How to get hit by lightning in ARC Raiders

The Week 20 Trials in ARC Raiders are now live, and it has a difficult task to complete, which involves getting hit by lightning. Ideally, you should stay as far away as possible from a lightning strike. They do an incredible amount of damage, and you can get trapped in them. Now, you'll deliberately need to get struck by lightning if you want to get three stars on your trials.How to get struck by lightning in ARC Raiders To get struck by lightning, you need to start a fresh round on the Spaceport map when the Electromagnetic Storm modifier is active. Like all other modifiers, the Electromagnetic Storm appears in rotation, so it won't be available at all times. You can also participate in other maps, but most tasks of the current trials require you to play on Spaceport. Image via Embark When the modifier is active, you'll notice blue spots appearing on the map at random locations. The blue spot is where the lightning will strike. To get stuck by lightning, stand at the spot, and wait for it to strike. You can also just walk into a spot that has been hit by lightning, and that will also count for the trials. Image via Embark I have also noticed that when you remain stationary in the open for a period of time, you raise the chances of getting hit by lightning. This is purely my experience, and I haven't found any evidence for or against this notion. However, it can't hurt to try out this theory if you're not getting struck by lightning. When you get stuck by lightning, you will receive a lot of damage. Here are some key items to bring with you.At least 15 Bandages/Herbal Bandages to restore the health that you lose.Shield Recharges to repair the shields.Medium shield is preferable as it has higher hit points.A couple of new shields, since your older ones can break completely if you get struck by multiple lightning strikes in the same round. That's pretty much all you need to do to get hit by lightning deliberately. The Week 20 Trials have four more tasks, and this guide will help you get three stars. The post How to get hit by lightning in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 16, 2026 - 19:27

How to get hit by lightning in ARC Raiders

The Week 20 Trials in ARC Raiders are now live, and it has a difficult task to complete, which involves getting hit by lightning.

Ideally, you should stay as far away as possible from a lightning strike. They do an incredible amount of damage, and you can get trapped in them. Now, you'll deliberately need to get struck by lightning if you want to get three stars on your trials.

How to get struck by lightning in ARC Raiders

To get struck by lightning, you need to start a fresh round on the Spaceport map when the Electromagnetic Storm modifier is active. Like all other modifiers, the Electromagnetic Storm appears in rotation, so it won't be available at all times. You can also participate in other maps, but most tasks of the current trials require you to play on Spaceport.

Image via Embark When the modifier is active, you'll notice blue spots appearing on the map at random locations. The blue spot is where the lightning will strike. To get stuck by lightning, stand at the spot, and wait for it to strike. You can also just walk into a spot that has been hit by lightning, and that will also count for the trials.

Image via Embark I have also noticed that when you remain stationary in the open for a period of time, you raise the chances of getting hit by lightning. This is purely my experience, and I haven't found any evidence for or against this notion. However, it can't hurt to try out this theory if you're not getting struck by lightning.

When you get stuck by lightning, you will receive a lot of damage. Here are some key items to bring with you.

At least 15 Bandages/Herbal Bandages to restore the health that you lose.
Shield Recharges to repair the shields.
Medium shield is preferable as it has higher hit points.
A couple of new shields, since your older ones can break completely if you get struck by multiple lightning strikes in the same round.

That's pretty much all you need to do to get hit by lightning deliberately. The Week 20 Trials have four more tasks, and this guide will help you get three stars.

The post How to get hit by lightning in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid.

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