New Game Plus is Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s built-in answer to “I finished the story but I am not done with Blades.” It lets you restart the campaign with substantial carry-over so collection, affinity, and build experiments continue instead of resetting to zero.
Use NG+ when you want a cleaner second playthrough, missable cleanup, or a more comfortable rare Blade hunting environment—not as an emergency fix mid-first-playthrough.
This page stays focused on new game plus with concrete menu and combat vocabulary so you can apply it on your next session without reopening a general overview.
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What generally carries over
Expect to keep the bulk of your Blade collection, much of your itemization, money-related progress, and long-term unlock investment, while story flags and certain one-time sequences reset so the narrative can replay. Exact lists can feel long in-game; treat the NG+ confirmation screens as authoritative for your version.
Because Blades and resources largely persist, NG+ is the ideal time to reassign loadouts with Overdrive Protocols, finish affinity charts, and hunt ultra-rares without worrying that story power is insufficient.
Screenshot or note the NG+ carry-over confirmation list for your version before accepting. Players sometimes assume accessories or shop progress behave differently than they do on a particular patch.
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Planning a NG+ run
Before starting NG+, finish quests you care about, stock pouch ingredients, and note any missables you still need. If you plan a low-level or challenge-flavored run, dump unnecessary XP strategies and prepare specific Blade sets first.
If your goal is completion, NG+ plus late-game crystal access is the humane way to chase KOS-MOS and other ultra-rares. Trying to force that chase at chapter 3 of a first save is how people burn out.
If your NG+ goal is completion, park unfinished side quests and crystal hunts on a written list before credits nostalgia fades. Second runs go faster when you know which Titans still hide unfinished boards.
FAQ
Questions players ask first
When should I start New Game Plus?+
Start NG+ after the ending and any endgame errands you care about on that save. Launching it early throws away a coherent first-playthrough arc without much mechanical benefit.
Does NG+ include Torna progress?+
Torna is a separate campaign structure. Keep base-game NG+ planning and Torna completion tracking distinct unless your edition’s menus explicitly show shared rewards you care about.