Arc Raiders: Make Money Fast and Get Gear Guide

The fight for survival in Arc Raiders isn’t just about staying alive—it’s about thriving. In the early stages of the game, stacking up wealth can give you a serious edge, allowing you to build stronger loadouts, craft valuable augments, and take on tougher raids with confidence. Recently, MMOexp broke down some of the most efficient money-making strategies in Arc Raiders, revealing how to maximize loot, minimize risk, and turn every run into profit.

This guide summarizes those insights and adds extra context to help you get started on your own path to prosperity. Whether you’re diving into high-value raids, scavenging on the outskirts, or just trying to make your first few thousand credits, here’s everything you need to know.

1. Choose the Right Loadout and Augments

Before you even drop into a raid, your loadout setup determines how much you can profit.

• Looting Augments:

If you’re serious about looting, prioritize the Looting Augment Mk I or Mk II. The Mk I gives you a 50 kg carry limit—solid for early runs—but the Mk II pushes it to 60 kg and offers two safe slots plus three trinket slots, giving you enormous carrying potential.

• Crafting Your Augments:

To craft these augments, you’ll need basic materials like Plastic Parts and Rubber Parts, as well as Magnets purchased from Celeste using seeds. It’s straightforward and worth the investment early on.

• Free Loadout Option:

If you’re low on resources, the free loadout works fine. It has a lighter 35 kg carry cap and no safe slots, but the zero-cost entry means you risk nothing. Think of this as your “practice mode” for early grinding—die, and you’ve only lost potential profit, not actual value.

The best strategy? Use a free loadout until you can afford your first looting augment. Then snowball from there into safer, more lucrative runs.

2. Understanding Loot Value During Raids

Managing your bag efficiently mid-raid is key to maximizing profit. When your inventory is full and you need to decide what to keep, check the value tracker at the top of your screen. This feature allows you to quickly compare items by moving them in and out of containers and watching how your total value changes. The goal is simple: maximize credits per slot.

3. Salvaging vs. Recycling: Know the Difference

A common mistake for new players is confusing salvaging and recycling.

• Salvaging (In-Raid): Breaks items into parts during a raid to reduce weight. Good for managing space, but yields fewer materials.

• Recycling (At Base): Converts items into crafting materials after extraction, providing better returns.

Rule of thumb: Only salvage mid-raid if absolutely necessary. Otherwise, haul everything back to base for a better yield.

4. Day vs. Night Raids

Night raids are riskier but more rewarding. Loot tables are richer, and the chance of rare items increases—but visibility is lower, and enemies are tougher. If you’re using special keys for high-tier locations, do it at night to maximize your returns. For standard runs, day raids are safer and more predictable.

5. Solo vs. Team Runs

Going solo means you keep every piece of loot—no sharing, faster profits. However, danger increases significantly.

Team runs allow:

• Faster looting of large areas

• Backup in fights

• Shared access to key items

The best balance? Solo safe runs for consistency and team high-value runs for riskier profit spikes.

6. High-Value Loot Locations

The red-outlined zones on your map mark High-Value (HV) Loot Areas. These are your jackpot runs.

Inside these zones, expect to find:

• Purple trinkets

• Keycards for new areas

• Crafting materials worth thousands

For example:

• The Lance Record Tape sells for 10,000 credits.

• Blue and purple crafting items also bring strong returns if you sell instead of use them.

Essential item: Adrenaline Shots.

They’re dirt cheap to craft (three chemicals + three plastic parts) and give temporary infinite stamina, perfect for escaping dangerous encounters or racing to loot first.

7. Example High-Value Runs

Hospital Run (Buried City):

• Head to the top floor and loot all searchable containers.

• Keycard access unlocks even greater loot.

• A single run can yield 30k–50k credits in under 10 minutes.

Dam Battlegrounds Run:

• Focus on the control tower and research area.

• Prioritize lockers, labs, and office drawers.

• Use zip lines for safe access and quick escape.

• Avoid breaching slow animations; focus on fast searches only.

A clean Dam Battlegrounds run can pull in nearly 50k credits if you sell everything.

8. Safe and Reliable Money Methods

If big-risk runs aren’t your style, there are four safe and repeatable farming strategies that work on every map:

(a) Probe & Raider Cache Farming

• Arc Probes: Emit beeping sounds and show on your map when nearby. Contain green and blue Arc parts plus weapons.

• Raider Caches: Hidden safes with mechanical noises. Contain raider gear, blues, purples, and valuables.

These runs avoid major conflict zones and offer steady income with minimal danger.

(b) Arc Farming

Hunt down Arc enemies for valuable material drops:

• Fireball Drives: Throwable incendiary grenades.

• Hornet Drivers: EMP devices that stun both Arcs and Raiders.

• Snitch Scanners: Summon hornets at a target location.

Each sells for ~2,000 credits per slot, and the XP gain is a nice bonus.

(c) Commercial Area Farming

Commercial zones are goldmines for trinkets and luxury goods:

• Snow Globe: 7,000 credits

• Lance’s Mixtape: 10,000 credits

• Music Boxes / Playing Cards: 5,000 credits

• Watches / Albums / Vases: 3,000 credits

Target drawers and shelves for the best finds.

(d) Outskirts Loot-and-Exit Runs

The fastest, safest method for beginners.

• Spawn in, loot the nearest outskirts point of interest, fill your bag, and extract immediately.

• Ideal for free loadouts or early gear farming.

• Repeat for consistent, low-risk profit.

In less than a week of focused looting, you can build up steady cash flow, unlock better augments, and fully gear up for late-game content.

Final Thoughts

Early Arc Raiders economy is all about risk versus reward. Whether you’re chasing purple trinkets in dangerous red zones or methodically looting the outskirts, every credit counts. Accumulating enough ARC Raiders Coins and ARC Raiders Items is key to your success. MMOexp’s guide shows that even small optimizations—like stacking trinkets, salvaging smartly, and timing raids—can lead to massive payoffs.

Stick with the reliable methods, experiment with high-value runs when you’re ready, and remember: survive the raid, sell the loot, repeat.

MMOexp ARC Raiders Team