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ARC Raiders Stiletto & Bantam: New Frozen Trail Weapons Guide (How to Use Both)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Stiletto & Bantam: New Frozen Trail Weapons Guide (How to Use Both)

Frozen Trail is here, and it brings two brand-new firearms to ARC Raiders: the Stiletto, a light-ammo battle rifle, and the Bantam, a heavy-ammo revolver. New w...

ARC Raiders Blueprints Not Dropping? Where They Actually Come From
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Blueprints Not Dropping? Where They Actually Come From

Looting container after container and still not seeing the blueprint you want? Most "blueprints not dropping" complaints come down to one thing: diffe...

ARC Raiders Spaceport Night Raid: Best Loot Route, Loadout & Container Strategy
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Spaceport Night Raid: Best Loot Route, Loadout & Container Strategy

Spaceport under the Night Raid condition is one of the best high-value loot runs in ARC Raiders right now — if you survive it. Night Raid is a Major map conditi...

ARC Raiders Flash Freeze: How to Survive Pendola Pass Weather & Loot Avalanche Shelters (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Flash Freeze: How to Survive Pendola Pass Weather & Loot Avalanche Shelters (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)

ARC Raiders' Flash Freeze is the headline survival mechanic arriving with the Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026, and it is the single biggest reason Pe...

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Wipe: Will Your Progress Reset on October 8?
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Wipe: Will Your Progress Reset on October 8?

Quick answer: No. There is no forced server wipe and no mandatory progression reset tied to the ARC Raiders Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026. Your charact...

ARC Raiders Best Weapons & Loadout to Fight ARCs: Returning Player Guide (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Best Weapons & Loadout to Fight ARCs: Returning Player Guide (2026)

Been away for a few months and loading back in before Frozen Trail (October 8)? The weapon meta has barely moved while you were gone — which means the loadout t...

ARC Raiders Outpost Guide: How to Unlock, Build Rooms & Use the Research Workstation (Frozen Trail)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Outpost Guide: How to Unlock, Build Rooms & Use the Research Workstation (Frozen Trail)

The Outpost is ARC Raiders' new surface base, arriving with the Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026. Embark calls it "the evolution of your Raider D...

ARC Raiders Ballistic Gondola: How the New Pendola Pass Extract Works (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Ballistic Gondola: How the New Pendola Pass Extract Works (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)

ARC Raiders' Ballistic Gondola is a brand-new extraction method arriving with the Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026, and it changes how you leave the n...

ARC Raiders Frigate Guide: How to Board, Sabotage & Survive the New Endgame (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frigate Guide: How to Board, Sabotage & Survive the New Endgame (Frozen Trail, Oct 8)

The Frigate is ARC Raiders' new endgame challenge, launching with the Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026. It's one of ARC's largest vessels — a ...

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Reward Pass: Free vs Premium, Raider Tokens & Is It Worth It
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Reward Pass: Free vs Premium, Raider Tokens & Is It Worth It

Quick answer: The Frozen Trail Reward Pass is ARC Raiders' first proper battle pass, replacing Raider Decks when the Frozen Trail update drops on October 8,...

ARC Raiders Bully and Skulker: The New Frozen Trail ARC Enemies & How to Beat Them
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Bully and Skulker: The New Frozen Trail ARC Enemies & How to Beat Them

ARC Raiders' Frozen Trail update drops on October 8, 2026, and it brings three new ARC machines to fight on the way to a fallen Emperor. The Hydra is the bi...

ARC Raiders Hydra Boss Guide: How to Beat the Frigate's Triple-Threat Turret
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Hydra Boss Guide: How to Beat the Frigate's Triple-Threat Turret

The Hydra is the new signature ARC threat arriving with ARC Raiders' Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026 — a three-part turret boss found aboard the Frig...

ARC Raiders Pendola Pass Map: POIs, Systems & Extracts
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Pendola Pass Map: POIs, Systems & Extracts

Pendola Pass is ARC Raiders' new map, and it is live now — it shipped with the Frozen Trail 2.0 update on October 8, 2026 (console package 1.000.061). The f...

ARC Raiders Trials Season 6: Start Date, How Ranks Work & Everything Changing With Frozen Trail
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Trials Season 6: Start Date, How Ranks Work & Everything Changing With Frozen Trail

Quick answer: ARC Raiders Trials Season 6 starts October 8, 2026, alongside the Frozen Trail update — the same day the two-week Trials pause (after Season 5 end...

ARC Raiders PvE Toggle Test: Dates, How It Works, and What Changes (Oct 13-20)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders PvE Toggle Test: Dates, How It Works, and What Changes (Oct 13-20)

Quick answer: ARC Raiders is running a PvE matchmaking toggle test from October 13 to October 20, 2026. During that week you can flip between the classic PvPvE ...

ARC Raiders Best Weapons Right Now (Before Frozen Trail): Meta Tier List & Where to Get Each
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Best Weapons Right Now (Before Frozen Trail): Meta Tier List & Where to Get Each

Quick answer: As of the current live build (September 2026), the strongest all-round weapon in ARC Raiders is the Anvil hand cannon — it shreds ARC armor and tw...

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Prep Guide: 7 Things to Do Before October 8
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail Prep Guide: 7 Things to Do Before October 8

Frozen Trail lands on October 8, 2026 — Embark's biggest ARC Raiders update since launch: a new frozen map, a new ARC Operation, an Outpost, reworked Skill ...

ARC Raiders Snitch Scanner Guide: How to Farm Them Fast, Best Maps & What to Recycle Them Into
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Snitch Scanner Guide: How to Farm Them Fast, Best Maps & What to Recycle Them Into

The Snitch Scanner is one of the most misunderstood items in ARC Raiders. Half the lobby ignores the little recon drones that drop it — right up until The Trife...

ARC Raiders Cred Is Expiring October 8 — What to Spend It On Before It's Gone
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Cred Is Expiring October 8 — What to Spend It On Before It's Gone

ARC Raiders is retiring Cred — one of its two currencies — and any Cred left on your account expires on October 8, 2026, the day the Frozen Trail update launche...

ARC Raiders Wolfpack Blueprint: How to Get It, Farm Locations & Craft Cost
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Wolfpack Blueprint: How to Get It, Farm Locations & Craft Cost

The Wolfpack is one of the hardest-hitting throwables in ARC Raiders, and almost every new Raider hits the same wall: they find the grenade in a Deck or a quest...

ARC Raiders Ascending the Mountain: All 4 Stages, Every Material & Rewards
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Ascending the Mountain: All 4 Stages, Every Material & Rewards

Ascending the Mountain is the last Raider Project before Frozen Trail, and it is really a 27-day materials sprint disguised as a story quest. This guide lists a...

ARC Raiders Update 1.45.0 Patch Notes: Cred Retirement, Expedition 5 & New Raider Project
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Update 1.45.0 Patch Notes: Cred Retirement, Expedition 5 & New Raider Project

ARC Raiders Update 1.45.0 went live on September 8, 2026 (game version 1.000.055) and it is the last full Live Update before the Frozen Trail expansion on Octob...

ARC Raiders Turbine Compressor: Where to Farm It & How to Get It Fast (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Turbine Compressor: Where to Farm It & How to Get It Fast (2026)

The Turbine Compressor is one of the ARC Raiders materials players get stuck on first, and for good reason: it doesn't drop from crates, containers, or loos...

ARC Raiders: How to One-Shot the Vaporizer Solo (Deadline Mine Trick, 2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders: How to One-Shot the Vaporizer Solo (Deadline Mine Trick, 2026)

The Vaporizer is one of ARC Raiders' most punishing flying enemies — a laser ARC that patrols ARC Operations, often in small packs, throws up an energy shie...