All Arc Raiders quests and how to beat them
Every quest you need to beat, so you're not wasting your time each Expedition cycle.
There's an astonishing number of quests in Arc Raiders. Seriously, complete a handful and more just keep coming, giving you the most obscure and tricky challenges you can imagine. While missions oddly don't give you any XP, they're a great way to learn the game and get heartily rewarded for your efforts with various gear and even customisation options.
The thing is, you don't just need to do these quests once and be done with them forever. If you're sending your character on an Expedition (Arc Raiders' version of a wipe or account reset), your quest progress will also be reset alongside your gear and upgrades. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news if you didn't know this already.
It's a lot of work, whether you're beating the quests for the first time or replaying them, so below I'll go over all the missions, their objectives, and the best way to complete them to save you time.
All Arc Raiders quests
There are currently 66 quests in Arc Raiders, 60 of which are interconnected missions from the main vendors, while the remaining six are related to the Blue Gate and Stella Montis maps. Some require you to visit specific locations, while others task you with looting specific items or killing certain Arc machines.
If you're ever in doubt whether an item you need is required for a quest or one of the many upgrades, check out our Arc Raiders loot guide.
Here's the full mission list right now:
Main quests
These are the main missions right now, and the rough order you can encounter them if you're completing each quest chain chronologically before moving on to the next:
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Mission | Quest Giver | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
Picking Up the Pieces | Shani | Visit any area on your map with a loot category icon Loot three containers |
Shani | Obtain six Wires Obtain one Battery | |
Clearer Skies | Shani | Destroy three Arc enemies Get three Arc Alloy |
Shani | Visit a Field Depot Repair the antenna on the roof of the Field Depot | |
Celeste | Find and search any Arc Probe or Courier | |
Safe Passage | Apollo | Destroy two Arc enemies using any explosive grenade |
Apollo | Destroy any Arc using a Fireball Burner | |
Sparks Fly | Apollo | Destroy a Hornet with a Trigger 'Nade or Snap Blast |
Hatch Repairs | Shani | Repair the leaking hydraulic pipes near a Raider Hatch Search for a Hatch Key near the Raider Hatch |
Shani | Visit a Field Depot Deliver a Field Crate to the Supply Station inside and collect the reward | |
The Trifecta | Shani | Destroy a Wasp and take its Wasp Driver Destroy a Hornet and take its Hornet Driver Destroy a Snitch and take its Snitch Scanner |
The Right Tool | Tian Wen | Destroy a Fireball, Hornet, and Turret |
Tian Wen | Request a Supply Drop from a Call Station Loot the Supply Drop | |
Celeste | On Spaceport, scope out the rocket thrusters outside the Rocket Assembly On Dam Battlegrounds, visit the Locked Room in the Water Treatment Control Building On Buried City, visit the barricaded area of floor six of the Space Travel Building | |
Dormant Barons | Shani | Loot a Baron Husk |
Mixed Signals | Shani | Destroy an Arc Surveyor and take its Surveyor Vault |
Tian Wen | On Buried City, search two containers in the Raider Camp beneath the Parking Garage On Dam Battlegrounds, search for anything significant in the South Swamp Outpost On Spaceport, search for anything significant in Bilgruun's Hideout, next to the Container Storage | |
Tian Wen | In Dam Battleground's Scrap Yard, search for: A compass near the broken-down vehicles A video tape near the cylindrical containers Old field rations in the Raider Camp | |
Celeste | Reach Victory Ridge on Dam Battlegrounds and find the old EMP trap Disable the first, second, and third power switches Shut down the EMP trap | |
Keeping The Memory | Celeste | Reach the wreckage in the Formicai Hills on Dam Battlegrounds Search for the missing helmet Return the helmet to the memorial |
Celeste | Reach Victory Ridge on Dam Battlegrounds Retrieve the battle plans from the hideout under the broken highway Deliver Major Aiva's Patch to Celeste | |
Tian Wen | Reach the Su Durante Warehouses in the Outskirts of Buried City Search for Tian Wen's cache near the Warehouses Follow the clues | |
Tian Wen | Locate the cache near Marano Station on Buried City Sabotage the cache | |
Eyes On the Price | Tian Wen | Find the secluded roof terrace south-west of the Southern Station in Buried City, marked by blue tarps Rewire the solar panel using three Wires |
Industrial Espionage | Tian Wen | Find Tian Wen's weapon cache near the Gas Station in the Outskirts region of Buried City Deliver the Burletta to the rival weapon cache Plant a bug on the weapon cache |
Tian Wen | On Buried City, search for and deliver the following items to Tian Wen: Fertilizer on the Grandioso Apartments rooftop Water Pump in the broken rooftop gardens and Piazza Rosa | |
Celeste | Reach the Formicai Outpost in Dam Battlegrounds Locate the flag and raise it on the small platform overlooking the Red Lakes | |
Celeste | On Dam Battlegrounds, retrieve and extract with Celeste's Journals from: The South Swamp Outpost The northern outpost overlooking Red Lakes | |
Out of the Shadows | Shani | Destroy a Rocketeer and take its Rocketeer Driver |
Tian Wen | Search for and extract with Major Aiva's Mementos in the apartments in the northwest of Dam Battlegrounds | |
Tian Wen | On Blue Gate, mark the white lookout tower south of the Warehouse Complex On Dam Battlegrounds, mark the Pattern House On Spaceport, mark the South Trench Tower On Buried City, mark the building with the mural in Buried Properties | |
Our Presence Up There | Shani | Visit the Pattern House on Dam Battlegrounds Find and flip the power switch Complete the antenna installation on the roof |
Lost in Transmission | Shani | Reach the top of Control Tower A6 in Spaceport Establish a connection from the terminal |
Shani | Reach the Red Tower in Old Town Buried City Find the missing battery cell and install it in the generator Turn the generator on and boot the antenna terminal near the Red Tower | |
Into the Fray | Shani | Destroy a Leaper and take its Leaper Pulse Unit |
Doctor's Orders | Lance | Obtain the following: 1x Syringe 2x Antiseptic 1x Durable Cloth 1x Great Mullein |
Medical Merchandise | Lance | On Spaceport, search two containers in the Departure Building's exam rooms On Buried City, search three containers in the Hospital On Dam Battlegrounds, search two containers in Research & Administration's medical room |
Lance | Search for an ESR Analyzer inside any pharmacy in Buried City and deliver it to Lance | |
Shani | On Spaceport: Find the shipping notes in the Jiangsu Warehouse foreman's office Locate the scanners on the upper floor of Control Tower A6 Find and extract with the LiDAR Scanner | |
Shani | On Dam Battlegrounds, install a LiDAR Scanner at the top of the Control Tower On Spaceport, install a LiDAR Scanner at the Communications Tower On Buried City, install a LiDAR Scanner on top of the Galleria sign | |
After Rain Comes | Celeste | Find the solar panels near the Grandioso Apartments in Buried City Repair the solar panels using five Wires and two Batteries |
A Balanced Harvest | Celeste | Go to the Research & Administration building in Dam Battlegrounds Locate Lab 1 on the upper floor, above reception Search for any traces of the agricultural research project |
Untended Garden | Celeste | Go to the Hydroponic Dome Complex on Dam Battlegrounds Access the data archive in one of the domes Upload the data to the computer terminal in any Field Depot |
Celeste | Go to the Research Building on Buried City Search for the seed vault in the 'room with a great view' Deliver the Experimental Seed Sample to Celeste | |
Celeste | Locate the Flood Access Tunnel under the Red Lake Balcony on Dam Battlegrounds Find the intake in the District's Water Supply | |
Source of the Contamination | Celeste | Reach the Water Treatment Building in Dam Battlegrounds Search for the Flood Spill Intake near the Swamp Investigate any suspicious objects |
Celeste | Find the tunnels under the Spaceport Find and turn the valve in the tunnels | |
Apollo | Locate the Abandoned Highway Camp in Buried City Search for any signs of survivors Follow the red markers Inspect the grave | |
Lance | Visit the Departure Building in Spaceport and find the Medical Room Search for the records | |
Celeste | Find the Electrical Substation south of the Spaceport Find any sign of the missing engineer Install the fuse and restore power | |
Celeste | Enter the Power Generation Complex in Dam Battlegrounds and find the Generator Room Repair the generator Find the Ventilation Shaft Enable the power via the switch under the stairs | |
Celeste | Reach the Olive Grove in Blue Gate Search the bee hives around the Olive Grove | |
Apollo | Find an espresso machine to salvage for spare parts Get the Espresso Machine Parts for Apollo | |
Lance | Find the Arbusto Farmacia by the collapsed highway in Buried City Document the pharmacist's hobbies, family, taste, and skills | |
Celeste | Get a Power Rod for Celeste | |
Celeste | Reach the Santa Maria Houses in Old Town Buried City Locate the dead drop inside the courtyard | |
Turnabout | Celeste | Go to the North Trench Tower on Spaceport Locate and upload the blackmail files |
Building a Library | Apollo | Locate the Library in the City Center area of Buried City Find a romance book, a detective book, and an adventure book |
A New Type of Plant | Lance | Search for the new plant near the Baron Husk in the Old Battleground on Dam Battlegrounds Deliver the Possibly Toxic Plant to Lance |
Tian Wen | Reach the Checkpoint area on Blue Gate Search the guard huts for the Armored Patrol Car Key Find and unlock the rear door of an armored patrol car in the Traffic Tunnel |
Blue Gate quests
These quests are immediately available once you unlock Blue Gate, and can be progressed separately from the main story missions:
Mission | Quest Giver | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
Apollo | Nail down the roof plates on the raider structure in Trapper's Glade Stabilize the observation deck near the Ridgeline Enable the comms terminal south of the Olive Garden Rotate the satellite dishes on the church roof, north of Data Vault | |
Shani | Take a photo of the collapsed highway Go to the Broken Earth and follow the trail of destruction northeast up the hill Investigate the unknown Arc machines | |
Shani | Reach the Barren Clearing and find signs of who brought down the Arc machines Reach the Adorned Wreckage and inspect the communications device |
Stella Montis quests
These quests became available once Stella Montis was unlocked, and can be progressed separately from the main story missions, similar to Blue Gate's objectives:
Mission | Quest Giver | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
Lance | Find and search three androids | |
Shani | Search any J. Kozma Ventures container | |
Tian Wen | Take a photo of any of the rovers in the Sandbox Deliver a Flow Controller and Magnetron to Tian Wen |
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