I was halfway through a grimy raid when a glint in the sand stopped me cold. You feel the pulse of possibility — a rare model in the surf changes the whole run. I’ve chased that pulse across Riven Tides until my inventory hummed with promise.
A dusty hotel shelf with tiny boats is how many real-world collectors start — the same instinct drives you in ARC Raiders.
I’ve tracked every variant so you don’t waste time on guesses. There are five ship models to find in the Riven Tides update, each carrying its own rarity and Merit payout. Treat them like currency for the Miniature Voyages event and the Last Resort challenges; some are worth only a token, others tilt your whole reward table.
Where can I find ship models in ARC Raiders?
The models spawn only on the Riven Tides map. If you’re new, that map unlocks after a handful of raids — patience pays. My best runs happen at Hotel Panorama Azzurro: the place feels like a magnet for Common and Uncommon models. Rare and Legendary appearances are far rarer, but they do show up if you stack the right minor conditions.
How many Merits does each ship give?
Here’s the quick ledger I use while planning runs:
- Wind Sprite (Common): 5 Merits
- Twilight Compass (Uncommon): 10 Merits
- Velocity (Rare): 25 Merits
- Sirena Dorata (Epic): 50 Merits
- Leviathan’s Crown (Legendary): 250 Merits
Those numbers feed directly into the Miniature Voyages reward track and will influence whether you hit the Last Resort event tiers fast or crawl along.
A stretch of beach with discarded coolers is a small, honest observation — the in-game coastlines behave the same way.
If you want the heavy hitters, you must hunt the sand during the right conditions. The Beachcombing minor condition raises the chance that Dockmaster’s Detector will ping buried containers. Open those and you can score Epic or Legendary models. I’ve snagged a Sirena Dorata from one of those chests and nearly dropped another run chasing a Leviathan’s Crown.
How do I farm Legendary ships?
You stack probability like a pro: run Riven Tides during Beachcombing, bring a Dockmaster’s Detector, and focus Hotel Panorama Azzurro for surface spawns. I alternate solo stealth clears with trio raids to keep run times short and the spawn pool fresh. Use platform tools — Steam or console friends lists on Xbox and PlayStation — to queue quick groups so you don’t waste detector charges on empty sand.
Think of the hunt as a locksmith working a jammed lock: methodical, slightly obsessive, rewarded when the tumblers click. If you want to chase Merits fast, chase the rarer models; if you prefer steady progress, sweep the hotel rooms for Commons and Uncommons each run.
My last tip: track your runs. I log map condition, time, and whether a Detector found a container. That simple habit raised my Legendary find-rate enough that I stopped blaming bad luck and started calling it strategy.
So — will you spend tonight chasing a crown in the surf, or will you farm the pantry for slow, steady gains?