Rocketeer – Arc Raiders ARC Enemy Guide & How to Kill

Rocketeer Overview

The Rocketeer is a large, heavily-armored flying ARC machine and a High-threat target with about 1,100 health. Its missiles hit hard enough to down a Raider in as few as two hits, so the fight hinges on reading its tell and grounding it fast by destroying its thrusters. It’s typically deployed in high-value locations.

Attacks

• Missile salvo. It aims four yellow lasers that turn red just before launching 1–4 missiles. Each missile does heavy damage — the colour change is your cue to break line of sight or get behind cover.
• Flip. Performs a roll/flip to throw off any Raider riding or mounted on it.

Weak Points

• Thrusters. Two of its thrusters are unarmored when seen from above — the key target.
• “Eyebrow” above the core and the core itself — hitting the core causes a temporary stun.

How to Kill It

• Drop the thrusters. Destroying two thrusters makes it fall and can instantly destroy it. This is the fastest kill.
• Use grenades. Showstopper grenades on the thrusters ground it; Snap Blast grenades work well thrown from on top.
• Take high ground or mount it. Attacking from above exposes the unarmored thrusters; a Snap Hook lets you get on top (just expect the flip).
• Stay behind cover and move on the red-laser tell to avoid the missile salvo.

Drops

Destroying a Rocketeer awards roughly 500 XP (plus ~600 for the chassis and ~500 for the thruster on scavenge). Its loot table includes:

• Rocketeer Driver — a unique component
• ARC Powercell, Advanced ARC Powercell
• ARC Alloy, Electrical Components, ARC Circuitry, ARC Motion Core
• Heavy Gun Parts, Heavy Ammo