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Sword Drive (Japanese: ソードパイル, Sōdopairu) is one of Reyn's physical arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. An enemy hit with this attack will take substantial damage and be knocked back a small distance. It will have a substantial increase in damage if successively used after Berserker and Magnum Charge.

In Future Connected, Nene can use this art.

Stats[]

Art Level AP Cost Power Cooldown
1 4.50 90.0 sec
2 340 4.67 86.4 sec
3 680 4.84 82.8 sec
4 1,360 5.01 79.2 sec
5 2,720 5.18 75.6 sec
6 4,080 5.35 72.0 sec
7 6,120 5.52 68.4 sec
8 8,840 5.69 64.8 sec
9 12,240 5.86 61.2 sec
10 16,320 6.03 57.6 sec
11 (DE) 19,040 6.20 54.0 sec
12 (DE) 22,100 6.37 50.4 sec

Art book sources[]

Intermediate[]

Intermediate art books are only available from shops.
The Sword Drive intermediate art books cost 8200 G.

Advanced[]

Advanced art books are only available from enemy drops.

Unique Monsters

Enemy Area Rate
Reckless Galdon Tephra Cave 8.8 %
Wrathful Orobas Agniratha 4.1 %
Immovable Gonzalez Bionis' Leg 2.3 %

Other enemies

Enemy Area Rate
Dark Hox Bionis' Leg 9.4 %
Trava Kromar Eryth Sea 8.8 %
Babel Deinos Prison Island 3.6 %
Defensive/GUARD Central Factory 3.1 %
Setor Eks Valak Mountain 2.7 %
Last Rhogul Bionis' Leg 2.3 %
M67/HASTE Agniratha 0.9 %
Wool Selua Bionis' Interior 0.7 %

Master[]

Master art books are exclusive to Definitive Edition and are purchasable from the Nopon Archsage for 20,000 Noponstones after the story of Future Connected has been completed.

Future Connected[]

The advanced art book for Sword Drive is obtainable from the Arts Manual Shop at the price of one Arts Coin. Master art books are not available within Future Connected.