ARC Raiders players have a guaranteed way to unlock the Anvil blueprint this week. Ermal is carrying it through the Nomadic Envoys store during the August 3–9 rotation, replacing the usual hunt through random loot containers with a direct trade.
The Anvil blueprint costs five Rocketeer Drivers, five Vaporizer Regulators, and five Leaper Pulse Units. You need all 15 ARC parts before the weekly offer disappears. The trade is expensive, but it removes the luck involved in finding the blueprint topside.
This guide explains where to make the trade, what each required part comes from, when the offer ends, how to learn the blueprint, and whether spending those materials makes sense for your account.
ARC Raiders Anvil blueprint trade at a glance
- Vendor: Ermal at Nomadic Envoys in Speranza
- Available: August 3–9, 2026
- Rocketeer Driver: 5
- Vaporizer Regulator: 5
- Leaper Pulse Unit: 5
- Reward: Anvil Blueprint
- Best for: players who have not already learned the Anvil recipe
The official weekly graphic names August 3–9 as the active window. It does not give a universal reset hour, so use the countdown shown inside the Nomadic Envoys menu as the final deadline for your platform and region. Waiting until the last minute is risky if you still need to farm several bosses.
How to buy the Anvil blueprint from Ermal
You do not need to extract with this blueprint or hope it appears in a chest. The purchase happens safely in Speranza.
- Open the Nomadic Envoys area in Speranza.
- Select Ermal and look through the current weekly offers.
- Find the Anvil Blueprint offer.
- Make sure your stash contains five Rocketeer Drivers, five Vaporizer Regulators, and five Leaper Pulse Units.
- Complete the trade before Ermal’s August 3–9 inventory rotates out.
- Select the blueprint in your inventory and choose Learn and Consume.
Learning consumes the item and permanently adds the Anvil recipe to the current account progression. Do not leave the blueprint sitting in your inventory once you buy it. Consuming it immediately prevents you from accidentally selling or moving it while cleaning your stash.
If the trade button is unavailable, check the quantity of every part separately. Having enough total material value is not enough for this offer. Ermal asks for the three named parts in exact quantities.
Where to get Rocketeer Drivers
Rocketeer Drivers come from Rocketeers. These flying ARC enemies attack from range and can turn an open fight into a long missile chase, so the safest farm is one you can finish without getting pinned between the machine and another Raider team.
Listen for the Rocketeer before committing to the fight, keep hard cover close, and clear smaller ARC units that can interrupt your movement. Once the Rocketeer goes down, search every piece of its wreckage. ARC materials can be split across the remains, and leaving too early may cost you a Driver.
You need five Drivers for Ermal’s Anvil trade. If your stash already contains some, move them out of any loadout or project allocation you do not intend to use. The vendor checks what is available to spend, not what you remember collecting in earlier runs.
Where to get Vaporizer Regulators
Vaporizer Regulators are looted from Vaporizers. These machines are associated with the Close Scrutiny map condition, making that condition the most direct place to look when you need Regulators rather than general loot.
Bring a loadout that can handle a durable ARC target and leave room for the parts. The Regulators are the point of the run, so do not fill every safe slot with low-value items before the fight. If you secure the final Regulators needed for the trade, extraction is worth more than extending the raid for another random container.
The Anvil offer needs five Vaporizer Regulators. Players also use these parts for other progression goals, which is one reason the trade feels costly. Check any active project before spending them so the blueprint does not unexpectedly delay a reward you value more.
Where to get Leaper Pulse Units
Leaper Pulse Units drop from Leapers. Their speed and jumping attacks make them dangerous in tight areas, especially if you begin the fight without enough space to track their movement.
Fight from an area with a clear escape route and avoid standing against walls or clutter that can trap your camera. A controlled kill is more useful than a fast one if it lets you keep the Pulse Units and extract. As with other large ARC targets, check the full wreckage before moving on.
You need five Leaper Pulse Units. If this is the last material blocking the trade, prioritize Leaper encounters instead of hoping the units appear through unrelated looting. Ermal’s offer ends with the weekly rotation, while a normal blueprint drop remains random.
Is Ermal’s Anvil blueprint trade worth it?
It is worth considering if you have never learned the Anvil blueprint and want a guaranteed unlock. The normal route depends on finding the right blueprint in Raider Containers, earning it through Trials, or receiving it from another player. Even good farming routes cannot promise that the next blueprint will be an Anvil.
The trade is less attractive if you already own the recipe. A learned blueprint cannot be consumed a second time, so a duplicate mainly becomes a trade, gift, or sale item. Spending 15 high-value ARC parts for a duplicate is difficult to justify unless you have a specific plan for it.
Your decision should also depend on how painful the material farm is for your account:
- Buy it now if bad luck has kept the recipe out of your collection and you regularly use the Anvil.
- Think first if the required parts are reserved for an important project or workshop goal.
- Skip it if the Anvil recipe is already learned and you only want another gun to use.
- Use the normal route if you enjoy blueprint runs and do not mind waiting beyond August 9.
The Anvil itself can be purchased as a weapon through normal game systems, so the blueprint is about repeatable crafting rather than access to the gun for one raid. Players who use it often get more value from the permanent recipe than players who only bring it occasionally.
How to learn and craft the Anvil
After buying the blueprint, return to your inventory in Speranza, select it, and use Learn and Consume. The item disappears because it has been converted into a permanent recipe.
The Anvil can then be crafted at the Gunsmith. Current ARC Raiders item databases list the base recipe as five Mechanical Components and six Simple Gun Parts. Check the recipe displayed in your own Gunsmith before spending materials, since balance updates can change a crafting cost or bench requirement.
The crafted weapon is an Anvil I. Higher versions require additional upgrades and materials, but the blueprint removes the need to find or buy a fresh base Anvil every time you lose one topside.
The gun rewards accurate shots. It hits hard at medium range and uses heavy ammunition, but its slower firing rhythm makes missed shots costly. Pair it with a weapon that feels comfortable at close range if you do not want the Anvil carrying every fight.
Can you get the Anvil blueprint after August 9?
Yes. August 9 is the deadline for Ermal’s guaranteed trade, not the removal of the Anvil blueprint from ARC Raiders.
The blueprint can still appear through regular scavenging. Community databases list it in the Raider Container loot pool across all maps and map conditions, and it can also appear as a Trials reward. Those routes remain luck-based, so a good container location improves the number of chances you get without guaranteeing the Anvil itself.
Raider Containers, weapon cases, and other high-value human loot spots are reasonable targets after the vendor rotation. Once you find a blueprint during a raid, extracting becomes the priority. A random Anvil blueprint is not permanently learned until you return to Speranza and consume it.
What else is in Ermal’s August 3–9 store?
The Anvil blueprint is the clearest progression item in this rotation, but it is not the only offer. Ermal also has the Dirt Full face style, the Dolabra energy shotgun, a Power Rod, Heavy Gun Parts, Advanced Mechanical Components, an Anvil Splitter, Raider Tokens, and other goods.
Each offer uses a different list or value of trade items. Do not assume the three-part Anvil cost applies to the rest of the store. Open the individual offer and compare it with your current projects before turning rare loot into a cosmetic or component you can get another way.
The weekly Trials also send players to the Port Authority Building on Riven Tides, ask them to damage Vaporizers, destroy Wasps, deliver carriables, and deal ARC damage with a single Explosive Mine. The Vaporizer task lines up naturally with the hunt for Regulators, so it is possible to make progress on both goals in the same rotation.
Quick answers
How much does the Anvil blueprint cost from Ermal?
It costs five Rocketeer Drivers, five Vaporizer Regulators, and five Leaper Pulse Units.
When does the ARC Raiders Anvil blueprint offer end?
The official rotation runs through August 9, 2026. Check the timer in the Nomadic Envoys menu for the exact reset time shown on your platform.
Is the Anvil blueprint guaranteed?
Yes, the Ermal trade is guaranteed once you have all required parts. Normal loot drops are still random.
Should I buy the blueprint if I already learned it?
Usually no. A duplicate cannot be learned again, so save the ARC parts unless you specifically want the blueprint for another purpose.
Where do I use the Anvil blueprint?
Use Learn and Consume in Speranza, then craft the Anvil through the Gunsmith.
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