Candleberries are a brand-new item added to ARC Raiders as part of the Cold Snap update, and you’ll have to farm them as much as possible.
The item is tied to the Flickering Flames quest. You’ll need to find Candleberries for the Candleberry Banquet. While you can obtain Candleberries with Merit from the Flickering Flames event, you can farm more of them from the correct location.
Best Candleberries location in ARC Raiders
The Candleberries item appears to be attached directly to the Cold Snap event. Hence, you’ll want to go on a map that has the event active. As of writing, this event is active on the Dam Battlegrounds map. Hence, I have marked the location below.
If you’re on the Dam Battlegrounds map, head to the western part of the map near the South Swamp Outpost. Marked as a vegetation area, you’ll find Candleberries growing on shrubs in the open area. They appear to be pretty common in my experience, and you can harvest them just like you obtain other items, such as Lemons and Olives.
During my second round on the map, I managed to find some more locations on Dam Battlegrounds. Their locations are also marked in the screenshot above. Ideally, you’ll want to look for areas that are covered in snow. Candleberries grow on plants, but you can also find them in Raider caches. The snow-laden area can change based on raid rotation, so keep that in mind.
Candleberries only grow on maps with the Cold Snap modifiers. However, you’re guaranteed to find them in areas marked as nature (on any map when the modifier is active). This is how you’ll want to find them easily on any given map.
- Make sure that Cold Snap is active on the map.
- Go to areas that are typically marked as nature.
- Ensure that the areas are covered by the snow.
- Such spots will have higher chances for you to find a Candleberry plant in the open.
Another simple way to find Candleberries is from the Flickering Flames rewards track.
You will earn Merits for every 100XP that you gain from raids. Finding more Merits will allow you to hit different milestones present on the Flickering Flames. Some of these milestones will fetch you a decent amount of Candleberries that you’ll have to commit to complete the project.
