ARC Raiders Grappling Hook Blueprint: Location and Crafting Recipe

The Grappling Hook is an Uncommon Quick Use gadget added to ARC Raiders in the Frozen Trail update. Aim it at almost any surface, let it anchor, and you can climb, rappel down, or swing across gaps under your own control. That manual movement is what separates it from the Legendary Snap Hook, which reels you toward a target on its own.

Quick answer: Buy one from the Nomadic Envoys trader for 9,000 in trade value, or reach Level 12 on the free Frozen Trail Reward Pass to claim the blueprint, then craft it at a Utility Station Level 1 using 2 Rope, 1 Cable Stripper, and 1 Mechanical Component.

Grappling Hook stats and how it works

The Grappling Hook occupies a Quick Use slot and has a weight of 5. Its reach is 20 meters, and its value is 1,200 Coins. Using it to swing, climb, or rappel consumes stamina; check your meter before attempting a lengthy ascent or crossing a gap. Around Pendola Pass’s steep terrain, it can help you get into position or retreat when a fight turns against you.

Reward Passes menu previewing a Grappling Hook with rope, with reward tiers 1 to 6 listed on the left. — The Reward Passes screen shows the Grappling Hook, an uncommon Quick Use item at tier 6, which needs another 900 to collect.

Break down a used hook to recover 1 Rope and 1 Cable Stripper. To restore 50 durability, repair a worn hook using 1 Rope and 1 Cable Stripper.

Buy a Grappling Hook from the Nomadic Envoys trader

The Nomadic Envoys deal in barter rather than Coins, and they stock the Grappling Hook. The Envoys unlock once you reach level 25. Their vendor, Cassio, keeps the hook in limited stock.

From the main hub, open the TRADERS tab and select NOMADIC ENVOYS on the map to open Cassio’s shop.

Open the Traders map and pick Nomadic Envoys to reach Cassio's barter shop. Shown at 00:08 in JA Guides Gaming’s video. Image: Embark Studios

Under the TRADES tab, highlight the Grappling Hook to see its stats and trade cost, then press E to open the Select Items window.

Add items from your inventory until their combined worth meets or passes the 9,000 required item value, or press Auto Select, then confirm with Trade. The hook lands in your stash once the trade completes.

Item selection screen — The Select Items screen tracks your offered goods against the 9,000 value quota before you confirm the trade. Shown at 00:22 in JA Guides Gaming’s video. Image: Embark Studios

Grab a Grappling Hook from Frozen Trail quests

Several Frozen Trail missions hand you a hook as a quest supply item. Boarding The Frigate and Tracks Of The Beast each grant one when you accept them, which is enough to try the gadget before you ever unlock the blueprint.

Boarding the Frigate quest — Missions like Boarding The Frigate list the Grappling Hook under Quest Supplies, granting one when you accept. Image: Embark Studios / via @QuickTipshow

Before you deploy, open your inventory and move the hook from the stash into a Quick Use slot so it is ready in the raid.

A quest-supplied hook is lost if you die in the raid, so it is a loaner rather than a permanent copy. The free Frozen Trail Reward Pass also awards two ready-made Grappling Hooks at Level 6.

Claim the blueprint on the Frozen Trail Reward Pass

If you want to make hooks whenever you like, you need the blueprint. The free track of the Frozen Trail Reward Pass carries it, so no premium pass is required.

Make the Frozen Trail Reward Pass your active pass. Points count toward only one pass at once; with the Legacy pass active, they’ll be credited there instead.

Complete Feats to collect Reward Points; these tasks reset each day. Each of the three weekly milestones grants 250 points, giving you 750 additional points per week.

Once you hit Level 12, claim the Grappling Hook Blueprint. Collecting it adds the recipe immediately, allowing you to go directly to crafting.

Frozen Trail Reward Pass Method — The Grappling Hook Blueprint sits on the free Frozen Trail track at Level 12. Image: Embark Studios / via @AlphaZinGaming

Research the blueprint at your Outpost

You can also learn the recipe through the Workshop’s Research Station, as long as your Outpost is running.

Unlock the Outpost, then build Research Station I in the Workshop. Construction costs 35 Planks, 5 Battered Paperbacks, and 3 Mini Pumps.

Workshop stations grid with Research Station I highlighted, a tooltip, and a panel listing Planks, Battered Paperback and Mini Pump requirements. — The Workshop Stations menu shows Research Station I selected, requiring Planks, Battered Paperback and Mini Pump, and displaying the message Requires Outpost.

Queue the Grappling Hook Blueprint for study at the Research Station. Researching it takes 2,000 Research Points and 10 Rope.

Finish the research to learn the blueprint immediately. Unlike a looted copy, this route does not need a separate consume action.

Find the blueprint as loot

The blueprint can also drop in the world, though it has no fixed spawn and is not guaranteed anywhere. While scavenging, open containers such as Weapon Cases and Raider Caches. Raiding during a Night Raid or Electromagnetic Storm improves your odds.

Reward passes track with a Grappling Hook Blueprint, a folded sheet of blue plans, shown in the center preview. — The REWARD PASSES screen shows the level 12 reward Grappling Hook Blueprint, with 1,800 more needed to collect it.

Craft the Grappling Hook at a Utility Station

With the blueprint learned, build the hook at a Utility Station Level 1. The ingredients are cheap and common across the surface.

Material	Quantity
Rope	2
Cable Stripper	1
Mechanical Component	1

Look for Rope, an Uncommon Topside Material, in commercial or residential areas, or buy it from Celeste for 10 Assorted Seeds. Industrial and mechanical loot can contain Cable Stripper, also an Uncommon Topside Material. Both materials stack in your inventory, so keep a small reserve if you plan to bring a hook on every raid.

Confirm the blueprint is learned

For a blueprint copy you found or purchased, choose it in Speranza and select Learn and Consume. The copy will be used and marked with a checkmark, confirming the recipe is registered and preventing you from consuming that copy again. Getting the recipe through the Reward Pass or Research Station registers it automatically, so there’s no copy to use.

Once the checkmark shows, open the Utility Station Level 1 crafting list and you can make a Grappling Hook any time you have the materials.

Grappling Hook vs the other Frozen Trail gadgets

The hook arrived alongside three other Quick Use gadgets that handle movement and control in different ways. Here is how they line up.

Gadget	Rarity	Weight	Range
Grappling Hook	Uncommon	5	20m
Snap Hook	Legendary	5	20m
Tether Launcher	Rare	5	—
Yank Grenade	Uncommon	0.35	—

The Snap Hook lets you climb structures and automatically haul yourself over distance; it sells for 14,000. The Tether Launcher fires two shots, attaching a line between their impact points to connect them. When the Yank Grenade hits, it anchors a line and pulls its target back toward the landing point; it stacks up to three. By contrast, the Grappling Hook leaves all movement control in your hands.