Escape from Tarkov can be brutally unforgiving. You can go from loaded to utterly broke in a matter of minutes. So knowing how to amass money quickly can be very important in the short and long term.
First and most importantly, study the map. Work out where important items will appear and keep an eye out for key spawns. Remember the general layout and memorize the spawn locations of Scavengers. This can be important because a good way to earn money quickly is to head into the Forest map and hunt different Scavengers.
Whether you’re picking off Scavs or just finding stuff on the ground, loot it and sell it. Make sure to have backpacks with more slots so that there’s enough inventory space. Loot whatever you can get your hands – that includes items that other players may have left behind.
Second, the dealers. You’ll want to visit the Therapist for items like medicine, water, food and so on, all at decent prices. Next up is Skier who will purchase gun parts, which means you can dismantle weapons and sell the remains. Prapor is a good person to see for weapon modifications, magazines and much more. It’s also worth checking out the flea market and, upon hitting level PMC Level 5, adding offers to trade items with other players.
Finally, make sure not to rely exclusively on combat for revenue. Combat is fairly realistic so all it will take is one headshot to put you down. If you’re looking to earn money, avoid combat against other players and NPCs when possible.
Best Armor
Armor boosts your survivability, plain and simple. Divided into several classes, the best armor will cover your thorax and stomach while affecting your movement speed, turn speed and ergonomics in different ways. Let’s take a look at the best armor in each respective class.
Armor Class 2
- Paca Soft Armor: 50 Durability with 6 percent less movement speed, 5 percent less turn speed and -6 Ergonomics.
- 6B2 Armor (Flora): 80 Durability with 6 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. Also has -7 Ergonomics.
- Module-3M Body Armor: 40 Durability with 7 percent less movement speed and 6 percent less turn speed. -4 Ergonomics.
Armor Class 3
- MF-UNTAR Armor Vest: 45 Durability with 18 percent less movement speed and 6 percent less turn speed. -8 Ergonomics.
- BNTI Kirasa-N: 70 Durability with 8 percent less movement speed and 5 percent less turn speed. -6 Ergonomics.
- Zhuk-3 Press armor: 50 Durability with 10 percent less movement speed and 4 percent less turn speed. -5 Ergonomics.
- 6B23-1 Armor (Digital Flora Pattern): 60 Durability with 11 percent less movement speed and 5 percent less turn speed. -9 Ergonomics.
Armor Class 4
- 6B13 Assault Armor: 47 Durability with 12 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. -5 Ergonomics.
- Highcom Trooper TFO Armor (Multicam): 70 Durability with 9 percent less movement speed and 5 percent less turn speed. -3 Ergonomics.
- 6B23-2 Armor (Mountain Flora Pattern): 55 Durability with 11 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. -9 Ergonomics.
Armor Class 5
- IOTV Gen4 Armor (High Mobility Kit): 60 Durability with 9 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. -5 Ergonomics.
- FORT Redut-M Body Armor: 57 Durability with 13 percent less movement speed and 12 percent less turn speed. -11 Ergonomics.
- BNTI Gzhel-K: 65 Durability with 10 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. -4 Ergonomics.
- 6B13 M assault armor (Tan): 60 Durability with 9 percent less movement speed and 3 percent less turn speed. -5 Ergonomics.
- IOTV Gen4 Armor (Full Protection): 80 Durability with 33 percent less movement speed and 15 percent less turn speed. -18 Ergonomics.
- IOTV Gen4 armor (Assault Kit): 68 Durability with 17 percent less movement speed and 9 percent less turn speed. -8 Ergonomics.
- FORT Redut-T5: 95 Durability with 37 percent less movement speed and 15 less turn speed. -14 Ergonomics.
Armor Class 6
- 6B43 Zabralo-Sh 6A: 75 Durability with 40 percent less movement speed and 18 percent less turn speed. -27 Ergonomics.
- Zhuk-6a: 75 Durability with 13 percent less movement speed and 5 percent less turn speed. -6 Ergonomics.