🔥 SOLO RATS MELTING EVERY ARC BOSS WITH FREE GEAR?! 😱 New HAIRPIN + GRENADE GLITCH Wipes BASTIONS in 42 SECONDS – No Blueprints, ZERO RISK! Devs HIDING This BROKEN Basic Loadout… Your NEXT Raid = ARC FARMING HEAVEN! 💀 Full Guide BEFORE Nerf Hits! 👇

In the relentless PvPvE extraction shooter ARC Raiders, launched October 30, 2025, by Embark Studios, solo players face hordes of mechanical ARC drones swarming loot-rich maps like Stella Montis and Blue Gate. With over 7 million copies sold and peaks at 300K players, mastering PvE is key to snowballing free loadouts into empires – especially amid crossplay chaos and Expedition wipes. A viral YouTube guide by The Beard Guys has ignited the community: the “FASTEST Way To Destroy Every ARC SOLO (Basic Gear ONLY),” clocking kills in under a minute using Level 1 weapons and cheap grenades – no blueprints required.

Forget meta Epics; basic kits like the Pharaoh pistol (silenced, high ARC penetration), Stitcher SMG, Anvil, light shields, and impact grenades (810 credits or craftable) turn solos into ARC shredders. These methods prioritize speed to dodge third-parties, leveraging weak points, cover, and exploits like doorway traps.

Optimal Basic Solo Loadout: Zero-to-Hero Setup

Primary: Pharaoh I (20 dmg, silenced, ARC armor piercer) or Anvil (high fire rate).
Grenades: 20-30 Light Impact (spam kills heavies).
Shield: Light/Medium (agile dodging).
Meds: Bandages, stims (field-craftable).
Cost: Under 20K credits; free loadout viable for small ARCs.

XP/loot fuels progression: ARC Alloy for benches, drivers for quests, power cells for shields.

Tier 1: Small ARCs – One-Shot Fodder (Tick, Pop, Fireball)

These ambushers spawn indoors, perfect for stealth rats.

Tick: Whirring wall-clingers; one shot any gun (Pharaoh ideal). Melee if face-hugged, then explode. Loot: Tick Pods (quests), Alloy. Solo time: Instant.
Pop: Rolling exploders; 2 light ammo shots. Listen for rumble. Loot: Crude Explosives, Power Cells.
Fireball: Flamethrower rollers; shoot open vents pre-spot. Loot: Fireball Burners (fire traps).

Tier 2: Flying Drones – Rotor Crashers (Wasp, Hornet, Snitch)

Sky pests alert heavies; snipe from cover.

Wasp: 2/4 rotors down = crash. Mag-dump body if close. Loot: Wasp Driver (weapon bench). Basic light guns shred.
Hornet: Rear 2 thrusters (front armored); dodge darts sideways. Medium ammo pierces. Loot: Hornet Driver, Medium Ammo.
Snitch: 2/3 rotors; kill fast to prevent spawns. Loot: Snitch Scanner (ARC summoner).

Tier 3: Stationary/Scout Threats – Peek-a-Boo Kills (Turret, Sentinel, Surveyor)

Turret/Sentinel: Peek during scan/reload; 3P line-up shots. Loot: Firing Cores. Basic viable.
Surveyor: Stun with Showstopper, shoot exposed core. Flees fast; high-value Vault loot.

Tier 4: Elite Heavies – Grenade Cheese Meta (Leaper, Bastion, Rocketeer, Bombardier)

Beard Guys’ revolution: Impact grenades from safety.

Enemy
Fastest Solo Method
Grenades Needed
Time
Tips

Leaper
Doorway trap; break eye armor w/ Anvil, spam grenades.
14
30s
Can’t fit through; fire-weak. Loot: Pulse Units.

Bastion
Elevated platform; arc grenades over gun line (3 variants: bunker, roof, ledge).
25
42s
Kite to position. Loot: Bastion Cells.

Rocketeer
150-200m Anvil engine stun-lock.
0 (21 shots)
20s
Retreat to building. Loot: Drivers (explosives bench).

Bombardier
Doorway cover; kill spotters first, spam.
18
2.5min
Roof protection vs rockets. Loot: Cells, Steel.

Tier 5: Bosses – High-Risk, Gear-Up Required (Matriarch, Queen, Shredder)

Basic solo? Tough, but low-gear viable with lures/mods.

Matriarch (North Line): Core when exposed; Hullcrackers/Wolfpacks. Summons havoc; 14-min Hairpin grind possible but not basic. Loot: Reactors.
Queen: Joints to core; squad norm, solo lure to traps.
Shredder: Thrusters; no armor, medium-range spam.

Reddit/X hail these as “game-changers” for Trials (e.g., Destroy Pops farms). Patches like 1.3.0 nerfed Venators but buffed commons.

Pro Tips for Solo Domination

Audio Cues: Whirs/rolls = ambush prep.
Positioning: Always elevated/doorway; stim sprint.
Events: Night/Electro for spawns; farm ducks en route.
Risk: Free loadout for smalls; 20K for heavies. Extract fast post-kill.

This basic meta empowers rats amid GBMM debates, proving skill > gear. As Cold Snap snows in (Dec 11), grind these for Expedition buffs. Solo glory awaits – drop in, destroy, extract rich.