Gaming: Latest All Dam Battlegrounds Key Locations In Arc Raiders 2026

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Puzzling out the Dam Battlegrounds key locations in Arc Raiders is a big part of learning the map. While it's exciting to find a keycard when you're out looting, you then have to work out where to actually use it on the map, as well as if it's worth your time. Uncommon rarity keycards, for example, like Dam Surveillance, rarely have good loot in my experience.

Rare and epic rarity, though, are definitely worth cracking open if you happen to be in the area. While you're looting these rooms, it's important to remember two things. First off, put your key in your safe pocket until you actually use it on the door. This way, even if you get downed on your way there, you can keep the key for another run.

Second, bring a Door Blocker, and potentially a grenade trap if you're looting the Control Tower. After you unlock the door, you can close it and place the Door Blocker on the other side, which will mean any other players that want to enter will have to breach first, giving you some warning. The grenade trap will act as a fun surprise for them if they do enter.

There are six unlockable doors in Dam Battlegrounds, not including the four Raider Hatches marked on the map which you can unlock with a Raider Key to exfil at.

This first locked door location is in the Water Treatment Control, towards the centre of the Dam Battlegrounds map. As you can see in the video, you'll want to head inside, go past the counter, turn right, and then turn right again down the corridor to find the door.

The Dam Surveillance Key is only a green rarity, so the loot isn't that great. You'll also get one of these keys as part of the Greasing Her Palms quest for Celeste quite early on, since visiting this room is one of the objectives.

This second pair of locked doors is located in the Testing Annex building in the south of Dam Battlegrounds. There are two doors you can unlock with this key, but since it gets consumed on use, you can only open one at a time unless you bring two keys along.

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As in the video, go through the main entrance, turn right through the door, pass through the flooded section and out the other side to come face-to-face with the first door. The other door is down the corridor to your left. In my experience, the left locked room is a bit better loot-wise, but it's a

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