In ARC Raiders, drawings required to unlock more powerful equipment, ammo, weapons and gadgets to help raiders survive the unforgiving wastelands of the surface.
For those trying to get more of these consumables that allow them to craft the best gear in the game (including powerful rare and legendary weapons), here's a guide with the best places to farm all drawings early.
How to Farm Blueprints in ARC Raiders
Blueprints are randomized global loot that fall into the expendable valuable resource category and are, as a rule of thumb, most likely to fall into Medium or Heavy Loot areas, which often come with higher risks and are plagued by hostile players and ARC enemies.
However, there are several low-risk farming locations that players can find early, and that are close to extraction points, so the risk of being spotted and killed by other raiders is greatly reduced.
One of them is located on the northeast side of the Dam Battlegrounds map, and it's called Formicai Outpost. This isolated tower only has one entrance, so it's a bit easy to miss and easier to defend if other attackers try to reach this place while others are farming.
The big advantage of this farm is that it is not visited often, but it always has two boxes inside. One of them can be one gun case, and several smaller containers.
The trick with this farming site is that once players enter they will have loot on the right and left sides (bags, containers, cache) and inside the large area, which is where blueprints fall 9 out of 10 times.
The other important detail about this zone is that then it is isolatedplayers can get there by circling the map avoiding ARC Enemies and other players. This becomes a notorious advantage when you try Night raidswhere loot increases by almost 150% and ARC Enemies triple their presence on the map.
If players spawn closer to this point, all the better, but if they spawn on the other side of the map, there is another similar location they can farm for a blueprint: The Raider Outpost East. This is another regular play zone, so if players are playing around, be sure to check the boxes around to find a blueprint, although the chances of getting those crafting recipes are reduced here.
Drawings in each location are randomized, so there is always a chance to get a new drawing, including duplicates. Blueprints always sell for 5000 coins, so it's a decent trade-in if players already have the recipe.
Blueprint Farming Spots for mid-late game
Here is a detailed list of locations where blueprints drop on other maps, such as Buried City, Spaceport, and The Blue Gate:
- New District (Buried City): Three caches among the fallen pipes have a chance to drop blueprints.
- Cargo warehouse (spaceport): Among the containers in this zone, there is a small chance of getting blueprints.
- Control Tower (A6): Most of the containers on the first floor have a chance to drop blueprints; However, this is a highly contested zone, so tread carefully.
- Village (Blue Gate): A contested zone, with plenty of places where players can ambush rival Raiders. It has a high chance of dropping blueprints in most containers.
- Ornate Wreckage (Blue Gate): Near the location where players can complete the With a Trace Quest, there is a high chance of spotting a Raider's Cache (follow the beeping sound), which often contains a blueprint.
- Pilgrims Peak (Blue Gate): Has the highest drops in the Blue Gate map, but the threat from ARC enemies and hostile raiders increases significantly.
ARC Raiders
10/10
- Released
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30 October 2025
- ESRB
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Teen/violence, blood
