Ether Mine

Explore the Ether Mine in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. Find collectibles, landmarks, locations, and defeat normal and unique monsters with this comprehensive guide.

The Ether Mine in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition features various collectibles, landmarks, and enemies. This guide details their locations and availability.

Collectopaedia

Complete the Collectopaedia for the Ether Mine by gathering the following items:

• Animal: Light Bat, Black Frog, Yellow Cat (Reward: Back Atk Plus II)
• Bug: Black Beetle, Rubber Mantis, Mystery Firefly (Reward: Bleed Defence III)
• Nature: Charcoal Leg, Ether Pebble, Rumble Coal (Reward: Recovery Up II)
• Parts: Black Chip, Ready Coil (Reward: Topple Up II)
• Strange: Love Crane Fire Abron (Reward: Muscle Up II)

Finishing the Ether Mine Collectopaedia rewards you with the Rayon Pike, a weapon for Reyn.

Landmarks

These landmarks are available during your first visit to the Ether Mine:

• Drainage Tunnel (GF)
• Drainage Control Room (GF)
• Mining Base (GF)
• Central Pit - Entrance (GF)
• Personnel Lift 2 (GF)
• Freight Elevator (GF)
• Glowmoss Lake (Secret) (GF)
• Regulation Piston (B1F)
• Personnel Lift 3 (B3F)
• Central Pit - Base Level (B4F)

The landmarks marked in bold cannot be used after completing this area in the main story.

Locations

These locations are accessible during your first visit to the Ether Mine:

• Test Pit 1 (GF)
• Test Pit 2 (GF)
• Test Pit 3 (GF)
• Storage Depot (GF)
• Central Terminal (GF)
• Test Pit 4 (GF)
• Observation Point (GF)
• Central Pit - Level 1 (GF)
• Central Pit - Level 2 (B1F)
• Central Pit - Level 3 (B2F)
• Freight Elevator (B3F)

The locations marked in bold cannot be accessed after completing this area in the main story.

Normal Enemies

Encounter these enemies in the Ether Mine:

• Colony Lizard (Level 19-21) - Test Pit 4
• Colony Upa (Level 19-21) - Ground Floor
• Drunk Vang (Level 18-20) - Test Pit 2 and Test Pit 4
• Junk Krabble (Level 20) - Test Pit 2
• M32 Transport Unit (Level 19-21) - Regulation Piston, Central Pit - Level 2, Central Pit - Level 3
• M42 Scout Unit (Level 19) - Test Pit 1
• Materia Krabble (Level 21-23) - Near Glowmoss Lake
• Mechon M32X (Level 18-21) - In tunnels between Test Pit 1 and 3; Central Pit - Level 1/2/3
• Mechon M53X (Level 19-20) - Central Pit - Level 1 and 2
• Mechon M55 (Level 19-22) - Central Pit - Level 2 and 3
• Mechon M64X (Level 20-23) - Central Pit - Level 1
• Mechon M67 (Level 20-23) - Central Pit - Level 2
• Mechon M82 (Level 23) - Central Pit - Level 2
• Rock Krabble (Level 18) - Near Test Pit 2 and Glowmoss Lake

Unique Monsters

Challenge these unique monsters in the Ether Mine:

• Dark Kisling (Level 20) - East of Central Terminal entrance (by large fire ether deposit)
• Vengeful Daulton (Level 22) - East of Test Pit 4
• Elegant Marin (Level 29) - Glowmoss Lake