The Definitive Workshop Guide

The Workshop is where you create and upgrade the tools, weapons, and gadgets that keep you alive in Arc Raiders. Every player starts with a basic workbench, giving access to fundamental weapons and most types of ammunition right away.

Each workbench can be upgraded to a maximum of level 3, unlocking new crafting options and more advanced gear as you progress. Upgrades require specific materials, so gathering resources is key to expanding your capabilities.

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Blueprints are essential to crafting. They determine what items can be produced at each workbench. You’ll usually find them in locked-room loot containers (either ones that require breach or ones that require a keycard) or as rewards from quests.

Before a blueprint can be used, it must be extracted FIRST!. Once you return to Speranza, consuming the blueprint adds it to the appropriate workbench, allowing you to craft the item it unlocks. (In order to make sure you don't lose them after finding them, it's a good idea to store it in your Safe Pocket as soon as you find one.)

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

1x Rounds Played

• Ferro
  
• Hairpin
  
• Kettle
  
• Stitcher
  
• Looting Mk. 1
  
• Light Shield
  
• Heavy Ammo
  
• Light Ammo
  
• Medium Ammo
  
• Shotgun Ammo
  
• Shield Recharger
  
• Bandage
  
• Light Impact Grenade

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 20× Metal Parts
  
• 30× Rubber Parts

• Ferro I
  
• Hairpin I
  
• Kettle I
  
• Rattler I
  
• Stitcher I
  
• Angled Grip I
  
• Compensator I
  
• Extended Light Mag I
  
• Extended Medium Mag I
  
• Extended Shotgun Mag I
  
• Muzzle Brake I
  
• Shotgun Choke I
  
• Stable Stock I
  
• Vertical Grip I

2

• 3× Rusted Tools
  
• 5× Mechanical Components
  
• 8× Wasp Driver

• Arpeggio I

3

• 3× Rusted Gear
  
• 5× Advanced Mechanical Components
  
• 4× Sentinel Firing Core

• Renegade I
  
• Bettina I

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 25× Plastic Parts
  
• 30× Fabric

• Light Shield
  
• Medium Shield
  
• Combat Mk. 1
  
• Looting Mk. 1
  
• Tactical Mk. 1

2

• 3× Power Cable
  
• 5× Electrical Components
  
• 5× Hornet Driver

• Heavy Shield
  
• Combat Mk. 2
  
• Looting Mk. 2
  
• Tactical Mk. 2

3

• 3× Industrial Battery
  
• 5× Advanced Electrical Components
  
• 6× Bastion Cell

• Looting Mk. 3 (Cautious)
  
• Tactical Mk.3 (Defensive)

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 50× Fabric
  
• 6× ARC Alloy

• Herbal Bandage
  
• Shield Recharger
  
• Adrenaline Shot
  
• Bandage

2

• 2× Cracked Bioscanner
  
• 5× Durable Cloth
  
• 8× Tick Pod

• Sterilized Bandage
  
• Surge Shield Recharger
  
• Defibrillator

3

• 3× Rusted Shut Medical Kit
  
• 8× Antiseptic
  
• 5× Surveyor Vault

• Vita Spray

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 50× Chemicals
  
• 6× ARC Alloy

• Gas Grenade
  
• Light Impact Grenade

2

• 3× Synthesized Fuel
  
• 5× Crude Explosives
  
• 5× Pop Trigger

• Blaze Grenade

3

• 3× Laboratory Reagents
  
• 5× Explosive Compound
  
• 3× Rocketeer Driver

• Heavy Fuze Grenade
  
• Wolfpack

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 50× Plastic Parts
  
• 6× ARC Alloy

• Barricade Kit
  
• Binoculars
  
• Door Blocker
  
• Remote Raider Flare
  
• Smoke Grenade

2

• 2× Damaged Heat Sink
  
• 5× Electrical Components
  
• 6× Snitch Scanner

• Raider Hatch Key
  
• Lure Grenade
  
• Zipline

3

• 3× Fried Motherboard
  
• 5× Advanced Electrical Components
  
• 4× Leaper Pulse Unit

• Photoelectric Cloak
  
• Snap Hook
  
• Tagging Grenade

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Level

Requirements

Crafts

1

• 60× Metal Parts
  
• 5× ARC Powercell

• Electrical Components
  
• Crude Explosives
  
• Mechanical Components

2

• 3× Toaster
  
• 5× ARC Motion Core
  
• 8× Fireball Burner

• Advanced Electrical Components
  
• Advanced Mechanical Components
  
• Antiseptic
  
• ARC Circuitry
  
• ARC Motion Core
  
• Heavy Gun Parts
  
• Light Gun Parts
  
• Medium Gun Parts

3

• 3× Motor
  
• 10× ARC Circuitry
  
• 6× Bombardier Cell

• Magnetic Accelerator
  
• Mod Components
  
• Power Rod

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You're now fully equipped to use every workbench efficiently.
Across all seven stations, the biggest difference between a smooth early game and a painful grind is simple: collect the right components before you actually need them. Most upgrades don't demand rare items, they demand consistency.

✓ Always loot the basics
Metal Parts, Rubber Parts, Fabric, Plastic Parts, and Chemicals might look boring, but they are the backbone of almost every Level 1 bench. Never walk past them early on.




✓ Don't ignore enemy drops
Drivers, Cores, Cells, and similar "creature loot" are some of the most valuable items in the entire game. They unlock your Level 3 tiers, and missing even one can stall progression.

✓ Scrap smart, not often
If you're short on Parts, scrap low-tier armor, tools, or weapons instead of rare items. Early-tier gear breaks down into exactly the components you'll always need.

✓ Craft strategically
Just because you can craft something doesn't mean you should. Save high-value resources for:

• Weapon Mods (huge power spike)
  
• Grenades (best crowd control)
  
• Shields & armor upgrades
  
• High Tier Medical boosts for tough areas

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Good luck out there, Raider.
Stay prepared, stay stocked, and keep upgrading.

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