Core Chip

Core Chips are a type of item in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are used to strengthen a Blade's weapon and change its appearance.

Core Chips can alter a Blade's auto-attack stat, block rate, and critical rate. Certain Core Chips may also provide additional benefits such as improving Critical Damage, improving stats like Agility, or reducing the Aggro gained from Specials. Usually a Core Chip will have the same sort of effect on all weapon types, but some are more varied - for example, while a Gold Chip always gives the same drop rate boost, a Forest Chip provides a damage boost to different sorts of foes based on the weapon type, and an Amethyst Chip provides wildly differing stat boosts.

Each Core Chip has a "rank" ranging from 1 to 20, where a higher rank roughly corresponds to stronger stats. This is invisible to the player (aside from it being a sort option) and normally irrelevant; it is only relevant in Challenge Battle Mode, where certain Challenge Battles decrease the auto-attack stat of Core Chips above a certain rank for balance purposes.

Sources

Core Chips can be obtained through various methods.

• Purchasing them from shops
• Completing Quests
• Completing Merc Missions
• Defeating enemies
• Opening treasure troves
• Performing Driver Combos
• Completing Challenges in the Land of Challenge

List of Core Chips

Core Chip	Rarity	Rank	Price (XC2)	Price (TTGC)	Avg. Auto-Attack	Avg. Stability	Avg. Critical Rate	Avg. Block Rate	Has bonus effect
Amethyst Chip		4	2,600 G	7,800 G	140.26	12.74	15.70	11.78	Yes
Angrite Chip		19	12,600 G	N/A	771.13	22.70	27.48	3.30	Yes
Aquamarine Chip		10	7,000 G	21,000 G	415.83	8.22	8.83	17.52	No
Aubrite Chip		12	8,300 G	N/A	532.26	11.35	15.70	9.22	Yes
Axion Chip		13	8,200 G	N/A	571.35	14.22	19.13	5.13	No
Battery Chip		9	5,000 G	15,000 G	396.57	8.78	13.09	16.13	No
Booster Chip		18	11,700 G	35,100 G	742.87	8.78	8.83	22.70	Yes
Brachinite Chip		9	6,200 G	18,600 G	384.70	8.78	13.09	14.13	No
Bronze Chip		3	1,400 G	4,200 G	66.65	8.78	13.09	12.83	No
Chain Chip		6	2,700 G	8,100 G	248.48	6.83	12.26	12.83	No
Cobalt Chip		5	2,400 G	7,200 G	190.48	12.74	13.74	12.83	No
Coil Chip		6	2,700 G	8,100 G	216.09	8.78	8.83	23.52	No
Cube Chip		11	7,600 G	22,800 G	448.13	10.48	6.87	22.44	No
Dark Matter Chip		13	8,200 G	N/A	522.83	11.35	15.70	10.13	No
Dilaton Chip		20	13,500 G	40,500 G	807.91	2.87	17.17	29.74	No
Engine Chip		9	5,000 G	15,000 G	388.70	11.35	19.13	16.13	No
Fang Chip		2	1,000 G	3,000 G	35.65	14.22	21.57	9.91	No
Flower Chip		7	3,800 G	11,400 G	265.30	10.48	13.74	14.65	No
Fluorite Chip		17	10,800 G	N/A	741.09	13.61	19.13	9.91	No
Forest Chip		16	9,900 G	29,700 G	676.87	11.35	15.70	13.91	Yes
Garnet Chip		10	7,000 G	21,000 G	450.22	10.48	13.74	9.22	No
Glass Chip		7	3,400 G	10,200 G	284.78	17.30	26.00	4.09	No
Gold Chip		15	9,000 G	27,000 G	635.52	5.96	8.83	27.35	Yes
Hadron Chip		14	8,200 G	N/A	568.48	3.65	10.30	20.00	No
Hexagon Chip		19	12,600 G	N/A	778.83	17.30	13.09	11.78	No
Horn Chip		16	9,900 G	29,700 G	703.83	17.30	21.57	6.65	No
Howardite Chip		12	8,300 G	N/A	487.09	8.78	13.09	15.00	No
Iron Chip		5	2,400 G	7,200 G	175.48	8.78	18.13	10.26	No
Lead Chip		1	900 G	N/A	18.35	8.78	13.09	12.83	No
Lodranite Chip		9	5,800 G	17,400 G	396.57	14.22	27.48	4.09	No
Magnet Chip		6	3,300 G	9,900 G	224.70	13.61	20.61	10.26	Yes
Mirror Matter Chip		13	8,200 G	N/A	539.00	20.44	32.87	2.57	Yes
Moon Matter Chip		20	13,500 G	40,500 G	816.00	20.44	34.35	2.57	No
Motor Chip		9	5,300 G	15,900 G	372.65	5.96	6.87	20.26	No
Nakhlite Chip		12	7,600 G	N/A	502.17	15.57	28.44	4.09	No
Opal Chip		10	6,300 G	18,900 G	424.39	15.00	21.57	6.65	No
Pentagon Chip		8	4,800 G	14,400 G	367.96	18.17	10.30	10.26	Yes
Photon Chip		14	8,200 G	N/A	586.13	10.48	24.04	9.91	No
Polygon Chip		11	7,600 G	22,800 G	457.35	17.30	15.70	10.26	No
Positron Chip		14	8,200 G	N/A	621.39	5.96	15.70	12.83	No
Preon Chip		20	13,500 G	N/A	847.04	11.35	21.57	10.26	No
Rhombus Chip		8	4,200 G	12,600 G	328.61	9.09	6.87	22.44	No
Scale Chip		3	1,700 G	5,100 G	89.87	14.22	21.57	9.91	No
Shaft Chip		18	11,700 G	35,100 G	758.00	11.35	17.17	11.78	No
Shining Star Chip		20	13,500 G	40,500 G	799.83	11.35	17.17	27.48	No
Silver Chip		15	9,000 G	27,000 G	667.35	11.35	17.17	9.91	Yes
Sphere Chip		11	7,600 G	22,800 G	489.74	12.74	12.26	12.83	No
Spinel Chip		4	2,600 G	7,800 G	127.57	13.61	13.74	10.26	No
Spiral Chip		19	12,600 G	N/A	748.00	11.35	4.39	26.52	Yes
Steel Chip		5	2,400 G	7,200 G	167.26	6.83	6.87	19.13	No
Sunlight Chip		20	13,500 G	40,500 G	831.74	17.30	26.00	6.65	Yes
Tachyon Chip		20	13,500 G	N/A	839.39	2.26	23.39	19.48	Yes
Tin Chip		1	800 G	2,400 G	23.78	8.78	13.09	12.83	No
Tri-Chip		8	4,200 G	12,600 G	345.00	12.74	12.26	12.83	No
Turquoise Chip		4	2,200 G	6,600 G	116.00	11.35	17.17	12.83	No
Ureilite Chip		9	6,200 G	18,600 G	416.44	11.35	17.17	9.22	Yes
Wing Chip		2	1,300 G	3,900 G	46.30	14.22	21.57	9.91	No
Winonaite Chip		19	13,100 G	39,300 G	794.26	13.61	15.70	9.91	No
Wood Chip		7	3,800 G	11,400 G	312.87	12.74	18.13	7.35	No
Zircon Chip		17	10,800 G	N/A	712.52	10.48	13.74	24.91	Yes

In addition to the above, a minority of weapons do not have a matching Core Chip.

List of bonus effects

The following core chips have the same effect on all weapon types:

• Silver Chip : Increases the enemy gold drop rate by 50%.
• Gold Chip : Increases the enemy item drop rate by 50%.
• Zircon Chip : Increases damage dealt to aerial creatures by 50%.
• Booster Chip : Increases damage dealt to machines by 50%.
• Spiral Chip : Increases damage dealt to aquatic organisms by 50%.
• Angrite Chip : Increases damage dealt to Titans by 50%.

The following core chips have varying effects depending upon the weapon they are applied to:

Weapon class	Forest Chip	Amethyst Chip	Magnet Chip	Pentagon Chip	Ureilite Chip	Aubrite Chip	Mirror Matter Chip	Sunlight Chip	Tachyon Chip
Aegis Sword	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 50% ether damage.
Catalyst Scimitar	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases Ether by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.
Twin Rings	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.	1% chance of felling an aquatic foe on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	Increases Luck by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.
Drill Shield	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases block rate by 20%.	Raises physical defense by 10%.	Increases block rate by 20%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Raises physical defense by 10%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.
Mech Arms	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases Agility by 50.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.
Variable Saber	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Ether by 50.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Raises physical defense by 10%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	1% chance of felling a Titan on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).
Whipswords	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the day by 50%.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases damage dealt to machines by 50%.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Big Bang Edge	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases critical damage by 25%.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Dual Scythes	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	1% chance of felling an insect on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	1% chance of felling an aquatic foe on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	1% chance of felling an aerial foe on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).
Greataxe	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the day by 50%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases critical damage by 25%.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Megalance	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases critical damage by 25%.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	1% chance of felling an insect on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	1% chance of felling a beast on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).
Ether Cannon	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Adds 5m to the range of Ether Cannon.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Adds 5m to the range of Ether Cannon.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	1% chance of felling a machine on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).
Shield Hammer	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases block rate by 20%.	Raises physical defense by 10%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.
Chroma Katana	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases damage dealt to humanoids by 50%.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.
Bitball	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.	Raises ether defense by 10%.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.
Knuckle Claws	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases Luck by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.
Nodachi	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the day by 50%.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases critical damage by 25%.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Increases maximum HP by 500.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Crosier	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.	Raises ether defense by 10%.	Reduces aggro drawn from auto-attacks by 50%.	Improves the effect of Healing Arts by 20%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.
Gunknives	Increases damage dealt to beasts by 50%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Raises ether defense by 10%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.
Monado	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 150% physical damage.	Restores 8% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Knives	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Reduces aggro drawn from Specials and Driver Arts by 25%.	Increases Ether by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Dual Swords	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Luck by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Luck by 50.	1% chance of felling an insect on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	1% chance of felling an aquatic foe on attack (fails on bosses/uniques).	Increases critical damage by 25%.
Uchigatana	Increases damage dealt to insects by 50%.	Increases Accuracy during the night by 50%.	Increases Dexterity by 50.	Increases Agility by 50.	Increases Strength by 50.	Increases damage dealt to humanoids by 50%.	Adds a 25% chance of attacking again after a successful auto-attack.	Restores 16% HP of damage dealt after a successful auto-attack.	Counters attacks with 300% physical damage.

Exceptions

Some Blades' weapons do not change appearance based on their Core Chip:

• Akhos
• Cressidus
• Elma
• Fiora
• Mikhail
• Mythra
• Obrona
• Patroka
• Perdido
• Pneuma
• Poppibuster
• Pyra
• Sever
• Sever (chapter 1)
• Shulk
• T-elos

In addition, weapons do not change appearance in Torna, regardless of who it is.

Some Blades are not allowed to equip Core Chips at all:

• Akhos
• Cressidus
• Mikhail
• Obrona
• Patroka
• Perdido
• Pneuma
• Sever
• Sever (chapter 1)

Series

Core Chips form conceptual "series" based on naming patterns. Chips tend to be clustered by series and rank - for example, the "gemstone" series are all one of rank 4, 10, or 17, and no chips outside that series have those ranks. For most series, one of the highest-ranked chips has a consistent effect across all weapons, which is usually to deal more damage to an enemy type. A few exceptions dot the chart for unknown reasons.

	Best effect	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Metals	Item drop rate +50% Gold drop rate +50%	Lead Tin		Bronze		Cobalt Iron Steel										Gold Silver
Nature	Beast damage +50% Insect damage +50%		Fang Wing	Scale				Flower Glass Wood									Forest Horn
Gemstones	Aerial damage +50%				Amethyst Spinel Turquoise						Aquamarine Garnet Opal							Fluorite Zircon
Machinery	Machine damage +50%						Chain Coil Magnet			Motor									Booster Shaft
Geometry	Aquatic damage +50%								Pentagon Rhombus Tri-			Cube Polygon Sphere								Hexagon Spiral
Meteorites	Titan damage +50%									Lodranite Ureilite			Aubrite Howardite Nakhlite							Angrite Winonaite
Exotic matter	(various)													Dark Matter Mirror Matter							Moon Matter Shining Star Sunlight
Particles	(various)													Axion	Hadron Photon Positron						Dilaton Preon Tachyon

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Core Chip	—
Japanese	武器 (ぶき)チップ	Weapon chip
French	Fragment de cristal	Crystal fragment
German	Kernsplitter	Core fragment
Spanish	Chip primordial
Italian	Frammento nucleico
Chinese (simplified)	核心晶片	Core chip
Chinese (traditional)	核心晶片	Core chip
Korean	코어 칩/무기 칩	Core Chip/Weapon Chip

Gallery

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Tutorials

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  XC2 Core Chip Tutorial part 1

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  XC2 Core Chip Tutorial part 2

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  XC2 Core Chip Tutorial part 3

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  XC2 Core Chip Tutorial part 4

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  XC2 Core Chip Tutorial part 5

Screenshots

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  The Tachyon Chip adds an additional effect to the weapon

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  The Tachyon Chip reverts a weapon's appearance to its original state

Torna ~ The Golden Country

Tutorials

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  Core Chip tutorial

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  Core Chip tutorial

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  Tutorial tip mentioning Core Chips as a way to strenghthen Blades

Screenshots

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  The Whipswords' appearance is unchanged in Torna ~ The Golden Country