Shredder Enemy Guide & How to Beat

Shredders they are one of the most vicious and dangerous enemies ARC Raiders, and a single Shredder can wipe out an entire raiding team in seconds if they're not careful. Defeat this highly mobile and aggressive enemy that roams the corridors Stella Montisplayers will have to be cunning and exercise extreme caution.

Of course, every ARC Enemy has its flaws and weaknesses, and Shredder is no exception to the rule. Learn all about these pesky bots with this guide: By Weak points of armor to the best strategy defeat them quickly and the rewards the robbers can salvage from the fallen Shredder.

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The best way to defeat Shredders in ARC Raiders

There are many rumors about the best way to defeat Shredders, and some of them involve crazy tactics like circling around using melee combat, or throwing smoke grenades and melee shots. But actually none of these strategies are enough to destroy Shredder in ARC Raiders.

These ARC enemies have a single attack type, but it hits with a lot of damage range is medium between Hornet's Stun Blast and Wasp's Bullet Spray. Shredder attacks with shotgun bullets in a 360° rotating attack that destroys anything not behind cover.

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Shredders are compact, agileand heavily armored ARC enemies which have a only weakness: Their jets. Targeting a jet down will destabilize Shredder and submit it dashes across the floorbut to completely destroy it from here is another story.

Shredders can still attack when shot downthough their range will be reduced and the angle of their attacks will change slightly. To completely destroy the Shredder, hit him while he's on the ground with a grenade or Fireball Burner. Once it starts burning, its armor will be greatly reducedand landing multiple hits will end his reign of terror.

Shredders tend to drop Shredder Gyro and a lot of other recyclables that can be sold for a lot of money. However, the real reward is usually hidden in the points of interest these ARC enemies roam around.

Now, the only way to one-shot the Shredder is to hit it with a Wolfpack Grenade. Every other type of grenade in the game will only damage it slightly or heavily, depending on the quality of the ammo and The Raiders will still need to follow up with a shot or two.

Players must carefully plan their strategy if they want to defeat Shredder. Following these steps when deploying to Stella Montis will greatly increase your chances of survival:

  1. Never attack the Shredder in the open

  2. Get behind cover and shoot its jets

  3. If it falls to the ground, do not approach, throw a grenade, or parry further shots.

  4. Players can take it out with Wolfpack Grenades, but it won't be cost effective.

  5. Heavy penetration weapons like Anvil or Ferro seem to do the trick.

  6. Light weapons and medium ammo are ineffective: Shredder has heavy armor.

Shredders make a lot of noise when they go into attack mode, there it is high chance of being attacked by enemy raiders as a result of fighting them.

When this happens, throw a Lure Grenade towards enemy players and Shredder immediately changes targets. Or throw smoke grenade cover the Shredder's sensors and quietly slip away. Whatever: Don't fight Shredder when there are enemy players around him, he's asking for trouble.


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ARC Raiders

10/10

Released

October 30, 2025

ESRB

Teen / Violence, Blood


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