How do Trials work in ARC Raiders?

ARC Raiders Trials may seem confusing at first. Find out how the score is calculated, why only your best round counts, and how to get the best end-of-season rewards. A clear guide to progressing and climbing the rankings.

Dec 3, 2025
How do Trials work in ARC Raiders?

ARC Raiders Trials are a great way to measure your progress, take on challenges, and earn exclusive rewards. However, many players wonder how their score is calculated and why some rewards seem difficult to obtain. Here is a simple guide to understanding how they work.

🎯 The principle of Trials

Each Challenge offers you specific objectives, such as dealing damage, eliminating a certain type of enemy, or surviving in particular situations.
By completing these objectives, you unlock rewards and improve your ranking during the season.

🧠 The important point: the score counts per round

There is often confusion about this: scores are not cumulative across multiple rounds.
This means that only your best performance in a single round is taken into account.

Example

For the objective: “Damage inflicted on hornets: 4,000”

➡️ You must inflict 4,000 damage in a single round
❌ Doing 1,000 + 1,000 + 2,000 over several rounds does not count
✅ A round in which you inflict 4,000 damage directly unlocks the reward

🏆 End-of-season awards

At the end of the Season of Trials, you will receive rewards based on your final ranking.
The higher your scores during the season, the better the rewards will be.

💪 Final tip

Persevere! Trials require mastery, strategy, and adaptation.
Only the most determined Raiders will reach the top of the leaderboard.