Efficiently Acquiring Machine Arms in NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata presents players with a substantial crafting system requiring various materials to upgrade weapons and pods. While many materials become readily available later, acquiring them early can significantly boost your character's strength. Machine Arms, a rare crafting component, pose a challenge early on. This guide outlines efficient methods for obtaining them.
Farming Machine Arms: Early Game Strategy
Machine Arms have a low drop chance from defeated small machines. The drop rate increases with enemy level, making early acquisition difficult. To maximize your chances early in the game, focus on quickly eliminating as many small machines as possible.
Post-Chapter 4, a highly effective farming location becomes available. After your first encounter with Adam, the arena where the battle takes place continuously respawns enemies, including numerous small machines. Access this area via the Desert: Housing Complex fast travel point and proceed deeper into the ruins.
While the machines here aren't high-level, resulting in a low Machine Arm drop rate, the constant respawn makes it the optimal early-game farming spot. This location is also beneficial for farming Titanium Alloy. Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your yield.
Purchasing Machine Arms: Late Game Option
(Minor Spoilers for the final playthrough follow)
During the final playthrough as A2, after eliminating the robots from Pascal's village, you have the option to erase Pascal's memories. This action transforms Pascal into a merchant, accessible until the game's conclusion. He sells Machine Arms, among other items. Pascal's inventory includes:
- Machine Heads - 15,000 G
- Machine Arm - 1,125 G
- Machine Leg - 1,125 G
- Machine Torso - 1,125 G
- Machine Head - 1,125 G (Note: This is a duplicate entry in the original text)
- Children's Cores - 30,000 G
This provides a reliable late-game source for Machine Arms, eliminating the need for extensive farming.
