This guide details how to obtain Machine Arms in NieR: Automata, a rare crafting material useful for weapon and pod upgrades. Early acquisition can significantly boost your character's strength.
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Obtaining Machine Arms early can be challenging. While they have a chance to drop from defeated small machines, the drop rate is significantly lower at the game's start. Increasing the number of machines you eliminate is key to improving your chances.
Farming Machine Arms
After completing Chapter 4, and your first encounter with Adam, a highly efficient farming location becomes available. The arena where you fought Adam will continuously respawn enemies, including numerous small machines. Access this area via the Desert: Housing Complex fast travel point and proceed deeper into the ruins.
While the machines here aren't high-level, resulting in a low Machine Arm drop rate, the constant respawning makes it the most effective early-game farming method. This location is also beneficial for farming Titanium Alloy. A Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly increase your yield.
The following section contains minor spoilers for the final playthrough.
Buying Machine Arms
During the final playthrough, while playing 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 conclusion. His inventory includes Machine Arms. Pascal's full stock consists of:
- 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
