Ether Up

Ether Up (Japanese: エーテルアップ, Ēteru Appu) is a Gem in Xenoblade Chronicles that increases the character's Ether stat, thereby increasing the amount of damage dealt by ether-based attacks and the amount of HP recovered by healing arts.

Gem stats

	Ether Increase
	5-10
	15-20
	25-30
	35-40
	45-50
	75-100

Gem sources

Ways to obtain Ether Up gems, including completing Quests, trading with NPCs, and completing categories in the Collectopaedia.

	Trade Olga (Bionis' Leg, 1) Dulland (Bionis' Leg, 1) Nikita (Bionis' Leg, 1*)
	Collectopaedia Colony 9 - Parts category complete Quests Jackson the Poet It's All in the Mind Trade Kantz (Colony 9, 3) Nikita (Bionis' Leg, 3) Olga (Bionis' Leg, 4*)
	Collectopaedia Eryth Sea - Strange category complete Galahad Fortress - Strange category complete High Entia Tomb - Bug category complete Quests Jackson's Awakening Preparing for Adventure Trade Kantz (Colony 9, 5*)
	Collectopaedia Central Factory - Bug category complete Trade Earnest (Bionis' Leg, 4*)
	Collectopaedia Prison Island - Strange category complete Trade Earnest (Bionis' Leg, 5*)
	Quests Getting to Know Dorothy Broken Ether Furnace 2

Crystal and cylinder sources

Places to mine for Ether Up crystals, and enemies which drop Ether Up Crystals and Cylinders.

	Mining Bionis' Leg Lower Level (map) - N of Windy Cave and S of Crevasse Waterfall Bionis' Leg Lower Level (map) - S end of Kisk Cave Bionis' Leg Lower Level (map) - S end of Volff Lair Enemies Enchanting Grune Night Cardamon Evil Rhangrot Lake Magdalena Lake Flamii Black Flamii Assault Flamii (QE) Flash Wisp Light Skeeter Leg Skeeter Slugger Bunnit Mechon M31 Arachno Pod Mechon M32X Dim Wisp (QE)
	Mining Satorl Marsh (map) - Sororal Statues - E on the statue after climbing the third set of vines Ether Mine GF (map) - First deposit ESE of Central Terminal Ether Mine B2F (map) - E-most crystal deposit Enemies Banquet Vassago Chordy Skeeter Ether Bunnia
	Mining Eryth Sea (map) - Ether Crystal Deposit Ether Mine GF (map) - First deposit ESE of Central Terminal (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 3) Makna Forest (map) - SW of Sap Cave Eryth Sea (map) - Anu Shore on the upper level Eryth Sea (map) - N on Hovering Reef 10 Sword Valley (map) - SSE of Ged Fortress Sword Valley (map) - Upper floor of Enalda Control Base Enemies Affluent Beleth Proper Bandaz Calm Anzabi M37 Worker Bee Unit Prado Upa Sparas Pagul Flutes Kromar Otol Kromar Defensive Kromar M71 Fire Support Hover Astas
	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - First deposit ESE of Central Terminal (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 4) Mechonis Field 3F (map) - NNW of Bulkhead Controls Agniratha 3F (map) - S of Judicial District Central Factory GF (map) - Storage Depot Enemies Revolutionary Bifrons Destructive Bors Faithful Lancelot Tramont Wisp M66/TRICK M37/EAGER Throne Sardi Envy Sardi
	Mining Ether Mine GF (map) - First deposit ESE of Central Terminal (Requires Colony 6 Nature Level 5) Bionis' Interior Lower Level (map) - N side of Second Lung Enemies Flailing Bracken Reckless Galdon Stormy Belagon Opulent Flamii Resplendent Flamii Lahar Flamii Bulganon Nebula Solare Nebula Lograt Kromar

Unique armour and weapons

Unique Armour and Weapons with Ether Up gems permanently attached to them.

	None
	Armour Ocean Earrings Pistis Cap Weapons Queen Frog Rock Winder Thunderclap
	Armour Journey Diadem Pistis Top Weapons Machina Rifle II Spit Cluster
	Armour Ether Arms Ether Boosters
	Armour Eclipse Gauntlets Ether II Arms Ether II Boosters Ether III Arms Ether III Boosters Grace Gloves Ruby Glasses
	Armour Eclipse Gear Ether IV Arms Ether IV Boosters Ether V Arms Ether V Boosters Master Glasses

Gems in Xenoblade Chronicles
Fire	Aggro Up · Bind Resist · Blaze Attack · Blaze Plus · Buff Time Plus · Chill Defence · EXP Up · Initial Tension · Revival HP Up · Sleep Resist · Slow Resist · Spike · Strength Down · Strength Up · Weapon Power
Water	AP Up · Aquatic Cloak · Arts Heal · Aura Heal · Auto-Heal Up · Damage Heal · Debuff Resist · HP Steal · HP Up · Paralysis Resist · Poison Defence · Recovery Up · Spike Defence · Terrain Defence · Unbeatable
Electric	Back Atk Plus · Daze Plus · Daze Resist · Daze Tension · Daze Up · Double Attack · Electric Plus · Ether Up · First Attack Plus · Lightning Attack · Paralysis · Phys Def Down · Pierce Resist · Tension Swing
Ice	Arts Stealth · Auto-Atk Stealth · Bind · Blaze Defence · Chill Attack · Chill Plus · Confuse Resist · Ether Def Down · Ether Def Up · Ether Protect · Heat Sink · Lock-On Resist · Slow · Talent Boost
Wind	Aerial Cloak · Agility Down · Agility Up · Arts Seal Resist · Bleed Attack · Bleed Plus · Break · Fall Defence · Good Footing · Haste · Quick Step · Topple Plus · Topple Resist · Topple Up
Earth	Aggro Down · Attack Plus · Attack Stability · Bleed Defence · Critical Up · Debuff Plus · Divine Protect · Earth Cloak · Ether Down · Muscle Up · Night Vision · Physical Protect · Poison Attack · Poison Plus