In ARC Raiders, blueprints are required to unlock more powerful gear, ordnance, weapons, and gadgets to help Raiders survive the merciless wastelands of the surface.
For those who are trying to get more of these consumables that allow them to create the best equipment in the game (including powerful Rare and Legendary Weapons), here's a guide with the best spots for farming all blueprints early on.
How To Farm Blueprints in ARC Raiders
Blueprints are randomized global loot that falls into the category of consumable precious resources and are, by rule of thumb, most likely to drop in areas with Medium or Heavy Loot, which often come accompanied by higher risks and are plagued by hostile players and ARC enemies.
However, there are several low-risk farming sites that players can find early on, and are close to extraction points, so the risk of being discovered and killed by other Raiders is greatly reduced.
One of them is located on the northeastern side of the Dam Battlegrounds map, and it's called Formicai Outpost. This isolated tower has only one entry, so it is a bit easy to miss, and easier to defend if other raiders try to reach this spot while others are farming.
The major advantage of this farming spot is that it is not visited frequently, but it always has two crate spawns inside. One of which can be a Weapon Crate, and several minor containers.
The trick with this farming spot is that once players enter, they will have loot to their right and left sides (Bags, Containers, Cache), and inside the major area, which is where b lueprints drop 9 out of 10 times.
The other important detail about this zone is that since it's isolated, players can reach there by circling around the map and avoiding ARC Enemies and other players. This becomes a notorious advantage when trying the Night Raids, where loot increases by almost 150% and ARC Enemies triplicate their presence in the map.
If players spawn closer to this point, the better, but if they spawn on the other side of the map, there's another similar spot they can farm for a blueprint: The Raider Outpost East. This is another regular spawning zone, so if players spawn around, be sure to check the crates around in order to find a blueprint, though the chances of getting these crafting recipes are reduced here.
Blueprints in every spot are randomized, so there's always a chance to get a new Blueprint, including duplicates. Blueprints are always sold for 5000 Coins, so it's a decent loot to trade in case players already have the recipe.
Blueprint Farming Spots For Mid-Late Game
Here's a detailed list of places where Blueprints drop on other maps, like Buried City, Spaceport, and The Blue Gate:
- New District (Buried City): Three cachés among the fallen pipes have a chance to drop blueprints.
- Shipping Warehouse (Spaceport): Among the containers in this zone, there's a slight chance of getting blueprints.
- Control Tower (A6): Most of the containers on the first floor have a chance to drop blueprints; however, this is a highly contested zone, so tread carefully.
- Village (Blue Gate): A contested zone, with tons of places where players can ambush rival Raiders. It has a high chance of dropping blueprints in most containers.
- Adorned Wreckage (Blue Gate): Near the place where players can complete the With a Trace Quest, there's a high chance to spot a Raider's Cache (follow the beeping sound), which often contains a blueprint.
- Pilgrim's Peak (Blue Gate): Has the highest drops in the Blue Gate map, but the threat of ARC enemies and hostile Raiders is significantly increased.
ARC Raiders
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 87 /100 Critics Rec: 93%
- Released
- October 30, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen / Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
- Embark Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Embark Studios
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Extraction, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Survival
