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NieR: Automata presents players with a lengthy list of crafting materials needed to upgrade weapons and pods. While many become readily available later, acquiring them early significantly boosts character strength. Machine Arms are particularly rare crafting components. Contrary to their name, they aren't easily found and may require dedicated farming, especially early in the game. Here's where to look.

Where To Farm Machine Arms In NieR: Automata

Machine Arms have a chance of dropping from any destroyed small machine. However, the drop rate increases with enemy level, making them scarce early on. To acquire them early, focus on quickly eliminating numerous machines.

After completing Chapter 4, you'll encounter Adam for the first time. The arena where this fight takes place continuously respawns enemies, including many small machines, every few seconds. Access this area via the Desert: Housing Complex fast travel point and proceed deeper into the ruins.

Within the arena, enemies respawn rapidly. While the machines here are relatively low-level, resulting in a low Machine Arm drop rate, the high respawn rate makes this the most efficient early-game farming location. This is also a good spot to farm Titanium Alloy.

Using a Drop Rate Plug-In Chip can slightly improve your chances.

***** The following section contains minor spoilers for the final playthrough of the game. *****

Where To Buy Machine Arms In NieR: Automata

During the final playthrough, while playing as A2, you can choose to erase Pascal's memories after the village robots are destroyed. This causes Pascal to return to the village as a merchant, accessible until the game's end. He sells Machine Arms, along with other items:

• 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