ARC Raiders Stella Montis Map Guide

Stella Montis map is the latest addition to the ARC Raiders. It’s a huge new map with multiple floors filled with rare loot and dangerous enemies. The rewards here are great, as you can find loot that is not available anywhere else in the game. It’s very easy to find Epic loot here. In addition to that, it’s great for PvP. Time to let that Il Toro talk.

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Read our other ARC Raiders guides:

• Dam Battlegrounds Map Guide
• Leveling Guide
• Crafting Guide

Stella Montis Raid Guide

Stella Montis is a crazy labyrinth. Visually, it’s reminiscent of Control and Destiny 2 maps. It’s very fun to play, and you can tell that the map was intricately designed. There are a few key differences that make this map stand out:

• Map Orientation: This is probably the first map where you can fail to extract just because you got lost. Be ready to check your map often.
• Close Player Spawns: You can spawn in one place, and there’s somebody right behind you in a corridor. It is currently unknown whether it is intentional.
• High Loot Rewards: It seems like the chance of Rare and Epic loot spawning in is higher here.
• Cloth is Hard to Find: Crafting healing items during the raid can be a bit more difficult.

These changes might seem minor, but they completely change the flow of the game. Here, it feels more dangerous because the enemy encounter rate is high. ARCs are lurking everywhere, and it’s easy to miss an enemy due to how dark it is.

Best Places to Loot on Stella Montis

Stella Montis contains tons of good loot. It’s really easy to get overwhelmed with how much you’d want to carry out to Speranza. That’s why we advise prioritizing the loot you need in your runs. It’s best done solo, unless your friends need similar loot. Bear in mind that, even in solo play, this area is highly active for PVP. Don’t even try spamming “Don’t shoot” here. If you want to loot well, you don’t have to go to red or yellow zones. It’s easier to find high-tier loot there, yes, but it’s not required. If you are stressed to fight in PVP, just avoid them and loot the outskirts. With that said, let’s talk about the best places to loot on Stella Montis:

1. Medical Research: Highest PvP activity zone. There are many places people can attack you from. It has tons of Vita Sprays, blue bandages, and rare materials for your workshop. New Epic loot also spawns here.
2. Assembly Workshops: A great and relatively safe zone to loot. There are lots of Fireballs and Pops here, so watch your step. Loot the yellow carts, as they spawn Epic loot. We’ve once found 4 Epic materials in the same cart. Be careful, as this area is next to a few spawn points.
3. Lobby: Area to loot if you’re looking for weapon components and security rooms. One of the few areas with the possibility of long-distance fights. If you’re looting here, get your sniper rifles. There are Shredders patrolling it, which are new enemies, so be extra careful. They burn through your shields and HP in no time with their barrage of shotgun shots.
4. Storage Room and Cultural Archives: Warehouse filled with Old World loot. Books, paintings, even the mixtape, all spawn here. Good area if you need to farm items for sale. It’s very narrow and has lots of cover, so fighting here is pretty fun.
5. Sandbox A & B: A place to farm mechanical components. Low player traffic due to the number of Shredders, Pops, and Fireballs here. If you play this game enough, you know that ARCs are usually a much higher threat. Go in there well-prepared.
6. Seed Vault: An area that requires fuel cells to open up. There are many seed pods that contain just one seed. This is pretty strange, considering this is a red area. There is other good loot spawning here, including weapon crates. We still don’t recommend going in here. It’s unknown if it is intentional to have such low seed drops. If you thought this would be a good area to farm seeds, it’s really not.

And this covers the best places to loot on Stella Montis. The coolest thing about it is that there are many good places to loot within the vicinity. You can just load in, quickly loot, and then extract. It’s especially good if you have enough Raider Hatch Keys. Luckily, it’s quite easy to craft even in a raid.

Stella Montis Extraction Points

There’s a new type of extraction point in Stella Montis. It’s kinda like extraction points on the Blue Gate, but sideways. The main way to extract from this map is Metro Stations, like in the Buried City. There is a total of 3 Stella Montis extraction points:

1. Airshaft Extract: It’s located between the Sandbox B and the Seed Vault. Not a lot of places to hide, so be sure to check the pathways leading to the room before calling the extraction. If you are able to cover both tunnels and place mines there, it’s one of the best places to safely extract from.
2. Loading Bay Metro Station: Very dangerous location, considering that there’s always a Bastion walking around at the lower level of the Bay. Funnily enough, quite a safe place to extract if you want to avoid other raiders. Not many risk diving in front of the Bastion. There are also many dark places where people can hide. If you can start at the top level and get down safely, you can try it. It requires quite a bit of parkouring unless you have a zipline.
3. Lobby Metro Station: A very open location, making it the worst place to extract from. At airshaft extract, you at least know where the enemies will come from. Not the case here. It’s an open area, and enemies come from above, side paths, and from the elevator shaft.

On this map, though, we would recommend taking a Raider Hatch Key with you. Raider hatches are conveniently situated and are close to the best looting locations. There are 3 raider hatches on Stella Montis' map:

1. Assembly Workshops Hatch: In the bottom right corner of the location. It’s very convenient, considering that it’s close to a very good looting zone. You spawn in on the western side, go right through the zone, and extract at the hatch. Profit made with no danger.
2. Eastern Tunnel Hatch: Really safe place to extract, since not many players loot here. It’s mainly a transition zone to get to the Seed Vault. Watch out for campers sitting in the corners. It’s very dark here, and without the flashlight, you won’t see much.
3. Sandbox B Hatch: On the very south of the location. The safest raider hatch to extract at, as it’s on the outskirts. ARCs don’t spawn here, and unless an enemy specifically camps this spot, you’re good.

Considering how PVP-heavy this map is, factor in the hatch extracts. It’s really easy to farm Sensors and Advanced Electrical Components on this map. That means you can either craft them at home if you’ve upgraded your workshop, or right in the raid if you’ve invested in the Survival skill tree. BLOG20

Stella Montis Best Loot Paths

There are many good places to loot here. Unlike with other maps, you spawn close to the looting zones. That means that your loot path relies on the spawn point. Take a look at this table of the best loot paths in Stella Montis: