If you’re trying to craft high-level gear in ARC Raiders, you’ll eventually need two important items: Industrial Batteries and Bastion Cells. Both are used to break down into valuable crafting materials, but they come from very different sources. This guide explains where to find each one, what to look for, and the safest way to farm them.
Where to Find Industrial Batteries in ARC Raiders
The Industrial Battery is a pretty rare find, but it’s worth grabbing whenever you spot one because you can break it down into useful crafting materials. You’ll need these if you’re upgrading your workshop going from Gear Bench 2 to Gear Bench 3, for example, takes several Industrial Batteries along with other components. You can also recycle a single Industrial Battery into chemicals or regular batteries.
Batteries are essential for crafting electrical components, so your best bet at finding them is the vicinity of electrical power stations. These areas are usually marked on the map with electrical or technological loot. Once you reach these locations, your task will be to search all the areas for electronic devices which can be recycled for batteries.
Where to Find Bastion Cells in ARC Raiders
These Cells can be recycled into crafting materials. 1×Bastion Cell gives you 2×Arc Motion Core and 2×Advanced Mechanical Components. Since the Cell is an epic item, you can only get it by destroying a Bastion. While the Bastion appears on all maps, the best spawn location for them is the Buried City map.
You’ll usually find the Bastion wandering the north side of Piazza Rosa in Buried City. Instead of fighting it at ground level, climb onto the surrounding rooftops and pick it off from a height. Be aware that it can still return fire upward, so don’t stay exposed, duck back when it starts unloading rounds. If other ARCs are hanging around with it, clear them out first so you’re not overwhelmed, then concentrate on taking down the Bastion.
