ARC Spawns

Power Rod

An Epic Refined Material: where to find it in ARC Raiders, and whether to keep, recycle or sell it.

Used in crafting. Used to craft: Heavy Shield, Snap Hook

Power Rod icon
Recycle

Recycle it if you need Advanced Electrical Components, ARC Circuitry: you get about 2,750 coins of materials versus 5,000 coins to sell. If your stash is full of those, sell it instead.

Quick answer: It spawns in Exodus loot containers; you can recycle Snap Hook for 1; the quest Groundbreaking rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner. Power Rod sells for 5,000 coins and recycles into about 2,750 coins of materials and weighs 2 kg.

Sell value
5,000 coins
Recycle value
2,750 coins
Weight
2 kg
Stack size
3
Rarity
Epic
Added
launch (base game)

Where to find Power Rod

Power Rod spawns in Exodus loot. Search Exodus crates, evacuation camps and launch facilities.

Recycle these to get Power Rod

3 items recycle into Power Rod. The best yields:

Quest rewards

Craft Power Rod

Craft at the Refiner (level 3):

What is Power Rod used for?

Crafting recipes

Power Rod is an ingredient in 3 recipes:

What does Power Rod recycle into?

Recycling at the workshop gives (about 2,750 coins of materials):

Salvaging it in raid gives (about 1,750 coins of materials):

Other Refined Material items

Questions

Where do you find Power Rod in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Exodus loot containers; you can recycle Snap Hook for 1; the quest Groundbreaking rewards it; you can craft it at the Refiner.

Should I keep, recycle or sell Power Rod? Recycle. Recycle it if you need Advanced Electrical Components, ARC Circuitry: you get about 2,750 coins of materials versus 5,000 coins to sell. If your stash is full of those, sell it instead.

What is Power Rod used for? Power Rod is used in 3 recipe or upgrades.

How much is Power Rod worth? Power Rod sells for 5,000 coins and recycles into about 2,750 coins of materials.

Values are from the game data, last checked 03/17/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.