Abstract. The new arsenato polyxoxvanadate (NH4)4[V12As8O40(H2O)]·4H2O (1) was obtained under solvothermal conditions using either a mixture of ethyl ether/H2O or ethanol/H2O acting as reducing agents. Compound 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnnm with a = 13.6740(3), b = 12.7378(5), c = 13.0580(3) Å, V = 2274.40(11) Å3, Z = 2. The central structural motif features an anionic cluster shell, which can be derived from the {V18O42} archetype cluster by replacing VO5 polyhedra by As2O5 units and omitting two VO5 square pyramids. The electronic situation of the cluster anion can be best described by the formula [V8IVV4VAs8IIIO40(H2O)]4–. The charge neutrality of the compound is achieved by NH4+ cations which occupy the free space between the clusters together with crystal H2O molecules. Thermal investigation shows a complex decomposition process occurring in at least three steps. Determination of the optical band gap classifies 1 as a semiconductor with a band gap of 2.8 eV. Solubility studies accompanied by IR spectroscopy, ESI‐MS, X‐ray powder diffractometry and elemental analysis demonstrate that the cluster is partially dissolved.