The week 19 Trials just went live in ARC Raiders, and this week’s challenges bring a fresh set of objectives that feature a couple of new activities. Players are required to take on various minibosses and open containers, among other things. With Flashpoint right around the corner, players are getting ready to head into the new content update with decent Trials scores.
This article sheds light on the ARC Raiders week 19 Trials and how to acquire three stars in each activity.
ARC Raiders week 19 Trials: How to get 3 stars in every challenge
The week 19 Trials went live on March 9, 2026, and they will remain active until March 16, 2026. This week, we take on a couple of new challenges, which include activities in the tunnels during the Locked Gate event and the swamps of Dam Battlegrounds.
Here are all the challenges you must complete for week 19 Trials:
- Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
- Search Raider Caches
- Damage Rocketeers, Leapers or Bastions
- Destroy Ticks
- Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp
1) Best ways to open containers in the traffic tunnels during week 19 Trials
Traffic tunnels are located on the other side of the Outer Gates Point of Interest in The Blue Gate map. For this specific challenge, Raiders must deploy onto the map when the Locked Gate event is active. During this activity, four unique keys from the following areas are required to unlock the Outer Gates.
- Ancient Fort
- Pilgrim’s Peak
- Raider’s Refuge
- Reinforced Reception
Once you acquire all keys and open the Locked Gates, head inside to locate the Traffic tunnels where a Bastion is found patrolling the perimeter. You must unlock as many containers, vehicle hoods, bus trunks, and side bays as you can.
If the Bastion poses a major problem, you can bring a Deadline or a few Trailblazers to take it down.
2) Best ways to open Raider caches for week 19 Trials
Raider caches are found in the Dam Battlegrounds map in abundance. For this challenge, you can bring a simple loadout filled with Adrenaline Shots to help you cover the map quickly. Players can uncover Raider caches at every Point of Interest, and simply interacting with the cache is enough to award you Trials points.
Recommended loadout
- Anvil
- Two stacks of ammo
- Light Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
- 30x Adrenaline Shots (optional)
Recommended strategy
- Deploy on Dam Battlegrounds during any major condition like Electromagnetic Storm or Night Raid.
- Use the map shown above to make one round trip across the map, scavenging Raider caches along the way.
- Make sure you check which extraction elevator has the longest time left before it closes. Plan your run in accordance with the time left and how much you can explore the map without risking your safe extraction.
3) Best ways to damage Rocketeers, Leapers, or Bastions during week 19 Trials
Rocketeers, Leapers, and Bastions are three of the minibosses that are found patrolling the topside maps. In order to take them down quickly, the Raiders can use Wolfpacks, Blaze Grenades, and Trailbazers, respectively. However, if you don’t have any of the items mentioned, you can simply use weapons like Anvil or Renegade along with numerous stacks of ammo to take them down.
Recommended loadout:
- Anvil / Ferro / Renagade
- Five/Six stacks of ammunition
- Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
- 4x Wolfpacks or 4x Blaze Grenades or 6x Trailblazers (optional)
Recommended strat:
- Head to the Spaceport map during Night Raid or Electromagnetic Storm.
- Move towards the Launch towers and head up to the elevated platform in the middle.
- Scout for Rocketeers and Leapers in the immediate vicinity of the Launch Towers and shoot to lure them towards you.
- Take note of the stairs that go down inside the small corridors; this is where you’ll be safe from the attacks of these minibosses.
- You must eliminate two minibosses to acquire a 4000 score for the current Trials.
Do note that Bastions are harder to lure to the elevated region of Launch Towers. Instead, you must make your way to the patrol area of a Bastion, look for cover, and then slowly shoot the weak spots on its legs to cripple this ARC for some time. During this short time, the ARC is susceptible to Deadlines if you are close enough to go and attach it.
If not, you can simply run behind it and shoot the yellow canister to destroy it and reveal the Bastion’s core. Shooting this core deals higher damage and, as a result, kills the ARC miniboss faster.
4) Best ways to destroy Ticks during week 19 Trials
Ticks are often jumpscaring Raiders as they like to latch on to a Raider’s face and deal damage. With such a tiny hitbox, they can be quite hard to hit when they are jumping and scuttling around. Taking a bunch of them down for ARC Trials will have us deploy on Stella Montis. Let us take a look at the best location to farm ticks below.
Recommended loadout:
- Kettle (III or IV preferred, Extended Mag attached)
- Anvil (IV preferred)
- 80 Heavy Ammo, 160 Light Ammo
- Light / Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Normal / Herbal Bandages
Recommended strat:
- Deploy on Stella Montis during Night Raid, and follow the Point of Interest route mentioned in the next step.
- Seed Vault > Cultural Archives > Business Lounge> Communications > Security Bridge.
- All these POIs have Ticks hanging upside down from ceilings or scuttling around the floor. You will find the biggest group of this ARC in the Seed Vault.
- Keep track of the areas you covered, and run from one POI to the next, destroying every Tick you come across.
- Complete the route once, and head back to the POI where you started. This is to check whether the Ticks have respawned.
- Repeat this until you acquire three stars or post a new high score for week 19 Trials.
5) Best ways to destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp for week 19 Trials
This new challenge requires players to head to Dam Battlegrounds and look for ARC robots in the swamps. These include the following Points of Interest:
- Hydrophonic Dome Complex
- Old Battleground
- South Swamp Outpost
Among these POIs, you can find the highest concentration of ARCs in the Hydrophonic Dome Complex.
Recommended loadout:
- Anvil / Renegade (III or IV preferred)
- Three or four stacks of ammo
- Light / Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Normal / Herbal Bandages
Recommended strat:
- Deploy on Dam Battlegrounds during Electromagnetic Storm or Night Raid; the latter is preferred for increased ARC patrol in this area.
- Head to Hydrophonic Dome Complex and take out all the Pops and Fireballs.
- A Bastion commonly patrols this area, therefore bringing ample ammunition, or a Deadline / Trailblazer is wise.
- Look for the time left at the Central Swamp lift to make your exit after you acquire three stars.
This concludes our coverage of ARC Raiders week 19 Trials. Free loadouts are a no-go since all challenges require either Adrenaline Shots to run around the map or strong weapons and gadgets to destroy ARCs. As usual, focus on surviving the entire round so that you can exit safely. This is an important step as it finalizes the Trials scores.
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Edited by Sankalpa Das