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Trials are weekly objectives that score Raiders based on level of completion. Raiders can earn awards and compete with others on a leaderboard to earn more points and a chance for promotion to higher ranks. Trials are unlocked at Level 15.
Weekly trials
Raiders are given 5 Trials Challenges every week, which can be viewed in the Trials menu. When completing an action listed in a challenge, Raiders will earn points towards that challenge.
Upon extraction, the Raider's points for each challenge are tallied. Only a Raider's best score in each challenge is kept. Reaching certain point thresholds grants the Raider rewards.
Season 5 began on July 7, 2026, and will conclude on September 30, 2026 (TBC).
Week 1 | July 7, 2026 – July 13, 2026
Season 4 began on April 28, 2026, and concluded on July 7, 2026, after a total duration of ten weeks.
Week 10 | June 29, 2026 – July 7, 2026
- Damage Hornets
- Damage Leapers, Bastions, Rocketeers or Vaporizers
- Damage ARC enemies using Light Impact Grenades
- [ Blue Gate ] Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
- Search Kitchen Cabinets
Week 9 | June 22, 2026 – June 28, 2026
- [ Spaceport ] Damage flying ARC enemies inside the Spaceport walls
- Search ARC Probes, Couriers and Assessors
- Search Supply Drops
- Damage Leapers
- Destroy Pops
Week 8 | June 15, 2026 – June 21, 2026
- Search cars
- Damage Comets
- [ Buried City ] Damage ARC enemies in Old Town
- Destroy multiple ARC enemies with a Wolfpack
- Damage Turbines
Week 7 | June 8, 2026 – June 14, 2026
- Damage Snitches
- [ Stella Montis ] Damage ground-based ARC enemies
- Damage Bastions
- Open ARC Probes
- Deal as much damage as possible using a Heavy Fuze Grenade
Week 6 | June 1, 2026 – June 7, 2026
- [ Riven Tides ] Open containers inside the hotel (Panorama Azzuro)
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
- Search Computers
- Deal melee damage to ARC enemies
- Damage Spotters
Week 5 | May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026
- Loot Weapon Crates
- [ Dam Battlegrounds ] Damage ARC enemies in the Red Lakes
- Deal as much damage as possible using a Blaze Grenade
- Deal damage to Shredders
- Damage Bombardiers
Week 4 | May 18, 2026 – May 24, 2026
- Search Lockers
- Damage Rocketeers
- [ Stella Montis ] Search containers in the Medical Research wing
- Damage Leapers
- Destroy Pops
Week 3 | May 11, 2026 – May 17, 2026
- [ Riven Tides ] Damage ARC enemies on the beaches
- Damage Vaporizers
- Damage Fireflies
- Search Raider Caches
- Search ARC Probes, Couriers and Assessors
Week 2 | May 4, 2026 – May 11, 2026
- Destroy Fireballs
- [ Dam Battlegrounds ] Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp
- Search Kitchen Cabinets
- Damage any ARC enemies
- Deal melee damage to ARC enemies
Week 1 | April 29, 2026 – May 3, 2026
Season 3 began on March 2, 2026, and concluded on April 28, 2026, after a total duration of eight weeks.
Week 8 | April 20, 2026 – April 28, 2026
- Open ARC Probes
- Damage flying ARC enemies inside the Spaceport walls
- [The Blue Gate] Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
- Damage Fireflies
- Damage Queens or Matriarchs
Week 7 | April 13, 2026 – April 19, 2026
- Search Supply Drops
- Damage Bastions
- Damage Comets
- [Dam Battlegrounds] Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp
- [Electromagnetic Storm] Get hit by lightning
Week 6 | April 6, 2026 – April 12, 2026
- [Buried City] Damage ARC enemies in Old Town
- [Locked Gate] Disarm mines during Locked Gate
- Search Raider Caches
- Damage Wasps
- Damage Vaporizers
Week 5 | March 30, 2026 – April 5, 2026
- [The Blue Gate] Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
- Deal damage to Shredders
- [Bird City] Loot bird's nests
- Search First Wave husks
- Damage flying ARC enemies
Week 4 | March 23, 2026 – March 29, 2026
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
- Destroy Ticks, Fireballs and Pops
- [Locked Gate] Disarm mines during Locked Gate
- Harvest plants
- [Stella Montis] Search containers in the Medical Research wing
Week 3 | March 16, 2026 – March 22, 2026
- [Electromagnetic Storm] Get hit by lightning
- Damage Hornets
- [Spaceport] Damage flying ARC enemies inside the Spaceport walls
- Damage Bombardiers
- Deliver carriables
Week 2 | March 9, 2026 – March 15, 2026
- [Locked Gate] Open containers inside the traffic tunnels
- Search Raider Caches
- Damage Rocketeers, Leapers or Bastions
- Destroy Ticks
- [Dam Battlegrounds] Destroy ARC enemies in the Swamp
Week 1 | March 2, 2026 – March 8, 2026
Season 2 began on December 22, 2025, and concluded on February 24, 2026, after a total duration of nine weeks.
Week 9 | February 16, 2026 – February 24, 2026
- Damage Wasps
- Damage Queens or Matriarchs
- Destroy Ticks
- Open ARC Probes
Week 8 | February 9, 2026 – February 15, 2026
Week 7 | February 2, 2026 – February 8, 2026
- Deliver carriables
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
- Open ARC Probes
- Damage Hornets
Week 6 | January 26, 2026 – February 1, 2026
- Damage Bastions
- Destroy Ticks, Fireballs and Pops
- Damage Wasps
- Harvest plants
- Damage Rocketeers, Leapers or Bastions
Week 5 | January 19, 2026 – January 25, 2026
- Damage Queens or Matriarchs
- Search First Wave husks
- Damage flying ARC enemies
- Deal damage to Shredders
- Open ARC Probes
Week 4 | January 12, 2026 – January 18, 2026
- Deliver carriables
- Damage Rocketeers
- Destroy Pops
- Damage Hornets
Week 3 | January 5, 2026 – January 11, 2026
Week 2 | December 29, 2025 – January 4, 2026
- Deal damage to Shredders
- Damage flying ARC enemies
- Open ARC Probes
- Destroy Fireballs
Week 1 | December 22, 2025 – December 28, 2025
Season 1 began on October 30, 2025, and concluded on December 16, 2025, after a total duration of seven weeks.
Week 7 | December 11, 2025 – December 16, 2025
- Destroy Ticks, Fireballs and Pops
- Search Supply Drops
- Damage Wasps
- Damage Bastions
- Damage Queens or Matriarchs
Week 6 | December 4, 2025 – December 10, 2025
- Damage Hornets
- Deliver carriables
- Damage Rocketeers, Leapers or Bastions
- Destroy Pops
- Open ARC Probes
Week 5 | November 27, 2025 – December 3, 2025
- Damage Rocketeers
- Search First Wave husks
- Damage Snitches
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
Week 4 | November 20, 2025 – November 26, 2025
Week 3 | November 13, 2025 – November 19, 2025
- Damage Wasps
- Deliver carriables
- Destroy Fireballs
- Damage Bastions
Week 2 | November 6, 2025 – November 12, 2025
- Damage Hornets
- Search First Wave husks
- Search Supply Drops
- Destroy Ticks, Fireballs and Pops
- Damage ground-based ARC enemies
Week 1 | October 30, 2025 – November 5, 2025
Challenges listed
Experience for damaging Bastions, Bombardiers, Leapers, Rocketeers, and Vaporizers is 2 per damage. XP shown on-screen when damaging these ARC machines will be double the actual damage done. The list below shows points per damage.
Below is a list of currently known challenges available in rotation and their restrictions:
Below is a list of removed challenges and their restrictions:
| Trial | Points | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|
| Loot bird's nests | 180 per nest | Bird City only |
| Download information inside the bunker | 1,200 per data | Hidden Bunker only |
| Get hit by lightning | 30 per damage | Electromagnetic Storm only |
| Disarm mines during Locked Gate | 300 per mine | Locked Gate only |
| Open containers inside the traffic tunnels | 200 per container | Locked Gate only |
| Search frozen Raider containers | 1,000 per container | Cold Snap only |
| Throw snowballs at Bastions | 200 per hit | Cold Snap only[1] |
| Throw snowballs at Rocketeers | 250 per hit | Cold Snap only[1] |
Progression
Divisions
Once a Raider has at least one point in a given week, they are placed in a division of 100 total Raiders, all of whom are at the same rank. Divisions are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis (e.g., the first 100 Raiders to score a point in Trials each week will be placed together, then the next 100 Raiders, etc.). Raiders are ranked according to the combined score of their personal best runs in each challenge. On Monday, Raiders will change ranks depending on their place in their division's leaderboard.
The exception to this is the Cantina Legend rank, which is reserved for the top 1000 players in Hotshot.
Ranks
There are 14 total ranks in Trials. Each rank rewards new cosmetics once the Trial season ends. Each rank title is split into three sub-ranks, with the exception of Hotshot and Cantina Legend. New starting Raiders begin at Rookie I, but in a new season, Raiders start at 2 ranks below their last placement (Daredevil II in Season 1 would let you start as Wildcard III in Season 2).
Rewards
There are two forms of rewards a Raider can receive from Trials: challenge rewards and seasonal rewards.
Challenge rewards
Challenge rewards are earned by reaching 1000, 2000, and 3000 points on a trial. These reward a random Uncommon, Rare, and Epic item or blueprint, respectively. Challenge rewards are claimed automatically after you extract from the map. Rewards can only be claimed once per challenge tier per week.
Season rewards
At the end of a season, Raiders are rewarded with cosmetics and emotes based on their final ranked placement. Finishing with a high rank rewards all the items from the lower ranks.