Master all Trials in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition! Discover how to earn EXP by defeating unique monsters, exploring landmarks, and building affinities. Full guide.
Trials are a part of the Achievements system in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. They can be accessed from the main menu and reward the player with EXP upon completion. Many of the unlock conditions for these Trials are hidden by default. Trials reset upon starting a New Game+, allowing for repeated completion and EXP rewards.
Trials 1
| Name | Conditions | EXP |
| Hunter-in-Training | Defeat your first unique monster. | 50 |
| Pro Hunter | Defeat 10 unique monsters. | 500 |
| Master Hunter | Defeat 100 unique monsters. | 1500 |
| First Steps | Discover a Landmark for the first time. | 10 |
| A Corner of the World | Discover 10 Landmarks. | 50 |
| Seasoned Traveller | Discover 40 Landmarks. | 500 |
| Globetrotter | Discover 80 Landmarks. | 1000 |
| Worldly Wise | Discover 150 Landmarks. | 1500 |
| Explorer | Discover a Secret Area for the first time. | 200 |
| Trailblazer | Discover 6 Secret Areas. | 500 |
| Pioneer | Discover 12 Secret Areas. | 1000 |
| Your First Friend | Get to know a named person for the first time. | 10 |
| Friend Number Ten | Register 10 people on the Affinity Chart. | 50 |
| Fifty Fine Friends | Register 50 people on the Affinity Chart. | 1000 |
| Friend of the World | Register 120 people on the Affinity Chart. | 1500 |
| The Brave Protectors | Get to know all of the Defence Force soldiers in Colony 9. | 50 |
| Network of Knowledge | Get to know many Nopon outside of populated areas. | 1000 |
| The Hopeful Survivors | Get to know a lot of people in Colony 6. | 1000 |
| Know So Many Nopon! | Get to know the Nopon living in Frontier Village. | 1000 |
| Wings of Nobility | Get to know many High Entia with small headwings. | 1000 |
| A Village of Machines | Get to know the numerous Machina in the Hidden Village. | 1000 |
| The Strongest Tie | Help two people form a deep affinity for one another. | 100 |
| Constellation | Help people form an Affinity for one another 10 times. | 50 |
| Spider’s Web | Help people form an Affinity for one another 50 times. | 500 |
| Neural Network | Help people form an Affinity for one another 100 times. | 1000 |
| Roots Across the World | Help almost everyone to form Affinities for one another. | 30000 |
Trials 2
| Name | Conditions | EXP |
| Colony 9 Celeb | Achieve a 3-star Affinity rating for the Colony 9 area. | 500 |
| Colony 6 Celeb | Achieve a 3-star Affinity rating for the Colony 6 area. | 500 |
| Honorary Nopon | Achieve a 3-star Affinity rating for the Frontier Village. | 500 |
| Honorary High Entia | Achieve a 3-star Affinity rating for the Alcamoth area. | 500 |
| Honorary Machina | Achieve a 3-star Affinity rating for the Hidden Village. | 500 |
| Local Hero | Develop a 5-star Affinity with the people of any area. | 1000 |
| World Hero | Develop a 5-star Affinity with everyone. | 30000 |
| Heartwarming | Have a Heart-to-Heart go as smoothly as possible. | 100 |
| Heartbreaking | Have a Heart-to-Heart go as badly as possible. | 10 |
| Pouring Out Your heart | Have 20 Heart-to-Hearts. | 500 |
| The Heart of the Matter | Have 40 Heart-to-Hearts. | 1000 |
| Ace of Hearts | Have every possible Heart-to-Hearts. | 1500 |
| Problem Solved! | Complete a quest for the first time. | 20 |
| Helpful Stranger | Complete 10 quests (excluding story quests). | 100 |
| Generous Friend | Complete 100 quests (excluding story quests). | 500 |
| Charitable Ally | Complete 200 quests (excluding story quests). | 1000 |
| Selfless Giver | Complete 300 quests (excluding story quests). | 50000 |
| Shaping History | Changed someone’s life through your actions. | 50 |
| Drawing a Crowd | Increase the population of Colony 6 to 50 people. | 500 |
| Building a Community | Increase the population of Colony 6 to 100 people. | 1000 |
| Bursting at the Seams | Fill up Colony 6 with a population of 150 people. | 50000 |
| A Fixer-Upper | Start reconstructing Colony 6. | 200 |
| A Fix on the Solution | Make good progress in reconstructing Colony 6. | 1000 |
| Good and Fixed | Finished reconstructing Colony 6. Amazing! | 50000 |
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