ARC Raiders: Shared Watch Event Guide

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Published Feb 20, 2026, 7:08 AM EST

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Embark Studios has done a fantastic job adding new content to ARC Raiders and keeping the game fresh. One of its latest updates included a brand-new event called the "Shared Watch," which encourages players to work together, instead of engaging in PvP.

This event pretty much came out of nowhere, so it's understandable to be a little confused about what it exactly entails. However, it's definitely encouraged to engage with it as completing certain tasks can earn you valuable rewards and loot for your future expeditions.

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If you are curious about this event and want to complete it before it ends, this guide has you covered. Here's everything you need to know about the Shared Watch event in ARC Raiders.

The main purpose of the Shared Watch event in ARC Raiders is to encourage players to team up and focus on taking down the ARC enemies together. While PvP is still active during this event, players can only earn the event rewards by refraining from killing other Raiders and choosing the pacifist route instead.

It's important to note that the Shared Watch event in ARC Raiders is not permanent and only lasts from February 10th 2026 to February 24th 2026. Once the time has passed, you won't be able to earn any more rewards that are included in the Shared Watch event.

To earn rewards during the Shared Watch event, players will earn XP by completing certain actions during an expedition. The XP earned during the Shared Watch event will transfer into Merits, which are then used to unlock various rewards in the event's progression track.

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Players can earn XP during the Shared Watch event by completing any of the following actions below:

Damaging ARC enemies
Destroying ARC enemies
Assisting other players in taking down the ARC enemies

Depending on which ARC enemy you damage or destroy will determine the amount of XP you receive. For example, the harder ARC, such as the Bastion, Bombardier, or Leeper, will earn you more XP than the easier ARC enemies such as Pops or Ticks. Destroying a Queen or Matriarch will earn you a significant amount of experience points.

100 XP will earn you 1 Merit in the ARC Raiders Shared Watch event. The best way to earn as much XP as possible during a single expedition is to simply focus on killing as many ARCs as possible and don't engage in any PvP whatsoever.

As you earn experience points and are rewarded with Merits during the Shared Watch event in ARC Raiders, you will earn a bunch of valuable rewards and cosmetic goodies. The grid below shows you all the rewards available during this timed event, as well as the total amount of Merits required to unlock them.

Reward	Merits Required
Outfit: Slugger	50 Merits
20 Raider Coins	100 Merits
Vita Spray	150 Merits
Tactical Mk. 3 (Healing)	200 Merits
Grenades (Slugger Variant)	250 Merits
Baseball (Backpack Charm)	300 Merits
20 Raider Coins	350 Merits
Grey Yellow (Slugger Outfit Color)	400 Merits
Snap Hook	450 Merits
Hand Signals (Emote)	500 Merits
20 Raider Coins	550 Merits
Chest Piece (Slugger Variant)	600 Merits
20 Raider Coins	650 Merits
Sport Face Paint Blue	700 Merits
Blue Glow (Slugger Color)	750 Merits
Vita Spray Blueprint	800 Merits
20 Raider Coins	850 Merits
Headgear (Slugger Variant)	900 Merits
Acoustic Guitar	950 Merits
50 Raider Coins	1,000 Merits
Batting Helmet (Chicken Accessory)	1,050 Merits

As you can see, each reward takes 50 Merits more than the previous reward to unlock. Personally, I'm aiming to get the Vita Spray Blueprint since I've been looking everywhere during my expeditions and haven't had any luck so far.