Completing the Definitive Edition: What It Offers for Solving

The weather affects the battle system in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition more than you might realize. You may notice something feels “off” about your damage output during a fight, or you could find yourself worrying about minor damage because of an unexpected storm.

The game includes a tips section that discusses different weather types you might encounter, but unfortunately, the information can be vague and hard to read, much like several other game mechanics. To help you keep track of everything, consider having our weather guide for Xenoblade Chronicles X handy.

Understanding All Weather Effects in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Keep in mind that in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, you have the option to change the weather at any time—not possible in the original Wii U version. Just go into System Settings, select Change Time, and you can try adjusting the weather to your preference.

You can do this as often as you’d like, so if you’re dealing with extreme conditions like a heatwave, remember you can manipulate the system a bit. It’s a bit of a workaround, but why not?

Skells seem to be less influenced by weather conditions, and while that’s true on some level, their overall statistics are higher. This means you’ll still experience weather effects in your Skell just as you would while on foot, even if the adjustments are a bit less pronounced.

Whenever you see the term Primordia regarding weather, it includes New Los Angeles since NLA is within the Primordia region.

Weather	Effects on Foot	Effects in Skell	Region(s)
Aurora	Critical Chance Up III Ether Attack Up III Potential Up III	Critical Chance Up I Ether Attack Up I Potential Up I
Brimstone Rain	Melee Attack Down III Ranged Accuracy Down II Thermal Attack Up V Causes Heat III damage to party
Clear			Cauldros Noctilum Oblivia Primordia
Cloudy
Crimson Aura	Critical Chance Up IV Ether Attack Up V Gravity Attack Up III Potential Up IV	Critical Chance Up II Ether Attack Up III Gravity Attack Up I Potential Up I
Dense Fog	Critical Chance Down III Melee Accuracy Down III Ranged Accuracy Down IV	Critical Chance Down I Melee Accuracy Down I Ranged Accuracy Down I
Electromagnetic Storm	Electric Attack Up V Ranged Accuracy Down IV Ranged Attack Down V Causes Lightning I damage to party	Electric Attack Up III Ranged Accuracy Down II Ranged Attack Down III Causes Lightning I damage to party
Energy Mist	Ether Attack Up V Potential Down IV	Ether Attack Up IV Potential Down III Skell Fuel Recovery II
Heat Wave	Melee Attack Down V Ranged Accuracy Down II Thermal Attack Up III
Heavy Rain	Beam Attack Down III Critical Chance Down II Ranged Accuracy Down I	Beam Attack Down I Critical Chance Down I
Meteor Shower	Critical Chance Up III Gravity Attack Up II	Critical Chance Up I Gravity Attack Up II
Rain	Beam Attack Down I Critical Chance Down I		Noctilum Oblivia Primordia
Rainbow	Critical Chance Up V Potential Up III	Critical Chance Up III Potential Up I	Cauldros Noctilum Oblivia Primordia
Rising Energy Mist	Ether Attack Up III Potential Down III	Ether Attack Up I Potential Down I Skell Fuel Recovery I
Sandstorm	Beam Attack Down IV Melee Accuracy Down III Ranged Accuracy Down IV Ranged Attack Down V	Beam Attack Down II Melee Accuracy Down I Ranged Accuracy Down I Ranged Attack Down II
Spore Clouds	Melee Attack Down IV Potential Down IV Ranged Attack Down IV	Melee Attack Down II Potential Down III Ranged Attack Down II
Thunderstorm	Beam Attack Down I Electric Attack Up III Ranged Accuracy Down I

If you ever find yourself confused about an unusual event during combat, always consider the current weather. For example, Skell Fuel Recovery may act strangely, but it could be due to the presence of Energy Mist!

Completing the Definitive Edition: What It Offers for Solving

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