Arc Raiders Guides

Map Condition Guide · Frozen Trail

Frigate Guide: Solve the Puzzle and Ride the Cargo Down

Board the Frigate, destroy every power core, release the cargo and ride it down to a canister full of loot. The full route, the costs and what to bring.

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Weapons Guide · Frozen Trail

Amplified Weapons: How to Amplify and Every Upgrade

Outpost and level 4 Gunsmith requirements, Amplification Modules, durability rules, and every upgrade path for the Rattler, Renegade, Burletta, Hairpin and more.

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Item Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find Amplification Modules

Modules drop only from the Frigate and inside the fallen Emperor. How to get in, what Mark 1 to 5 means, and the other amplification materials.

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Dungeon Guide · Frozen Trail

Fallen Emperor Guide: Key, Puzzle Rooms and Loot

Call down Emperor Payloads during Redirection, craft the Gateway Conduit, open the door, and get through the puzzle rooms to the Amplification Modules.

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Map Guide · Frozen Trail

How to Extract on Pendola Pass: The Ballistic Gondola

Find a Gondola Transceiver, call the gondola, fill its three pods, and ride on top with a grappling hook when it is full.

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ARC Guide · Frozen Trail

How to Kill the Bully

Knee weak points, the best tools (Tether Launcher, Snap Blast, Showstopper, Hullcracker, Deadline), dodge-roll timing and the Bully Fragmenter.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Frozen Raider Cache Locations

All 13 Frozen Raider Caches on Pendola Pass and their 98 possible spots from the game files, how they differ from regular Raider Caches, and tips for the Season 6 trial.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find Planks and Sheet Metal

A 61 Sheet Metal farm route on Stella Montis, which containers and loose-loot spots drop Planks and Sheet Metal, and zoomable Pendola Pass maps of every possible spot.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Epoxy Bucket

Rare Frozen Trail material for the Outpost level 3 expansion. The kinds of places it spawns on Pendola Pass, with screenshots, and the best areas.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Hand Drill

Rare Frozen Trail material for the Outpost level 3 expansion: train-car tables, shelves and breachable boxes, with screenshots, and the best areas.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Insulation Roll

Epic Frozen Trail material for the Outpost level 4 expansion. Where it spawns on Pendola Pass and the best areas to search.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Laser Level

Epic Frozen Trail material for the Outpost level 4 expansion: train station rooms, train cars and huts, with screenshots and player reports.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Radial Press

Epic material for Gunsmith IV and amplified weapons. Almost all of its spots are at Almatera Station: the shelves and parked trains to check, with screenshots.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Calculator

Rare Frozen Trail material for Research Station II. The kinds of places it spawns on Pendola Pass, with screenshots, and the best areas.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Thermal Shaker

Epic Frozen Trail material for Research Station IV. Where it spawns on Pendola Pass and the best areas to search.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Differential Microphone

Rare Frozen Trail material for Research Station III. Same spots as the Calculator and Thermal Shaker: shelves, train cars and crates, with screenshots.

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Loot Guide · Frozen Trail

Where to Find the Mini Pump

Spawns on every map. 3 build the Research Station: the kinds of places to search, with screenshots, and the best areas.

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Cosmetics Guide · Frozen Trail

Weapon Stencils: Every Stencil and Where to Find Them

How stencils and Stencil Parts work, the cost by rarity, and every stencil seen so far, from Serac to Milky Terracotta.

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Project Guide

Phantom Targets Project: All Stages, Farming Spots & Tips

The new Player Project from Store Update 1.40.0 — upgrade antennas on cargo elevators, farm Pop Triggers in Water Treatment, and detonate Wasp Drivers on Bastions for fast progress.

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Project Guide

Converging Paths Project: All Stages, Requirements & Rewards

Every stage of the new Converging Paths project with full item requirements and rewards — earn the Sextant charm, Red-Black Saltwalker color, and 300 Raider Tokens before July 27.

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Farming Guide

Where to Find Agave, Fertilizer & Moss

All three foraging resources in one guide — best farming spots, interactive maps, and quick routes for Riven Tides and beyond.

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Loot Guide

Where to Find Ship Models in ARC Raiders

All confirmed Ship Model locations including the Windsprite and Twilight Compass in Panorama Azzurro hotel on Riven Tides. Updated as new spawns are discovered.

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Project Guide

Avian Alarm Project: All Stages, Requirements & Rewards

All five Avian Alarm stages with full item requirements and rewards. Includes how to unlock the Dockmaster's Detector, the Bird House attachment, and 250 Raider Tokens before May 26.

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Item Guide

How to Get the Dockmaster's Detector

Find it in shipping containers on Riven Tides, or receive it from Apollo at the start of the "Shoring Up Defences" quest.

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Trial Guide

Damage Fireflies Trial: Solo 28K+ Guide (Hidden Bunker Event)

Run Hidden Bunker on Spaceport to complete both the Damage Fireflies and Damage Flying Arc trials in one 40-minute run. Jupiter snipe strategy, zipline train setup, and all firefly spawn locations.

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Weapon Guide

How to Get the Rascal Blueprint in ARC Raiders

The Rascal grenade launcher has no fixed spawn — find it in locked key rooms, Security Breach cabinets, Hurricane caches, Beachcombing, and weapon crates. Full crafting recipe and farming tips.

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Weapon Guide

How to Get the Dolabra Blueprint in Arc Raiders

Find the Dolabra blueprint from Arc Assessor containers during Close Scrutiny, gather crafting materials, and master this dual-mode energy shotgun's hipfire spread and ADS laser blast.

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Weapon Guide

How to Find the Canto Blueprint in Arc Raiders

Load in naked during a hurricane event, find first wave raider caches (hurricane caches), pocket the Canto SMG blueprint and surrender. Full guide with maps and hurricane schedule.

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Farming Guide

Where to Get Comet Igniter and Firefly Burner

Complete guide to farming Comet Igniter and Firefly Burner for the Weather Monitoring System project. Learn how to kill Comets and Fireflies before they explode, best weapons like Hullcracker, spawn locations, and combat tactics.

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Loot Guide

First Wave Cache Locations Guide: Farm Tempest & Bobcat Blueprints

Find First Wave Caches during hurricane events with 30% Tempest blueprint spawn rate. Complete spawn patterns, unique sound identification, raider cache location maps, and strategies to farm 500K+ credits per hour.

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Trial Guide

How to Disarm Mines During Locked Gate: 20K+ Points Guide

Complete guide to the Disarm Mines trial on Blue Gate. Learn mine cluster strategies, team coordination for shared scoring, and how to hit 20,000+ points efficiently during the Locked Gate event.

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Strategy Guide

Stash Management Guide: How to Optimize Your Inventory

What to keep, sell, and craft in Arc Raiders. Target stack counts for every category — ammo, augments, shields, keys, craftables, and weapons — so your stash always has room for the good stuff.

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Trial Guide

Open Arc Probes Trial: 70K+ Score Strategy for Spaceport & Dam

25K+ is easily achievable for most players during Electromagnetic Storm. Full Spaceport & Dam route strategies, probe spawn mechanics, loadout tips, and a 70K+ push guide for players chasing Cantina Legend rank.

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Trial Guide

Search First Wave Husks Trial: Best Score & 40K+ Strategy

Master the Search First Wave Husks trial with 2x multiplier strategies. Complete route planning on Locked Gate & Hidden Bunker maps, team tactics, and how to hit 40K+ points in a single run.

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Event Guide

New Ducks Arc Raiders: All Rubber Duck and Nest Locations

Find all new rubber ducks in Arc Raiders! Complete guide to the 6 new duck locations in bird nests during Bird City event. 165k+ coins per run from all the new rubber duck variations.

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Resource Guide

Where to Find Expired Respirators: Testing Annex Farming Route

Complete guide to farming Expired Respirators for Trophy Display Stage 2. Learn the fastest Testing Annex route on Dam Battlegrounds with low PvP risk and quick extraction access.

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Event Guide

Toxic Swamp Event: Air Purifiers, Thermal Rocks & New Map Condition Guide

Complete guide to the Toxic Swamp event with new mechanics: air purifiers to power, thermal rocks to deliver, and toxic fumes. Everything you need to know about this new map condition on Dam Battlegrounds.

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Resource Guide

Candleberry Spawn Locations Guide: Flickering Flames Event

Complete guide to Candleberry spawn locations on Dam Battlegrounds. Find the best farming routes, high-density areas, and fruit basket locations for the winter Flickering Flames event.

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Resource Guide

Mushroom Spawn Locations Guide: Lush Bloom Farming Strategy

Complete guide to Mushroom spawn locations across all maps. Find the best farming routes on Dam Battlegrounds swamp area, wicker basket locations during Lush Bloom events, and efficient collection strategies.

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Strategy Guide

Best Skill Tree Builds: PvE, PvP and PvPvE

Pick your playstyle and get the build: PvE, PvP solo, PvP squad or PvPvE. Each has a 76-point base that reaches its capstones, then where the 15 expedition points go. Interactive viewer included.

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Loot Guide

Ultimate Scrappy Upgrade Guide: Max Out in Under an Hour

Find Dog Collar, Cat Bed, Comfortable Pillow, Lemons, Apricots, Olives, Prickly Pears, and Mushrooms. Complete farming routes for all Scrappy upgrades with Lush Bloom strategies and optimized locations.

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Quest Guide

Field Depot Locations & Quest Guide

Complete guide to finding Field Depots and finishing "Off the Radar" and "Down to Earth" quests. Learn how to repair antennas, deposit ARC Field Crates for loot rewards, and locate all six Field Depots on Dam Battlegrounds.

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Beginner's Guide

Arc Raiders Beginner's Guide: Complete Survival Manual

Everything new Raiders need to know: Speranza hideout management, topside survival, ARC robot combat, PvP tactics, and the proven 5-minute extraction rule that keeps you alive.

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Event Guide

Raiding the Harvester: A Step-by-Step Guide to Scoring Epic Loot

Master the high-stakes Harvester puzzle and walk away with legendary weapon blueprints. Learn how to bypass the Queen, solve the container puzzle, and extract with the best loot in the game.

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Pre-Event Analysis

Resource Guide • Coming Soon

Thermal Rock Spawn Locations Guide

Predicted spawn zones based on environment analysis. Will be updated with confirmed locations once the Toxic Swamp event launches.

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