How To Complete Doctor’s Orders in Arc Raiders: Step-by-Step Guide

The Doctor’s Orders quest in Arc Raiders comes from Lance, a trader who tasks you with recovering medical materials for survival upgrades. You’ll explore pharmacies, silos, and testing facilities across Buried City, the Swamp map, and Dam Battlegrounds. Each item has a distinct spawn environment, from waterlogged labs to rundown silos, so careful navigation and timing are key. The mission emphasizes looting under pressure rather than combat, rewarding resourcefulness and awareness of environmental cues.

Doctor’s Orders Step-by-Step Walkthrough

After accepting the quest from Lance in Speranza or the trading post, prepare a fast, light loadout for mobility. The quest requires gathering four key items: a syringe, an antiseptic, a durable cloth, and great mullein. Each can be found in specific regions, often near human structures or areas with medical remnants. Equip gear that helps you sustain longer raids—some locations are hostile or patrolled by other raiders.

Head to Buried City and locate the main pharmacy near the center of the map.

Search shelves, counters, and storage racks to collect syringes and antiseptic bottles.

Proceed to the Swamp map and look for broken-down silos near the hydrodomes.

Enter silos with makeshift beds inside—these usually contain durable cloth among scattered supplies.

Travel to Dam Battlegrounds and make your way to the testing annex buildings near flooded sections.

Descend to the lower water-covered floors and harvest clusters of great mullein herbs along the walls.

Once all four items are secured, extract safely from the raid and return to Lance to submit them.

Completing Doctor’s Orders rewards you with 3 Adrenaline Shots, 3 Sterilized Bandages, and 1 Surge Shield Recharger. The items boost survivability in later raids, providing quick healing and energy restoration. The quest also improves your standing with Lance, unlocking better crafting blueprints and higher-tier supply access. It’s a steady, non-combat mission ideal for players refining their scavenging routes.

Arc Raiders Beginner Tips

Builds define your rhythm in every raid. Arc Raiders supports diverse setups, from precision rifle users to heavy explosives specialists. Focus on one archetype and enhance it with matching perks and modules to increase raid efficiency and durability. Balanced builds let you move faster, take more hits, and maintain control during extractions.

Keys are vital for accessing hidden rooms and loot-heavy storage areas, especially in Dam Battlegrounds. Focus your search around Ruby Residence and the Research & Administration Building, where key spawns are common. Keep rare keys in your Safe Pocket to avoid losing them on death, and revisit these areas often to replenish your collection.

Weapon crafting determines your strength curve across raids. Collect salvage, blueprints, and rare materials during missions and bring them back to Speranza to craft or upgrade your arsenal. Combining different material tiers boosts weapon handling, stability, and damage, allowing you to adapt your loadout to specific threats and objectives.