Spike Defence

For the aux core in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, see Spike Defense.

Spike Defence
[Passive] Reduces Spike damage taken by (value)%.
Element	Water
Category	Defence
Equips on	Armour
Max Combined	100%
Sell Price	950 G (Rank I)

Spike Defence (Japanese: スパイク防御, Supaiku Bōgyo) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that reduces the amount of Spike damage taken.

Gem stats

	Spike Defence Increase
Rank I	4-10%
Rank II	12-18%
Rank III	20-26%
Rank IV	28-34%
Rank V	36-50%
Rank VI	60-75%

Gem sources

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

Rank I	None
Rank II	Quest How Do They Feel? Trade Don Argentis (Colony 6, 1*) Pama (Colony 6, 1*) Peppino (Colony 6, 1*)
Rank III	Trade Don Argentis (Colony 6, 3*) Pama (Colony 6, 3*) Peppino (Colony 6, 3*) Perrine (Colony 6, 3*)
Rank IV	Quest Chilkins and Antols Trade Perrine (Colony 6, 4*)
Rank V	Quest In Pursuit of Love
Rank VI	None

Crystal and cylinder sources

Places to mine for Spike Defence crystals, and enemies which drop Spike Defence Crystals and Cylinders.

Rank I Rank I	Enemy Aqua Nebula (Bionis' Leg) Aqua Nebula (Satorl Marsh)
Rank II Rank II	Enemies Graceful Holand Wind Nebula Bono Nebula Emeraude Nebula Caris Nebula Grom Nebula Saldox Nebula
Rank III Rank III	Mining Valak Mountain Upper Level (map) - N of Bionis' Right Elbow Makna Forest (map) - Lakeside Enemies Lakebed Orthlus (QE) Vague Barbas Moonlight Paimon Venaes Nebula Mount Torta Eryth Hiln
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Central Factory 3F (map) - WSW of Tower Boarding Gate Enemies Offensive/HONEY Tempest Vang
Rank V Rank V	Enemies Mystical Klesida Officer Robusto Despotic Arsene Final Marcus Jelly Selua Bulganon Nebula Solare Nebula Largo Selua Chimai Selua Lograt Kromar Sol Grady Glory Slobos Gloria Slobos Bagrus Nebula

Unique armour and weapons

Unique Armour and Weapons with Spike Defence gems permanently attached to them.

Rank I	None
Rank II	None
Rank III	Armour Agrius Greaves Chronos Bottoms Chronos Cap Chronos Gloves Chronos Shoes Chronos Top Lattice Armour Lattice Boots Lattice Gauntlets Lattice Leggings
Rank IV	None
Rank V	None
Rank VI	None