Ether Protect

For the buff, see Ether Protect (buff).

Ether Protect
[Active] Activated at start of a battle. Reduces ether damage by (value)%.
Element	Ice
Category	Defence
Equips on	Armour
Max Combined	50%
Sell Price	300 G (Rank I)

Ether Protect (Japanese: エーテルバリア, Ēteru Baria) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that is activated at the beginning of combat, and reduces Ether damage for 30 seconds. A Buff Time Plus Gem can increase the duration to a maximum of 75 seconds.

Gem stats

	Ether Dmg Reduction
Rank I	4-10%
Rank II	12-18%
Rank III	20-26%
Rank IV	28-34%
Rank V	36-42%
Rank VI	44-50%

Gem sources

Ways to obtain Ether Protect gems, including completing Quests, trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the Collectopaedia.

Rank I	Trade Dean (Colony 9, 1*) Nic (Colony 9, 1*) Betty (Colony 9, 4*)
Rank II	Trade Emmy Leater (Colony 9, 4*) Dean (Colony 9, 5*) Betty (Colony 9, 4*)
Rank III	Trade Emmy Leater (Colony 9, 5*)
Rank IV	Quest I Love You No Matter What
Rank V	None
Rank VI	Quest The Missing Boy

Crystal and cylinder sources

Places to mine for Ether Protect crystals, and enemies which drop Ether Protect crystals and Cylinders.

Rank I Rank I	None
Rank II Rank II	Mining Ether Mine B2F (map) - NW crystal deposit Enemies Flavel Andos Nero Andos Nero Andos (SE) Azul Andos Hover Astas (SE)
Rank III Rank III	Mining Valak Mountain Lower Level (map) - SE of Ignia Hill and far NW of La Luz Church Enemies Petra Apis Latio Apis Klanis Apis Bosque Hode
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Fallen Arm Lower Level (map) - E of Giant Mechon Debris Enemies Dark King Barbarus Tramont Wisp Drakos Telethia Polkan Telethia
Rank V Rank V	Enemies Victorious Gross Judicious Bunnitzol Serene Imlaly Wool Selua Fascia Bunniv Baelfael Gogol

Unique armour and weapons

Unique Armour and Weapons with Ether Protect gems permanently attached to them.

Rank I	None
Rank II	None
Rank III	None
Rank IV	None
Rank V	None
Rank VI	None