Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
There are 41 documented keys, keycards, security codes and access items in ARC Raiders, spread across seven maps. Every one that actually opens something is sin...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
ARC Raiders has seven playable maps plus the Practice Range, and every one of them changes shape depending on which map condition rolled, how many rounds you ha...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
A blueprint in ARC Raiders is a lootable item that unlocks one crafting recipe for your Raider. You take it back to Speranza, "Learn and Consume" it, ...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
The ARC Raiders Skill Tree was rebuilt on October 8, 2026 by the Frozen Trail 2.0 update, so any guide written before that date describes a different tree. The ...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
Pendola Pass rotates three states, and each one invalidates the route that works under the other two. With no condition active, locked doors and Raider Hatches ...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
Looting container after container and still not seeing the blueprint you want? Most "blueprints not dropping" complaints come down to one thing: diffe...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
The Hullcracker blueprint is one of the most-asked-about unlocks in ARC Raiders right now — and plenty of players get tripped up on the same step: they finish t...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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 ...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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,...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
Weapon Amplification is a new late-game upgrade system arriving with ARC Raiders' Frozen Trail update on October 8, 2026. It adds a fifth quality tier to 15...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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 ...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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...
Theo Marsh
ARC Raiders Specialist & Guide Writer
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 ...