Arc Raiders Weekly Trials are one of the easiest ways to turn a short play session into real rewards and seasonal rank. This week’s rotation focuses on Damage Snitches, snowball hits on Bastions, Bastion damage, Supply Drop searches, and plant harvesting. You can clear every objective in just a handful of raids if you plan your route and lean on Cold Snap maps where Bastions and snowballs overlap. Arc Raiders is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, and these trials slot cleanly into standard co-op extraction runs on the surface.
| Trial | Best Map / Mode | Fast Strat |
|---|---|---|
| Damage Snitches | Open Surface (Blue Gate) | Scan skies with mid-range rifles |
| Snowball Bastions | Cold Snap Events | Break leg armor, then spam snowballs |
| Damage Bastions | Cold Snap Events | Combine with snowball runs for 2x efficiency |
| Supply Drops | Long Raids | Stay late; check map icons frequently |
| Harvest Plants | All Maps | Grab continuously while routing to others |
Weekly Trials basics
Arc Raiders Weekly Trials reset on January 5–11 with five objectives: Damage Snitches, Throw snowballs at Bastions, Damage Bastions, Search Supply Drops, and Harvest plants. Most of these track in the background as long as you extract, so the real trick is stacking as many as possible into the same deployment.
The cleanest approach is to start with a topside run that passes through high‑skyline areas for Snitches, then pivots into a Cold Snap map for Bastions and snowballs. That same run should route through plant clusters and any Supply Drop events you can find before extracting with your trial score locked in.
Q: How often do Arc Raiders Weekly Trials reset?
A: Arc Raiders Weekly Trials reset every Monday, with the Jan 5–11 rotation covering the first full week of 2026.
Arc Raiders Weekly Trials Snitches and Bastions
For Damage Snitches, load into surface maps with clear sky lanes and watch for the glowing flying ARCs that announce themselves with audio cues. Community guides point to Blue Gate and similar open layouts as prime Snitch farming spots, letting you chain several spawns before extraction.
Bastion trials hinge on Cold Snap. You need to queue into these snowstorm variants so the game spawns Bastions and snowball piles. The recommended strategy from sites like IGN and Vice is to weaken a Bastion’s leg joints with rifles or grenades, then circle it with cover nearby and rotate between snowball throws and weapon damage to progress both “throw snowballs at Bastions” and “damage Bastions” in the same fight.
Q: Do snowball hits and gun damage count separately on Bastions?
A: Yes, snowball hits award progress for the snowball trial while gun and explosive damage add progress to the Bastion damage trial.
Arc Raiders Weekly Trials Supply Drops and plants
Supply Drops are the most inconsistent trial this week because they rely on event spawns or call‑ins during a run. Existing guides recommend staying on the surface after your first drop and rotating across active objectives instead of extracting right away, which increases the chance of seeing second and third Supply Drops.
Plants are your passive objective. Both official wikis and community clips confirm that most surface routes include clusters of harvestable plants, especially around frozen valleys during Cold Snap. If you make a habit of clearing every plant you walk past while chasing Bastions and Supply Drops, this trial will usually finish without special planning.
Q: Do plants and Supply Drops share the same maps this week?
A: Yes, the Jan 5–11 rotation places plants and Supply Drops across the same Cold Snap and surface maps you already use for other objectives.
Arc Raiders Weekly Trials optimal builds and routes
For Arc Raiders Weekly Trials this week, favor a mid‑range rifle or DMR with a reliable scope and a backup explosive option. That setup lets you pop Snitches quickly, chip Bastion weakpoints from safety, and still handle smaller ARCs that pressure your team while you line up snowball throws.
Route‑wise, community creators on YouTube highlight a pattern: start with an open surface map for Snitches, pivot into a Cold Snap map for Bastions and snowballs, hit any Supply Drop icons you see, and keep harvesting plants until your inventory is full or the raid starts to drag. High‑view videos from streamers like ZLaner and other Arc Raiders mains show this pattern clearing all five trials in just a few focused sessions.
Q: Can you finish every weekly trial solo?
A: Yes, but a coordinated squad makes Bastion and Supply Drop objectives much faster, especially during Cold Snap storms.
Once you lock in your routes and builds, these Weekly Trials become a short habit loop that feeds steady rewards and seasonal rank.
