Arc Raiders skill tree

What's the Arc Raiders skill tree, and what are the best builds? There are levels to being a Raider, as you'll soon find out if you pick the wrong fight while topside. As you progress through the ranks, you'll quickly realise that skills can play a massive part in how lethal you can be in the extraction game.

Progressing in Arc Raiders is more than just getting loot - better equipment certainly helps, but knowing what the best skills are can be a difference-maker when it comes to surviving in the multiplayer game. Moving faster for longer, looting more efficiently, and being able to craft are vital if you want to be in the upper echelon of Raiders. Check out the full Arc Raiders skill tree for the best build.

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Skills

Best Arc Raiders builds

There are a few archetypes of Raider that you can employ during your time topside, and which one works for you will ultimately depend on your playstyle.

The highest level you can achieve in Arc Raiders is 75, meaning that you can either choose to fully max out two of the skill trees, abandoning the third, or max one out and fill the others halfway. We opt for the latter, as it contributes to a more rounded build.

If you choose to complete an expedition, you'll be awarded with five extra skill points when your tree resets. You can use these extra skills to augment one of our custom builds below. So, whether you're a loot goblin or a movement demon, here are our best Arc Raiders builds:

Perpetual Motion

With this build, you'll be able to run further - and faster - than anyone else. The additional maneuverability will give you the edge in fights, allowing you to relocate quickly and often. Having a long-range weapon will allow you to engage from further away, and your superior stamina can help close the distance for the killing shot.

Key skills:

Used To The Weight
Survivor's Stamina
Unburdened Roll
Loaded Arms
Marathon Runner
Youthful Lungs
Calming Stroll
Agile Croucher

Pack Horse

Our Pack Horse build is for the true loot goblins, the players who want to vacuum every piece of tat in range to save for a rainy day. Early on, you might struggle with inventory space and the weight limit, but with this build, you'll be able to carry an obscene amount of loot.

Key skills:

Gentle Pressure
Proficient Pryer
A Little Extra
Loaded Arms
Looter's Instincts
Silent Scavenger
Broad Shoulders
One Raider's Scraps
Looter's Luck
Security Breach

Gunslinger

For the aggressive folk amongst you, we have a build that prioritizes close-quarters movement and survivability. Dodge rolls are so important during an intense fight - relocating after a burst of fire can keep your enemy on the back foot, and completely in the dark.

Key skills:

Used To The Weight
Blast-Born
In-round Crafting
Fight Or Flight
Survivor's Stamina
Back On Your Feet
Unburdened Roll
Loaded Arms
Effortless Roll
Heroic Leap

The Arc Raiders skill tree is split into three sections: Conditions, Mobility, and Survival. Each of these improves a different part of your Raider, but a mixture of all three is vital for a well-rounded build. Here is every skill in Arc Raiders:

Conditioning

Used To The Weight: Wearing a shield doesn't slow you down as much.
Blast-Born: Your hearing is less affected by nearby explosions.
Fight or Flight: When you're hurt in combat, regain a fixed amount of stamina. Has a cooldown between uses.
Survivor's Stamina: When you're critically hurt, your stamina regenerates faster.
Downed but Determined: When you're downed, it takes longer before you collapse.
Turtle Crawl: While downed, you take less damage.
Back On Your Feet: When you're critically hurt, your health regenerates until a certain limit.
Gentle Pressure: You make less noise when breaching.
Proficient Pryer: Breaching doors and containers takes less time.
Unburdened Roll: If your shield breaks, your first dodge roll within a few seconds does not cost stamina.
A Little Extra: Breaching an object generates resources.
Loaded Arms: Your equipped weapon has less impact on your encumbrance.
Effortless Swing: Melee abilities cost less stamina.
Sky-Clearing Swing: You deal more melee damage to drones.
Flyswatter: Wasps and turrets can now be destroyed with a single melee attack.

Mobility

Nimble Climber: You can climb and vault more quickly.
Marathon Runner: Moving around costs less stamina.
Youthful Lungs: Increases your max stamina.
Carry The Momentum: After a sprint dodge roll, sprinting does not consume stamina for a short time. Has a cooldown between uses.
Effortless Roll: Dodge rolls cost less stamina.
Heroic Leap: You can sprint dodge roll further.
Vaults On Vaults On Vaults: Vaulting no longer costs stamina.
Crawl Before You Walk: When you're downed, you crawl faster.
Vigorous Vaulter: Vaulting is no longer slowed down while exhausted.
Vault Spring: Lets you jump at the end of a vault.
Slip And Slide: You can slide further and faster.
Sturdy Ankles: You take less fall damage when falling from a non-lethal height.
Calming Stroll: While walking, your stamina regenerates as if you were standing still.
Off The Wall: You can wall leap further.
Ready To Roll: When falling, your timing window to perform a recovery roll is increased.

Survival

Agile Croucher: Your movement speed while crouching is increased.
Revitalizing Squat: Stamina regeneration while crouched is increased.
In-Round Crafting: Unlocks the ability to field-craft items while topside.
Good As New: While under a healing effect, stamina regeneration is increased.
Stubborn Mule: Your stamina regeneration is less affected by being over-encumbered.
Three Deep Breaths: After an ability drains your stamina, you recover more quickly.
Minesweeper: Mines and explosive deployables can be defused when in close proximity.
Looter's Instincts: When searching a container, loot is revealed faster.
Silent Scavenger: You make less noise when looting.
Suffer In Silence: While critically hurt, your movement makes less noise.
Broad Shoulders: Increases the maximum weight you can carry.
Traveling Tinkerer: Unlocks additional items to field craft.
One Raider's Scraps: When looting Raider containers, you have a small chance of finding additional field-crafted items.
Looter's Luck: While looting, there's a chance to reveal twice as many items at once.
Security Breach: Lets you breach security lockers.

Now you know about the Arc Raiders skill tree, and have some builds up your sleeve, you have something to aim for when you do finally venture topside. You can complete an expedition and reset everything to zero if you want some permanent buffs and a new challenge. If you want to rope some of your friends into the adventure, check out our Arc Raiders crossplay guide, and ensure that the game is up with our Arc Raiders server guide.