I dropped into Stella Montis and the Il Toro sang like a warning siren. You felt that same tightening—one gun dictating how every encounter ended. The 1.20.0 patch rips that certainty away and forces choices back into your hands.
Patch 1.20.0 went live on March 17, 2026. It’s a focused balance update: targeted nerfs, small economy shifts, and cosmetics arriving at Speranza vendors. If you play on Steam, Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5, these changes will alter loadouts and trade behavior across leaderboards and Discord channels.
A monitor flickers as players queue up. Arc Raiders Update Today: Complete 1.20.0 Patch Notes
The 1.20.0 release is smaller than the Shrouded Sky wave, but its surgical changes will shift the meta over weeks rather than overnight. Think of this as a recalibration: fewer spectacle features, more match-level consequence.
A spent shell rolls under a vending machine. Il Toro Weapon Rebalance Changes
The Il Toro dominated Stella Montis for weeks. I saw matches end before they began because one weapon warped positioning and economy; you probably did too. The studio moved to make the shotgun more upgrade-dependent and situational rather than a default pick.
- Pellet Damage: reduced from 7.5 to 7.
- Base Fire-Rate: reduced from 43 to 38.
- Base Dispersion: increased from 4.5 to 6 (wider spread).
- Damage Falloff: increased from 40% to 50%, making it weaker at range.
- Reload Mechanics: total reload time increased from 4.3s to 5.7s.
- Looping Reload Entry: 0.8s → 1.0s.
- Looping Reload Time: 0.5s → 0.7s.
If you’ve been relying on Il Toro to close space and reset fights, expect a slower rhythm now—close-range aggression still wins, but mistakes are costlier and your upgrades matter more. It hits like a sledgehammer in a glass shop when you miss your angles, so positioning and timing are back on the table.
How was the Il Toro changed in the 1.20.0 patch?
Short answer: damage, rate of fire, spread, falloff, and reload all nerfed. The net effect reduces its raw one-shot potential and increases the value of weapon upgrades and tight positioning. Players on Reddit and X have already started theorycrafting new builds for Stella Montis and other maps.
A leather jacket hangs on a crate. New Cosmetics: Rawhide & New Hairstyles
The update adds the Rawhide Outfit and two haircuts at Speranza vendors. If you liked the beards from the Shrouded Sky update, these mixes give you a dirtier, more weathered aesthetic that fits Rust Belt patrols.
Rawhide is a leather-heavy set that pairs well with the map’s palette. The two haircuts are small but meaningful—players who care about identity and streaming thumbnails will notice immediately. Expect Twitch clips and social posts to showcase these within hours of the patch.
What cosmetics were added in Arc Raiders 1.20.0?
Rawhide Outfit plus two new haircuts, sold via Speranza vendors. No weapon skins or major cosmetic bundles this time—just character visuals that slot into existing wardrobe systems on Steam and console storefronts.
Coins clink in a player’s inventory. Energy Clip Price Nerf
The economy tweak is blunt: Energy Clips were generating unintended profit in player markets and vendor loops. The studio lowered the sell price from 1,000 coins to 200 coins to break that exploitative cycle.
Why did they change the Energy Clip price?
Because Energy Clips were becoming a repeatable, profitable resource that distorted player trading and in-match decisions. The reduced price cuts the incentive to farm and flip them, which should cool inflation in player shops and reduce market exploits spotted on community tools like Discord trading bots and third-party price trackers.
Smaller patches like 1.20.0 rarely feel dramatic the first day, but they change the contours of play. Will you drop Il Toro from your go-to kit, or will you double down and rebuild around upgrades—what side are you taking?