Why Assorted Seeds Matter
Assorted Seeds are one of the most efficient resources in Arc Raiders for managing your scrap economy and crafting needs. They might look like basic loot at first, but these stackable items serve two purposes that make them valuable for both new and experienced players fighting through the bot-infested surface.
Understanding Scrap Economy Basics
Scrap forms the backbone of your progression in Arc Raiders. You'll need various scrap types for multiple activities: building new crafting benches in your workshop, upgrading weapons, and assembling the equipment you need for each surface run. The sheer variety of scrap items can overwhelm beginners, and it's tempting to just grab everything and sort it out later.
Honestly, this works well at first. Your rooster companion, Scrappy, lives up to his name by automatically gathering scrap for you. You're always making progress even when robot swarms keep melting you. You can upgrade Scrappy's gathering abilities if you find a dog collar during your runs.
Not all loot deserves equal priority though. That's where Assorted Seeds come in.
Primary Benefit: Trading with Celeste
The biggest advantage of Assorted Seeds is using them as currency with Celeste, a vendor in Speranza who deals in scrap items. This trading relationship solves one of the game's most annoying problems: missing a couple pieces of specific scrap to complete crafting recipes.
Instead of launching another surface run just to collect one or two missing components, you can buy them from Celeste using Assorted Seeds. This gets more valuable as you progress and crafting requirements get complex.
Celeste's inventory expands as you level up, with more items available at varying Assorted Seeds costs. The amounts differ by item rarity and type.
Secondary Benefit: Direct Sale Value
Assorted Seeds also work as a sellable commodity. Each individual seed sells for 100 Arc currency. This might seem modest for a single seed, but the real value comes from their stacking property.
Unlike many items in Arc Raiders that take up a full inventory slot no matter how many you have, Assorted Seeds stack together. This stacking mechanic dramatically increases their value per inventory space.
Practical Example
Take a typical farming run through the Hydroponic Dome Complex (covered below). Collecting 20 Assorted Seeds from this location translates to either 2,000 Arc currency when sold directly or 20 common scrap items purchased from Celeste.
This dual value means you're never making a bad choice with seeds. They're either direct income or flexible crafting currency depending on what you need right now.
Where to Find Assorted Seeds
Assorted Seeds spawn mainly in nature-themed areas across Arc Raiders' maps. Two specific locations offer high seed concentrations.
Hydroponic Dome Complex (Primary Location)
The Hydroponic Dome Complex on the Dam Battlegrounds map is the best farming location for Assorted Seeds. This area has numerous seeds inside the dome structures and throughout the surrounding environment.
Swamp Area (Secondary Location)
The swamp area next to the Hydroponic Dome Complex also contains plenty of seed spawns, giving you an alternative or supplementary farming route.
Farming Strategy and Safety Considerations
Assorted Seeds are worth targeting on farming runs, but the Hydroponic Dome Complex has specific challenges that need a careful approach.
Enemy Presence
The Hydroponic Dome Complex is packed with Arc bots, including mine-spiders that hide inside the dome structures and try to scuttle toward players who enter. Various other Arc bot types patrol the area as well.
The concentration of hostile robots makes this a dangerous farming spot, especially if you're not familiar with bot behavior patterns.
PvP Considerations
The Hydroponic Dome Complex counts as a high-rarity loot area, so other players will occasionally show up during their runs. While player encounters happen, most experienced players use stealth tactics to avoid attracting both bot attention and unnecessary PvP fights.
Smart players focus on loot collection over combat in this area, which creates opportunities for shared farming when multiple players stay quiet.
Inventory Management Best Practices
Collection Priority
When you're managing limited inventory space during surface runs, Assorted Seeds deserve high collection priority because of their stacking capability (space efficiency), dual-purpose utility (crafting currency or direct sale), and consistent value regardless of current crafting needs.
When to Prioritize Seeds
Always grab Assorted Seeds when you find them in nature areas, particularly when you're running low on specific scrap types for upcoming crafts, you need flexible currency that converts to various materials, inventory space allows for stackable items, or you're farming the Hydroponic Dome Complex specifically.
The only situation where seeds might take lower priority is when inventory slots are completely full with higher-value equipment or mission-critical items.
Economic Decision-Making: Sell vs. Trade
Choosing whether to sell Assorted Seeds for Arc currency or trade them to Celeste for scrap materials depends on your immediate needs.
Sell seeds when you have surplus scrap materials in storage already, you need Arc currency for other purchases or services, or you're stockpiling currency for future updates or vendor refreshes.
Trade seeds when you're missing specific scrap components for crafting recipes, you need materials for workshop upgrades, you want to avoid additional farming runs for common materials, or you're preparing equipment for an upcoming expedition.
Both options provide solid value, so this decision rarely feels wasteful either way.
Beginner Tips for Seed Farming
Starting Out
New players should get familiar with basic seed spawn patterns in safer areas before attempting Hydroponic Dome Complex runs. Nature areas throughout the map have smaller seed concentrations suitable for low-risk collection while you learn game mechanics.
Upgrading Scrappy First
Prioritizing Scrappy's gathering upgrades (via dog collar acquisition) makes sure passive scrap collection continues even when you're focused on seed farming, which maximizes overall resource efficiency.
Route Planning
Once you're comfortable with basic gameplay, plan dedicated seed farming routes that start in safer nature areas and move toward the Hydroponic Dome Complex as your confidence and equipment quality improve.
Advanced Tips
Efficient Farming Loops
Experienced players can maximize seed collection by creating farming loops that hit multiple nature areas and the Hydroponic Dome Complex in a single run. This approach fills seed stacks quickly while minimizing downtime between profitable runs.
Balancing Risk and Reward
The Hydroponic Dome Complex's high enemy density needs equipment preparation. Make sure you have adequate weapons, healing items, and escape options before committing to extended farming sessions in this dangerous area.
Why Seeds Should Never Be Ignored
Assorted Seeds punch well above their weight in Arc Raiders' economy. Their combination of inventory efficiency (stacking), flexible utility (dual-purpose as currency or sellable commodity), and accessibility (abundant in nature areas) makes them one of the most consistently valuable items you can collect.
For beginners struggling to complete your first crafting recipes or advanced players refining resource collection routes, Assorted Seeds provide reliable value that supports progression at every stage. Being able to convert them into exactly the scrap materials you need through Celeste's trading services eliminates much of the randomness and frustration in crafting-dependent progression systems.
When you spot those seeds in nature areas or scattered throughout the Hydroponic Dome Complex, take the time to grab them. They represent flexible economic power that will serve you well no matter what your current objectives are.