Scrap collectors and scavengers know rusted gears aren’t just junk-they’re the backbone of your crafting arsenal in Arc Raiders. But finding them can be trickier than surviving a Raider ambush. Here’s where these prized pieces of metal hide-and how to gather them fast.
Rusted gears are, weirdly in a futuristic apocalypse, one of the most sought after items in Arc Raiders. Unfortunately, they’re also pretty rare. Rusted tools seem to show up in every other container, but rusted gears are much more scarce. Unfortunately, they’re required to upgrade the gunsmith bench in the workshop, so you’ll need to hunt for them if you want to craft better weapons.
Best maps to farm rusted gears quickly
The fastest maps to farm Rusted Gears are Dam Battlegrounds and Buried City, with Spaceport and Blue Gate as higher-risk alternatives.
Safest, fastest overall
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Dam Battlegrounds is widely recommended as the best all-round map for quick mechanical loot runs, thanks to dense containers and convenient extractions.
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On this map, Scrapyard and the Primary Facility Loading Bay stand out; runs here commonly yield multiple mechanical items (including Rusted Gears or equivalent tools) in a few minutes.
Quick Buried City runs
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Buried City’s northwest sector (Warehouse, Marano Station, Parking Garage) is often cited as the single most lucrative route for Rusted Gears per run.
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These spots are packed with cars and generators; breaching them one by one usually gives two to three Rusted Gears in a loop, though the route is longer than Dam Battlegrounds sprints.
High-risk maps if you’re geared
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Spaceport offers very strong mechanical loot in areas like Vehicle Maintenance and similar industrial POIs, but enemy density makes farming slower and riskier.
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Blue Gate has decent industrial locations (e.g., Warehouse-style and checkpoint areas), but documentation and routing are less clear, so it’s better once you already know the map w
Fastest route for Rusted Gears on Buried City map
On Buried City, the fastest consistent Rusted Gear route is a northwest loop hitting Warehouse → Marano Station → Parking Garage, breaching every car and generator along the way.
Step-by-step route
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Spawn and head to Warehouse first; on the eastern side of the building there are two generators next to each other that have an especially high chance to contain Rusted Gears.
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From Warehouse, move west to Marano Station and clear the northern car park, opening every car hood and any visible generators.
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Finish by going northwest to the multi-story Parking Garage, sweeping each level for cars and mechanical containers; this area is dense with vehicles and usually yields at least one Gear per visit.
How to run it quickly
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Ignore regular loot rooms and sprint between these three POIs, focusing only on cars, buses, and generators, then extract via the nearby metro once your inventory is full.
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Repeat the same loop in new instances; players report averaging two to three Rusted Gears per complete Warehouse-Marano-Garage circuit when spawns are favorable.
