NieR: Automata Plug-in Chip Quick Reference Guide


1	Name	Type	Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Most Efficient Load	Location	Description
2	◆ Rank Storage Cost	Varies	◆4	◆5	◆6	◆7	◆9	◆11	◆14	◆17	◆21	(Number of chips)x(level) [Cost]	Varies	Varies
3	Charge Attack	Attack	120%	140%	160%	180%	200%	250%	300%	350%	400%	2x4 [18]	Goliath Biped - Desert / Adam's Boss Pit	Increase power of charge attacks (Hold △).
4	Counter	Attack	0%	10%	30%	60%	80%	100%	150%	200%	250%	1x8 [21]	Medium Biped Sword Equipped -Desert: Housing Complex / Adam's Boss Pit	Move toward an enemy attack with perfect timing to counter it.
5	Critical Up	Attack	1%	2%	3%	4%	6%	8%	10%	15%	30%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped -City Ruins; Small/Medium Biped - Amusement Park Rollercoaster (1 of each per ride); Situational - Chapter 10-02 City Ruins	Increases critical hit rate.
6	Down-Attack Up	Attack	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Goliath Biped - City Ruins	Increase the power of down-attacks.
7	Last Stand	Attack	5%	10%	15%	20%	30%	50%	60%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped - Abandoned Factory Underground	Increase attack power if HP is 25% or less.
8	Ranged Attack Up	Attack	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Small Flyer - City Ruins; Small Flyer - Flooded City	Increase the power of ranged attacks.
9	Shockwave	Attack	Weak	S. Weak	Normal	S. Strong	F. Strong	Strong	Powerful	P. Powerful	V. Powerful	???	Small Bipeds - Desert Housing Complex / Adam's Boss Pit	Add a shockwave to weapon attacks.
10	Weapon Attack Up	Attack	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Medium Biped - Flooded City; Situational - Chapter 17-01; Medium Biped - City Ruins; Situational - Tower during 9S Hacking Mission	Increase power of weapon-based attacks.
11	Name	Type	Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Most Efficient Load	Location	Description
12	Anti Chain Damage	Defense	0.5 sec	1 sec	1.5 sec	2 sec	2.5 sec	3 sec	4 sec	5 sec	6 sec	3x3 [21]	Small Biped Spear Equipped/Medium Quadraped - Forest Zone: Central	Turn invincible for x seconds after taking damage.
13	Auto-Heal	Defense	0.60%	1.20%	2.40%	3.60%	4.80%	7.20%	9.60%	12%	18%	1x8 [21]	Small Sphere - City Ruins: Cave; Linked Sphere - City Ruins	After 6 seconds of not taking damage, restore x% HP/sec.
14	Damage Absorb	Defense	5%/10%	10%/20%	15%/30%	20%/40%	25%/50%	30%/80%	35%/100%	40%/150%	50%/200%	1x8 [21]	Medium Biped Gun Equipped - Amusement Park Entrance	x% chance to restore y% of damage taken.
15	Deadly Heal	Defense	5%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped Spear Equipped/Medium Quadraped - Forest Zone: Central	Recover x% HP for every enemy defeated.
16	Max HP Up	Defense	5%	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped Spear Equipped/Medium Quadraped - Forest Zone: Central	Increase maximum HP.
17	Melee Defense	Defense	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	30%	60%	80%	1x8 [21]	Medium Biped - Forest Kingdom	Reduce melee damage taken.
18	Offensive Heal	Defense	2%	5%	10%	15%	20%	30%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped Spear Equipped/Medium Quadraped - Forest Zone: Central	Recover x% of damage dealt as HP.
19	Ranged Defense	Defense	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	30%	60%	80%	1x8 [21]	Small Flyers - First half of Forest Castle	Reduce projectile damage taken.
20	Reset	Defense	5%/10%	5%/20%	10%/20%	15%/30%	20%/40%	25%/50%	30%/60%	40%/70%	50%/80%	1x8 [21]	Medium Biped - Abandoned Factory Underground; YoRHa body near 2B's discarded flight unit in Flooded City, Route C	x% chance of reviving with y% HP upon death.
21	Resilience	Defense	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	5%	2x3 [14]	Goliath Biped - Courtyard of Forest Castle, Route C	Avoid stagger after hits if HP is x% or more.
22	Name	Type	Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Most Efficient Load	Location	Description
23	Auto-Use Item	Support	10%	15%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	80%	200%	1x8 [21]	Multi-tier Type - Desert	Auto-use healing item if HP drops below x%. Heals y% more.
24	Drop Rate Up	Support	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	1x4, 1x3 [16]	Small Flyer - Amusement Park Rollercoaster (Enemies reset every ride around. No need to leave area)	Increase enemy item drop rate.
25	EXP Gain Up	Support	2%	4%	8%	10%	20%	30%	50%	80%	100%	1x8 [21]	Short Stubby - Amusement Park	Gain more EXP from defeated enemies.
26	Evade Range Up	Support	10%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	1x8 [21]	Small/Medium Biped - Desert / Adam's Boss Pit	Increase evade distance.
27	Fast Cooldown	Support	2%	4%	8%	10%	15%	20%	25%	35%	50%	1x8 [21]	Short Stubby - Abandoned Factory Underground	Reduce Pod program cooldown time.
28	Moving Speed Up	Support	2%	4%	8%	10%	12%	14%	16%	18%	20%	2x3 [14]	Small/Medium Biped - Desert / Adam's Boss Pit	Increase movement speed.
29	Overclock	Support	0.8 sec	1.5 sec	2 sec	2.5 sec	3 sec	3.5 sec	4 sec	4.5 sec	5.5 sec	1x4,1x3 [16]	Small Flyers - Abandoned Factory Underground	Slow time for x seconds after a Perfect Evade
30	Taunt Up	Support	180%	200%	240%	280%	300%	350%	400%	450%	500%	2x3 [14]; 1x3, 1x2, 1x0 [17]	Medium Flyers – Desert (Spawn at the oil fields and turn left when entering the dunes) Route C/D	Taunts raise player and enemy attack power.
31	Vengeance	Support	5%/10%	10%/20%	15%/30%	20%/40%	25%/50%	30%/80%	35%/100%	40%/150%	50%/200%	1x8 [21]	Small Biped - Amusement Park	x% chance that y% of damage taken is dealt back to the enemy.
32	Name	Type	Level 0	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8	Most Efficient Load	Location	Description
33	Combust	Hacking		3.5 sec	4 sec	4.5 sec	5 sec	5.5 sec	6 sec	6.5 sec	7 sec	2x1 [10]	Adam's Boss Pit	Short-circuit a foe, causing a fire for x seconds.
34	Heal Drops Up	Hacking			30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	90%	100%	2x4 [18]	Small Flyers - Amusement Park, Route B	x% chance foes drop healing items if defeated by hacking.
35	Hijack Boost	Hacking	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	1x4, 1x3 [16]	Small Biped - City Ruins, Route B	Strengthen remotely controlled enemies. Enemy Level +x.
36	Stun	Hacking	5m/3 sec	10m/3 sec	10m/3.5 sec	15m/3.5 sec	15m/4 sec	20m/4 sec	20m/4.5 sec	25m/4.5 sec	25m/5 sec	1x3, 1x1 [12]	Medium Biped - Abandoned Factory Underground	Zap a hacked foe to emit a (x)m blast & stun them for y seconds.
37	Name	Type	Cost	Location	.	.	Description
38	Continuous Combo	Attack	6	Devola & Popola			Combos continue while evading.
39	Auto-collect Items	Support	6	Devola & Popola			Items are automatically drawn in and collected.
40	Item Scan	Support	6	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display item locations on the mini-map.
41	Evasive System	Support	6	Devola & Popola			Time slows when near enemy projectiles.
42	Bullet Detonation	Support	6	Devola & Popola			Strike enemy bullets to detonate them.
43	Auto-Attack	Support	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			This chip can only be equipped on Easy mode.
44	Auto-Fire	Support	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			This chip can only be equipped on Easy mode.
45	Auto-Evade	Support	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			This chip can only be equipped on Easy mode.
46	Auto-Program	Support	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			This chip can only be equipped on Easy mode.
47	Auto-Weapon Switch	Support	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			This chip can only be equipped on Easy mode.
48	Death Rattle	Hacking	6	Devola & Popola			Enemies emit death cries if defeated by hacking.
49	Name	Type	Cost	Location	.	.	Description
50	OS Chip	System	2	Just try and remove it (but save first)			An android's central system. Removal means death.
51	HUD: HP Gauge	System	2	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the player's HP gauge.
52	HUD: Skill Gauge	System	2	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the skill gauge (shows a Pod program's cooldown time).
53	HUD: EXP Gauge	System	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the EXP gauge and amount of EXP earned.
54	HUD: Enemy Data	System	2	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Displays enemy levels and HP.
55	HUD: Mini-Map	System	2	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the mini-map.
56	HUD: Objectives	System	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display text showing your current objectives.
57	HUD: Text Log	System	2	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the text log.
58	HUD: Save Points	System	1	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display an icon in areas where you can save.
59	HUD: Fishing Spots	System	3	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display an icon in areas where you can fish.
60	HUD: Damage Values	System	3	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display the values of damage dealt and received.
61	HUD: Sound Waves	System	3	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Display a sound analysis graph.
62	HUD: Control	System	3	Resistance Camp Supply Trader			Auto-hide HUD elements in certain situations.
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65	Chip Fusion Map	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Ranks Worth Keeping	Key
66	Level 0	◆4	◆4	◆4	5	5	6	◆4, 5, 6	◆ Rank
67	Level 0	◆4	5	6	5	6	6		◆+1 Rank
68	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓		◆+2 Rank
69	Level 1 Product	◆5	◆5	6	6	6	7		Fusion combinations in bold are the most efficient paths to maximize ◆rank utilization.
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71	Level 1	◆5	◆5	◆5	6	6	7	◆5, 6, 7
72	Level 1	◆5	6	7	6	7	7
73	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
74	Level 2 Product	◆6	◆6	7	7	7	8
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76	Level 2	◆6	◆6	◆6	7	7	8	◆6, 7
77	Level 2	◆6	7	8	7	8	8
78	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
79	Level 3 Product	◆7	8	8	8	9	9
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81	Level 3	◆7	◆7	◆7	8	8	9	◆7, 8, 9
82	Level 3	◆7	8	9	8	9	9
83	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
84	Level 4 Product	◆9	◆9	10	10	10	11
85
86	Level 4	◆9	◆9	◆9	10	10	11	◆9, 10
87	Level 4	◆9	10	11	10	11	11
88	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
89	Level 5 Product	◆11	12	12	12	13	13
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91	Level 5	◆11	◆11	◆11	12	12	13	◆11, 12, 13
92	Level 5	◆11	12	13	12	13	13
93	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
94	Level 6 Product	◆14	◆14	15	15	15	16
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96	Level 6	◆14	◆14	◆14	15	15	16	◆14, 15
97	Level 6	◆14	15	16	15	16	16
98	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
99	Level 7 Product	◆17	18	18	18	19	19
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101	Level 7	◆17	◆17	◆17	18	18	19	◆17, 18
102	Level 7	◆17	18	19	18	19	19
103	Fuse	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
104	Level 8 Product	◆21	◆21	22	22	22	23
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107	Special Thanks	Link
108	/u/GurlGod	https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/60726d/nier_automata_plugin_chip_drop_locations/#bottom-comments
109	/u/Ikkoru	https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/607w3o/chip_fusing_chart_guide_whats_worth_keeping/dfcqeei/
110	fextralife	http://nierautomata.wiki.fextralife.com/Plug-in+Chips
111	/u/Azothlike	https://www.reddit.com/r/nier/comments/65tg6z/nier_automata_plugin_chip_quick_reference_guide/dggdqwc/
112	Anon	https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GDlZgk7hm62X5Y9SblI_EyeYcE0Jk8gIahDxd86kW9o/edit?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&ust=1493052162601000&usg=AFQjCNGEzi4mT28XAFfv2-LsoKPGU0Ki_A
113	Compiled By
114	/u/_Project2501
115	PSN: FILE_PRJ2501
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118	Feel free to comment with suggestions and missing data.
119	Glory to humanity.