Crude Explosives
An Uncommon Refined Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.
Used to craft explosives. Can be recycled into crafting materials. Used to craft: Launcher Ammo, Explosive Compound, Snap Blast Grenade, Shrapnel Grenade, Trigger 'Nade
Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 2. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (8 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in Industrial and Security loot containers; it drops from Pop; you can recycle Laboratory Reagents for 3; the quest Echoes of Victory Ridge rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner. Crude Explosives sells for 270 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials and weighs 0.5 kg.
- Sell value
- 270 coins
- Recycle value
- 150 coins
- Weight
- 0.5 kg
- Stack size
- 10
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find Crude Explosives
Crude Explosives spawns in Industrial and Security loot. Search factories, warehouses, rail yards and plant buildings or checkpoints, guard huts, police posts and locked security rooms.
ARC that drop Crude Explosives
Destroy and loot these ARC units to get Crude Explosives. They patrol Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport, The Blue Gate, Buried City, Stella Montis and Stella Montis (Upper).
Pop Moderate threat
Recycle these to get Crude Explosives
9 items recycle into Crude Explosives. The best yields:
Laboratory Reagents gives 3
Trailblazer gives 2
Comet Igniter gives 2
Explosive Compound gives 2
Firefly Burner gives 2
Shrapnel Grenade gives 1
Fireball Burner gives 1
Pop Trigger gives 1
Seeker Grenade gives 1
Salvage in raid
Salvaging these in the field also gives Crude Explosives:
Heavy Fuze Grenade gives 1
Quest rewards
- Echoes of Victory Ridge (Celeste) rewards 6
- Sparks Fly (Apollo) rewards 4
Craft Crude Explosives
Craft at the Refiner (level 1):
What is Crude Explosives used for?
Workshop upgrades
- Explosives Station level 2 needs 5
Crafting recipes
Crude Explosives is an ingredient in 8 recipes:
- Explosive Compound uses 2
Launcher Ammo uses 2
Snap Blast Grenade uses 2- Trailblazer uses 2
Trigger 'Nade uses 2
Pulse Mine uses 1- Seeker Grenade uses 1
- Shrapnel Grenade uses 1
What does Crude Explosives recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 150 coins of materials):
3× Chemicals 150 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 100 coins of materials):
- 2× Chemicals 100 coins
Crude Explosives stats
| Damage | 15 |
|---|---|
| Radius | 1.5m |
Other Refined Material items
Questions
Where do you find Crude Explosives in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Industrial and Security loot containers; it drops from Pop; you can recycle Laboratory Reagents for 3; the quest Echoes of Victory Ridge rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner.
Should I keep, recycle or sell Crude Explosives? Keep. Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 2. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (8 recipes use it).
What is Crude Explosives used for? Crude Explosives is used in Explosives Station level 2 and 8 crafting recipes.
How much is Crude Explosives worth? Crude Explosives sells for 270 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.