The Blaze Grenade blueprint is real, it’s craftable, and it’s one of the most useful PvE unlocks in Arc Raiders. It’s also elusive. If you’ve been topside for hours and haven’t seen it, you’re not alone — the drop pool is wide and loot is contextual, so the right containers matter as much as time spent searching.
Blaze Grenade crafting requirements (at a glance)
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Bench tier | Explosives Station III |
| Blueprint rarity | Legendary |
| Materials | Explosive Compound + Oil |
Once learned, the recipe appears on the Explosives Station when it’s upgraded to tier 3. Live updates can tweak material counts, but the bill centers on Explosive Compound and Oil. If you pick up duplicates later, you can sell them — the system supports repeat drops.
Where the Blaze Grenade blueprint drops
Blueprints surface from a mix of world containers, keyed rooms, and event caches. These are credible, repeatable places to check; none are guaranteed every raid, and the containers may be empty if someone beat you there.
| Map | Container or spot | Mode / notes |
|---|---|---|
| Buried City | Cabinet drawers inside buildings | Standard raids |
| Blue Gate | Under a car hood | Often seen on Night Raid |
| Dam Battlegrounds | Cylindrical “grenade bags” | Good for grenade BPs in general |
| Dam Battlegrounds | East Broken Bridge — hidden gap with “special containers” | High traffic, not always a gun case; can be med/ammo |
| Blue Gate | Under-highway raider hideout | Similar special-container behavior |
| Spaceport | Raider cache during Uncovered Caches/cache events | Events run on a schedule; caches can include blueprints |
- Keyed rooms: Locked interiors are a solid bet for grenade and attachment blueprints. If you have keys from quest lines or hatches, use them.
- Contextual loot: “Grenade bags,” car hoods, lockers, and drawers tend to roll grenade-related drops more often than generic furniture.
- Night Raids: Full-duration sessions give more time to circuit multiple POIs and event spawns in one go.
Why Blaze Grenades are worth the hunt
Fire is brutally effective against ground ARCs. Blaze Grenades create sustained burn that ticks damage on multiple components at once, forcing Bastions and Bombardiers to stand in punishing DoT while you reposition. They’re also practical in PvP as area denial — to block a doorway, punish a downed revive, or cut off a push — though pure damage against players trails the heavy-hitting blue grenades.
- Ground ARC burst without Wolfpack: You can reliably melt Bombardiers and Bastions by chaining Blaze Grenades and adding a few shots while they “hug” cover.
- Fast XP ramps: Damage ticks award XP. Players chaining Blaze Grenades on ground ARCs report roughly 2,000–3,000 XP per grenade in sustained fights, plus 500 XP per husk part looted.
- Cheap to field: Once you own the BP and bench, the material bill is modest compared to exotic PvE options.
How many Blaze Grenades to plan for (typical counts)
| ARC target | Blaze Grenades | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bombardier | ~3 full-duration burns | Clear nearby drones/wasps first; keep it in the fire and add gun damage |
| Bastion | ~3–4 full-duration burns | Use cover to force a “hug,” then stack burns |
These are practical, repeatable numbers with basic gun follow-up. If you’re also carrying Wolfpacks or a Hullcracker, the counts drop further, but Blaze offers the best cost-to-output ratio for everyday PvE routes.
An efficient XP loop that leans on Blaze Grenades (solo)
Target Buried City for tight travel and reliable spawns. Head to the Santa Maria block: it frequently has a security locker with extra nades, and a Bombardier or Bastion tends to patrol right outside. Pull the ARC to the building, stack Blaze Grenades while it sticks to the facade, then sprint the husk and tap each part for additional XP. From there, pivot to Marano Park for a second ground ARC, then the parking garage roof for a third. Southern extract is nearby if the server gets noisy.
- Session yield: 2–3 ground ARC kills with husk part taps often adds up to ~40–50k XP in about 10 minutes when routes line up.
- Risk profile: Most third parties show up at the husk. Use smokes, watch lines of approach, and don’t get greedy on the last few parts if shots are close.
Practical looting and movement tips
- Special-container ledge grabs: At the East Broken Bridge gap on Dam, hold jump while falling to catch the lower ledge. If you mantle the first ledge by mistake, drop and re-grab to avoid climbing back up.
- Zipline/Snaphook access: Some rooftop or bridge stashes assume you’ll bring a zipline or Snaphook. It’s often the cleanest way in and out.
- Check fast, move on: If a stash is empty, it was likely looted. Don’t linger — rotate to the next POI instead of waiting for a respawn that won’t come.
- Key rooms first: If you’re carrying valuable keys, prioritize those interiors early in the timer before the map converges.
Troubleshooting common questions
- “Does the Blaze Grenade blueprint actually exist?” Yes. It’s a Legendary blueprint that unlocks a recipe on Explosives Station III.
- “Can I craft Blaze Grenades?” Yes, with the blueprint learned and your Explosives Station at tier 3. The recipe uses Explosive Compound and Oil.
- “Is there a guaranteed spawn for the blueprint?” No. Some hidden spots frequently spawn “special containers,” but what’s inside varies and may be gone if someone looted it earlier.
- “Are Blaze Grenades best against players?” They shine against ARCs. In PvP, use them to deny space or finish downs; other blue grenades deliver more raw burst.
If your stash is full of Wolfpacks or you’re running a Hullcracker, keep Blaze in rotation for cheaper clears and flexible denial. If you’re still hunting the blueprint, focus your routes on contextual containers, keyed rooms, and event caches — and expect to make a few trips before it finally drops.
