Where is the best place to loot in Stella Montis? After receiving a lot of attention for being friendly to strangers, the Arc Raiders community has now pulled together and finished a community event in record time, donating hard-earned items to unlock a new map. This new map is called Stella Montis, and it’s a bit, err, dark.
A new Arc Raiders map is always something to get excited about, especially if you’re still on the hunt for rusted gears, with Stella Montis giving players a chance to hunt for those and anything else that isn’t nailed down. Here is the Arc Raiders Stella Montis map, important POIs, and the best loot areas for each type of item.
Stella Montis map
There are two layers to the Stella Montis map when you inspect it, but that doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story: the entire facility is a web of dark tunnels, industrial areas, and pockets of high-tech workshops.
With it being so dark, PvP is a huge risk, so you’ll want to go in prepared for anything. Check your corners; there’s no telling who – or what – is hiding in the shadows.
Here is every POI in Stella Montis, including the rarity and type of loot you can find there:
| POI | Rarity | Loot type |
| Cultural Archives | High | Old World |
| Medical Research | High | Medical, Technological |
| Seed Vault | High | Nature |
| Sandbox | Medium | Mechanical, Technological |
| Assembly Workshops | Medium | Technological |
| Lobby | Medium | Security, Technological |
| Loading Bay | Regular | Industrial |
| Lobby Metro | Regular | Industrial, Technological |
| Western Tunnel | Regular | Electrical |
| Eastern Tunnel | Regular | Electrical, Old World |
| Assembly | Regular | Technological, Exodus |
| Loading Bay | Regular | Industrial |
| Atrium | Regular | Commercial |
| Communications | Regular | Electrical, Technological |
| Business Center | Regular | Exodus, Commercial |
Stella Montis has no real open areas besides perhaps the Sandbox and Loading Bay areas in the center of the map, so taking short-range weapons is by far your best bet. Shotguns will serve you well here, as well as the Venator if you find the AR blueprint to craft one.
Staking Our Claim event
To go with the Stella Montis opening comes the Staking Our Claim event. During the initial stage, players were asked to donate items to rebuild the tunnels, and in exchange, they received Merit. Merit is used in a similar way to XP on a battle pass, and earning more merit by exploring Stella Montis will unlock a bunch of free items and cosmetics. The Staking Our Claim event rewards are:
- Hiker Backpack – 150 Merit
- Raider Tokens – 300 Merit
- Door Blocker – 450 Merit
- Combat Mk.2 Augment – 600 Merit
- Il Toro – 750 Merit
- Striker Outfit – 900 Merit
- Seeker Grenade – 1,050 Merit
- Bag Striker Variant – 1,200 Merit
- Trailblazer Grenade – 1,350 Merit
- Bucket Backpack Attachment – 1,500 Merit
- Deadline Mine – 1,650 Merit
- Can’t Hear You Emote – 1,800 Merit
- Raider Tokens – 1,950 Merit
- Dirt Full Face Style – 2,100 Merit
- Extended Barrel Modification – 2,250 Merit
- Orange Striker Outfit Color – 2,400 Merit
- Raider Tokens – 2,550 Merit
- Padding Striker Outfit Variant – 2,700 Merit
- Snap Hook – 2,850 Merit
- Red Striker Outfit Color – 3,000 Merit
- Raider Tokens – 3,150 Merit
- Helmet Striker Outfit Variant – 3,300 Merit
- Raider Tokens – 3,450 Merit
- Gas Mask Striker Outfit Variant – 3,600 Merit
With this information in hand, the only thing left for you to do is to load up and ship out. Make sure your Arc Raiders skills are fully leveled, and you keep an eye on those new Arc Raiders quests that have popped up since the facility was unearthed.
