Interactive guide for managing loot in Update 1.3.0. Search any item to instantly see whether to keep, sell, or recycle it. Includes trinket values, crafting priorities, and economy tips.
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Ranked by importance when looting during raids
Essential for shield recharges. Top loot priority every raid.
Required for weapon durability repairs. Can't use guns without these.
Most used crafting materials. Needed for everything.
One-time drops. Check quest log before selling.
Easy money. Good for early-game coin farming.
Recycling in your hideout (Speranza) gives 100% material yield. Recycling during a raid only returns 50%. Always extract and recycle at home.
Hover over items to see 'Used in', 'Can be recycled into', or 'Can be sold' information. This helps make quick decisions during raids.
Limited inventory space means value per weight (₡/kg) is more important than raw sell value. Red Coral Jewelry (50,000 ₡/kg) beats Portable TV (3,333 ₡/kg).
Dog Collar, Cat Bed, and Very Comfortable Pillow are needed to upgrade Scrappy for passive resource generation. Keep 2-3 of each before selling.
Some quest items like Leaper Pulse Unit sell for 5,000₡. Always check your quest log before selling to avoid having to find another one.
Power Cell sell value dropped from 640₡ to 270₡. Hullcracker (Deadline) increased to 15,000₡. Stay updated on patch changes.
Crafting Mechanical Components costs 7 Metal Parts + 3 Rubber Parts. Recycling one gives back 3 Metal + 2 Rubber. Net loss but worth it for upgrades.
Early game, focus on selling high-value trinkets to expand your stash capacity. Late game, focus on stockpiling crafting materials.
Epic/Rare weapons are common enough. Use them in raids rather than hoarding them. Better to use and lose than never use at all.
Metal Parts, Rubber Parts, Wires, Battery - these should ALWAYS go in your backpack if you have space. You'll never have enough.
Search, filter, and sort all items by category, rarity, value, and recommended action. Click any item for detailed stats and recycling information.
Focus on trinkets and high-value sellables
Coins > Materials
Balance between selling and stockpiling materials
Materials = Coins
Stockpile advanced materials and focus on high-tier crafting
Materials > Coins
Managing your ARC Raiders loot effectively is crucial for survival and progression. This comprehensive guide covers all 35+ items in Update 1.3.0, providing instant recommendations on what to keep, sell, or recycle. Whether you're looting trinkets worth 10,000₡ or deciding whether to keep Metal Parts, this interactive tool helps you make smart inventory decisions.
Use the Quick Item Lookup tool at the top of this page to search for any item by name. You'll instantly see whether to keep, sell, or recycle it, along with detailed stats including sell value, weight, value-per-weight ratio, and recycling yields. For a comprehensive view, scroll down to the Complete Item Database where you can filter by category, rarity, and recommended action.
Lance's Mixtape (5th Edition): The holy grail of ARC Raiders loot. This Epic trinket sells for 10,000₡ and weighs only 0.2kg (50,000₡/kg ratio). Extremely rare drop. Always extract and sell immediately.
Breathtaking Snow Globe: Second most valuable trinket at 7,000₡. Also weighs just 0.2kg for an impressive 35,000₡/kg ratio. Very rare spawn in high-tier loot zones.
Music Box & Red Coral Jewelry: Both sell for 5,000₡. Red Coral Jewelry is particularly efficient at only 0.1kg weight (50,000₡/kg), while Music Box weighs 0.3kg (16,667₡/kg). Excellent mid-tier profit items.
Most trinkets are designated by a small diamond symbol on their icons. While they primarily exist for selling, some trinkets like Dog Collar, Cat Bed, and Very Comfortable Pillow are needed to train Scrappy for passive resource generation. Keep 2-3 of these before selling extras.
Metal Parts - Priority #1: The single most important material in ARC Raiders. Used in 200+ crafting recipes including weapon mods, armor upgrades, and workshop improvements. NEVER sell these. Always loot if you have space. You will be perpetually short on Metal Parts.
Rubber Parts - Priority #2: Second most critical material with 150+ crafting uses. Required alongside Metal Parts to craft Mechanical Components (7 Metal + 3 Rubber = 1 Mechanical Component). Essential for all builds.
ARC Powercells - Priority #1 for Raids: CRITICAL material used to craft shield recharges. Always prioritize these during raids as they're essential for survival. Update 1.3.0 nerfed the sell value from 640₡ to 270₡, making them less profitable but equally important functionally.
Gun Parts - Priority #2 for Raids: Required to repair weapon durability. Without these, you cannot use your weapons. Keep a stockpile of 20+ in your hideout. Second priority loot after ARC Powercells.
Other important basics include Wires (30+ uses), Battery (30+ uses), Plastic Parts, Fabric, and Durable Cloth. These have lower priority than Metal/Rubber but are still necessary for various crafting recipes.
Understanding when to recycle versus sell is key to optimizing your economy. Always recycle in your hideout (Speranza) for 100% material yield. Recycling during a raid only returns 50% of materials, so extract and recycle at home for maximum efficiency.
Best items to recycle: Speaker Component gives 2 Plastic Parts + 3 Rubber Parts (5 materials total), making it one of the best recycling items. Powercable yields 2 Battery + 2 Wires, which are more useful than its 1,350₡ sell value. Advanced ARC Powercell recycles into 2 ARC Powercells, which can be worth more than the 640₡ sell price depending on your needs.
Items to sell rather than recycle: Ruined Accordion sells for 2,700₡ but only recycles into 1 Plastic Part + 1 Metal Part (poor efficiency). Portable TV weighs 1.5kg and has mediocre recycle yield—better sold for 5,000₡ unless desperate for materials. Spotter Relay and similar items typically have better coin value than recycling efficiency.
Several high-value items are required for hideout projects and quests. Always check your quest log before selling:Leaper Pulse Unit (5,000₡), Rocketeer Driver (2,700₡), Power Rod (2,700₡), and Surveyor Vault (5,000₡) are all quest items. While they sell for good money, completing quests provides better long-term value.
Quest items are flagged with hover tooltips showing "Used in" information. Make it a habit to check item descriptions before selling anything above 2,000₡.
With limited inventory space (especially early game), value per weight (₡/kg) is more important than raw sell value.Red Coral Jewelry at 50,000₡/kg is far more efficient than Portable TV at 3,333₡/kg, even though Portable TV sells for 5,000₡.
Top value-per-weight items include Lance's Mixtape (50,000₡/kg), Red Coral Jewelry (50,000₡/kg), Breathtaking Snow Globe (35,000₡/kg), and Music Box (16,667₡/kg). Use the sortable table below to find the most efficient loot for your inventory space.
Update 1.3.0 brought significant loot economy changes. Power Cell sell value dropped from 640₡ to 270₡, a massive 58% nerf. This makes them less profitable to sell but doesn't change their importance for shield crafting.
Hullcracker (Deadline) pricing increased dramatically from 8,100₡ to 15,000₡ buy value, with sell value rising from 3,000₡ to 5,000₡. Launcher ammo also saw adjustments: now costs 4,500₡ for 6 ammo (down from 6,000₡ for 10), but sell value increased from 200₡ to 250₡. These changes make explosive weapons significantly more expensive to operate.
Scrappy, your passive resource-generating rooster companion, requires specific trinkets for upgrades. Dog Collar, Cat Bed, and Very Comfortable Pillow are needed to level up Scrappy for improved yield rates. Each upgrade unlocks new material types and increased generation rates, making Scrappy one of the most valuable long-term investments.
Keep 2-3 of each Scrappy upgrade item in your stash before selling extras. The passive income of Metal Parts, Rubber, Plastic, Fabric, and other basics makes these trinket investments pay for themselves over time.
Your loot priorities should shift as you progress through ARC Raiders. Early game: Focus on selling high-value trinketsto build coin reserves and expand your stash capacity. Prioritize coins over materials since you need capital for initial workshop unlocks.
Mid game: Balance between selling and stockpiling. Start building material reserves for workshop upgrades while maintaining healthy coin reserves. Complete quests using quest items rather than selling them. Materials become equally important as coins.
Late game: Materials > Coins. Focus on stockpiling advanced materials like ARC Alloy, Magnetic Accelerator, Exodus Modules, and Advanced Electrical Components for endgame crafting. Sell only when you need specific items from traders. Maximum workshop upgrades and complete quest completion become the priority.
Last Updated: November 21, 2025 (Update 1.3.0) | Data includes 35 items with complete stats, recycling yields, and quest requirements.