What are Trials in Arc Raiders?

Trials in ARC Raiders are a competitive endgame system made up of weekly challenges that unlock at player level 15 and feed into a separate ranked ladder with cosmetic rewards. They track specific in‑raid actions, convert them into Trial Points after successful extraction, and place players on a leaderboard that resets on a weekly schedule

What are Trials?

Trials are weekly, account-wide challenges designed to test consistency, efficiency, and mastery of ARC Raiders’ PvE and PvPvE gameplay. Each Trial revolves around completing predefined objectives during raids to earn Trial Points that determine rank and seasonal rewards.

How Trials Unlock

• Trials become available once a Raider reaches level 15, effectively marking the start of the endgame progression layer.
• When unlocked, a new Trials menu appears, showing your weekly objectives, current point totals, and leaderboard placement.

Weekly Structure And Resets

• Every week you receive a set of five Trials challenges drawn from a larger pool of possible objectives.
• Trials reset on a fixed weekly cadence (typically Monday), refreshing all challenges and giving players a new chance to climb the leaderboard.

How Trial Points Work

• You earn Trial Points by performing actions tied to your active challenges during normal raids, such as damaging specific ARC enemy types or looting key objects.
• Points from a raid only count if you successfully extract, and only your best score per challenge for the week is recorded toward your total.

Example Trial Objectives

• Combat-focused goals include damaging or destroying ARC units like Leapers, Hornets, Ticks, Fireballs, Pops, and other ground-based enemies.
• Utility and exploration goals can involve harvesting plants, opening ARC Probes, searching First Wave husks, looting Supply Drops, or interacting with special terminals and containers.

Trials Ranks And Rewards

• Trials use a dedicated ranking ladder with 14 ranks, each typically split into three tiers, starting from Rookie and progressing through Tryhard, Wildcard, and Daredevil up to Hotshot and Cantina Legend.
• End-of-season rewards are primarily cosmetic, giving higher-ranked players exclusive visual items that showcase their dedication and performance.

Why Trials Matter

• Trials give endgame players a structured reason to keep logging in, providing measurable progression beyond gear drops and standard extractions.
• Because objectives cover combat, looting, and exploration, Trials encourage varied playstyles and reward teams that can efficiently multitask during raids.

Tips To Climb Trials Faster

• Focus each raid on a subset of active challenges so that your actions directly feed Trial Points instead of spreading effort thinly across unrelated goals.
• Prioritize maps or modifiers that boost point gains, such as special conditions where Trials award extra points, and always play around safe extraction since failed runs yield no progress.

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