ARC Spawns

Wires

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: Blaze Grenade Trap, Smoke Grenade Trap, Lure Grenade Trap, Gas Grenade Trap, Muzzle Brake I

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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 (22 recipes use it).

Quick answer: It spawns in Electrical and Technological loot containers; you can recycle Acoustic Guitar for 6; the quest Power Out rewards it; Celeste sells it. Wires sells for 200 coins and recycles into about 100 coins of materials and weighs 0.25 kg.

Sell value
200 coins
Recycle value
100 coins
Weight
0.25 kg
Stack size
15
Rarity
Uncommon
Added
launch (base game)

Where to find Wires

Wires spawns in Electrical and Technological loot. Search substations, generator rooms, control rooms and electrical cabinets or labs, server rooms, research facilities and control centres.

Recycle these to get Wires

27 items recycle into Wires. The best yields:

Salvage in raid

Salvaging these in the field also gives Wires:

Quest rewards

Buy it from a trader

What is Wires used for?

Projects

Crafting recipes

Wires is an ingredient in 22 recipes:

What does Wires recycle into?

Recycling at the workshop gives (about 100 coins of materials):

Salvaging it in raid gives (about 50 coins of materials):

Tip

Wires are an uncommon item used to craft weapon mods that can be recycled into crafting materials.

Other Topside Material items

Questions

Where do you find Wires in ARC Raiders? It spawns in Electrical and Technological loot containers; you can recycle Acoustic Guitar for 6; the quest Power Out rewards it; Celeste sells it.

Should I keep, recycle or sell Wires? 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 (22 recipes use it).

What is Wires used for? Wires is used in Expedition Project (Expedition 1), Expedition Project (Expedition 2) and Expedition (Expedition 3) and 22 crafting recipes.

How much is Wires worth? Wires sells for 200 coins and recycles into about 100 coins of materials.

Values are from the game data, last checked 03/22/2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us.