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For the buff, see Ether Up (buff).

Ether Up (Japanese: エーテルアップ, Ēteru Appu) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that increases the character's Ether stat, thereby increasing the amount of damage dealt by ether-based attacks and the amount of HP recovered by healing arts.

Gem stats[]

Ether Increase
Rank I
Rank I
5-10
Rank II
Rank II
15-20
Rank III
Rank III
25-30
Rank IV
Rank IV
35-40
Rank V
Rank V
45-50
Rank VI
Rank VI
75-100

Gem sources[]

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

Rank I
Rank I

Trade

Rank II
Rank II

Collectopaedia


Quests


Trade

Rank III
Rank III

Collectopaedia


Quests


Trade

Rank IV
Rank IV

Collectopaedia


Trade

Rank V
Rank V

Collectopaedia


Trade

Rank VI
Rank VI

Quests

Crystal and cylinder sources[]

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

Rank I
Rank I
Rank I
Rank I

Mining


Enemies

Rank II
Rank II
Rank II
Rank II

Mining


Enemies

Rank III
Rank III
Rank III
Rank III

Mining


Enemies

Rank IV
Rank IV
Rank IV
Rank IV

Mining


Enemies

Rank V
Rank V
Rank V
Rank V

Mining


Enemies

Unique armour and weapons[]

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

Rank I
Rank I
  • None
Rank II
Rank II

Armour


Weapons

Rank III
Rank III

Armour


Weapons

Rank IV
Rank IV

Armour

Rank V
Rank V

Armour

Rank VI
Rank VI

Armour