Arc Raiders Skill Tree
Every Arc Raiders skill node, which branch it sits in and what it needs first. 45 nodes across 3 branches, 15 of them major, 51 prerequisite links and 27 distinct skills affected. No node here states how much it gives you, because the source does not record that.
Conditioning
Used To The Weight
Major node. Wearing a shield doesn't slow you down as much. Affects Movement Speed, up to 5 points. Starting node.
Blast-Born
Your hearing is less affected by nearby explosions. Affects Hearing Enhancement, up to 5 points. Requires Used To The Weight.
Gentle Pressure
You make less noise when breaching. Affects Noise Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Used To The Weight.
Fight Or Flight
When you're hurt in combat, regain a fixed amount of stamina. Has a cooldown between uses. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 5 points. Requires Blast-Born.
Proficient Pryer
Breaching doors and containers takes less time Affects Breach Time Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Gentle Pressure.
Survivor's Stamina
Major node. When you're critically hurt, your stamina regenerates faster. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 1 point. Requires Fight Or Flight.
Unburdened Roll
Major node. If your shield breaks, your first Dodge Roll within a few seconds does not cost stamina. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 1 point. Requires Proficient Pryer.
Downed But Determined
When you're downed, it takes longer before you collapse. Affects Downed Duration, up to 5 points. Requires Survivor's Stamina.
A Little Extra
Breaching an object generates resources. Affects Resource Generation, up to 1 point. Requires Survivor's Stamina, Unburdened Roll.
Effortless Swing
Melee abilities cost less stamina. Affects Stamina Cost Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Unburdened Roll.
Turtle Crawl
While downed, you take less damage. Affects Downed Damage Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Downed But Determined.
Loaded Arms
Your equipped weapon has less impact on your encumbrance. Affects Encumbrance Reduction, up to 1 point. Requires A Little Extra.
Sky-Clearing Swing
You deal more melee damage to drones. Affects Melee Damage, up to 5 points. Requires Effortless Swing.
Back On Your Feet
Major node. When you're critically hurt, your health regenerates until a certain limit. Affects Health Regeneration, up to 1 point. Requires Turtle Crawl, Loaded Arms.
Flyswatter
Major node. A single melee attack destroys a Tick, Pop, Wasp and Turret. Affects Melee Damage, up to 1 point. Requires Sky-Clearing Swing, Loaded Arms.
Mobility
Nimble Climber
Major node. You can climb and vault more quickly. Affects Climb and Vault Speed, up to 5 points. Starting node.
Marathon Runner
Moving around costs less stamina. Affects Stamina Cost Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Nimble Climber.
Slip and Slide
You can slide further and faster. Affects Slide Distance, up to 5 points. Requires Nimble Climber.
Youthful Lungs
Increase your max stamina. Affects Max Stamina, up to 5 points. Requires Marathon Runner.
Sturdy Ankles
You take less fall damage when falling from a non-lethal height. Affects Fall Damage Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Slip and Slide.
Carry The Momentum
Major node. After a Sprint Dodge Roll, sprinting does not consume stamina for a short time. Has a cooldown between uses. Affects Stamina Cost Reduction, up to 1 point. Requires Youthful Lungs.
Calming Stroll
Major node. While walking, your stamina regenerates as if you were standing still. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 1 point. Requires Sturdy Ankles.
Effortless Roll
Dodge Rolls cost less stamina. Affects Stamina Cost Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Carry The Momentum.
Crawl Before You Walk
When you're downed, you crawl faster. Affects Movement Speed, up to 5 points. Requires Carry The Momentum, Calming Stroll.
Off The Wall
You can Wall Leap further. Affects Wall Leap Distance, up to 5 points. Requires Calming Stroll.
Heroic Leap
You can Sprint Dodge Roll further. Affects Roll Distance, up to 5 points. Requires Effortless Roll.
Vigorous Vaulter
Vaulting is no longer slowed down while exhausted. Affects Climb and Vault Speed, up to 1 point. Requires Crawl Before You Walk.
Ready To Roll
When falling, your timing window to perform a Recovery Roll is increased. Affects Recover Roll Window, up to 5 points. Requires Off The Wall.
Vaults on Vaults on Vaults
Major node. Vaulting no longer costs stamina. Affects Stamina Cost Reduction, up to 1 point. Requires Heroic Leap, Vigorous Vaulter.
Vault Spring
Major node. Lets you jump at the end of a vault. Affects Vault Jump, up to 1 point. Requires Ready To Roll, Vigorous Vaulter.
Survival
Agile Croucher
Major node. Your movement speed while crouching is increased. Affects Movement Speed, up to 5 points. Starting node.
Looter's Instincts
When searching a container, loot is revealed faster. Affects Loot Speed, up to 5 points. Requires Agile Croucher.
Revitalizing Squat
Stamina regeneration while crouched is increased. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 5 points. Requires Agile Croucher.
Silent Scavenger
You make less noise when looting Affects Noise Reduction, up to 5 points. Requires Looter's Instincts.
In-Round Crafting
Unlocks the ability to field-craft items while topside. Affects Field Crafting, up to 1 point. Requires Revitalizing Squat.
Suffer In Silence
Major node. While critically hurt, your movement makes less noise. Affects Noise Reduction, up to 1 point. Requires Silent Scavenger.
Good As New
Major node. While under a healing effect, stamina regeneration is increased. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 1 point. Requires In-Round Crafting.
Broad Shoulders
Increases the maximum amount of items you can carry. Affects Max Inventory, up to 5 points. Requires Suffer In Silence.
Traveling Tinkerer
Unlocks additional items to field craft. Affects Field Crafting, up to 1 point. Requires Suffer In Silence, Good As New.
Stubborn Mule
Your stamina regeneration is less affected by being over-encumbered. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 5 points. Requires Good As New.
Looter's Luck
While looting, there's a chance to reveal twice as many items at once. Affects Loot Search Speed, up to 5 points. Requires Broad Shoulders.
One Raider's Scraps
When looting Raider containers, you have a small chance of finding additional field-crafted items. Affects Loot Find Chance, up to 5 points. Requires Traveling Tinkerer.
Three Deep Breaths
After an ability drains your stamina, you recover more quickly. Affects Stamina Regeneration, up to 5 points. Requires Stubborn Mule.
Security Breach
Major node. Lets you breach Security Lockers. Affects Security Breach, up to 1 point. Requires Looter's Luck, One Raider's Scraps.
Minesweeper
Major node. Mines and explosive deployables can be defused when in close proximity. Affects Explosive Defuse, up to 1 point. Requires Three Deep Breaths, One Raider's Scraps.
Read 2026-08-22 from the skillNodes source. Arc Raiders AI is a fan project and is not affiliated with Embark Studios.