Experience Points, also known as EXP, are gained by killing monsters, completing quests and achievements, and discovering Landmarks, Locations or Secret Areas. The amount of experience in Xenoblade Chronicles can be amplified by several ways including linking skills, gems, and defeating high level monsters (for example enemies 6+ levels higher than party member). When enough is obtained, a character gains a level. Levels can be raised up to level 99; after that, experience is just a number. It takes 20,116,778 EXP to reach Level 99.
EXP awards
- 150% EXP awarded when enemy is 6 to 21 levels higher than party member
- 125% EXP awarded when enemy is 3 to 5 levels higher than party member
- 100% EXP awarded when enemy is 2 levels lower to 2 levels higher than party member
- 50% EXP awarded when enemy is 5 to 3 levels lower than party member
- 10% EXP awarded when enemy is 20 to 6 levels lower than party member
- Enemies 22+ levels higher award a small, fixed amount of experience based on the character's level, rather than the enemy's normal EXP reward. See this thread for details. See here for a chart.
NOTE: information taken from Table from a Japanese Xenoblade Wiki
EXP needed to reach levels
| Level | EXP needed | EXP total |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | 0 |
| 02 | 40 | 40 |
| 03 | 60 | 100 |
| 04 | 145 | 245 |
| 05 | 208 | 453 |
| 06 | 280 | 733 |
| 07 | 338 | 1,071 |
| 08 | 400 | 1,471 |
| 09 | 436 | 1,907 |
| 10 | 507 | 2,414 |
| 11 | 585 | 2,999 |
| 12 | 707 | 3,706 |
| 13 | 790 | 4,496 |
| 14 | 928 | 5,424 |
| 15 | 1,016 | 6,440 |
| 16 | 1,170 | 7,610 |
| 17 | 1,263 | 8,873 |
| 18 | 1,432 | 10,305 |
| 19 | 1,531 | 11,836 |
| 20 | 1,716 | 13,552 |
| 21 | 1,924 | 15,476 |
| 22 | 2,238 | 17,714 |
| 23 | 2,457 | 20,171 |
| 24 | 2,802 | 22,973 |
| 25 | 3,031 | 26,004 |
| 26 | 3,408 | 29,412 |
| 27 | 3,647 | 33,059 |
| 28 | 4,056 | 37,115 |
| 29 | 4,305 | 41,420 |
| 30 | 4,745 | 46,165 |
| 31 | 5,265 | 51,430 |
| 32 | 6,016 | 57,446 |
| 33 | 6,557 | 64,003 |
| 34 | 7,371 | 71,374 |
| 35 | 7,932 | 79,306 |
| 36 | 8,808 | 88,114 |
| 37 | 9,391 | 97,505 |
| 38 | 10,329 | 107,834 |
| 39 | 10,933 | 118,767 |
| 40 | 11,934 | 130,701 |
| 41 | 13,182 | 143,883 |
| 42 | 14,911 | 158,794 |
| 43 | 16,200 | 174,994 |
| 44 | 18,054 | 193,048 |
| 45 | 19,385 | 212,433 |
| 46 | 21,364 | 233,797 |
| 47 | 22,737 | 256,534 |
| 48 | 24,840 | 281,374 |
| 49 | 26,254 | 307,628 |
| 50 | 28,483 | 336,111 |
| Level | EXP needed | EXP total |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 31,395 | 367,506 |
| 52 | 35,287 | 402,793 |
| 53 | 38,282 | 441,075 |
| 54 | 42,424 | 483,499 |
| 55 | 45,502 | 529,001 |
| 56 | 49,894 | 578,895 |
| 57 | 53,055 | 631,950 |
| 58 | 57,696 | 689,646 |
| 59 | 60,941 | 750,587 |
| 60 | 65,832 | 816,419 |
| 61 | 72,488 | 888,907 |
| 62 | 81,122 | 970,029 |
| 63 | 87,945 | 1,057,974 |
| 64 | 97,078 | 1,155,052 |
| 65 | 104,067 | 1,259,119 |
| 66 | 113,700 | 1,372,819 |
| 67 | 120,855 | 1,493,674 |
| 68 | 130,988 | 1,624,662 |
| 69 | 138,309 | 1,762,971 |
| 70 | 148,941 | 1,911,912 |
| 71 | 163,917 | 2,075,829 |
| 72 | 182,868 | 2,258,697 |
| 73 | 198,177 | 2,456,874 |
| 74 | 218,127 | 2,675,001 |
| 75 | 233,768 | 2,908,769 |
| 76 | 254,716 | 3,163,485 |
| 77 | 270,691 | 3,434,176 |
| 78 | 292,637 | 3,726,813 |
| 79 | 308,945 | 4,035,758 |
| 80 | 331,890 | 4,367,648 |
| 81 | 365,170 | 4,732,818 |
| 82 | 406,419 | 5,139,237 |
| 83 | 440,364 | 5,579,601 |
| 84 | 483,610 | 6,063,211 |
| 85 | 518,221 | 6,581,432 |
| 86 | 563,464 | 7,144,896 |
| 87 | 598,741 | 7,743,637 |
| 88 | 645,980 | 8,389,617 |
| 89 | 681,922 | 9,071,539 |
| 90 | 731,159 | 9,802,698 |
| 91 | 804,375 | 10,607,073 |
| 92 | 893,547 | 11,500,620 |
| 93 | 968,094 | 12,468,714 |
| 94 | 1,061,260 | 13,529,974 |
| 95 | 1,137,138 | 14,667,112 |
| 96 | 1,234,298 | 15,901,410 |
| 97 | 1,311,507 | 17,212,917 |
| 98 | 1,412,660 | 18,625,577 |
| 99 | 1,491,201 | 20,116,778 |
NOTE: information taken from Table from a Japanese Xenoblade wiki.