Upgrading a workshop station, step by step
The Workshop holds 7 crafting stations and 
Scrappy, your rooster. The 
Workbench is free and stays at level 1. The other 6 stations need materials for each level, and every level unlocks more items to craft.
- Open the Workshop tab in Speranza. Pick the station you want to raise.
- Read the next level’s list. The station shows each material and how many you hold.
- Extract with the missing parts. Materials count only once they are in your stash.
- Press upgrade. The materials are used up and the new recipes open.
| Station | What it crafts |
|---|---|
| Workbench | Basic guns, most ammo and simple gear |
 Gunsmith | Weapons and weapon attachments |
 Gear Bench | Augments and shields |
 Medical Lab | Bandages, shield rechargers and other healing |
 Explosives Station | Grenades and mines |
 Utility Station | Gadgets such as Zipline, Snap Hook and smoke |
 Refiner | Advanced components from basic materials |
Your Workshop, leveled for you
A PRO raises your stations on your account, or brings the parts you are missing.
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Station levelingARC Raiders Crafting Station Leveling Boost
A Workshop station or Scrappy leveled on your account, a single bench by range or every bench to its max.
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MaterialsARC Raiders Crafting Materials Boost
The exact upgrade materials you are short of, from ARC parts to Scrappy’s fruit.
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BlueprintsARC Raiders Blueprints
The blueprint you pick, handed over in a raid, so a new station level can craft it.
Workshop upgrade materials for levels 1 to 3
Level 1 asks mostly for common salvage. Every level 2 and 3 upgrade also needs a part taken from an ARC machine, such as a Wasp Driver or a Bastion Cell.
| Station | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith | 20 Metal Parts, 30 Rubber Parts | 3 Rusted Tools, 5 Mechanical Components, 8 Wasp Driver | 3 Rusted Gear, 5 Advanced Mechanical Components, 4 Sentinel Firing Core |
| Gear Bench | 25 Plastic Parts, 30 Fabric | 3 Power Cable, 5 Electrical Components, 5 Hornet Driver | 3 Industrial Battery, 5 Advanced Electrical Components, 6 Bastion Cell |
| Medical Lab | 50 Fabric, 6 ARC Alloy | 2 Cracked Bioscanner, 5 Durable Cloth, 8 Tick Pod | 3 Rusted Shut Medical Kit, 8 Antiseptic, 5 Surveyor Vault |
| Explosives Station | 50 Chemicals, 6 ARC Alloy | 3 Synthesized Fuel, 5 Crude Explosives, 5 Pop Trigger | 3 Laboratory Reagents, 5 Explosive Compound, 3 Rocketeer Driver |
| Utility Station | 50 Plastic Parts, 6 ARC Alloy | 2 Damaged Heat Sink, 5 Electrical Components, 6 Snitch Scanner | 3 Fried Motherboard, 5 Advanced Electrical Components, 4 Leaper Pulse Unit |
| Refiner | 60 Metal Parts, 5 ARC Powercell | 3 Toaster, 5 ARC Motion Core, 8 Fireball Burner | 3 Motor, 10 ARC Circuitry, 6 Bombardier Cell |
Blueprints decide which recipes a level can actually craft. How to find them is in our ARC Raiders blueprints guide.
Which workshop station to upgrade 1st
- Gunsmith. It builds the guns and attachments, so combat players raise it early.
- Refiner. It turns basic salvage into the components that later levels ask for, which saves raids.
- Medical Lab or Gear Bench. Better healing items and shields follow.
- Explosives and Utility. Raise them when your loadout leans on grenades or gadgets.
Keep the ARC parts each level names. Selling a Wasp Driver or a Tick Pod early means hunting that machine again later.
Scrappy upgrades: level 1 to 5
Scrappy brings basic materials home from your raids, such as Metal Parts, Fabric, Plastic Parts, Chemicals and Rubber Parts. Each level raises what he collects.
| Scrappy level | Items to upgrade |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | 1 Dog Collar |
| Level 3 | 3 Lemon, 3 Apricot |
| Level 4 | 6 Prickly Pear, 6 Olives, 1 Cat Bed |
| Level 5 | 12 Mushroom, 12 Apricot, 3 Very Comfortable Pillow |
The Outpost and the Research Station (Frozen Trail)
The Frozen Trail update of 8 October 2026 added the Outpost, your own base, with a new 
Research Station inside it. Unlocking the Outpost opens the Research Station.
Research there unlocks new blueprints, furniture designs and Weapon Amplification nodes. Level 1 needs 35 Planks, 5 Battered Paperback and 3 Mini Pump.
| Research Station level | Items named for the upgrade |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Calculator, Raider Logbook, Skulker Targeter |
| Level 3 | Differential Microphone, Exodus Technical Handbook, Bully Fragmenter |
| Level 4 | Thermal Shaker, ARC Data Module, Frigate Inductor |
Getting your Workshop leveled with LFCarry
A PRO raises your stations on your account, so you craft the gear you want sooner.
- Station leveling. A single bench across a range of levels, Scrappy, or every station to its max.
- Materials. The exact parts you are missing for the next level.
- Blueprints. The recipe a new station level needs before it can craft.
From the source
Official“Highlights: Amplified Weapons; The Outpost, including a new Research Bench. Unlocking the outpost will unlock access to the research station.”
FAQ
Open the Workshop tab in Speranza and pick a station. Bring every listed material to your stash, then press upgrade.
There are 7: the Workbench, Gunsmith, Gear Bench, Medical Lab, Explosives Station, Utility Station and Refiner. Frozen Trail added the Research Station in the Outpost on top of them.
No. The Workbench stays at level 1 and crafts the basics. Each of the other 6 stations has upgrade levels that cost materials.
Gunsmith level 2 takes 3 Rusted Tools, 5 Mechanical Components and 8 Wasp Driver. The Wasp Drivers are the ARC part on that list.
Start with the Gunsmith for weapons, then the Refiner. The Refiner turns basic salvage into the components later levels ask for.
Level 2 takes a Dog Collar, and level 3 takes 3 Lemon and 3 Apricot. Levels 4 and 5 ask for fruit, mushrooms and loot like the Cat Bed.
Unlock the Outpost, added in the Frozen Trail update of 8 October 2026. The Research Station opens with it, and level 1 needs Planks, Battered Paperback and Mini Pump.
- New page: every ARC Raiders workshop station's level 1 to 3 materials, the build order, Scrappy's levels and the Frozen Trail Research Station.