Lesson 5 of 10 · Intermediate · loot decisions
Sort Loot and Decide What Is Worth Keeping
Use tasks, camp upgrades, recipes, replacement kits, equipment variants, and socket plans to sort a crowded warehouse without guesswork.
Updated 2026-08-037 min readSort by future use, not color alone
After extraction, divide loot into active progression, current build, one replacement kit, confirmed future use, and sellable surplus. Search unfamiliar materials in the item database before selling them. Rarity and displayed value matter, but an ordinary component that unlocks the next camp level can be more useful than a valuable item with no role in your present plan.
Protect the next progression target
Open the camp upgrade database and choose one target level plus one follow-up. Reserve its materials and currency before crafting optional items. Then use the crafting database to check whether a material is an ingredient, what the recipe produces, and which workshop condition applies. This reverse view prevents both selling everything and hoarding everything.
Keep equipment as usable variants
Two pieces with the same name can differ through fixed affixes or socket layouts. Compare the exact variants in the equipment database and keep the one that completes a legal loadout, not every duplicate icon. A strong number on an incompatible weapon, an unused affix, or an empty socket you cannot support is potential rather than current power.
End with a next-run test
When sorting is complete, you should be able to assemble the next planned kit, one acceptable replacement, and name the single gap the next raid targets. Review the rule whenever you change class, weapon, camp goal, or task chapter. Inventory policy is a moving expression of your plan, not a permanent tier list of safe-to-sell objects.