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Arachne

Gain Reputation

·Any teammate completing Arachne contracts
·Loot Runners
·Down Runners with Precision Damage
·Defeat Runners with finishers
·Exfil with Arachne valuables
/// FACTION DOSSIER

ARACHNE

AGENT: CHARTER

A death cult operating in the margins of Tau Ceti IV, Arachne is obsessed with the act of killing and the data it produces. They see violence not as a means to an end, but as a system — a way of measuring who deserves to survive. Their contracts demand Runner eliminations, kill streaks, and presence in the most dangerous zones on the planet. Arachne doesn’t build, sustain, or negotiate. They believe the smartest move is to simply be more dangerous than everyone else.

INTELLIGENCE BRIEF

Arachne’s motives remain deliberately opaque. Their communications carry overtones of ritual and blind faith, and their contracts read like scripture written in blood. They don’t appear interested in resources, territory, or political power. Instead, they treat Tau Ceti IV as a proving ground and every Runner as a data point in an endless arms race. Their blood-red aesthetic and horror-laced messaging suggest an ideology that embraces the planet’s brutality rather than fighting against it.

UPGRADES
34
CONTRACTS
10
01UPGRADE TREE
18 UPGRADES · 6 CAPSTONES
6 / 6 CAPSTONE UPGRADES

HARD_STRIKE.EXE

STATRank 5

Melee Damage increases the damage of your melee and knife attacks.

TIERRANKEFFECTCOST
I
Rank 5
Melee Damage+20
1,500
7× Drone Resin
6× Unstable Gel
II
Rank 16
Melee Damage+20
2,000
8× Biomata Resin
22× Drone Node
III
Rank 22
Melee Damage+20
3,500
6× Reflex Coil
6× Biomata Node
02REQUIRED MATERIALS
9 MATERIALS

Total materials required to fully upgrade this faction’s tree.

Credits
₵69,000
03CONTRACTS
Priority Contracts

The Fleeting Grave [1/1]

[1/1]PRIORITY

RANK 1

Arachne is seeking Runners who wish to balance the equation of life-death.

OBJECTIVES

Defeat downed Runners with your finisher (0/10)
150 REP
Standard Contracts

The Gift of Silence I

STANDARD

Arachne takes special interest in Runner fatality scores. Defeat hostile Runners, looting containers along the way. Runner Backpacks grant more progress.

OBJECTIVES

Defeat Runners (0/2)
60 REP
Loot containers [Arachne preferred++] (0/10)
Arachne preferred++60 REP

The Gift of Silence II

STANDARD

Arachne takes special interest in Runner fatality scores. Defeat hostile Runners and loot their Backpacks.

OBJECTIVES

Defeat Runners (0/0)
60 REP
Loot containers [Arachne preferred++] (0/0)
Arachne preferred++60 REP

The Gift of Silence III

STANDARD

Arachne takes special interest in Runner fatality scores. Eliminate downed Runners with your finisher and loot their Backpacks.

OBJECTIVES

Defeat downed Runners with your finisher (0/0)
60 REP
Loot containers [Arachne preferred++] (0/0)
Arachne preferred++60 REP

FIRE/FUEL I

STANDARD

MIDA encourages violent provocation, the louder the better. Explosive damage can be caused by equipment like Frag Grenades, Claymores, Trap Packs, and some Runner shell abilities.

OBJECTIVES

Deal explosive damage to UESC or Runners (0/100)
60 REP
Defeat hostiles without dying [Runners++] (0/3)
Runners++60 REP

FIRE/FUEL II

STANDARD

[placeholder] Standard contract description pending confirmed data.

FIRE/FUEL III

STANDARD

[placeholder] Standard contract description pending confirmed data.

Value Proposition I

SINGLE RUNSTANDARD

Arachne is seeking items of value recovered from around Tau Ceti. Valuables with the Arachne icon grant more progress. These Valuables must be gathered within a single run.

OBJECTIVES

Exfil Valuables [Arachne treasures++] (0/0)
Arachne treasures++60 REP

Value Proposition II

SINGLE RUNSTANDARD

Arachne is seeking items of value recovered from around Tau Ceti. Valuables with the Arachne icon grant more progress. These Valuables must be gathered within a single run.

OBJECTIVES

Exfil Valuables [Arachne treasures++] (0/0)
Arachne treasures++60 REP

Value Proposition III

SINGLE RUNSTANDARD

Arachne is seeking items of value recovered from around Tau Ceti. Valuables with the Arachne icon grant more progress. These Valuables must be gathered within a single run.

OBJECTIVES

Exfil Valuables [Arachne treasures++] (0/0)
Arachne treasures++60 REP

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