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In NieR: Automata, players need to gather various crafting materials to enhance their weapons and pods. Acquiring these materials earlier can significantly boost your character's strength and performance throughout the game. Among these materials, Machine Arms stand out as particularly scarce, necessitating strategic farming to obtain them early on.
Where To Farm Machine Arms In NieR: Automata
Machine Arms can drop from any small machine you destroy in the game, but the drop rate is influenced by the enemy's level. Early in the game, these drops are extremely rare. To farm Machine Arms effectively, you'll need to target areas where you can eliminate a high volume of machines quickly.
Post-Chapter 4, after your initial encounter with Adam, a pit area becomes available where enemies spawn continuously. To reach this spot, use fast travel to the Desert: Housing Complex access point and venture deeper into the ruins. In this pit, small machines regenerate every few seconds, providing a steady stream of potential drops. Although the level of these machines isn't high, and thus the drop rate for Machine Arms remains low, the sheer number of spawns makes this the most efficient early-game farming location. It's also a prime spot for farming Titanium Alloy.
To slightly improve your drop rates, consider equipping a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip.
***** The remainder of the article will contain slight spoilers for the final playthrough of the game *****
Where To Buy Machine Arms In NieR: Automata
During the final playthrough, as you control A2, you'll face a pivotal moment where you can choose to erase Pascal's memories after the village robots are eliminated. Opting for this choice will see Pascal return to the village as a merchant, where he remains accessible until the game's conclusion. Among the items he offers, you'll find Machine Arms at a cost of 1,125 G. Pascal's complete 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
