Weapons are the main line of defense between you and any enemy you come across in ARC Raiders Items. While you have some secondary equipment and even your teammates to help you survive, it's the weapons that you take with you into every drop that will largely determine if you extract unscathed or not. For that reason, you'll need to know how to upgrade your weapons in Arc Raiders early and often.

At the start of your Arc Raiders account, you have very little to work with in the way of weapons. You'll be able to take a free loadout into drops, but beyond that, it's up to you to find more weapons and then upgrade them to become even more powerful. Upgrading your weapons isn't so simple, though, as you need resources and a stronger workbench. Below, we'll show you how to upgrade your weapons workbench in Arc Raiders so you can then use it to get upgraded and stronger weapons, which acts as one of our many Arc Raiders tips to offer.

You can easily obtain these resources by looting in your first couple of drops, but you also get them for completing some of the tutorial quests in Arc Raiders. If you don't see any Rubber or Metal Parts in your inventory, make sure you're recycling all the junk you have. Breaking down objects can easily yield the number of Rubber and Metal Parts you need. Specifically, look for ARC technology and scrap gear, like parachutes, to break down so you get the resources.

Once you have enough Rubber and Metal Parts, head into your Workshop at the main lobby. Here, you can click "Install" to craft the "Gunsmith I" station. The Workshop also allows you to craft several other stations, so make sure you keep those in mind when you're scavenging for resources.

To upgrade a weapon via the Gunsmith, click on its ARC Raiders Items for sale station inside your Workshop. You'll see a few different tabs at the top of your screen, and one of them is labeled "Weapon Upgrades." In the Weapon Upgrades tab, you'll get a view of every weapon that can currently be upgraded.