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The Blue Gate is the ARC Raiders mountain map, unlocked after 18 rounds in TheGamer's Feb 2026 guide and rated high difficulty. Its best loot is at Pilgrim's Peak and the Checkpoint, both heavily guarded, and it has four key rooms and its own Locked Gate condition.
The Blue Gate is the hardest of the four launch maps in ARC Raiders: TheGamer has it unlocking after 18 rounds and rated high difficulty, with the best loot at Pilgrim's Peak and the central Checkpoint, both under heavy enemy threat (Feb 27, 2026). It has its own quest line, tunnels, a Village full of trinkets, and the Locked Gate condition that no other map gets. Embark set its Cold Snap announcement in "the valleys of The Blue Gate". In the clip Embark's team recalls building Pilgrim's Peak and the main tunnel complex.
Quick facts
| Unlock | Play 18 rounds (TheGamer, Feb 27, 2026) |
| Difficulty | High (TheGamer, Feb 27, 2026) |
| High-rated loot areas | 2 of 6 (PCGamesN, Jun 24, 2026) |
| Keys | 4 named rooms (Dexerto, Apr 29, 2026) |
| Raider Hatches | 4 (Shacknews, Nov 2, 2025) |
| Exit | Air shafts with a console outside |
| Own condition | Locked Gate, since update 1.7.0, Dec 16, 2025 |
Sources: TheGamer's unlock guide, PCGamesN, Dexerto's key list, Shacknews, TheGamer on extraction, Embark's 1.7.0 notes.
How to unlock The Blue Gate
Play rounds: 18, per TheGamer's unlock guide, updated Feb 27, 2026. Frozen Trail reworked the Map Selection screen on Oct 8, 2026, and no reliable source has restated the number since. Unlocking the map also opens its three-quest line: A First Foothold, Reduced to Rubble and With a Trace (PC Gamer, May 1, 2026). See Quests.
Points of interest and loot
| Area | Loot rating | Loot types |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Peak | High | Technological, Electrical |
| Checkpoint | High | Mechanical |
| Village | Medium | Commercial, Residential |
| Raider's Refuge | Medium | Residential |
| Warehouse Complex | Medium | Industrial |
| Ancient Fort | Medium | Old World, Technological |
Source: PCGamesN's map guide, Jun 24, 2026. No reliable source has re-rated these since Frozen Trail.
For coins, TheGamer names the Village, Ancient Fort and Ruined Homestead as good trinket ground (Nov 4, 2025; check loot zones since). For Nature items during Lush Blooms, Game Rant names the Olive Grove and Trader's Glade (Nov 30, 2025).
Keys
| Key | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Communication Tower Key | Door near the Communication Tower |
| Confiscation Room Key | Confiscated Goods area in the Tunnels |
| Cellar Key | Multiple cellar doors |
| Village Key | Door to a building in the Village |
Source: Dexerto's key list, Apr 29, 2026. Gfinity places the tower room in the north and the cellars south of the Olive Grove and Ruined Homestead (Nov 10, 2025).
Sources conflict on the Patrol Car Key. TheGamer (Feb 14, 2026) and Gfinity put the car near Headhouse on this map, while Dexerto's newer list puts one near Customs House on Riven Tides. It is not clear which is current or whether both exist. All keys are on Keys.
Raider Hatches and extraction
Shacknews lists four hatches: Lucky (eastern Village), Prefab (south of Pilgrim's Peak), Reinforced (east at Adorned Wreckage) and Fragrant (south of Checkpoint), dated Nov 2, 2025: check in game. Standard exits are air shafts with the console right outside, with debris nearby for cover (Nov 1, 2025). See Extraction and Raider Hatches. In the clip Embark's designer calls the air shaft an extraction turned into a hole in the ground.
Conditions on The Blue Gate
Locked Gate was added here in update 1.7.0 and uses a code printer, which could fail to respond until a 1.23.0 fix. Embark counts it among the major conditions with no PvE option in the Oct 13 to 20, 2026 test. No reliable source read on Oct 31, 2026 lays out its steps.
Night Raid first ran on this map, starting the Saturday schedule in 1.1.0. The tracker on Oct 31, 2026 schedules Electromagnetic Storm and Locked Gate here, and the Frigate comes here too. Update 2.2.0 made ARC Turbines near-certain in sessions where they were a chance before. Effects are on Map Conditions and Frigate.
Frequently asked questions
How do you unlock The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders? TheGamer says to play 18 rounds to unlock The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders (Feb 27, 2026).
Where is the best loot on The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders? Pilgrim's Peak and the Checkpoint are the two High-rated areas of The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders, per PCGamesN (Jun 24, 2026), and TheGamer warns both are under heavy enemy threat.
What is Locked Gate in ARC Raiders? Locked Gate is an ARC Raiders major condition on The Blue Gate, added in update 1.7.0 and using a code printer. It runs on Embark's schedule and has no PvE option in Embark's Oct 2026 test.
What keys are on The Blue Gate in ARC Raiders? Dexerto lists four for ARC Raiders' Blue Gate: the Communication Tower, Confiscation Room, Cellar and Village keys (Apr 29, 2026).
Where is the Confiscation Room in ARC Raiders? The ARC Raiders Confiscation Room is the Confiscated Goods area in the tunnels of The Blue Gate, per Dexerto (Apr 29, 2026).
Sources
- Store Update 2.2.0, Embark Studios, Oct 20, 2026
- PvE Toggle Beta Test: October 13-20, Embark Studios, Oct 13, 2026
- FROZEN TRAIL - 2.0 Update, Embark Studios, Oct 8, 2026
- Patch Notes 1.23.0, Embark Studios, Apr 8, 2026
- COLD SNAP, Embark Studios, Dec 16, 2025
- COLD SNAP - December Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes, Embark Studios, Dec 16, 2025
- Patch Notes 1.1.0, Embark Studios, Nov 6, 2025
- Map Conditions, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- ARC Frigate condition, Embark Studios, read Oct 31, 2026
- Arc Raiders map, PCGamesN, Jun 24, 2026
- All Arc Raiders quests and how to beat them, PC Gamer, May 1, 2026
- All ARC Raiders keys and what they open, Dexerto, Apr 29, 2026
- Where To Find The Best Loot On Each Map, TheGamer, Feb 27, 2026
- How To Find Each Key, TheGamer, Feb 14, 2026
- What Are Lush Blooms, Game Rant, Nov 30, 2025
- Arc Raiders: All Keys and What They Unlock, Gfinity Esports, Nov 10, 2025
- Best Ways To Earn Coins Fast, TheGamer, Nov 4, 2025
- Where to find a Raider Hatch, Shacknews, Nov 2, 2025
- Every Way To Extract In Arc Raiders, TheGamer, Nov 1, 2025
- The Evolution of ARC Raiders S2: EP3 - Building New Maps, Embark Studios, Oct 21, 2026 (video)
Moments
The Evolution of ARC Raiders S2: EP3 - Building New Maps
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QuestsARC Raiders had 100 quests as of Riven Tides (PC Gamer, May 1, 2026), and Frozen Trail added 22 more on Oct 8, 2026, for about 122. They come from the traders Shani, Celeste, Tian Wen, Apollo and Lance, and since 2.0 from Cassio; since 2.0 they also grant XP, and since Sep 2026 an Expedition no longer has to reset them.
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KeysARC Raiders keys open locked rooms on each map and are used up when they open a door, and the Raider Hatch Key opens an extraction hatch. Dexerto listed the named keys by map on Apr 29, 2026; no reliable source has a full Pendola Pass list as of Oct 31, 2026.
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Extraction and Raider HatchesTo extract in ARC Raiders, reach a map's exit, use the console and get inside before the round ends; it sets off an alarm and leaves by itself after 2 minutes. A Raider Hatch is a silent, instant exit that uses up a Raider Hatch Key. Pendola Pass uses a Ballistic Gondola instead.
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