The Flashpoint update added a feeding mechanic to ARC Raiders that lets you put Scrappy's fruit stash to real use. Rather than hoarding olives and lemons purely for companion upgrades, you can now queue them up as meals that give Scrappy two simultaneous bonuses: a guaranteed extra batch of a specific resource type, and a random bonus item from a food-specific loot pool. The better your Scrappy level, the better those bonus rewards get. Every food item lasts exactly one match before Scrappy moves to the next item in his queue.
How to feed Scrappy
Getting the feeding system running takes under a minute once you know where to look. Head to the Workshop, select Scrappy from the menu, then switch to the Feed tab. From there, choose any food items sitting in your Stash to queue them up. Scrappy will eat them in order, one per match, applying that food's bonuses for the duration of that raid.
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Check Scrappy's Collection Box after every match. It has a capacity limit, so selling off unwanted items regularly keeps space open for his next haul.
The feeding system is available from Scrappy level 1, but upgrading Scrappy directly improves the quality of the Feeding Reward items he returns with.
Scrappy Feed tab in Workshop
What can you feed Scrappy, and what does each food do?
There are seven food items in total, each tied to a specific resource type and a unique loot pool. According to community research documented by Reddit user Baschny and corroborated by Insider Gaming, here is the full breakdown of food items, their guaranteed resource bonus, and the station-type rewards they correspond to:
The Fruit Mix is the wildcard option. It grants +5 of every resource type and pulls from a combined loot pool that includes high-value items like the Matriarch Reactor (0.68% chance) and Queen Reactor (0.68% chance), making it the most versatile feeding choice when you have one available.
Scrappy post-match feeding reward
Full loot pool odds for every food item
The odds below are sourced from community testing documented by Baschny on Reddit and published by Insider Gaming. These are the actual drop percentages for each food's bonus item.
Agave loot pool
Agave targets the mod and crafting economy. The most common drops are Duct Tape, Mechanical Components, and Wires at 10.91% each. Rare drops include tier-3 weapon attachments like Angled Grip 3, Silencer 2, and Extended Barrel at 0.22% each, with Legendary-tier mods like Anvil Splitter, Kinetic Converter, and Silencer 3 sitting at 0.11%.
Apricot loot pool
Apricot leans heavily into gunsmith materials. Common drops include Magnet, Oil, Simple Gun Parts, Steel Spring, and Wires at 12.06% each. The standout rare drops are Matriarch Reactor and Queen Reactor, both at 0.24%. If you want a shot at reactor components without raiding for them, Apricot is your best single-food option.
Lemon loot pool
Lemon covers the explosive and electrical side of crafting. Common drops include ARC Alloy, Battery, Canister, Crude Explosives, Oil, and Wires at 7.58% each. Rare drops include grenades: Blaze Grenade, Heavy Fuze Grenade, and Showstopper at 2.27%, with Deadline and Wolfpack at 1.14% each.
Mushroom loot pool
Mushroom is the go-to for gear and shield components. ARC Alloy, Battery, and Magnet drop at 13.99% each. The real value here is the chip drops: Combat Mk. 2, Looting Mk. 2, and Tactical Mk. 2 at 3.50% each, with tier-3 variants like Combat Mk. 3 (Aggressive) and Looting Mk. 3 (Survivor) sitting at 0.70% each.
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Scrappy level directly affects the quality of Feeding Rewards. Higher-level Scrappy increases your odds of pulling better items from each food's loot pool, so prioritizing upgrades pays off here.
Olives loot pool
Olives target medical supplies. ARC Powercell, Canister, and Great Mullein drop at 11.36% each. Healing consumables like Vita Shot and Vita Spray come in at 2.27% each, while Herbal Bandage and Sterilized Bandage sit at 4.55%.
Prickly Pear loot pool
Prickly Pear covers utility and traversal tools. Six items share the top drop rate at 11.17% each: Canister, Electrical Components, Mechanical Components, Rope, Sensors, and Speaker Component. The rare pulls here are genuinely useful: Photoelectric Cloak and Power Rod at 1.12% each, and Snap Hook at 0.56%.
Fruit Mix loot pool
Fruit Mix draws from a combined pool of all categories and delivers two of each item rather than one. Common drops include pairs of ARC Alloy, ARC Powercell, Battery, Canister, and Wires at 4.50% each. Rare pulls include Matriarch Reactor and Queen Reactor at 0.68% each, matching the Apricot pool's reactor odds while also offering the broadest resource coverage.
Which food should you feed Scrappy?
The right answer depends on what you need. Here is a practical breakdown:
- Apricot or Fruit Mix if you want a shot at Matriarch Reactor or Queen Reactor drops
- Mushroom if you need chip upgrades like Combat Mk. 3 or Looting Mk. 3 variants
- Prickly Pear if you want utility tools like Snap Hook or Photoelectric Cloak passively
- Lemon if you are stocking grenades and explosive station materials
- Fruit Mix when you want consistent resource coverage across all types without committing to one category
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Both bonus effects from feeding (the resource bonus and the Feeding Reward) expire after a single match. If you forget to check Scrappy's Collection Box, you may lose track of what he brought back and miss valuable items sitting unclaimed.
Tips for getting the most out of the feeding system
- Queue up multiple food items at once so Scrappy is never running without a bonus active
- Prioritize upgrading Scrappy's level alongside feeding him, since higher levels improve reward quality
- Sell or use resources from the Collection Box regularly to avoid hitting the capacity cap
- Save Fruit Mix for sessions where you want general crafting materials topped up across the board
- Track which food you queued before a raid so you know what to expect in the Collection Box when you return
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