ARC Circuitry
A Rare Topside Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.
Obtained from ARC enemies or activities. Used to craft components. Can be recycled into ARC Alloy. Used to craft: Medium Shield, Power Rod
Keep it: you need it for Refiner level 3, the Expedition (Season 5) project, the Phantom Targets (Part 2) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (3 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in ARC loot containers; it drops from Bastion, Leaper, Matriarch, Rocketeer, Surveyor and The Queen; you can recycle Powered Descender for 2; you can craft it at the Refiner. ARC Circuitry sells for 1,000 coins and recycles into about 400 coins of materials and weighs 0.3 kg.
- Sell value
- 1,000 coins
- Recycle value
- 400 coins
- Weight
- 0.3 kg
- Stack size
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find ARC Circuitry
ARC Circuitry spawns in ARC loot. Search ARC wrecks, ARC Probes, ARC Couriers and the areas where ARC patrols gather.
ARC that drop ARC Circuitry
Destroy and loot these ARC units to get ARC Circuitry. They patrol Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Buried City, Stella Montis and Stella Montis (Upper).
Bastion Critical threat
Leaper Critical threat
Matriarch Extreme threat
Rocketeer Critical threat
Surveyor Low threat
The Queen Extreme threat
Recycle these to get ARC Circuitry
7 items recycle into ARC Circuitry. The best yields:
Powered Descender gives 2
Vaporizer Regulator gives 2
Heavy Shield gives 2
Deadline gives 1
Power Rod gives 1
Turbine Compressor gives 1
Medium Shield gives 1
Salvage in raid
Salvaging these in the field also gives ARC Circuitry:
Rocketeer Driver gives 1
Craft ARC Circuitry
Craft at the Refiner (level 2):
What is ARC Circuitry used for?
Workshop upgrades
- Refiner level 3 needs 10
Projects
- Expedition (Season 5), phase 3 (Framework) needs 20
- Phantom Targets (Part 2), phase 2 (Perform Final Tests on Glitched Wasp Parts) needs 10
Crafting recipes
ARC Circuitry is an ingredient in 3 recipes:
Deadline uses 2
Power Rod uses 2
Medium Shield uses 1
What does ARC Circuitry recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 400 coins of materials):
2× ARC Alloy 400 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 200 coins of materials):
1× ARC Alloy 200 coins
Other Topside Material items
Questions
Where do you find ARC Circuitry in ARC Raiders? It spawns in ARC loot containers; it drops from Bastion, Leaper, Matriarch, Rocketeer, Surveyor and The Queen; you can recycle Powered Descender for 2; you can craft it at the Refiner.
Should I keep, recycle or sell ARC Circuitry? Keep. Keep it: you need it for Refiner level 3, the Expedition (Season 5) project, the Phantom Targets (Part 2) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (3 recipes use it).
What is ARC Circuitry used for? ARC Circuitry is used in Refiner level 3, Expedition (Season 5) and Phantom Targets (Part 2) and 3 crafting recipes.
How much is ARC Circuitry worth? ARC Circuitry sells for 1,000 coins and recycles into about 400 coins of materials.
Values are from the game data, last checked 03/17/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.