Small Swords inNieR: Automatausually have a fast attack speed and a small cone for a hitbox in front of the wielder. These weapons are a great middle option when dealing with all the various enemy types throughout the game.
You can choose to upgrade your weapons to make them viable for longer, but there are alsoa lot of powerful weaponsthat can be found and later upgraded to make your characters even stronger, with the Type-40 weapons being prime examples. The Type-40 Sword is easily missable unless you’re completing side quests; here’s exactly how to get it.

How To Get The Type-40 Sword In NieR: Automata
The Type-40 Sword is areward for completing the side quest “Find A Present”, the final quest in a small chain of quests revolving around Operator 6O. To unlock this quest and get the sword, you’ll need to complete two other side quests, here’s everything you’ll need to do to trigger each side quest, including the chapters needed to jump to if you’reusing Chapter Select.
At level 1, the Type-40 Sword has a 5-hit combo with light attacks and a 3-hit combo with heavy attacks. The weaponcan beupgraded to level 4to increase its light attack combo to 7 hits, while also getting a boost when stunning enemies, you’ll justneed some Titanium Alloyto get through all the upgrades.
Other Rewards For Find A Present
Completing this quest will have the following rewards also in the message for completing the quest: