Physical Protect

For the buff, see Physical Protect (buff).

Physical Protect
[Active] Activated at start of battle. Reduces physical damage by (value)%.
Element	Earth
Category	Defence
Equips on	Armour
Max Combined	50%
Sell Price	400 G (Rank I)

Physical Protect (Japanese: 物理バリア, Butsuri Baria) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that is activated at the beginning of combat, and reduces physical damage for 30 seconds. A Buff Time Plus Gem can increase the duration to a maximum of 75 seconds.

Gem stats

	Physical 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 Physical Protect gems, including completing Quests, trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the Collectopaedia.

Rank I	None
Rank II	Trade Bokoko (Satorl Marsh, 1*)
Rank III	Trade Bokoko (Satorl Marsh, 3*)
Rank IV	Quest Together Forever Trade Rozeal (Satorl Marsh, 4*)
Rank V	Trade Rozeal (Satorl Marsh, 5*)
Rank VI	Quest A Memento of Daddy

Crystal and cylinder sources

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

Rank I Rank I	None
Rank II Rank II	Enemies Drifter Jutard Reckless Godwin Tumultuous Felix Mechon M64 Armour+ Doom Hox Morule Hox Duel Igna
Rank III Rank III	Mining Makna Forest (map) - E of Eks Watering Hole and NW of Twisted Tree Gate Enemies Glacier Acon Subterranean Zomar M63 Destruction Unit M68 Construction Unit Palti Kromar Somati Kromar
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Fallen Arm Lower Level (map) - 5th Pulse Zone Enemies Royal Caterpile Offensive/HONEY
Rank V Rank V	Enemies Erratic Goliante Immovable Gonzalez Territorial Rotbart Falsel Bunniv Gluttony Gogol Solare Nebula

Unique armour and weapons

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

Rank I	None
Rank II	None
Rank III	None
Rank IV	None
Rank V	None
Rank VI	Armour Agrius Plate