ARC Raiders' first Expedition wipe resets players to a fresh start, but it offers a smart opportunity to rebuild faster with the right strategy. A clear plan for recovering items, blueprints and skills turns the setback into a streamlined path back to end-game power.
Expedition Wipe Mechanics
Participating in an Expedition resets the account to level one, wiping out all items, workshop upgrades, blueprints and skill tree progress. Workshops also drop back to level one, forcing a complete rebuild from scratch.
The game balances this by making recovery quicker than the initial grind, thanks to optimized farming routes and skill priorities that unlock gear rapidly cheap ARC Raiders Redeem Codes for sale.
Essential Workshop and Material Farms
Upgrading workshops from level one becomes the immediate focus, with a detailed spreadsheet tracking required items, quantities and top spawn locations. Gunsmith level two, for instance, demands mechanical components, Wasp Drivers, Rusted Gears, Advanced Mechanical Components and Sentinel Firing Cores.
Key farming spots deliver reliable hauls:
- Seed Vault excels for chemicals and plastic parts, perfect for grenade crafting against early Bastions and Bombardiers.
- Lobby Metro features a consistent room stocked with oil, wires and magnets.
- Bluegate cars and Checkpoint yield mechanical components, metal parts and springs from car seats.
- Spaceport's fuel containers and rocket assembly hold breachable spots for Advanced Mechanical Components.
Server cabinets in Dam Battlegrounds Power Generation Complex, Bluegate Data Vault and Stella Montis Medical Research provide processors and sensors, boosted by looting androids in Stella Montis.
Recovering Key Blueprints Efficiently
User-submitted data pinpoints blueprint hotspots, starting with raider containers like caches, weapon boxes, ammo cases and grenade cases for essentials such as Anvil and Ventor. With Uncovered Caches removed, Cold Snap's snow raider caches offer the same loot pool as a strong alternative.
Augment blueprints cluster in Bluegate's underground Security Wing, though highly contested; medical containers in hospitals provide an underrated edge. Attachments like compensators and Light Mags favor residential areas such as Plaza Rosa Village in Bluegate. Wolfpack appears almost exclusively in Night Raids, while Deadline drops in Stella Montis and crafts via three Explosive Compounds and two ARC Circuitries at Explosive Station level three.
Quick Leveling Strategies Post-Wipe
Looting drives fast XP gains without elite gear. Seed Vault container runs deliver quick progress alongside materials, while Hidden Bunker's Bastion/Bombardier kills using cheap Light Impact Grenades scale efficiently.
For advanced plays, target Stella Montis to farm containers for XP and snag the Deadline blueprint. Pair it with Hornet Drivers and crafted Deadlines for massive XP bursts in Hidden Bunker rotations.
Optimal Post-Wipe Skill Tree Build
This skill path emphasizes looting speed, crafting efficiency and early Security Breach access for superior gun parts and breaches. Begin by maxing two core skills in the initial tree, then shift to Survival for crafting boosts and five points in Looter’s Instinct.
Rush Security Breach next, adding one point in Silent Scavenger, max Revitalizing Squat, and fillers like Looting Instinct. Follow with Suffer, Silence, Good as New, Broad Shoulders, max Looters Luck, Traveling Tinkerer, Raider Scraps to five, Stubborn Mule and stamina perks like Deep Breaths.
In Condition, allocate five to Used to the Weight, one to Blast Resistance, three to Fight or Flight, one to Gentle Pressure and five to Proficient Prior. Cap with Nimble Climber to five, Carry the Momentum, Effortless Roll to five, plus points in Little Extra and Loaded Arms, skipping Slip and Slide for better control.
Master these routes, blueprint targets and the skill build to outpace others after every wipe. Check the guide's spreadsheet for precise data, hit high-yield spots early, and watch Cold Snap for blueprint windfalls—your rebuilt base will dominate raids in no time.
