Introduction
Different shooting games handle their in-game weapons differently; some just hand them to you. Like valorant or Counter Strike, other games like Warzone, Or pubg makes you work for it. In some games, you have to buy those guns, and in others, you have to build them from scratch. Now, in this blog, we are going to talk about one of those games in which you have to do things from scratch.
Because in this blog we are going to talk about blueprints of all of the weapons in ARC raiders and how to farm them, after reading this guide, you’re going to have a way a road map about unlocking every gun in the game.
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So what is a blueprint?
Let’s talk about what a blueprint is, firstly, so it is a rare single use items, which is found in the game during raids, that unlocks a recipie of crafting a weapon in your Gun Smith Workshop. Once you consume the blueprint, it allows you to create that weapon by gathering enough materials and then crafting it in Gunsmith.
The Blueprints spawn randomly, so there’s not a definite location that I can give you to get a specific gun’s blueprints. You have to try your own luck with this; some weapons are created by defeating the ARC Bosses, like the Queen or Matriarch.
Since there’s no certain way of getting your hands on these blueprints, I will include the most probable places in the game and the most probable ways to get your hands on these blueprints.
Complete the quests
So the game’s own storyline has a bunch of different blueprints in it, which you could get after completing different objectives of different quests. While in most there are no blueprints as rewards, there are some of the quests that result in unlocking a specific weapon. So there are two ways of getting the blueprints by completing quests in the game: first is to complete the storyline quest, and second is to complete the Event Exclusive Blueprints.
I’ll list down each quest and the blueprint you might get from it:
Quest Blueprint Rewards
| Quest Name | Quest Giver | The Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| Spark Fly | Apollo | Trigger Nade |
| Greasing Her Palms | Celeste | Lure Grenade |
| Industrial Espionage | Tian wen | Burletta |
| The Major’s Footlocker | Tian wen | Hullcracker |
What this table shows:
Quests that directly unlock weapon blueprints through storyline progression.
Event-Based Blueprint Drops
| Event | Blue Print |
|---|---|
| Jupiter | It drops during the Harvester Event |
| Equalizer | It drops during the Harvester Event |
| Tempest | It drops during the Night raids, specifically in the Buried City drawers |
| Vulcano | It drops in hidden Bunker Events |
What this table shows:
Limited-event and raid-specific blueprint sources tied to in-game activities.
If you’re repeating quests without seeing blueprint rewards, focusing only on blueprint-linked quests prevents wasted progression time.
Complete the trials
The second method to farm the blueprints is to complete the Trials. You can get a lot of blueprints by completing the trials and getting three stars in all of the weekly challenges. Each completed trial gives you a chance to cache green, blue, and purple reward caches.
Each Cache has a chance of having a blueprint in it, so by completing these trials and getting three stars in each of them, you’re effectively going to get a way higher chance of getting blueprints through just completing the Trials.
Doing the tasks
So this is a little indirect way of getting the blueprints because it does’nt actually give you the blueprints in the end, but it does help out in obtaining them. Let me explain how completing the task doesn’t directly pump out Blueprints, but it does give progress towards unlocking them. Here’s how it works.
You complete the tasks, and it increases your reputation in the faction. It unlocks blueprints for purchase through different vendors, so you can buy the blueprints from these vendors. So to optimize this approach, you should focus on only one faction and do only their tasks, and prioritize tasks that yield higher reputation.
🎯 Player Tip
Faction reputation grinding is slower than direct drops, but it gives you control over which blueprints you unlock instead of relying on RNG.
High loot value areas
This is by far the best method to obtain the blueprints. Each map has a lot of different high-value loot areas, and going in them is a risky task to take on, but it generally rewards you with high-tier loot, and even if you don’t get the Blueprints themselves, you’re going to get top-tier loot. I will list down all of the maps and their high loot areas that have the highest probability of having a blueprint in these areas.
High-Probability Blueprint Locations
| Map | Location | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| Buried city | Space Travel Tower | The building has six floors, each of which has drawers and lockers, and the sixth floor has the highest chance of having a Blueprint in them. |
| Dam Battle grounds | West Broken Bridge | The hidden chamber under the Collapsed High has a high rate of having weapon cases. |
| Blue Gate | Reinforced Reception | The location is known for having Augment Blueprints. |
| Space port | Departure Building | Specifically, the Staff Bathrooms and Vehicle Maintenance upper levels. |
What this table shows:
The highest-risk, highest-reward locations for blueprint farming.
If blueprint runs feel too dangerous solo, targeting fewer high-value areas per raid reduces death losses while keeping drop chances high.
ARCs
So some arcs in the game let’s you get your hands on different blueprints, but keep in mind that not all of the arcs Drop Blueprint upon destroying them. So i will list down which arcs are the best ones in order to get your hands onto Blueprints.
ARC Blueprint Drop Sources
| ARCs | Which Blueprints do they drop |
|---|---|
| Surveyors | They are the most common arcs that have blueprints in their loot table. They drop general blueprints like weapon/attachment blueprints |
| The Matriarch | This is the current source of getting the blueprint of the Aphelion, which is an elite energy rifle. |
| The Queen | Defeating the Queen is a sure way to get your hands on Jupiter and Equalizer Blueprints. |
| Elite ARCs | High-tier arcs like Bastion and Rocketeers also have drop rates of blueprints. |
What this table shows:
Which ARC enemies are worth targeting specifically for blueprint drops.
🎮 First-Hand Experience
What We’ve Seen In Live Boosting & Progression:
Players who focus on Surveyors early and reserve Queen fights for coordinated runs tend to unlock more blueprints with fewer deaths. Blueprint efficiency increases when farming routes are planned around ARC spawn patterns rather than random exploration.
🧠 Expert Note
Blueprint farming becomes significantly more efficient once your Gunsmith is upgraded, as unlocked recipes immediately convert rare drops into usable power.