The Crash Mat arrived with the Riven Tides update as an uncommon deployable that cancels almost all fall damage when you land on its inflatable cushion. The schematic is part of the new loot pool tied to the Riven Tides map, and there is no fixed spawn point that guarantees it.
Where the Crash Mat blueprint spawns
The blueprint is in the general scavenging pool on Riven Tides rather than locked behind a quest, trial, or major map condition. It can appear in bins, drawers, lockers, and standard containers spread across the map's points of interest.
Two patterns are worth knowing before you start farming. First, red lockers on Riven Tides have shown a higher hit rate for the new Riven Tides utility blueprints, including the Crash Mat. Second, blueprints in general drop more frequently from First Wave Caches during the Hurricane major map condition, so if Hurricane is active, prioritize those caches alongside your normal sweep.
The Hotel Panorama Azzurro and the surrounding beachfront containers are productive spots because they pack a high density of searchable furniture in a small area. The Beachcombing minor condition can also reveal buried containers via the Dockmaster's Detector, which adds extra loot rolls without changing the underlying drop pool.
Crash Mat crafting requirements
Once the blueprint is in your stash, head to Speranza, select it, and choose Learn and Consume. The recipe then appears at the Utility Workbench. The bench must be upgraded to Tier 2 before the Crash Mat will craft.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Type | Throwable / deployable consumable |
| Workbench | Utility Workbench, Tier 2 |
| Materials | 1× Electrical Components, 1× Durable Cloth |
| Uses per craft | Single use |
| Blueprint sell price | 5,000 (if already learned) |
Both materials are common enough that you can keep a stack of Crash Mats on hand once the blueprint is learned. Durable Cloth is crafted from basic cloth, and Electrical Components show up reliably in electrical containers and as scrap.
How the Crash Mat behaves in a raid
Equip it like any other throwable. Aiming downward, throw it at the spot where you intend to land. The mat inflates on contact with the ground and a small puff of smoke marks the deployed cushion.
Land directly on top of the inflated surface and fall damage is reduced to a small fraction of what an unassisted drop would deal. The recovery animation is also faster than a hard landing, which matters when you are dropping into a fight or sprinting toward exfil.
Two things to keep in mind. The deployed mat is small, so a sloppy throw or a drift mid-fall can miss it entirely and you take full damage. It is also single-use per mat, so a teammate cannot follow you down onto the same one.
Faster route through the Miniature Voyage event
If the blueprint hunt is not cooperating, the Crash Mat consumable itself is available as a reward through the Miniature Voyage event for 2,700 merit points. That bypasses the blueprint entirely and gives you the throwable to use, though it does not unlock crafting. To craft your own supply on demand, you still need the blueprint to drop.
Confirming the unlock
After consuming the blueprint in Speranza, the Crash Mat entry in your blueprint list shows a checkmark and can no longer be used. The recipe then appears in the Utility Workbench crafting menu at Tier 2. If the recipe does not show up, the workbench is still at Tier 1 and needs upgrading before the Crash Mat will appear.