NieR: Automata | Secret Weapon Guide: Virtuous Treaty

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• Where To Find the Virtuous Treaty in NieR: Automata
• Virtuous Treaty Stats in NieR: Automata

NieR: Automata's opening introduces 2B's mission, providing access to a one-handed and a powerful two-handed sword, the Virtuous Treaty. This weapon is temporarily lost after the prologue but can be reacquired early in the next chapter.

Where To Find the Virtuous Treaty in NieR: Automata

This early-game weapon is located near your initial spawn point after leaving the bunker. After landing in the city ruins, descend to the lower area. To the left, you'll see a highway above the nearest access point. Proceed towards the highway, climbing the ruins to reach the road. This path leads back towards the factory.

Jump down to the factory and follow the grassy path to the main structure. An access point and stairs to an upper area are located on the left. On the left side of this upper area, near the destroyed bridge where you fought the Goliath, you'll find the Virtuous Treaty embedded in the ground.

Your old body, containing consumables from the prologue, is just to the right of the sword.

Virtuous Treaty Stats in NieR: Automata

• Attack Power: 300-330
• Combo: Light 2, Heavy 2

Typical of two-handed weapons, the Virtuous Treaty excels at wide, high-damage attacks affecting multiple enemies, though its attack speed is slow. Upgrades can make this weapon one of the highest damage output in the game, provided you adapt to its slower pace. Combining it with a faster weapon via a heavy attack during a combo mitigates the slow speed while still leveraging its high damage potential. This won't allow a full combo with the Virtuous Treaty, but it adds a powerful burst to quicker combos.