HOW TO GET ALL WEAPONS IN NIER AUTOMATA

NieR: Automata has a ton of weapons for you to collect, and each of them comes with a unique weapon story that you can unlock by upgrading them. Listed below are all the weapons and their locations in the game.

Short Sword Weapons

Faith – Found in a chest located in the resource unit near the Flooded City. Can only be obtained with 9S during your third playthrough.

Iron Pipe – Go fishing in the sewer between the City Ruins and the Amusement Park.
Beastbane – Bought from the Resistance Camp weapons vendor.

Phoenix Dagger – From the access point near the tower in the City Ruins, go towards the rope bridge. On the right side of the rope bridge is a downward sloping path you can take. Follow the path to a hidden elevator, and enter it. You’ll reach a cave. You’ll find a chest containing the weapon near the waterfall in this area. This area can also be accessed by dropping down the waterfall in the Forest Zone.

Ancient Overlord – Bought from the Resistance Camp weapons vendor.
Type-40 Sword – Complete the ‘Find A Present’ quest for Operator 60. Can only be done with 2B.

Type-3 Sword — Bought from Devola and Popola.
Virtuous Contract — 2B’s default weapon.
Cruel Oath — 9S’ default weapon.
YoRHa-issue Blade — Complete the side quest ’11B’s Mementos.’
Machine Sword — Bought from Pascal’s Village weapons vendor.

Engine Blade – Found in the Abandoned Factory. When escaping the area near the end of the third run, look for a door on top of the first set of conveyor belts with crushers. There is a chest in the room containing the weapon. In Nier Automata we get really good weapons.

Cypress Stick – Found in the Forest Zone. From the entrance linking Pascal’s Village to the Forest Zone, climb onto the collapsed pillars and jump across the platforms in front of you till you find a chest that contains the weapon.
Large Sword Weapons
Iron Will – Found in the Flooded City. With the Scanner Pod, search the small area that you can drop to from the ruined highway.
Fang of the Twins – Found in the Desert Zone Housing Complex. While chasing the machine that leads you to the Adam fight, look for the fire escape stairs to your right. There’s a chest on top of the stairs containing the weapon.
Beastlord – Bought from the Resistance Camp weapons vendor.

Phoenix Sword – Found in the locked chest on the roof in the City Ruins where you start the game proper.

Type-40 Blade – Complete the ‘Data Analysis Freak’ quest for Operator 210. Can only be done with 9S.

Type-3 Blade – Bought from Devola and Popola.
Virtuous Treaty – Found at the Abandoned Factory’s entrance. You’ll get a map marker for its location when you gain access to the open world for the first time.

Cruel Blood Oath – Found in the caverns underneath the Desert Zone. It’s behind a locked door that can only be opened by 9S.
Machine Axe – Bought from Pascal’s Village weapons vendor.