Tension Swing

Tension Swing
[Passive] Shrinks tension range by (value)%, so it can change more easily.
Element	Electric
Category	Support
Equips on	Armour
Max Combined	50%
Sell Price	500 G (Rank I)

Tension Swing (Japanese: テンション変動, Tenshon Hendō) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that reduces the Tension range, making it easier to gain or lose tension. This can be useful for arts such as Happy Happy and Final Cross, which require high tension to activate.

Gem stats

	Tension Range Reduction
Rank I	4-10%
Rank II	12-18%
Rank III	20-26%
Rank IV	28-34%
Rank V	36-42%
Rank VI	44-50%

Gem sources

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

Rank I	None
Rank II	Trade Tati (Frontier Village, 1*) Lupa (Frontier Village, 1*)
Rank III	Collectopaedia Agniratha - Strange category complete Quest Looking for a Lost Son Trade Tati (Frontier Village, 4*) Naroth (Alcamoth, 2*) Lalapa (Frontier Village, 4*) Lupa (Frontier Village, 4*)
Rank IV	Trade Lalapa (Frontier Village, 5*)
Rank V	None
Rank VI	None

Crystal and cylinder sources

Places to mine for Tension Swing crystals, and enemies which drop Tension Swing Crystals and Cylinders.

Rank I Rank I	Enemies Easy Hox Hard Hox Soft Hox Black Smoke Hox (QE) White Smoke Hox (QE)
Rank II Rank II	Enemy Bunker Wisp
Rank III Rank III	Mining Eryth Sea (map) - Ether Crystal Deposit Enemies Shadow Vang Suelo Orluga Bois Hode
Rank IV Rank IV	Mining Mechonis Field 3F (map) - NNW of Bulkhead Controls Central Factory GF (map) - Storage Depot Enemies Aged Leraje Caelum Volff
Rank V Rank V	Enemies Fiendish Auburn Caura Balgas

Unique armour and weapons

Unique Armour and Weapons with Tension Swing gems permanently attached to them.

Rank I	None
Rank II	None
Rank III	None
Rank IV	None
Rank V	None
Rank VI	None