Week 19 Trials are currently live in ARC Raiders, bringing new five challenges to complete. This week’s trials will require you to head into the tunnels, look for raider caches, deal damage to mini-bosses, and much more.
With the recent expedition reset, completing this week’s trials with three stars is a great opportunity to earn epic items and blueprints. It is essential to know where to go and under which conditions to run a raid to perform the best in the trials. In this guide, we will tell you how to complete all Week 19 Trials with a 3-Star strategy.
Table of Contents
- All Week 19 Trials in ARC Raiders & 3-Star Point System
- How to Complete All Week 19 Trials in ARC Raiders with 3-Star Ratings
- Tips for Completing Week 19 Trials with a 3-Star Rating
All Week 19 Trials in ARC Raiders & 3-Star Point System
The week 19 trials are currently active from March 9 to March 16, 2026. There are five challenges in the trials to complete with up to three-star ratings, earning 4,000 Points. Here are all the week 19 trials in ARC Raiders.
- Open containers inside the traffic tunnels (Locked Gate condition on the Blue Gate map)
- Search Raider Caches
- Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, or Bastions
- Destroy Ticks
- Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp (Dam Battlegrounds map)
Each trial has three thresholds for a star rating. Crossing a threshold guarantees you a corresponding rarity reward. You earn points by pursuing the challenges, and the points accumulate across all your runs. It means you do not have to grind for a three-star rating in a single run.
In addition to earning points, your weekly rank will also be adjusted based on your performance. If you have a position among 1-30, you will receive a double promotion; if you are in 31-60, you will receive a single promotion, and any position above that will keep your current rank at the end of the week. Here are the points threshold and rewards for the trials in ARC Raiders.
| Stars | Points | Rewards |
| 1-Star | 1,000 | Uncommon items or Blueprints |
| 2-Star | 2,500 | Rare items or Blueprints |
| 3-Star | 4,000 | Epic items or Blueprints |
How to Complete All Week 19 Trials in ARC Raiders with 3-Star Ratings
The week 19 trials include two of the challenges for looting containers and three challenges for eliminating ARC enemies. Your best bet is to run in the PVE lobbies so as not to get sidetracked while you are looting containers or fighting ARC enemies.
Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
To complete the ‘Open containers inside the traffic tunnels’ challenge, you must run the “Locked Gate” map condition on the Blue Gate map and loot the containers inside the Outer Gates landmark.
To get inside the Outer Gates, you will have to open them at the Gate Control Room by inserting four keys into the terminals. The keys are scattered across four key locations on the map, including Ancient Fort, Raider’s Refuge, Pilgrim’s Peak, and Reinforced Reception. Go to these locations and loot the containers to find the keys.
It is better to unite with other players or run a raid with a squad to gather the keys easily. After getting the keys, go to the Gate Control Room and use the keys at the terminals to open the Outer Gates. Once done, head inside the Outer Gates and start looting every possible container. These containers include breachables, lockers, cars, weapon crates, ammo boxes, and so on.
NOTE: If you are in PVP lobbies and you loot another player’s body inside the Outer Gates, it will not count.
Each container you loot will give you about 400 XP, due to the 2x XP boost during the Locked Gate map condition. To hit the 4,000 points mark, you have to open any 10 containers inside the Outer Gates landmark on the Blue Gate map. However, you have to be quick, as every other player will get the notification of the gates being opened.
Search Raider Caches
To complete the “Search Raider Caches” challenge, you just have to loot the Raider Caches on any map. The raider caches spawn in every map condition, and it is best to run during a 2x XP boost condition. If you open a raider cache on a standard map condition, you will earn 500 XP, and if you open a raider cache on a map condition with a 2x XP boost, you will earn up to 1,000 XP. It is easier to hit a 3-star rating for this challenge during the map conditions like Night Raid and Hurricane. You just have to open 4 Raider Caches to get the 3-star rating.
The two best maps to find Raider Caches consistently are Dam Battlegrounds and Buried City. Personally, I like Buried City, as it is a smaller map, and you can easily cover more ground quickly, as long as you have enough Adrenaline Shots to run the entire map.
Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, or Bastions
Completing the “Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, or Bastions” challenge is easier than it sounds. Defeating each mini-boss grants thousands of points. To be exact, you just have to focus on eliminating a Leaper and a Bastion to earn 4,000 points and get a three-star rating. Destroying a Leaper gets you 2,200 points, and a Bastion gets you 3,500 points.
Now, you can tackle this challenge with the “Destroy ARC enemies in the swamp” challenge. As all mini-bosses are ARC enemies, you can head to the Swamp area in the Dam Battlegrounds and hunt for a Leaper and a Bastion to complete both challenges with a 3-star rating. The swamp is a big area with multiple landmarks, and a consistent spawn of Leaper, a Rocketter, and a Bastion in the area.
Recommended Loadout for Mini-bosses
To deal great damage to a Leaper and a Bastion, you must have the following items in your arsenal.
- Anvil (IV) or a Ferro (IV)
- ~80 Heavy Ammo
- 2x Wolfpack, 2x Trailblazer, 2x Showstopper
This firepower is more than enough to take out a Leaper and a Bastion, as long as you have the cover. You can use the 2 Wolfpacks to instantly destroy a Leaper, and then use the Showstopper to stun the Bastion to hit on its weak points.
Destroy Ticks
Completing the “Destroy Ticks” challenge is easy, as the ticks are destroyed with one or two shots, depending on the type of weapon you are using. Ticks only spawn indoors on all maps. The best map to hunt for ticks is Stella Montis, as the whole map is indoors. Alternatively, Buried City is also a strong contender to hunt for Ticks. Visit the Santa Maria Houses landmark and go inside all the houses to find 4-5 ticks.
Destroying each tick will grant you 300 points on standard conditions. It is better to run a raid during the Night Raid or Hurricane to earn 2x XP. This way, you will earn 600 points per tick, and you just have to destroy 7 ticks to hit the 3-star rating.
Recommended Loadout for Ticks
- Kettle (IV), Venator (IV), Rattler (IV), or Anvil (IV)
- Enough ammunition for your preferred weapon.
Almost every weapon can destroy a tick in a couple of shots. Just be precise with your shots and always be attentive to the tick sound to know it is close.
Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp
To complete the “Destroy enemies in the swamp” challenge, you must head to the Dam Battlegrounds map. The swamp is a big area in the center and western side of the map. You can easily find the regular ARC enemies, including Wasps, Hornets, Fireflies, and Snitchers, flying over the swamp. Destroying each small ARC enemy will get you about 400 XP. It means you just have to destroy 10 small ARC enemies to hit the 3-star rating.
Alternatively, you can hunt for a mini-boss in the swamp area. As mentioned above in the “Damage Rocketeer, Leaper, or Bastion” challenge, you can complete both of these challenges in a single run. Destroy a Leaper and a Bastion in the swamp area to complete both challenges.
Recommended Loadout for ARC enemies
- Anvil (IV) or a Ferro (IV)
- ~80 Heavy Ammo
- 2x Wolfpack, 2x Trailblazer, 2x Showstopper (only if you are fighting mini-bosses)
Tips for Completing Week 19 Trials with a 3-Star Rating
All week 19 trials can be completed with a 3-star rating in a single day. Here are some of the best tips that will help you complete all challenges in a single day.
- If you are getting into PVP lobbies, die or surrender 4 to 5 times without shooting anybody to get into PVE lobbies.
- Run the “Locked Gate” map condition once it is available. Do not try to do PVP during this map condition, as you might not make it to the Outer Gates.
- Bring the Adrenaline Shots while looking for the raider caches to cover more ground.
- Use the Heavy Ammo weapons for more ARC armor penetration. These weapons will make the fight easy against strong ARCs.
- If you have Wolfpacks lying in your inventory, bring them to the raid to quickly defeat ARC mini-bosses.
- Use the Survivor Augment and a Medium Shield with your Loadout. It will increase the survivability and the chance to make it out alive, even if you get downed.