ARC Raiders- What To Recycle

If you've had the misfortune of finding out that you needed 3 Rusted Gears after you've recycled all of them, you might have become wary about what you can safely get rid of in Arc Raiders.

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With that in mind, here is what to recycle in Arc Raiders, what to keep for Quests, Workshop upgrades, and what you will need if you ever invest into an Expedition.

Items Needed For Quests

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This list does not include items that are only found in quests, of course. It will only feature items that are present in the game as crafting materials, but which are also required for certain quests. They are:

• 2x Antiseptic
• 2x Hornet Driver
• 1x Leaper Pulse Unit
• 1x Power Rod
• 1x Rocketeer Driver
• 2x Snitch Scanner
• 1x Surveyor Vault
• 1x Syringe

Items Needed For Workshop Upgrades

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Here are all the items you need for Workshop Upgrades, excluding the first levels of each.

• Advanced Electrical Components- 5x For Gear Bench Level 3, 1x For Utility Station Level 3
• Advanced Mechanical Components- 5x For Gunsmith Level 3
• Antiseptic- 8x For Medical Lab Level 3
• Apricot- 3x for Scrappy Level 3, 12x For Scrappy Level 5
• ARC Circuitry- 1x For Refiner Level 3
• ARC Motion Core- 1x For Refiner Level 2
• Bastion Cell- 6x for Gear Bench Level 3
• Bombardier Cell- 1x for Refiner Level 3
• Cat Bed- 1x for Scrappy Level 4
• Cracked Bioscanner- 2x for Medical Lab Level 2
• Crude Explosives- 5x for Explosives Station Level 2
• Damaged Heat Sink- 2x for Utility Station Level 2
• Dog Collar- 1x for Scrappy Level 2
• Durable Cloth- 5x for Medical Lab Level 2
• Electrical Components- 5x for Utility Station Level 2 and 5x for Gear Bench Level 2
• Explosive Compound- 5x for Explosives Station Level 3
• Industrial Battery- 3x for Gear Bench Level 3
• Fireball Burner- 1x for Refiner Level 2
• Fried Motherboard- 3x for Utility Station Level 3
• Hornet Driver- 5x for Gear Bench Level 2
• Laboratory Reagents- 3x for Explosives Station Level 3
• Leaper Pulse Unit- 1x for Utility Station Level 3
• Lemon- 3x for Scrappy Level 3
• Mechanical Components- 5x for Gunsmith Level 2
• Motor- 1x for Refiner Level 3
• Mushroom- 12x for Scrappy Level 5
• Olives- 6x For Scrappy Level 4
• Pop Trigger- 5x for Explosives Station Level 2
• Power Cable- 3x for Gear Bench Level 2
• Prickly Pear- 6x For Scrappy Level 4
• Rocketeer Driver- 3x for Explosives Station Level 3
• Rusted Gear- 3x for Gunsmith Level 3
• Rusted Shut Medical Kit- 3x for Medical Lab Level 3
• Rusted Tools- 3x for Gunsmith Level 2
• Sentinel Firing Core- 4x for Gunsmith Level 3
• Snitch Scanner- 6x for Utility Station Level 2
• Surveyor Vault- 5x for Medical Lab Level 3
• Synthesized Fuel- 3x for Explosives Station Level 2
• Tick Pod- 8x for Medical Lab level 2
• Toaster- 1x for Refiner Level 2
• Very Comfortable Pillow- 3x For Scrappy Level 5
• Wasp Driver- 8x for Gunsmith Level 2

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Items Needed For Expedition Projects

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While all of these item lists of what to recycle are optional for you to follow, this last one is the most option. Unless you plan on sending your character on an expedition, Arc Raiders version of a wipe in which you reset most of your progress for permanent rewards, you don't need to save these items.

• 5x Advanced Electrical Components
• 80x Arc Alloy
• 30x Battery
• 5x Cooling Fan
• 35x Durable Cloth
• 30x Electrical Components
• 1x Exodus Modules
• 5x Humidifier
• 3x Leaper Pulse Unit
• 5x Light Bulb
• 3x Magnetic Accelerator
• 200x Metal Parts
• 150x Rubber Parts
• 20x Sensors
• 15x Steel Spring
• 30x Wires

If any more item requirements are needed for quests, projects or workshop stations, we will update this article with that new information. For now, though, this is what to recycle in Arc Raiders.

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