ARC Alloy
An Uncommon Topside Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.
Obtained from ARC enemies or activities, or by recycling certain ARC parts. Used to craft components. Used to craft: Light Shield, ARC Motion Core, ARC Circuitry
Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 1, Medical Lab level 1, Utility Station level 1 and 5 more. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (4 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in ARC loot containers; it drops from Bastion, Bombardier, Fireball, Hornet, Leaper, Matriarch, Pop, Rocketeer, Sentinel, Shredder, Snitch, Spotter, Surveyor, The Queen, Tick, Turret and Wasp; you can recycle Glitched ARC Circuitry for 6. ARC Alloy sells for 200 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials and weighs 0.25 kg.
- Sell value
- 200 coins
- Recycle value
- 150 coins
- Weight
- 0.25 kg
- Stack size
- 15
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find ARC Alloy
ARC Alloy spawns in ARC loot. Search ARC wrecks, ARC Probes, ARC Couriers and the areas where ARC patrols gather.
ARC that drop ARC Alloy
Destroy and loot these ARC units to get ARC Alloy. They patrol Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Buried City, Stella Montis and Stella Montis (Upper).
Bastion Critical threat
Bombardier Critical threat
Fireball High threat
Hornet High threat
Leaper Critical threat
Matriarch Extreme threat
Pop Moderate threat
Rocketeer Critical threat
Sentinel High threat
Shredder High threat
Snitch Moderate threat
Spotter High threat
Surveyor Low threat
The Queen Extreme threat
Tick Moderate threat
Turret Moderate threat
Wasp Moderate threat
Recycle these to get ARC Alloy
31 items recycle into ARC Alloy. The best yields:
Glitched ARC Circuitry gives 6
Bastion Cell gives 3
Bombardier Cell gives 3Glitched ARC Light Ring gives 3
Leaper Pulse Unit gives 3
Rocketeer Driver gives 3Glitched ARC Phased Array gives 3
Damaged Rocketeer Driver gives 3Glitched ARC Power Converter gives 3
Sentinel Firing Core gives 2
Shredder Gyro gives 2
ARC Circuitry gives 2
Salvage in raid
Salvaging these in the field also gives ARC Alloy:
Heavy Shield gives 4
Medium Shield gives 2
Light Shield gives 1
What is ARC Alloy used for?
Workshop upgrades
- Explosives Station level 1 needs 6
- Medical Lab level 1 needs 6
- Utility Station level 1 needs 6
Projects
- Expedition Project (Expedition 1), phase 1 (Foundation) needs 80
- Expedition Project (Expedition 2), phase 1 (Foundation) needs 80
- Expedition (Expedition 3), phase 1 (Foundation) needs 80
- Expedition (Expedition 4), phase 1 (Foundation) needs 80
- Expedition (Season 5), phase 1 (Foundation) needs 80
Crafting recipes
ARC Alloy is an ingredient in 4 recipes:
ARC Circuitry uses 8
ARC Motion Core uses 8
Light Shield uses 2
Seeker Grenade uses 2
What does ARC Alloy recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 150 coins of materials):
2× Metal Parts 150 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 75 coins of materials):
1× Metal Parts 75 coins
Other Topside Material items
Questions
Where do you find ARC Alloy in ARC Raiders? It spawns in ARC loot containers; it drops from Bastion, Bombardier, Fireball, Hornet, Leaper, Matriarch, Pop, Rocketeer, Sentinel, Shredder, Snitch, Spotter, Surveyor, The Queen, Tick, Turret and Wasp; you can recycle Glitched ARC Circuitry for 6.
Should I keep, recycle or sell ARC Alloy? Keep. Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 1, Medical Lab level 1, Utility Station level 1 and 5 more. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (4 recipes use it).
What is ARC Alloy used for? ARC Alloy is used in Explosives Station level 1, Medical Lab level 1, Utility Station level 1, Expedition Project (Expedition 1), Expedition Project (Expedition 2), Expedition (Expedition 3), Expedition (Expedition 4) and Expedition (Season 5) and 4 crafting recipes.
How much is ARC Alloy worth? ARC Alloy sells for 200 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials.
Values are from the game data, last checked 03/17/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.