List of traps and grenades in ARC Raiders

Grenades and traps are a big part of ARC Raiders' battle. They either offer some supporting tool, like tagging enemy locations or blowing up an entire area to get rid of danger. Their effectiveness comes from how players use them during combat. Still, there are obvious explosives that are too useful to ignore. Here is one tier list ranking the best explosives in ARC Raidersincluding everyone Grenades and traps.

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Weapon Tier List in ARC Raiders

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List of explosives in ARC Raiders

ARC Raiders Explosives Tier List Update (January 2026)

Flare grenade is a good option to take when downloading a low budget ARC Raiders. You can spam-throw it at enemies to damage them, force them out of cover, and destroy their traps.

Heavy incendiary grenades deal serious damage but take time to detonate, giving enemies enough time to get out of the blast radius. This is the main reason they are not an S-Tier explosive i ARC Raiders. The same applies to Snap Explosive Grenadethough it sticks to surfaces and enemies on contact, making it harder to avoid. When it comes to Fragmentation grenadeit works just like the Heavy Fuze grenade but costs less, deals less damage and has a smaller radius.

Blaze Grenade is great for taking attackers out of cover or destroying ARC enemies. In addition to its decent damage, it also burns enemies, putting them in a state where it's harder for them to fight back. It's an S-Tier Grenade in ARC Raiders.

Blaze Grenade Trap is less effective but can do the same job if enemies walk right into it. Fireball burner is the same, but it doesn't have the same damage, utility, and radius, making it a boring quick-use item instead of a useful one.

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Best loadout for every map in ARC Raiders

Going from above in ARC Raiders requires a heavy load to deal with both ARC enemies and hostile PvP players.

Show stopper does its job by controlling combat for a few seconds, forcing attackers to move and fight outside cover. It's also one of the best grenades to use against ARC enemies, as it stuns them for a long time. The Jolt Mine has similar effects but works better in PVP, where you can set it to completely disable a raider when you expect them to push.

The Gas grenade, Gas grenade trapand Gas mine work in a similar way to control an area and drain attackers' stamina. They also slightly block the enemy's vision and put them at a disadvantage. They are cheap and can do the job of higher level grenades, but not as well. Of all three, the gas grenade trap is the weakest as raiders can easily detect it. You need to set it in areas where the game forces animations, such as after a zipline or a tight jump.

For some reason have explosive mine has a rare Trap rating while doing barely any damage. You have to set it up, wait for a raider to reach it and then it takes out its overwhelming damage. It can still be a useful mine if you stack them next to each other, but there are many better options. But when talking about a completely worthless mine, there is nothing more worthless in it ARC Raiders than Heart rate min. It's only there to pressure enemies easily, for memes.

To set traps, Synthetic fuels is a much better option because you can find them during raids and stack them to detonate them the moment the raiders get near your location.

The Trick Grenade and Decoy Grenade Trap draw ARC enemies towards a target area. Lure Grenade shines because you can throw it directly at enemies and watch nearby ARCs swarm them. However, the trap is much less effective, as it is easily detected and requires precise placement in advance. It's just too boring to justify use.

The Li'l smoke grenade, Smoke grenadeand Smoke grenade trap are solid options for blinding enemies around you. The smoke grenade can cover a wide area, giving you and your team time to rotate, push into close combat, or disengage completely. The Li'l Smoke Grenade offers the same effect with a shorter duration and smaller radius, making it a cheap but reliable tool for low-budget raids. As for the smoke grenade trap, it suffers from the same problems as other tool traps. You have to predict the enemy's movement to get the value out of it. It's not worth investing in when the Smoke Grenade and Li'l Smoke Grenade are more consistent options.

The Seeker grenade is a mini version of Wolf packwhich is one of the best explosives in ARC Raiders. It has less range and damage than the Wolfpack, but it is much cheaper. It is a perfect explosive for dealing with small ARC flying enemies, such as hornets and wasps. But when it comes to dealing with the big ones, you need a monster like the Wolfpack, which can shred ARCs to pieces.

Speaking of epic explosives, the Deadline is a really strong trap i ARC Raiders. It explodes after a few seconds, completely erasing an entire area, including any attackers or ARC enemies within its radius.

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The Trigger 'Nade is broken and needs a quick nerf, because it's just unfair how good it is. One trigger 'Nade is enough to terrorize an entire team and send them running with their tails between their legs. It is currently the best grenade in ARC Raidersand there's no reason not to start every raid with a Trigger 'Nades or two.

The Marking Garnet works in some situations where it's hard to find enemies, but you know they're there. It's also good to use with smoke grenades, as they block vision while marker grenades highlight enemy positions and movements.

Finally, the Pioneeringr is underwhelming in PVP battles but shines against ARC ground enemies. It is an expensive item for quick use and not the most reliable explosive to have in your inventory. All of this lowers the Trailblazer's ranking on this ARC Raiders list of explosives.