Strength Up

For the buff, see Strength Up (buff).

Strength Up
[Passive] Increases strength by (value).
Element	Fire
Category	Attribute
Equips on	Armour, Weapons
Max Combined	150
Sell Price	200 G (Rank I)

Strength Up (Japanese: 筋力アップ, Kinryoku Appu) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that increases the character's Strength. This in turn increases the damage dealt by physical attacks, including auto-attacks and physical arts.

Gem stats

	Strength 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 Strength Up gems, including completing Quests, trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the Collectopaedia.

Rank I	Trade Werner (Colony 9, 1*) Desiree (Colony 9, 4*) Moritz (Colony 9, 1*)
Rank II	Collectopaedia Colony 9 - Strange category complete Bionis' Leg - Parts category complete Satorl Marsh - Parts category complete Trade Werner (Colony 9, 4*) Desiree (Colony 9, 4*) Moritz (Colony 9, 5*)
Rank III	Collectopaedia Frontier Village - Fruit category complete Quests Preparing for Adventure The Plan - The Night Before Jackson's Awakening
Rank IV	Collectopaedia Central Factory - Veg category complete Fallen Arm - Strange category complete Quest Looking for a Lost Daughter
Rank V	Collectopaedia Prison Island - Nature category complete Trade Dulland (Colony 9, 4*)
Rank VI	Quests Getting to Know Minnie Broken Ether Furnace

Crystal and cylinder sources

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

Rank I Rank I	Enemies Evil Rhangrot Speedy Ramshyde Cellar Bugworm Leg Antol Cute Brog Singing Brog Lurker Brog (QE) Abnormal Brog (QE) Junk Bunnit Colony Krabble Baby Armu Common Caterpile Fiendish Bunnit (QE) Mechon M72 Mechon M82 (normal) Mechon M82 (Ether Mine)
Rank II Rank II	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - Second deposit ESE of Central Terminal Ether Mine GF (map) - S of Test Pit 2 Ether Mine B2F (map) - W-most crystal deposit Enemies Reckless Godwin Tumultuous Felix Glorious Buer Daughter Empress (QE) Clinger Antol Flamme Antol Duel Igna Mechon M55 Mechon M67
Rank III Rank III	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - Second deposit ESE of Central Terminal (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 3) Makna Forest (map) - Decayed Forest Ether Mine GF (map) - S of Test Pit 2 (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 3) Makna Forest (map) - Beside the river ENE of Pod Landing Site and N of Bridge Three Valak Mountain Lower Level (map) - W deposit in Lava Cave Sword Valley (map) - On a catwalk NNW of Ether Storage Area and S of 3rd Gate Galahad Fortress B1F (map) - NE of 1st Turbine Room Galahad Fortress B2F (map) - Ether Blast Furnace SE Ether Gear Enemies Prudent Purson Fate Labolas Agile Barbatos Obsessive Galgaron Makna Feris Lupus Feris Noto Feris Suelo Orluga Ammos Orluga Tocos Orluga Zefa Ories
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - Second deposit ESE of Central Terminal (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 4) Ether Mine GF (map) - S of Test Pit 2 (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 4) Mechonis Field 3F (map) - Ether Gear Store Agniratha 2F (map) - WSW of Telethia Bridge Central Factory 1F (map) - S-most Ether Gear, no nearby locations or landmarks Enemies Vagabond Allocer Mild Florence Sloth Gogol Greed Gogol Offensive/SCOUT Throne Sardi Envy Sardi
Rank V Rank V	Mining Tephra Cave 2F (map) - NE of Heavenly Window Ether Mine GF (map) - Second deposit ESE of Central Terminal (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 5) Ether Mine GF (map) - S of Test Pit 2 (requires Colony 6 Nature Level 5) Bionis' Interior Lower Level (map) - Platform E of Second Lung, reachable from path S of deposit Enemies Judicious Bunnitzol Erratic Goliante Indomitable Daulton Mystical Klesida Fascia Bunniv Baelfael Gogol Sonicia Gogol Jelly Selua Gluttony Gogol Satisfied Gogol (QE)

Unique armour and weapons

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

Rank I	None
Rank II	Armour Empress Arms Graft Gauntlets Hide Belt
Rank III	Armour Blade Gauntlets Gravity Stone Band Steady Arms
Rank IV	Armour Attack Arms Attack Boosters Blade Armour
Rank V	Armour Argos Gauntlets Asura Cuisses Attack II Arms Attack II Boosters Attack III Arms Attack III Boosters Attack IV Arms
Rank VI	Armour Asura Arms Attack IV Boosters