Speranza is Arc Raiders’ underground sanctuary—a refuge where Raiders retreat after surviving the dangerous Topside. More than just a safe haven, this settlement serves as your progression hub, featuring Traders, crafting workshops, skill upgrades, and team formation systems. Understanding Speranza’s mechanics is essential for maximizing your extraction shooter success and character development.
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What Is Speranza in Arc Raiders?
Speranza is the underground settlement that all Raiders call home. Built beneath the surface to avoid the ARC threat, it functions as your main hub between raids where you manage inventory, craft equipment, accept quests, trade resources, and form squads before venturing back to the Topside.
| Speranza Feature | Function | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Traders | Quest givers, merchants, item sellers | High |
| Workshop | Crafting, upgrading, blueprints | Critical |
| Stash | Inventory management, storage | Essential |
| Skills System | Character progression, abilities | High |
| Decks | Raider Cred rewards, unlocks | Medium |
| Socials | Squad formation, matchmaking | High |
Team Formation: Building Your Squad in Speranza
Speranza’s Socials tab enables squad formation and matchmaking—crucial for surviving high-risk Topside missions.
How to Form Teams:
- Access the Socials tab from Speranza’s main menu
- Solo Option: Drop into maps with random players (auto-matchmaking)
- Friend List: Invite players you’ve added to create coordinated squads
- Add Random Players: Convert successful random teammates into permanent squad members
Squad Benefits: The Topside’s dangers—hostile AI, rival players, and environmental threats—make solo play extremely challenging. Having squadmates provides cover fire during combat, protection while carrying Field Crates, and shared resource discovery.
For advanced squad tactics and communication strategies, visit our Arc Raiders team guide.
The PvP Paradox: Why Raiders Fight Each Other
Despite all Raiders belonging to Speranza, PvP combat occurs constantly on the Topside. This apparent contradiction has a simple explanation: greed and individual progression.
Why Speranza Raiders Battle:
- Personal Progression: Each Raider has individual Workbenches and Trader relationships
- Limited Resources: Topside loot is finite per raid instance
- Raider Cred Competition: Exclusive rewards require high Raider Cred rankings
- Weapon Acquisition: The best equipment comes from successful extractions
- Survival Pressure: Carrying valuable loot makes you a high-priority target
While Speranza’s collective goal is survival against the ARC threat, individual needs create fierce competition. The question isn’t cooperation—it’s who successfully extracts with the loot.
Traders: Speranza’s Commerce System
Traders are the pillars of Speranza’s economy, offering quests, selling essential items, and purchasing your extracted loot.
Key Traders and Their Services:
| Trader | Specialization | Key Items |
|---|---|---|
| Celeste | General goods, resources | Wires, components, basic supplies |
| Shani | Quest provider | Down To Earth quest, missions |
| Medical Supplier | Health items | Medical inhalers, healing supplies |
| Weapons Dealer | Firearms, ammo | Basic weapons, ammunition |
| Special Items | Rare goods | Raider Hatch Keys, gadgets |
Trading Strategy: Bring back everything from Topside raids—even items you don’t need can be sold to Traders for currency. This recycling system converts seemingly useless loot into valuable Raider Coins.
For comprehensive resource management, check our Arc Raiders economy guide.
Workshop: Your Crafting Command Center
The Workshop is where progression happens through crafting, upgrading, and blueprint management.
Workshop Functions:
Crafting Station: Create new weapons, gadgets, and equipment using gathered materials. Requires unlocking the Gunsmith workstation first (20 Metal Parts, 30 Rubber Parts).
Scrappy’s Loot: View accumulated resources and materials collected during raids. Scrappy automatically organizes your extracted components.
Blueprints Access: Discover crafting recipes that guide your resource hunting on Topside maps. Blueprints reveal exactly which materials you need and where to find them.
Pro Tip: Prioritize unlocking high-tier weapon blueprints early—they provide clear farming objectives for your raids.
Stash: Managing Your Inventory
Your Stash represents personal inventory storage in Speranza, housing all successfully extracted Topside items.
Initial Storage: Limited capacity at start Expansion: Purchase additional storage slots using Raider Coins Organization: Separate tabs for weapons, resources, gadgets, and consumables
Critical Management: Regularly sell excess items to Traders to free space. Running out of Stash capacity during successful raids wastes valuable extraction opportunities.
Decks System: Spending Raider Cred
The Decks tab unlocks exclusive rewards using Raider Cred—a special currency earned through completing Feats (mini-objectives during raids).
How Raider Cred Works:
- Complete Feats during Topside missions (enemy kills, distance traveled, loot collected)
- Earn Raider Cred based on Feat difficulty
- Unlock first page rewards in Decks tab
- Access new, premium items on subsequent pages
- Repeat for exclusive cosmetics and equipment
Optimization Strategy: Focus on completing multiple easy Feats per raid rather than pursuing single difficult objectives. Consistent Cred accumulation accelerates progression.
Skills System: Character Progression
Skill Points are earned through XP gained from Topside activities—completing quests, killing enemies, extracting successfully, and discovering locations.
Skill Categories:
- Agility: Movement speed, stamina, parkour abilities
- Carrying Capacity: Inventory size, equipment weight tolerance
- Stealth: Detection radius, crouch movement speed, noise reduction
- Combat: Weapon handling, reload speed, damage resistance
- Survival: Health regeneration, environmental resistance
Access Skills: Navigate to Raider tab > Skills icon (leftmost option) to view and unlock available skills.
Build Strategy: Specialize in 2-3 skill categories that match your playstyle rather than spreading points across all categories. For detailed skill builds, visit the official Arc Raiders website.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can You Lose Items Stored in Your Speranza Stash?
No, items successfully extracted and stored in your Speranza Stash are permanently safe and cannot be lost. Only items you’re carrying during active Topside raids are at risk—if you die before extracting, those items are lost. This makes Speranza your secure storage where all extracted loot, crafted weapons, and purchased items remain protected regardless of future raid outcomes. Always prioritize extraction when carrying valuable materials.
How Do You Increase Storage Space in Speranza’s Stash?
You can expand your Stash storage capacity by purchasing additional slots using Raider Coins earned from selling items to Traders, completing quests, and extracting successfully. Access your Stash from Speranza’s main hub, and look for the storage expansion option. Early-game players should prioritize Stash expansion over expensive weapon purchases since limited storage can prevent you from keeping valuable loot from successful raids, effectively wasting extraction opportunities.
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