How to get Three Stars in ARC Raiders week 10 Trials

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ARC Raiders week 10 Trials just went live after the weekly reset in Embark Studios' extraction shooter. Players looking forward to earning new Trial ranks and unlocking bonus rewards have new challenges to look forward to for the next seven days. The list includes PVE challenges that present fair chances for all players to grind up their ranks.

On that note, let's take a look at the latest week 10 Trial challenges in ARC Raiders and the best ways to acquire three stars in this event.

ARC Raiders week 10 Trials guide: How to get 3 stars in every challenge

The new list of week 10 Trails challenges went live on December 29, 2025, and it will remain active until January 5, 2026. This new list of objectives will remain active alongside the Flickering Flames event, which awards bonus rewards in the form of Merits upon completing matches.

Let us take a look at all the missions available this week for players to grind the activities and increase their ranks:

Throw snowballs at Rocketeers
Deal damage to Shredders
Damage flying ARC enemies
Open ARC Probes
Destroy Fireballs

ARC Raiders week 10 Trials (Image via SK Gaming || Embark Studios)

1) Best ways to throw snoballs at Rocketeers for week 10 Trials

The first mission in week 10 Trials celebrates the festive season and takes players to the snow variant maps called Cold Snap. Released with an update under the same name, Cold Snap maps feature piles of snow that you can interact with to collect snowballs. Equip them in your inventory and locate the nearest Rocketeer.

Here are a few Rocketeer mini-boss locations with respect to each map in ARC Raiders:

Dam Battegrounds

Water Treatment
Hydrophonic Dome Complex
The Breach
Control Tower

Rocketeer locations in Dam (Image via Embark Studios || arcraidersmaps.app)

Buried City

Grandioso Apartments
Hospital
Piazza Arbusto
Outskirts

Spaceport

North/South Trench Tower
Launch Towers
Rocket Assembly
Control Tower A6
Maintenance Hanger

The Blue Gate

Trapper's Glade
Village
Checkpoint
Pilgrim's Peak
Outer Gates

Rocketeer locations in Blue Gate (Image via Embark Studios || arcraidersmaps.app)

2) Best ways to deal damage to Shredders during week 10 Trials

Shredder was the new ARC enemy that arrived with the Stella Montis map. This menacing robot can present a ton of problems if it is not dealt with smartly. Here are a few Points of Interest where you can find these ARCs:

Cultural Archives
Storage Room
Business Center
Atrium
Cafetaria
Security Bridge
Medical Research
Sandbox
Robotic Sandbox B
Seed Vault Aishaft
Lobby Metro

Shredder locations in Stella Montis (Image via Embark Studios || arcraidersmaps.app)

Bring a weapon with high ARC Armor penetration or anything with Heavy ammunition to take down these metal robots. Head to Stella Montis during Night Raid to acquire a double bonus for week 10 Trials.

3) Best ways to damage flying ARCs in week 10 Trials

Flying ARCs include Wasps, Hornets, Snitches, and the mini-boss Rocketeer. You can hunt the latter using the Points of Interest mentioned in the first entry of this list. Additionally, bring a weapon with high ARC Armor penetration to deal with the smaller nuisances like Hornet, Wasp, and Snitch. Other than that, if you intend to fight Rocketeers, then Wolfpack grenades are your best friend.

Damage Flying ARCs for week 10 Trials (Image via Embark Studios)

Head into a map with an active map condition to acquire bonus week 10 Trial XP. However, you must survive and extract safely back to Speranza to make sure you acquire your Trials points.

4) Best way to open ARC Probes during week 10 Trials

The best time to take on this particular challenge in this week's Trials is when the Prospecting Probes variant goes live. This map condition increases the amount of ARC probes, making it easy for you to farm the containers and attain double XP.

Prospecting Probes during week 10 Trials (Image via SK Gaming || Embark Studios)

On that note, check out our PVE skill tree build, which can help you quickly loot the Probes and then sneak out of the map without risking your gear.

5) Best way to Destroy Fireballs for week 10 Trials

Fireballs are round, armored, ARCs that roll around various maps and tend to get up close to Raiders. If you have a high ARC Armor penetration weapon like an Anvil or Ferro, you can easily take them down with one bullet.

Destroy Fireballs (Image via Embark Studios)

However, to maximise this week's Trials scores, make sure that you are heading into a map when a condition is active. This will drop bonus XP, thus helping you progress through the Trials leaderboards faster.

Here are a few locations where you can find Fireballs: