ARC Raiders Boarding the Frigate: Quest Guide and How to Get Aboard

• Complete Off The Radar and accept Boarding the Frigate from Celeste.
• Select any map currently offering the ARC Frigate condition, using the Map Conditions guide for the wider condition overview.
• NO FREE LOADOUT applies, so equip your own loadout before deploying.
• Equip the supplied Grappling Hook, Seeker Grenade, Barricade Kit, and 2 Lure Grenades as appropriate for your loadout.
• Bring enough ammunition and healing for the boarding route and three damage targets.

The condition is not exclusive to Pendola Pass. Buried City's ARC Frigate destination also lists no active locked doors, decreased overall loot value, and no active Raider Hatches. Check the active destination panel before deploying, and use the maps hub for location guides.

Go to the rear of the Frigate and look for the circular ARC drones called Reclaimers descending to the ground. A landed Reclaimer is your lift to the ship, not a target to destroy.

1. Find a Reclaimer that has landed below the rear of the Frigate.
2. Climb or grapple onto the top of the Reclaimer.
3. Use DISRUPT for the ascent.
4. Stay on the Reclaimer as it carries you upward.
5. Transfer from the Reclaimer onto the Frigate to complete the boarding objective.

The Reclaimer has a shield during the upward ride. Once aboard, work on the newly unlocked damage objectives.

The front-engine port provides a solo route onto the roof from the lower exterior wing. Remember this connection for the return to the rear dock.

1. Follow the lower exterior wing to the front-engine port.
2. Pass through the engine port onto the roof.

Switches and yellow nodes open routes for wider Frigate exploration, but a full puzzle or loot clear is not part of this quest. Focus on boarding and the three damage counters.

Other Raiders can board the same ship. Leave room to move around cover rather than stopping in a narrow passage during a fight.

Work on these objectives after the boarding step is complete. Each target needs 100 damage, not a kill.

Damage a Vaporizer

1. From the roof after boarding, scan the air above and around the Frigate for a flying Vaporizer.
2. Deal 100 damage while using cover between attacks.

Damage a Rocketeer

1. From the roof after boarding, look for a flying Rocketeer in the air around the ship.
2. Deal 100 damage while keeping a route back to cover.

Damage a Hydra

Look for the raised, rotating Hydra weapon platform on the Frigate's roof. Its three weapon sections move independently, so keep cover close instead of remaining exposed while several sections track you.

1. Move into a firing position with nearby cover.
2. Deal 100 damage to the Hydra to complete its damage objective.

Bring an anti-ARC weapon you are comfortable using, with ammunition to match.

Keep Off the Side of the Cargo Drop

Do not stand on the side of the Cargo drop, which can instantly eliminate you.

Hydra Shots Can Pass Through Cargo Walls Without Damage

The Hydra can detect and fire at players through walls in the Cargo area without dealing damage through those walls. That behavior is separate from the Cargo-drop instant-elimination issue.

Return through the engine port to the lower exterior wing and rear dock, then ride a Reclaimer down. The exit is the Reclaimer ride, not a parachute or a jump from the roof.

1. From the roof, return through the front-engine port to the lower exterior wing.
2. Follow the lower exterior wing back to the rear dock.
3. Step onto a Reclaimer at the rear dock.
4. Stay aboard as it descends without using DISRUPT.
5. Step off after the Reclaimer has brought you back to ground level.
6. Use an active extraction point shown on your selected map to return to Speranza.

Do not disrupt the Reclaimer on descent, even when the prompt is available. Unlike the upward ride, the descent has no shield, so you are exposed.

On Pendola Pass, look for an active Ballistic Gondola on the map. On Buried City, do not plan a Raider Hatch exit under ARC Frigate.

Once back in Speranza, open Boarding the Frigate with Celeste for the quest turn-in and rewards.

These are the rewards for Boarding the Frigate, not Exploring Pendola Pass. Launcher Ammo has a daily purchase limit.

Disrupting the Frigate follows Boarding the Frigate. Its reward includes a Hullcracker I.

See the ARC Raiders quests hub for the wider quest list.