As the upcoming Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders looms on the horizon, there’s not much better to do right now than to grind through the latest wave of Trials. These objectives change weekly, as do the rewards, and if you’re gearing up for the new wave of ARC, 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 manage to earn three stars, there’s a chance you’ll also 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 Trial In ARC Raiders (March 23—March 29)
There are five new Trials in ARC Raiders this week, which will pit you against land-based ARC and have you searching one of the most dangerous maps.
Here’s the full list of Trials:
- Harvest plants
- Destroy Ticks, Fireballs, and Pops
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
- Search containers in Medical Research (Stella Montis)
- Disable mines (Locked Gate)
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 Ground-Based ARC Enemies’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
For this Trial, you’ll need to damage any ground-based ARC, which encompasses a wide variety of enemies.
There are currently 13 ground-based ARC enemies in ARC Raiders, and they’re listed below:
- Tick
- Pop
- Fireball
- Comet
- Turret
- Surveyor
- Sentinel
- Shredder
- Leaper
- Bastion
- Grenadier
- Matriarch
- Queen
Depending on which ARC you decide to target, you’ll earn varying amounts of points towards your Trial. For example, killing a Pop will net you 400 points, whilst killing a Bastion will earn you over 2,000. Every map features ground-based ARC, so it’s all about which ones you’d prefer to fight.
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With that in mind, you could simply kill a single Bastion during a Major Map Condition and three-star the Trial. However, if you’re looking for an easier, safer method, consider just farming Pops on Stella Montis during a Night Raid. All you’ll need to do is hunt down five of them, and the Trial will be complete.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into any map, though Stella Montis is a great choice.
- Hunt down any ground-based ARC, with Pops and Fireballs being the easiest.
- Kill enough of them to three-star the Trial—five should be enough during a Night Raid.
- Successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Destroy Ticks, Fireballs, And Pops’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
Ticks, Fireballs and Pops are some of the easiest ARC to destroy, but they can be a nuisance when clustered together.
This is by far one of the easier Trials for the week, and it can be completed on any map since these ARCs spawn just about anywhere. Your best bet is to head into a building or enclosed area, with The Blue Gate and Stella Montis being the two best maps to find these enemies in abundance.
Any weapon type should fare well enough against these foes, but make sure they don’t group up on you—one poorly timed Pop explosion paired with a Tick or Fireball can spell a quick end to a raid.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into any map, though The Blue Gate and Stella Montis are perhaps the best choices.
- Explore enclosed areas, and hunt down any Ticks, Pops or Fireballs that you come across.
- Once you’ve destroyed enough for three stars, successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Disable Mines’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
To complete the third Trial of the week, you’ll need to load into The Blue Gate during the Locked Gate Major Map Condition and disable loads of mines.
Normally, when you join a Locked Gate server, the focus is on getting into the traffic tunnels for superior loot. However, this Trial will have you focusing on the top side, as you snuff out any mines.
You’ll find these hidden throughout the map, though a great place to search is on the hills near Pilgrim’s Peak, or in and around the Reinforced Reception. If you want to three-star the Trial, you’ll need to find and disarm 14 of them, with each one offering 300 points.
Disabling the mines is simple enough; you just need to get close enough without blowing yourself up. It might be best to take a decent amount of healing with you, as it’s fairly likely you might step on one by accident.
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into The Blue Gate during the Locked Gate Major Map Condition.
- Navigate the surface for mines—you’ll hear them with a faint pinging sound, as well as spot them by their red lights.
- Get close enough to disable them, then rinse and repeat.
- Once you’ve done enough, successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Harvest Plants’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
This Trial will have you ignore the firefights and send you scavenging for plant life instead, as it simply requires you to harvest some flora.
However, it’s not as straightforward as you might imagine, as certain plant-life doesn’t count towards the Trial. Any fruit you can harvest, be it Lemons, Olives, Apricots or Prickly Pears, doesn’t count towards completing the Trial.
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Instead, you’ll need to make sure you’re gathering the plants that require you to harvest them, such as Great Mullein or Mushrooms, ideally during a Lush Bloom event for the best rewards. It might sound obvious, but plenty of people have made the mistake before and wasted a raid gathering fruit for nothing—unless Scrappy needs them, don’t bother!
For a step-by-step guide, follow the process below:
- Load into any map, though one with the Lush Bloom map condition would be ideal.
- Head to POIs that offer natural resources. You’re looking for the likes of Great Mullein, Agave or Mushrooms.
- Once you’ve harvested enough, successfully extract.
How To Complete ‘Search Containers In Medical Research’ Trial In ARC Raiders—Tips & Tricks
The final Trial this week in ARC Raiders will have you looting any and all containers in the Medical Research Wing of Stella Montis.
It’s a Trial that should prove easy to complete, at least conceptually. 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.
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 be ready to dive into Flashpoint next week. Share your hauls over in the official Insider Gaming Discord Server.
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