NieR: Automata - Optimal Machine Arms Farming Guide

Efficiently Acquiring Machine Arms in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata presents players with a vast array of crafting materials for weapon and pod upgrades. While many become readily available later, acquiring them early can significantly boost your character's strength. Machine Arms are a particularly rare material. This guide details the best strategies for obtaining them.

Farming Machine Arms: Early Game Strategy

Machine Arms have a chance to drop from defeated small machines, with the drop rate improving as enemy level increases. Early in the game, this makes them scarce. To maximize your chances, focus on quickly eliminating large numbers of machines.

Post-Chapter 4, a highly effective farming location unlocks. After your first encounter with Adam, the arena where the fight 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. The constant respawning, although with a low drop rate per machine due to their relatively low level, makes this 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 increase your yield.

Where to Buy Machine Arms: Late Game Option

Spoiler Warning: The following information pertains to the final playthrough and A2's storyline.

During the final playthrough, after eliminating the robots from Pascal's village, you can choose to erase Pascal's memories. This action transforms Pascal into a merchant, accessible until the game's conclusion. He sells various machine parts, including Machine Arms, at the following prices:

• 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

By utilizing these strategies, you can effectively acquire the Machine Arms necessary for upgrading your equipment in NieR: Automata.