What is the Coffee Pot in Arc Raiders?
The Coffee Pot is a common trinket item. You cannot use it for crafting or buffs. Its main purpose is selling it for coins or using it as filler loot when you still have space.
It weighs 0.3, stacks up to three, and sells for 1,000 coins each. That makes it light enough to grab when you are passing through residential buildings, but not valuable enough to risk a fight over.
Most experienced players treat the Coffee Pot as “nice to have, not a priority.”
Where does the Coffee Pot spawn?
The Coffee Pot spawns in Residential loot containers. That part is important. It does not drop randomly everywhere, and you won’t find it in industrial zones, military crates, or ARC facilities.
In practice, this means:
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Apartments
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Residential buildings
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Homes and living spaces inside larger maps
Common locations players farm include:
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Dam Battlegrounds apartments (Pale Apartments, Ruby Residence)
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Buried City apartments (Plaza Rosa E, Grandioso Apartments)
If you are not opening residential containers, you are not going to see Coffee Pots.
Does the Coffee Pot have fixed spawn locations?
No. There is no fixed “Coffee Pot spawn point.”
This is where newer players often get confused. The Coffee Pot is part of the residential loot table. Any residential container can spawn one, but most will not.
You are rolling against a loot table every time you open:
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Drawers
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Cabinets
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Residential crates
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Apartment storage containers
Sometimes you will open five apartments and see none. Other times you will find two in the same building. That randomness is normal.
How often does the Coffee Pot spawn?
Based on normal farming routes, the Coffee Pot is common but not guaranteed.
From experience:
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You might see one Coffee Pot every few residential buildings
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Some runs you will see several
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Some runs you will see none
It is not rare enough to specifically hunt, but not common enough to rely on for income.
If you are running residential routes for general loot, you will naturally collect Coffee Pots over time.
Is the Flickering Flames event a reliable source?
Yes, but with limits.
During the Flickering Flames event, Stage 4 and 5 can reward:
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2x Coffee Pot
This is a guaranteed reward if you complete that stage, but it is not farmable on demand. You cannot trigger the event whenever you want, and the time investment is much higher than normal looting.
Most players see Flickering Flames Coffee Pots as a bonus, not a target.
Is the Coffee Pot worth picking up?
That depends on your situation.
Pick it up if:
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You have spare inventory space
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You are already in residential buildings
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You are early-game and every coin helps
Skip it if:
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Your bag is nearly full
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You are carrying higher-value items
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You expect PvP on the way out
Because it only sells for 1,000 coins, one weapon part or rare material usually beats it in value per slot.
How do experienced players farm Coffee Pots efficiently?
They usually don’t farm them directly.
Instead, experienced players:
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Run residential routes for mixed loot
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Clear apartments quickly
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Loot containers fast and move on
If Coffee Pots show up, they take them. If not, they don’t slow down.
The key is route efficiency, not item targeting.
A typical run looks like:
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Enter a residential cluster
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Loot obvious containers
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Ignore deep, risky corners
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Extract without forcing extra fights
Coffee Pots come naturally with this approach.
Can the Coffee Pot be used for crafting or upgrades?
No.
As of now:
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It is not a crafting ingredient
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It is not used in upgrades
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It has no hidden use
If that changes in the future, the value will change. Right now, it is purely a sellable trinket.
Do Coffee Pots matter for progression?
Only slightly.
Selling a few Coffee Pots can help with:
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Early-game coin flow
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Covering repair or ammo costs
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Padding out a low-profit run
They will not meaningfully accelerate progression by themselves.
Some players collect trinkets while focusing on higher-value items, then sell everything in bulk. In that case, Coffee Pots help smooth out income.
Are Coffee Pots contested by other players?
Almost never.
Because they are common and low value:
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Most players won’t fight over them
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They are often left behind
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You will rarely see PvP triggered by a Coffee Pot
If you do get into a fight near residential buildings, it is usually because of:
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Weapons
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Rare materials
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Player movement, not trinkets
How does this relate to blueprint trading discussions?
Some players talk about optimizing every loot run for maximum value, especially when they plan to sell arc raiders blueprints for real money later through external markets.
In that context, Coffee Pots are usually ignored. Blueprint drops, rare components, and high-tier materials matter far more than common trinkets.
This is another reason why experienced players don’t go out of their way to farm Coffee Pots.
Common mistakes players make with Coffee Pot spawns
Assuming they spawn everywhere
They don’t. Residential only.
Searching for fixed locations
There are none. It’s RNG within a loot table.
Overvaluing them
1,000 coins is fine, but not worth risk.
Filling inventory too early
Grabbing too many low-value trinkets can force you to drop better loot later.
Practical advice for new players
If you are new:
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Learn residential layouts
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Loot quickly
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Take Coffee Pots when space allows
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Don’t force extra looting just for them
Over time, you will naturally understand which items are worth carrying and which are filler.
The Coffee Pot is exactly what it looks like: a common residential trinket meant to add small, steady value to loot runs. It is not rare, not special, and not something you should chase.
If you are looting residential buildings correctly, you will see Coffee Pots. If you are not, changing your route matters more than changing your expectations.