Carnage (Arena War)

Overview

Carnage is an Arena War Adversary Mode in GTA Online, added with the Arena War update on December 11, 2018. It takes place in the Maze Bank Arena in La Puerta and supports 2 to 16 players, either as a free-for-all or in two teams. It is unlocked from Rank 1. Three variants exist, one per arena theme: Carnage I (Apocalypse), Carnage II (Future Shock) and Carnage III (Nightmare). All three are open arenas with no laps, a closed pit lane and fences up.

How it works

The host picks Last Man Standing or Last Team Standing and can enable team balancing. Players choose any Arena Ready or Arena Contender vehicle. If the host allows it, players can bring and upgrade their own custom Arena War vehicles before the match.

Every vehicle has a health bar shown above it. Drive-by shooting is disabled, but vehicle-mounted weapons work from the start. There are no respawns, so a destroyed contender is out of the round and watches from the spectator box. From there they can still use arena traps, turrets, RC Banditos and Battle Drones against the players left alive. Gun Towers activate one minute into each round. If more than one contender survives when time runs out, the player with the most kills wins.

Tips

• Mounted weapons, ram upgrades and armor make a big difference in head-on fights.
• In Last Man Standing, a small, quick vehicle such as the ZR380 or Deathbike can stay out of trouble while others destroy each other.
• Push rivals into traps like launch pads and fire pits, and watch health bars to pick off weak opponents late in the round.

Rewards and unlocks

• Available from Rank 1.
• Counts toward Arena War progression like the other arena modes.