Duct Tape
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 crafting materials. Used to craft: Stable Stock I, Vertical Grip I, Angled Grip I, Vertical Grip II, Angled Grip II
Keep it: you need it for the Expedition (Season 5) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (11 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in Residential and Commercial loot containers; you can recycle Horizontal Grip for 2; the quest A Bad Feeling rewards it; Celeste sells it. Duct Tape sells for 300 coins and recycles into about 150 coins of materials and weighs 0.25 kg.
- Sell value
- 300 coins
- Recycle value
- 150 coins
- Weight
- 0.25 kg
- Stack size
- 15
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find Duct Tape
Duct Tape spawns in Residential and Commercial loot. Search houses, apartment blocks and the residential districts on each map or shops, malls, offices and service buildings.
Recycle these to get Duct Tape
10 items recycle into Duct Tape. The best yields:
Horizontal Grip gives 2
Kinetic Converter gives 2
Angled Grip III gives 2
Stable Stock III gives 2
Vertical Grip III gives 2
Lightweight Stock gives 1
Padded Stock gives 1
Angled Grip II gives 1
Stable Stock II gives 1
Vertical Grip II gives 1
Quest rewards
- A Bad Feeling (Celeste) rewards 5
- A Symbol of Unification (Celeste) rewards 5
- Keeping the Memory (Celeste) rewards 5
- Source of the Contamination (Celeste) rewards 5
Buy it from a trader
What is Duct Tape used for?
Projects
- Expedition (Season 5), phase 2 (Core Systems) needs 25
Crafting recipes
Duct Tape is an ingredient in 11 recipes:
- Angled Grip III uses 5
- Lightweight Stock uses 5
- Padded Stock uses 5
- Stable Stock III uses 5
- Vertical Grip III uses 5
- Angled Grip II uses 3
- Stable Stock II uses 3
- Vertical Grip II uses 3
Angled Grip I uses 1
Stable Stock I uses 1
Vertical Grip I uses 1
What does Duct Tape recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 150 coins of materials):
3× Fabric 150 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 50 coins of materials):
- 1× Fabric 50 coins
Other Topside Material items
Questions
Where do you find Duct Tape in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Residential and Commercial loot containers; you can recycle Horizontal Grip for 2; the quest A Bad Feeling rewards it; Celeste sells it.
Should I keep, recycle or sell Duct Tape? Keep. Keep it: you need it for the Expedition (Season 5) project. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (11 recipes use it).
What is Duct Tape used for? Duct Tape is used in Expedition (Season 5) and 11 crafting recipes.
How much is Duct Tape worth? Duct Tape sells for 300 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.