ARC Raiders: What Items to Keep, Recycle, or Sell

ARC Raiders drops an absurd amount of junk on you, and the game does a terrible job telling you what’s actually important. Between bench upgrades, quests, Expedition Projects, Scrappy, and story chains, it’s easy to scrap the wrong item and stall progression for hours. This guide fixes that.

It merges all quest items, bench requirements, Project needs, and progression bottlenecks into a clean list style so you can quickly find out:

• What must stay in your stash
• What’s safe to break down for parts
• What should be sold for coins instead of being recycled
• Which items you only need temporarily for upgrades, then can trash later

Items You Must Keep

If you keep nothing else, keep the items in this section. These are the things that progress quests, unlock bench tiers, or are needed for Expedition Projects.

Enemy / ARC Component Drops (Always Keep)

2. Core Crafting / Refined Materials (Always Needed Later)

3. Tools & Devices Needed for Bench or Project Upgrades

4. Quest-Locked Items (Always Keep Until Quest Ends)

Items Safe to Recycle

This is the bulk of stash bloat. These items exist only to generate basic materials like Metal Parts, Plastic Parts, Chemicals, Rubber Parts, and Wires.

Items Safe to Sell for Coins

Items to Keep Only Until a Specific Quest or Upgrade

Once you complete the relevant requirement, you can safely recycle or sell these items in ARC Raiders.

Quest-Limited Items

Bench-Locked (Only Until You Unlock a Specific Upgrade)

Enemy Part Items Used Only Until Specific Tiers