Farming Arc Raiders blueprints is done best through finding caches in specific map conditions, though any blueprint on the list below can be found in regular gameplay, and there's a few that are locked into specific methods and as rewards for certain boss fights and rewards. Below I'll explain the best ways to get Blueprints in Arc Raiders, as well as what the different ones you can find are.
All Blueprint locations in Arc Raiders
If you're looking for specific Blueprints in Arc Raiders, we've got the location of every single one, as well as if you need to complete specific conditions for get them. If a map or map condition is named, it's because it's the most commonly found location for that Blueprint. If no map or condition is named, the community consensus is that it seems evenly possible in all maps.
- Augments
- Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive): Random Drop (Blue Gate)
- Combat Mk. 3 (Flanking): Random Drop (Blue Gate)
- Looting Mk. 3 (Safekeeper): Random Drop
- Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor): Random Drop
- Tactical Mk.3 (Defensive): Random Drop
- Tactical Mk.3 (Healing): Random Drop
- Tactical Mk.3 (Revival): Random Drop
- Quick Use Items
- Barricade Kit: Random Drop
- Blaze Grenade: Random Drop
- Blue Light Stick: Random Drop
- Crash Mat: Random Drop (Riven Tides)
- Deadline: Random Drop (Stella Montis)
- Defibrillator: Random Drop
- Explosive Mine: Random Drop
- Fireworks Box: Quest Reward "Test Case"
- Gas Mine: Random Drop (Stella Montis)
- Green Light Stick: Random Drop
- Jolt Mine: Random Drop
- Lure Grenade: Quest Reward "Greasing Her Palms"
- Powered Descender: Random Drop (Riven Tides)
- Pulse Mine: Random Drop
- Red Light Stick: Random Drop
- Remote Raider Flare: Random Drop
- Seeker Grenade: Stella Montis
- Showstopper: Random Drop
- Smoke Grenade: Random Drop
- Snap Hook: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm)
- Surge Coil: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm)
- Tagging Grenade: Random Drop
- Trailblazer: Random Drop (Stella Montis)
- Trigger 'Nade: Quest Reward "Sparks Fly"
- Vita Shot: Random Drop
- Vita Spray: Quest Reward "Worth Your Salt"
- Wolfpack: Random Drop (Night Raid)
- Yellow Light Stick: Random Drop
- Crafting Items
- Complex Gun Parts: Random Drop
- Heavy Gun Parts: Random Drop
- Light Gun Parts: Random Drop
- Medium Gun Parts: Random Drop
- Weapons
- Anvil: Random Drop
- Aphelion: Random Drop (Stella Montis)
- Bettina: Random Drop
- Bobcat: Random Drop (Hurricane / Locked Gate)
- Burletta: Quest Reward "Industrial Espionage"
- Canto: Random Drop (Hurricane)
- Dolabra: Found inside Assessors
- Equalizer: Found inside Harvesters
- Hullcracker: Quest Reward: "The Major's Footlocker"
- Il Toro: Random Drop
- Jupiter: Found inside Harvesters
- Osprey: Random Drop
- Tempest: Random Drop (Night Raid / Hurricane)
- Torrente: Random Drop
- Venator: Random Drop
- Vulcano: Random Drop (Hurricane / Hidden Bunker)
- Weapon Mods
- Angled Grip II: Random Drop
- Angled Grip III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Compensator II: Random Drop
- Compensator III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Extended Barrel: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Extended Light Magazine II: Random Drop
- Extended Light Magazine III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Extended Medium Magazine II: Random Drop (Night Raid)
- Extended Medium Magazine III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Extended Shotgun Magazine II: Random Drop
- Extended Shotgun Magazine III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Lightweight Stock: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Muzzle Brake II: Random Drop
- Muzzle Brake III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Padded Stock: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid / Hidden Bunker)
- Shotgun Choke II: Random Drop
- Shotgun Choke III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid / Hidden Bunker)
- Shotgun Silencer: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid / Hidden Bunker)
- Silencer I: Random Drop
- Silencer II: Random Drop
- Stable Stock II: Random Drop
- Stable Stock III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
- Vertical Grip II: Random Drop
- Vertical Grip III: Random Drop (Electromagnetic Storm / Locked Gate / Night Raid)
How to farm Blueprints in Arc Raiders
We've found the best results for general blueprint farming are in the Arc Raiders Hurricane map modifiers, specifically hitting the First Wave Raider Caches that are revealed, usually at the edges of the map. Though these have been patched since their first appearance to be not quite so profitable as they were originally, they still remain the best way to farm blueprints. Different maps have different blueprint pools, so make sure you're testing all of them!
First Wave Raider Caches are small boxes that tick as you get close to them, usually surrounded by rocks or roots. Use the noise to home in on their exact location, and keep your ears open while exploring.
Otherwise, finding blueprints is generally more likely in any of the following areas (though again, never guaranteed).
- High Loot areas
- Behind locked doors that require keys
- Raiders' containers
- Night Raiders missions
Rather than use an Arc Raiders free loadout, it's better to use the Looting Mk. 1 augment if you're doing rapid farming with little self preservation. You'll want at least one safe pocket to store any blueprints you find in.
You should also know that some Blueprints are tied to specific bosses, events or missions. For example, the Arc Raiders Dolabra Blueprint is only found as part of the Close Scrutiny event, as laid out in the guide attached.
It's also important to keep in mind that not all Blueprints are equally rare. While they're not marked as being differently rare, certain Blueprints do come up a lot - it's a community joke that Jolt Mine blueprints are incredibly frequent, even if you've already learned them.
Blueprints in Arc Raiders explained
Blueprints are found as random drops while exploring any map in Arc Raiders, or as rewards for missions. Once you have one, you need to make sure you extract safely with it still in your inventory and get it back to Speranza.
Once back at home, go into your inventory and find the blueprint. There'll be an option when you select it to "consume and learn." The blueprint will be destroyed, but you'll permanently learn the crafting recipe that it teaches you.
To make whatever the item is, you will probably need the appropriate crafting station in your Workshop, and potentially even to upgrade it. For example, a high-level weapon blueprint might require a Level 2 Gunsmith table, on top of the crafting components needed.
Some blueprints upgrade existing crafting recipes. For example, you can craft an Angled Grip for your weapons from the beginning, but finding a blueprint for one makes the Angled Grips you craft from that point on have better effects.
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