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|'''[[A Better Engine Blade]]''' || '''[[Engine Blade]]'''<br>Acquired from the start || '''[[Rusted Bit]]'''<br>common collectible || '''[[Engine Blade II, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available immediately

|'''[[A Better Engine Blade II]]''' || '''[[Engine Blade II]]'''<br>Obtained when upgrading the Engine Blade || '''[[Glass Gemstone]]'''<br>common collectible || '''[[Engine Blade III, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt

|'''[[A Better Engine Blade III]]''' || '''[[Engine Blade III]]'''<br>Obtained when upprading the Engine Blade II || '''[[Sturdy Helixhorn]]'''<br>Enemy drop (break appendage)]] - Leukorn (75%, Old Lestallum Hunt]] - Scrap it Now!), Spiracorn (75%, Old LEstallum Hunt]] - The Last Spiracorns) || '''[[Ultima Blade, ]]'''<br>1,000 Exp, available after completing three quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Drain Lance]]''' || '''[[Drain Lance]]'''<br>Final Battle of Chapter 1 || '''[[Metal Scrap]]'''<br>common collectible || '''[[Drain Lance II, ]]'''<br>500 Exp, available immediately

|'''[[A Better Drain Lance II]]''' || '''[[Drain Lance II]]'''<br>Obtained when upgrading the Drain Lance || '''[[Coeurl Whiskers]]'''<br>Enemy Drop]] - Coeurl (50%, Duscae, Southwest Region), Elder Coeurl (100%, Taelpar Rest Area Hunt]] - Old Denizens of the Woods) || '''[[Drain Lance III, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt

|'''[[A Better Auto Crossbow]]''' || '''[[Auto Crossbow]]'''<br>Collectible inside Keycatrich Trench || '''[[Cactuar Needle]]'''<br>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, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Bioblaster]]''' || '''[[Bioblaster]]'''<br>Collectible outside of Keycatrich Trench || '''[[Dynamo]]'''<br>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, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Circular Saw]]''' || '''[[Circular Saw]]'''<br>Obtained from MA-X Cuirass (final battle Chapter 2 against Loqi) || '''[[Sky Gemstone]]'''<br>sidequest reward]] - A Feline Feast || '''[[Circular Saw Plus, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Gravity Well]]''' || '''[[Gravity Well]]'''<br>Collectible in Aracheole Stronghold || '''[[Hydraulic Cylinder]]'''<br>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, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Noiseblaster]]''' || '''[[Noiseblaster]]'''<br>Collectible in Fort Vaullerey || '''[[Magnetron]]'''<br>Collectible (Gralea), Enemy Drop]] - MA-Hoplomachus (5%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison) || '''[[Noiseblaster Plus, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Drillbreaker]]''' || '''[[Drillbreaker]]'''<br>Collectible in Formouth Garrison || '''[[Magitek Core]]'''<br>Collectible (Gralea), Enemy Drop]] - MA-X Dux (100%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison), MA-Patria (3%, sidequest]] - Formouth Garrison) || '''[[Drillbreaker Plus, ]]'''<br>2,000 Exp, available after completing two quests or hunts

|'''[[A Better Force Stealer]]''' || '''[[Force Stealer]]'''<br>Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots || '''[[Monster Claw]]'''<br>Enemey Drop]] - Bandersnatch (100%, Malmalam Thicket) || '''[[Force Stealer II, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt

|'''[[A Better Pair of Plunderers]]''' || '''[[Plunderers]]'''<br>Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots || '''[[Barbed Scythe]]'''<br>Enemy Drop]] - Wasp (75%, Malmalam Thicket) || '''[[Plunderers II, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt

|'''[[A Better Valiant]]''' || '''[[Valiant]]'''<br>Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots || '''[[Earth Gemstone]]'''<br>common collectible || '''[[Valiant II, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt

|'''[[A Better Absorb Shield]]''' || '''[[Absorb Shield]]'''<br>Available from Tony in Cape Caem by trading Caem Carrots || '''[[Spiked Armor]]'''<br>Enemy Drop (break appendage)]] - Skarnbulette (75%, Cauthess Rest Area Hunt]] - Hammer the Cannibals) || '''[[Absorb Shield II, ]]'''<br>800 Exp, available after completing one quest or hunt