Escape from Tarkov
Tarkov seasons explained
There is no next wipe. Seasons replaced it, and joining one is your choice.
Season 1
Kord Breach
August 3, 2026 · patch 1.1.0.0
A season is a separate, opt-in character that starts fresh, under modifiers you pick yourself and cannot change afterwards. The account you already have carries on untouched either way.
- Wipes
- None since the 1.0 launch on 15 November 2025. Progress persists indefinitely in PvP and PvE.
- Joining
- Opt in, PvP only, on a separate character that starts fresh.
- Season 1
- Kord Breach, from 3 August 2026, with patch 1.1.0.0.
- Your account
- Permanent PMC, stash, hideout and Kappa are never touched, whether you play a season or skip it.
Seasons
Every season Tarkov has run, and every one BSG has confirmed.
Kord Breach
Patch 1.1.0.0
Name not announced
Announced
Nikita has confirmed two seasons in 2026, so Season 2 begins before the year is out.
All 30 selectable modifiers, with a live point balance, incompatibility warnings and a shareable build link.
01
Did Tarkov stop wiping?
Yes. The last full wipe was the 1.0 launch on 15 November 2025.
Progress in both PvP and PvE now persists indefinitely. If you have been waiting for the next wipe to start playing again, it is not coming.
Seasons are what replaced it. A season does not touch your account; it runs alongside it on a separate character. You opt in, and when it ends that character resets while your permanent profile carries on exactly as it was.
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What is a season?
An opt-in, time-limited, separate progression realm.
You start a fresh character and hideout, in PvP only, under a ruleset of modifiers you choose yourself at the start and cannot change afterwards. It has its own tasks and its own reward track.
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Seasonal, permanent and PvE compared
Where a seasonal character differs from the two profiles you already have.
Wipes
Opt in
Modifiers
Matchmaking
Prestige
Nikita has said BSG are preparing PvE-only content for later updates, including unlocks earned in PvE that then become available in PvP. Nothing specific has been named and no date has been given.
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How a season works, start to finish
Seven steps. Two of them are yours.
- 01
The season is announced
BSG publishes the theme and the modifier pool. This is the point at which planning a build becomes possible, and the pool is what the planner is built from.
- 02
A pre-season event runs
Season 1 was led into by an in-game event called Blackout, which acted as the on-ramp rather than as part of the season itself.
- 03
Launch day
Your callYou decide whether to create a seasonal character at all. Choosing not to takes nothing away from your account, though it does mean forgoing that season’s rewards permanently.
- 04
You pick your modifiers
Your callSpend a point budget: negative modifiers grant points, positive ones cost them, and your balance can never drop below zero. The picks are locked for the whole season, with no respec.
Plan your Kord Breach build - 05
The grind
A fresh economy with everyone fresh, a seasonal task line and its own reward track, running alongside your permanent account.
- 06
Season end
The seasonal character resets. Your permanent account is untouched, and any rewards you earned stay unlocked across all of your characters.
- 07
A gap, then the next season
New theme, new modifier pool. Nikita has confirmed two seasons in 2026, so the gap between them is not long.
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How long is a season?
BSG has not announced a length, and we are not going to guess one.
74 days
From a season-timer screenshot
What is actually known: Season 1 launch is on 3 August 2026, and Nikita has confirmed two seasons in 2026, which means Season 2 has to begin before the year is out. There is currently no official information when Season 1 ends, because there can be a gap between seasons. The moment BSG announces an end date, it appears here.
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What carries over
Direction of travel is what trips people up. Progress moves into a season from Arena, rewards move out of it to every character you own, and items never move out into Arena.
In
Arena Seasonal character
What your existing account contributes to a seasonal character.
Confirmed unless marked
- Only PMC progression and trader reputation earned after the season starts transfers into it.
- Arena battle pass rewards you have already earned are granted to your seasonal character, including gear unlocked on Ref.
Out
Seasonal character Every character you own
The section most coverage misses. Rewards are not confined to the season.
Confirmed unless marked
- Seasonal rewards are earned by hitting level milestones or completing the seasonal task line, and once earned they are permanently available to all of your characters, seasonal and permanent alike.
- Those rewards are not only cosmetics. Season 1 includes trade offers for Black Division equipment, which are permanent unlocks on your main account.
- OpenWhether achievements earned on a seasonal character register on your main account.
Never
Seasonal character Arena
The direction that does not exist, stated rather than left out.
Confirmed unless marked
- Item transfers and character sync out of the season into Arena are not supported.
- Seasonal characters reset at season end. Your permanent PMC, stash, hideout and Kappa are unaffected either way.
Nothing is taken from you if you skip a season. But a season’s rewards are only earnable during it, and for Season 1 those include trade offers on your permanent account. So skipping costs you nothing you have, and it does cost you something you could have had. That is worth knowing before you decide.
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Modifiers and the point budget
At the start of a season you build your character out of modifiers. You begin on 0 points, negative modifiers pay you points, positive ones spend them, and your balance can never drop below zero.
A further six modifiers apply automatically to every seasonal character and cannot be turned off. The picks you do make are locked for the whole season, with no respec.
Plan a build in the Kord Breach modifier planner08
The Arena connection
Arena is wired into the season more tightly than most people expect, and it is the least well covered part of the whole system.
Confirmed unless marked
- Arena progression feeds the seasonal character: XP, skill XP and mastery transfer in.
- Trader reputation is linked through Ref.
- Some Ref tasks that send you into Arena are unavailable on a seasonal character.
- Currency, GP coins, Lego medals and supply crates transfer once you have completed Jack of All Trades, at lower limits than standard PvP.
- Tactical clothing syncs between Tarkov and Arena in both directions. Unlock it in one and it appears in the other.
- OpenWhether the main to Arena to seasonal funnel this opens is mitigated. BSG has not addressed it, and it is a fair thing for the community to be asking about.
- ReportedTarkov and Arena syncing has been unreliable in the past, so treat anything that depends on it as worth verifying yourself at launch.
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Battle pass and rewards
The Battle Pass arrives with Kord Breach but is not part of it. Seasonal rewards are the separate track.
Confirmed unless marked
- The Battle Pass is free, and every reward on it can be earned through normal gameplay.
- It runs in all three modes, Seasonal, PvP and PvE, and its progression and rewards are shared between them.
- You progress it by finding TerraGroup documentation in raids. It is a new loot type that behaves like a task item, so every player can pick up their own copy even after someone else has taken one, as either a PMC or a Scav, in any mode.
- Documentation comes in several types, each tied to particular locations: one type is found on Streets of Tarkov and Customs, another on Factory and The Lab.
- Each reward is unlocked by turning in a specific type of documentation, and you can exchange one type for another if you are short.
- Classified documents are a universal type that stands in for any other. They are bought with TarCoins in the Expansion Hub.
- The season’s own rewards are separate from the Battle Pass: they come from level milestones and the seasonal task line, and they carry to every character you own.
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Common questions
Does Tarkov still wipe?
No. The last full wipe was the 1.0 launch on 15 November 2025. Progress on your permanent PvP and PvE profiles now persists indefinitely. Seasons replaced wipes, and a season runs on a separate opt-in character rather than resetting the account you already have.
When is the next Tarkov wipe?
There is not one. Full account wipes ended with the 1.0 launch in November 2025. If you are looking for the fresh-start experience a wipe used to give, that is now the seasonal character: everyone starts fresh together, on a profile separate from your main.
What is a Tarkov season?
An opt-in, time-limited progression realm on a separate character. You start a fresh character and hideout, in PvP only, under modifiers you choose at the start and cannot change. It has its own tasks and its own reward track, and it is closest to a Path of Exile league.
Do I have to play the season?
No. Skipping a season costs you nothing you already have, and your main account plays exactly as before. It does mean forgoing that season’s rewards permanently, and for Season 1 those include trade offers for Black Division equipment on your main, not just cosmetics.
Will a season wipe my main account?
No. Seasonal characters are entirely separate from your permanent PvP and PvE profiles. Your PMC, stash, hideout, trader progress and Kappa are untouched while a season runs, when it ends, and whether or not you ever create a seasonal character at all.
How long does a Tarkov season last?
BSG has not announced a length. A season-timer screenshot from an internal build showed 74 days, and that is where every “74 days” claim online comes from, but a screenshot of a build is not a commitment. Until BSG states an end date, we do not publish one.
Is there a PvE season?
No. Seasons are PvP only. A separate Prestige system for PvE has been announced but has not shipped yet. If you play PvE exclusively, seasons change nothing about your game beyond the patch that shipped alongside the first one.
Can I play with my permanent character against seasonal players?
No. Seasonal and permanent PvP characters sit in separate matchmaking pools. A seasonal raid contains only seasonal characters, which is what makes a fresh economy possible: nobody drops in wearing gear from a level 60 account.
What happens to my seasonal character when the season ends?
It resets. The character, its stash and its progression do not carry forward. Rewards you earned during the season do carry: once unlocked they are permanently available on all of your characters, including your permanent PMC.
Do seasonal rewards transfer to my main account?
Yes. BSG has stated that rewards earned by hitting level milestones or completing the seasonal task line become permanently available to all of your characters, seasonal and permanent. Season 1 rewards include trade offers for Black Division equipment, which are permanent gameplay unlocks.
Does playing Arena help my seasonal character?
Yes. XP, skill XP and mastery transfer, trader reputation is linked through Ref, and currency, GP coins, Lego medals and supply crates transfer once you have completed Jack of All Trades, though at lower limits than standard PvP. Transfers in the other direction are not supported.
Can I change my modifiers during the season?
No. Nikita has stated that modifier picks are locked for the whole season, and there is no respec. That makes the opening choice a one-shot decision, which is why it is worth planning the full build before you confirm anything.
Is the Tarkov Battle Pass free?
Yes. BSG has confirmed the Battle Pass is free and that every reward on it is earnable through normal gameplay. It is not seasonal either: it runs in Seasonal, PvP and PvE with progression and rewards shared between them. Joining a season is free as well.
How many seasons per year are there?
Two. Nikita has confirmed two seasons in 2026, and two per year is the stated cadence. Each has its own theme, its own modifier pool and its own reward track, so the modifiers you plan around change from one season to the next.
Season details come from Battlestate Games' official posts and direct statements by Nikita Buyanov. We do not publish a season end date until BSG announces one. Fan project, not affiliated with Battlestate Games.