NieR: Automata - Where To Farm Machine Arms

Efficiently Acquiring Machine Arms in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata presents players with a lengthy list of crafting materials needed for weapon and pod upgrades. While many become readily available later, acquiring them early significantly boosts character 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 of dropping from defeated small machines. However, the drop rate significantly increases with enemy level, making early acquisition challenging. To maximize your chances early on, 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 battle took place becomes a constant respawn point for numerous small machines. Access this area via fast travel to the Desert: Housing Complex access point and proceed deeper into the ruins.

While the machines here are relatively low-level, resulting in a low Machine Arm drop rate, the rapid respawn makes it the most efficient early-game farming method. This location is also excellent for farming Titanium Alloy. Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your yield.

Acquiring Machine Arms: Late Game Strategy (Spoilers)

Warning: The following section contains spoilers for the final playthrough of NieR: Automata.

During the final playthrough, while playing as A2, you have the option to erase Pascal's memories after the village robots are eliminated. This action transforms Pascal into a merchant, accessible until the game's end. He sells various machine parts, including Machine Arms. Pascal's 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
• Children's Cores - 30,000 G