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 upgrading 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 of 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