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Master Tarkov metabolism levelling and reach max (elite) level with these strategies to boost the benefits from consumables and reach the hideout requirement. Metabolism is easy to level by eating provisions that players find or bring into raid with further optimisation tips below.
Table of Contents:
– How To Level Metabolism
– Metabolism Requirements (Hideout)
– Benefits Of Metabolism Levels
How To Level Metabolism
Earning skill points in metabolism requires:
- Replenish lost energy or hydration through eating and drinking in raid
- Completing specific quests (Junkie: +2 levels)
Like other physical skills in Tarkov using the FP-100 Filter Absorber in your air filtering unit will boost the levelling speed of metabolism.
Metabolism skill experience is only gained in raid and is based on the missing energy or hydration that is restored from the consumable. Accordingly to maximise metabolism experience players should eat provisions that lower your hydration like crackers, croutons, chocolate bars, sugar and condensed milk before replenishing this with one of the hydration provisions. Provisions are relatively common on most Tarkov maps so this can be an activity during your regular raids or players can bring in provisions instead to eat them at the start of the raid. The best items for speed levelling are foods like condensed milk and DevilDog mayo due to their price and large reduction in hydration before using units of an aquamari or similar to restore hydration.
Metabolism Requirements (Hideout)
Metabolism in Tarkov is used for:
- Level 3 metabolism to construct the level 3 nutrition unit in the hideout.
Benefits Of Metabolism Levels
Metabolism provides the following PMC benefits:
- Increases the time of positive effects from stimulants and provisions (food/water)
- Reduces the time of negative effects from stimulants and provisions (food/water)
- No dehydration or exhaustion damage (other effects remain) (Elite)
With an increase in positive effects and reduction in negative effects for the expanding list of stimulants in Tarkov that players regularly use to heal, remove pain, run faster or carry more weight metabolism provides a quality of life benefit.
Given full dehydration and exhaustion is a rare outcome during a raid as players should extract before this happens it is not worth striving for. It also only prevents damage while the other disorientating effects remain so is not complete immunity to these status effects.
If you want to learn more about levelling skills in Tarkov visit our other guides on endurance, strength, vitality, search, attention, health, stress resistance and sniper rifles.
