How to Destroy All ARC Machines Fast (Weak Points) in ARC Raiders

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One of the most exciting parts of ARC Raiders is battling the dangerous ARC Machines found throughout the Rust Belt. From smaller enemies like Wasps to massive threats like the Matriarch, raiders will face plenty of challenges. But players can defeat these machines quickly if they know where to aim. This guide covers the weaknesses of every ARC Machine in ARC Raiders.

All ARC Machine Weak Points & How to Destroy Them Fast in ARC Raiders

In ARC Raiders, players will battle over 15 different types of ARC machines. Each enemy has a specific weak spot, and hitting it is the fastest way to defeat them. Some weak points are easy to see – like a propeller or a glowing core – while others are hidden and require experience to discover.

Here’s a complete list of ARC machines, their weak points, and how players can defeat them quickly.

Image ARC Machines Location/Rarity Weak Points How to Destroy Fast
Wasps Outdoors/Common All Four Propellers Simply shoot down two propellers with any type of ammo. It’ll be enough to prevent it from flying away, destroying it as it hits the ground.
Hornets Outdoors/Common Two exposed propellers at the back The most effective weak point to target a Hornet are the two exposed/unshielded propellers at the back. Taking these two down will bring it down quickly. Alternatively, players can shoot shields off the frontal propellers with heavy ammo to take a shot at the propellers.
Snitch Outdoors/Uncommon Three white propeller plates around the main body Players can shoot two of the three white plates with propellers inside them around a Snitch to bring it down. Make sure to do it with heavy ammo, and before it starts calling for reinforcements.
Pop Indoors/Common Whole body A Pop can be destroyed with two-three shots of light ammo, or a single shot of medium or heavy ammo anywhere on its body.
Fireball Indoors/Common Flamethrowers A fireball will open up once it’s close to you to damage you with fire. Make sure to shoot at its white interior to instantly destroy it. Alternatively, you can one-shot it with heavy-ammo weapons.
Firefly Outdoors/Common Fuel Cell between Body and Flamethrower Fireflies will approach the players and start showering them with flames. The window of opportunity to hit the weak spot happens when the Firefly descends to the players’ level (altitude) and deploys its turret. The yellow canister between the body and the flamethrower needs to be shot a second before it starts spewing flames.
Comet Outdoors/Common Inner mechanism, exposed when it starts rolling When the Comet detects the players, it will emit a characteristic noise, then it will start charging a bull-rush. At that moment, its inner mechanism is exposed. Shoot the red line appearing in the middle to make it explode.
Tick Indoors/Common Whole Body Shooting it with a single bullet or hitting it with a hammer will destroy a tick instantly.
Turret Indoors/Uncommon Body behind the Barrel Taking two shots with a heavy ammo weapon will bring a Turret down quickly.
Rocketeer Outdoors/Uncommon All four thrusters and the area above the eye Make sure to take out the armor off one of the thrusters on a Rocketeer with heavy ammo weapons, then shoot them with regular ammo to inflict full damage. Destroy at least one of the thrusters to hinder its mobility significantly.
Leaper Outdoors/Rare Eye in the middle and four legs Players can simply shoot a Leaper’s eye with heavy ammo to remove the outer shell, and start damaging its HP. Another great, perhaps, the best method to destroy a leaper is by throwing Blaza Grendaes at it.
Bastion Outdoors/Rare Yellow leg joints and the yellow canister at the back of the head. Players need to pick a join and shoot it with a Hullcracker until the Bastion becomes disabled for a short duration. Once it does that, go around it and shoot the yellow canister at the back of its head to inflict massive damage.
Bombardier Outdoors/Rare It has similar weaknesses as the Bastion, but a little bit trickier due to Spotters triggering its mortar strike. Players having trouble with it can simply start the fight by throwing a Wolfpack.
Sentinel Outdoors/Rare Body behind the barrel Taking a sentinel down is similar to a turret if shooting from afar. If close, you can throw a few explosives to quickly destroy it.
Shredder Indoors/Stella Montis Only Thrusters Shooting at its thrusters with a heavy-ammo weapon will quickly destroy a shredder.
ARC Surveyor Outdoors/Very Rare Beacon module inside When a Surveyor is sending its blue beacon into the sky, carefully approach it and shoot at the beacon module when it’s opened up to inflict massive damage at the start. Next, you can throw a showstopper to disable it and shoot its armor-plating with heavy ammo weapons.
Queen Outdoors/Ultra Rare Legs and head Shoot off the armor off the Queen’s legs and then shoot to exposed skeletal structure underneath to deal high damage. There’s also a spot on the Queen’s head that you can focus your fire on to deal significant damage to its HP.
Matriarch Outdoors/Ultra Rare Red core inside its head The main goal of the Matriarch is to expose its red core. You can do that by stripping away the two large armor plates in the front, waiting for it to unleash the force field, or simply getting atop its head and waiting for it to pop outside. Your squad should focus its fire and even try to attach a Deadline mine on this core to quickly bring the Matriarch down.
Vaporizer Outdoors/Major Map Condition-Only Rotors on the sides.- Belly Players need to wait until the Vaporizer stops hovering to shoot the belly, which will make it turn on its Energy Shield. Once the shield drops, focus on the Rotors on the sides of its body to make it crash.

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2026-04-04 18:35