Trials in ARC Raiders are a rotating set of competitive, objective-based challenges that sit alongside your regular raids. Once unlocked, they track specific actions you take during a run and convert those into points, stars, and leaderboard placement. The loop is simple: pick a Trial, push a high score in a single raid, and try to outdo your own best to climb the ranks before the weekly reset.
Unlock requirement and where Trials show up
Trials unlock when you reach level 15. From that point, you’ll see a dedicated Trials area with its own ranks and objectives. These challenges apply to what you do out in a raid — things like damaging particular ARC units or searching supply drops count toward specific Trials.
Weekly rotation and structure
Each week presents a set of five Trials. A new set goes live every Sunday, giving you a fresh spread of goals to chase until the next rotation. You can focus on one Trial per raid or mix them as opportunities appear, but your points for a Trial are earned within a single run and then compared against your saved personal best for that Trial.
How scoring, personal bests, and runs really work
Trials are high-score leaderboards at their core. The game saves your personal best (PB) for each Trial and only improves your ranked points for that Trial when you beat your PB. You have the full weekly window to make multiple attempts and push a better PB for each of the five Trials.
There are a few important rules:
| Aspect | How it works |
|---|---|
| Attempt scope | Your Trial points are tallied within a single raid. You can run multiple raids during the week to improve PBs. |
| Banking points | If you die and fail the run, you don’t keep the points from that raid for Trials. |
| Personal bests | Only scores that beat your current PB will increase your ranked points for that Trial. |
| Major events bonus | Major map events currently award double points; night raids fall into this category. |
Tip: It’s common to dedicate a raid to a single Trial (for example, hunting a specific enemy type or objective) and then switch focus in the next raid.
Stars and what the boxes mean
Each of the five weekly Trials can award up to three stars based on point thresholds shown in the Trial’s UI. Hitting those thresholds grants reward boxes at each star tier:
- 1 star: green box
- 2 stars: blue box
- 3 stars: purple box
Rewards are delivered automatically to your stash. Contents vary and can include items like weapons and blueprints.
Ranks, leaderboards, and cadence
Trials introduce their own ranking track. Your cumulative standing is based on the set of personal bests you’ve posted across the current week’s Trials. Leaderboards update every few days; placement can advance your rank and unlock further rewards or progression tied to that rank tier.
Key takeaways to play the system well
Think of each Trial as a weekly high-score chase. Pick a Trial, build a route that feeds its objective, and extract safely to bank your score. Use major map events for the double-point multiplier, and revisit Trials throughout the week to edge past your PBs. Stars deliver guaranteed boxes at set thresholds, while leaderboard movement comes from beating yourself, not just participating.
