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Yelv comes at you hard and fast in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. He’s determined to make the player character perform a few tasks for him, and he’ll clearly not take no for an answer. But there’s more to this chap than meets the eye, and in any case, if you’re looking to recruit every party member, you’ll need to earn his favor.
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We’ve jotted down the whole nine yards for Yelv’s recruitment mission. Once you’ve wrapped things up, you will have a brand-new hero on your team, complete with his own little gameplay twists and fun running commentary.
How To Start ‘Meeting Yelv’
Yelv’s recruitment mission, ‘Meeting Yelv’, can be started at any point after finishing the Main Mission for Chapter 3: ‘Builders of a Legacy’.
For the record, this holds true for a fair number of quests; Chapter 3’s closure heralds a real opening-up for Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Level 14 is required in order to get started, mind you, and there’s a fair chance you’ll not be at this level yet once ‘Builders of a Legacy’ is complete. You can either hold off until a couple more Main Missions – not a bad idea, seeing as you’ll be trekking quite a bit here – or you can grind on other quests first.
You don’t really need to be the recommended level of 18 for this. The quest doesn’t pose a ton of difficulty, at least not in our view.
In any case, head to the Commercial District in NLA, and you should see a quest marker over on North Founder’s Street. The fellow here brusquely introduces himself as Yelv, and he’s tasked you with three objectives.
Accept his request – not that you have my choice! – and let’s hop to it.
Missions A, B, C
The three objectives are as follows:
- Mission A: Gather three Rizattices, which are common collectibles in Primordia. These are especially common inside caverns.
- Mission B: Defeat two Young Ciniculas. You’ll find these for sure over near FN Site 117 in Primordia. Take heed: they’re a bit above the required level for this mission, but they’re enough prey.
- Mission C: Defeat five Metal Blattas. These can (seemingly exclusively) be found at Headwater Cavern in Primordia.
Although the approximate locations of the above enemies are noted on your map, you may still find yourself stumped by Mission C. This is because, if you follow the map, you may well end up above Headwater Cavern, in the open field.
To reach Headwater Cavern, you’ll need to swim through nearby Lake Biahno. The entrance to Headwater Cavern is near the waterfalls.
Headwater Cavern is a destination in two other, later, missions: ‘The Ties That Bind’ and ‘Forbidden Love’. It’s good to have this place’s coordinates established early on!
Once you’ve finished Missions A, B, and C, return to Yelv.
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Finishing The Mission
After Yelv praises your work, he joins the team. Keep him in your active party and do as he advises: Head to Blade Concourse and speak with Eleonora at Mission Control for a cutscene.
You’re given three options, but it doesn’t matter which you choose, because you’ll be doing the Reclaimer mission no matter what. To that end, you may as well pick it to make Yelv happy. Not that you’ll get Affinity Points with him yet, but why not, you know?
Now for the tough part, if you’re still starting out in your exploration – which is quite likely if you accept this quest right after Chapter 3. Our objective is located in Oblivia, the continent due east from Primordia.
It’s not quite as epic a journey as it may sound like, since you will have already been to the eastern side of Primordia for Chapter 3’s Main Mission. Make your way further east, and once you reach the perimeter with Oblivia, you’ll be almost there. Just a few more segments in.
Our precise destination is the North Coast. Head toward the White Whale Debris here for a fight with three Hermit Insidias.
We were able to dispatch them rather swiftly, but if you’re struggling, remember that upgrading an offensive Art to maximum can make a huge difference in its output, and conversely, your overall power, especially early in the game.
Return to Mission Control for another chat with Eleonora and a cutscene to close out the quest. With everything said and done, Yelv officially joins the party!
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