Canto – Arc Raiders SMG Guide
Canto Overview
The Canto is a Rare, fully-automatic SMG — a larger-caliber submachine gun on Medium Ammo. It trades a little of the usual SMG mobility for moderate armor penetration, making it more useful against ARC than the typical close-range spray weapon.
Stats
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Class | SMG (Rare) |
| Ammo | Medium Ammo |
| Fire mode | Fully-automatic |
| Damage | 6.5 |
| Fire rate | 56.7 |
| Magazine | 18 |
| Reload | 2.5 s |
| Range | 51 |
| Stability | 39.4 |
| Headshot multiplier | 1.75x |
| Durability | 784 / 871 / 980 / 1,120 shots |
| Armor penetration | Moderate |
| Agility / Stealth / Weight | 78.3 / 24 / 4.0 |
How to Get the Canto
- Blueprint. The Canto blueprint is found in First Wave Caches.
- Craft it. Requires Gunsmith 3 and the learned blueprint: 2× Advanced Mechanical Components + 5× Magnet + 3× Medium Gun Parts.
Upgrades
Upgrades up to Canto IV improve shot dispersion, magazine size, reload time, and durability. Mod slots: Muzzle, Underbarrel, Medium Magazine, Stock.
How It Plays
High fire rate and high agility make the Canto a strong aggressive close-range option, and its moderate penetration means it isn’t useless against machines the way lighter SMGs are. Its low stability (39.4) means recoil climbs fast — fire in short controlled taps at anything past point-blank range.