December 01, 2025
ARC Raiders: How to Defeat Every ARC Enemy (Weaknesses & Full Strategy Guide) Break down all 16 ARC enemy types with their weak points, damage tips, and the best tactics to survive the Rust Belt
What makes ARC Raiders so intense is the fact that you're always fighting on two fronts: other Raiders in the lobby, and the ARC machines roaming every corner of the Rust Belt. Whether it's a tiny drone or a towering mechanical juggernaut, each ARC threat can wipe you instantly if you’re unprepared.
There are 16 ARC enemy types currently in the game, each with unique armor values, movement patterns, and weak points. Here’s the complete guide to defeating every ARC efficiently.
🐝 1. Wasp
A simple drone with exposed thrusters.
Strategy:
- Stay behind cover
- Shoot the rear thrusters with any weapon
- Drops quickly due to no armor
🪰 2. Hornet
Similar to Wasp but harder to crack.
Strategy:
- Aim for the front thrusters
- Requires heavy ammo to break armor
- Slide or dodge-roll to avoid its strafing attacks
👁️ 3. Snitch
Squishy but annoying scout enemy.
Strategy:
- Shoot any thruster—none are armored
- Hide in bushes or behind cover to avoid detection
🪲 4. Tick
Swarm-type robot that jumps at your face.
Strategy:
- No armor—use any automatic weapon
- Maintain distance to avoid getting swarmed
💥 5. Pop
Explodes on contact.
Strategy:
- Keep your distance
- Shoot immediately with any ranged weapon
🔥 6. Fireball
A Pop variant with fire attacks and armor.
Strategy:
- Use heavy ammo to break its shell
- Optional: wait for its front panel to open and shoot the core
🏹 7. Turret
Stationary gun that fires on sight.
Strategy:
- Stay behind cover
- Destroy quickly with any weapon — no armor
🛰️ 8. Sentinel
A mobile rooftop turret.
Strategy:
- Avoid its Heavy Ammo blasts
- Rotate behind it and shoot the yellow leg canister
🔍 9. Spotter
Targets you and supports Bombardiers.
Strategy:
- Eliminate immediately to disable Bombardier tracking
- Use stuns or break line of sight
- Shoot exposed thrusters
💣 10. Bombardier
One of the deadliest enemies due to constant mortar spam.
Strategy:
- Use the Renegade IV
- Shoot the yellow kneecaps to disable mobility
- Kill Spotters first to avoid tracking
🛡️ 11. Bastion
Fully armored ARC wielding a Gatling gun.
Strategy:
- Shoot the rear yellow canister, OR
- Target leg joints with medium/heavy ammo
🚀 12. Rocketeer
Missile-launching drone guarding high-value zones.
Strategy:
- Use the Osprey IV
- Shoot thrusters from long range
- Limit its mobility and finish it off safely
🦬 13. Leaper / Bison
High-damage charging enemy.
Strategy:
- Grab 15 grenades
- Tag it with a bullet, then lure it toward a building window
- Throw grenades at its eye until it dies
👑 14. The Queen
Massive ARC with lasers, EMPs, and ground slams.
Strategy:
- Bring your best heavy-ammo weapons
- Target the head core and joint weak points
- Keep rotating to avoid slam attacks
🔪 15. Shredder
Close-range armored threat with a lethal shotgun.
Strategy:
- Immediately destroy the thrusters underneath
- Avoid close quarters at all costs
🧨 16. Matriarch
The ultimate ARC boss.
Strategy:
- Requires a full squad
- Avoid gas mortars, rockets, and flashbangs
- Shoot down the legs to stagger her
- Clear summons consistently
- Coordinate heavy-damage phases
🎮 Final Thoughts — ARC Raiders Continues to Impress
ARC Raiders wasn’t expected to explode in popularity, especially in a genre filled with lackluster extraction shooters. But it has shattered expectations, selling over 4 million copies in just weeks and dominating the Steam charts.
If you haven’t jumped into the Rust Belt yet, now’s the perfect time — especially with this ARC guide in your arsenal.