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ARC Raiders Outpost Explained: The New Base Coming in Frozen Trail (Oct 8)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Outpost Explained: The New Base Coming in Frozen Trail (Oct 8)

The Outpost is a new personal base that replaces the Raider Den in ARC Raiders' Frozen Trail update, launching October 8, 2026. Embark describes it as a spa...

ARC Raiders Ermal Vouchers Explained: How to Get Them and What to Spend Them On
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Ermal Vouchers Explained: How to Get Them and What to Spend Them On

Ermal Vouchers are a new currency arriving with the 5th Expedition in ARC Raiders. When Expeditions pause after this window, every player's Caravan gets res...

ARC Raiders Phantom Targets Part 2: All Stages, Rewards & the Fastest Way to Finish the Fireworks Test
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Phantom Targets Part 2: All Stages, Rewards & the Fastest Way to Finish the Fireworks Test

Quick answer: Phantom Targets is a limited-time community Project that runs August 4 → September 6, 2026. Part 2 is Stages 4–6, and it is almost entirely a coll...

ARC Raiders Expedition 5: Dates, Opt-In Quest Reset & Why It's the Last Expedition Until 2027
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Expedition 5: Dates, Opt-In Quest Reset & Why It's the Last Expedition Until 2027

Quick answer: ARC Raiders' 5th Expedition window runs September 8 → September 29, 2026 — a three-week window (extended by one week), with no "last call...

ARC Raiders Map Conditions Guide (Update 1.42): Every Condition, What It Does & the New Regional Schedule
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Map Conditions Guide (Update 1.42): Every Condition, What It Does & the New Regional Schedule

ARC Raiders quietly changed one of its most underrated systems in Update 1.42.0 (August 18, 2026): Map Conditions no longer run on a single worldwide clock. If ...

ARC Raiders Erratic Wasps: How to Find & Farm Glitched Wasps for Part 2 Drops
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Erratic Wasps: How to Find & Farm Glitched Wasps for Part 2 Drops

ARC Raiders Update 1.42.0 went live on August 18, 2026, and it finally answered the question the whole community had been chasing since the start of the Phantom...

ARC Raiders Pop Trigger Trial: How to Damage ARC With Pop Triggers Fast (Aug 18–25)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Pop Trigger Trial: How to Damage ARC With Pop Triggers Fast (Aug 18–25)

Quick answer: This week's Trial reads "Damage ARC enemies using Pop Triggers" — and most players are burning through 20+ Pop Triggers landing almo...

ARC Raiders Best Blueprints to Unlock First: Weapon Blueprints Ranked
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Best Blueprints to Unlock First: Weapon Blueprints Ranked

Blueprints are how you go from scraping by with a Stitcher and a rusty pistol to actually crafting the guns that win fights in ARC Raiders. The problem: bluepri...

ARC Raiders Update 1.42 (August 18): Phantom Targets Part 2, Event & How to Prep
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Update 1.42 (August 18): Phantom Targets Part 2, Event & How to Prep

ARC Raiders Update 1.42 lands on August 18, 2026, and it closes out the Phantom Targets Player Project that Embark opened with Store Update 1.40.0. If you start...

ARC Raiders Vulcano Blueprint: Where to Find It, How to Craft It & Is It Worth Farming
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Vulcano Blueprint: Where to Find It, How to Craft It & Is It Worth Farming

The Vulcano blueprint is one of the more sought-after drops in ARC Raiders right now — and if you've been running raids hoping one falls into your bag, you ...

ARC Raiders Blue Gate Breach Room Farm: The Best Underground Loot Route
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Blue Gate Breach Room Farm: The Best Underground Loot Route

TL;DR — The best repeatable loot farm on The Blue Gate is a tight underground loop: drop into the underground complex, hit the breachable room under the Reinfor...

ARC Raiders Jump Mine Trial: The Mine You Actually Need to Score (3-Star Guide)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Jump Mine Trial: The Mine You Actually Need to Score (3-Star Guide)

Quick answer: The weekly Trial reads "Damage ARC using a Jump Mine" (and its tighter variant, "Deal ARC using a single Jump Mine") — but the...

ARC Raiders Snap Hook Blueprint: How to Get It, Fastest Farm & Best Uses (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Snap Hook Blueprint: How to Get It, Fastest Farm & Best Uses (2026)

If there is one gadget every ARC Raiders veteran tells new players to run, it is the Snap Hook. Ask r/ArcRaiders "what's the one item I should always b...

ARC Raiders Enemy Loot: Best ARC Machines to Farm for Rare Parts & Materials (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Enemy Loot: Best ARC Machines to Farm for Rare Parts & Materials (2026)

TL;DR — Most ARC machines in ARC Raiders drop a type-specific loot pool, and many drop a unique named part when destroyed — the best enemies to farm are the bos...

ARC Raiders Phantom Targets: Everything We Know So Far (New Raider Project Teaser & How to Prep)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Phantom Targets: Everything We Know So Far (New Raider Project Teaser & How to Prep)

Something is stirring in Speranza. A cryptic in-game teaser about Phantom Targets has surfaced in ARC Raiders — the community reads it as the tease for a new Ra...

ARC Raiders Deadline Mine: Stats, How to Get It, and How to One-Shot a Bastion
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Deadline Mine: Stats, How to Get It, and How to One-Shot a Bastion

The Deadline in ARC Raiders is an Epic Quick-Use mine that deals 1,000 damage in a 10-metre radius after a fixed 6-second timer — and it is strong enough to one...

ARC Raiders 1.39.0 Matchmaking Update: Defending Yourself No Longer Counts Against You
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders 1.39.0 Matchmaking Update: Defending Yourself No Longer Counts Against You

In ARC Raiders Update 1.39.0 (released July 28, 2026; PS5/console patch 1.000.052), defending yourself no longer affects your matchmaking. Embark is testing a c...

ARC Raiders Riven Tides Keycards: All 10 Locations, Loot & the Best Room 107 → 208 Run (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Riven Tides Keycards: All 10 Locations, Loot & the Best Room 107 → 208 Run (2026)

Riven Tides holds some of the richest locked-loot rooms in ARC Raiders. Ten keycards live here — spread across the Hotel Panorama Azzurro, the Stacking Yard, an...

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail: Everything Confirmed for the October 2026 Expansion (New Map, Improved Skill Tree & How to Prep)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Frozen Trail: Everything Confirmed for the October 2026 Expansion (New Map, Improved Skill Tree & How to Prep)

Frozen Trail is the next major ARC Raiders update, and Embark Studios is calling it their biggest yet — the largest update they will have released since launch....

ARC Raiders Matchmaking Update 1.38.0: Why Queues Got Longer, How the New Algorithm Works & 5 Ways to Match Faster (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Matchmaking Update 1.38.0: Why Queues Got Longer, How the New Algorithm Works & 5 Ways to Match Faster (2026)

TL;DR — Store Update 1.38.0 (July 21, 2026) started a live test of ARC Raiders' matchmaking algorithm, and Embark warned up front that matches "may tak...

ARC Raiders Skill Tree Guide — Best Skills, All 3 Branches & How to Earn Skill Points (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Skill Tree Guide — Best Skills, All 3 Branches & How to Earn Skill Points (2026)

The ARC Raiders skill tree is the backbone of your Raider's out-of-raid progression: 76 leveling-derived Skill Points, plus Expedition bonuses, split across...

ARC Raiders Fifth Expedition: All Caravan Steps, Rewards & How to Max Your Raider (Expedition 5)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Fifth Expedition: All Caravan Steps, Rewards & How to Max Your Raider (Expedition 5)

The Fourth Expedition departed on July 21, 2026, and with it gone the Fifth Expedition caravan is now live — the fifth and, for most players, the last reset you...

ARC Raiders Buried City Town Hall Key: Location, How to Use It & Loot (2026)
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Buried City Town Hall Key: Location, How to Use It & Loot (2026)

You've seen the padlocked door on the big civic building in the middle of Buried City and walked away. That building is the Town Hall, and the only thing st...

ARC Raiders Anvil Blueprint: All Locations & Recipe
Theo Marsh

Theo Marsh

ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer

ARC Raiders Anvil Blueprint: All Locations & Recipe

The Anvil is the gun half of r/ArcRaiders swears by and the other half can't seem to unlock. Load into any lobby and someone is running one; open the crafti...