The Queen is one of the most dangerous enemies you can encounter in ARC Raiders. She’s a massive, heavily armoured machine that appears during special Harvester Events, guarding valuable loot and resources. If you plan to face her, you’ll need a good team, strong weapons, and a good strategy. This guide will walk you through where to find her, what to expect during the fight, and how to defeat her.
Queen in ARC Raiders
You can run into the Queen near the Harvester, but she’s one of the toughest enemies you’ll face in ARC Raiders. Right now, the Queen Harvester event shows up in Dam Battleground and Acerra Spaceport during the Harvester Event. She guards the high-value Harvester.
The Queen is strong and heavily armoured, so don’t try to take her on alone. You’ll need a full squad, plenty of strong weapons, and a lot of ammo if you want to defeat her. She can deal massive area attacks, summon reinforcements, and completely control the fight, making her one of the difficult bosses in the game.
Queen Attacks
The Queen’s attacks are strong and hard to dodge.
- She fires powerful mortar shots that explode on impact, dealing heavy damage over a wide area.
- If you’re in her sights, she can also fire continuous laser beams that burn through anyone standing in her line of sight.
- When players get too close, she switches things up, sometimes unleashing an EMP pulse to disable gear or hitting the ground to send out a shockwave.
Best Loadout to Defeat The Queen
For the Harvester Event, the best augment to use is Raider Augment IV. It gives you 24 backpack slots, 3 safe pocket slots, and 8 quick-use slots, which means you can carry a ton of gear. With this augment, you can also equip the stronger ARC Raiders shields.
When it comes to weapons:
- The Hullcracker is your main damage dealer against the Queen. Just make sure you bring plenty of launcher ammo.
- As your secondary weapon, go with the Venator. It melts ARCs quickly, which is perfect for taking down annoying Wasps and Hornets during the fight.
- For healing and survival, pack multiple Herbal Bandages and Shield Rechargers. These are essential for a long boss fight.
- Also, bring Defibrillators to revive teammates fast, and a few Vita Shots for instant HP recovery.
- For grenades, Wolfpack is a must. It locks onto ARCs after a short delay and hits them with a massive 1992 damage.
- The Showstopper grenade is also great; it stuns ARCs for 10 seconds, giving your team a big opening.
To take down the Queen, you’ll need around 200 – 300 Hullcracker rounds, so make sure you’re fully stocked before the fight. If you also plan to use Wolfpacks on the Queen, bring about 20 – 30 of them. Just keep in mind that while Wolfpacks deal big ARC damage, they don’t always hit the Queen’s exposed core, so they’re not fully reliable for boss damage. Instead, they’re great for clearing out Rocketeers that keep respawning during the fight.
In terms of gadgets,
- Snap Hook is one of the best tools you can bring. It lets you zip across the area, climb onto the Queen, or escape her attacks when things get dangerous.
- The Barricade Kit is extremely useful for blocking the Queen’s big hits, thanks to its 500 HP.
- Raider Hatch Key in your safe pocket. That way, you’ll always have a guaranteed escape route when the fight is over or if things go wrong.
How to Defeat the Queen
Fighting the Queen isn’t something you can do solo; you’ll need good weapons and a well-coordinated team to stand a chance.
- She briefly pauses after summoning reinforcements, giving you a short window to target her weak spots. Aim for her core, joints, and any exposed areas to deal the most damage.
- It’s also good to take out the smaller ARCs she calls in first, so you can focus fully on her without being overwhelmed.
- Keep moving to dodge her powerful area attacks, and use heavy launchers, EMP grenades, or energy weapons to wear her down.
- Make sure everyone in your squad works together and brings plenty of ammo.
Once you’re set up, keep unloading Wolfpack grenades and Hullcracker shots at the Queen from the safety of the building. Just be careful, don’t get caught by her Laser Beam attack, because taking a direct hit can wipe you out instantly.
Head to the building in Dam Battlegrounds that works perfectly for this fight. This location has only two entrances, both of which are normal doors. You can close them and place door blockers on both sides. When the fight starts, there are several great window spots inside the building where you can get clear shots of the Queen.
Climb onto the ledges and shoot from the angles they offer.
- When she fires rockets or activates her laser, swap to the window on the far back right. Use the movement time between windows to reload and stay efficient.
- Then rotate back to the first window once she shifts her attention. If you’re in a group, each player can take one window.
The rocket barrage is the less dangerous one. You’ll see the rockets coming, and even after they land, they take a couple of seconds before exploding. The laser, however, is extremely deadly. The moment you see her charging it, leave the window immediately.
Solo or Group
It is not recommended to solo the Queen unless you just want the challenge. Doing this as a trio is far better. You’ll kill her two to three times faster, you won’t need to carry nearly as many items, and the entire run becomes safer and cheaper. Most importantly, her laser attack can instantly one-shot you, and if you’re alone, there’s no one to revive you. Crossing the map is also riskier solo, and on top of that, the Queen drops ten to fifteen reactor far more than any single backpack can carry. So yes, it’s doable solo, but group play is the way.
