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.
- Hope Farm Shop at Colony 6. This item is no longer offered for sale after completing Mechonis Core.
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.