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