ARC Raiders Combat Recon: All Three Cover Spots and the Spotter Relay

Combat Recon is a Shani quest tied to the Headwinds content set. If it is not visible in Shani's quest list, complete your current Shani objectives and re-check the available quest list before planning a Buried City run.

If the quest still does not appear, avoid farming the cover spots or Spotters until Combat Recon is active in your log, because those actions will not substitute for accepting the quest first.

Enter Buried City with a safe-pocket augment for the Spotter Relay and bring a weapon that can reliably hit small flying drones at range. The three cover spots can be completed across multiple raids, so route efficiency matters less than keeping the relay safe once you reach the combat step.

Shani may supply quest-related gear when you accept the mission, but the binoculars are not required to trigger the cover-spot objectives. Use the on-screen Scope Out prompt as your confirmation instead.

1. Travel to the Parking Garage. Use the central zipline when available to reach the roof level quickly.
2. Move to the upper stairwell area. Check the top-floor corners until the Scope Out interaction appears.
3. Trigger the prompt from the stairwell zone. If one side does not register, move across the roof to the opposite stairwell.

1. Head to the western edge of Marano Park. Look for two large buses half-buried in sand near the building line.
2. Enter either bus. Both can satisfy the cover-spot objective.
3. Move inside until the Scope Out prompt appears. Marano Park's central position makes this the easiest cover spot to combine with other Buried City objectives.

1. Travel to Main Street and look for buildings with accessible upper floors. More than one attic can qualify.
2. Climb into an attic space above the street. Use interior stairs, ladders or roof access depending on the building.
3. Move through the attic until the Scope Out prompt appears. If one attic does not register, try another nearby building rather than assuming the objective is broken.

Spotters only appear when a Bombardier is present. Look for the Bombardier around the Parking Garage, Marano Park, Plaza Rosa, or Main Street, then scan the air around it for the small drones with a visible ring around them.

1. Create distance and use cover. You only need the Spotters, not the Bombardier itself.
2. Shoot the two flying drones. Spotters can reveal your position and improve the Bombardier's targeting.
3. Break line of sight after the kills. Let the Bombardier de-aggro before moving to the wrecks.

Destroy two Spotters, then wait briefly for the Bombardier to move away before looting the drone husks. You only need one Spotter Relay even though the objective requires two Spotter kills.

Put the relay in a safe pocket immediately and extract. Losing it before extraction means repeating the combat portion of the quest.

Combat Recon rewards are granted after you turn in the Spotter Relay to Shani. Check the completion screen before leaving Speranza so you can compare the payout with your next Shani quest.

The Bird City map modifier is an efficient time to clear the cover spots because extra rooftop ziplines shorten travel between upper-floor objectives. Use the modifier to reach the Parking Garage and Main Street attic areas with less climbing.

Combat Recon sits among Shani's Headwinds-era objectives. After turning it in, check Shani's quest list for the next available mission; On Deaf Ears is another Shani quest from the same content set.