Arc Raiders: Deep Dive into ALL 45 Skills - Build Your Perfect Raider

With the launch of Arc Raiders just over a month away, one of the most exciting features is the skill tree system.
It’s divided into three categories — Conditioning, Mobility, and Survival — each containing about 15 abilities or passives, for a total of 45 skills.

This breakdown covers every single skill, what it does, and why it might matter for your build.

Conditioning Tree

Focused on stamina, strength, and overall endurance.

Right Path

• Youthful Lungs → Increases maximum stamina (upgradable).
• Proper Breathing → Faster stamina regeneration (upgradable).
• Three Deep Breaths → Regain stamina faster after using an ability.
• Calming Stroll → Stamina regenerates while walking as if standing still.
• Sky Clearing Swing → Increased melee damage to drones.
• Proficient Pryor → Faster door and container breaching.
• Fly Swatter → One-hit melee kills against ticks, pops, wasps, and turrets. (Requires 36 points in Conditioning)

Left Path

• Stubborn Mule → Stamina regen less affected by encumbrance.
• Used to the Weight → Wearing shields slows you down less.
• Good as New → Increased stamina regen while under healing effects.
• Broad Shoulders → Increases carry weight capacity.
• Loaded Arms → Equipped weapons reduce encumbrance impact. (single tier)

Middle Path

• Blasttor → Hearing less affected by nearby explosions.
• Sturdy Ankles → Reduced fall damage from non-lethal heights.
• Security Breach → Unlocks breaching of security lockers. (Requires 36 points in Conditioning)

Mobility Tree

Centered around stamina efficiency, climbing, vaulting, and speed.

Right Path

• Nimble Climber → Climb and vault faster.
• Marathon Runner → Movement costs less stamina.
• Effortless Roll → Dodge rolls cost less stamina.
• Carry the Momentum → After a sprint dodge roll, sprinting is free for a short time. (Requires 15 points in Mobility)
• Ready to Roll → Increased timing window for recovery rolls while falling.
• Heroic Leap → Dodge roll covers more distance.

Left Path

• Agile Croucher → Faster crouched movement.
• Slip and Slide → Longer, faster slides.
• Survivor’s Stamina → Faster stamina regen when critically hurt. (Requires 15 points in Mobility)
• Off the Wall → Wall leap further.
• Vigorous Var → Vaulting not slowed when exhausted.

Middle Path

• Fight or Flight → Gain stamina when hurt in combat (15s cooldown).
• Crawl Before You Walk → Crawl faster when downed.
• Vault Spring → Jump at the end of a vault. (Requires 36 points in Mobility)
• Vaults on Vaults on Vaults → Vaulting no longer costs stamina. (Requires 36 points in Mobility)

Survival Tree

Focused on stealth, looting, noise management, and survivability.

Bottom Path

• Looters Instincts → Containers reveal loot faster.
• Just Another Plant → Crouching makes you less noticeable to Ark enemies.
• Distracting Aura → Ark enemies less accurate when targeting you.
• Unburdened Roll → First dodge roll after shield break is free. (Requires 15 points in Survival)

Top Path

• Silent Scavenger → Make less noise while looting.
• Gentle Pressure → Make less noise while breaching.
• Suffer in Silence → Make less noise when critically hurt. (Requires 15 points in Survival)
• Looters Luck → Chance to reveal two items at once when looting.
• A Little Extra → Breaching objectives regenerates resources.

Middle Path

• Traveling Tinkerer → Unlocks additional fieldcraft items.
• One Raider’s Scraps → Chance to find extra fieldcrafted items when looting containers.
• Downed but Determined → Extends the time before collapse when downed.
• Turtle Crawl → Take less damage while crawling downed.
• Mindsweeper → Diffuse mines and deployables when close. (Requires 36 points in Survival)
• Back on Your Feet → Critically low health regenerates up to a limit. (Requires 36 points in Survival)

Closing Thoughts

The Conditioning tree leans into stamina and durability,
Mobility focuses on stamina efficiency and traversal speed,
while Survival provides stealth and looting advantages.

Together, these 45 skills allow you to tailor your raider to your preferred playstyle.

Which tree will you prioritize first? Let us know in the comments.

✍️ Written by Fringe-Patriot-Gaming