The primary enemy in ARC Raiders is the ubiquitous ARC units, but the most terrifying enemy isn't them, but rather other players who covet your loot and try to attack you.

Any player who immerses themselves in ARC Raiders will inevitably face PvP situations. Players from the shadows can attack you at any time, and your weapon, while effective in PvE, is significantly less effective in PvP.

Preparing a weapon capable of effectively eliminating other players is essential, regardless of your PvP enthusiasm. In ARC Raiders, the difference in the same weapon performance between PvP and PvE is substantial; even legendary weapons don't guarantee victory in PvP.

Tier S

Tier S weapons are currently the most powerful and reliable choice in the PvP environment.

Venator

• Quality: Rare

This pistol is currently the most powerful PvP weapon in the game, far surpassing other weapons. Once upgraded to level 3 or 4, it can quickly eliminate any enemy as long as your accuracy is high. In duels, whoever spots and hits their opponent first usually wins, and this weapon isn't rare; it's easy to loot from other players in PvP, making it a popular choice.

Bobcat

• Quality: Epic

Bobcat is a fully automatic submachine gun. Its shooting feel is similar to Stitcher, but its higher rate of fire gives it a more significant advantage. Especially when you use it for headshots, your enemy can be eliminated instantly. Note that it's best to equip an extended magazine; otherwise, you won't be able to finish off medium-armored enemies without reloading.

Volcano

• Quality: Epic

Volcano shotgun, once fully upgraded and equipped with suitable attachments, is extremely efficient at eliminating enemies. It provides powerful offensive capabilities in PvP, and its magazine capacity is considerable with attachments, allowing you to avoid frequent reloading during combat.

Anvil

• Quality: Uncommon

Anvil hand cannon, a green-quality weapon, is practically monster in PvP. It's easy to obtain and upgrade, and boasts an extremely high rate of fire at level 4, allowing you to kill enemies with two headshots. It can turn the tide in various unfavorable situations. It works exceptionally well when paired with Volcano, Bobcat, or Stitcher.

Renegade

• Quality: Rare

Renegade is undoubtedly the champion among combat rifles. Its damage is slightly lower than Anvil and Ferro, but its range is exceptional. Upgrades further increase its rate of fire, making it dominant at mid-to-long range and even performing well in close combat. Overall, it's a very well-rounded weapon.

Tier A

Tier A weapons are high-performing and worthwhile, but slightly inferior to Tier S weapons in some aspects.

IL Toro

• Quality: Uncommon

IL Toro excels indoors, in corridors, and within buildings. It boasts the highest single-shot burst damage in the game, capable of taking down lightly shielded players in two shots. In third-person gameplay, peeking around corners for burst damage is extremely effective. Since many players prefer mid-to-long-range primary weapons, carrying a shotgun for close-quarters combat offers a significant advantage.

Stitcher

• Quality: Common

While Stitcher is at least a common-quality SMG, upgrading it to level 4 makes it incredibly powerful, almost rivaling the performance of Bobcat. Equipping it with damage-boosting and magazine-enhancing attachments provides consistent bullet trajectory, easily winning 1v1 battles.

Tempest

• Quality: Epic

The level 4 Tempest boasts high damage and long range, quickly melting enemies. However, you must aim for the head to maximize its power. It's recommended to equip a suppressor and use a forward-moving playstyle for better handling.

Torrente

• Quality: Rare

Torrente is a light machine gun that performs well at close to medium range. If used correctly and positioned well, you can even win some incredible battles. Enemies ambushed by this weapon have virtually no chance of survival, but it takes some time to get used to its handling.

Tier B

Tier B performs well in certain situations, or has significant drawbacks that prevent it from reaching higher tiers.

Osprey

• Quality: Rare

Osprey, as a sniper rifle, is extremely map-dependent. On maps with long-range engagements, it's an A-tier weapon, but it struggles on newer maps that encourage aggressive playstyles or in Burried City, thus leaning more towards B-tier, suitable for players who enjoy sniping.

Burletta

• Quality: Uncommon

Burletta pistol is excellent with the right attachments (especially those that increase magazine capacity). It feels great as a quick-switch secondary weapon and is more effective than Kettle. You can pair it with Renegade or Tempest.

Arpeggio

• Quality: Uncommon

Arpeggio was strong in the past, but it's not optimal in the current version. It only deals effective damage when all your bullets hit. Against Tier A and Tier S weapons, it's difficult to win if the opponent has high accuracy.

Rattler

• Quality: Common

The Tier 4 Rattler is actually quite good. You can easily eliminate enemies with a single magazine. Its range is superior to Ferro, making it suitable as a primary rifle or a close-range secondary weapon. It's one of the few accurate, fully automatic weapons in the game, but its reload speed is slow, and its performance is inferior to Tempest.

Ferro

• Quality: Common

Ferro is a perfect transitional weapon for beginners, and ARC Raiders items required to upgrade it to Tier 4 are few. For players who delve deeper into the game, its performance is insufficient for more intense combat.

Bettina

• Quality: Epic

Bettina assault rifle has a slow rate of fire but high damage. Aside from its performance shortcomings, its main problem is its rapid durability depletion, potentially requiring repair or disposal after just one game.

Kettle

• Quality: Common

The Tier 4 Kettle deals high damage with headshots. However, its low bullet velocity and poor long-range accuracy put it at a disadvantage in both close and long-range combat, while Tier A weapons like Stitcher, Tempest, and Torrente perform better overall.

Tier C And Below

Jupiter

• Quality: Legendary

As a legendary weapon, Jupiter's PvP performance is disappointing. It generates a laser when charging, revealing the user's position, and requires reloading after each shot. Even when it hits, its TTK is poor due to its mechanics. It's essentially a pure PvE weapon.

Equalizer

• Quality: Legendary

Equalizer performs exceptionally well in PvE, but it consumes a large amount of ammo, and it's also incredibly heavy.

Hairpin (Common) And Hullcracker (Epic)

Hairpin is arguably the least useful weapon, while the author mentions that Hullcracker is primarily for dealing with Arc (AI enemy machine killers) and is also ineffective in PvP.

In Raiders PvP, you'll be facing other players, not Arc, so don't blindly trust weapon quality. New players can prioritize Anvil because it is of low quality, easy to obtain and upgrade.

With the development of the gaming industry, another closely related field, esports, is becoming increasingly well known, and more major game companies are starting to develop their own exclusive tournaments.

As a leader in the sports video simulation game industry, EA Sports FC launched its official esports tournament, FC Pro, in 2023, typically starting each year with the release of a new game in the series in September.

Therefore, this year, following the launch of FC 26 in September, FC 26 Pro tournament schedule quickly followed. The entire tournament is divided into multiple stages, with the most anticipated event besides the final being the upcoming FC 26 Pro Open.

Below, we will mainly introduce FC 26 Pro Open schedule and other related content.

What Is FC 26 Pro Open?

FC 26 Pro Open is actually part of the entire FC 26 Pro tournament for 2025-26, including the final; therefore, the subsequent tournament is also referred to as FC Pro World Championship.

Although only a select few will reach the finals, FC 26 Pro Open brings together 24 top players from around the world to compete in a 1v1 group stage, offering viewers and fans the most exciting matches during this phase.

FC 26 Pro Overall Schedule

Before Pro Open, FC 26 Pro ran through the following schedule starting in early September:

• Late September - October: Ladder & Regional Qualifiers
• October 31 - November 2: FC Pro Open Global Qualifier

Pro Ladder, serving as the preliminary round, attracted an astonishing 77,000 participants, with only 43 advancing to Regional Qualifiers, highlighting the intense competition.

From November 24, 2025, to January 20, 2026, FC 26 Pro Open group stage will continue until the final winner is determined.

FC 26 Pro Open Format

Sixteen players have emerged victorious from the qualifying rounds. These, along with eight players who qualified directly for FC 26 Pro Open based on their outstanding performance last season, will be divided into four groups.

FC 26 Pro Open will then adopt a double round-robin format, held in London, England. Only the top four players from each group will receive results:

• The first-place finisher will directly advance to the top eight and immediately qualify for World Championship.
• The second and third-place finishers will advance to Open Finals.
• The fourth-place finisher will be invited to participate in FC Pro 27 Open Global Qualifier.

FC 26 Pro Open will conclude with the finals starting on January 26, 2026. All specific schedules during the period are as follows:

• Group Stage, Day 1 - Monday, November 24th, 2025, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 2 - Tuesday, November 25th, 2025, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 3 - Monday, December 1st, 2025, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 4 - Monday, December 8th, 2025, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 5 - Monday, January 5th, 2026, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 6 - Monday, January 12th, 2026, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 7 - Monday, January 19th, 2026, 18:00 UTC
• Group Stage, Day 8 - Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, 18:00 UTC
• Finals - Monday, January 26th, 2026, TBC

FC 26 Pro Open Fighters And Groupings

The 24 fighters are divided into 4 groups in alphabetical order, as follows:

Group A:

• Vejrgang
• LJR Peixoto
• Tekkz
• Lukas_Official11
• Tuga810
• Yaskow

Group B:

• ManuBachoore
• Obrun
• Emre Yilmaz
• Darkley11
• Umut
• Caccia

Group C:

• nicolas99fc
• Brice
• Danipitbull
• Stingray
• Alihanlion
• Anasbadr

Group D:

• GuiBarros
• Levi de Weerd
• GugaFerraz
• Paulo Neto
• Nassada
• HHezers

Of the players listed above, the eight who directly qualified for the competition due to their outstanding performance in the previous season are:

• Vejrgang
• Obrun
• Levi de Weerd
• LJR Peixoto
• ManuBachoore
• nicolas99fc
• Brice
• GuiBarros

What Are FC 26 Pro Open Cups?

While the official competitions are in full swing, to allow remaining players to continue enjoying the fun of real-world competition, the game will also host FC 26 Pro Open Cups, held monthly from November 2025 to January 2026.

November competitions concluded on the 16th. The schedule for the following two months is as follows:

December Cup:

• Ladder Dates: December 9th to 16th, 2025
• Playoff Dates: December 20th to 21st, 2025

January Cup:

• Ladder Dates: January 6th to 16th, 2025
• Playoff Dates: January 31st to February 1st, 2025

Which Players Are The Favorites To Win?

Although FC 26 Pro Open has 24 participants, the real focus remains on players who have already demonstrated outstanding performances in previous editions, such as Vejrgang from Denmark and Manu Bachoore, a two-time champion.

Of course, luck doesn't always favor the same person, and upsets are common in any competition. Who knows, this year, an underdog might ultimately lift the trophy!

Why Should You Follow FC 26 Pro Open?

If you're a dedicated FIFA 26 player, watching professional players will undoubtedly be beneficial. Their player selection, team building, and tactical execution demonstrate a high level of expertise and can provide valuable insights for your gameplay.

Furthermore, FC 26 Pro Open group stage and subsequent finals will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. To encourage viewership, there may be rewards during the streams.

In short, as a dedicated tournament for football games, FC 26 Pro provides a new arena for those who love football but lack the opportunity to become stars on the pitch, allowing more people to fall in love with football itself.

If you're playing FIFA 26 and interested in the matches, don't forget to watch the games regularly and enjoy the fun of predicting the champion with other players on the game forums! Have fun!