Embark Studios may have switched to a two major updates per year schedule. However, the devs are still opening up the expedition in between to offer raiders a fresh start. Recently, Embark Studios revealed all the details about the fourth expedition in the game. So, here is everything you should know about Arc Raiders Expedition 4, such as its start date, requirements, rewards, and more.

Arc Raiders Expedition 4 will start on July 7, 2026, at 4 AM PT and end on July 21, 2026, at 1 AM PT. Since the last expedition, Embark Studios has expanded the sign-up window; players now have 14 days to enroll and meet all requirements.

In case you missed signing up during this window, the ‘last call’ feature, introduced in the Riven Tides update, is still active in the game, offering one last chance to sign up for the upcoming expedition 4. Therefore, players can begin loading their caravan with the required materials now and complete the fourth expedition when the departure window opens next week.

Arc Raiders Expedition 4 Release Countdown Timer

If you want to find out the exact time Arc Raiders Expedition 4 begins in your region, check out our dedicated countdown timer below:

All Arc Raiders Expedition 4 Rewards

Similar to the Arc Raiders Expedition 3, devs are once again making changes to the objectives and rewards for Arc Raiders Expedition 4. Players who are signing up for their fourth expedition won’t earn Skill Points as rewards anymore. Instead, raiders will receive new blueprints and Raider Tokens, following their departure next month.

Arc Raiders Expedition 4 Damage Requirements and Rewards

This time, devs are introducing a new mystery reward system that requires players to deal a massive amount of damage to human enemies and ARC threats. So here are all the damage requirements players need to complete to unlock mystery rewards in Arc Raiders.

• Mystery Reward 1: Deal 5000 total damage 
• Mystery Reward 2: Deal 10000 total damage 
• Mystery Reward 3: Deal 30000 total damage 
• Mystery Reward 4: Deal 50000 total damage 
• Mystery Reward 5: Deal 100000 total damage

Blueprints

Devs have confirmed that players won’t get the same blueprint twice as bonus rewards. In addition, the new blueprints you receive are also considered temporary and will be lost if you embark on the next expedition. That said, here are all the Arc Raiders blueprints you can earn as bonus rewards for completing the damage-focused objectives in Expedition 4:

• Heavy Gun Parts Blueprint
• Complex Gun Parts Blueprint
• Padded Stock Blueprint
• Extended Barrel III Blueprint
• Muzzle Brake III Blueprint
• Stable Stock III Blueprint
• Vertical Grip III Blueprint
• Venator Blueprint
• Rascal Blueprint
• Osprey Blueprint
• Trailblazer Blueprint
• Anvil Blueprint
• Bettina Blueprint
• Hullcracker Blueprint
• Tempest Blueprint
• Vulcano Blueprint
• Dolabra Blueprint
• Aphelion Blueprint
• Combat Augment Mk 3 Flanking Blueprint
• Tactical Augment Mk 3 Defensive Blueprint
• Looting Augment Mk 3 Safekeeper Blueprint
• Looting Augment Mk 3 Survivor Blueprint
• Wolfpack Blueprint
• Powered Descender Blueprint
• Snap Hook Blueprint

Raider Tokens

Players will also be awarded with 150 Raider Tokens for completing each departure objective. Unlike Blueprints, these Raider Tokens are permanent and will not be reset during the next Expedition. So, players can earn a total of 750 Raider Tokens by completing all 5 objectives.

Permanent Rewards

Cosmetics:

• Completing your fourth Expedition will unlock the first step of the Zenith Outfit.

Bonuses:

• +12 stash space (48 extra total for 4th Expedition), will be maxed out at 60 with the 5th Expedition.
• The bonus skill points from Expeditions cap at 15, which players can use to unlock new skills in the Arc Raiders skill tree. Players can still catch up on previously missed skill points, and it’s still tied to stash value. Catch-up for skill points becomes available with your second Expedition, and once you get all the maximum 15 skill points, the catch-up is no longer available.

Consecutive buffs

Consecutive buffs are granted to Raiders who continue to do Expeditions in a row. The XP boost, Scrappy materials boost, and repair value increase are capped at three levels, meaning that if this is your fourth Expedition in a row, the boosted values will be maintained from your third Expedition but not increased.

How to Prepare for Arc Raiders Expedition 4: All Requirements

The Expedition option gets unlocked for raiders who have reached level 20 in Arc Raiders. If you are already past the 20th level, check out all the material requirements and objectives you must complete for Arc Raiders Expedition 4:

Phase 1 (Foundation)

Required Resources	How to get it
150x Metal Parts	Can be crafted, recycled, found in common and ARC loot, or bought from Celeste
100x Chemicals	Can be crafted, recycled, found in common and ARC loot, or bought from Celeste
80x ARC Alloy	Can be recycled or scavenged from ARC enemies
15x Canister	Can be recycled, found in common and ARC loot, or bought from Celeste

Phase 2 (Core Systems)

Required Resources	How to get it
30x Durable Cloths	Can be crafted, recycled, or found in common and ARC loot
25x Oil	Can be recycled, found in common and ARC loot, or bought from Celeste
20x Electrical Components	Can be crafted, recycled, or found in common and ARC loot
3x Industrial Charger	Can only be scavenged

Phase 3 (Framework)

Required Resources	How to get it
20x Arc Motion Core	Can be bought from Celeste, recycled, crafted, or scavenged
15x Speaker Component	Can be bought from Celeste, recycled, or scavenged
5x Turbine Compressor	Can only be found from ARC Turbine loot
2x Exodus Module	Can be bought from Celeste, recycled, or scavenged

Phase 4 (Outfitting)

Required Resources	How to get it
1x Portable TV	Can only be scavenged
5x Advanced Electrical Components	Can be crafted, recycled, or scavenged
2x Sirena Dorata Ship Model	Can only be scavenged
3x Vaporizer Regulator	Can only be found from Vaporizer ARC loot

Phase 5 (Load Stage)

For the final stage before departure, players are required to donate various items. Here are all the items (including the best loot items in Arc Raiders) you need to donate to complete the load stage in Expedition 4:

• Combat items: 200,000 (Weapons, Ammo, Mods, Grenades, Traps)
• Survival items: 100,000 (Shields, Quick Use Items, Augments)
• Provisions: 150,000 (Keys, Trinkets, Ship Models)
• Materials: 300,000

Phase 6 (Departure)

That’s it! You are all set to embark on the new Expedition. All your collected loot will vanish from your inventory, as if it never existed, except for a few. If you want to know all the items you keep and lose after completing Arc Raiders Expedition 4, check out the section below.

What Happens in Arc Raiders Expedition 4?

Ready to embark on Expedition 4 in Arc Raiders? Here are all the items and progress you will lose upon departing:

• Stash Upgrade Progress
• Inventory Items
• Blueprints
• Coins
• Player Level
• Skill Points
• Raider Den
• Workshop
• Quests

However, you can purchase up to five Expedition Vault Slots through the new trader Ermal, which allows you to store items that you wish to bring with you on your Expedition. 

On the other hand. Here are certain items and progress you get to keep following your previous raider’s departure in Expedition 4:

• Unlocked Maps
• Codex Entries
• Raider Tokens
• Cred
• Raider Decks Progress
• Cosmetics
• Trials
• Active Leaderboards
• Personal Event Progress
• Merits
• Bonus Skill Points
• Bonus Stash Slots Earned From Expeditions

And that’s a wrap on our Arc Raiders Expedition 4 guide. Are you loading up your caravan to embark on the fourth expedition in Arc Raiders? Let us know in the comments below.