Muscle Up

Muscle Up
[Passive] Increases physical defence by (value).
Element	Earth
Category	Attribute
Equips on	Armour, Weapons
Max Combined	100
Sell Price	150 G (Rank I)

Muscle Up (Japanese: 物理防御増, Butsuri Bōgyozō) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that increases the character's Physical Defence, thereby reducing the amount of damage received from enemies' physical attacks.

Gem stats

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

Gem sources

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

Rank I	Trade Kenny Rohan (Colony 9, 2*) Shura (Colony 9, 4*) Suzanna (Colony 9, 2*)
Rank II	Collectopaedia Ether Mine - Strange category complete Quest The Broken Watch Trade Kenny Rohan (Colony 9, 2*) Shura (Colony 9, 4*) Suzanna (Colony 9, 2*)
Rank III	Collectopaedia Alcamoth - Flower category complete Quest Preparing for Adventure 2
Rank IV	Collectopaedia Fallen Arm - Veg category complete Fallen Arm - Parts category complete
Rank V	Quest Getting to Know Minnie
Rank VI	None

Crystal and cylinder sources

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

Rank I Rank I	Enemies Itinerant Dorothea Cellar Bugworm Solid Konev Lurker Krabble (QE) Speedy Ramshyde Mining Patrichev Colony Krabble Baby Armu Common Caterpile Cute Brog Junk Bunnit Fiendish Bunnit (QE) Singing Brog Mechon M69 Mechon M72 Mechon M53X (Bionis' Leg) Mechon M53X (Colony 6) Mechon M53X (normal)
Rank II Rank II	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - W of Drainage Control Room Ether Mine B2F (map) - N-most crystal deposit Satorl Marsh (map) - On a cliff E of Poison Swamp and SW of the Altar of Fate Enemies Cautious Balteid
Rank III Rank III	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - W of Drainage Control Room (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 3) Makna Forest (map) - WNW of Bridge Two Galahad Fortress GF (map) - Main Maintenance Bay Enemies Impenetrable Redrob Fate Labolas Solid Krabble M54 Attack Unit Oros Krabble Dogmatic Gogol
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - W of Drainage Control Room (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 4) Fallen Arm Lower Level (map) - Ether Exhaust System Fallen Arm Lower Level (map) - E of Silver Wreckage Mechonis Field 3F (map) - Ether Gear Store Enemies Balanced Palamedes Defensive/GUARD Defensive/SHAME Envy Sardi Experimental M86 Meditative Varla Offensive/BRAVE Offensive/LYRIC Pandora Pod Soothed Aglovale Synchronised Gaheris
Rank V Rank V	Mining Tephra Cave 1F (map) - NNE of Vilia Lake Ether Mine GF (map) - W of Drainage Control Room (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 5) Bionis' Interior Lower Level (map) - Terminal Vein Enemies Dazzling Tolosnia (QE) Ageless Moabit Sanjibal Behemoth Demon Pavlovsk Satisfied Gogol (QE) Randa Nebula

Unique armour and weapons

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

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