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ARC Raiders Osprey Amplification: All 3 Nodes Ranked
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Osprey Amplification: All 3 Nodes Ranked

The Osprey is ARC Raiders' Rare bolt-action sniper rifle, with a 5.66x scope, 45 damage per shot, a 2.0x headshot multiplier and an eight-round Medium Ammo ...

ARC Raiders Anvil Amplification: Splitter vs X-Rounds
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Anvil Amplification: Splitter vs X-Rounds

The Anvil has been the hand cannon Raiders trust for a long time: 40 damage, a 2.5x headshot multiplier and Strong ARC armor penetration in a six-round single-a...

Radial Press ARC Raiders: Where to Find It (Gunsmith 4)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

Radial Press ARC Raiders: Where to Find It (Gunsmith 4)

If you are hunting the Radial Press in ARC Raiders, you are almost certainly stuck one step short of amplified weapons. The Radial Press is one of three materia...

ARC Raiders Harvester Puzzle: Solve Order, Cores & Loot
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Harvester Puzzle: Solve Order, Cores & Loot

The Harvester is the only place in ARC Raiders that hands out the Equalizer and Jupiter blueprints, and it is easy to walk in and come out with nothing. Not bec...

ARC Raiders Bettina Amplification: Both Build Paths
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Bettina Amplification: Both Build Paths

Amplifying your Bettina is a one-way door, and it forces a choice. Frozen Trail 2.0 added a fifth, Amplified level to a set of weapons, and the Bettina — the Ep...

ARC Raiders Renegade Amplification: Both Nodes
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Renegade Amplification: Both Nodes

The Renegade is the lever-action Battle Rifle most Raiders hit their mid-game wall with — a hard-hitting Rare marksman gun held back by an eight-round magazine....

ARC Raiders Rattler Amplification: All 3 Nodes
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Rattler Amplification: All 3 Nodes

Embark's own pitch for weapon amplification is "a Rattler with incendiary bullets and a 64-bullet magazine" — one build, on the cheap Common assau...

ARC Raiders Jupiter Amplification: All 3 Nodes & Setup
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Jupiter Amplification: All 3 Nodes & Setup

Amplifying your Jupiter is a one-way door. The Frozen Trail 2.0 update made the Jupiter — ARC Raiders' hardest-hitting per-shot legendary — one of 15 weapon...

ARC Raiders PvE Mode: How to Play, Rules & Dates
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders PvE Mode: How to Play, Rules & Dates

Quick answer: ARC Raiders is running a PvE matchmaking test from October 13 to October 20, 2026. It is not a new game mode — it is a toggle in the matchmaking m...

ARC Raiders Emperor Beacon: Redirection Farm Loop
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Emperor Beacon: Redirection Farm Loop

Running Pendola Pass under Redirection and not sure what the glowing beacons actually do? This is the full farm loop: what a Damaged Emperor Relay gives you, ho...

ARC Raiders Frozen Doors: How to Open Them Fast
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Doors: How to Open Them Fast

Pendola Pass is the first ARC Raiders map where a door can stop you cold — literally. Some doors freeze over and refuse every breaching trick you learned on Spa...

ARC Raiders Research Points: What to Unlock First
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Research Points: What to Unlock First

Quick answer: Research Points are the Outpost currency you spend at the Research Station to unlock blueprints, Outpost furniture Designs, and — at Level 4 — the...

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail: Returning Player Catch-Up Guide
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail: Returning Player Catch-Up Guide

Frozen Trail is the biggest ARC Raiders update since launch, and it dropped alongside a free-play weekend that pushed the game to a seven-month Steam high. If y...

ARC Raiders Pneumatic Actuator & Pressure Regulator Farm
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Pneumatic Actuator & Pressure Regulator Farm

If you have started chasing amplified weapons in Frozen Trail 2.0, two materials keep showing up as gates on the research projects and weapon upgrades: the Pneu...

ARC Raiders Reward Pass: Is Premium Worth It?
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Reward Pass: Is Premium Worth It?

Quick answer: The Premium Reward Pass is worth it only if you will actually finish all 60 levels — it costs 1,150 Raider Tokens and awards up to 1,150 tokens ba...

ARC Raiders Belly of the Beast Quest Guide — Enter the Fallen Emperor (Frozen Trail)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Belly of the Beast Quest Guide — Enter the Fallen Emperor (Frozen Trail)

Belly of the Beast is widely regarded by the ARC community as one of the toughest quests in the Frozen Trail update (launched October 8, 2026), and it is gated ...

ARC Raiders Bully, Skulker & Hydra: Weak Points & Kills
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Bully, Skulker & Hydra: Weak Points & Kills

The Frozen Trail 2.0 update is live, and with it come the three ARC machines everyone on Pendola Pass is still learning to read: the Bully, the Skulker, and the...

ARC Raiders Amplification Module Farm: Emperor or Frigate
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Amplification Module Farm: Emperor or Frigate

Amplified weapons are the Frozen Trail endgame chase, and the only thing standing between you and one is the Amplification Module — the mk1-to-mk5 component you...

ARC Raiders Weapon Amplification: The 15-Weapon Research System & How It Works (Frozen Trail)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Weapon Amplification: The 15-Weapon Research System & How It Works (Frozen Trail)

Weapon Amplification is ARC Raiders' new fifth weapon tier, and it is live now — it shipped with the Frozen Trail 2.0 update on October 8, 2026 (console bui...

ARC Raiders Keys: All 41 Keys, Codes & What They Open (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Keys: All 41 Keys, Codes & What They Open (2026)

There are 41 documented keys, keycards, security codes and access items in ARC Raiders, spread across seven maps. Every one that actually opens something is sin...

ARC Raiders Map: All 7 Maps, 41 Keys & Extract Types
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Map: All 7 Maps, 41 Keys & Extract Types

ARC Raiders has seven playable maps plus the Practice Range, and every one of them changes shape depending on which map condition rolled, how many rounds you ha...

ARC Raiders Blueprint Index (2.3): 83 Drops and Craft Costs
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Blueprint Index (2.3): 83 Drops and Craft Costs

A blueprint in ARC Raiders is a lootable item that unlocks one crafting recipe for your Raider. You take it back to Speranza, "Learn and Consume" it, ...

ARC Raiders Skill Tree: All 48 Skills & Unlock Order
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Skill Tree: All 48 Skills & Unlock Order

The ARC Raiders Skill Tree was rebuilt on October 8, 2026 by the Frozen Trail 2.0 update, so any guide written before that date describes a different tree. The ...

ARC Raiders Pendola Pass Loot Route by Condition
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Pendola Pass Loot Route by Condition

Pendola Pass rotates three states, and each one invalidates the route that works under the other two. With no condition active, locked doors and Raider Hatches ...