Battery
An Uncommon Topside Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.
Used to craft a wide range of items. Can be recycled into scrap metal. Used to craft: Energy Clip, Medium Shield, Jolt Mine
Keep it: you need it for the Expedition Project (Expedition 1) project, the Expedition Project (Expedition 2) project, the Expedition (Expedition 3) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (3 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in Technological and Electrical loot containers; you can recycle Geiger Counter for 3; Celeste sells it. Battery sells for 250 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials and weighs 0.25 kg.
- Sell value
- 250 coins
- Recycle value
- 150 coins
- Weight
- 0.25 kg
- Stack size
- 15
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find Battery
Battery spawns in Technological and Electrical loot. Search labs, server rooms, research facilities and control centres or substations, generator rooms, control rooms and electrical cabinets.
Recycle these to get Battery
8 items recycle into Battery. The best yields:
Geiger Counter gives 3
Cracked Bioscanner gives 3
Portable TV gives 2
Broken Flashlight gives 2
Broken Taser gives 2
Industrial Battery gives 2
Power Bank gives 2
Jolt Mine gives 1
Buy it from a trader
What is Battery used for?
Projects
- Expedition Project (Expedition 1), phase 3 (Framework) needs 30
- Expedition Project (Expedition 2), phase 3 (Framework) needs 30
- Expedition (Expedition 3), phase 3 (Framework) needs 25
Crafting recipes
Battery is an ingredient in 3 recipes:
Medium Shield uses 4
Energy Clip uses 2- Jolt Mine uses 1
What does Battery 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 Battery in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Technological and Electrical loot containers; you can recycle Geiger Counter for 3; Celeste sells it.
Should I keep, recycle or sell Battery? Keep. Keep it: you need it for the Expedition Project (Expedition 1) project, the Expedition Project (Expedition 2) project, the Expedition (Expedition 3) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (3 recipes use it).
What is Battery used for? Battery is used in Expedition Project (Expedition 1), Expedition Project (Expedition 2) and Expedition (Expedition 3) and 3 crafting recipes.
How much is Battery worth? Battery sells for 250 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials.
Values are from the game data, last checked 03/22/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.