ARC Trooper

"Armed with dual blaster pistols and an impressive array of Republic gadgets, the Advanced Recon Commando rushes fearlessly into battle."

— In-game description

The ARC Trooper, also known as the Advanced Recon Commando, is the Infiltrator Reinforcement unit for the Galactic Republic in DICE's Star Wars Battlefront II. It arrived on March 26, 2019 as part of the Capital Supremacy Update.^[1]

Overview

ARC Troopers are attackers that use unconventional tactics in their rushes and flanks. They dual wield DC-17 pistols, which can reconfigure into a slow but accurate mode or a fast but inaccurate one. While their default attacks are more deadly up close, ARC Troopers can charge up their DC-17 blaster pistols with their Power Blast ability, dealing damage to enemy players at a distance, as well as vehicles and villains. (As of The Age of Rebellion Update their Power Blast has been moved to a secondary fire, in-line with the ISB Agent; pressing the fire button now fires both blasters, in comparison to both buttons used.)

ARC troopers can reconfigure their weapon to fire at a faster rate, but with lower accuracy, making them more dangerous at close range.

ARC Troopers can become more knowledgeable of the battlefront by using their middle ability, Helmet Scanner, which lowers their rangefinder and scans for nearby enemies in pulses, revealing their positions to ARC Troopers.

ARC Troopers finally come equipped with a Shock Trap, a device thrown down by ARC troopers that, when detonated, charges an electric current that knocks down enemy players within its vicinity, opening them up for further attacks.^[1]

Health and Movement

Health Statistics for ARC Trooper

Base Health

350

Health Regen Rate

40 health/sec

Stalker
25 / 35 / 45 / 55 health per elimination

Regen Delay

6 sec

Movement Statistics for ARC Trooper

Maximum Jump Height

2 meters

Number of Dodges

2

Evasion
Increases number of dodges to: 3

Dodge Length

4.75 meters

Dodge Cooldown

1.1 seconds per dodge

Evasion
Cooldown of each dodge becomes: 1.1 / 1.06 / 1.03 / 1 second(s)

All dodges grant 20% damage reduction throughout the animation

Weapon

Weapon Image

In-game Description

Dual wield two blaster pistols to double your fire output.

Damage

35-17

Rate of Fire

240 RPM

Toggle Weapon ability
Increases rate of fire to 420 RPM

Damage per Second

136-60 DPS

Toggle Weapon ability
Increases DPS to 245-119

Range

Start damage drop-off: 20 meters
End damage drop-off: 40 meters

Venting

1 seconds

Overheat

29 shots (0.035 heat per shot)

Overheat Penalty

1 seconds

Passive Cooldown Delay

5 seconds

Passive Cooldown

0.3 heat per second

Weapon Image
In-game Description	Dual wield two blaster pistols to double your fire output.
Damage	Explosion: 140
Range	Blast radius: 1 meter Inner blast radius: 0.5 meters
Overheat	3 shots (0.34 heat per shot)
Charge Up Time	0.5 seconds
Secondary Fire Cooldown	1 seconds

Melee
Weapon Image
Damage	65

Abilities

Ability Icon

In-game Description

Deploy a device that electrocutes enemies on detonation and pushes them away from the blast area.

Damage

50

Effect

Deploys device with 10 health that knocks opponents 5 meters away

Area of Effect

8 meters

Ability Duration

∞

Ability Cooldown

19 seconds

Desperation
Decreases cooldown by 2.09 / 2.28 / 2.47 / 2.66 seconds per hit taken

Ability Icon

In-game Description

Activate your rangefinder to scan the vicinity for enemies.

Effect

Reveals enemies to the ARC Trooper

Area of Effect

50 meters

Ability Duration

10 seconds

Ability Cooldown

30 seconds

Desperation
Decreases cooldown by 3.3 / 3.6 / 3.9 / 4.2 seconds per hit taken

Ability Icon

In-game Description

Reconfigures the blaster into firing faster, with reduced accuracy.

Effect

Increases rate of fire to 420
Increases DPS to 245-119

Ability Duration

∞

Ability Cooldown

3 seconds

Desperation
Decreases cooldown by 0.33 / 0.36 / 0.39 / 0.42 seconds per hit taken

Star Cards

Boost Cards


Desperation	Evasion	Interrogation	Acquisition	Stalker

Appearances


Default Appearance (Phase 1) (Default)	Default Appearance (Phase 2) (Default)	Lambent Seeker (Phase 1) (Rare)	Lambent Seeker (Phase 2) (Rare)	Cobalt Hero (Phase 1) (Rare)	Cobalt Hero (Phase 2) (Rare)	Umbra Operative (Phase 1) (Rare)	Umbra Operative (Phase 2) (Rare)

In-game Hints

"The ARC Trooper dual wields two Blaster Pistols for maximum firepower, while maintaining full mobility."

— First hint

Updates

Capital Supremacy Update

Added.

Capital Supremacy Hotfix

Nerf: Lowered ARC Trooper's Power Blast damage (150->140) to prevent One-Hit Kills against Assault, Officer & Specialist.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue that would prevent the ARC Trooper from gaining progress when playing on Phase 1 maps.
General: Revised the ping color of the ARC Trooper's Helmet Scanner ability for consistency.

Giants Above Kachirho Update

Unlisted: Nerf: Heat per shot was secretly raised from 0.015 to 0.035, thereby decreasing the amount of shots before overheat from 67 to 29.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where you could get progress on Lando Calrissian's Stun and Attack Milestone when using the ARC Trooper's Shock Trap
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the ARC Trooper had no Battle Points price associated when playing on Strike.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the ARC Trooper's Power Blast ability would get deactivated if the player started dashing right after deploying with the ARC Trooper.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the ARC Trooper could cool down his weapon while charging Power Blast.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where a player playing as the ARC Trooper would get a Shock Trap target activated, even when the Shock Trap was deployed by another ARC Trooper.
Bug fix: Animation polish for the ARC Trooper and Commando Droid to fix various clipping issues.

Siege of Kamino Update

Mechanics change: Fixed an issue where players were unable to see the "Shock Trap" deployed by an enemy ARC Trooper. The projectile has been updated to have infinite active time, be destroyable by blaster fire, and have a blinking light source for increased visibility by allies and enemies.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the ARC Trooper's left pistol had a faster fire rate than the right one.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue that would cause the ARC Trooper animation model to break when rotating the camera quickly from above.

Where are those Droidekas Update

Bug fix: Reverted changes to the fire rate of the left hand, to fix inconsistencies between the two fire rates.
General: Backpack added along with the Phase II helmet being slightly changed, most notably the chin piece.

The Celebration Update

New content: Added Cobalt Hero, Umbra Operative and Lambant Seeker appearances.
General: Added new main menu animation.

The Rise of Skywalker Update

Bug fix: Fixed an issue where the ARC Trooper's left pistol was floating after the ARC Trooper was hit by an explosion.
Bug fix: Fixed an issue with missing audio during the animation of the ARC Trooper in the Spawn Screen.

The Age of Rebellion Update

Mechanics change: Reworked the ARC Trooper's dual wielding to fire both pistols with primary fire, and instead use secondary fire button to trigger Power Blast.
Mechanics change: Replaced the Power Blast with Toggle Weapon, that allows toggling the pistols between slower rate of fire with high accuracy, to fast firing with bigger spread.
Buff: Tweaked damage output on primary pistols (Close Damage 30->34 | Far Damage 17->15).
- Note: While the patch notes state that previous damage was 30, it was actually at 29.

Battle on Scarif Update

Buff: Raised rate of fire in toggled fire mode (360->420).
Buff: Increased damage (34->35 | 15->17).
Buff: Decreased the recoil setting that would make the aim kick left and right with each shot.