Steal Or Die Tier List: Loot Priorities and Entity Comparison

The loot ranking has a disclosed goal: a manageable extraction. It weighs payout potential, carrying burden and exposure on the return. S: encrypted hard drive, A: watch, B: phone and C: mini fridge are editorial pickup priorities for that goal, rather than official rarity, fixed prices or a complete ranking of all 31 stealables.

Let the actual scene change the recommendation. A valuable compact item still requires a route back, and a bulky pickup can be reasonable when the return is short and comfortable. The best-loot article explains those conditions instead of treating a letter grade as permission to ignore the exit or pursuit.

Entity comparison answers a different question. Locust has a staircase-related sound warning; Hollow is discussed through crawler space and restricted hunting-side vision. Only those two names have supported encounter contexts here. The comparison therefore avoids an invented four-entity power hierarchy. Choose the article by whether you are deciding what to carry or how to read an encounter.