Armed to the teeth, able to rush through everything in sight, and armed with a cluster bomb launcher, the Bully is a walking menace and one of the hardest enemies to beat in ARC Raiders. Grounded Raiders will soon learn how fearsome this foe can be, and the only way to deal with it is to equip a high-mobility build and take advantage of the high ground to avoid its deadly attacks.
With this full guide, Raiders will learn how to deal with this massive walking tank. It includes a step-by-step strategy guide on how to defeat it, an explanatory video guide on how to dodge its attacks, and a detailed overview of its weak spots. Don't let the Bully rule supreme, follow this guide and collect all the Bully Fragmenters you need to improve your Outpost and Research Station.
How To Beat the Bully in ARC Raiders
The Bully is a formidable foe in ARC Raiders, combining the most dangerous elements of the Shredder, the Leaper, and the Bombardier, but with unique attack patterns that make it almost unstoppable.
To make things even worse, the Bully has powerful ARC plating protecting almost every piece of its body. Combine this with the high mobility of the Leaper, and its ability to rush at high speed, and escaping from it on foot is basically impossible.
Observe the image above: The yellow ring indicates the effective range (AKA danger zone) of its primary ranged attack, a Cluster Bomb that releases a carpet of 8 grenades that explode, causing heavy damage and slowing you down.
At close range, the Bully will start using a shotgun turret that can quickly spin in a 360º radius, making escaping a chasing Bully a difficult task. The projectiles have quite the spread, and a lot more damage falloff than the Shredder's, but they're still lethal. Facing a Bully head-on is not advised.
Then, there's the bull-rush. Like the Leaper, the Bully has the ability to cause severe damage and knock down Raiders. Taking all of the mentioned attack patterns, there's a clear method of dealing with the Bully: To stay on the high ground and harass it with a Hullcracker, a Rascal, or a Modified Anvil with (X-Rounds) Explosive Bullets Amplification.
Use the Snap Hook to quickly climb and move around buildings. Target the Bully from the safety of the rooftops, then jump again when it uses its Cluster Bomb attack.
Now, there's also a way to deal with a rushing Bully if it happens to catch you at ground level: To shoot its joints. The joints are the vulnerable spots of the Bully, and can be shot down to cause it to fall briefly, giving you a window of opportunity to run inside a building or to climb into higher terrain.
When defeated, the Bully will most likely drop between 4 and 6 Bully Fragmenters, and this is the loot you want to grab before other Raiders come rushing (down from the hills) to take it without having to fight this walking behemoth. Aim for the body first, as this guarantees a Fragmenter every time, then look at the top part of the legs for more Fragmenters.
ARC Raiders
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 87/100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 30, 2025
- ESRB
- Teen / Violence, Blood, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Embark Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Embark Studios
- Genre(s)
- Extraction, Shooter, Third-Person Shooter, Survival
