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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a massive game with an immense number of ways to upgrade its characters, making Ouroboros the most formidable group in all of Aionios. Whether you're eating meals to earn extra EXP or equipping better Accessories to give yourself better Stats, there's always something you can be improving to increase your performance in combat.

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One of these ways is through the game's Gem Crafting system, which allows you to slot up to three Gems on each character, granting buffs to things such as Healing Power, HP, Critical Rates, and much more. Gems are a fundamental part of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and its many options give you near-unlimited ways to draw out your character's true potential.

Gem Crafting Overview

Taion and Riku Crafting Gems in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Gems are a crucial part of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, allowing you to buff specific aspects of your character up, enabling them to perform better with their Class. There are many Gems in the game, which we will touch on later, but every Gem belongs to a specific grouping, signifying they're better suited for certain Classes than others. While you are free to use any of the Gems you craft and mix and match them to your heart's content, that may not always be the best decision, as your Class determines your role in battle, which makes some Gems naturally a much better fit for you than others.

Furthermore, every character can equip three Gems total, allowing you to buff their Stats by a significant margin if you use them correctly. Additionally, once you make a Gem, it can be equipped by everyone in your party and used on everyone simultaneously. This fantastic feature removes the annoyance and tedium of having to craft the same Gem six times or having to unequip it from one character to put on another. This also makes changing everyone's Class to a new one whenever they reach max-level much less painful, which is very much welcomed. However, you will not always have three Gem Slots available, as they come by leveling up, which you can find out more about below:

  • Gem Slot 1: Level 1
  • Gem Slot 2: Level 20
  • Gem Slot 3: Level 40

That's the long and short of it without getting into what each Gem does or how to make them. For that, please check out the following sections, which cover every Gem in the game, their effects, and the required Materials needed to make and upgrade them!

Every Gem And What They Do

Using Gold Nopon Coins to Craft Gems without materials in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

There are four Gem groupings in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, with each group having stats that benefit a specific role more than others. These Gem groups are as follows:

  • Defender Gems (Blue)
  • Tank Classes
  • Attacker Gems (Red)
  • DPS Classes
  • Healer Gems (Green)
  • Healing Classes
  • Universal Gems (Yellow)
  • All Classes

Furthermore, every Gem grouping has five Gems, all with ten tiers that make their effects much more potent than before, giving you many options at your disposal to beef up your characters and classes. For more information on the four types of Gems, their effects, and what each Tier does, please check out the chart below!

Defender Gems

Attacker Gems

Healer Gems

Universal Gems

Defender Gem Crafting Requirements

The main party fighting an Aspar in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Now that you know what every Gem is capable of, it's time to go over how to craft the Defender Gems. To craft Gems, you will need Materials that increase in rarity and volume with each new Tier reached. Each Gem has ten tiers, with each Gem Grouping having five Gems, meaning you will be farming and grinding for Materials if you want to upgrade every Gem. If you want to see what each Gem requires to be made, look no further than the many long tables below!

Also, please remember that you can bypass tiers by spending Gold Nopon Coins, which will not only give you a boost in Gem Quality but also allow you to move onto the next Tier without needing the Materials. You can see the cost of Gold Nopon Coins for each Tier on the far right of each table!

Material Rarity Chart

Common

Rare

Legendary

Plain Text

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Tailwind

Steel Protection

Ultimate Counter

Brimming Spirit

Perilous Presence

Attacker Gem Crafting Requirements

A Skirmish in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

The Attacker Gems follow the same principles as the Defender Gems in that you will need a boatload of Materials if you want to make all of them. The higher tiers require lots of Rare and Legendary Materials that will require quite a bit of grinding and farming to obtain, which may or may not be your style. Nonetheless, you can find every Attacker Gem and what is required from you to upgrade each of them!

Don't forget that you can bypass tiers by spending Gold Nopon Coins. This method allows you to jump ahead to another tier without needing any of the Materials, making it useful if you somehow have the required materials for the next Tier but not the one you're currently on. We have the Gold Nopon Coin price for each tier skip on the righthand side of every table!

Rarity Chart

Common

Rare

Legendary

Plain Text

🟨

🟪

Steelcleaver

Accurate Grace

Analyze Weakness

Swelling Scourge

Refined Incantation

Healer Gem Crafting Requirements

A battle against a Unique Monster in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Healer Gems work the same way as the Defender and Attacker ones, requiring you to go out and scavenge an unholy amount of Materials to upgrade to each Tier, especially if you're looking to reach Tier X with every Gem. The higher the Tier, the more Rare and Legendary Materials are needed, making progress slow the further you upgrade each Gem. With that in mind, let's look at everything required to craft each Healer Gem!

Gold Nopon Coins can skip Gem Tiers, enabling you to bypass gathering the resources needed to upgrade. While the higher Tiers require tons of Gold Nopon Coins to use this feature, the early to mid-Tiers aren't too bad, making it a viable option in some cases.

Rarity Chart

Common

Rare

Legendary

Plain Text

🟨

🟪

Lifebearer

Soothing Breath

Lifesaving Expertise

Swelling Blessing

Refined Blessing

Universal Gem Crafting Requirements

A full-party battling a Monster in Xenoblade Chronicles 3

You guessed it, Universal Gems also require you to seek out Materials to craft, with each subsequent Tier demanding more and more Rare and Legendary resources to make. If you want to create every Gem in the game, you have your work cut out for you and will seemingly be busy for the rest of your life. Anywho, let's check out what each Gem needs to be made!

Yup, we're reminding you of the importance of Gold Nopon Coins once more! These precious Coins allow you to skip Gem Tiers, enabling you to craft Gems without any of the resources. Cheating? Kind of. Do we care? Absolutely not. Get those Gems without the grind, we say! Although, you sort of have to grind to get Gold Nopon Coins... But that's not the point!

Rarity Chart

Common

Rare

Legendary

Plain Text

🟨

🟪

Ironclad

Steady Striker

Doublestrike

Empowered Combo

Disperse Bloodlust

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