Efficiently Acquiring Machine Arms in NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata presents players with a substantial crafting system, requiring numerous 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 are a particularly rare crafting component. This guide details the best strategies 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 challenging. To maximize your chances early on, focus on quickly eliminating large numbers of machines.
Post-Chapter 4, a highly effective farming location emerges. After your first encounter with Adam, the arena where the battle takes place becomes a continuous spawn point for numerous small machines. Access this area via the Desert: Housing Complex fast travel point and proceed deeper into the ruins.
While the machines here are relatively low-level, resulting in a low Machine Arm drop rate, the constant respawning makes it the most efficient early-game farming method. This location is also beneficial for Titanium Alloy farming. Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your yield.
Minor spoilers for the final playthrough follow
Purchasing Machine Arms: Late Game Option
During the final playthrough, while playing as A2, you have the opportunity to erase Pascal's memories after the village robots are destroyed. This action transforms Pascal into a merchant, accessible until the game's conclusion. He sells various machine parts, including Machine Arms. 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
- Children's Cores - 30,000 G
