Story Mission

For other uses, see Main Story Quest.

Story Missions are a type of mission in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They are related directly to the story and always accepted in the Interior of the BLADE Barracks. There are 12 Story Missions, with each corresponding to a chapter in the storyline. Each one has specific conditions that must be met in order to begin the next Story Mission. All Story Missions after Chapter 3 include the requirement that Elma and Lin be in the party (In Chapters 1-3, they are automatically accepted after the previous, and Elma and Lin are always in the party then), and certain characters cannot be in the party for certain chapters. Once begun, they cannot be abandoned, and no new Affinity Missions may be started until the Story Mission is complete.

In Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, there are three additional Story Missions, for a total of 15 Story Missions.

List of Story Missions

✓ = required (must be in party)
❌ = restricted (must not be in party)
(WiiU) = Only in the Wii U version

Mission	Prereqs	Party	Plot
Chapter 1	Prologue completed BLADE Barracks reached	Any	Chapter 1: New Los Angeles
Chapter 2	Chapter 1	Any	Chapter 2: The New Frontier
Chapter 3	Chapter 2	Any	Chapter 3: Builders of a Legacy
Chapter 4	Chapter 3 BLADE Level Basics (WiiU) The Probe-fessional Primordia survey rate 15%	✓ Elma ✓ Lin	Chapter 4: The Ganglion Menace
Chapter 5	Chapter 4 Renewed Will Probe installed in Oblivia	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Gwin ❌ Irina	Chapter 5: Ma-non Maneuvers
Chapter 6	Chapter 5 A Friend in Need Noctilum survey rate 20% Only 3 members	✓ Elma ✓ Lin	Chapter 6: Dark Matterss
Chapter 7	Chapter 6 Close Comrades Oblivia survey rate 25%	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Gwin ❌ Irina	Chapter 7: Treachery
Chapter 8	Chapter 7 The Matchmaker Level 30 Mira survey rate 10% Only 3 members	✓ Elma ✓ Lin	Chapter 8: The Gathering Storm
Chapter 9	Chapter 8 Spy Games at least one Data Probe installed in Sylvalum	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Doug ❌ Nagi ❌ Lao	Chapter 9: Warriors of Wroth
Chapter 10	Chapter 9 Manhunt Sylvalum survey rate 15%	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Nagi	Chapter 10: The Zu Pharg Menace
Chapter 11	Chapter 10 Nine Lives Boot Camp Cauldros survey rate 10%	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Nagi	Chapter 11: Consequences
Chapter 12	Chapter 11 A Girl's Wings	✓ Elma ✓ Lin ❌ Nagi	Chapter 12: Into the Core

Definitive Edition Exclusive

Mission	Prereqs	Party	Plot
Chapter 13 (Act 1)	Chapter 12	Any	Chapter 13 (Act 1): Cause and Effect
Chapter 13 (Act 2)	Chapter 13 (Act 1) A Challenger Approaches	Any	Chapter 13 (Act 2): The Second Project Exodus
Chapter 13 (Act 3)	Chapter 13 (Act 2) A Hero's Trial	Any	Chapter 13 (Act 3): Hero