What You Can Safely Sell in ARC Raiders — A Scavenger’s Survival Guide

Safe-to-Sell Crafting Materials (No Future Bottlenecks)

These materials currently have no critical bottleneck role in essential upgrades, late-game gear, or progression systems. If you need credits, stash space, or scrap, these can go immediately.

ARC & Industrial Components

• ARC Coolant

• Impure ARC Coolant

• ARC Flex Rubber

• Degraded ARC Rubber

• ARC Performance Steel

• Rusty ARC Steel

• ARC Synthetic Resin

• Dried-Out ARC Resin

• ARC Thermo Lining

• Tattered ARC Lining

• Burned ARC Circuitry

Damaged ARC Modules (Low Salvage Value)

• Damaged ARC Motion Core

• Damaged ARC Powercell

• Damaged Fireball Burner

• Damaged Hornet Driver

• Damaged Rocketeer Driver

• Damaged Snitch Scanner

• Damaged Tick Pod

• Damaged Wasp Driver

Rule of thumb: If it’s damaged, degraded, burned, or tattered, it’s not part of a future high-tier chain.

Household, Tools, and Electronics — Pure Vendor Fodder

These items exist primarily as world flavor and economy padding. They do not gate upgrades or unlock recipes.

• Alarm Clock

• Bicycle Pump

• Broken Flashlight

• Broken Guidance System

• Broken Handheld Radio

• Broken Taser

• Candle Holder

• Coolant

• Cooling Coil

• Crumpled Plastic Bottle

• Deflated Football

• Diving Goggles

• Expired Respirator

• Frying Pan

• Garlic Press

• Headphones

• Household Cleaner

• Ice Cream Scooper

• Metal Brackets

• Number Plate

• Polluted Air Filter

• Power Bank

• Radio

• Remote Control

• Ripped Safety Vest

• Rubber Pad

• Rusted Bolts

• Sample Cleaner

• Spring Cushion

• Tattered Clothes

• Torn Blanket

• Unusable Weapon

• Water Filter

Sell without hesitation.

Scientific & Industrial Devices (Deceptively Useless)

These look valuable. They aren’t.

• Frequency Modulation Box

• Geiger Counter

• Industrial Charger

• Industrial Magnet

• Ion Sputter

• Matriarch Reactor

• Microscope

• Mini Centrifuge

• Portable TV

• Projector

• Radio Relay

• Rocket Thruster

• Rotary Encoder

• Shredder Gyro

• Signal Amplifier

• Spectrometer

• Spectrum Analyzer

• Spotter Relay

• Telemetry Transceiver

• Thermostat

• Turbo Pump

They offer solid credits and zero long-term downside.

Ruined Gear (No Redemption Arc)

Once an item is marked Ruined, it’s done.

• Ruined Accordion

• Ruined Augment

• Ruined Baton

• Ruined Handcuffs

• Ruined Parachute

• Ruined Riot Shield

• Ruined Tactical Vest

These are never part of restoration or upgrade paths.

Misc Items & Trinkets — Safe Economy Boosts

Trinkets exist purely for selling. No hidden mechanics. No secret quests.

• Bloated Tuna Can

• Breathtaking Snow Globe

• Coffee Pot

• Dart Board

• Expired Pasta

• Fine Wristwatch

• Lance's Mixtape (5th Edition)

• Music Album

• Music Box

• Painted Box

• Playing Cards

• Poster of Natural Wonders

• Pottery

• Red Coral Jewelry

• Rosary

• Rubber Duck

• Silver Teaspoon Set

• Statuette

• Torn Book

• Vase

• Volcanic Rock

If it looks like something you’d put on a shelf, sell it.

Final Advice: Play Lean, Not Fearful

ARC Raiders rewards informed risk, not hoarding anxiety. Keeping low-value items “just in case” is one of the most common early-game mistakes—and it costs you credits, space, and momentum.

Sell aggressively. Recycle confidently. Extract lighter