ARC Raiders has a secret against the Shredders: this is how they are making them harmless

Players find an absurdly effective way to neutralize one of the most annoying ARCs.

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The ARC Raiders community is once again showing just how much creativity can change the way we play. In recent hours, a truly peculiar method has gained popularity, allowing players to completely neutralize the Shredders, one of the most dangerous and persistent robots in the game.

The comparison is inevitable: it bears a striking resemblance to that old Skyrim trick where you’d place an object on an NPC’s head to steal from them without consequences. In this case, players have applied that same logic to ARC Raiders, with surprisingly effective results.

How the trick that neutralizes Shredders works

• The Shredder is one of the most feared ARCs in areas like Stella Montis, the map with the highest concentration of loot. Although it moves slowly, each of its shots is devastating, making it a constant threat when it appears by surprise and there’s no nearby cover.

The discovered strategy involves placing an object directly over its eye, such as a box of fireworks or other environmental elements. By doing so, the Shredder completely loses its ability to detect players, becoming blind and unable to alert or fire. In practice, it goes from being a lethal enemy to a completely harmless obstacle.

• However, it’s not a simple trick to execute. It requires precise placement, good positioning, and taking advantage of corners or blind spots to avoid being detected during the attempt. Even so, in specific situations, it can make a difference, especially when a Shredder blocks key looting areas.

For now, it’s unclear whether the developers consider this an emerging curiosity or something that needs to be fixed. Given that it’s not easy to reproduce and its impact is limited, it seems likely that it could remain one of those quirks that arise from the free interaction of the system… and that the community loves so much.

How to train your Shredder pic.twitter.com/Qutz13lH4w

— Rooster (@TheRooster) January 11, 2026