Stella Montis Guide

Complete guide to Stella Montis including loot routes, extraction points, danger zones, and endgame ARC encounters.

Category: Map Guide · Updated 2026-04-06

Stella Montis is the endgame map in Arc Raiders. A mountain fortress overrun by the most dangerous ARC machines, it is the only map where Titan-tier gear and Queen Reactors can spawn. Come prepared or do not come at all.

Loot Zones

Almost the entire map is red loot zone territory. This means epic and rare gear spawns everywhere, but so do the toughest ARC machines. The mountain peak facility houses the highest concentration of endgame loot including Heavy Shields, Heavy Shields, Vulcanos, Jupiters, Bastion Cells, and Queen Reactors.

The lower slopes have orange zones with rare gear that serves as a warm-up area. Even the "easy" parts of Stella Montis are harder than the most difficult areas of Dam Battlegrounds.

Recommended Loot Route

Safe route: Enter via the Southern Trail spawn. Follow the mountain path upward, looting the abandoned camp checkpoints. Each checkpoint has 1 to 2 crates with rare materials. Reach the observatory at mid-elevation for a guaranteed ARC Alloy spawn. Extract at the Cliffside extraction without pushing to the peak.

Full-send route: Enter via the Northern Tunnel spawn. Push directly through the underground passage to the peak facility. Clear the ARC Bastion at the tunnel exit (bring Gas Grenades). Loot the facility's three research labs, each containing epic-tier crates. The central lab is where Queen Reactors can spawn. Extract at Peak Landing if you have a Deadline, or fight back down to the Cliffside extraction.

Extraction Points

Stella Montis has two extractions: Cliffside (southern, safest route but long walk) and Peak Landing (northern, close to the best loot but heavily guarded). Peak Landing has a permanent Bastion patrol. You need either a full squad or Gas Grenades to extract there.

ARC Encounters

Stella Montis features every ARC unit type including the rare Queen encounter at the peak facility. Bastions patrol all main paths. Bastions guard the Peak Landing extraction and the central research lab. Shredders hide in the underground tunnels and can one-shot you if you are not wearing Medium Shield or Titan armor.

Required Preparation

Minimum loadout: Vulcano or Osprey, Reinforced Vest, Reinforced Helmet, Tactical Backpack, 2x Gas Grenades, 2x Advanced Medkits, Smoke Grenades. Solo players should add a Binoculars and Firecrackers.

Do not attempt Stella Montis without Workbench Lv.3 and Gunsmith Lv.3 unlocked back in Speranza. The crafting requirements for viable endgame gear are steep.