ARC Raiders might be ideally built to play with your buddy, but you can thrive and survive on your own with the correct build.
The emphasis changes significantly when you're not playing with a partner. The world of ARC Raiders has plenty of dangers in the form of other players and the bots, so you'll always have to be on your toes. When playing alone, my utmost focus is to go on a build that well-utilizes all three trees, with the highest emphasis on survival.
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Best ARC Raiders solo build
The build I have gone for is basically a jack of all trades (and master of some). It has a good distribution of points in the Mobility and Survival trees, as both are vital to outlast enemies in the wild. However, I haven't forgotten about Conditioning, given the role those skills play, especially when you're on your own.
The image above has my build at level 50, which will take a fair amount of time for players to reach. The maximum level cap at launch is 75, so you can continue with this build as you level up. Let me share my idea on the build and how it works.
Skills
Here's how I have distributed the skills (up to level 50).
Conditioning
- Used to the Weight: 1
- Gentle Pressure: 1
- Proficient Pryer: 1
Mobility
- Nimble Climber: 1
- Marathon Runner: 5
- Youthful Lungs: 5
- Slip and Slide: 3
- Sturdy Ankles: 1
- Calming Stroll: 1
- Carry the Momentum: 1
Survival
- Agile Croucher: 3
- Revitalizing Squat: 5
- In-Round Crafting: 1
- Looter's Instinct: 1
- Silent Scavenger: 5
- Suffer in Silence: 1
- Good as New: 1
- Traveling Tinkerer: 1
- Broad Shoulders: 4
- Looter's Luck: 4
Nodes
We begin the build from the three basic nodes that should be your first unlocks. The skills allow you to move quickly while crawling, and having a shield has a lesser negative penalty on movement. The priority should be to unlock Proficient Pryer, as it allows you to scavenge quicker and better.
Here are some of the key nodes you should activate as early as possible:
- Marathon Runner: Moving around will cost less stamina.
- Youthful Lungs: Raise your maximum stamina.
- Calming Stroll: Enhances stamina gain during walking.
- Revitalizing Squat: Stamina regeneration during crouches is enhanced.
- Silent Scavenger: Less noise while looting.
- Broad Shoulders: Raises the maximum weight that you can carry.
So which two end nodes should you target with this build? I will list down two good options.
- Security Breach: Allows you to gain access to Security Lockers (you'll still have to breach them).
- Vaults on Vaults on Vaults: Vaulting no longer costs any stamina.
- Back on your feet: Allows you to regenerate a portion of your health when you're critically hit.
If you go for Back on your Feet, this build will suddenly become skewed towards Conditioning (which is absolutely fine).
As for the order of investing the points, it's better to go with your judgment. Every person plays differently, and it's better to focus on the area that might be one of your weaknesses.
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