ARC Raiders Riven Tides Map Guide: Best Loot Areas, Keycards and the Stacking Yard Puzzle
Riven Tides is a twice-abandoned seaside resort with a working port next door: a fancy hotel on one side, cranes and shipping containers on the other. It is compact and very vertical, so you spend less time running and more time fighting. It also has the most keycard rooms of any map and a two-Raider puzzle in the Stacking Yard
Riven Tides at a glance
| Riven Tides | |
|---|---|
| Unlocks after | 20 rounds played. It is the sixth map |
| Raid length | 30 minutes |
| Feel | Small, dense and vertical. Raider fights are hard to avoid |
| Extraction | Two Cargo Elevators, one at the Customs House and one north of it, plus three Raider Hatches |
| Keycard rooms | Ten: seven hotel suites, two in the Port Authority Building and one in a Crane House |
| Conditions | Night Raid, Beachcombing (only here), Uncovered Caches, Lush Blooms, Husk Graveyard, Prospecting Probes and the ARC Frigate |
Every area and its loot
| Area | Loot | Why go |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Panorama Azzurro | Commercial, Residential | A top loot zone and the biggest building on the map. Seven keycard suites. The best place for quick Coins |
| Port Authority Building | Technological, Exodus | A top loot zone and the map's PvP hotspot. Two keycard rooms |
| Stacking Yard | Industrial, Exodus | Cranes, containers and the puzzle. Open sightlines from almost everywhere |
| Customs House | Industrial, Electrical | Half above ground, half below, with a Cargo Elevator |
| Weighing Checkpoint | Industrial, Mechanical | Between the Railyard and the Transfer Depot |
| Wreckage | ARC | ARC parts between the port and the yard |
| Azzurro Beach | Residential | North of the hotel |
| Seabed and Dried Riverbed | Nature | Plants and fruit |
The rest of the map, the Wharf, Wavebreaker, Quay, Beach Bar, Poolside, Tennis Court, Railyard, Transfer Depot, Special Handling Tunnel and Marano Road, links these areas together and still has loot worth grabbing on the way
Keycard rooms
| Keycard | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Hotel Keycards No. 102, 107, 113, 205, 208, 311 and 404 | One suite each in Hotel Panorama Azzurro |
| Secure Storage Keycard | The Secure Storage room in the Port Authority Building, inside another locked room |
| Classified Records Keycard | The Classified Records room in the Port Authority Building |
| Crane House Keycard | A door in one of the Crane Houses |
| Patrol Car Key | The rear door of a patrol car. Works here and on The Blue Gate |
Keys and keycards are single use, so open the room you came for
The Stacking Yard puzzle
Two loot rooms open in the Stacking Yard if you solve its puzzle, and it needs at least two Raiders
- Find the four buttons. They are hidden around the Stacking Yard and their spots change. Press all four and the first loot room, on the right-hand platform, opens
- Repair the lift. It needs Batteries and Wires, one or two of each
- Move the big battery. Find the large battery near the yard. One Raider holds the lift's Move Up button while the other carries the battery up
- Slot it in. Take the battery back to the first loot room and insert it. A building outside the yard opens with even better loot
Beachcombing and the buried loot
Riven Tides has its own condition. During Beachcombing, valuables are buried in the sand on the north side of the map. Sweep for them with a Dockmaster's Detector and dig up Weapon Cases, suitcases with materials and ship models, fruit and fertilizer. Not everything down there is friendly: you can dig up Ticks and landmines too. To defuse a mine, stand still and hold interact, because moving away sets it off
ARC on Riven Tides
Expect lots of flying ARC around the port: Wasps, Hornets and Fireflies above all, plus Rocketeers, Comets and Vaporizers. Bastions, Bombardiers and Shredders patrol the ground, and the ARC Turbine can fall in mid-raid. Check the ARC weak points guide before you go
Tips
- Pick your target from your spawn. The map is small enough to reach the hotel, the port or the yard fast, and the first squad there takes the loot
- The Port Authority Building is where the fights are. Go in ready, or go somewhere else
- In the Stacking Yard you can be seen from almost anywhere. Move between cover
- Know where both Cargo Elevators and the three hatches are before you start looting
Frequently asked questions
How do I unlock Riven Tides?
Play 20 rounds. It is the sixth map
Where is the best loot on Riven Tides?
Hotel Panorama Azzurro and the Port Authority Building are the top loot zones. The Stacking Yard and Customs House come next
How many keycard rooms does Riven Tides have?
Ten: seven hotel suites, the Secure Storage and Classified Records rooms in the Port Authority Building and a Crane House
How do I solve the Stacking Yard puzzle?
Press the four hidden buttons to open the first room, repair the lift with Batteries and Wires, carry the big battery up and slot it into the first room. It needs two Raiders
How do I extract from Riven Tides?
From one of the two Cargo Elevators, at the Customs House and north of it, or through one of three Raider Hatches
What is Beachcombing?
A Riven Tides condition that buries valuables in the sand on the north side. Use a Dockmaster's Detector to find them
Sources: the ARC Raiders Wiki (CC BY-SA 4.0), Embark Studios news and patch notes, MetaForge community map data
