Prickly Pear in ARC Raiders is a rare fruit resource that only spawns around cactus-heavy areas on a couple of specific maps, and is mainly used to upgrade Scrappy.

Best Places To Find Prickly Pear

  • Dam Battlegrounds :
    • Run the outer edge of the map (east → north → west, or the reverse depending on your spawn).
* Focus on the **eastern, northern, and western outskirts** , where cactus clusters tend to appear and Prickly Pears can spawn beneath them.

* During the **Lush Blooms** event, nature loot and baskets are boosted, making this map the go‑to farming spot.
  • Buried City :
    • Head toward the far southern edge , beyond Old Town’s southern boundary, into the sandy outskirts where there is a dense cactus patch.
* Circling the map’s perimeter and checking every cactus in the southern zone gives frequent spawns, especially in longer runs.

Many players report Buried City’s southern cactus fields as the most reliable single spot, while others swear by a full outer loop of Dam Battlegrounds, especially with Lush Blooms active.

How Prickly Pear Spawns Work

  • Spawns only near cacti (and sometimes agave) on the ground, not on trees or random bushes.
  • They have a low spawn rate , so you may need several raids and full perimeter loops to collect enough.
  • In some runs, extra Prickly Pears can appear in nature/loot baskets around the edges of the map and near raider camps, especially when plants are in full bloom or events are active.
  • On low graphics settings , cacti can look like regular plants from a distance, so getting closer helps distinguish them.

Practical Farming Route Tips

  1. Choose map and timing
    • If Lush Blooms is active: prioritize Dam Battlegrounds for more nature baskets and natural fruit spawns.
 * If no event: Buried City’s **southern cactus patch** is a strong, consistent option.
  1. Run the outer ring
    • Stick to the perimeter , avoiding the busy central combat zones; cactus clusters are usually off to the sides.
 * Work your way around from your spawn toward the largest known cactus clusters (north and south on Dam, deep south on Buried City).
  1. Scan every cactus cluster
    • Check the ground around each cactus for small fruit pickups; they can be hard to see in the sand.
 * If the obvious clusters are empty, finish your loop and consider swapping instance or re-queuing for a fresh map.
  1. Stay safe while farming
    • Stay out of open mid-map areas where PvP is heaviest, and use cover while scanning cactus fields.
 * Use a **safety pocket** (secure extraction or stash) as soon as you have several Prickly Pears so a death does not wipe your haul.

What You Need Them For

  • You need 6 Prickly Pears , 6 Olives , and 1 Cat Bed to upgrade Scrappy from Level 3 to Level 4.
  • Olives are found on other maps (like Blue Gate’s Olive Grove), so it is efficient to plan separate focused runs: Prickly Pear on Dam/Buried City, then Olives on their dedicated map.

TL;DR: Load into Dam Battlegrounds or Buried City , hug the outer edges , and search every cactus cluster —with Lush Blooms active, Dam Battlegrounds becomes the best all‑round place to farm Prickly Pear for your Scrappy upgrade.

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