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DMZ valuables.
Keep or sell?

The DMZ valuables guide: find an item, see why it matters and count what your unfinished upgrades still need.

Checked 5 November 2026 · Australia/Brisbane

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Vendor Item Upgrade I recipe showing 20 Electronic Sensors, 10 CPU, 10 Printed Circuit Board and 2 Prototype RF Module
Our supplied in-game capture. Required amounts appear after the slash. © Activision.

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1. Protect documents

Keep progression papers until you check their named upgrade. A cash icon or high value does not rule out a future recipe.

2. Track your next recipe

Use Track Recipe in the printer before a run. Compare the requirement after the slash with your stock before selling.

3. Sell with a purpose

Protect the reserve for your next unlock, then weigh spare cash against stash space. Keep a separate buffer for gear you regularly print.

Your stash, your upgrades

Enter owned quantities on the cards below, then tick upgrades you have already bought. Custom reserve sets a minimum total to keep, not an extra amount. Saved on this browser only; map and squad progress stay separate.

Choose completed upgrades & required items

Keep or sell?

Uncommon · green

Rigid Synthetics

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

$2,000 shown · sale basis unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

30remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Repeat crafting consumes this too

Not included in the upgrade total. Add a custom minimum for your planned crafts and update stock after use.

Dog Tag Case I; the tooltip also lists Medium Backpack, Disposable Parachute and a tracked Large Backpack. Repeat-craft quantities are not established.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Rigid Synthetics: supplied tooltip.

Uncommon · green

Biomaterials

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

30remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Repeat crafting consumes this too

Not included in the upgrade total. Add a custom minimum for your planned crafts and update stock after use.

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Dog Tag Case I: supplied screenshot.

Uncommon · green

Electronic Sensors

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

30remaining in covered recipes

Where to look

Area guides only: no guaranteed spawn or exact loot position.

Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Vendor I: supplied screenshot.

Rare · blue

CPU

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

20remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Vendor I: supplied screenshot.

Rare · blue

Printed Circuit Board

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

20remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Vendor I: supplied screenshot.

Legendary · orange

Prototype RF Module

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

2remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: Vendor I: supplied screenshot.

Uncommon (reported) · green

Detonators

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

20remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Rare (reported) · blue

Nylon Cloth

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

10remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Epic (reported) · purple

Power Regulator

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

20remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Uncommon (reported) · green

Control Unit

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

10remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Uncommon (reported) · green

Reactive Metals

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

40remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Rare (reported) · blue

Stock Rod

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

10remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Epic (reported) · purple

Comms Module

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

20remaining in covered recipes

Where to look

Area guides only: no guaranteed spawn or exact loot position.

Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Rare (reported) · blue

Binding Catalyst

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

10remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Repeat crafting consumes this too

Not included in the upgrade total. Add a custom minimum for your planned crafts and update stock after use.

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

Military Composites

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

Sale value unconfirmed

Keep until upgrades complete

Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

5remaining in covered recipes
Uses & evidence

Needed by the named upgrades below.

This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

Item reference: GamerFuzion: menu-based upgrade report.

Rare · blue

Nitro Compounds

Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

$4,000 shown · sale basis unconfirmed

Always Keep · pending recipe check

There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

Not establishedfull keep target unknown
Uses & evidence

The tooltip lists Artillery Beacon and Impact Warhead, followed by more hidden uses. No exact recipe quantities are established by this capture.

    This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

    Item reference: Nitro Compounds: supplied tooltip.

    Uncommon · green

    Infantry Invasion Plans

    Valuable · Progression-critical

    $1,000 per item · reported

    Keep until upgrades complete

    Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

    5remaining in covered recipes
    Uses & evidence

    Needed by the named upgrades below.

    This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

    Item reference: AllThingsHow: Roze drops.

    Uncommon · green

    Regional Combat Notes

    Valuable · Progression-critical

    $1,000 per item · reported

    Keep until upgrades complete

    Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

    10remaining in covered recipes
    Uses & evidence

    Needed by the named upgrades below.

    This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

    Item reference: AllThingsHow: solo cash guide.

    Uncommon · green

    Ballistic Flight Logs

    Valuable · Progression-critical

    $1,000 per item · reported

    Keep until upgrades complete

    Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

    5remaining in covered recipes
    Uses & evidence

    Needed by the named upgrade below; later tiers and missions remain incompletely documented.

    This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

    Item reference: AllThingsHow: safe loot guide.

    Rare · blue

    Nuclear Program Files

    Valuable · Situational / uncertain

    $2,000 per item · reported

    Always Keep · pending recipe check

    There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

    Not establishedfull keep target unknown
    Uses & evidence

    Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

      This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

      Item reference: AllThingsHow: safe loot guide.

      Rare · blue

      Degraded Execution Footage

      Valuable · Progression-critical

      $2,000 per item · reported

      Keep until upgrades complete

      Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

      10remaining in covered recipes
      Uses & evidence

      Needed by the named upgrade below; later tiers and missions remain incompletely documented.

      This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

      Item reference: AllThingsHow: safe loot guide.

      Rare · blue

      Encrypted Archive

      Valuable · Situational / uncertain

      $2,000 per item · reported

      Always Keep · pending recipe check

      There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

      Not establishedfull keep target unknown
      Uses & evidence

      Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

        This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

        Item reference: AllThingsHow: Mirae Electrical Room.

        Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

        Gold Bar

        Valuable · Situational / uncertain

        Sale value unconfirmed

        Always Keep · pending recipe check

        There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

        Not establishedfull keep target unknown
        Uses & evidence

        Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

          This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

          Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

          Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

          Gold Skull

          Valuable · Situational / uncertain

          Sale value unconfirmed

          Always Keep · pending recipe check

          There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

          Not establishedfull keep target unknown
          Uses & evidence

          Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

            This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

            Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

            Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

            W.M.D. Manifest

            Valuable · Progression-critical

            Sale value unconfirmed

            Keep until upgrades complete

            Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

            5remaining in covered recipes
            Uses & evidence

            Needed by the named upgrade below; later tiers and missions remain incompletely documented.

            This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

            Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

            Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

            Foreign Intelligence Targets

            Valuable · Progression-critical

            Sale value unconfirmed

            Keep until upgrades complete

            Protect the remaining reserve below; consider selling extras only after checking later tiers and your crafting plans.

            5remaining in covered recipes
            Uses & evidence

            Needed by the named upgrade below; later tiers and missions remain incompletely documented. The source calls this Foreign Intelligence Targets.

            This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

            Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

            Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

            Sanctioned Assassination List

            Valuable · Situational / uncertain

            Sale value unconfirmed

            Always Keep · pending recipe check

            There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

            Not establishedfull keep target unknown
            Uses & evidence

            Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

              This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

              Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

              Unconfirmed · unconfirmed

              Cipher Code Ledger

              Valuable · Situational / uncertain

              Sale value unconfirmed

              Always Keep · pending recipe check

              There is not enough verified recipe coverage to call this cash-only.

              Not establishedfull keep target unknown
              Uses & evidence

              Later progression use needs direct recipe confirmation.

                This reserve covers the listed recipes only. Other tiers, missions and repeat crafts are not included.

                Item reference: DMZ community discussion.

                Rare (reported) · blue

                High-Tenacity Fibers

                Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                Individual sale value unconfirmed

                Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                10remaining in covered recipes

                Where to look

                Area guides only: no guaranteed spawn or exact loot position.

                Uses & evidence

                Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                Rare (reported) · blue

                Structural Alloy

                Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                Individual sale value unconfirmed

                Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                Uses & evidence

                Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                  A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                  Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                  Epic (reported) · purple

                  Alloyed Plating

                  Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                  Individual sale value unconfirmed

                  Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                  Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                  Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                  Uses & evidence

                  Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                    A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                    Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                    Epic (reported) · purple

                    Ballistic Fabric

                    Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                    Individual sale value unconfirmed

                    Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                    Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                    Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                    Uses & evidence

                    Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                      A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                      Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                      Epic (reported) · purple

                      Nylon Laminate

                      Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                      Individual sale value unconfirmed

                      Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                      Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                      Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                      Uses & evidence

                      Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                        A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                        Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                        Epic (reported) · purple

                        Stabilized Reagents

                        Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                        Individual sale value unconfirmed

                        Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                        Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                        Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                        Uses & evidence

                        Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                          A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                          Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                          Epic (reported) · purple

                          Turned Components

                          Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                          Individual sale value unconfirmed

                          Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                          Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                          Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                          Uses & evidence

                          Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                            A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                            Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                            Epic (reported) · purple

                            Volatile Explosives

                            Ingredient · Crafting / upgrades

                            Individual sale value unconfirmed

                            Optional reserve · further uses unverified

                            Protect your planned crafting buffer. No complete late-tier or mission-use clearance is established.

                            Not establishedfull keep target unknown
                            Uses & evidence

                            Reported printer ingredient. Recurring crafting consumption is outside the upgrade reserve; use a custom minimum for gear you plan to print.

                              A missing upgrade dependency does not make this safe to sell. Check the exact recipe and Ingredient Locations panel in your game.

                              Item reference: COD Central: captured ingredient hints.

                              Don’t accidentally sell these

                              Infantry Invasion Plans are reported for Bank III. Regional Combat Notes are reported for MIA Recovery I. The screenshots confirm Electronic Sensors, CPU, Printed Circuit Board and Prototype RF Module for Vendor I, plus Rigid Synthetics and Biomaterials for Dog Tag Case I.

                              Common mistakes

                              • Reading current stock as the requirement: 20/10 means ten required, not twenty.
                              • Treating a vendor purchase price as an item’s sale value.
                              • Assuming a sale prompt proves the price of one item when a stack is selected.
                              • Calling an item cash-only because an early recipe does not mention it.

                              What is verified?

                              The supplied 4 November captures establish Dog Tag Case I and Vendor Item I requirements, plus the visible rarity and uses of Rigid Synthetics and Nitro Compounds. We read recipe requirements, not the owner’s current stock. The reserve is calculated from recipe quantities; it is not copied from a community sheet.

                              Dog Tag Case I: $10,000, 10 Rigid Synthetics and 10 Biomaterials
                              Screenshot-confirmed recipe · open full crop
                              Rare Nitro Compounds tooltip with a $4,000 sale display and listed crafting uses
                              Nitro sale display: unit or stack basis still needs confirmation.

                              What still needs confirmation?

                              Full late-tier totals, mission consumption and repeat-crafting buffers are incomplete. Gold Bar, Gold Skull and the remaining documents stay protected where quantities are uncertain. We have not independently reproduced the reported recipes in a live game. Reported sale values are references, not guaranteed current vendor quotes.

                              The Rigid Synthetics capture shows $2,000 with a selected stack of ten; Nitro Compounds shows $4,000 with a selected stack of eight. We do not divide these into claimed unit prices until the sale behaviour is tested. The Armor Box screenshot shows a purchase price; the graphics settings screen is unrelated and excluded.

                              Sources checked 5 November 2026

                              Artwork: user-supplied gameplay screenshots, tightly cropped to relevant menus. Game imagery © Activision; editorial use, no general redistribution licence claimed. No community chart, artwork or layout reproduced.

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