Tarkov How To Level Endurance To Elite Level

Last Updated on December 1, 2024 by Samuel Franklin

Learn how to level endurance to elite (max) and benefit from the extra stamina from this Tarkov skill. In this comprehensive guide I recommend small adjustments to your loadout and playstyle to maximise endurance gains and reach elite level sooner.

Table of Contents:
– How To Level Endurance
– Endurance Requirements (Hideout)
– Benefits Of Endurance Levels

How to Level Endurance

Earning skill points in endurance requires:

• Sprinting or walking while being underweight (the weight number in your gear screen must be white and not yellow or red).
• Working out in the hideout gym and successfully completing quick time events.
• Completing specific quests (Swift One: +1 level)

Like other physical skills in Tarkov using the FP-100 Filter Absorber in your air filtering unit will boost the levelling speed of endurance. A large portion of your endurance skill points will come passively from general Tarkov raid gameplay and diligent use of the gym mechanic once constructed.

With minor optimisations players can improve their endurance skill points gained per raid by:

• Using a light initial loadout and favouring large maps like Woods or Shoreline for loot runs to maximise walking or sprinting while underweight. Light loadouts include using smaller compact weapons such as submachine guns, starting with no or a small backpack (and upgrading it from Scavs) and running a lighter armour combination.
• Using SJ6 combat stimulants to give you a longer initial sprint which means more skill points early before engaging in fights, looting or questing that are likely to push you into an overweight level.
• Limiting your looting in raid to never be overweight to maximise endurance skill points (although this is at the cost of Roubles gained and strength skill points which are earned for being overweight).

Endurance Requirements (Hideout)

Endurance is needed for hideout upgrades:

• Level 1 endurance for level 2 heating in the hideout.
• Level 2 endurance for level 2 security in the hideout.

Benefits Of Endurance Levels

Endurance provides the following PMC benefits:

• Increases your overall stamina pool
• Decreases the drain on stamina when jumping
• Increases the amount of time players can use hold breath
• Reduces breath recovery time
• Increased hands endurance for longer ADS time (Elite)
• Breathing is independent of energy (Elite)
• Further stamina boost(Elite)

All of these have a direct impact on your raid experience with players able to quickly move around the map to loot locations, kill enemies or run away from threats. Endurance provides an advantage over other players in combat by being able to flank quickly, hold breath longer for aiming and access loot locations faster.

If you want to learn more about levelling skills in Tarkov visit our other guides on strength, vitality, search, attention, health, metabolism, stress resistance and sniper rifles.

Written by

Samuel Franklin

Samuel Franklin is the founder and lead editor of the Games Finder team and enjoys video games across all genres and platforms.

Sam (Seelyon) is a seasoned Escape From Tarkov player with over 1,000 raids across multiple Tarkov patches while accumulating thousands of player kills and maintaining a 50% survival rate who favours a calculated playstyle. During these wipes he has earned the coveted Kappa secure container, proving his determination in the unforgiving world of Tarkov. His passion for the punishing game goes beyond personal accomplishment and he is driven by a desire to guide new players on their own Escape From Tarkov journey one raid at a time.

Through countless firefights, strategic flanks and exhilarating boss encounters, he has accumulated a deep understanding of the game’s mechanics and nuances that allows him to offer valuable insights and strategies to those seeking to navigate the complexities of Tarkov.