November 14, 2025: Phase I of the live event was completed in just 24 hours, so now you can earn XP to receive Merits and rewards through Staking Our Claim.
The Arc Raiders Stella Montis live event has progressed extremely quickly, with players banding together and donating enough materials to complete Phase I in a single day. With the tunnels now excavated, access has been restored to this research facility tucked away high in the mountains, expanding the Rust Belt by adding a 5th map to explore.
This has also opened up Phase II of the live event, Staking Our Claim, where XP earned is converted to Merits that unlock a selection of handy items and cosmetic rewards. This is scheduled to run until December 6, and depending on how many materials you donated in Phase I you may already have made decent progress here. To find out more, here's what you need to know about the Stella Montis live event and unlocking rewards through Staking Our Claim.
The Stella Montis map is now live
Thanks to the combined efforts of players during Phase I of the live event, Stella Montis is now unlocked – though you'll need to have played 24 rounds in total across Arc Raiders to earn the right to access it. This abandoned research facility split over two levels is full of high value loot, but there are also plenty of threats to deal with including new ARC enemies. If there's specific loot that you're searching for, then our Arc Raiders loot cheat sheet will tell you which areas you should focus on, and if you're working on the In My Image quest to find 3 Androids in Arc Raiders then we've got that covered too.
How to earn rewards during the Stella Montis live event
During the second phase of the Stella Montis live event, all XP you earn on any map will be converted to Merits at a rate of 1 Merit per 100 XP. Those Merits are then used to unlock rewards in the Staking Our Claim section of the live event, and if you made the maximum contributions during Phase I then you'll already have 900 Merits banked and their rewards unlocked. The full rundown of rewards you can receive is as follows:
- 150 Merits – Hiker Backpack
- 300 Merits – 100 Raider Tokens
- 450 Merits – 3 Door Blockers
- 600 Merits – Combat Mk. 2 Augment
- 750 Merits – Toro I Shotgun
- 900 Merits – Striker Outfit
- 1,050 Merits – 3 Seeker Grenades
- 1,200 Merits – Bag Variant for Striker Outfit
- 1,350 Merits – 2 Trailblazers
- 1,500 Merits – Bucket Backpack Attachment
- 1,650 Merits – Deadline
- 1,800 Merits – Can't Hear You Emote
- 1,950 Merits – 100 Raider Tokens
- 2,100 Merits – Dirt Full Face Style
- 2,250 Merits – Extended Battel Modification
- 2,400 Merits – Orange Color for Striker Outfit
- 2,550 Merits – 100 Raider Tokens
- 2,700 Merits – Padding Variant for Striker Outfit
- 2,850 Merits – Snap Hook
- 3,000 Merits – Red Color for Striker Outfit
- 3,150 Merits – 100 Raider Tokens
- 3,300 Merits – Helmet Variant for Striker Outfit
- 3,450 Merits – 100 Raider Tokens
- 3,600 Merits – Gas Mask Variant for Striker Outfit
You have until December 6 to claim these rewards, so there's plenty of time to rack up XP by scavenging, taking down ARC enemies, and completing quests.
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