Damage Leapers: Best Score Strategy in ARC Raiders Trials
Damage Leapers is a Trials objective where fast routing matters more than raw DPS. This guide mirrors the best community route on Dam Battlegrounds so you can hit 4,000 score quickly or push leaderboard runs during 2x modifiers.
Trial overview
Trials rotate weekly. Damage Leapers rewards score for destroying Leapers during a single raid. You can complete the 3-star requirement with only two Leaper kills, but the route below keeps spawns cycling for higher totals.
Trial focus
Damage Leapers (Trials rotation)
Best map
Dam Battlegrounds with 2x modifier
Score target
4,000+ for 3-star rewards
Core loop
Control Tower base -> Water Treatment -> Hydrophonic Dome
Preparation checklist
Recommended kit
- Primary: Anvil IV or Tactical MK.2 for steady DPS.
- Defense: Light Shield plus 5-10 Shield Rechargers.
- Heals: 10-15 Bandages for extended loops.
- Utility: 2-5 Smoke Grenades, 2-3 Ziplines.
- Ammo: 160+ Heavy Ammo or equivalent energy stock.
Premium options
- Hullcracker or Jupiter for burst damage.
- Launcher Ammo or Energy Clips for heavy pressure.
- Wolfpack Grenades to delete a Leaper quickly.
- Blaze Grenades for safe burning damage over time.
Best map and scoring
Dam Battlegrounds is the most efficient map for Damage Leapers, especially with any 2x Trial modifier. Daytime Leapers grant roughly 1,760 score each, while 2x modifiers push them closer to 3,500. Stack two kills for the 4,000 score goal, then continue looping if you are aiming for leaderboard ranks.
Route for maximum score
- Control Tower base: Start at the lower dam wall. From here you can see up to three Leaper spawn points and pull them with ranged fire.
- Water Treatment Extract: Climb the dam interior and clear the single Leaper that often spawns near the extract approach.
- Hydrophonic Dome Complex: Check the dome area from range. If a Bastion is present, skip and rotate back to the Control Tower base to refresh spawns.
How to fight a Leaper
Engage from range, then bait the Leaper into a doorway or dam wall angle. Stay outside its leap impact radius to avoid knockdowns and the AoE pulse. Focus fire on the center core, or stack Blaze Grenades and Impact Grenades for a fast takedown if you are under time pressure.
Score expectations
Two Leapers is enough for the weekly 3-star reward. Full loops can net 4,000 to 28,000 score depending on party size, 2x modifiers, and time left in raid. Keep the loop clean, avoid PvP detours, and extract once you hit the score you need.