From Patrol to Extraction in Arc Raiders With U4GM

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The Bully in Arc Raiders patrols Pendola Pass and can close the distance fast enough to turn an exposed approach into a fight you weren't ready for. Before you shoot, pick hard cover, check your objective, and prepare to target its yellow leg joints. Build your preparation around ARC Raiders Items that support accurate damage and recovery, with ammunition and healing ready for more than one opening.

Where should you approach an Arc Raiders Bully on Pendola Pass

Start around Northern Tracks and Almatera Station, then listen for heavy mechanical footsteps before moving into a clear viewing position. A Bully can roam near the station, but that doesn't make the location a guaranteed encounter every raid. Walk the sheltered edges, check the surrounding snow, and mark your target before committing to a firing position.

Commissary Supermarket and Railroad Junction are additional search areas, not promises that a machine will be waiting exactly where you expect. Treat every sighting as a positioning decision: find somewhere you can break its approach and somewhere else you can retreat. Bullies can appear together, so check beyond the first silhouette before spending your opening damage.

Your quest can also change what preparation actually means. Tracks of the Beast requires you to ping a Bully and a Skulker, so you can finish those steps without damaging either machine. For that objective, a protected sightline is more useful than starting a lengthy fight beside Almatera Station.

Which weak points should you hit in an Arc Raiders Bully fight

The yellow leg joints are your main targets, and the useful opening comes when the Bully overshoots and turns back. That turn takes roughly 4 seconds, giving you a chance to place shots that would be harder while it's galloping. Pick one joint and keep your damage focused there; a squad should call the same leg before firing.

The head offers another opportunity when its weapon housing opens, but a moving target makes that shot harder to land consistently. Take the exposed opening when your aim is ready, then return to the knees when it closes. Standing behind the body isn't reliable protection either, because the mounted weapon can rotate around while the machine moves.

Cover needs to protect you from more than the charge. The Bully sends splitting explosives toward distant targets and uses a concentrated scatter attack up close, so a doorway isn't somewhere to settle into a stationary firing rhythm. Use a building or narrow passage to restrict its approach, move away from incoming explosives, and reload during a protected pause.

What equipment and Bully Fragmenter plan should you prepare

A Tether Launcher or Showstopper helps create the stationary moment your damage needs. Apply the restraint when you're ready to fire, not while you're still choosing an angle, then concentrate your burst on an exposed joint. The Hullcracker is a strong option, but its value depends on placing rounds where they count.

Explosives need a placement plan, not just a slot in your pack. A Deadline works better when the target is held over it, while a Snap Blast gives you another option during a controlled opening. Keep ammunition, healing, and shield recovery available afterward, because the supplied encounter results don't establish a universal grenade count that guarantees the finish.

After the kill, inspect the main body for the Bully Fragmenter before chasing scattered limbs. The Fragmenter is an Epic throwable that splits into eight explosions, with approximately 40 damage each across a 5-meter radius; confined spaces offer a more concentrated use than open snow. Legs provide Mechanical Components and ARC Alloy, but check the surroundings before extending your search, since the encounter can draw additional machines and rival players.

Choose your objective, pack for accurate damage and recovery, and keep enough supplies to leave after collecting what you need. For your next preparation step, browse ARC Raiders Loot for sale against the gaps in your planned loadout, then head into Pendola Pass with cover and an exit route already in mind.