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  • ARC Raiders: Fastest Way to Level Up Scrappy From Start to Finish

    With the recent ARC Raiders reset, now is the perfect time to revisit companion progression, specifically leveling Scrappy as efficiently as possible. Scrappy provides meaningful utility once fully upgraded, but the item requirements can feel overwhelming if you do not follow an optimized route. This guide breaks down every Scrappy level and explains the fastest, most reliable locations to gather each required ARC Raiders items with minimal wasted runs.   Level 1: Dog Collar…
    Jan 03, 2026, 11:51:59 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Scrappy , Level Up | 62
  • ARC Raiders Expedition Day Progression Guide

    Expedition Day, especially on a wipe, is where efficient planning separates steady progression from wasted runs. This guide outlines a proven, experience-based approach to quickly reaching level 20, upgrading core workstations, stabilizing your economy, and setting up long-term XP farming in ARC Raiders. This is not theorycrafting-this is a practical roadmap based on what has already worked and continues to work.   Step One: Manipulate Matchmaking for Passive Lobbies   Your …
    Dec 30, 2025, 10:15:31 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Progression Guide , ARC Raiders Items | 40
  • ARC Raiders Limited-Time Project Guide

    ARC Raiders' limited-time holiday project offers a streamlined path to exclusive cosmetics, Raider Tokens, and valuable progression rewards-but only if you know exactly where to go and what to loot. This guide breaks down the most efficient routes and strategies so you can complete nearly every stage in just a few runs, minimizing grind and maximizing rewards. With smart routing, most players can finish everything except candleberries in under an hour.   Run One: Power Gener…
    Dec 27, 2025, 10:36:37 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Project Guide , ARC Raiders Items | 59
  • The Best Solo Money Route in ARC Raiders

    Reaching 5 million coin has become the defining long-term objective for many ARC Raiders players. While the game technically counts both account coin and stash value, there is a major psychological and strategic advantage to having the full 5 million sitting directly in your account. Once you cross that threshold, you can stop micromanaging your stash, freely bring higher-value gear into raids, and focus on survivability rather than penny-pinching. This guide breaks down the…
    Dec 23, 2025, 10:01:24 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Solo Money Route , ARC Raiders Coins & Items | 41
  • ARC Raiders Expedition Blueprint Guide: How to Prepare, Farm, and More

    The first ARC Raiders Expedition is introducing the most controversial progression challenge the game has seen so far. While the rewards-extra skill points, cosmetic items, expanded stash space, and temporary buffs-are attractive, the mandatory reset raises one major concern for almost every veteran: blueprints. Acquiring blueprints already requires substantial ARC Raiders Coins, time investment and RNG, and losing them on an opt-in wipe forces players to evaluate whether th…
    Dec 19, 2025, 11:23:11 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Blueprint Guide , ARC Raiders Items | 249
  • ARC Raiders: How to Farm Augment Blueprints Fast, Safely, and Consistently

    In ARC Raiders, Augment Blueprints are among the most valuable items you can find-especially high-tier options like the MK3 Survivor and MK3 Defensive. Players spend hours searching for them, often assuming drops are completely random. But with the right route, the right mindset, and a fast-reset strategy, you can farm blueprints efficiently, safely, and in a way that strongly suggests the drops follow a predictable pattern.   1. The Best Farming Location: Reinforced Recepti…
    Dec 16, 2025, 11:16:38 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Blueprints , ARC Raiders Items | 371
  • ARC Raiders PvP Guide: How to Dominate Solo With Anvil + Torrentus

    If you're running solo in ARC Raiders and want a loadout that lets you break shields, win close-range skirmishes, and punish players who panic under pressure, the Anvil + Torrentus combo is one of the most reliable options in the game. This setup gives you the opening burst of a marksman loadout with the finishing power of a close-range shredder-perfect for the new, tighter map layouts where fights break out fast and usually right in your face. This guide walks you through …
    Dec 13, 2025, 11:22:24 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , PvP Guide , ARC Raiders Items | 54
  • ARC Raiders Blueprint Guide

    Blueprints are the most valuable-and most confusing-loot category in ARC Raiders. Their rarity, inconsistent availability, and mysterious drop behavior have created a wave of uncertainty across the community. After hundreds of combined hours of testing, cross checking reports, and comparing findings across multiple players, we can now outline the blueprint factors we know are real, the ones we're almost certain are true, and the ones players often misunderstand.   This instr…
    Dec 13, 2025, 11:16:05 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Blueprint Guide , Drop Rates | 267
  • ARC Raiders Trials Guide: How to Push Points, Promote Faster, and More

    Whether your goal is to climb into higher brackets, earn premium cosmetics, or simply secure your weekly Epic rewards-understanding how ARC Raiders trials actually work is the difference between barely promoting and breaking into the top 100.This guide lays out the core rules, map choices, spawn behaviors, and loadout strategies that top players use to consistently double-promote and dominate their brackets.   Rule #1: Prioritize 2x Map Modifiers Every Time   Nothing boosts …
    Dec 09, 2025, 11:20:02 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , Trials Guide , More | 90
  • ARC Raiders: 8 Hidden Weapon Crate Locations You Should Be Looting

    If you've been grinding Arc Raiders for a while, you've probably noticed that the most obvious high-value areas get looted instantly-especially if you spawn in late. That's why knowing the off-path, low-traffic ARC Raiders loot spots is one of the easiest ways to gear up consistently without fighting half the lobby.   This guide breaks down eight lesser-known weapon case locations on the Dam Battlegrounds map, including what types of loot they can drop, how to reach them, an…
    Dec 09, 2025, 11:13:41 PST | Categories: ARC Raiders | Tag: Arc Raiders , ARC Raiders Items , ARC Raiders loot | 212
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