**A Complete Guide to Trials in ARC Raiders**
Trials are an exciting way to progress your character in ARC Raiders, adding an extra layer of challenges and rewards to your gameplay. Since there’s already plenty to do while exploring Topside, Trials give you even more goals to strive for—and great gear to earn as a result. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about Trials: how to unlock and complete them, how the Ranks system works, and tips for maximizing your points.
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### What Are Trials in ARC Raiders?
Trials are special challenges that reward you with unique gear for completing specific tasks in ARC Raiders. Think of Trials as a high-score system: the more points you earn during a match, the better your rewards will be.
There are two main types of Trials:
– **Weekly Trials:** These involve objectives such as damaging Hornets, destroying ARC enemies, or searching loot boxes. Each Trial has its own progress bar.
– **Seasonal Progression (Ranks):** A separate system where you climb ranks throughout the season to unlock additional rewards.
For Weekly Trials, rewards are unlocked when you reach certain point thresholds during a match:
– Reward 1 at 1,000 points
– Reward 2 at 2,500 points
– Reward 3 at 4,000 points
Keep in mind that you must successfully escape at the end of the match to bank the points earned. If you fail to escape, all progress from that match is lost.
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### What Are Trials Ranks?
Inside the Trials screen, there’s a **Ranks** tab, which tracks your seasonal career progress. There are 14 ranks to climb, each offering rewards as you level up by completing objectives and safely extracting from each mission.
The ranks for each season are as follows:
– Rookie I, II, III
– Tryhard I, II, III
– Wildcard I, II, III
– Daredevil I, II, III
– Hotshot
– Cantina Legend
Each new rank typically grants a new item, plus all rewards from previous ranks. For example, reaching Tryhard I will award you the Archaeologist Backpack, along with the Black Eye face style and Happy Jig emote earned at Rookie III.
While progressing from Daredevil III to Hotshot may not offer additional gear, you’ll likely receive recognition in the form of a Hotshot badge.
The highest rank, **Cantina Legend**, is reserved for the Top 100 players in the server each season, who receive the exclusive Scarlet Black outfit color.
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### When Do Trials Unlock?
Trials become available once you reach **Level 15** in ARC Raiders. To access them, open the Raider tab and select the badge icon located at the bottom center of the screen to enter the Trials page.
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### How to Complete Trials & Earn More Points
Each Trial has a specific task you need to complete, and your performance is rated on a three-star system based on points earned during a match. Your goal is to achieve the three-star rating on each Trial and then extract safely to bank your progress.
**Important things to know:**
– You do **not** accumulate points across matches. For example, if you earn 1,000 points (one star) in one match, then 3,000 points (two stars) in the next, your highest rating is only the latter.
– Focus entirely on the specific task of the Trial to reach the three-star rating.
– Check your performance at any time by opening your Inventory and visiting the Logbook.
– You must successfully extract from the mission to keep your points. If you die or fail to extract, all points earned during that run are lost.
– While you lose Trial progress if you don’t extract, you still retain XP gained for leveling up your Raider.
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### Tips for Success in Trials
– Play on zones with *major map conditions* like Night Raids or Electromagnetic Storms—these offer **double rank points**.
– Team up with a full squad who share the same Trials objectives. Coordinated efforts make reaching objectives easier.
– Avoid unnecessary PvP encounters unless you’re fully geared for it. Extracting with partial progress is better than risking everything.
– Prioritize extraction once you hit your target to ensure your points are secured.
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Trials add a rewarding layer of challenge and progression to your ARC Raiders experience. Focus on your goals, cooperate with your squad, and climb the ranks for some of the game’s coolest gear and recognition. Good luck out there, Raiders!
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