How to Get Wolfpacks in ARC Raiders

With the recent balancing updates (Trailblazer nerf against the big ARC), the Wolfpack has solidified its role as the premier tool for taking down Large ARC units. Its ability to bombard the big ARC with damage makes it a staple for high-tier PvE and a necessity for pushing Trial scores every week. While it no longer requires Sensors, the new recipe is more expensive, requiring a dedicated farm for refined ARC parts. This guide explains how to easily get Explosive Compound and ARC Motion Cores needed to craft Wolfpacks in ARC Raiders.

The Crafting Recipe for Wolfpacks in ARC Raiders (2026)

To craft a Wolfpack at your Explosives Station, you now require high-tier refined materials. The recipe has been updated to:

• 1× Wolfpack Blueprint (Learned and Consumed)
• 3× Explosive Compound (Increased from 2)
• 2× ARC Motion Cores (Replaces Sensors)

Finding the Wolfpack Blueprint (Night Raids)

The Wolfpack Blueprint spawns in Residential Containers during Night Raids. The main strategy is targeting high-density residential areas during a Night Raid on maps like Dam Battlegrounds or Stella Montis.

For a detailed guide on how to find the blueprint, refer to our dedicated article: How to Find Wolfpack Blueprint in ARC Raiders.

Farming for Explosive Compounds

Explosive Compound is a refined material. While it can drop from Industrial Zones and containers on various maps, the drop rate is quite low and the most reliable way to get 3 units is to craft them at Refiner Level 2.

Recipe:
2× Oil + 2× Crude Explosives = 1× Explosive Compound.

The Stella Montis Oil Route

Spawn at Loading Bay and run toward the Robotic Sandbox:

• Scrap everything: Loot Polluted Air Filters (2 Oil) and Water Pumps (1 Oil) from green shipping containers.
• The Motor Trick: Find the Motors at the bottom of the Loading Bay zipline. Important: Scrap the Motor inside the raid (salvage) to get 3 Oil. If you wait until you extract, the hideout recycling only gives you 2 Oil.
• Crude Explosives: Farm the “Pop” units in the Hydroponic Domes (Dam) or recycle Pop Triggers. 1x Pop Trigger = 1x Crude Explosive. Or just farm Seeds and Chemicals in Stella Montis Seed Vault to buy and craft up Chemicals into Crude Explosives.

Getting ARC Motion Cores

Motion Cores are the new bottleneck for Wolfpack crafting. Here are some effective tips to get a bunch of them easily if you are willing to do some planning:

• Prospecting Probes. Wait for the Prospecting Probes event – check Metaforge Event Timers to make sure you don’t miss it on the rotation. Listen for the distinct sound of probes on the map and breach every probe you find. There are so many of them active during this event that you can easily fill your entire inventory with ARC Motion Cores in a single run.

• Solo Farm: ARC Surveyors. These are the large rolling balls found in the open plains of Blue Gate or Dam. They are the least dangerous “Big ARC” and have a high chance of dropping 1–2 cores.

• Hunt Big ARC: If the event is down, target Bastions or Bombardiers. These heavy units are guaranteed sources for cores if you can handle the firepower.

• The Alloy Shortcut: If you can’t find a big ARC, you can craft Motion Cores at your Refiner Level 2 using 8× ARC Alloy.

Extra Tips to get Wolfpacks in ARC Raiders

• The Electromagnetic Storm Method: During an Electromagnetic Storm, look for the glow of Fossilized Lightning on the ground where the lightning bolt just struck – the spawn is very rare, but it’s worth picking these up if you spot one. 1x Fossilized Lightning recycles into 3× Explosive Compound—exactly enough for one Wolfpack.

• The Celeste Tax: Visit Celeste in Speranza every 24 hours. She sells 10x Oil for Assorted Seeds. A single “Seed Run” through the Stella Seed Vault can fund your Wolfpack production for that week.

More ARC Raiders Resources

Now that you know how to get Explosive Compound, check out the best locations to get Oil and if you are still looking for any missing Blueprints – check out our guide on How to Get Every Blueprint in ARC Raiders.

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