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ARC Letheris, Perfect Analysis of the Best PvE and Looting Skill Tree After UpdateThis video introduces an optimized skill tree for PvE and looting playstyles in ARC Raiders. It details essential skill points and skills to avoid, making the game easier.
1. 🚀 Early Game Skill Tree for PvE & Looting
ARC Raiders has many unnecessary and useless elements in its skill tree. This video focuses on the best skill tree optimized for PvE and looting play. It prioritizes PvE over PvP, although some skills might be useful in PvP, there are more suitable trees for that playstyle.
This build focuses on enhancing mobility and survivability, which are crucial in the early game.
Core Skill Tree Setup (Early Game):
This build focuses on enhancing mobility and survivability, which are crucial in the early game.
Core Skill Tree Setup (Early Game):
| Category | Core Skills & Effects |
|---|---|
| Mobility | · Nimble Climber: Increases climbing speed · Marathon Runner: Increases max stamina (run longer, dodge and vault more) · Useful Lungs: Increases max stamina (improves stamina recovery rate) |
| Survival | · Security Breach: Allows opening security breach devices to obtain rare weapons and materials (very useful in PvE) |
00:00 - 01:26
1. 🚀 Early Game Skill Tree for PvE & Looting
ARC Raiders has many unnecessary and useless elements in its skill tree. This video focuses on the best skill tree optimized for PvE and looting play. It prioritizes PvE over PvP, although some skills might be useful in PvP, there are more suitable trees for that playstyle.
This build focuses on enhancing mobility and survivability, which are crucial in the early game.
Core Skill Tree Setup (Early Game):
This build focuses on enhancing mobility and survivability, which are crucial in the early game.
Core Skill Tree Setup (Early Game):
| Category | Core Skills & Effects |
|---|---|
| Mobility | · Nimble Climber: Increases climbing speed · Marathon Runner: Increases max stamina (run longer, dodge and vault more) · Useful Lungs: Increases max stamina (improves stamina recovery rate) |
| Survival | · Security Breach: Allows opening security breach devices to obtain rare weapons and materials (very useful in PvE) |
01:49 - 04:48
2. 💎 Skill Tree Setup for Maximizing Looting Efficiency
This skill tree focuses on increasing looting speed and efficiency. It helps you secure more items faster by increasing search speed and reducing noise when interacting with containers.
Looting Focused Skills:
Looting Focused Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Agile Stance | · Increases movement speed while crouched · Reduces noise while looting |
| Looter's Instinct | · Finds items faster when searching containers · Increases the chance to find multiple items at once while looting |
| Regenerative Crouch | · Increases stamina recovery rate while crouched |
| Field Crafting | · Allows crafting items in the field (bandages, shield chargers, etc.) |
| Pain in Silence | · Reduces movement noise when critically injured |
| Like New | · Increases stamina recovery rate while healing |
| Traveler | · Unlocks additional field crafting items (e.g., Raider Hatches) |
| Broad Shoulders | · Increases maximum carry weight (maximizes backpack efficiency) |
| Looter's Luck | · Increases the chance to find double the items while looting |
| Stubborn Mule | · Less affected by being over-encumbered regarding stamina recovery |
| Triple Deep Breaths | · Recovers stamina faster after using abilities |
04:49 - 07:24
3. 🏃♂️ Enhanced Mobility: Skill Tree for Constant Movement
This skill tree focuses on stamina management and increasing movement speed. It helps you move faster and more efficiently in various situations.
Mobility Enhancement Skills:
Mobility Enhancement Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Gentle Pressure | · Reduces noise when opening doors or containers |
| Skilled Intruder | · Greatly increases the speed of opening doors and containers |
| Reduced Stamina Drain While Moving | · Decreases stamina consumption while moving |
| Marathon Runner (Maxed) | · Maximizes maximum stamina and stamina recovery rate |
| Slide | · Allows sliding further and faster |
| Sturdy Ankles | · Reduces fall damage (useful from low heights) |
| Fast Climb & Vault | · Increases the speed of climbing and vaulting actions |
| Momentum Roll | · No stamina cost for dodge rolls after sprinting |
| Recover While Climbing | · Recovers stamina faster while walking |
| Roll First | · Allows faster crawling when downed (easier to survive and escape) |
| Reduced Dodge Roll Stamina Cost | · Decreases stamina consumption during dodge rolls (allows more dodges) |
| Increased Sprint Dodge Distance | · Increases dodge roll distance while sprinting |
| Energetic Vaulting | · No movement speed penalty during vaulting actions |
07:34 - 10:23
4. 💪 Enhanced Survivability: Skill Tree for Extreme Situations
This skill tree enhances stamina recovery and coping abilities in survival and combat situations. It helps you react calmly even in extreme circumstances.
Survival Enhancement Skills:
Note: The 'Effortless Swing' skill is not recommended for PvE looting builds as it's primarily for melee combat.
Survival Enhancement Skills:
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Conditioning | · Reduces the impact of being over-encumbered on stamina recovery |
| Gentle Pressure | · Reduces noise when opening doors or containers |
| Blast Suppression | · Reduces auditory effects from nearby explosions |
| Fight or Flight | · Restores a fixed amount of stamina during combat (has a cooldown) |
| Unburdened Roll | · Allows dodge rolling without stamina cost for a short duration after shields break |
| Survivor's Stamina | · Greatly increases stamina recovery rate when critically injured |
| Scavenge Under Duress | · Increases the chance of additional item drops (parts, magnets, bandages, etc.) when opening doors or containers during raids |
| Resolve | · Increases the time before going down when critically injured (extends survival time) |
| Turtle Crawl | · Reduces incoming damage while downed |
| Equipped Weapon | · Reduces the impact of equipped weapons on movement speed (move faster even when carrying weapons) |
Note: The 'Effortless Swing' skill is not recommended for PvE looting builds as it's primarily for melee combat.
10:24 - 12:35
5. 🔄 How to Reset Skill Tree & Final Recommendation
In ARC Raiders, you can reset your skill tree using in-game currency (Space Dollars). This allows you to experiment with various skill combinations.
Skill Tree Reset:
· Press 'R' on PC to reset.
· Costs 2,000 coins per skill point.
· The cost to reset all skill points is approximately 184,000 coins (for 92 points).
· Resets are relatively cheap with in-game currency, allowing you to change builds during the season.
Final Recommended Build Summary:
· Mobility: 27 points
· Looting: 27 points
· Survival/Other: Utilize remaining points (e.g., Security Breach, Resolve, Equipped Weapon, etc.)
This build can be adjusted based on personal preference. Core skills can be acquired even without completing all explorations. The video creator feels this build is perfect for them, but emphasizes that player experiences may vary.
Skill Tree Reset:
· Press 'R' on PC to reset.
· Costs 2,000 coins per skill point.
· The cost to reset all skill points is approximately 184,000 coins (for 92 points).
· Resets are relatively cheap with in-game currency, allowing you to change builds during the season.
Final Recommended Build Summary:
· Mobility: 27 points
· Looting: 27 points
· Survival/Other: Utilize remaining points (e.g., Security Breach, Resolve, Equipped Weapon, etc.)
This build can be adjusted based on personal preference. Core skills can be acquired even without completing all explorations. The video creator feels this build is perfect for them, but emphasizes that player experiences may vary.