November 24, 2025
Arc Raiders Week 5 Trial Guide: How to Earn Easy 3-Star Rewards Master every Week 5 Trial in Arc Raiders and secure your guaranteed Epic loot with these efficient, beginner-friendly strategies
Weekly Trials are one of the most overlooked sources of high-value loot in Arc Raiders. Each week offers five unique challenges, and earning three stars in any of them guarantees an Epic-tier item, along with progression toward cosmetic unlocks.
Week 5 includes a mix of PvE and situational tasks—some straightforward, others surprisingly chaotic—but all fully achievable with the right strategy.
📌 Important:
- Your score only counts if you extract successfully.
- Trials only track your best score in a single raid, not cumulative progress.
🎯 Damage Rocketeers Trial
To max out this Trial, you need to damage or destroy Rocketeers during a Night Raid or Electromagnetic Storm.
⭐ 3-Star Strategy
The safest route is to simply destroy two Rocketeers. That guarantees you surpass the damage requirement without guessing whether you hit enough threshold damage on the second target.
Best Locations
Run this on Dam Battlegrounds, where multiple Rocketeer spawns are close together:
- Near North Complex Elevator
- Just south of Hydroponic Dome Complex
- Around the Testing Annex
Recommended Loadout
- Wolfpack Grenades (x3)
- Anvil
Two Wolfpacks will instantly kill most Rocketeers. Use your third to chunk the second one, then finish with the Anvil if needed.
📡 Hidden Bunker Data Download Trial
This is one of Week 5’s most chaotic challenges because you must complete the Hidden Bunker event at Spaceport and actually extract the data.
⭐ 3-Star Strategy
You need to download data from at least 5 different terminals inside the bunker.
Steps
1. Activate all four antenna towers around Spaceport. 2. Head to the bunker entrance in the southwest corner. 3. Enter and start downloading at the computers inside. 4. Extract the data when finished.
There are eight total computers, but other players will be competing for the same terminals. Because of this…
Recommended Mode
Play Solos. Trios becomes a bloodbath, and bunker choke points make PvP extremely likely.
🦾 ARC Husk Breach Trial
This Trial requires you to breach ARC remains across the map. Sizes include:
- Barons (large)
- Rocketeer-sized ARC (medium)
- Wasp-sized scraps (small)
Each earns XP based on size, but farming multiple small/medium husks is the fastest route.
⭐ 3-Star Strategy
Farm at The Blue Gate — specifically southeast between Ancient Fort and Warehouse Complex.
This area is loaded with first-wave ARC husks and lets you clear the Trial during the day by looting 8–10 remains.
Recommended Approach
- Bring a free loadout — the area is wide open and dangerous.
- Avoid PvP when possible and stay mobile between husks.
👁️ Snitch Elimination Trial
You must damage or destroy Snitches — ideally during Night Raids or Electromagnetic Storms to reduce the number required.
⭐ 3-Star Strategy
Destroy 7–8 Snitches depending on whether you're solo or the primary damage dealer.
Best Locations
- Spaceport: Roof of the Departure Building
- Buried City: Roof of Hospital or Grandioso Apartments
These vantage points allow high visibility over Snitch flight paths and limit ground-level threats.
Recommended Weapons
- Ferro
- Renegade
- Anvil
Aim for the white weak points on Snitches for fast kills.
Bring Lure Grenades to prevent reinforcements if you miss your opening burst.
💥 Ground ARC Destruction Trial
This final Trial tasks you with damaging or destroying ground-based ARC enemies, including:
- Fireballs
- Poppers
- Ticks
- Queens
- Matriarchs
- Leapers
- Bastions (best option)
- Bombardiers (best option)
⭐ 3-Star Strategy
Focus on Bastions and Bombardiers — they give the highest score and spawn reliably.
Best Location
The Blue Gate during a Night Raid or Electromagnetic Storm.
Common spawns:
- Bastion in Tunnels north of Checkpoint
- Bombardier south of Village
- Occasional Bastion spawn in center of map
Recommended Loadout
- Wolfpack Grenades (2–3)
or - Hullcracker (30k coins)
Leapers and smaller enemies can add extra score if needed, but they’re less efficient.
🧠 Final Thoughts
Week 5 brings one of the more demanding Trial sets, but with the right routes and loadouts, every challenge can be cleared quickly — and the free Epic reward makes it absolutely worth the effort.
Focus on safe rotations, avoid unnecessary PvP, and prioritize nighttime storms for optimal scoring. With a bit of practice, this week’s Trials are some of the fastest you’ll clear all season.