Destroy Ticks: 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 Destroy Ticks to maximize your score (or get your fill and get out) 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 “Destroy” is simple. In this case, the Ticks give 235 score each during the day. However, they give 470 each in 2x modifiers. As a result, in a 2x event scenario – you can easily rack up the score.

What you’ll need

For this Trial, the objective requires destroying as many Ticks as possible within the raids time limit. As a result, you’ll mostly need essentials, a good weapon for killing smaller ARC, and a Heavy Ammo weapon to deal with Shredders. We recommend bringing:

• Anvil IV (Can be Anvil I but IV is preferred for the Fire Rate – helps deal with the Shredder)
• Looting MK.2 (Looting MK.2 is great for getting the Ticks off of you fast due to the passive. Also means you won’t get caught by one while fighting a Shredder)
• Light Shield
• 5-10 Shield Rechargers
• 10-15 Bandages
• 120+ Heavy Ammo
• 2-5 Smoke Grenades
• 3 Trigger ‘Nades or 10-15 Light Impact Grenades (Optional)

Most of the above can be tweaked to your preference, however, this set-up ensures you can move around the map, effectively deal with all ARC threats and cover yourself should an opponent get the jump on you.

Map

The best map to push for the maximum score possible is Stella Montis with the Night Raid 2x Modifier enabled. Check our Event Timers to know when your next chance is!

The BEST Route for Maximizing Score

Depending on your spawn, you’ll have an initially tough time safely reaching the location. Also, being on Stella Montis, there is a TON of dangerous PVP in the first 10 minutes. As a result, be very alert when traveling through to the route. Please note: This method is good for solo, however, trios works the same way.

You’ll only need to bounce between two locations for this Trial, these locations are:

• Seed Vault
• Cultural Archives

Seed Vault

The Seed Vault is the perfect place for the Destroy Ticks Trial. You can actually more or less instantly complete your 3-star 4000 score for the week in this one spot. As a result, we recommend heading straight to the Seed Vault to start your rotation, or to get your quick 3-star. If you’re only looking for the 4000 score, you can clear Seed Vault & extract via the Airshaft. If you’re missing any score – you can pop into the Archive.

Start your maximum score rotation by entering the Seed Vault and clearing it out. Be careful of the Turrets that can spawn inside.

Cultural Archives

Next, you’ll want to head up the north stairwell just outside of the Seed Vault and enter the Cultural Archives. Here, you’ll want to be very careful in this location, as many Shredders frequent the area. If you bring Light Impact Grenades and an Anvil, you can deal with them pretty effectively. To defeat a Shredder, simply bait the Shredder to activate, line of sight the Shredder until it stops, then shoot it.

You’ll want to sweep the entire area, checking all the side rooms just incase there is a spawn. The Looting MK.2 is fantastic for this POI due to the quick passive removal of Ticks. This is especially important due to the Shredders attacking you too.

This is essentially the entire route! You’ll want to quickly bounce between the two locations – which is fairly simple, thankfully. With enough time in raid (and little to no Raider distraction), you’ll achieve more than enough points to your 3-star, but also the maximum possible for your overall score for the week. Good luck out there, Raider!

Check our ARC Raiders guides for more weekly Trials assistance or download our official Overwolf App Companion