Understand Scavenge
Useful when…
- Adding a chance for a beast companion to open locked lockers.
- Using a companion mod slot for locker utility.
What does it do?
Scavenge gives the pet a chance to pry open a locked locker. The listed chance rises from 15% at rank 0 to 60% at rank 3 and 90% at maximum rank 5.
Fit and ranking
Scavenge is a standard Beast mod with Penjaga polarity, maximum rank 5, and base drain 0. Listed rank costs rise from 10 Endo and 483 Credits for 0→1 to 160 Endo and 7,728 Credits for 4→5. Since the chance increases by rank, invest further when a higher locker-opening chance is worth the fusion cost; it uses a companion mod slot even with base drain 0.
How it differs from pickup bonuses
Retriever mods have different effects: Loyal Retriever lists a 13% chance to double Credit and Resource pickups, Prosperous Retriever an 18% chance to double Credits, and Resourceful Retriever an 18% chance to double Resources. Those pickup effects do not describe opening lockers, so choose according to whether you want locker access or a chance to double pickups.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The benefit is probabilistic and specific to locked lockers; it does not state that pickups are doubled.
- It consumes a companion mod slot, though its listed base drain is 0.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the chance as a guarantee that every locked locker will open.
- Confusing Scavenge’s locker effect with Retriever mods’ chance to double pickups.