Nier Replicant focuses on combat and with so many robots and enemies to defeat, it tests your combat skills. Combat games have a wide variety of weapons and Nier Replicant is no exception. The Dented Metal bat isn’t a weapon but a resource that is very crucial if you want to upgrade your weapons. Upgrading weapons give you good leverage in the game, making this bat very valuable. Apart from being valuable, the bat is very rare also, so read till the end to find out how you can get the Dented Metal bat in Nier Replicant.
How To Get The Dented Metal Bat In Nier Replicant?
The Dented Metal bat is a rare drop. The good news is that the Shades drop it. Shades are in abundance throughout the game which helps in balancing the rarity of the drop. Small shades can be found in abundance in the Northern plain. Go all guns blazing on them and keep an eye out for the Dented Metal bat. You can also find a lot of small shades on the 2nd basement floor of the mansion. Do check there and if you aren’t lucky, you can always re-enter the mansion allowing the small shades to respawn.
After collecting the Dented Metal bat go to the brothers Jakob and Gideon. The brothers will upgrade your weapons using the bat. It can be used to upgrade weapons like Nameless blade, Iron Pipe, and also a two-handed sword named Iron will. While one-handed swords are very fast they don’t dish out much damage. Whereas two-handed sword dish out damage but aren’t fast enough. One hand sword can be used to take out multiple enemies at once whereas two-handed swords can be used to take out enemy defenses. This bat helps in forging and upgrading both of them, which makes it very valuable.
That’s all for this guide, do check out the linked article to know where to find eagle eggs in Nier Replicant.