Artificial Blade Report

Artificial Blade Report
Description	Despite sloppy handwriting only family can read, this unlocks new Poppi parts.
Type	Key item
Buy price	0 G
Max capacity	1
Reset in NG+?	Yes

Artificial Blade Report is a key item in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It can be found in a treasure trove outside of the Work Observation Tower's fourth floor in the Old Factory in Mor Ardain. After obtaining this item, more Poppiswap parts will be unlocked to be created using Ether Crystals.

List of unlocked parts

Part	Effect	α	QT	QTπ	Energy cost	Creation cost	Crystallize return
AB Affinity Boost IV	Increases Affinity by 90 when using a Special.	◯	◯	◯	80	1200	450
AB Anger I	Increases damage dealt by 100% when HP is 30% or less.	◯	◯	◯	25	125	88
AB Anger II	Increases damage dealt by 110% when HP is 30% or less.	◯	◯	◯	50	500	225
AB Aquatic Slayer III	3% chance of felling an aquatic foe on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	◯	◯	◯	60	800	310
AB Beast Slayer IV	4% chance of felling a beast on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	◯	◯	◯	80	1200	450
AB Challenger III	Increases damage dealt to higher-level enemies by 80%.	◯	◯	◯	60	800	310
AB Combo Boost IV	none	◯	◯	◯	100	0	930
AB Flank Force III	Increases damage dealt from the side by 120%.	◯	◯	◯	60	800	310
AB Frontal Force IV	Increases damage dealt from the front by 90%.	◯	◯	◯	80	1200	450
AB HP Absorb Arts I	Restores 10% HP of damage dealt when a Special connects.	◯	◯	◯	25	125	88
AB HP Absorb Arts II	Restores 12% HP of damage dealt when a Special connects.	◯	◯	◯	50	500	225
AB HP Potion I	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 60% chance to spawn 2.	◯	╳	◯	30	150	105
AB HP Potion II	Spawns a small HP Potion on hit, with a 70% chance to spawn 2.	◯	╳	◯	60	600	270
AB Insect Slayer IV	4% chance of felling an insect on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	◯	╳	◯	80	1200	450
AB Vital Charge III	Increases damage dealt by 120% when HP is 90% or higher.	◯	◯	◯	75	1000	388
AC Accuracy Up IV	Accuracy Up (0.8x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	40	1000	410
AC Aggro Draw III	Draw Aggro (0.9x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	30	625	313
AC Arts Boost III	Arts Plus (0.9x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	30	500	250
AC Back Attack Up I	Back Attack Up (1.1x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	8	53	45
AC Back Attack Up II	Back Attack Up (1x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	15	188	105
AC Critical Up I	Critical Up (1.1x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	8	53	45
AC Critical Up II	Critical Up (1x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	15	188	105
AC Damage Absorb III	Absorb Damage (0.9x cooldown)	◯	╳	◯	45	750	375
AC System Reset IV	Debuff Cancel (0.8x cooldown)	◯	◯	◯	40	1000	410
Affinity MAX Barrier IV	When Affinity reaches max, grant party damage barrier of 25% of max HP.	◯	◯	◯	120	1680	588
Affinity MAX Evade I	Increases evasion rate by 8% when Affinity is at max.	◯	◯	◯	30	180	108
Affinity MAX Evade II	Increases evasion rate by 10% when Affinity is at max.	◯	◯	◯	60	600	240
Aggro Boost IV	Increases aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 22%.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Aquatic Hunter III	Increases damage dealt to aquatic organisms by 30%.	◯	◯	◯	60	720	264
Arts Aggro Boost IV	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 12%.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Arts Heal I	Restores 3% HP when using a Driver Art.	◯	◯	◯	30	180	108
Arts Heal II	Restores 3.5% HP when using a Driver Art.	◯	◯	◯	60	600	240
Avenger III	Increases damage dealt when an ally is incapacitated by 100%.	◯	◯	◯	90	1080	396
Back Attack IV	Increases damage dealt from the back by 80%.	◯	◯	◯	140	1960	686
Beast Hunter IV	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 35%.	◯	◯	◯	80	1120	392
Blade Combo Boost III	Increases Blade Combo damage by 20%.	◯	◯	◯	90	1080	396
Block Rate Up III	Boosts block rate by 15%.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Critical Restore III	Absorbs 20% of critical damage dealt as HP.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Critical Up I	Boosts critical hit rate by 10%.	◯	◯	◯	20	120	72
Critical Up II	Boosts critical hit rate by 12%.	◯	◯	◯	40	400	160
Damage Heal III	Adds 25% chance of restoring 8% HP after taking a hit.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Emergency Guard IV	Boosts block rate by 25% when HP is 30% or lower.	◯	╳	◯	100	1400	490
Encourage IV	Increases Affinity by 16 when a fellow Driver misses an attack.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Ether Mod III	Healer (+15% ether)	◯	╳	◯	150	1200	380
Evasion Focus I	Improves evasion by 10% when HP is 30% or lower.	◯	◯	◯	30	180	108
Evasion Focus II	Improves evasion by 15% when HP is 30% or lower.	◯	◯	◯	60	600	240
Evasion Mod I	Tank (+10% agility)	◯	◯	◯	50	200	100
Evasion Mod II	Tank (+10% agility)	◯	◯	◯	100	600	220
Fire Def Up IV	Reduces fire damage received by 25%.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Flash III	Lets you start each battle with some aggro already accumulated.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
HP Attack Boost III	Increases damage dealt by 20% when HP is 90% or higher.	◯	◯	◯	90	1080	396
Hunter's Chemistry III	Increases Affinity by 200 when starting a battle with the initiative.	◯	◯	◯	60	720	264
Indoor Attack Up IV	Increases damage dealt indoors by 35%.	◯	◯	◯	80	1120	392
Insect Hunter IV	Increases damage dealt to insects by 35%.	◯	◯	◯	80	1120	392
Into the Air I	Increases damage dealt to launched enemies by 50%.	◯	◯	◯	25	150	90
Into the Air II	Increases damage dealt to launched enemies by 75%.	◯	◯	◯	50	500	200
Into the Ground III	Increases damage dealt to toppled enemies by 100%.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Knockback Resist III	Boosts Knockback resistance by 35%.	◯	◯	◯	60	720	264
Launch Resist I	Boosts Launch resistance by 25%.	◯	◯	◯	25	150	90
Launch Resist II	Boosts Launch resistance by 30%.	◯	◯	◯	50	500	200
Life Drain IV	Restores 45% HP each time an enemy is defeated.	◯	╳	◯	100	1400	490
Movement Heal IV	Restores 2.5% HP every second while moving.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Muscle Mod I	Attacker (+10% strength)	╳	◯	◯	50	200	100
Muscle Mod II	Attacker (+10% strength)	╳	◯	◯	100	600	220
Natural Guard I	Increases Affinity by 5 when a fellow Driver takes damage.	◯	╳	◯	25	150	90
Natural Guard II	Increases Affinity by 6 when a fellow Driver takes damage.	◯	╳	◯	50	500	200
Opening Art IV	Increases damage dealt by 175% for the first Driver Art per battle.	◯	◯	◯	80	1120	392
Pinpoint Weakness I	Increases critical damage by 10%.	◯	◯	◯	25	150	90
Pinpoint Weakness II	Increases critical damage by 20%.	◯	◯	◯	50	500	200
Reflect Damage Up I	Increases reflect damage by 25%.	◯	◯	◯	20	120	72
Reflect Damage Up II	Increases reflect damage by 50%.	◯	◯	◯	40	400	160
Reflect Immunity (IV)	Annuls reflect.	◯	◯	◯	125	0	1020
Shoulder to Shoulder III	Increases Affinity by 200 when the enemy starts with the initiative.	◯	◯	◯	60	720	264
Side Attack I	Increases damage dealt from the side by 20%.	◯	◯	◯	35	210	126
Side Attack II	Increases damage dealt from the side by 40%.	◯	◯	◯	70	700	280
Silent Strike IV	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 175%.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Smash Resist III	Boosts Smash resistance by 35%.	◯	◯	◯	60	720	264
Specials Lv 1 Plus IV	Increases Lv 1 Special damage by 50%.	◯	◯	◯	100	1400	490
Specials Lv 2 Plus III	Increases Lv 2 Special damage by 40%.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Spike Defense IV	Reduces Spike damage taken by 90%.	◯	◯	◯	80	1120	392
Strike Mod I	Attacker (+10% dexterity)	╳	◯	◯	45	180	90
Strike Mod II	Attacker (+10% dexterity)	╳	◯	◯	90	540	198
Swift Evasion III	Improves evasion by 20% while moving.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Swift Strike III	Increases damage dealt by 80% 30 seconds after the start of battle.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Tank Mod III	Tank (+20% HP)	◯	◯	◯	150	1200	380
Telepathy III	Increases chance of triggering Blade Arts by 60%.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330
Water Def Up III	Reduces water damage received by 20%.	◯	◯	◯	75	900	330

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Artificial Blade Report	—
Japanese	人工ブレイド開発記録
French	Moi, Lame artificielle	I, Artificial Blade
German	Über Künstliche Klingen
Spanish	Yo, Blade artificial
Italian	Gladius artificiale oggi
Chinese (simplified)	人造异刃开发记录
Chinese (traditional)	人造神劍開發紀錄

Gallery

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  The treasure trove containing Artificial Blade Report

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  Location of the treasure trove on the map