Explosive Compound
A Rare Refined Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.
Used to craft explosives. Used to craft: Wolfpack, Explosive Mine, Blaze Grenade, Heavy Fuze Grenade
Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 3. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (6 recipes use it).
Quick answer: It spawns in Industrial and Security loot containers; it drops from Leaper; you can recycle Fossilized Lightning for 3; the quest Power Out rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner. Explosive Compound sells for 1,000 coins and recycles into about 540 coins of materials and weighs 0.3 kg.
- Sell value
- 1,000 coins
- Recycle value
- 540 coins
- Weight
- 0.3 kg
- Stack size
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Added
- launch (base game)
Where to find Explosive Compound
Explosive Compound 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 Explosive Compound
Destroy and loot these ARC units to get Explosive Compound. They patrol Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport, The Blue Gate and Buried City.
Leaper Critical threat
Recycle these to get Explosive Compound
4 items recycle into Explosive Compound. The best yields:
Fossilized Lightning gives 3
Deadline gives 1
Wolfpack gives 1
Fireworks Box gives 1
Quest rewards
- Power Out (Celeste) rewards 5
Craft Explosive Compound
Craft at the Refiner (level 2):
2× OilWhat is Explosive Compound used for?
Workshop upgrades
- Explosives Station level 3 needs 5
Crafting recipes
Explosive Compound is an ingredient in 6 recipes:
- Deadline uses 3
Blaze Grenade uses 1
Explosive Mine uses 1- Fireworks Box uses 1
Heavy Fuze Grenade uses 1- Wolfpack uses 1
What does Explosive Compound recycle into?
Recycling at the workshop gives (about 540 coins of materials):
2× Crude Explosives 540 coins
Salvaging it in raid gives (about 270 coins of materials):
- 1× Crude Explosives 270 coins
Other Refined Material items
Questions
Where do you find Explosive Compound in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Industrial and Security loot containers; it drops from Leaper; you can recycle Fossilized Lightning for 3; the quest Power Out rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner.
Should I keep, recycle or sell Explosive Compound? Keep. Keep it: you need it for Explosives Station level 3. Once those are done, keep a stack for crafting (6 recipes use it).
What is Explosive Compound used for? Explosive Compound is used in Explosives Station level 3 and 6 crafting recipes.
How much is Explosive Compound worth? Explosive Compound sells for 1,000 coins and recycles into about 540 coins of materials.
Values are from the game data, last checked 03/17/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.