Tempest

At 10 damage per shot, the Tempest strips a Light Shield in 8 shots and a Heavy Shield in 20. A full 25-round magazine covers even a Heavy Shield, so you can commit to the fight without a reload window.

Among the 5 assault rifles in ARC Raiders, the Tempest ranks 2nd for DPS and 2nd for damage per shot. Its closest performance rivals are Rattler (300 DPS), Bettina (459 DPS) and Kettle (255 DPS).

The Tempest is a epic assault rifle in ARC Raiders, currently rated A-Tier tier in the current weapon meta (Frozen Trail 2.0 Update). With 10 damage per shot and a fire rate stat of 36.7, it puts out 367 DPS — placing it in the top damage bracket among all ARC Raiders weapons. The 25-round magazine and 2.3s reload window mean you should be conscious of mag dumps but can usually finish a 1v1 before reloading.

Recoil sits at 42/100, which makes the Tempest demanding — full-auto only at close range; tap-fire at distance to stay accurate. Effective range tops out around 55.9/100, so the Tempest excels in medium-range fights — open courtyards, Spaceport runways, and Buried City rooftops. It feeds on medium ammo (42.5% armor penetration), so it punches through Heavy shields and lets you contest armored Raiders directly.

For ARC Raiders players asking where to find the Tempest, the most reliable spawns are at Stella Montis elite weapon caches, Spaceport locked armory rooms, Rare ARC loot pods. If RNG isn't on your side, you can also craft the Tempest at the Gunsmith (Level 3) using 1× Magnetic Accelerator, 3× Medium Gun Parts, 2× Exodus Modules. The blueprint drops as rare loot during raids — keep an eye on Workshop containers and ARC drops.Best paired with shields and augments that complement its aggressive close-range pressure. For a side-by-side comparison against the rest of the ARC Raiders weapon roster, see our weapon tier list.