No. ARC Raiders has no cosmetic gifting system. You can’t send skins, emotes or banners to another player, and Embark hasn’t implemented anything like it. Anyone offering to “send you a skin” is either mistaken or setting up a scam, and that’s exactly what this article is about.
Why gifting doesn’t exist
It’s a deliberate decision tied to the monetization model. Transferring paid cosmetics directly opens the door to real-money trading and account selling, which studios behind live service games try to prevent. It isn’t an oversight but a policy, so there’s no point waiting for it to be added. Embark has changed its monetization in other ways too: the Cred currency ends on 8 October 2026, and whatever you haven’t spent by then is lost.
The legal workaround: platform gift cards
You can’t hand over a skin, but you can pay for one. The route goes through the platform, never through the game:
- Buy a gift card for the platform your friend plays on, such as a digital Steam gift card or a PlayStation Store card that arrives as a code by email.
- Your friend redeems it into their wallet.
- They buy Raider Tokens in the in-game store with that credit.
- They pick the cosmetics themselves.
| Raider Tokens | Approximate price |
|---|---|
| 500 | ~$5 |
| 1,000 | ~$10 |
| 2,500 | ~$25 |
Epic skins usually cost 1,200–1,800 tokens, so a $20 card comfortably covers one. Want a gift that’s guaranteed to arrive? The GamersTogether shop has officially licensed ARC Raiders merch – t-shirts, posters and mugs.
It’s clunky (more steps, platform-dependent, and the recipient picks the item instead of getting a surprise), but it’s the only legal route, and it works across regions.
What you can give to another player
Cosmetics are locked, but your stash isn’t:
| Can be transferred | Can’t be transferred |
|---|---|
| weapons: rifles, pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles | skins and cosmetics |
| blueprints and recipes | Raider Tokens |
| materials such as metal scrap and electronic components | Battle Pass progress |
| consumables, meds, grenades | account-bound rewards |
| ammo | – |
For a friend who’s just starting, a decent weapon and a pile of materials are worth more than a skin anyway. What actually helps in the first raids is covered in our beginner’s guide.
How the scam works
Because the answer to “can you gift skins” is no, every such offer is bait. The usual forms:
- “Give me your login details and I’ll send you a skin.” Account theft, instantly.
- “Send me an item first and I’ll give you a skin in return.” You lose the item and nothing comes back, because nothing can.
- Third-party sites offering skin transfers. They can’t do what the game doesn’t allow. They can, however, take your payment details.
The safe rule is short: anything that asks for your login details or a payment outside the official store is a scam.
FAQ
No. There’s no cosmetic gifting system in the game, and Embark hasn’t announced one.
Only indirectly: you buy a platform gift card, your friend redeems it and buys the Raider Tokens themselves.
Items from your stash, yes: weapons, blueprints, materials, consumables and ammo. Cosmetics, tokens and Battle Pass progress can’t be traded.
No. The feature doesn’t exist, so it’s either a mistake or an attempt to get at your account or your money.
Nothing has been announced, and the reason it’s missing (the risk of real-money trading) hasn’t changed.
Information verified as of 25 August 2026. Store prices and token bundles change with sales; the lack of gifting doesn’t. More guides are in the ARC Raiders section: beginner’s guide, enemy respawn times, Assessor Matrix and languages in the game.