This is where I found Mushrooms consistently to upgrade Scrappy in Arc Raiders

I’m fond of Scrappy. He’s a friendly face that’s reliably waiting back in Speranza to offer a comfortable cluck regardless of how bad things go down topside. As a bonus, he’ll chuck a bunch of free resources your way. But our trusty resource gathering rooster Scrappy has a taste for foraged plants and fruits, as you’ll know if you’ve gone on the hunt for Prickled Pears.

Eager to upgrade him to Master Hoarder and get him to gather even more supplies, I set out to find 12 Mushrooms, which turned out to be much harder than expected. Not just because of the inevitable dangers of being topside, but also because of absolutely dreadful spawn rates compared to other foods, fruits, and plants. That is, until I found a consistent spot to farm Mushrooms in Arc Raiders.

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• Mushrooms spawn in areas marked as containing Nature loot.
• The best place to farm Mushrooms is the corridor that connects the Water Treatment Plant to the Primary Facility.
• For each visit, you’ll find between one and three Mushrooms.
• You’ll need 12 Mushrooms, along with 12 Apricots and three Very Comfortable Pillows, to upgrade Scrappy to level 5 Master Hoarder.

Where to find Mushrooms in Arc Raiders

Per the in-game item blurb, Mushrooms spawn in areas marked as containing Nature loot. Not all that helpful if you ask me after spending a few runs darting from tree to tree in the Hydroponic Dome Complex on Dam Battlegrounds and Olive Grove on The Blue Gate.

It turns out that, like their real-world counterparts, Arc Raiders Mushrooms are keen on dank, dark, high-humidity environments, and Dam Battleground’s is littered with locations that fit the bill, including interior areas.

By chance, I was making my way from Water Treatment Control to Primary Facility via the long windowed corridor lined by pipes that curves southeast towards Research & Administration. It’s one that’s usually patrolled by a couple of Fireballs. I noticed what looked like a fungal growth by the windows that turned out to be a Mushroom, and then another growing below the pipes.

I loaded in again with a Free Loadout a couple more times to confirm, and the corridor near systematically spawns anywhere from one to three Mushrooms per visit, that is, if other Raiders haven’t looted them before you get there. I hoovered up the 12 Mushrooms in six runs, bar a few early punts back to Speranza due to bumping into some hostile raiders. 

If you’re on the hunt for Mushrooms in Arc Raiders, this is the spot. It’s safer than the Hydroponic Dome Complex, and its central location means it’s never too far from a spawn point, unless you’re unlucky and load in up by the Power Generation Complex. The Central Swamp Lift is also a short run away, allowing you to get out quickly with Scrappy’s fungal treats.

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