth Earth – Stone XC2-element-earth Earth – Gaia Crash XC2-element-electric Electric – Lightning Quake
XC2-element-fire Fire – Volcano XC2-element-wind Wind – Volcanic Storm
XC2-element-earth Earth – Mega Eruption
XC2-element-electric Electric – Volt XC2-element-electric Electric – 1,000,000 Volt XC2-element-water Water – Electrolysis
XC2-element-fire Fire – Flame Bolt XC2-element-wind Wind – Electrofire Storm
XC2-element-ice Ice – Ultimate Aurora
XC2-element-light Light – Photon XC2-element-light Light – Gamma Ray XC2-element-light Light – Supernova
XC2-element-water Water – Ruinous Weather
XC2-element-electric Electric – Lightning Bolt XC2-element-fire Fire – Second Sun
XC2-element-dark Dark – Gravity XC2-element-dark Dark – Black Abyss XC2-element-dark Dark – Hyper Graviton
XC2-element-earth Earth – Meteorite
XC2-element-light Light – Ray of Light XC2-element-electric Electric – Heaven's Bolt

Effects of Blade Combos[]

In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, the effect of successfully linking three Blade Combos is dependent solely on the final element used. Only one Seal can be effective at a time, depending on the last complete combo. It will affect all enemies until the battle finishes and will last even if the original target of the Blade Combo is defeated. The current effect will display in the upper right corner of the screen. Sealing effects cannot be applied to enemies in Torna ~ The Golden Country.

3rd Element Effect Possible Routes
XC2-element-fire Fire Seal Self-Destruct Fire – Fire – Fire
Fire – Water – Fire
Light – Electric – Fire
XC2-element-water Water Seal Stench Water – Water – Water
Electric – Electric – Water
Light – Light – Water
XC2-element-earth Earth Seal Shackle Driver Earth – Fire – Earth
Wind – Wind – Earth
Ice – Ice – Earth
Dark – Dark – Earth
XC2-element-electric Electric Seal Back Attack Earth – Earth – Electric
Wind – Wind – Electric
Dark – Light – Electric
XC2-element-wind Wind Seal Blowdown Water – Earth – Wind
Earth – Fire – Wind
Electric – Fire – Wind
Ice – Water – Wind
XC2-element-ice Ice Seal Shackle Blade Fire – Water – Ice
Electric – Fire – Ice
Wind – Ice – Ice
XC2-element-light Light Seal Affinity Down Fire – Fire – Light
Light – Light – Light
XC2-element-dark Dark Seal Reinforcements Water – Water – Dark
Ice – Ice – Dark
Dark – Dark – Dark

List of Critical Routes[]

In Torna ~ The Golden Country, the player can inflict extra damage by doing certain combinations of elements at each stage of a Blade Combo. These special Blade Combos are called "Critical Routes" and each has a special cutscene animation. Critical Routes can be easily identified by having unique names for each Special and not roman numerals when a character is ready to use a Special.

First Element Second Element Third Element
XC2-element-fire Fire – Heat XC2-element-fire Fire – Burnout XC2-element-light Light – Nuclear Blast
XC2-element-water Water – Steam Bomb XC2-element-fire Fire – Steam Explosion
XC2-element-water Water – Aqua XC2-element-water Water – Venom Water XC2-element-water Water – Splash Hazard
XC2-element-earth Earth – Pandemic XC2-element-wind Wind – Final Disaster
XC2-element-ice Ice – Ice XC2-element-ice Ice – Freeze XC2-element-dark Dark – Gravity Blizzard
XC2-element-water Water – Cold Snap XC2-element-wind Wind – Dead of Winter
XC2-element-wind Wind – Wind XC2-element-wind Wind – Cyclone XC2-element-earth Earth – Sandstorm
XC2-element-ice Ice – Ice Wind XC2-element-ice Ice – Frost Typhoon
XC2-element-earth Earth – Stone XC2-element-earth Earth – Gaia Crash XC2-element-electric Electric – Lightning Quake
XC2-element-fire Fire – Volcano XC2-element-earth Earth – Mega Eruption
XC2-element-electric Electric – Volt XC2-element-electric Electric – 1,000,000 Volt XC2-element-water Water – Electrolysis
XC2-element-fire Fire – Flame Bolt XC2-element-ice Ice – Ultimate Aurora
XC2-element-light Light – Photon XC2-element-light Light – Gamma Ray XC2-element-light Light – Supernova
XC2-element-electric Electric – Lightning Bolt XC2-element-fire Fire – Second Sun
XC2-element-dark Dark – Gravity XC2-element-dark Dark – Black Abyss XC2-element-dark Dark – Hyper Graviton
XC2-element-light Light – Ray of Light XC2-element-electric Electric – Heaven's Bolt

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