Looting

Looting is the main source for acquiring items, gear and weapons in the rust belt and are often needed for Quests, Workshop Upgrades, Crafting or can be sold or recycled to break them down into smaller resources. Recycling items during a raid only returns 50% of the usual components.

Use the categorized tables below to prioritize what to take and what to leave behind.

Name	Rarity	Recycles	Sell Price	Category	Keep for Quests/Workbench
Accordion	Rare	18x Rubber Parts, 3x Steel Spring	2000	Recyclable
Advanced Electrical Components	Epic	4x Wires, 3x ARC Alloy	3000	Advanced Material	7 x (Quest, Equipment bench, Utility bench)
Advanced Mechanical Components	Epic	4x Steel Spring, 3x ARC Alloy	3000	Advanced Material	3 x (Weapon Bench)
Agave	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Misc
Air Freshener	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Alarm Clock	Rare	2x Processor, 5x Plastic Parts	640	Recyclable
Antiseptic	Rare	10x Chemicals	1000	Refined Material	15 x (Med station)
Apricot	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Misc	18 x (Quest, Scrappy)
ARC Alloy	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	250	Topside Material	18 x (Med station, Explosives bench, Utility bench)
ARC Circuitry	Rare	2x ARC Alloy	1000	Topside Material	8 x (Refiner)
ARC Coolant	Rare	24x Chemicals	1000	Recyclable
ARC Flex Rubber	Rare	24x Rubber Parts	1000	Recyclable
ARC Motion Core	Rare	2x ARC Alloy	1000	Topside Material	23 x (Refiner)
ARC Performance Steel	Common	?	1000	Recyclable
ARC Powercell	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Misc	1 x (Quest)
ARC Synthetic Resin	Rare	21x Plastic Parts	1000	Recyclable
ARC Thermo Lining	Rare	?	1000	Recyclable
Bastion Part	Epic	1x ARC Motion Core, 2x ARC Alloy	3000	Recyclable	3 x (Med station)
Battery	Uncommon	2x Metal Parts	250	Topside Material
Bicycle Pump	Rare	4x Canister, 10x Metal Parts	1000	Recyclable
Bison Driver	Rare	2x ARC Motion Core, 2x ARC Alloy	2500	Recyclable	3 x (Quest, Utility bench)
Bloated Tuna Can	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Trinket
Blown Fuses	Common	Cannot be recycled	?	Trinket
Breathtaking Snow Globe	Common	Cannot be recycled	7000	Trinket
Broken Flashlight	Rare	3x Battery, 7x Metal Parts	?	Recyclable
Broken Handcuffs	Uncommon	?	270	Recyclable
Broken Handheld Radio	Rare	3x Sensors, 3x Wires	1000	Recyclable
Broken Riot Shield	Rare	12x Plastic Parts	?	Recyclable
Broken Taser	Rare	?	640	Recyclable
Buried City Hospital Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Buried City JKV Employee Access Card	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Buried City Residential Mastery Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Buried City Town Hall Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Burned ARC Circuitry	Uncommon	2x ARC Alloy	640	Recyclable
Camera Lens	Uncommon	8x Plastic Parts	270	Recyclable	1 x (Quest)
Candle Holder	Uncommon	8x Metal Parts	270	Recyclable
Canister	Uncommon	3x Plastics Parts	300	Topside Material
Cat Bed	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Trinket	3 x (Scrappy)
Chemicals	Common	Cannot be recycled	50	Basic Material
Coffee Pot	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Coolant	Rare	8x Chemicals 3x Oil	640	Recyclable
Cooling Coil	Rare	6x Chemicals, 4x Steel Springs	640	Recyclable
Cooling Fan	Rare	15x plastic Parts, 4x Battery	1000	Recyclable
Cracked Bioscanner	Rare	3x Rubber Parts, 5x Battery	640	Recyclable
Crumpled Plastic Bottle	Uncommon	3x Plastics Parts	80	Recyclable
Dam Control Center Tower Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Dam Staff Room Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Dam Surveillance Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Dam Testing Annex Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Dam Utility Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Damaged ARC Motion Core	Uncommon	2x ARC Alloy	640	Recyclable
Damaged ARC Powercell	Uncommon	1x ARC Alloy	293	Recyclable
Damaged Fireball Burner	Common	?	270	Recyclable
Damaged Heat Sink	Rare	7x Metal Parts, 4x Wires	640	Recyclable
Damaged Rocketeer Part	Common	7x ARC Alloy	2000	Recyclable
Damaged Wasp Driver	Common	1x ARC Alloy	270	Recyclable
Dart Board	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Deflated Football	Uncommon	15x Rubber Parts	1000	Recyclable	1 x (Quest)
Degraded ARC Rubber	Uncommon	11x Rubber Parts	640	Recyclable
Diving Goggles	Rare	12x Rubber Parts	640	Recyclable
Dog Collar	Uncommon	8x Fabric, 1x Metal Parts	270	Recyclable	1 x (Scrappy)
Dried-Out ARC Resin	Uncommon	?	640	Recyclable
Duct Tape	Uncommon	3x Fabric	300	Topside Material	1 x (Quest)
Electrical Components	Rare	8x Plastics Parts, 3x Wires	2000	Refined Material	9x (Quest, Equipment bench, Utility bench)
Empty Wine Bottle	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Trinket	1 x (Quest)
Expired Pasta	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Trinket
Expired Respirator	Rare	8x Rubber Parts 4x Fabric	640	Recyclable
Explosive Mixture	Rare	10x Chemicals	1000	Refined Material	26 x (Quest, Explosives bench)
Fabric	Common	Cannot be recycled	50	Basic Material	210 x (Quest, Equipment bench, Med station)
Faded Photograph	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Trinket	2x (Quest)
Fertilizer	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Misc
Film Reel	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket	1x (Quest)
Fine Wristwatch	Common	Cannot be recycled	3000	Trinket
Fireball Burner	Uncommon	1x ARC Alloy, 1x Chemicals	640	Recyclable	18 x (Explosives bench, Refiner)
Flute	Rare	10x Plastic Parts	640	Recyclable	1 x (Quest)
Fried Motherboard	Rare	5x Plastic Parts, 1x Electrical Components	1000	Recyclable	5x (Utility bench)
Frying Pan	Rare	?	270	Recyclable
Garlic Press	Uncommon	14x Metal Parts	640	Recyclable
Headphones	Rare	6x Rubber Parts, 2x Speaker Component	640	Recyclable
Heavy Gun Parts	Rare	2x Simple Gun Parts	700	Topside Material
Hornet Driver	Rare	4x ARC Alloy	2000	Recyclable	7 x (Quest, Utility bench)
Household Cleaner	Uncommon	13x Chemicals	270	Recyclable
Humidifier	Rare	3x Canister, 2x Wires	542	Recyclable
Ice Cream Scooper	Uncommon	7x Metal Parts	270	Recyclable
Impure ARC Coolant	Uncommon	13x Chemicals	?	Recyclable
Industrial Battery	Rare	?	640	Recyclable	5 x (Equipment bench)
Industrial Charger	Rare	5x Metal Parts 2x Voltage Converter	640	Recyclable
Industrial Magnet	Rare	4x Magnet, 4x Metal Parts	640	Recyclable
Laboratory Reagents	Rare	2x Chemicals, 2x Explosive Mixture	1000	Recyclable
Lance's Mixtape (5th Edition)	Epic	Cannot be recycled	10000	Trinket
Lemon	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Misc	8 x (Quest, Scrappy)
Light Bulb	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Light Gun Parts	Rare	2x Simple Gun Parts	700	Topside Material
Magnet	Uncommon	3x Metal Parts	300	Topside Material
Mechanical Components	Rare	8x Metal Parts, 2x Steel Springs	2000	Refined Material	3 x (Weapon bench)
Medium Gun Parts	Rare	2x Simple Gun Parts	700	Topside Material
Metal Brackets	Uncommon	8x Metal Parts	270	Recyclable
Metal Parts	Common	Cannot be recycled	75	Basic Material	95 x (Weapon bench, Refiner)
Mod Components	Epic	4x Steels Springs, 3x ARC Alloy	3000	Advanced Material
Moss	Rare	5x Chemicals	500	Topside Material
Motor	Rare	2x Oil, 1x Mechanical Components	1000	Recyclable	5 x (Refiner)
Mushroom	Common	Cannot be recycled	?	Misc	12 x (Scrappy)
Music Album	Common	Cannot be recycled	3000	Trinket
Music Box	Common	Cannot be recycled	5000	Trinket
Number Plate	Uncommon	3x Metal Parts	80	Recyclable
Oil	Uncommon	3x Chemicals	300	Topside Material	1 x (Quest)
Olives	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Misc	8 x (Scrappy)
Outskirts Bunker Key	Rare	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Painted Box	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Plastic Parts	Common	Cannot be recycled	60	Basic Material	80 x (Equipment bench, Utility bench)
Playing Cards	Common	Cannot be recycled	5000	Trinket
Polluted Air Filter	Rare	8x Fabric, 3x Oil	640	Recyclable
Portable TV	Common	?	1000	Recyclable
Poster of Natural Wonders	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Pottery	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Power Bank	Rare	4x Battery, 2x Wires	640	Recyclable
Power Cable	Rare	7x Wires	640	Recyclable	3 x (Equipment bench)
Power Rod	Epic	4x Wires, 3x ARC Alloy	3000	Advanced Material
Prickly Pear	Common	Cannot be recycled	640	Misc	8 x (Scrappy)
Processor	Rare	1x Wires, 1x Plastic Parts	500	Topside Material
Projector	Rare	6x Rubber Parts, 2x Processor	640	Recyclable
Queen Part	Epic	?	34000	Recyclable	1 x (Refiner)
Radio	Rare	1x Speaker Component, 2x Sensors	640	Recyclable
Raider Hatch Key	Rare	?	1000	Key
Red Coral Jewelry	Common	Cannot be recycled	5000	Trinket
Remote Control	Uncommon	2x Plastic Parts, 1x Sensors	270	Recyclable
Resin	Common	Cannot be recycled	?	Misc
Ripped Safety Vest	Uncommon	2x Magnet 13x Fabric	1000	Recyclable
Rocketeer Part	Epic	2x ARC Circuitry, 6x ARC Alloy	7000	Recyclable	4 x (Quest, Explosives bench)
Rollbot Part	Epic	1x ARC Motion Core	2000	Recyclable	3 x (Equipment bench)
Roots	Common	Cannot be recycled	?	Misc
Rope	Rare	5x Fabric	500	Topside Material
Rosary	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket
Rubber Duck	Common	Cannot be recycled	1000	Trinket	2x (Quest)
Rubber Pad	Rare	22x Rubber Parts	640	Recyclable
Rubber Parts	Common	Cannot be recycled	50	Basic Material	130 x (Weapon bench, Explosives bench, Utility Bench)
Ruined Tactical Vest	Uncommon	?	?	?
Rusted Bolts	Uncommon	8x Metal Parts	?	Recyclable
Rusted Gear	Rare	4x Metal Parts, 1x Mechanical Components	1000	Recyclable	5 x (Weapon bench)
Rusted Shut Medical Kit	Rare	2x Syringe, 1x Antiseptic	1000	Recyclable	5 x (Med station)
Rusted Tools	Rare	14x Metal Parts, 1x Steel Spring	640	Recyclable	3 x (Weapon bench)
Rusty ARC Steel	Uncommon	?	640	Recyclable
Sensors	Rare	1x Wires, 1x Metal Parts	500	Topside Material	3 x (Quest)
Sentinel Part	Rare	?	3000	Recyclable	3 x (Weapon bench)
Shotgun Parts	Rare	2x Simple Gun Parts	700	Topside Material
Silver Teaspoon Set	Common	Cannot be recycled	3000	Trinket
Simple Gun Parts	Uncommon	3x Metals Parts	330	Topside Material
Snitch Scanner	Common	4x ARC Alloy	2000	Recyclable	3 x (Med station)
Spaceport Container Storage Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Spaceport Ground Control Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Spaceport Trench Tower Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Spaceport Warehouse Key	Uncommon	Cannot be recycled	100	Key
Speaker Component	Rare	2x Plastic Parts, 2x Rubber Parts	500	Topside Material
Spring Cushion	Rare	2x Fabric, 4x Steel Springs	640	Recyclable
Statuette	Common	Cannot be recycled	3000	Trinket
Steel Spring	Uncommon	3x Metal Parts	300	Topside Material
Synthesized Fuel	Rare	1x Oil, 1x Plastic Parts	700	Topside Material	5 x (Explosives bench)
Syringe	Rare	3x Plastic Parts, 2x Chemicals	500	Topside Material	8 x (Med station)
Tattered ARC Lining	Uncommon	?	640	Recyclable
Tattered Clothes	Uncommon	11x Fabric	270	Recyclable
Thermostat	Rare	6x Rubber Parts, 2x Sensors	640	Recyclable
Tick Pod	Uncommon	1x ARC Alloy, 1x Metal Parts	640	Trinket	9 x (Quest, Equipment bench)
Toaster	Rare	5x Plastic Parts, 5x Wires	640	Recyclable	3 x (Refiner)
Torch Ginger	Uncommon	3x Chemicals	300	Topside Material
Torn Blanket	Rare	12x Fabric	640	Recyclable	1 x (Scrappy)
Vase	Common	Cannot be recycled	3000	Trinket
Very Comfortable Pillow	Common	Cannot be recycled	2000	Trinket	3 x (Scrappy)
Volcanic Rock	Common	Cannot be recycled	?	Misc
Voltage Converter	Rare	1x Wires, 1x Rubber Parts	500	Topside Material
Wasp Driver	Rare	2x ARC Alloy	1000	Recyclable	9 x (Quest, Weapon bench)
Water Filter	Rare	3x Rubber Parts, 4x Canister	640	Recyclable	1 x (Quest)
Water Pump	Rare	6x Metal Parts 3x Oil	640	Recyclable	1 x (Quest)
Wires	Uncommon	2x Rubber Parts	200	Topside Material	16 x (Utility bench)

Note: Some items are more profitable to recycle and sell the parts, for example: Power Bank, Polluted Air Filter, Remote Control, Ice Cream Scooper, Power Cable, Fried Motherboard

Loot Containers

You can find different containers all through out every map on the Rust Belt. Some are easier to open than others and some can be quite lucrative for Raiders.