Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC boss order
Here’s our recommended main boss order for Shadow Of the Erdtree
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What is the best order to tackle all the main bosses in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree? It’s a huge part of the lifeblood of the Elden Ring experience to hunt down and defeat the many bosses tucked away in the darkest and dingiest corners of the world. So it should come as no surprise that the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC adds 83 new boss encounters for you to bounce between, but as was the case with the base game, with so many bosses it’s hard to know which ones to defeat first.
Read on for our recommended Shadow Of The Erdtree boss order , which will explain exactly which order you need to defeat the required bosses to finish the game. But since only a handful of bosses in the DLC are actually mandatory, we’ve also laid out a recommended boss order list for all the Remembrance bosses, which are the expansion’s main bosses.
In this guide:
- Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree main boss order
- Which bosses are required to defeat in Shadow Of The Erdtree?
Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree main boss order
The Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC adds 83 new boss fights to Elden Ring, but only 11 of them are considered “main bosses” which give you a Remembrance (or similar reward) at the end of the fight. And only a handful of them are actually required in order to beat the main story. Here is our recommended order for defeating the main bosses in Shadow Of The Erdtree:
- Divine Beast Dancing Lion (Belurat)
- Rellana, Twin Moon Knight (Castle Ensis)
- Putrescent Knight ( Stone Coffin Fissure )
- Messmer The Impaler / Base Serpent Messmer (Shadow Keep)
- Commander Gaius (Scaduview)
- Scadutree Avatar (Scadutree Base)
- Metyr, Mother Of Fingers (Finger Birthing Grounds, Ymir’s Quest )
- Romina, Saint Of The Bud (Church Of The Bud, Ancient Ruins Of Rauh)
- Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame (Midra’s Manse, Abyssal Woods )
- Bayle The Dread (Jagged Peak)
- Promised Consort Radahn / Radahn, Consort Of Miquella (Enir-Ilim)
Each of these main bosses gives you a unique Remembrance, with the exception of Bayle The Dread, which gives you Bayle’s Heart as a reward instead. Bayle is, however, one of the toughest bosses in the DLC and the whole point of ascending the Jagged Peak, so I’ve classified it as a main boss alongside the other 10 Remembrance bosses.
Divine Beast Dancing Lion. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
1. Divine Beast Dancing Lion
The Divine Beast Dancing Lion is the first main boss that most players will encounter in Shadow Of The Erdtree. The Divine Beast can be found in Belurat, and is the main boss of that legacy dungeon . Despite being the earliest main boss, it’s definitely not the easiest, with its strange movements and relentless combos giving you little time to recover.
In its second phase, the Divine Beast Dancing Lion picks up an arsenal of elemental attacks which is switches between at will, dancing from frost to lightning to wind with increasing quickness as the fight goes on. Prepare to do lots of doding in this phase while you find the right moment to get up close and finish it off.
Pro tip for fighting Divine Beast Dancing Lion: The Divine Beast Dancing Lion is weak to fire damage (which makes sense considering the hornsent lost their war against Messmer’s forces). Stay very aggressive to shorten the fight, and burn it to ash any way you can.
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
2. Rellana, Twin Moon Knight
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight is found at the end of Castle Ensis, the legacy dungeon across the bridge to the north of the Gravesite Plain. She’s a real piece of work, with endless attack combos and stunning reach that gives you very little time to heal. Particularly given her proclivity for firing off Sorceries the moment you get any distance away from her.
Rellana is a very challenging fight for most players in the Elden Ring DLC, and it’s thanks mainly to her second phase, where she ignites her Twin Blades (one flame, one magic), and uses them to greatly increase her already impressive range and damage. And when those two twin moons appear: prepare to jump three times in a row, because otherwise that’s pretty much an instant death no matter what.
Pro tip for fighting Rellana, Twin Moon Knight: Utilise heavy attacks to make the most of that short window of time where you can hit her. It’s not too hard to stagger her as long as you’re patient. The rest is just a case of dodging deliberately, instead of panicking.
Putrescent Knight. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
3. Putrescent Knight
The Putrescent Knight is the main boss of the Stone Coffin Fissure , an underground region at the bottom of the Cerulean Coast . You must defeat this Knight in order to progress Thiollier ’s questline, which is far easier said than done, because the Putrescent Knight’s attacks are notoriously difficult to read.
A couple of key attacks define the Putrescent Knight’s boss fight: the first is his giant boomerang weapon, which he likes to throw at you very quickly, and without much warning. The second is when he dives off his mount, and both Knight and horse spend the next few seconds charging at you repeatedly in a staggered manner. But once you get the timing down, you’ll be able to punish the Knight each time he tries this move.
Pro tip for fighting Putrescent Knight: The Putrescent Knight often looks like it’s attacking, even when it’s not. Learn the moments when you’re actually safe, and use them to heal or buff yourself.
Messmer The Impaler / Base Serpement Messmer. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
4. Messmer The Impaler / Base Serpent Messmer
Messmer The Impaler is waiting for you at the top of the Shadow Keep legacy dungeon north of Scadu Altus. A strong contender for one of the hardest (and most fun) bosses in Shadow Of The Erdtree, Messmer is a huge fan of long and complicated attack strings filled with flame and destruction. Seriously, pretty much every single attack is augmented by long-reaching flames.
The first phase is tricky, for sure, but far from impossible. What ramps Messmer’s difficulty right up is the second phase, where Messmer becomes his Base Serpent form, and the remainder of the fight involves desperately dodging the fast and devastating attacks of a gigantic snake. It’s quite an experience.
Pro tip for fighting Messmer The Impaler: Bleed, don’t greed. Messmer is a great boss to use bleed builds against, but don’t get greedy, because he likes to very quickly respond to your attacks with his own. Also, Flamedrake Talisman +3 can be picked up from the Fort Of Reprimand.
Commander Gaius. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
5. Commander Gaius
Commander Gaius is there to remind you that even after you’ve defeated Messmer, there are plenty of bosses in the DLC that can still wipe the floor with you. Head outside the Back Gate of the Shadow Keep and you’ll see Commander Gaius atop his gigantic boar mount, charging towards you like a deranged, coked up Tree Sentinel gone wrong.
This fight is very tough, almost as tough as Messmer himself. While it’s a welcome break from all the flame, Gaius leans more towards gravitational magic (he was a rival of Radahn’s in this regard), and will fling himself and his mount into the air in order to crash down upon you in his second phase. Expect a fair few deaths before you finally defeat this dangerous main boss.
Pro tip for fighting Commander Gaius: Play aggressive! It’s very easy to stagger Gaius with repeated attacks, particularly jumping attacks. A little bleed goes a long way, too.
Scadutree Avatar. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
6. Scadutree Avatar
The Scadutree Avatar is an unusual main boss that can only be reached via the Tree-Worship Passage leading on from the Church District in Shadow Keep. The Scadutree Avatar is utterly unlike the (fairly easy) Erdtree Avatars from the base game. This Avatar is much more powerful, utilising great swipes, arena-spanning charge attacks, and bleed-inducing ranged root attacks to make life at the Scadutree Base frankly quite miserable.
The most interesting aspect of this fight is that the Scadutree Avatar has three “lives”. Its health bar is quite small each time, but first time you kill it, it simply comes back a few seconds later, with a more advanced moveset. And then again. But kill it a third time, and you’ve dealt with it for good.
Pro tip for fighting Scadutree Avatar: The Scadutree Avatar is pretty weak to fire, so bring a big ol’ flaming sword and stay close so it doesn’t use its most dangerous ranged attacks.
Metyr, Mother Of Fingers. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
7. Metyr, Mother Of Fingers
Metyr, Mother Of Fingers is apparently the creature that spawned the Two Fingers themselves, which makes her very, very old indeed. She is found in the Finger Birthing Grounds beneath Scaduview, but you can only get there via teleporting from the Finger Ruins Of Miyr beneath the Cathedral Of Manus Metyr . And to do that, you need to complete almost all of Count Ymir’s questline . So this is a fairly easy main boss to miss on your first playthrough.
Metyr herself is fairly dangerous, with the ability to spawn Fingercreepers to distract you, and a wealth of area-of-effect attacks that can wipe you out pretty quickly, especially in her wacky second phase where she spawns a singularity on her back. It’s also difficult to roll around and attack her from the side, because her sides are well-protected by fingers.
Pro tip for fighting Metyr, Mother Of Fingers: Bleed makes Metyr a far easier boss than she might have been. Aim for her stomach and slash away whenever she lets you. She’ll go down pretty quick.
Romina, Saint Of The Bud. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
8. Romina, Saint Of The Bud
Romina, Saint Of The Bud is one of the very few actually required bosses in Shadow Of The Erdtree, which is a bit strange seeing as she’s not a character that’s talked about anywhere except in her own item descriptions. She is found at the Church Of The Bud at the end of the Rauh Ancient Ruins, and it’s by defeating her that you can get to the Sealing Tree behind the Church and burn it (using Messmer’s flame) in order to access the final area, Enir-Ilim.
Romina herself is actually not too hard at all. She has a decent reach with her two centiped-esque body parts which can swing around and clobber you, and her poleblade also has quite a good reach as you might imagine. She also likes to infuse most of her attacks with Scarlet Rot . But if you stay fairly aggressive and close, time your dodges well, and increase your Immunity stat, you shouldn’t have a terribly tough time with Romina.
Pro tip for fighting Romina, Saint Of The Bud: Make sure you have a quick Scarlet Rot cure handy before facing Romina. Once you’re in, bleed and holy damage will make short work of her.
Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
9. Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame
Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame, is the main boss of the Abyssal Woods - which itself is a very hard to reach area. Found at the top of Midra’s Manse, Midra himself starts off as a pitiful, weak, crawling humanoid, and after you “kill” him, he quickly turns into one of the most spectacular and intimidating bosses in the DLC.
Everything Midra does builds up your madness meter, and his strangely graceful movements and halting attacks make it difficult to pin down what exactly he’s planning. He also deals very high damage with just about every attack, so your margin for error is pretty slim in this boss fight.
Pro tip for fighting Midra, Lord Of Frenzied Flame: When you see Midra begin to hover purposefully, prepare to roll back several times immediately to avoid a potential one-shot explosion attack.
Bayle The Dread. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
10. Bayle The Dread
Bayle The Dread is the only boss in this list which doesn’t drop a Remembrance when he dies. He does however drop Bayle’s Heart, which works in a very similar way to a Remembrance - and he’s tough as nails, so I think he deserves a spot as a main DLC boss. He certainly makes the trip up to the top of the Jagged Peak well worth the effort.
Bayle is intended to be a super late-game fight. You can find him quite early on, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable facing this ancient draconic behemoth until I’ve hoovered up nearly all the Scadutree Fragments on offer. He deals huge damage with all his attacks, and his red lightning is remarkably difficult to avoid. You need to time everything very well indeed in order to survive Bayle’s never-ending onslaught.
Pro tip for fighting Bayle The Dread: Secrete yourself near the base of Bayle’s tail. You can deal decent damage here, and you are relatively safe from a good deal of his attacks. If you see the fire area-of-effect attack, quickly roll away twice before returning to the tail.
Promised Consort Radahn / Radahn, Consort Of Miquella. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
11. Promised Consort Radahn / Radahn, Consort Of Miquella
Promised Consort Radahn is the hardest boss in Shadow Of The Erdtree, and probably the hardest boss in Elden Ring, full stop. The final boss of the DLC located at the Divine Gate in Enir-Ilim, this Radahn is a far cry from the (still terrifying) Radahn we fought back in Caelid. This is Prime Radahn, a masterful warrior with a frightening grasp of Gravitational magic which he abuses regularly alongside his - let’s face it - bullshit greatsword combos.
And then, if you’re strong enough to reach the second phase, Miquella arrives and all hell breaks loose. The entire arena is filled with holy damage that’s nearly impossible to avoid, and Radahn’s attack combos become about 200% more insane. It’s a wild boss fight, but one of the most satisfying in From Software’s history once you finally defeat him.
Pro tip for fighting Promised Consort Radahn: Maximise your holy damage negation (pick up the Golden Braid from the Shaman Village in the Hinterland ), and immediately run away at the start of the second phase to avoid the colossal area-of-effect attack.
Which bosses are required to defeat in Shadow Of The Erdtree?
It is possible to skip some of these bosses and still complete the Shadow Of The Erdtree story. The only absolutely required boss fights in Shadow Of The Erdtree are:
- Messmer The Impaler / Base Serpent Messmer (Shadow Keep)
- Romina, Saint Of The Bud (Church Of The Bud, Ancient Ruins Of Rauh)
- Needle Knight Leda and Allies (Enir-Ilim)
- Promised Consort Radahn / Radahn, Consort Of Miquella (Enir-Ilim)
These are the only bosses you need to defeat to beat the DLC, but there are of course a great many other bosses waiting for you in the Land Of Shadow. As long as you’re increasing your strength by collecting Scadutree Fragments during your journey, you should find that following this boss order will give you a decent but not overwhelming challenge throughout the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC.
That wraps up our guide on the recommended main boss order for Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree. To ensure you’re prepared for the battles ahead, check out our guides on the best weapons , best armor sets , best builds , best spells , best Talismans , best Ashes Of War , and best Spirit Ashes in Elden Ring. If you’re raring to get started in the Land Of Shadow, you can also consult our guide on the fastest way to start Shadow Of The Erdtree .
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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them
These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints
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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.
This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.
We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.
In this guide:
- What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
- Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
- Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations
What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).
To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.
It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.
Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:
| Blueprint | Type | Recipe | Crafted At |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina | Weapon | 3x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Heavy Gun Parts 3x Canister | Gunsmith 3 |
| Blue Light Stick | Quick Use | 3x Chemicals | Utility Station 1 |
| Aphelion | Weapon | 3x Magnetic Accelerator 3x Complex Gun Parts 1x Matriarch Reactor | Gunsmith 3 |
| Combat Mk. 3 (Flanking) | Augment | 2x Advanced Electrical Components 3x Processor | Gear Bench 3 |
| Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive) | Augment | 2x Advanced Electrical Components 3x Processor | Gear Bench 3 |
| Complex Gun Parts | Material | 2x Light Gun Parts 2x Medium Gun Parts 2x Heavy Gun Parts | Refiner 3 |
| Fireworks Box | Quick Use | 1x Explosive Compound 3x Pop Trigger | Explosives Station 2 |
| Gas Mine | Mine | 4x Chemicals 2x Rubber Parts | Explosives Station 1 |
| Green Light Stick | Quick Use | 3x Chemicals | Utility Station 1 |
| Pulse Mine | Mine | 1x Crude Explosives 1x Wires | Explosives Station 1 |
| Seeker Grenade | Grenade | 1x Crude Explosives 2x ARC Alloy | Explosives Station 1 |
| Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) | Augment | 2x Advanced Electrical Components 3x Processor | Gear Bench 3 |
| Angled Grip II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 2 |
| Angled Grip III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 3 |
| Hullcracker | Weapon | 1x Magnetic Accelerator 3x Heavy Gun Parts 1x Exodus Modules | Gunsmith 3 |
| Launcher Ammo | Ammo | 5x Metal Parts 1x Crude Explosives | Workbench 1 |
| Anvil | Weapon | 5x Mechanical Components 5x Simple Gun Parts | Gunsmith 2 |
| Anvil Splitter | Mod | 2x Mod Components 3x Processor | Gunsmith 3 |
| ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Barricade Kit | Quick Use | 1x Mechanical Components | Utility Station 2 |
| Blaze Grenade | Grenade | 1x Explosive Compound 2x Oil | Explosives Station 3 |
| Bobcat | Weapon | 3x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Light Gun Parts | Gunsmith 3 |
| Osprey | Weapon | 2x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Medium Gun Parts 7x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Burletta | Weapon | 3x Mechanical Components 3x Simple Gun Parts | Gunsmith 1 |
| Compensator II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 4x Wires | Gunsmith 2 |
| Compensator III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Defibrillator | Quick Use | 9x Plastic Parts 1x Moss | Medical Lab 2 |
| ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| Equalizer | Weapon | 3x Magnetic Accelerator 3x Complex Gun Parts 1x Queen Reactor | Gunsmith 3 |
| Extended Barrel | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Extended Light Mag II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 2 |
| Extended Light Mag III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 3 |
| Extended Medium Mag II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 2 |
| Extended Medium Mag III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 3 |
| Extended Shotgun Mag II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 2 |
| Extended Shotgun Mag III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 3 |
| Remote Raider Flare | Quick Use | 2x Chemicals 4x Rubber Parts | Utility Station 1 |
| Heavy Gun Parts | Material | 4x Simple Gun Parts | Refiner 2 |
| Venator | Weapon | 2x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Medium Gun Parts 5x Magnet | Gunsmith 3 |
| Il Toro | Weapon | 5x Mechanical Components 6x Simple Gun Parts | Gunsmith 1 |
| Jolt Mine | Mine | 1x Electrical Components 1x Battery | Explosives Station 2 |
| Explosive Mine | Mine | 1x Explosive Compound 1x Sensors | Explosives Station 3 |
| Jupiter | Weapon | 3x Magnetic Accelerator 3x Complex Gun Parts 1x Queen Reactor | Gunsmith 3 |
| Light Gun Parts | Material | 4x Simple Gun Parts | Refiner 2 |
| Lightweight Stock | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 3 |
| Lure Grenade | Grenade | 1x Speaker Component 1x Electrical Components | Utility Station 2 |
| Medium Gun Parts | Material | 4x Simple Gun Parts | Refiner 2 |
| Torrente | Weapon | 2x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Medium Gun Parts 6x Steel Spring | Gunsmith 3 |
| Muzzle Brake II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 4x Wires | Gunsmith 2 |
| Muzzle Brake III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Padded Stock | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 3 |
| Shotgun Choke II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 4x Wires | Gunsmith 2 |
| Shotgun Choke III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Shotgun Silencer | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Showstopper | Grenade | 1x Advanced Electrical Components 1x Voltage Converter | Explosives Station 3 |
| Silencer I | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 4x Wires | Gunsmith 2 |
| Silencer II | Mod | 2x Mod Components 8x Wires | Gunsmith 3 |
| Snap Hook | Quick Use | 2x Power Rod 3x Rope 1x Exodus Modules | Utility Station 3 |
| Stable Stock II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 2 |
| Stable Stock III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 3 |
| Tagging Grenade | Grenade | 1x Electrical Components 1x Sensors | Utility Station 3 |
| Tempest | Weapon | 3x Advanced Mechanical Components 3x Medium Gun Parts 3x Canister | Gunsmith 3 |
| Trigger Nade | Grenade | 2x Crude Explosives 1x Processor | Explosives Station 2 |
| Vertical Grip II | Mod | 2x Mechanical Components 3x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 2 |
| Vertical Grip III | Mod | 2x Mod Components 5x Duct Tape | Gunsmith 3 |
| Vita Shot | Quick Use | 2x Antiseptic 1x Syringe | Medical Lab 3 |
| Vita Spray | Quick Use | 3x Antiseptic 1x Canister | Medical Lab 3 |
| Vulcano | Weapon | 1x Magnetic Accelerator 3x Heavy Gun Parts 1x Exodus Modules | Gunsmith 3 |
| Wolfpack | Grenade | 2x Explosive Compound 2x Sensors | Explosives Station 3 |
| Red Light Stick | Quick Use | 3x Chemicals | Utility Station 1 |
| Smoke Grenade | Grenade | 14x Chemicals 1x Canister | Utility Station 2 |
| Deadline | Mine | 3x Explosive Compound 2x ARC Circuitry | Explosives Station 3 |
| Trailblazer | Grenade | 1x Explosive Compound 1x Synthesized Fuel | Explosives Station 3 |
| Tactical Mk. 3 (Defensive) | Augment | 2x Advanced Electrical Components 3x Processor | Gear Bench 3 |
| Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing) | Augment | 2x Advanced Electrical Components 3x Processor | Gear Bench 3 |
| Yellow Light Stick | Quick Use | 3x Chemicals | Utility Station 1 |
Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.
Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders
Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:
- Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
- Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
- Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
- High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
- Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
- Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
- Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
- Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
- Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.
Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios
Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.
Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .
In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.
Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.
Blueprints obtained from quests
One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.
Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:
- Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
- Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
- Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
- Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.
Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.
One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios
Blueprints obtained from Trials
One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.
Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.
Best Blueprint farming locations
The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.
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Dam Battlegrounds
The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.
There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.
Buried City
The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.
Spaceport
The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.
The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.
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Blue Gate
Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .
All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.
Stella Montis
On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.
In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.
That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.
While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.
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