NieR:Automata chip fusing guide – Includes fusing flowchart, tips, and chip farming locations.
Fusing Chart
| Chip Level | Maximum useful storage cost | Useful storage cost | Storage cost ♦ (Diamond) | Chip storage needed to fuse for lvl +1♦ (Diamond) |
| +0 | 9 | 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 | 4 | 4 / 5 |
| +1 | 9 | 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 | 5 | 5 / 6 |
| +2 | 9 | 7 / 8 / 9 | 6 | 6 |
| +3 | 10 | 8 / 9 / 10 | 7 | 7 / 8 |
| +4 | 11 | 10 / 11 | 9 | 9 |
| +5 | 13 | 12 / 13 | 11 | 11 / 12 |
| +6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| +7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 / 18 |
| +8 | – | – | 21 | – |
- Any chip exceeding the maximum useful storage cost as listed for that level cannot be used for fusing into diamond chips in any way and can safely be discarded or sold.
- When fusing chips level 0, 1, 3, 5, or 7, it is recommended to use the higher storage cost from what is compatible in the chart to avoid wasting the lower cost diamond chips while fusing when possible.
- When fusing chips level 2, 4, or 6, use only Diamond Chips in order to create a new Diamond Chip.
Plug-in Chip Fusing Flowchart
Plug-in Chip Effect Cap
- All stackable plug-in chips have hard caps. These caps are equivalent to the bonus you would receive from a plug-in chip that has been upgraded to +8, because of how bonuses are allocated across the levels the most efficient way to get the maximum bonus for the lowest storage cost isn’t always through a +8♦ [21] chip.
- For some chips it is possible to achieve the same maximum bonus as a +8 chip while costing less than [21] storage.
The following are charts showing the most efficient chip setup to achieve the maximum bonus.
Attack Chips
| Chip | Effect cap | Best Chip Setup | Farming Location |
| Charge Attack | +400% | +8♦ chip [21] | Goliath Biped – Desert: Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Counter | Send back 250% damage | +8♦ chip [21] | Medium Biped: Sword-equipped – Desert: Housing Complex/Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Critical Up | +30% | +8♦ chip [21] |
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| Down-Attack Up | +100% | +8♦ chip [21] | Goliath Biped – City Ruins |
| Last Stand | +100% damage if HP is 25% or less | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Biped – Abandoned Factory Underground |
| Ranged Attack Up | +100% | +8♦ chip [21] |
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| Shockwave | Very Powerful | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Bipeds – Desert: Housing Complex/Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Weapon Attack Up | +100% | +8♦ chip [21] |
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Defense Chips
| Chip | Effect cap | Best Chip Setup | Farming Location |
| Anti-Chain Damage | +6 seconds after taking damage |
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| Auto-Heal | Restore 18% HP/sec after 4 seconds | +8♦ chip [21] |
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| Damage Absorb | 50% chance to restore 200% of damage taken | +8♦ chip [21] | Medium Biped: Gun-equipped – Amusement Park Entrance |
| Deadly Heal | 100% HP on kill | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Biped:Spear-equipped/Medium Quadraped – Forest Zone: Central |
| Max HP Up | +100% | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Biped:Spear-equipped/Medium Quadraped – Forest Zone: Central |
| Melee Defense Up | 80% | +8♦ chip [21] | Genral Biped – Medium Quadraped – Forest Zone: Central |
| Offensive Heal | 100% of damage dealt as HP | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Biped:Spear-equipped/Medium Quadraped – Forest Zone: Central |
| Ranged Defense | 80% | +8♦ chip [21] | Guaranteed drop in the Forest Colosseum special rank (DLC) |
| Reset | 50% chance of reviving with 80% HP | +8♦ chip [21] | ??? |
| Resilience | Avoid stagger if above 5% HP |
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Goliath Biped – Forest Zone |
Support Chips
| Chip | Effect cap | Best Chip Setup | Farming Location |
| Auto-Use Item | 100% | +8♦ chip [21] |
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| Drop Rate Up | +90% | +3♦ chip [7] and +4♦ chip [9] | Small Flyer – Amusement Park: Roller coaster |
| EXP Gain Up | +100% | +8♦ chip [21] | Short Stubby – Amusement Park |
| Evade Range Up | +200% | +8♦ chip [21] | Small or Medium Biped – Desert, Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Fast Cooldown | 50% CDR | +8♦ chip [21] | ??? |
| Moving Speed Up | +20% | +3♦ chip [7] (x2) | Small or Medium Biped – Desert, Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Overclock | Slow time for 5.5sec after a perfect evade | +3♦ chip [7] and +4♦ chip [9] | Small Flyers – Factory: Hangar (accessable during and after the Twisted Religion chapter) |
| Taunt Up | +500% damage dealt and taken | +8♦ chip [21] | Medium Flyers – Desert |
| Vengeance | 50% chance that 200% of damage taken is dealt back | +8♦ chip [21] | Small Biped – Amusement Park |
Hacking Plug-in Chips
| Chip | Effect cap | Best Chip Setup | Farming Location |
| Combust | Fire for 7 seconds | +1♦ chip [5] (x2) | Exploders (Rare drop) – Desert, Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Heal Drops Up | 100% chance to get healing items upon hacking | +4♦ chip [9] (x2) | ??? |
| Hijack Boost | +9 level for controlled enemies | +3♦ chip [7] and +4♦ chip [9] | Goliath Biped – Desert: Adam’s Boss Pit |
| Stun | 25m/5 second stun | +1♦ chip [5] and +3♦ chip [7] | Goliath Biped – Desert: Adam’s Boss Pit |
Written by maki
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