Where to get Prickly Pears in Arc Raiders

Prickly Pears in Arc Raiders are a special fruit that are essential for upgrading Scrappy the Rooster. However, the game isn't particularly clear about where they're found or the locations in which they spawn, so they're not the easiest thing to locate if you don't know what to look for or where. Fortunately, having found plenty of them myself, I can explain where to find Prickly Pears below, and where you can go to farm them quickly.

All Arc Raiders Prickly Pears locations and map

Arc Raiders Prickly Pears map and locations — (Image credit: Embark Studios)

Prickly Pears can spawn underneath certain cacti in the Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds maps, though there's no guarantee you'll find one every time thanks to Arc Raiders randomisation. We've highlighted areas on both maps above where we have found Prickly Pears and the spiky cacti that they spawn beneath. There may be other locations around both maps, but these ones are ones we've confirmed as Prickly Pear drop points.

What an Arc Raiders Prickly Pear looks like — (Image credit: Embark Studios)

They should also have a chance to spawn in any Nature area, in containers when searching. It's a very low chance and you probably can't rely on it to any major degree, but there's always a chance of coming across them when in areas like Marano Park in Buried City. Once you find them, assuming you have nothing better, make sure to put them in your Safe Pocket! That is, assuming you're not using a free loadout in Arc Raiders.

CATEGORIES

Joel Franey is a writer, journalist, podcaster and Very Tired Man with a BA from Brunel University, a Masters from Sussex University and a decade working in games journalism, often focused on guides coverage but also in reviews, features and news. His love of games is strongest when it comes to groundbreaking narratives like Disco Elysium, UnderTale and Baldur's Gate 3, as well as innovative or refined gameplay experiences like XCOM, Sifu, Arkham Asylum or Slay the Spire. He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook, and if they already have one, they should probably add another just to be safe. You can find old work of his at Eurogamer, Gfinity, USgamer, SFX Magazine, RPS, Dicebreaker, VG247, and more.