Riven Tides Best Loot Route – Arc Raiders Farming Guide

Best Riven Tides Loot Routes

Riven Tides is a smaller, denser map than the pre-launch teasers suggested. It rewards route knowledge over raw aggression — learn exits, cover, and player flow before chasing the biggest loot. The four routes below are built around the confirmed in-game POIs (Panorama Azzurro, Customs House, Stacking Yard, Port Authority, Docks, Crane House) plus the new Beachcombing mechanic.

For a full map overview, see our Riven Tides Map Guide. For the new boss spawning on this map, see our ARC Turbine Boss Guide.

Route 1: Hotel Run (High Value, Medium Risk)

Best for: ship model farming, Last Resort event progress, players who want consistent commercial / residential loot
Time: ~8–10 minutes
Risk: Medium – Panorama Azzurro is high-traffic
Best maps for ship models – per community guides, Panorama Azzurro is the most reliable Ship Model spawn for the Last Resort event

1. Spawn near Panorama Azzurro – the resort hotel is the largest building in Arc Raiders right now. Multi-floor, Commercial + Residential loot.
2. Sweep ground floor – pool deck, beachfront bar, lobby. Watch for Shredder ARC patrols.
3. Push 1st floor – if you have the Hotel Keycard No. 107 (Battening Down quest reward), open Room 107 for the dedicated loot cache + gun cache.
4. Move up to higher floors – clear floor by floor. The hotel has the densest mid-tier loot on the map.
5. Optional Beachcombing detour – if you have the Dockmaster’s Detector equipped, sweep the open beachfront on your way out for buried Last Resort ship models.
6. Extract via the Customs Elevator at Customs House — closest extraction point to Panorama Azzurro.

Expected haul: 12–20 mid-to-high tier items + Commercial / Residential loot pool. Add 1–2 Ship Models if Beachcombing yields. Plus the Room 107 keycard cache if you have the keycard.

Route 2: Dockyard Circuit (High Risk, High Reward)

Best for: squads or PvP-confident players, container loot, Industrial / Exodus loot
Time: ~10–14 minutes
Risk: High – the dockyard is the most contested PvP zone on the map

1. Spawn near the Docks or the Stacking Yard edge.
2. Stacking Yard – the “poster area” of Riven Tides. Vertical container stacks, ARC patrols heavy. Climb for sightlines, loot the containers, watch for snipers.
3. Customs House – smaller multi-level building, half above-ground, half underground via tunnel. Mixed loot including Ship Models. Houses an extraction point if you need a quick exit.
4. Port Authority – the central harbor compound. Chaotic PvP territory with keycard-locked rooms and weapon containers on external platforms. Use the Crane House Keycard if you have one, or the Classified Records Keycard for the records room.
5. Extract via the Customs Elevator or whichever extract is closest based on your post-Port Authority position.

Expected haul: 15–25 high-tier items including Industrial / Exodus loot. Keycard rooms add rare attachments and blueprint materials.

Route 3: Beachcombing Solo Run (Low Risk, Steady Returns)

Best for: solo players, Last Resort event progress, anyone who wants to avoid PvP
Time: ~5–8 minutes
Risk: Low – if you stick to the open coastline and watch for the ARC Turbine

Required: Dockmaster’s Detector equipped. Get one from Apollo’s Shoring Up Defenses quest, Stage 1 of the Avian Alarm project, or rare Toolbox / Industrial Crate drops.

1. Spawn on the open beachfront away from Panorama Azzurro and the dockyard.
2. Sweep the sand with the Detector active — listen for the audio cue and watch for visual markers indicating a buried dig site.
3. Dig 2–3 buried items – mostly Ship Models for the Last Resort event (Wind Sprite, Twilight Compass, Velocity, Sirena Dorata, Leviathan’s Crown).
4. Skip the dockyard and hotel entirely – they’re traffic magnets. The beach is yours if you move quickly.
5. Extract via the closest exit once you have 2–3 ship models or your Detector cooldown is in a good spot.

Expected haul: 2–4 buried Ship Models + bonus Beachcombing extraction XP. Lower raw item count but high event-Merit value while Last Resort runs (until May 25, 2026).

Route 4: Keycard Run (Targeted, High Value)

Best for: players holding the Crane House Keycard, Classified Records Keycard, or Hotel Keycard No. 107
Time: ~5–7 minutes
Risk: Medium

1. Spawn near the keycard’s matching POI:
   • Hotel Keycard No. 107 → Panorama Azzurro, 1st floor (Room 107)
   • Crane House Keycard → Crane House on the dockyard
   • Classified Records Keycard → Classified records room (likely inside Customs House or Port Authority)
2. Loot the keycard room – high-value items, blueprint materials, rare attachments, gun caches.
3. Sweep adjacent rooms – 2–3 additional spawns within the same building.
4. Extract immediately – don’t push your luck. The keycard run is get-in-get-out.

Expected haul: 5–10 high-tier items including rares. The keycard room alone justifies the raid.

Keycards on Riven Tides

Recycling Priorities

When inventory gets full mid-route:

1. Keep: blueprint materials, rare attachments, keys, Ship Models (for Last Resort)
2. Keep if space: high-value crafting components, medical supplies, Turbine Compressor (if you killed the Turbine)
3. Recycle first: common weapon parts, duplicate ammo types, low-tier armor scraps

See our Recycling Cheat Sheet for the full value breakdown and our What to Recycle Guide for detailed priorities.

Loot Route Tips

• Don’t rush the biggest building. Spend your first few raids learning Panorama Azzurro’s exits and player flow. Good route knowledge usually saves more gear than good aim.
• The Stacking Yard is loud. ARC patrols are heavy and the vertical container stacks create natural sniping spots. If you’re solo, it’s a high-risk POI — squads handle it cleaner.
• Beachcombing rewards consistent runs. Buried Ship Models grant high extraction XP and event Merits. Equip a Dockmaster’s Detector during the Last Resort event (ends May 25, 2026).
• Plan around the 15-minute mark. The ARC Turbine spawns after 15 minutes. If you’re farming Compressors for the Avian Alarm project, structure raids to survive past that window. Otherwise, extract before the Turbine arrives.
• Bring epic / legendary tier weapons for sustained fights. The new durability scaling means common-tier weapons burn out fast (+75% loss per shot vs. legendary’s -10%).
• Bring a Safe Pocket for your most valuable item (Ship Model, Keycard, Compressor). If you die, you keep it.
• Customs Elevator is the closest extraction to Panorama Azzurro per community guides. Use it as your default exit on hotel runs.