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In-depth ARC Raiders guides: from first drop to endgame Workshop optimization.
ARC Raiders Beginner's Guide: Surviving Your First Raids
Everything you need to know before dropping into the Rust Belt. How extraction works, what to loot first, when to fight vs run, and how to get back to Speranza alive.
ARC Raiders Weapon Tier List: Patch 1.29.0 (May 2026)
Patch 1.29.0 weapon tier list: Tempest anchors PvP, Dolabra remains a PvE prize, Canto stays mobile, and Bettina is a watch pick after its fire-rate buff.
Workshop & Crafting Guide: Station Upgrades, Recipes, and Priority Order
How to build and upgrade all seven Workshop stations. Which to prioritize, what materials you need, and the most efficient path from Base Workbench to endgame Gunsmith.
Dam Battlegrounds Complete Map Guide: Loot, Extractions, and Routes
Every POI, extraction point, and loot route in Dam Battlegrounds. Power Plant, Research Campus, Dam Crest: learn where to go and where to avoid.
What to Keep, Sell, and Recycle: Complete Loot Priority Guide
Stop leaving valuable items behind and stop hauling junk. This guide covers every material and loot category with clear keep/sell/recycle verdicts.
Safe Pocket Strategy: What to Protect Every Raid
Your Safe Pocket saves items even when you die. Learn what to put in it, when to swap items, and how to maximize value retention across failed runs.
Buried City Guide: Best Solo Routes and Hidden Loot
The underground maze rewards players who know its secrets. Hospital, Library, Plaza Rosa: this guide covers the safest solo loot routes and extract paths.
Hurricane Condition Survival Guide: Loadouts and Tactics
Hurricane and Close Scrutiny conditions change everything. Low visibility, strong winds, Vaporizers, and environmental hazards require different gear and strategy. Updated for the 1.23 Assessor fixes.
Close Scrutiny Guide: How to Beat the Assessor and Farm Vaporizers
Everything you need to survive ARC's first Operation after the 1.23 Assessor fixes. How Close Scrutiny works, how to breach the Assessor, how to kill Vaporizers, and the best loadouts for Flashpoint content.
ARC Raiders Anti-Cheat and Ban Appeals Guide: Fair Play Update
Official May 7 fair-play summary: Embark's anti-cheat layers, accessibility-device policy, Anybrain research, and human-reviewed ARC Raiders ban appeals.
April 2026 Update Prep: 1.24 Fixes, Expedition 3, and Riven Tides
What changed in patches 1.23 and 1.24, what to prepare before Riven Tides, and how the third Expedition's new damage-based challenge works.
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