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where to find rubber ducks in arc raiders

You can find Rubber Ducks in Arc Raiders mostly in residential-type areas , with one especially reliable farming spot that most players use.

Main guaranteed-ish farm: Blue Gate bunker

On most guides and forum-style posts, the go-to answer for “where to find rubber ducks in Arc Raiders” is:

  • Load into the Blue Gate map.
  • Head to Ruined Homestead , on the southern side of Blue Gate, between Olive Grove and Ancient Fort.
  • Follow the main road and look toward the last house up the slope in the direction of Ancient Fort.
  • In front of that house is the entrance to a bunker. Go inside.
  • Inside the bunker are two breachable containers/lockers ; each run they can spawn several trinkets, and 1 of those trinkets is often a Rubber Duck (or more, if you’re lucky).

Players treat this as the “high chance” Rubber Duck spot because it consistently spits out multiple trinkets per run, so you effectively roll the dice several times in seconds.

General rubber duck spawns (outside Blue Gate)

Rubber Ducks aren’t strictly locked to one map; they’re part of the generic trinket loot pool, so you can bump into them in other residential areas as well.

Key points:

  • Loot residential areas on any map – look at your map legend and focus on zones marked Residential.
  • Typical residential buildings that can spawn ducks (not guaranteed, but decent chances) include:
* Pale Apartments (Dam Battlegrounds).

* Ruby Residence (Dam Battlegrounds).

* Santa Maria / Sansza Maria Houses (Buried City).
  • Prioritize dressers, drawers, small containers, and shelves in these homes, since most players report finding ducks as loose trinkets in that type of indoor loot.

Think of it this way: Blue Gate bunker is your “target farm,” but if you’re just running missions or working on quests, any residential complex you sweep thoroughly can produce a duck.

New duck variants and events (2026 update)

Recently, Arc Raiders added new Rubber Duck variations tied to a special map condition/event, so “where to find rubber ducks in Arc Raiders” now also includes some high-end, rare ducks.

  • Look for the Bird City (sometimes called Bird/Bird City) map condition on Buried City.
  • When Bird City is active, bird nests spawn on chimney tops of Italian-style buildings with terracotta roofs , not on modern flat-roof buildings.
  • Each nest can contain one or more of six new duck variants (e.g., Familiar, Doodly, Flashy, Tropical, Gentle, Alien Duck), worth from around 1,000 up to 7,000 coins each.
  • Dedicated guides map out most or all chimney spawn points so you can do a full nest-looting route and come out with 100k+ coins in duck value per good run.

If you’re chasing coins and cosmetic flex , these event ducks are your best target; if you just need “a rubber duck” for a quest, the classic bunker and residential spawns are faster.

What rubber ducks are for

Rubber Ducks are trinkets with both economic and gameplay utility.

  • They sell for 1,000 coins or more depending on the variant, making them one of the better quick-cash trinkets early on.
  • They’re often required for missions like Lance’s Tea Party , which specifically needs multiple Rubber Ducks from residential zones.
  • You can throw them to make noise and distract ARC enemies , pulling aggro away or luring patrols into better positions for you.

Once you extract with a duck, stash it if it’s quest-related; otherwise, decide between selling for coins or keeping a favorite variant as a personal trophy.

Quick farming route example

A simple, efficient loop you can run when you log in:

  1. Queue into Blue Gate. Sprint to Ruined Homestead bunker , breach both containers, grab any Rubber Ducks and other high-value trinkets.
  1. If the lobby/map rotation fits, run Dam Battlegrounds residentials (Pale Apartments, Ruby Residence) or Buried City’s Santa Maria/Sansza Maria houses and sweep all drawers.
  1. When Bird City condition shows up on Buried City, switch focus to chimney nest routes for the rare ducks and big coin payouts.

This keeps you covered for both “I just need one duck for a quest” and “I want as many ducks and coins as possible.”

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