Refined Carbon
An immaculate and peculiar carbon spheroid.
“It's quite heavy for its size.”
Weight 1Stack 32
Where to get it
- World
- Cascade Laboratories: Analysis Machine ×25 (50%); Security Sector: Analysis Machine ×2 (50%); Hydroplant: Analysis Machine ×4 (50%); +4 more sectors. All locations
- Salvage
- Alpha Helmet ×1, Anteplate Gauntlets ×1, Anteplate Helm ×1, Anteplate Sabatons ×1, Bionic Legs ×1, Bridge (Carbon) ×1, +12 more
Percentages are the drop chance per container, enemy or salvage from the game's loot tables.
Crafted from
Not craftable.
Used in
Rebar Boltneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Carbon Platingneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Water Filterneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Tech Sceptreneeds ×4 · Crafting Bench
X-Ray Towerneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Battery (Carbon)needs ×2 · Crafting Bench
Mushroom Helmetneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Lab Burnerneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Carapace Gauntletsneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Carapace Sabatonsneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Bionic Legsneeds ×2 · Crafting Bench
Excursion Suitneeds ×10 · Crafting Bench
Large Shelfneeds ×1 · Crafting Bench
Alpha Helmetneeds ×2 · By hand
Sow Helmetneeds ×2 · By hand
Gunpowderneeds ×3 · Ammo Station
Volatile Helmetneeds ×4 · By handWhere to find
- Cascade Laboratories · 25 spots · Analysis Machine ×25 (50%)Show on map →
- Security Sector · 2 spots · Analysis Machine ×2 (50%)Show on map →
- Hydroplant · 4 spots · Analysis Machine ×4 (50%)Show on map →
- Power Services · 3 spots · Analysis Machine ×3 (50%)Show on map →
- The Reactors · 6 spots · Analysis Machine ×6 (50%)Show on map →
- Fragments · 17 spots · Analysis Machine ×17 (50%)Show on map →
- Rise · 1 spot · Analysis Machine (50%)Show on map →
Sectors in story order. Spots are placed containers, furniture and salvage in the level files; the percentage is the chance each one holds this item. Find on the map
Best sectors to farm
- 1Cascade Laboratories · 25 spots≈19 per sweep
Map → - 2Fragments · 17 spots≈13 per sweep
Map → - 3The Reactors · 6 spots≈4.5 per sweep
Map → - 4Hydroplant · 4 spots≈3 per sweep
Map → - 5Power Services · 3 spots≈2.3 per sweep
Map → - 6Security Sector · 2 spots≈1.5 per sweep
Map →
Expected copies from opening or breaking every placed source once: each spot's drop chance times its average quantity, added up. Enemy drops and traders not included.
Salvaged from
Alpha Helmet1
Anteplate Gauntlets1
Anteplate Helm1
Anteplate Sabatons1Bionic Legs1
Bridge (Carbon)1Carapace Gauntlets1
Carapace Helm1Carapace Sabatons1
Compact Storage Crate2
Lump of Coal1
Riot Shield1
Scarab Gauntlets1
Scarab Helm1
Scarab Sabatons1Sow Helmet1
Storage Crate (Large)1X-Ray Tower2Repair with
Metal Scrap×1Distills into
Noxious Sludge×1Wishing shelf
The wishing shelf can give 3–5.