Discover Machine Arms Farming Hotspots in NieR: Automata

Efficiently Acquiring Machine Arms in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata presents players with a lengthy list of crafting materials needed to upgrade weapons and pods. While many become readily available later, securing them early significantly boosts character strength. Machine Arms are a particularly rare material. This guide details efficient farming and purchasing strategies.

Farming Machine Arms: Early Game Strategy

Machine Arms have a random drop chance from defeated small machines. The drop rate improves with enemy level, making early acquisition challenging. To maximize your chances early on, focus on quickly eliminating as many machines as possible.

Post-Chapter 4, a highly effective farming location unlocks. 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 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 method is also beneficial for acquiring Titanium Alloy. Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly increase your yield.

Late Game Acquisition: Purchasing Machine Arms

(Spoiler Warning: This section contains minor spoilers for the final playthrough.)

During the final playthrough, as A2, you can choose to erase Pascal's memories after the village robots are destroyed. This action transforms Pascal into a merchant, accessible until the game's end. He sells Machine Arms, along with other valuable components:

• 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, albeit late-game, method for obtaining Machine Arms.