Stuck because one medical room refuses to count? You are not alone; Arc Raiders can be oddly picky about quest zones, and even a quick check of ARC Raiders Items will not save a raid if you are looting the wrong floor. The Medical Merchandise quest looks simple on paper, then turns messy once squads, dark corridors, and contested buildings get involved.

Arc Raiders Medical Merchandise Quest Locations

Dam Battlegrounds: Research and Administration

The first stop is the Research and Administration building in the lower-middle section of Dam Battlegrounds. You need to search two containers inside the medical rooms, not just anywhere in the building. I have seen players burn ten minutes opening desks downstairs, then wonder why nothing moved. Painful, but common.

Use the outside stairs on the south side near the red boundary if you want a cleaner entry. The elevator shaft zipline also works, though it tends to put you closer to trouble. Look for medical cross markings and upper-level rooms at the ends of hallways. If another squad is already inside, leave and rotate back later. Personally, I would rather lose two minutes than lose a full kit in a hallway fight.

Buried City: Hospital

The Buried City Hospital is the friendliest part of Arc Raiders Medical Merchandise. It sits in the upper-middle area and is marked as a red loot location. Here, the whole structure appears to count, so search any three containers across the building.

That said, easy does not mean safe. Hospitals attract players because medical loot overlaps with other Lance objectives, including Doctor's Orders. Grab containers on the ground floor if the route is quiet, then move upward only if you still need progress. No need to overstay. Greed gets loud fast.

Arc Raiders Medical Merchandise Walkthrough for Spaceport

Departure Building: finding the Exam Rooms

The Spaceport section is where this quest earns its reputation. Enter the Departure Building through the main entrance, climb the broken staircase to the first floor, and head toward the back of the roofed hallway. The lighting is poor, signage is not helpful, and the room can feel like a dead end if you are rushing.

The Exam Rooms are usually identifiable by experiment benches with white chemical bottles. Search two containers in that area to finish the requirement. From what I have seen, this is the leg most likely to fail because players loot nearby offices instead of the actual exam space.

Squad progress and safer routing

Quest progress is shared across squad members, which is a bigger advantage than it sounds. If your teammate opens a valid container, everyone gets credit. Split within the same building, not across the map; spreading too far makes revives awkward and extracts worse.

1) Accept the quest manually from Lance before launching the raid.

2) Start with Buried City if you want the least stressful progress.

3) Bring one teammate for Spaceport, even if you usually play solo.

4) Leave immediately after the last container counts. The reward screen can wait.

Arc Raiders Medical Merchandise Tips, Myths, and Progression Notes

What this quest actually unlocks

Medical Merchandise matters because Lance's questline feeds into broader progression, trader inventory, and blueprint access. It is part of the long quest chain that pushes players toward higher-tier crafting options, including late-game gear paths like the Hullcracker. Honestly, the quest is not hard mechanically; it is hard because the map language is inconsistent.

Do not assume every medical-looking box counts. Quest zones matter more than container flavor. Also, if progress seems missing after an Expedition reset, that is probably the reset working as designed, not a bug. Trader levels and active quest progress go back to the start.

Common mistakes I would avoid

• Looting the wrong floor in Research and Administration.
• Searching offices near the Spaceport Exam Rooms instead of the Exam Rooms themselves.
• Forgetting to claim trader rewards after extraction.
• Expecting skill points directly from this quest rather than from leveling through successful raids.

Side note here: there is still some debate around exact drop rates for related materials like rusted gears and industrial batteries. For those, I would check Scrap Yard, substations, and industrial warehouses before trusting random containers in residential zones.

Your next raid should be simple: pick one remaining location, mark the closest extract, and treat Arc Raiders Medical Merchandise as a fast surgical run rather than a loot marathon; if you are already planning builds around an ARC Raiders Legendary Weapon, finishing Lance's chain cleanly is the smarter play. Get in, open the right containers, get out.