The Expedition Window has officially closed once again in ARC Raiders, and that means it’s time to kick off a new Trials Season. These objectives change weekly, as do the rewards, and if you’ve just wiped from the Expedition, they’re a great way to earn some extra loot.
Every week, there are five Trials for you to work on, and you’ll need to earn 4,000 points for each one to three-star them. You’ll gain points by completing activities tied to the Trial, and if you earn three stars, there’s a chance you’ll earn some high-tier rewards—blueprints included.
In this guide, you’ll find out what the latest batch of Trials are in ARC Raiders, as well as the best method to complete each one.
Every Week 18 Trial In ARC Raiders
There are five new Trials in ARC Raiders this week, and to kick off the new season, they’re relatively forgiving.
Here’s the full list of Trials for ARC Raiders Week 18:
- Damage Leapers
- Loot Bird’s Nests (Bird City)
- Damage Spotters
- Open ARC Probes
- Search containers in the Medical Research Wing (Stella Montis)
Remember that completing Trials during an active Major Map Condition will double the amount of points that you earn. Luckily, Insider Gaming has a nifty Map Condition Tracker, so you can schedule when it’s best to grind out your weekly Trials.
How To Complete ‘Damage Leapers’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
You know it’s an easy week when the hardest Trial is damaging Leapers in ARC Raiders; all you need to do is gradually chip away at their health and destroy a couple to complete the Trial.
Leapers can be intimidating to face, especially if you’re using a freshly wiped character, but if you’ve got the right gear, they go down fairly easily. Heavy weapons will make short work of them, and whilst they’re frustrating to fight in the open, once you find some cover, they’ll pose little threat to you.
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Leapers might not spawn on Stella Montis, but you’ll find them roaming around each of the other four maps. They’re most commonly found around the base of Launch Towers on Spaceport, or Farmlands on The Blue Gate. However, during a Major Map Condition, you’ll need to kill at least two of them to secure the three stars.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into any map aside from Stella Montis.
- Locate a Leaper and find some cover before engaging.
- Use your Heavy weapon whilst aiming for the central ball.
- Destroy two, and successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Loot Bird Nests’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
To complete the ‘Loot Bird Nests’ Trial, you’ll need to load into Buried City during the Bird City Map Condition and search chimneys on the various rooftops.
Trial aside, it’s a great method to earn some quick cash, especially if you’re running low on your newly wiped character. An assortment of rare Rubber Ducks spawn in these chimneys, and these Trinkets can be sold for a hefty fee—so long as you manage to extract with your spoils.
There are tons of chimneys to search during the Map Condition, so you shouldn’t have any trouble finding enough of them to complete the Trial. Just search the Eastern side of the map for the best success, and make sure you beat the other raiders to them!
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into Buried City during the Bird City Map Condition.
- Search rooftops for chimneys and loot them.
- Once you’ve searched enough of them, successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Damage Spotters’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
This is one of the easiest Trials in rotation this week in ARC Raiders; all you need to do is shoot down the Spotters that spawn alongside Bombardiers.
These flying ARC pose no threat on their own, but once they pinpoint your location for the Bombardier, you can expect hell to rain down from above in the form of mortars. Therefore, you’ll want to shoot these down quickly before you’re tagged, or just find some overhead cover.
Spotters spawn in pairs, and thankfully, once they’re shot down, two more will spawn to assist the Bombardier with its hunt. That’s a huge relief, as you’ll need to kill more than just two of them if you want to three-star the Trial.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Spawn into any map other than Stella Montis.
- Locate a Bombardier.
- Find some cover, and start shooting down the Spotters.
- Repeat this until you’ve damaged enough, and then successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Open ARC Probes’ In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
Another easy Trial arrives in the shape of opening ARC Probes. These are located on most maps in ARC Raiders, but they’re found in abundance during the Electromagnetic Storm event.
These Probes are easy to find thanks to their loud, pinging sound that they emit. However, they’ll be even louder whilst you breach them, so make sure no enemy ARC are nearby.
The quickest way to complete this Trial is during the Electromagnetic Storm event, which happens on the following maps:
- Spaceport
- The Blue Gate
- Dam Battlegrounds
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into any map with the Electromagnetic Storm event.
- Search for multiple Probes, and breach/search them.
- Successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Search Containers In The Medical Research Wing’ In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
To round off the week of Trials in ARC Raiders, you’ll need to loot containers in the Medical Research Wing of Stella Montis.
It’s a new Trial that hasn’t been done before, and it’s one that should prove fairly easy to complete. All you’ll need to do is search containers in the correct map location, and these could range from medical cabinets to drawers, and anything in between.
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Your biggest threats will be the Shredders, which roam this area with reckless abandon, and fellow raiders, who might want the Medical Wing to themselves. Make sure you load into the map prepared, and if you want to do it quicker, try Night Raid.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into Stella Montis, ideally during a Night Raid.
- Head to the Medical Research Wing on the Western side of the map.
- Loot any and all containers you can find.
- Once you’re done looting, successfully extract.
Get all five of those Trials done, and you should start life with your new character with a bunch of top-tier loot to your name. Share your hauls over in the official Insider Gaming Discord Server.
For more ARC Raiders guides, check out how to solve the Controlled Access Zone Button Puzzle on Dam Battlegrounds, as well as every stage of the Weather Monitor System Project.
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