This guide details how to acquire 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 drop from defeated small machines, the drop rate increases with enemy level, making early-game farming 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 into the ruins. This pit continuously respawns small machines, providing a consistent, albeit low-drop-rate, source of Machine Arms. This location is also beneficial for Titanium Alloy farming. Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your yield.
Buying Machine Arms (Spoilers for Final Playthrough)
During the final playthrough, after eliminating the robots from Pascal's village and choosing to erase his memories, Pascal becomes a merchant. He sells various machine parts, including Machine Arms, at a fixed price. His full inventory includes:
- 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)
- Children's Cores - 30,000 G
This provides a reliable, albeit late-game, method for acquiring Machine Arms.
