Without upgrading these systems, access to high-tier gear, explosives, and efficient builds becomes severely limited.

This guide focuses on the fastest routes and smartest farming strategies to level Workbench and Scrappy efficiently, especially for solo players or small squads.

Many players choose to prepare early by buy ARC Raiders Items or looking for a safe place to buy ARC Raiders Items, ensuring they can immediately start farming dangerous zones without wasting time rebuilding basic loadouts. Trusted platforms such as EZNPC are often mentioned by the community for players who want to stabilize progression after reset.

Early-Stage Farming: Fruits and Household Items

Bluegate Residential is one of the best starting locations. Fully loot residential containers for items like Comfortable Pillows, Dog Collars, and Lemons. These provide fast Scrappy experience and crafting value.

After clearing the area, move west to the lemon tree for additional fruit, then proceed toward Olive Grove. Under Cold Snap conditions, Fruit Baskets spawn here, significantly boosting efficiency. Always destroy nearby ARC enemies to collect Wasp and Hornet Drivers, which are essential for later Workbench upgrades.

Stella Montis Cafeteria Route

The Atrium Cafeteria in Stella Montis is a guaranteed fruit source. Using a Fuel Cell opens a locked room containing two Fruit Baskets and multiple residential containers. This location is extremely efficient for early Scrappy leveling.

Before extracting, detour to Seed Vault if space allows. Seeds, chemicals, and plastics collected here can later be converted into grenades for large ARC enemy farming.

Lush Blooms Event: High Risk, High Reward

Lush Blooms remains the fastest Scrappy leveling event post-reset. Most spawns occur at Spaceport, where fruit and mushrooms are highly contested.

Players who avoid PvP can still profit by looting Arrivals and Departures Buildings while others fight. Dog Collars, Toasters, and Power Cables here provide consistent Scrappy progress with reduced risk.

Industrial and Medical Material Routes

Buried City Hospital is essential for medical crafting components such as Rusted Shut Medical Kits, Antiseptics, and Durable Cloth. Along the way, loot cars and buses—especially buses with destructible rear components—for Rusted Gear and Motors.

Surveyors and ARC Couriers should never be skipped. Surveyor Vaults and Sentinel Firing Cores significantly accelerate Workbench upgrades.

Killing Large ARC Enemies for Faster Progression

Crafting materials alone is inefficient. The real progress comes from farming large ARC enemies using Light Impact Grenades.

• Leapers spawn in Dam Battlegrounds (Cold Snap) and drop Pulse Cores.

• Bastions at Pipeline Tower can be safely killed from above using grenades.

• Rocketeers require an Osprey; shoot boosters to stun, then unload.

• Bombardiers in Buried City are best fought near Plaza Rosa using buildings as cover.

By repeating optimized routes per map, you can fully upgrade Workbench and Scrappy in a fraction of the time.