What this guide covers

If you’re stuck on crafting or objectives that require a Water Pump or a Firefly Burner in Arc Raiders, the fastest solution is to treat them like repeatable scavenging targets: run short routes, prioritize the right container types, and extract early when you hit the drop. Below is a structured method you can repeat until both items are secured.

Before you start: set up for quick loot runs

  • Go light. Bring only what you need to survive and sprint; lighter kits reduce the pain of dying and encourage early extraction once you find the item.
  • Leave space in your inventory. These parts can be easy to overlook if you’re full and forced to juggle.
  • Plan an “exit-first” path. Pick a route that passes at least one extraction option early so you can bail as soon as you get the drop.
  • Commit to short attempts. The goal is many fast runs, not one perfect long expedition.

How to get a Water Pump

A Water Pump is best treated as an industrial/plumbing salvage component. Your odds improve when you focus on areas and containers that logically contain mechanical utility parts.

Where to search (high-probability locations)

  • Industrial buildings and service corridors where you’d expect piping, maintenance closets, or utility rooms.
  • Workshops and storage rooms with shelves, crates, and maintenance supplies.
  • Utility-adjacent points of interest (anything that looks like water processing, pumping, or facility infrastructure).

What to loot (container priority)

  1. Toolboxes / maintenance containers (best fit for pump parts).
  2. Industrial crates and back-room storage containers.
  3. Loose loot near machinery (check floors, corners, and behind large props).

Repeatable “Water Pump loop” (quick-run method)

  1. Spawn → head straight to the closest industrial/utility cluster. Ignore side fights unless unavoidable.
  2. Loot only your priority containers. Don’t full-clear an area; speed matters.
  3. Rotate to a second nearby maintenance cluster. Two clusters is usually the sweet spot before risk escalates.
  4. Extract immediately if you get the Water Pump. Treat it as a mission item.

If it won’t drop

  • Change your route, not your patience. Hitting the same rooms repeatedly can be slower if other players are vacuuming them first.
  • Arrive earlier. Sprinting to a known utility area at the start often beats arriving after it’s been looted.
  • Stop over-looting. If you’re spending time on low-value containers, you’re reducing attempts per hour.

How to get a Firefly Burner

The Firefly Burner is best approached as a specialized component that tends to show up around technical gear, devices, or high-value mechanical loot pools. Your goal is to focus on device-heavy zones and the container types that usually hold rare parts.

Where to search (high-probability locations)

  • Tech-heavy interiors (rooms that look like equipment storage, operations areas, or hardware staging).
  • Secure/locked or high-density loot zones where rarer components are more likely to appear.
  • Areas tied to specialized gear (if a location visually suggests advanced equipment, prioritize it).

What to loot (container priority)

  1. High-tier crates / secure containers (best chance for unique parts).
  2. Device cases and tech storage (anything that suggests electronics or specialty hardware).
  3. Boss/elite or guarded loot nodes if your kit supports it; otherwise, skip to keep attempts fast.

Repeatable “Firefly Burner loop” (risk-managed method)

  1. Pick one high-value zone close to an extraction. You want a straight line: loot → leave.
  2. Loot only premium containers first. If you don’t see the burner quickly, rotate out.
  3. Do a second small stop (another tech room or secure cluster), then extract or reset.
  4. Don’t carry extra valuables. If you find the Firefly Burner, extraction is the only objective.

Combining both into one efficient farming route

If you need both items, run a hybrid route that starts in an industrial cluster (Water Pump) and ends in a tech/secure cluster (Firefly Burner), with an extraction option after each leg.

  1. Leg 1 (Industrial): Loot toolboxes/maintenance crates for Water Pump.
  2. Decision point: If you get it, extract. If not, move on quickly.
  3. Leg 2 (Tech/Secure): Loot premium containers for Firefly Burner.
  4. Extract or reset. If neither drops, reset the run rather than roaming.

Common mistakes that slow you down

  • Staying too long after a key drop. Most losses happen after you already have what you came for.
  • Clearing low-yield rooms. Prioritize container types that match the item category.
  • Taking unnecessary fights. PvE/PvP detours cut attempts per hour and increase wipe risk.
  • Not adjusting when contested. If a route is busy, switch to a secondary cluster rather than forcing it.

Checklist: one-run success plan

  • Light kit, empty space, exit planned
  • Industrial containers first (toolboxes/maintenance)
  • Tech/secure containers second (premium crates/cases)
  • Extract immediately on Water Pump or Firefly Burner
  • Reset quickly if the run goes long or gets contested

Using this approach, you maximize the number of high-probability rolls per hour while minimizing the chance you lose the item after finding it—typically the biggest hurdle for players farming specific components.