If you’ve been diving into Arc Raiders since the Headwinds update, you’ve likely noticed a massive new timesink sitting in your Projects menu. The Trophy Display project is Embark Studios’ latest permanent addition, meaning no FOMO, but a whole lot of grinding.
Unlike standard fetch quests, this project is a brutal gauntlet that requires you to hunt down the most dangerous ARC machines in the game, rip out their components, and proudly mount them. But the juice is absolutely worth the squeeze. By the time you tear your final Matriarch apart, you’ll be walking away with Blueprints, the legendary Jupiter, and an acoustic guitar.
Here is everything you need to hoard in your stash, stage by stage, to complete the Trophy Display project.
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Trophy Display: Full Project Overview
| Stage | Focus Enemies / Loot | Notable Rewards |
| 1: Roaming Threats | Ticks, Pops, Surveyors | Light Gun Parts Blueprint |
| 2: Soaring Menaces | Wasps, Hornets, Spotters | Vita Shot Blueprint |
| 3: Ferocious Foes | Shredders, Leapers, Bastions | Shotgun Silencer Blueprint |
| 4: Dominant Dangers | Rocketeers, Queens | Bobcat Blueprint |
| 5: Imposing Behemoths | Bombardiers, Matriarchs | Snap Hook Blueprint |
| Completion Bonus | N/A | Jupiter, Acoustic Guitar, 300k Coins |
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Stage 1: Roaming Threats
This stage is relatively painless, serving as a warmup. You’ll be hunting the annoying ankle-biters of the ARC ecosystem. The hardest part here is tracking down the Surveyor Vaults, so keep an eye out for ARC Couriers.
- 3x Rusted Bolts ➔ Rewards 10x Mod Components (Looted in Industrial zones like Container Storage).
- 15x Pop Triggers ➔ Rewards 3x Power Rods (Dropped by exploding Pops).
- 15x Tick Pods ➔ Rewards 10x Raider Tokens (Dropped by Ticks).
- 5x Surveyor Vaults ➔ Rewards 1x Light Gun Parts Blueprint (Dropped by large Surveyor balls).
Stage 2: Soaring Menaces
Time to look up. You’ll need to clear the skies of drones. Head over to the Buried City map if you are struggling to find Spotters.
- 10x Spotter Relays ➔ Rewards 3x Vita Sprays (Dropped by Spotter drones near Bombardiers).
- 3x Expired Respirators ➔ Rewards 3x Photoelectric Cloaks (Found in Medical areas like the Testing Annex).
- 20x Wasp Drivers ➔ Rewards 20x Raider Tokens (Dropped by small Wasp drones).
- 15x Hornet Drivers ➔ Rewards 1x Vita Shot Blueprint (Dropped by armored Hornet drones).
Stage 3: Ferocious Foes
The difficulty spikes here. Make sure you are dropping in with a solid squad equipped with Wolfpacks and Hullcrackers.
- 10x Arc Performance Steel ➔ Rewards 1x Kinetic Converter (Rare drop from large ARCs/Husks).
- 5x Shredder Gyros ➔ Rewards 3x Anvil Splitters (Dropped by floating Shredders, exclusive to Stella Montis).
- 10x Leaper Pulse Units ➔ Rewards 30x Raider Tokens (Dropped by four-legged Leapers).
- 5x Bastion Cells ➔ Rewards 1x Shotgun Silencer Blueprint (Dropped by heavy Bastions near Spaceport hangars).
Stage 4: Dominant Dangers
You are entering boss territory now. You need to trigger the Harvester map event to spawn the Queen. Do not attempt this solo.
- 10x Arc Synthetic Resin ➔ Rewards 1x Bobcat 4 (Rare drop from large ARCs/Husks).
- 10x Magnetic Accelerators ➔ Rewards 5x Wolfpacks (Found in Exodus areas like Rocket Assembly).
- 8x Rocketeer Drivers ➔ Rewards 40x Raider Tokens (Dropped by heavy Rocketeer drones).
- 3x Queen Reactors ➔ Rewards 1x Bobcat Blueprint (Dropped by the Queen boss machine).
Stage 5: Imposing Behemoths
The final hurdle. You have to take down the Matriarch, the absolute toughest machine currently in Arc Raiders. Pack everything you have.
- 5x Exodus Modules ➔ Rewards 2x Snap Hooks (Found in Exodus areas).
- 3x Geiger Counters ➔ Rewards 1x Aphelion (Found in Assembly/Medical Research on Stella Montis).
- 8x Bombardier Cells ➔ Rewards 50x Raider Tokens (Dropped by massive white Bombardier mortar machines).
- 3x Matriarch Reactors ➔ Rewards 1x Snap Hook Blueprint (Dropped by the Matriarch boss).
The Final Payout
Once you deposit that final Matriarch Reactor, the Trophy Display is complete. You will instantly unlock:
- Howl Emote
- Jupiter (Legendary Weapon)
- Acoustic Guitar (Legendary Gadget)
- 5x Energy Clips
- 300,000 Coins
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FAQs
Q: Will these rewards survive an Expedition wipe?
A: At the time of writing, no. Items earned from projects typically do not survive a full account Expedition wipe. Because you get a massive 300,000 Coin payout for finishing this, do not complete the final step if you are planning to reset your account soon. Save the turn-in for when your piggy bank is empty after the wipe.
Q: I can’t find Arc Performance Steel or Synthetic Resin. Where is the best drop rate?
A: Stop farming the small fries. You need to hunt large ARCs (Leapers, Bastions, Bombardiers) or loot massive Husks. The drop rate scales with the difficulty of the machine you take down.
Q: Do I have to complete Stage 1 to start collecting items for Stage 5?
A: Nope! While you can only turn in items for your currently active stage, you can farm materials for Stages 4 and 5 right from the start. Just keep those Queen and Matriarch Reactors safely in your stash until you need them.
