Candleberries are a limited-time event resource in the game ARC Raiders, and you can only find them when the Cold Snap map condition is active. They spawn outdoors in snowy “Nature” regions (marked with a leaf icon) on bright red berry bushes that stand out clearly against the white terrain.

Quick Scoop

  • Candleberries appear only during the Cold Snap condition on most maps (all except Stella Montis), so you must wait until that weather/state is active before hunting.
  • Look for Nature-type areas (leaf icon) with trees, shrubs, and other fruits; Candleberry bushes are bright red and easy to spot in snow once you know what to look for.
  • You can also obtain Candleberries from special containers like baskets and Raider Caches, and from event reward tracks tied to the Flickering Flames/Gathering Candleberries objectives.

Best farm locations

  • Dam Battlegrounds: Treeline around the Hydroponic Dome Complex and the South Swamp Outpost have dense shrubbery with frequent Candleberry bushes.
  • Buried City: Marano Park at the center of the map is a strong hotspot, though it’s guarded by tough enemies like Bastions or Bombardiers.
  • The Blue Gate: Trapper’s Glade, Olive Grove, and greenery around the Highway Collapse and Checkpoint landmarks all have multiple bush spawns.

Extra ways to get Candleberries

  • Search baskets hidden in buildings and small shacks; each can contain up to about six Candleberries, making them efficient to loot when you’re passing through structures.
  • Open Raider Caches , which have a high chance to drop Candleberries, especially during the Cold Snap variant where you must breach them using Raider tools.
  • Progress the event reward track (Flickering Flames / Gathering Candleberries) by earning XP and Merits; simply playing and leveling the track can grant well over a hundred Candleberries over time.

Tips from forum-style discussions

Many players recommend focusing on one map (often Buried City) and running a fixed loop in high-density foliage areas during Cold Snap, rather than roaming randomly, to reliably get 30–40+ berries per run depending on route efficiency.

  • Prioritize routes with overlapping Nature zones so you’re constantly moving from one cluster of bushes to the next.
  • Use community-made map overlays and route guides that mark Candleberry spawns in Buried City and other maps for more optimized farming paths.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.