ARC Raiders is filled to the brim with various items, tools, and weapons that you can find in its post-apocalyptic world.
But some are just cryptic and have no clear purpose, or can be highly challenging to obtain, which is how we could describe Fireball Burners. These mysterious pieces of equipment can only be found among a particular enemy, itself quite elusive.
So, here is how you can find Fireballs and Fireball Burners in ARC Raiders, and how to use them.
How to find Fireballs and Fireball Burners
Before you can use them, Fireball Burners must first be acquired, which is a lot easier said than done. This item only drops from Fireballs, a special type of ARC that spawns across the game’s many maps and is a real nuisance to deal with.
In the Dam Battlegrounds, Fireballs tend to spawn in interiors of large compounds, such as the Testing Annex in the far east side of the map. They can appear just about anywhere and will immediately attack you on sight, either rushing you and exploding in your face or burning you to a crisp.
Killing a Fireball nets you a Fireball Burner, a unique item tied only to this enemy. Fireball Burners are not a guaranteed drop, so you’re going to rely on RNG to obtain this rare item from an enemy rarer still.
On Buried City, I’ve spotted Fireballs at a much higher frequency, noticing them in multiple locations on the map. They appear to be a more common spawn on that map than Dam Battlegrounds, so if you’re on the hunt for Fireball Burners, then that’s the level you should be queueing up for.
How to use Fireball Burners
Fireball Burners have several highly specific purposes, most of which aren’t directly tied to gameplay. They are necessary for several quests in the game, which require you to get them and kill ARCs or Fireballs using them. In this sense, they can be used in the same way as any other throwable in the game, creating fire when used.
On the other hand, Fireball Burners can be recycled into ARC Alloy, a vitally important component for much of the game’s crafting. If you don’t have any quests tied to the Fireballs, then I suggest you simply melt it down for parts, as you’ll find much more use in ARC Alloys than Fireball Burners.
Fireballs themselves are also quest-specific, with some Feats requiring you to do damage to them by any means, awarding Cred currency for completion. I’d also keep a stock of Fireball Burners on the side should the need arise for them down the line, but most you can just turn into good ol’ alloys.
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