Ferro

At 40 damage per shot and 6.6 RPM, the Ferro strips a Light Shield in 2 shots (9.09s) and a Heavy Shield in 5. A full 15-round magazine covers even a Heavy Shield, so you can commit to the fight without a reload window.

Factoring the 2.8s reload in, real damage output settles at 4 sustained DPS — 98% below the 264 burst figure. That is a steep fall-off, so this weapon rewards landing its damage in one magazine and swapping rather than reloading under fire.

Among the 3 battle rifles in ARC Raiders, the Ferro ranks 3rd for DPS and 1st for damage per shot. Its closest performance rivals are Aphelion (290 DPS) and Renegade (735 DPS).

The Ferro is a common battle rifle in ARC Raiders, currently rated S-Tier tier in the Nomadic Envoys patch 1.29.0 weapon meta. With 40 damage per shot and a fire rate of 6.6 RPM, it puts out 264 DPS — placing it in the upper-mid range for sustained damage output. The 15-round magazine and 2.8s reload window mean you should be conscious of mag dumps but can usually finish a 1v1 before reloading.

Recoil sits at 55/100, which makes the Ferro demanding — full-auto only at close range; tap-fire at distance to stay accurate. Effective range tops out around 78/100, so the Ferro excels in long-distance engagements where most other Raiders are still closing the gap. It feeds on heavy ammo (52.5% armor penetration), so it punches through Heavy shields and lets you contest armored Raiders directly.

For ARC Raiders players asking where to find the Ferro, the most reliable spawns are at Common spawns in Dam Battlegrounds, Blue Gate supply depots, Buried City ground loot. If RNG isn't on your side, you can also craft the Ferro at the Default Workbench (Level 1) using 5× Metal Parts, 2× Rubber Parts. No blueprint required, so you can craft it as soon as you unlock the workbench level.Best paired with shields and augments that complement its long-range scoped playstyle. For a side-by-side comparison against the rest of the ARC Raiders weapon roster, see our weapon tier list.