How Feeding Scrappy Works in Arc Raiders

Have you been feeding Scrappy randomly in Arc Raiders and hoping for the best?

After testing Scrappy feeding across multiple raids, the system is actually more useful than it first appears. It is not just a random bonus feature. Feeding Scrappy can help you farm extra materials, crafting items, and even useful equipment while you continue playing raids normally.

In this guide, I’ll explain how feeding Scrappy works, what each food item does, what rewards you can expect, and whether the system is actually worth using.

If you are still learning how Scrappy works in general, I recommend checking out my full Scrappy guide as well.

Quick Answer

Feeding Scrappy in Arc Raiders works as a passive farming system. You can queue up to six food items, complete raids, and Scrappy will bring back rewards based on the food you gave him. Each food item boosts a specific material type and also gives a chance at bonus rewards from a related category.

Key Takeaways

• Scrappy can still be fed after reaching max level.
• You can queue up to six food items at once.
• Each food item boosts a different material category.
• Rewards are not fixed, but the food influences the type of loot you receive.
• Fruit Mix boosts all base materials.
• Feeding Scrappy is worth doing because it gives extra resources while you play.
• Some rewards can include gun parts, mods, Augments, mines, sprays, and crafting materials.

What Is Scrappy Feeding?

After the new update, Scrappy can be fed even after reaching max level.

This means Scrappy is no longer only useful during the early upgrade process. Once you unlock feeding, he becomes a passive farming system that works in the background while you continue playing raids.

You can queue up to six food items, and as you complete raids, Scrappy returns with materials and bonus items depending on what you fed him.

This makes Scrappy useful for long-term farming, especially if you are constantly crafting custom loadouts.

How Scrappy Feeding Boosts Work

Scrappy feeding does not give one fixed reward every time.

Instead, each food item does two things:

• Boosts a specific base material
• Gives a chance at a bonus item from a related category

This means you are not farming exact items. You are influencing the type of loot Scrappy brings back.

For example, feeding Lemon does not guarantee the exact same reward every time, but it does boost Chemicals and gives a chance at Explosives Station-related materials or equipment.

All Scrappy Food Items and Rewards

There are seven feed items you can use with Scrappy:

Food Item	Material Boost	Bonus Reward Type
Olives	Fabric	Medical Lab materials or equipment
Fruit Mix	All base materials	Better Topside materials
Mushroom	Plastic Parts	Gear Bench materials or equipment
Agave	Assorted Seeds	Mods or mod crafting materials
Apricot	Metal Parts	Gunsmith materials or equipment
Lemon	Chemicals	Explosives Station materials or equipment
Prickly Pear	Rubber Parts	Utility Station materials or equipment

Olives

Feeding Olives boosts Fabric materials.

From my testing, Olives added extra Fabric to the materials Scrappy returned. If you are constantly running low on Fabric, feeding Olives is a good way to slowly build your stash over time.

Olives also appear to have a chance of giving Medical Lab-related materials or equipment. In one of my tests, I received an Advanced ARC Powercell after feeding Olives.

Fruit Mix

Fruit Mix is one of the strongest feeding options because it boosts all the materials Scrappy can bring back.

That includes:

• Fabric
• Rubber Parts
• Seeds
• Chemicals
• Plastic Parts
• Metal Parts

It also gives a chance at better Topside materials.

In my testing, Fruit Mix gave extra materials across multiple categories and even rewarded Heavy Gun Parts, which made it one of the best feeding results I had.

To craft Fruit Mix, you need the in-round crafting skill unlocked in your skill tree. You can only craft it while topside, and it requires:

• Lemon
• Apricot
• Prickly Pear

Mushroom

Feeding Mushroom boosts Plastic Parts.

It also gives a chance at Gear Bench-related materials or equipment. During testing, feeding Mushroom gave me extra Plastic Parts and a Voltage Converter.

I have also received useful Augments from Mushroom feeding before, making it a strong option if you want Gear Bench-related rewards.

Agave

Feeding Agave boosts Assorted Seeds.

It also gives a chance at mods or materials used to craft mods.

In my testing, Agave gave me extra Seeds and rewarded a Level 3 Stock, which was one of the best items I received from Scrappy.

If you are looking for mod-related rewards, Agave is one of the better food items to use.

Apricot

Feeding Apricot boosts Metal Parts.

It also gives a chance at Gunsmith materials or equipment.

When I tested Apricot, Scrappy returned extra Metal Parts and Simple Gun Parts. This makes Apricot useful if you are trying to build up weapon crafting materials over time.

Lemon

Feeding Lemon boosts Chemicals.

It also gives a chance at Explosives Station materials or equipment.

In my testing, Lemon gave extra Chemicals and a crafting item. If you are always low on Chemicals, Lemon is one of the most useful foods to feed Scrappy.

This is especially helpful because Chemicals are used in many important crafting recipes.

Prickly Pear

Feeding Prickly Pear boosts Rubber Parts.

It also gives a chance at Utility Station materials or equipment.

I tested Prickly Pear multiple times. Across three runs, I received extra Rubber Parts each time. I also received Mechanical Components in some runs and a Speaker in another, which supports the idea that Prickly Pear gives Utility Station-related rewards.

If you need Rubber Parts or utility materials, Prickly Pear is worth feeding.

My Scrappy Feeding Test Results

I tested all food items across multiple raids to see what Scrappy would bring back.

Here are some of the results I got:

Food Item	Material Boost Received	Bonus Reward Example
Prickly Pear	Extra Rubber Parts	Mechanical Component, Speaker
Apricot	Extra Metal Parts	Simple Gun Parts
Fruit Mix	Extra materials across all categories	Heavy Gun Parts
Lemon	Extra Chemicals	Wire
Agave	Extra Seeds	Level 3 Stock
Mushroom	Extra Plastic Parts	Voltage Converter
Olives	Extra Fabric	Advanced ARC Powercell

The rewards are randomised, so you should not expect the exact same item every time. However, the category of reward is influenced by the food item you use.

How Scrappy Actually Works

Based on my testing, Scrappy feeding works by combining two reward systems.

First, the food item boosts a specific material category.

Second, it gives a chance at a bonus reward from a related crafting or equipment category.

That means Scrappy is not designed for farming one exact item. Instead, he helps you target a general type of reward.

For example:

• Lemon helps with Chemicals and Explosives Station-related items.
• Apricot helps with Metal Parts and Gunsmith-related items.
• Agave helps with Seeds and mod-related items.
• Prickly Pear helps with Rubber Parts and Utility Station-related items.

This makes Scrappy useful if you know what type of materials or equipment you are currently low on.

Is Feeding Scrappy Worth It?

Yes, feeding Scrappy is worth it.

You are already playing raids anyway, so feeding Scrappy gives you extra materials and bonus rewards in the background with very little effort.

It is not guaranteed to give amazing items every time, and the system is still randomised. However, over time, the rewards can add up quickly.

You can receive useful items such as:

• Gun parts
• Mods
• Augments
• Deadline Mines
• Vita Spray
• Crafting materials
• Station-related equipment

Because of this, Scrappy feeding is one of those systems you should not ignore.

Should You Feed Specific Items or Random Food?

You can do either.

If you need a specific material type, feed Scrappy the food item that boosts that category.

For example:

• Need Chemicals: feed Lemon
• Need Rubber Parts: feed Prickly Pear
• Need Metal Parts: feed Apricot
• Need Plastic Parts: feed Mushroom
• Need Seeds or mod rewards: feed Agave
• Need Fabric: feed Olives
• Want a general material boost: feed Fruit Mix

If you do not care about targeting a specific material, you can feed Scrappy whatever food you have available and still get value over time.

Final Verdict

Feeding Scrappy in Arc Raiders is a simple but useful passive farming system.

Each food item influences the type of materials and bonus rewards Scrappy can bring back after raids. The rewards are not fixed, but they are still valuable, especially if you are constantly crafting loadouts, ammo, equipment, and supplies.

The best part is that you do not need to manage it constantly. You can queue up to six food items, go on your raids as normal, and let Scrappy bring back extra loot in the background.

If you have been ignoring food items during raids, it is time to start picking them up.

Feeding Scrappy will not replace proper farming, but it is one of the easiest ways to gain extra materials while you play.

Watch the Full Video

If you want to see my Scrappy feeding tests, the rewards I received, and how each food item works in action, you can watch my full Arc Raiders Scrappy feeding guide below.