ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo is called Launcher Ammo in-game. You can buy it from Tian Wen, make it at a level 1 Workbench or loot it from certain ARC machines. For the November Week 6 Trials, you’ll need enough rounds to build a strong damage score in a single raid.
Tian Wen still sells the ammunition, but no longer sells the Hullcracker weapon. Embark moved that weapon into the Nomadic Envoys’ rotating offers in October’s Frozen Trail 2.0 update. If you’re seeing the rounds but not the gun, that’s why.
Where to get ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo
There are three reliable places to look for ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo before going Topside. Buying and crafting are predictable; looting the right ARC enemies can help refill your stash, but drops aren’t guaranteed.
| Method | What to do | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Buy from Tian Wen | Check the Launcher Ammo offer | Daily purchase limit applies |
| Craft at Workbench 1 | Use 1 ARC Motion Core and 2 Crude Explosives | Currently listed recipe gives 6 rounds |
| Loot ARC | Search suitable machines and wrecks, including Bombardiers | Drops aren’t guaranteed |
The crafting recipe and six-round output appear in multiple current item databases. Embark’s patch notes confirm the ammo shop changes but don’t spell out that recipe, so use your own Workbench screen as the final check after any update.
Where to buy ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo from Tian Wen
Open Tian Wen’s trader screen and find Launcher Ammo. Current item listings show six rounds for 4,500 Coins, with the offer unlocking at Raider level 12. Embark’s Frozen Trail 2.0 notes confirm that Launcher Ammo now has a daily purchase limit, so you can’t simply keep buying packs indefinitely.
If ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo isn’t listed, check your level and whether you’ve reached Tian Wen’s daily limit. Don’t go looking for the weapon in the same shop: the Hullcracker itself was moved to a different trader.
At 4,500 Coins for six rounds, ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo adds up quickly. Take enough for the fights you intend to pick rather than filling your entire loadout at the expense of heals and extraction supplies.
How to craft ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo
At Workbench level 1, current item listings give the Launcher Ammo recipe as:
- 1 ARC Motion Core
- 2 Crude Explosives
- Result: 6 Launcher Ammo rounds
This is the ammunition recipe, not the Hullcracker weapon recipe. The rounds can be crafted at Workbench 1 without learning a separate Launcher Ammo blueprint. You’ll still need to collect the ARC Motion Core and Crude Explosives, so keep an eye out for those materials during regular scavenging.
Use the Workbench, not the Explosives Station, even though the recipe consumes Crude Explosives. The Explosives Station guide covers other recipes; you don’t need that station to make these rounds.
Can ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo drop from ARC enemies?
Bombardiers are one of the documented sources of Launcher Ammo. The community item wiki also lists Rocketeers, Rocketeer Husks and ARC Turbines. Search the loot after a fight, but don’t plan an entire run around one guaranteed drop. None of these sources promises a fixed number of rounds.
If you’re completely out of ammunition, buying or crafting is the better starting point. Fighting a Bombardier in the hope of finding rounds can cost more equipment than you recover.
How to get a Hullcracker after the trader changes
Since the Frozen Trail 2.0 update, Hullcracker and Anvil weapons have moved from Tian Wen to the Nomadic Envoys. Cassio handles the current rotating offers, and community listings for 10–16 November show Hullcracker II with a barter value of 30,000. That’s a trade in valuables, not a 30,000-Coin shop purchase. Check the live offer for the precise materials and quantity remaining.
You can also get a Hullcracker I by completing Celeste’s Disrupting the Frigate quest. The reward is confirmed in current quest records. Our Disrupting the Frigate guide covers the power cores, cargo puzzle and enemies involved.
Hullcracker upgrade tiers use Launcher Ammo, and so does the Rascal. There’s one important Trials distinction: although the Rascal fires the same ammo type, damage from the Rascal does not satisfy the Hullcracker-specific Week 6 challenge.
How much Hullcracker damage do you need for Week 6 Trials?
The Hullcracker challenge in ARC Raiders Trials Week 6 runs from 10 November until the 17 November reset. Independent trackers agree on 0.8 points per Hullcracker damage, putting the base three-star target at approximately 3,750 damage to ARC. The other milestones are 1,000 and 2,000 points.
Buying plenty of ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo won’t help if you try to spread the damage across several small raids. Trials keep your best extracted single-raid result for each objective. Dealing 1,500 damage in one run and 2,250 in the next isn’t the same as a 3,750-damage run.
Bring enough rounds for a worthwhile ARC fight, then search the machines you destroy and open nearby containers on the way to extraction. That lets you work towards several objectives during the same raid. The Week 6 Trials guide lists every challenge and its three-star score.
ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo: why the weapon won’t fire
First check the ammo type in your loadout. The Hullcracker takes Launcher Ammo, not Heavy, Medium or Light Ammo. Having ordinary rounds in your stash won’t help. Also check your gun’s condition and whether you actually brought the ammunition into the raid.
Make sure the rounds are actually in your loadout before launching. Trading with Cassio for a Hullcracker or earning the gun through a quest doesn’t give you unlimited ammunition. You’ll still need to buy, craft or loot ARC Raiders Hullcracker ammo as you use it.
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Official developer source: Embark Studios’ Frozen Trail 2.0 patch notes, including the Hullcracker trader changes.
