Damage Spotters: How to get the BEST score in ARC Raiders Trials
Trials in ARC Raiders brings together the community to complete various challenges week by week to be placed on a competitive leaderboard. Raiders are tasked with participating in 5 different Trials (which rotate into a new set of Trials every week too). The goal is simple – gain as much score as possible in each Trial objective in an attempt to promote in Trial Rank. Of course, plenty of Raiders only want to cash in their quick 4000 score for the 3-Star rewards each week too. In this guide, we’ll go over the best ways to approach and Damage Spotters to maximize your score and etch your place in the Speranza Hotshots.
Trial Preparation
This trial can be done in all party sizes to an effective level. Whether that’s gaining your 3-star rating (which requires 4000 score) or pushing to maximize your points for promotion.
Scoring
The scoring for this Trial comes from dealing damage to the Spotter, an ARC that partners with the Bombardier. Each container awards you 320 score on a 2x event modifier, 160 on standard.
What you’ll need
For this Trial, the objective requires a good location to deal damage to and destroy Spotters. As a result, you’ll mostly need essentials, a good weapon that has good range and utilities for killing small ARC. We recommend bringing:
Renegade IV or 
Osprey IV is ideal, for good damage and range to pull Spotters closer. 
Anvil IV is also okay – bring 
Heavy Ammo if you use this.- Any Augment
Light Shield- 5
Shield Rechargers - 5
Bandages - 320+
Medium Ammo 
Snap Hook or 
Ziplines to use high ground for more safety- Plenty of
Seeker Grenades for quick and easy Spotter kills
Can I use a Free Loadout to do the Damage Spotters weekly Trials?
While you technically can, we personally do not recommend this option due to lack of ammo and long-range options.
Should I use Aggression-based Matchmaking for friendly lobbies?
Yes, we also highly recommend utilizing this method for friendly lobbies as it yields consistently safe results.
Map
For this weekly trial, we recommend attempting it at Spaceport, preferably with the Night Raid 2x Modifier enabled for maximum score. However, you can technically attempt this Trial during Hurricane and Electromagnetic Storm events. Check our Event Timers to know when your next chance is!
The BEST Route for Maximizing Score
While there is no set route to “follow” in this Trial, we do have some recommendations on where to position and tackle this challenge.
We recommend using the ground floor base of the Launch Tower.
If you’re able to play in this position and not have either of the Control Tower or Trench-side Bombardiers contested, this is the perfect spot to be. From this location, you’ll be able to bait the Spotters close to you or damage and destroy them from range.
Once you spot one of the few-potentially spawning Bombardiers (that bring the Spotters with them), you can bait them towards you by firing some shots. This is where having a ton of Seeker Grenades becomes useful. Once the Spotters get close, you can simply throw two Seeker Grenades to destroy both Spotters in one hit. Usually, they’ll explode before they can tag you for the Bombardier to rain missiles down on you, so it’s extra helpful!
You can of course, shoot the Spotters, however, it’s much more time and ammo consuming than Seeker Grenades. If either of the Bombardier spawns are contested, you can consider heading to the “free” Bombardier spawn and setting up above it on high ground. As a result, make sure to bring some Ziplines or a Snap Hook, just incase you cannot use the Launch Tower for full efficiency. You can either put yourself above the Control Tower, or near the Trench at the Shipping Warehouse.
Single Bombardier Spotter Farming
Once you’ve pushed your score to the limit within the time given, head to the nearest extract and enjoy your high score! Always try to use the Launch Tower strategy before going for a single Bombardier only. You’ll be able to get 2x the score with the Launch Tower as you’ll alternate destroying two Spotters on each side. As a result, they’ll spawn in one pair at a time which means a constant stream of Spotters to damage and score to gain!
At the top end of score, you can expect to reach upwards of 10,000+ score with ease using the above method, maybe even 20,000.
Duo & Trio
If you’re in a party with friends, you can simply split up between Bombardier spawns to ensure the group is netting all the damage and destroying the Spotters on the map. The strategy itself doesn’t change.
Fast 3-Star Rewards and Alternative Options
To gain 4000 score for the 3-Star Rewards, simply head to the closest Bombardier you can see based on your spawn, find a safe position and keep taking out the Spotters. You can use weapons at a closer range or still utilize Seeker Grenades. For 4000 score, you’ll need to fully damage and destroy ~13 Spotters, which is 7 spawns of Spotters. Enjoy the rewards!
Check our ARC Raiders guides for more weekly Trials assistance or download our official Overwolf App Companion. You can also see your Weekly Trials Leaderboard in real-time to see where you stack up!
