Changes: Muscle Up

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Muscle Up 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
	5-10
	15-20
	25-30
	35-40
	45-50
	75-100

Gem sources

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

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

Crystal and cylinder sources

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

	Enemies Itinerant Dorothea Cellar Bugworm Solid Konev Speedy Ramshyde Mining Patrichev Colony Krabble Baby Armu Common Caterpile Cute Brog Junk Bunnit Singing Brog Mechon M69 Mechon M72 Mechon M53X (Bionis' Leg) Mechon M53X (Colony 6) Mechon M53X (normal)
	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
	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
	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
	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 Ageless Moabit Sanjibal Behemoth Demon Pavlovsk Satisfied Gogol Randa Nebula

Unique armour and weapons

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

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Gems in Xenoblade Chronicles
Fire	Aggro Up · Bind Resist · Blaze Attack · Blaze Plus · Buff Time Plus · Chill Defence · EXP Up · Initial Tension · Revival HP Up · Sleep Resist · Slow Resist · Spike · Strength Down · Strength Up · Weapon Power
Water	AP Up · Aquatic Cloak · Arts Heal · Aura Heal · Auto-Heal Up · Damage Heal · Debuff Resist · HP Steal · HP Up · Paralysis Resist · Poison Defence · Recovery Up · Spike Defence · Terrain Defence · Unbeatable
Electric	Back Atk Plus · Daze Plus · Daze Resist · Daze Tension · Daze Up · Double Attack · Electric Plus · Ether Up · First Attack Plus · Lightning Attack · Paralysis · Phys Def Down · Pierce Resist · Tension Swing
Ice	Arts Stealth · Auto-Atk Stealth · Bind · Blaze Defence · Chill Attack · Chill Plus · Confuse Resist · Ether Def Down · Ether Def Up · Ether Protect · Heat Sink · Lock-On Resist · Slow · Talent Boost
Wind	Aerial Cloak · Agility Down · Agility Up · Arts Seal Resist · Bleed Attack · Bleed Plus · Break · Fall Defence · Good Footing · Haste · Quick Step · Topple Plus · Topple Resist · Topple Up
Earth	Aggro Down · Attack Plus · Attack Stability · Bleed Defence · Critical Up · Debuff Plus · Divine Protect · Earth Cloak · Ether Down · Muscle Up · Night Vision · Physical Protect · Poison Attack · Poison Plus

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+{{Infobox Gem
-'''Muscle Up''' is a [[Gem]] in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' that increases [[Physical Defence]]. Because Muscle Up makes a character harder to hit, it is most useful for characters who draw a lot of [[Aggro]].
+| name     = Muscle Up
-==Gem stats==
+| image    = File:Gem-earth.png
-{{Infobox
+| effect   = [Passive] Increases physical defence by ''(value)''.
-|Box title = Muscle Up
-|Row 1 title = Element
+| element  = Earth
+| category = Attribute
-|Row 1 info = Earth (Brown)
+| equip    = Armour, Weapons
-|Row 2 title = Category
-|Row 2 info = Attribute
+| max      = 100
+| sell     = 150
-|Row 3 title = Equips On
+}}
-|Row 3 info = Armour, Weapons
+'''Muscle Up''' is a [[Gem]] in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' that increases the character's [[Physical Defence]], thereby reducing the amount of damage received from enemies' physical attacks.
-|Row 4 title = Max Increase
-|Row 4 info = 100
+__TOC__
-|Row 5 title = Value
+{{clr}}
-|Row 5 info = 150
-|Row 6 title =
+== Gem stats ==
+{| class="xc1 gem-stats centered" style="width: 200px"
-|Row 6 info = |image = }}
+!
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 200px"
+! Phys Def Increase
-! scope="row"|
-! scope="col"|Muscle Increase
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank I
+! [[File:Gem Rank 1.png|center|50px|Rank I]]
-|5-10
+| 5-10
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank II
+! [[File:Gem Rank 2.png|center|50px|Rank II]]
-|15-20
+| 15-20
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank III
+! [[File:Gem Rank 3.png|center|50px|Rank III]]
-|25-30
+| 25-30
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank IV
+! [[File:Gem Rank 4.png|center|50px|Rank IV]]
-|35-40
+| 35-40
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank V
+! [[File:Gem Rank 5.png|center|50px|Rank V]]
-|45-50
+| 45-50
 |-
-! scope="row"|Rank VI
+! [[File:Gem Rank 6.png|center|50px|Rank VI]]
-|75-100
+| 75-100
 |}
-==Gem locations==
+==Gem sources==
-Ways to obtain Muscle Up Gems, including completing [[Quests]], trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the [[Collectopaedia]].
+Ways to obtain Muscle Up gems, including completing [[Quest (XC1)|Quests]], trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the [[Collectopaedia]].
+{| class="xc1 gem-sources"
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;"
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 1.png|center|50px|Rank I]]
-!Rank&nbsp;I
 |
 Trade
@@ Line 49: / Line 48: @@
 * [[Suzanna]] ([[Colony 9]], 2*)
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 2.png|center|50px|Rank II]]
-!Rank&nbsp;II
 |
 Collectopaedia
 *[[Ether Mine Collection|Ether Mine]] - Strange category complete
+<br />
 Quest
-*[[The Broken Watch]]
+* ''[[The Broken Watch]]''
+<br />
 Trade
 * [[Kenny Rohan]] ([[Colony 9]], 2*)
@@ Line 62: / Line 61: @@
 * [[Suzanna]] ([[Colony 9]], 2*)
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 3.png|center|50px|Rank III]]
-!Rank&nbsp;III
 |
 Collectopaedia
-*[[Alcamoth  Collection|Alcamoth]] - Flower category complete
+*[[Alcamoth Collection|Alcamoth]] - Flower category complete
+<br />
 Quest
-* [[Preparing for Adventure 2]]
+* ''[[Preparing for Adventure 2]]''
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 4.png|center|50px|Rank IV]]
-!Rank&nbsp;IV
 |
 Collectopaedia
@@ Line 76: / Line 75: @@
 *[[Fallen Arm Collection|Fallen Arm]] - Parts category complete
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 5.png|center|50px|Rank V]]
-!Rank&nbsp;V
 |
 Quest
-*[[Getting to Know Minnie]]
+* ''[[Getting to Know Minnie]]''
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 6.png|center|50px|Rank VI]]
-!Rank&nbsp;VI
 |
 * None
 |}
-==Crystal and cylinder locations==
+==Crystal and cylinder sources==
-Places to [[Mining|mine]] for Muscle Up crystals, and enemies which drop Muscle Up [[Ether Crystal|Crystals]] and [[Cylinder]]s.
+Places to [[Mining|mine]] for Muscle Up crystals, and enemies which drop Muscle Up [[Ether Crystal (XC1)|Crystals]] and [[Ether Cylinder (Gem Crafting)|Cylinders]].
+{| class="xc1 gem-sources"
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;"
 |-
+! [[File:Level 1 Crystal.png|center|50px|Rank I]][[File:Cylinder Rank 1.png|center|50px|Rank I]]
-!Rank&nbsp;I
 |
+Enemies
-Monsters
 * [[Itinerant Dorothea]]
 * [[Cellar Bugworm]]
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 * [[Speedy Ramshyde]]
 * [[Mining Patrichev]]
-* [[Colony Krabble]]
+* [[Colony Krabble (normal)|Colony Krabble]]
-* [[Baby Armu]]
+* [[Baby Armu (Anti-Air Battery 1)|Baby Armu]]
-* [[Common Caterpile]]
+* [[Common Caterpile (normal)|Common Caterpile]]
 * [[Cute Brog]]
 * [[Junk Bunnit]]
 * [[Singing Brog]]
+* [[Mechon M69 (normal)|Mechon M69]]
+* [[Mechon M72 (normal)|Mechon M72]]
+* [[Mechon M53X (Bionis' Leg)]]
+* [[Mechon M53X (Colony 6)]]
+* [[Mechon M53X (normal)]]
 |-
+! [[File:Level 2 Crystal.png|center|50px|Rank II]][[File:Cylinder Rank 2.png|center|50px|Rank II]]
-!Rank&nbsp;II
 |
 Mining
-* [[Ether Mines]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]]
+* [[Ether Mine]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]]
-* [[Ether Mines]] B2F ([[:File:EtherMine2.png|map]]) - N-most crystal deposit
+* [[Ether Mine]] B2F ([[:File:EtherMine2.png|map]]) - N-most crystal deposit
 * [[Satorl Marsh]] ([[:File:SatorlMarsh.png|map]]) - On a cliff E of [[Poison Swamp]] and SW of the [[Altar of Fate]]
+<br />
+Enemies
-Monsters
 * [[Cautious Balteid]]
 |-
+! [[File:Level 3 Crystal.png|center|50px|Rank III]][[File:Cylinder Rank 3.png|center|50px|Rank III]]
-!Rank&nbsp;III
 |
 Mining
-* [[Ether Mines]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony_6_Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 3)
+* [[Ether Mine]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony 6 Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 3)
 * [[Makna Forest]] ([[:File:MaknaForest.png|map]]) - WNW of [[Bridge Two]]
 * [[Galahad Fortress]] GF ([[:File:GalahadFortress.png|map]]) - [[Main Maintenance Bay]]
+<br />
+Enemies
-Monsters
 * [[Impenetrable Redrob]]
 * [[Fate Labolas]]
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 * [[Dogmatic Gogol]]
 |-
+! [[File:Level 4 Crystal.png|center|50px|Rank IV]][[File:Cylinder Rank 4.png|center|50px|Rank IV]]
-!Rank&nbsp;IV
 |
 Mining
-* [[Ether Mines]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony_6_Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 4)
+* [[Ether Mine]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony 6 Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 4)
 * [[Fallen Arm]] Lower Level ([[:File:FallenArm.png|map]]) - [[Ether Exhaust System]]
 * [[Fallen Arm]] Lower Level ([[:File:FallenArm.png|map]]) - E of [[Silver Wreckage]]
 * [[Mechonis Field]] 3F ([[:File:MechonisField.png|map]]) - [[Ether Gear Store]]
+<br />
+Enemies
-Monsters
+* [[Balanced Palamedes]]
+* [[Defensive/GUARD]]
+* [[Defensive/SHAME (normal)|Defensive/SHAME]]
+* [[Envy Sardi]]
+* [[Experimental M86]]
+* [[Meditative Varla]]
+* [[Offensive/BRAVE]]
+* [[Offensive/LYRIC]]
+* [[Pandora Pod]]
 * [[Soothed Aglovale]]
 * [[Synchronised Gaheris]]
-* [[Meditative Varla]]
-* [[Defensive/SHAME]]
-* [[Offensive/BRAVE]]
 |-
+! [[File:Level 5 Crystal.png|center|50px|Rank V]][[File:Cylinder Rank 5.png|center|50px|Rank V]]
-!Rank&nbsp;V
 |
 Mining
 * [[Tephra Cave]] 1F ([[:File:TephraCave1.png|map]]) - NNE of [[Vilia Lake]]
-* [[Ether Mines]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony_6_Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 5)
+* [[Ether Mine]] GF ([[:File:EtherMine1.png|map]]) - W of [[Drainage Control Room]] (Requires [[Colony 6 Reconstruction#Extras|Colony 6]] Nature Level 5)
 * [[Bionis' Interior]] Lower Level ([[:File:BionisInterior.png|map]]) - [[Terminal Vein]]
+<br />
+Enemies
-Monsters
 * [[Dazzling Tolosnia]]
 * [[Ageless Moabit]]
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 ==Unique armour and weapons==
-[[Unique]] [[Armour]] and [[Weapons]] with Muscle Up Gems permanently attached to them.
+[[Unique]] [[Armour]] and [[Weapons (XC1)|Weapons]] with Muscle Up gems permanently attached to them.
+{| class="xc1 gem-sources"
-{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table article-table-selected" style="width: 500px;"
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 1.png|center|50px|Rank I]]
-!Rank I
 |
 * None
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 2.png|center|50px|Rank II]]
-!Rank II
 |
 * None
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 3.png|center|50px|Rank III]]
-!Rank III
 |
 * None
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 4.png|center|50px|Rank IV]]
-!Rank&nbsp;IV
 |
 * None
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 5.png|center|50px|Rank V]]
-!Rank V
 |
 * None
 |-
+! [[File:Gem Rank 6.png|center|50px|Rank VI]]
-!Rank VI
 |
 * None
 |}
+{{Gems XC1}}
-==Strategy==
+[[Category:Gems]]
-Muscle Up is a good early-game gem for [[Reyn]], since taking a hit is part of his role as the quintessential tank, and the gem increases Physical Defense. However, this gem becomes obsolete fast, especially when facing enemies that inflict Pierce, which treats your defenses like they are at 0. Furthermore, in spite of Muscle Up's permanent effect, [[Physical Protect]] gems, which, at their max, reduce physical damage by 50% for the start of a battle, are much more effective while they are active. The same relationship exists between [[Ether Def Up]] gems and [[Ether Protect]] gems.
-[[Category:Gem]]