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Quest Guide: A Prime Specimen
Quest guide 9 Mar 2026

Quest Guide: A Prime Specimen

Any Map walkthrough for A Prime Specimen with objectives, prep, route order, and extract notes.

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A Prime Specimen is a quest run in ARC Raiders. This version is written as a practical raid plan: what to bring, the order to run the steps in, and what usually kills the run once the quest is technically done.

Quest#09
Map laneAny Map
Objective count2
Same raid?Usually no

Objective list

  • Obtain 2 ARC Powercells
  • Interact with any ARC Deforester

What to bring

  • A reliable mid-range primary and a sidearm or close-range backup; most quest deaths happen while rotating, not while looting.

How to run it

This quest is flexible on map choice. Pick the map where your squad already knows the extracts, then prioritize the objective over loot. For kill-and-collect steps, choose a map where the target ARC spawns consistently and you have room to reset the fight.

  1. Step 1: Obtain 2 ARC Powercells

    Treat this as the hand-off moment. If the item can fit in a safe pocket, do that immediately. If not, stop gambling and start planning your extract.

  2. Step 2: Interact with any ARC Deforester

    Treat this as a hard objective, not a side stop. Finish the interaction, confirm the quest tracker updates, then rotate before the next squad arrives.

Where players usually throw this quest

  • Finishing the item step and then greed-looting instead of extracting while the objective is still fresh and uncontested.
  • Taking a fight on the way out just because you hear it. Quest raids are won by discipline, not by K/D.

Miswired note

If the target ARC is not spawning cleanly, reset the raid or change map. Flexible quests are supposed to bend around your route, not the other way round.