How To Use Agate In Xenoblade 2

[@Ali_Tendo]

"Makes Zeke hot." I have no objection to that.

[@BlazingDiancie]

1:02 *laughs nervously in being that guy who likes using Greataxes on Nia*

[@Krysta1Rose]

You monster Tell me more

[@BlazingDiancie]

@@Krysta1Rose Well, there's really only reason you'd want to use Greataxes on Nia. Her crit recharge art, Rhino Assault, hits 3 times instead of 2. And for all anyone says about her being slow, she's faster than Rex with auto-attacks iirc.

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

@@BlazingDiancie Her animations are cool. Topple art is cool. The animation with the weight feels pretty good.

[@sauceallsaw4341]

Zeke when you know, he’s the best driver for every blade.

[@thetoragod654]

Except Poppi! Poppi is Tora’s Blade! Zeke use Poppibuster instead, meh meh meh!

[@tgclericoll572]

Megalance

[@sauceallsaw4341]

@@tgclericoll572 😅

[@maagic2031]

Okay his megalance art speed is terrible and the ratios are incredibly low BUT how can you not think Meteor Lance is the coolest thing to exist

[@zero123alpha6]

Best driver for aegis sword

[@ClawlessnessScizor]

Enel: "She works decently as a supportive option as well." Agate going on a Merc Mission: "Don't worry, I'm great at support." Great design with a mineral motif, fun personality, pretty great Blade Quest, not too terrible in battle AND she's self-aware... Yeah so, Agate's the best rare blade, don't @ me.

[@buddha3209]

She also cute as a button and with a great design.

[@demomoon1552]

Normally I don't like pink but I think Agate is great and her design is immaculate

[@michaelplaysbass8311]

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[@hisen3.146]

A greataxe with a party-wide damage additive buff at max affinity. I like the unique concept that Agate has, since NO OTHER blade shares those two qualities.

[@bkebradley]

The word "Iolite" you mentioned is actually spelled with an I, not an L, and is pronounced "ee-oh-light". It's a gemstone with a royal purple color. Sans serif fonts, not even once.

[@elbert0p1kachu]

The real crime is that font.txt

[@cjcannon328]

Imagine a xenoblade 2 trial of the sword where you get blades and drivers instead of weapons and armor.

[@mountchoco8174]

The best part abu greataxes on zeke never has anything to do with his driver kit, or the blades themselves. It’s the s tier line that zeke has on his lvl 4 of “welcome to axe town, population: your face.”

[@moocow1893]

Everybody's saying their Last Blade they've got was agate but my first blade I got was agate

[@tgclericoll572]

My first blade was Pyra

[@epicberrymode3575]

Same

[@KyogresHideout_Vegito2121]

My last blade was actually Vale I even got all the NG+ blades before her.

[@heroinhero]

I had Agate on Zeke on my second playthrough and I'm sad that I can't find her on my third...

[@roxas4930]

Lol i just got her first

[@wildfiresnap]

The last blade I got, and one of my favorites personally. Great design, I especially like her default weapon.

[@ClawlessnessScizor]

Also, I am SO happy the "completely random -Chuggaconroy- selection" decided to pick Agate next!! She's my all-time favorite rare blade even if she's just okay, so thank you Enel for this great guide on her!

[@MetalGearRaxis]

Agate was the first Rare blade I ever pulled in this game, so she's got a special place in my heart X3 I also love her pink gemstone motif!

[@JakeRosen635]

It would be super cool if Agate's damage increase skill was slightly higher than Dagas' but without the AOE increase of Kaiser Zone. That way both blades could be better in different situations

[@XSaebaYRyoZ]

I got her pretty early and I actually like axes on Rex. The animation of Strong Smash feels so satisfying. The only thing I don't like about her is how her chart is restricted if you get her early since you need to start her blade quest for her lvl 3? Key affinity. Even though insects are uncommon, when you switch to her while battling one, she freaks out and that's cute and funny. She actually got me through the fight in Uraya's stomach with all the Parisax: She almost one-shotted a big one that Tora toppled with my lvl 2 special by pure coincidence. She may not be the best one out there but that sure ain't keeping me from using her. Kinda like Electra. If I like a blade (let's be honest, I like all of them, even some very good common ones), I use him/her once in a while.

[@wesnohathas1993]

Tachyon Chip is the best because it reverts rare blade weapons to their original appearance (something I wish a LOT more core chips did).

[@benbarnett5743]

Rex: (is trying to sleep but is constantly interrupted by Agate snoring. Rex had Tora come up and Tora is in a diver helmet. He walks up to Agate who wakes up and jumps in fright) Agate: AHHHH! A SPIDER! (She begins hitting Tora) Tora: Ow! AGATE! IT’S TORA!

[@jaredparks4713]

7:57 "...and it also makes Zeke really hot so that's a no-brainer"

[@SirBanana1992]

Ah yes, Agate, one of my favorite characters, I loved when Agate showed tenderness through his tough exterior by shielding Tita from..................wait, wrong game.

[@alexanderharrison7421]

Agate is already a personal favorite of mine, possibly because she was my second Rare Blade right before Floren Idk she just radiates "Protect her even if she can protect herself" energy for me

[@bluevalor491]

No way!! She was my second rare blade too!! My first was Azami 💜

[@conorb.1901]

Agate was literally the last blade I got, which means by the time I got her I had Agate-but-strictly-superior. And I find her feet (or lack thereof) funny because she's also designed by Kozaki

[@TheStupidRaptor]

What does Kozaki have to do with stick feet?

[@conorb.1901]

@@TheStupidRaptor Kozaki was the character designer for Fire Emblem Awakening and all the character models have these bizarre hooves. Presumably it was due to the limitations of the 3ds, but the models in Fates (which Kozaki was also the lead character designer of), and Shadows of Valentia have feet so who knows why the Awakening characters don't have any.

[@jive238]

@@conorb.1901 At the time they were making awakening they thought the 3ds wasn't strong enough to handle feet or something ridiculous like that, they proved themselves wrong and felt so proud of themselves they deliberately made the player character barefoot to show off in fates

[@conorb.1901]

@@jive238 I can see that. If I had managed to pull off what I previously couldn't, I would show it off as well.

[@WhimsyHeath]

She was also the last one I got too, by quite a bit - including KOS-MOS, who I got while trying to get Agate. The Gacha system is... annoying at times.

[@brendonjones8996]

About half of the comments are about Iolite's pronunciation. Poor Enel knows now everybody : )

[@hisen3.146]

3:07 If you're curious, it's pronounced Eye-Oh-Lite. The first letter is a capital "i" not a lower case "L." (All words in ability names have a capital letter at the start.) I can't blame you for thinking that though because I used to pronounce it as Lolite too.

[@conorb.1901]

Honestly, I always bar my I's (what's the plural of I?) because it annoys me that l and I look identical.

[@squirtlefails]

My favorite blade, very cool design and fun to use

[@LEGOALEX97]

One of the first blades I pulled...I think how much she hates bugs is a cute contrast to how much she won’t shut up about rocks

[@GMero12]

Ah yes, Discount Kaiser Zone. To be fair, even if Rex isn't particularly amazing with axes, Agate is still pretty decent on him as well due to how easy it is to topple with Pyra/Mythra, and Rex having a launch art with axes

[@bluevalor491]

I know! I’m so happy they brought the original design back for the Tachyon Chip- they knew they couldn’t waste that design 😂

[@ShermTank7272]

I think "Iolite" has an i at the start. Pronounced "eye-oh-light". It's a type of gemstone.

[@tokyo200]

I haven’t played xenoblade 2 in three years and yet here I am continuing to watch Enel’s vids.

[@troy4173]

This video just reminded me I have Agate on Rex and Wulfric on Zeke, and I really ought to swap that around. Agate's one of the Blade designs that got me interested in the game, since I like a number of other games that her artist (Yusuke Kozaki) has worked on! He's well-known for Fire Emblem Awakening and No More Heroes, among others.

[@AlexT7916]

Did not know he did No More Heroes

[@diortememirp6204]

At least Agate's good, given she's one of the most common pity blades in the game thanks to hers being the group that was put in twice. Because of that I used her for a while, even on Rex. Though I also pulled the blade that outclassed her on Rex but I didn't pay attention to his affinity chart, so I didn't realize his Blade Quest made him so busted and as a result I just gave him the shaft compared to her. It also helps Agate was designed by the Fire Emblem: Awakening artist, so her design immediately caught my eye. Good Blade all around.

[@nathanyuan7426]

Ok what guide is Chuggaconroy making you do next

[@juanjosedelpinorivas7099]

Dagas: Hello there~ Agate: It's not your time to mock me with your stupid Kaiser Zone! Go away! Shuuu shuuu

[@krissjames7276]

I absolutely love Agate's design, so it's nice how she's also a good Blade, and she seems pretty easy to pull as well.

[@mathijslaugeman6054]

She is the last blade is need and does not want to show up for some reason and this video let's me know what I've been missing out of😩

[@thetoragod654]

Meh. Tora use Wulfric as earth blade instead on Rex-Rex. Also did friends know that Agate is name of rock formation, very fitting name. (Meh meh meh, Tora can’t think of something that will make friends laugh. Sorry). Another great guide from friend Enel!

[@Weareonenation303]

Agate is just like Harold: Good in their own way, but heavily outclassed by something else. This is honestly worse than just being terrible at something. If Agate had a passive that gave her an interesting niche, she might give Dagas a run for his money.

[@Evan-mt7bc]

I mean at least Herald had the decency to be outclassed by DLC blades, Agate got outclassed by a base game blade that appears higher on most pity trees than her lmao

[@conorb.1901]

@@Evan-mt7bc there was still a decent argument for KOS-MOS being better than Herald before the dlc blades came out. Higher special damage (not that it matters when you hit the damage cap), can heal the party with her level 2, and not being made out of tissue paper are some pretty good benefits.

[@Evan-mt7bc]

@@conorb.1901 I mean yea but at the end of the day Kosmos vs Herald is a decent argument and you could make arguments for either or and in some cases Herald might be more desirable. Nothing like with Agate/Dagas which is literally "you're inting if you're not using Dagas"

[@conorb.1901]

@@Evan-mt7bc and then challenge mode came out and Herald was strictly outclassed. Being made of glass is pretty detrimental in challenge mode.

[@Foran98]

I like the videos they help me and I like the nia shirt in the shop but i hoped you have a nia blade shirt

[@spiderdude2099]

I know it doesn’t matter at all, but “Razor-sharp Iolite” has the last word pronounced “ee-oh-light”. That first letter in “Iolite” isn’t a letter “L” it’s a capital ”i”

[@Sasorta]

the early driver gets the waifu

[@thetoragod654]

Tora: Laughs in artificial Blade that not even Rex-Rex can use.

[@csilver819]

YAY! My favorite rare blade!

[@zaok7646]

Completely random selections. Your not fooling anyone enel.

[@adamsmith2122]

I mean it is complete random selection, it's just complete random selection from another source.

[@benney9074]

@@adamsmith2122 well I can't say you're wrong

[@SpielmannsHerz]

I remember getting Agate as one of my first rare blades. Unfortunately that was a long time before I got Zeke, so I ended up not using her much because she felt really weak to use on the other characters.

[@TheStupidRaptor]

Actually it is iolite, with an i, which is a mineral/gemstone.

[@ram5487]

I was just about to comment that so i checked to seeif anybody had already posted it.

[@EnelXC]

Why do lower case L and uppercase i look the same

[@TheStupidRaptor]

@@EnelXC That is a question for the ages. Everyone says that should be fixed, but it never does. We live in a society.

[@sippysoup9922]

@@EnelXC ask oxford dictionary idk

[@ram5487]

@@EnelXC l guess thats just how the aIphabet goes. lt's annoylng for sure.

[@eag23]

My favorite Blade!

[@0nigohri500]

Agate is my favorite blade :)

[@ClawlessnessScizor]

Great choice of favorite blade :)

[@rpghero46]

can we have a Petrion goal for enel in a loincloth for his xenosaga run

[@BananinhaEsbananada]

She's my favorite rare Blade. I like her design and personality. Her dub is pretty good too. Also, her blade change quote at a insect battle is funny af.

[@tonberry2670]

My second to last blade before KOS-MOS. Her weapon looks cool and shiny

[@benthehobo5833]

I wish there was an insect superboss so she'd have some cool niche use for it.

[@PokeMaster22222]

3:19 I believe it's "iolite", with an 'i' at the front. Otherwise, if it wasn't an 'i', and since Skill names are capitalised, it'd be an obvious 'L'. 6:57 Wait, 20%, or 40% crit mod? You say the former; the textbox says the latter...

[@EnelXC]

datamine says 20%. Guess that was just an error made over 2 years ago when that was made hahaha

[@Rexcalibar]

Hooray, Agate, the rare blade I used most on Rex my first playthrough and probably the only reason I like axes on Rex (and T-elos I guess). I know Rex isn’t considered that good with Axes, but I like them anyway.

[@shortmario2385]

That's the best thing about Xenoblade Chronicles 2. You can have any blade on any driver and still make them powerful and useful. Honestly, I like that a lot

[@johnnyp9126]

you should do an element ranking video

[@lazerith84]

Another great guide

[@mrpolarthebear209]

i remember on my first playthrough i thought agate was kinda meh. i just wish back then i had actually payed attention to the skill trees cuz that party wide damage boost is nice

[@rorionrorion6070]

She is one of the coolest in terms of design in my opinion

[@newdivide9882]

Second rare blade, also from a common core! So far, all of my rare blades have been from common cores

[@thedemonicorangefridge1930]

Agate, aka "Oh yeah that one". Considering my second blade was Dagas, Agate felt like a far inferior option. I'm not lying when I say that Agate is genuinely the only blade I've never used, purely because I've never had to. She also has basically no personallity other than "I like rocks". Definitely not high up and probably my least favourite Greataxe.

[@Pine2142]

0/10 garbage blade she is not a literal gate

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

Dude

[@hazelv.a.7976]

Glad to see Zeke and agate working together as a great waifu duo

[@spiderdude2099]

Her design is so good tho, I love the pink crystals with the white and gold

[@Nekosuki01]

Completely random selection huh? A little birdie flew next to my ear and has told me you really are being inspired by someone else 🤨

[@hisen3.146]

He's being inspired by the famous KZbinr: ProtonJon! All the way from Canadia, the land of warm maple syrup!

[@Nekosuki01]

That's pretty epic if I do say so myself

[@threes_leaves]

Technically it is a random selection...just the random selection that a certain someone pulls

[@Wlightning25]

This witch lady rocks!

[@epicberrymode3575]

She was my first rare blade. That's why I have a soft spot for her.

[@RandomBurfness]

I think it'd be nice if you showed setups wich only used two of the three accessory slots, for us still not in New Game+!

[@ajaxmajor]

youre very consistent with prouncing capital i's like lower case L's like 3:06 and cloud sea king ioth or whatever its name is

[@EnelXC]

IT LOOKS LIKE AN L ITS NOT MY FAULT

[@ebgamesemployee2764]

Agate design is cool she is also good in combat but all she really was was a way for Rex to topple launch and smash

[@ZenobiaFR]

my greataxe is rock hard

[@modermousev2ofthegoldendeer]

I got Agate today, and now I'm thinking that you're in control of my luck.

[@metaljeans4]

what a nice guy

[@pkbutter]

I got kos-mos very early game on nia, when i was trying for, of all blades, floren. I used a common crystal, no boosters, and nia had maybe level 2 justice. I had just started the game and had never heard of xenosaga, so i didn’t understand how rare kos-mos was, or why she was so important. Later on, when i decided i wanted to max out every rare blade’s chart, i awakened every blade… except agate. It took me a long time. I maxed out rex’s compassion. I had a stock of 99 legendary cores, i was constantly releasing common pulls to make sure i had enough compassion boosters, and via accessories, luck mods and core chips, i was able to get to 999 luck. It took me, no lie, I counted, 87 PULLS to get agate.

[@art2norrman872]

I want to get her so bad but my luck is awful. Damn gatcha. Its fun but also not fun at the same time

[@rupturedsky8885]

Ngl I forgot she existed her quest was basically just looking up wiki

[@Neo-Starr]

Funnily enough I actually got Agate, who by the way, was my final Rare Blade, like 2 days before this was uploaded.

[@Matt_the_ratt8349]

Wait can this stack with Kaiser zone for unga bunga damage!?

[@coffeecart7749]

I actually got this blade from a common core crystal with no boosters, no joke

[@zaxtonhong3958]

14:08 Anyone else get a tiny audio pop here?

[@EnelXC]

yeah sorry about that lol

[@turbo__unicorn3370]

What are the supporting blades you’re using? I know common blades can be good, but I’m not sure which blade arts and skills are most useful, and which core chips are being used. I know pentagon on katanas give +50 agility but I don’t know what’s on those axes. Thanks in advance to whoever replies.

[@EnelXC]

in this set I'm using strength mod axes with the +50 strength core chip.

[@turbo__unicorn3370]

@@EnelXC Thanks!

[@pixxyofice]

"Completely Random Selection" *Press X to Doubt* Since I actually have Agate on my own file, I guess I could? Use this? Wow.

[@Rexcalibar]

The final skill, Razor-Sharp Iolite, I think that’s an i, not an L, if that helps with pronunciation.

[@EnelXC]

yeah thank you

[@MystiInferno]

If you're taking suggestions, I got a vote for Ursala next

[@cjcannon328]

Wrong greataxe. I think you meant to use Zenobia!

[@pronounjow]

Agate's a pretty blade!

[@kantomew1519]

I literally got agate at the beginning of the game as soon as this video came out 👁👄👁

[@jhon1406]

love her design because she looks like Mercy with a giant crystal axe + what's there not to like

[@gladiatordragon9219]

I've always found it interesting how it appears that many of the best types of weapons for each driver fit them, to some extent. Lances are best on Morag, because the lance, as a weapon, is particularly graceful - favoring skill and speed over raw power. Perfectly fitting how Morag, as a character, fights. In contrast, Axes are best on Zeke, as they are the opposite of lances - favoring raw strength and power over grace and speed. However, there are many times where it doesn't make as much sense, such as how Zeke is good with Bitballs, and how Rex is good with the Twin Rings + their clones when more skilled combatants should theoretically do better (since Rex is a relatively inexperienced combatant compared to the others in the party outside of Tora). Back to Agate, she's decent. I've seen her put in some work, and she does a pretty good job in situations where other Greataxes may not be available. She's probably one of the better standalone blades we've discussed so far, but that can be attributed to how good Greataxes are in general thanks to Zeke (if only there was a driver that could do that with Shield Hammers). She's also a more considerable midgame to T-elos (both are blades I tend to pull quite early), as T-elos' affinity requirements are quite demanding if not unavailable for an early-game party (though I only speak from my personal experience).

[@valleymh]

I wanna see Telos next

[@deth2munkies]

250 hours into XBC2 and thousands of legendary cores and this one is the only one I don't have.

[@mathijslaugeman6054]

Agate is the last blade I need

[@MintyITG]

"Razor-Sharp Iolite" is spelt "iolite" it's an uppercase i not a lowercase L same thing with Cloud Sea Befouler Ioth

[@lordofalasebesque1833]

So she is basically just a budget Dagas right?

[@IfYouNeedAnEdge]

I believe it’s “Ay-oh-lite” on that pronunciation. Pretty sure thats a capital I

[@dbazile15]

Just started playing this game and its crazy my only 2 rare blades are agate on rex and azami on nia and they are both better for zeke who i havent even met yet lol

[@stoopiddudz2634]

Literally my waifu

[@jeffersonroberts8263]

I love agate

[@souronion6914]

I don’t

[@GrapeKioshi]

"Agate is just outclassed by other axe Blades." You can say "Zenobia". It's okay.

[@threes_leaves]

And then Dagas just stomps both of them

[@lukeyp95]

Agate being powercrept out of her best skill is tragic ;_;

[@richardsonrichly8456]

whe get it chuka probably got her in the LP right?

[@cpalejandrovalenc]

AGATE the only Blade I dont have :( y already spent 100 legendaries core and nothing,

[@alexanderluna4598]

‘iolite’ = ee-oh-light

[@Kelm_Kisaragi]

Agate is THIS good, and she's only at the top of the C Tier!?

[@littywitty5867]

3:05 Who would win? One A-tier waifu with nice all around stats, nice support skills, good damage output and a great personality or one chair boy?

[@lelouch6865]

nice