Unlock Machine Arms Abundance in NieR: Automata

This guide details how to obtain Machine Arms in NieR: Automata, a rare crafting material crucial for weapon and pod upgrades. Early acquisition can significantly boost your character's strength.

Quick Links

• Farming Machine Arms
• Buying Machine Arms

Obtaining Machine Arms early presents a challenge. While they drop from defeated small machines, the drop rate increases with enemy level, making early acquisition difficult.

Farming Machine Arms

The most efficient early-game farming location is the pit where you first fight Adam (post-Chapter 4). Access this area via the Desert: Housing Complex fast travel point and proceed deeper into the ruins. This pit continuously spawns small machines, offering repeated opportunities, though the drop rate remains low due to their relatively low level. This method also yields Titanium Alloy. A Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your chances.

The following section contains minor spoilers for the final playthrough of NieR: Automata.

Buying Machine Arms

During the final playthrough, as A2, after the village robots are eliminated and Pascal's memories are erased, Pascal returns to his village as a merchant. He sells various machine parts, including:

• 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: Duplicate entry in original text)
• Children's Cores - 30,000 G

This provides a reliable late-game source for Machine Arms.