New to Escape from Tarkov? Learn essential looting tips, including what items to prioritize for quests, hideout upgrades, and barters. Maximize your scavenge efficiency!
Loot is what you scavenge from the depths of Tarkov. Use the categorized tables below to prioritize what to take and what to leave behind.
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- Quest items to keep
- Hideout items to keep
Barter Items:
- 42 Signature Blend English Tea — Needed for the Collector quest.
- Apollo Soyuz cigarettes — Available for barter and crafting.
- Aramid fiber fabric — Needed for Textile - Part 1 quest and Gear Rack level 2 hideout upgrade.
- BEAR Buddy plush toy — Needed for the Collector quest.
- Pack of Arseniy buckwheat — Available for barter.
- Can of Dr. Lupo's coffee beans — Needed for the Collector quest.
- Can of Majaica coffee beans — Available for barter and crafting; needed for Nutrition Unit level 3 hideout upgrade.
- Cordura polyamide fabric — Needed for Textile - Part 2 quest and Gear Rack level 3 hideout upgrade.
- Dogtag — Various quests require specific USEC or BEAR dogtags, including Friend From the West - Part 1, The Punisher - Part 6, Trophies, Our Own Land, and Counteraction.
- Fleece fabric — Needed for Textile - Part 2 quest, Defective Wall level 2, Hall of Fame level 1, and Gear Rack level 1 hideout upgrades.
- FP-100 filter absorber — Used to run the Air Filtering Unit hideout module.
- Gas mask air filter — Available for barter and crafting; needed for the Air Filtering Unit hideout upgrade.
- Jar of pickles — Available for barter.
- Malboro Cigarettes — Needed for the Bad Habit quest.
- OFZ 30x165mm shell — Needed for the Regulated Materials quest.
- Paracord — Needed for Textile - Part 1 quest and specific extractions on Reserve, Lighthouse, and Shoreline.
- Press pass (issued for NoiceGuy) — Needed for a quest.
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