If your stash is overflowing and you’ve ever wondered what to keep, what to sell, or how to organize everything efficiently, this guide is for you. Whether you’re a new player looting everything, a midgame player with a partially organized stash, or an endgame player drowning in ARCR Items, these tips will help you manage your stash while understanding why you keep certain items, not just what to keep. Let’s break it down section by section.

1. Handling Raid Loot Efficiently

After a raid, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Maybe your stash has only a few spots left, and you’re staring at duplicates, trinkets, or uncommon items. A few quick rules:

Sell duplicates like extra blueprints you don’t need.

Keep crafting essentials like batteries, springs, gun parts, and processors—these are rare and hard to find.

Limit ammo stacks; only keep what you regularly use. Ammo is cheap to craft and often takes up unnecessary space.

For example, if you just looted an Osprey or a Terrari and your stash is full, sell excess ammo instead of reserving slots for it. Keep only the weapons and components that you actually plan to use.

2. Guns and Repairs

Weapon management is a core part of stash organization. Here’s what to keep in mind:

Limit each weapon type to 3–4 of the same model. One or two is sufficient for rarer weapons like the Osprey.

Repair proactively. Keep advanced mechanical components and medium or heavy gun parts on hand. When you repair a weapon, recycle excess weapons of the same type to regain components.

Upgrade strategically. Level your guns to max (usually level 4), but avoid hoarding extras unnecessarily.

This approach ensures your weapons are always combat-ready without bloating your stash.

3. Mod Components and Attachments

Attachments are another area where stash space can get wasted. Many players leave them lying around instead of equipping them:

Equip all your attachments to the correct guns whenever possible.

Keep at least 20 mod components to craft top-tier attachments.

Recycle unused or duplicate attachments to reclaim space and components.

This prevents your stash from being filled with random mods that could otherwise be applied to weapons.

4. Augments and Shields

Augments and shields are crucial for both PvE and PvP, but they don’t need to take permanent space in your stash:

Craft augments as needed rather than storing them all. Three processors and two advanced electrical components are usually enough to craft a set on demand.

Shields (light and medium) are cheap to buy or craft, so avoid stockpiling more than necessary.

Keep essential components (like processors, arc alloy, and batteries) instead of full augments or shields. This allows flexibility without clutter.

5. Ammunition

Ammo stacks can quickly consume space, especially if you’re holding multiple types:

Craft most ammo on demand, as it’s cheap and plentiful topside.

Keep a small number of high-value ammo types (launcher or energy clips) for legendary guns or rare encounters.

Avoid hoarding light, medium, or heavy ammo unnecessarily.

6. Quick-Use Items

Grenades, bandages, zip lines, and other utility items can bloat your stash:

Keep only the essentials: smoke grenades (1–2 stacks), trailblazers (a few stacks), seeker grenades, and wolf packs for major arcs.

Bandages: prioritize herbal (stack of 5) and sterilized (stack of 4). These are cheaper, more effective, and easier to manage than regular bandages.

Barricade kits: keep a few for PvE cover or PvP situations.

Avoid storing niche items that you rarely use; craft or buy as needed.

The goal is to balance availability with space efficiency.

7. Keys

Keys are unstackable, making them a major source of stash clutter:

Limit yourself to 9–11 keys at a time.

Start using them in raids to free up stash space.

Prioritize rare or high-value key rooms for loot before they take up permanent slots.

8. Crafting Materials

This is where stash organization can make the biggest difference:

Keep essential materials: advanced mechanical components, processors, medium/heavy gun parts, mod components, arc circuitry, and batteries. These are used for repairing, upgrading, and crafting your best gear.

Limit excess basic materials: metal, plastic, and rubber should only take up about two rows each. They’re common and easy to farm, so extra stacks are unnecessary.

Recycle wisely: convert unused or duplicate items into components to reclaim space for more valuable resources.

For example, recycling a medium shield gives you one arc circuitry, which can then be used to craft another shield efficiently.

9. Miscellaneous Items

Seeds: keep a few stacks (max 3–5) for the Celeste trader.

Fossilized lightning: currently has limited use; sell or recycle if your stash is tight.

Blueprints: keep only those needed for crafting or strategic upgrades.

10. Regular Maintenance

Finally, stash management is an ongoing process:

Re-evaluate items regularly: after raids, check duplicates and unnecessary items.

Recycle excess components and weapons: maintain space while restocking key materials.

Keep your essentials stocked: guns, mods, mechanical components, batteries, processors, and healing ARC Raiders Items should always be on hand.

Final Thoughts

A well-maintained stash improves gameplay by making your essentials easy to access and reducing unnecessary clutter. By following these principles—prioritizing repair and crafting materials, limiting duplicates, and crafting items as needed—you’ll always have a healthy, efficient stash without wasting valuable space.

Organize your guns, manage ammo, prioritize augment and shield crafting, and recycle smartly. With these strategies, you can focus on looting and PvE adventures without constantly worrying about stash overload.