Arc Raiders: How To Upgrade All Workshop Stations

Learn how to upgrade every Workshop station in Arc Raiders, with all the materials required and the Workbench upgrade.

Arc Raiders Workshop stations guide (Image via Embark Studios)
Arc Raiders Workshop stations upgrade guide (Image via Embark Studios)

The Workshop in Arc Raiders has various stations that allow you to craft and upgrade everything from weapons and attachments to shields and consumables. Located within the Raider Den, the Workshop has seven stations serving different functions, and each one can be upgraded. This guide highlights how you can upgrade all of the Workshop’s stations and the crafting materials to look out for. 

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All Workshop Station Upgrades in Arc Raiders

Workshop in Arc Raiders (Image via Embark Studios)
Workshop in Arc Raiders (Image via Embark Studios)

After completing the tutorial, the Workshop opens up with the Workbench—AKA Basic Bench or Equipment Bench—which can craft the most rudimentary gear for your early game raids. After completing initial raids and main missions, you unlock the following stations: 

  • Gunsmith
  • Gear Bench
  • Medical Lab
  • Explosives Station
  • Utility Station
  • Refiner

Each station can be upgraded to level 3, each level up unlocking a powerful new tier of crafting recipes. Here are the materials required for upgrading each Workshop station from level 1 to level 3:

Workshop StationLevelUpgrade Requirement
Gunsmith120x Metal Parts
30x Rubber Parts
23x Rusted Tools
5x Mechanical Components
8x Wasp Driver
33x Rusted Gear
5x Advanced Mechanical Components
4x Sentinel Firing Core
Gear Bench125x Plastic Parts
30x Fabric
23x Power Cable
5x Electrical Components
5x Hornet Driver
35x Industrial Battery
3x Advanced Electrical Components
3x Rollbot Part
Medical Lab150x Fabric
6x ARC Alloy
22x Cracked Bioscanner
5x Durable Cloth
8x Tick Pod
35x Rusted Shut Medical Kit
10x Antiseptic
3x Bastion Part
Explosives Station150x Chemicals
6x ARC Alloy
23x Synthesized Fuel
5x Crude Explosives
5x Pop Trigger
33x Laboratory Reagents
5x Explosive Compound
3x Rocketeer Driver
Utility Station150x Plastic Parts
6x ARC Alloy
22x Damaged Heat Sink
5x Electrical Components
6x Snitch Scanner
35x Fried Motherboard
3x Advanced Electrical Components
3x Bison Driver
Refiner160x Metal Parts
5x ARC Powercell
23x Toaster
5x ARC Motion Core
8x Fireball Burner
35x Motor
20x ARC Motion Core
1x Queen Part

You can check the required upgrade materials for the next level of each station in the Workshop tab. Although not a station, Scrappy is part of the Workshop. You can upgrade him to Level 2 with a Dog Collar, and to Level 3 with Lemons and Apricots.

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How To Upgrade the Workbench in Arc Raiders

The starting Workbench, also known as the Basic Bench or Equipment Bench, cannot be upgraded past level 1. It is used to craft the basic gear required for the early game before you unlock specialized Workshop stations. 


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