Snitch – Arc Raiders ARC Enemy Guide & How to Kill
Snitch Overview
The Snitch is a small, unarmed reconnaissance drone (around 158 health) and a Medium-threat target — dangerous not for its firepower but for the company it calls. It patrols strategic areas with a wide-angle scanner that projects a spotlight-like beam; if it spots you and finishes its alert, it summons ARC reinforcements from orbit.
The Threat: Reinforcements
The Snitch’s “Summon ARC” ability calls down reinforcements — typically a swarm of flying units such as Wasps and Hornets. The key detail: reinforcements are only guaranteed after the Snitch begins the third call in its sequence. That gives you a window. Kill it (or break its line of sight) before it completes the call and nothing shows up.
Weak Points
- Four thrusters. Its thrusters are unarmored. Destroy enough of them and it loses flight control, spirals into the ground, and takes heavy collision damage.
How to Kill It
- Be quick. Drop it before it finishes its third call to prevent the reinforcement wave entirely.
- Aim for thrusters, or just land a few solid hits — a Medium or Heavy Ammo weapon brings it down fast.
- Or avoid it. Hiding in heavy foliage can keep its scanner from detecting you in the first place. Some raiders deliberately bait it to farm Wasp/Hornet components — only do that if you’re ready for the fight.
Drops
Destroying a Snitch awards +100 XP (and +200 for scavenging the core). Its loot includes:
- Snitch Scanner — a unique component
- ARC Powercell, ARC Alloy
- ARC Synthetic Resin, ARC Thermo Lining, Sensors
Reported spawn maps include Dam Battlegrounds, The Blue Gate, the Spaceport, and Buried City.