Cid Sophiar, Master Mechanic Guide and Rewards

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Quest	Initial Weapon	Upgrade Part Required	Reward
A Better Engine Blade	Engine Blade Acquired from the start	Rusted Bit common collectible	Engine Blade II 800 Exp, available immediately
A Better Engine Blade II	Engine Blade II Obtained when upgrading the Engine Blade	Glass Gemstone common collectible	Engine Blade III 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt
A Better Engine Blade III	Engine Blade III Obtained when upprading the Engine Blade II	Sturdy Helixhorn Enemy drop (break appendage)]] - Leukorn (75%, Old Lestallum Hunt]] - Scrap it Now!), Spiracorn (75%, Old LEstallum Hunt]] - The Last Spiracorns)	Ultima Blade 1,000 Exp, available after completing three quests or hunts
A Better Drain Lance	Drain Lance Final Battle of Chapter 1	Metal Scrap common collectible	Drain Lance II 500 Exp, available immediately
A Better Drain Lance II	Drain Lance II Obtained when upgrading the Drain Lance	Coeurl Whiskers Enemy Drop]] - Coeurl (50%, Duscae, Southwest Region), Elder Coeurl (100%, Taelpar Rest Area Hunt]] - Old Denizens of the Woods)	Drain Lance III 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt
A Better Auto Crossbow	Auto Crossbow Collectible inside Keycatrich Trench	Cactuar Needle Collectible (South of Lake Vesperpool), Enemy Drop]] - Slactuar (100%, very rare monster, can appear in the morning in the following places]] - Southwest of |[[Perpetouss Keep, Northwest of Hammerhead, North of Longwythe, East of Steyliff Grove, North of Fort Vaullerey)	Auto Crossbow Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Bioblaster	Bioblaster Collectible outside of Keycatrich Trench	Dynamo Collectible (Callatein's Plunge, outside Glacial Grotto), Enemy Drop]] - MA-Veles (50%, Main Quest]] - Engaging the Empire), MA-Veles-Bis (60%), MA-Hoplomachus (95%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison)	Bioblaster Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Circular Saw	Circular Saw Obtained from MA-X Cuirass (final battle Chapter 2 against Loqi)	Sky Gemstone sidequest reward]] - A Feline Feast	Circular Saw Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Gravity Well	Gravity Well Collectible in Aracheole Stronghold	Hydraulic Cylinder Collectible (North of Fort Vaullerey); Enemy Drop]] - MA-X Patria (97%, Dropped by landing crafts in random encounters on world map from Chapter 5 onward)	Gravity Well Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Noiseblaster	Noiseblaster Collectible in Fort Vaullerey	Magnetron Collectible (Gralea), Enemy Drop]] - MA-Hoplomachus (5%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison)	Noiseblaster Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Drillbreaker	Drillbreaker Collectible in Formouth Garrison	Magitek Core Collectible (Gralea), Enemy Drop]] - MA-X Dux (100%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison), MA-Patria (3%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison)	Drillbreaker Plus 2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts
A Better Force Stealer	Force Stealer Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots	Monster Claw Enemey Drop]] - Bandersnatch (100%, Malmalam Thicket)	Force Stealer II 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt
A Better Pair of Plunderers	Plunderers Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots	Barbed Scythe Enemy Drop]] - Wasp (75%, Malmalam Thicket)	Plunderers II 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt
A Better Valiant	Valiant Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots	Earth Gemstone common collectible	Valiant II 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt
A Better Absorb Shield	Absorb Shield Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots	Spiked Armor Enemy Drop (break appendage)]] - Skarnbulette (75%, Cauthess Rest Area Hunt]] - Hammer the Cannibals)	Absorb Shield II 800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt