NieR: Automata - Where To Get Pristine Screws

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• Where To Find Pristine Screws in NieR: Automata
• Which Farming Method Is Most Efficient?

Acquiring certain crafting materials in NieR: Automata proves significantly more challenging than others. While not visually indicated, some resources, like the Pristine Screw, are exceptionally rare.

Although purchasable from Emil, his stock fluctuates, making direct acquisition from machines a potentially faster and cheaper alternative. Here are two farming strategies:

Where To Find Pristine Screws in NieR: Automata

Goliath-Bipeds, the largest non-boss machines, drop screws, with Pristine Screws being the rarest. Higher-level Goliath-Bipeds yield a higher drop rate, making early-game acquisition nearly impossible.

Several locations reliably spawn Goliath-Bipeds. The first is the arena where you initially encounter Adam; this area is also ideal for farming Machine Arms. However, the Goliath-Bipeds here are around level 30, resulting in a low Pristine Screw drop rate. The advantage is their constant respawn, ensuring consistent farming.

Alternatively, during the third playthrough, fast travel to the Forest Castle: Front access point. Two level 49 Goliath-Bipeds guard the entrance, offering a better drop chance. However, these do not respawn; you must fast travel to a distant location and return to repeat the process.

Both methods benefit from using a drop-rate enhancing plug-in chip.

Which Farming Method Is Most Efficient?

The optimal method depends on two key factors:

• System and game load times: The Forest method offers a higher drop rate but involves frequent loading screens.
• Player patience: Farming Pristine Screws is inherently time-consuming. The Forest method prioritizes maximizing drop rate at the cost of gameplay flow. The pit method provides continuous gameplay, additional material acquisition, and XP gain, despite a lower drop rate. Choose the method that best suits your play style and tolerance for loading screens.