Last Updated on by Samuel Franklin
Learn how to level strength for hideout upgrades or the elite (max) benefits of extra carry weight and movement speed. In order to maximise strength gain players will want to be regularly overweight (yellow weight number) with several effective methods recommended below.
Table of Contents:
– How To Level Strength
– Strength Requirements (Quest & Hideout)
– Benefits Of Strength Levels
How to Level Strength in Tarkov
Earning skill points in strength requires:
- Throwing grenades
- Melee weapon hits
- Walking or sprinting while carrying more than approximately half your maximum carry weight (indicated by a yellow weight number)
- Working out in the hideout gym and successfully completing quick time events
- Completing specific quests (Escort: +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 strength.
Some players in the Tarkov community will cheese strength levelling by working with a friend to attack each other with melee weapons and then heal the damage although given this is boring and delays other account progress it is not something I recommend.
The best sources of strength experience is passive gains from using grenades in raids, consistent use of the gym when constructed and maximising loadouts or looting to stay in the yellow weight zone. There are a number of methods available to gain the extra weight at a low per raid cost or a reusable investment and players can also add a SJ6 combat stimulant to offset the additional weight although that has extra cost. The two options I recommend based on my experiences, ease of use and Rouble investment required are:
- Filling up document cases with Technical Documentation or SAS Drives which have significant individual item weight and can sit safely in your secure container for use raid after raid. This method is more accessible to those with larger secure containers (such as Edge of Darkness players with their Gamma) as it does sacrifice secure container space. While the initial cost is significant it’s something you don’t need to think about once setup and viable throughout the entire wipe which is why it is my favourite.
- Alternatively you can start each raid with a stack of cheap shotgun shell ammo (such as the 12x70mm Buckshot from Jaeger) in your backpack and then dropping them as you acquire loot during the raid. Players can also purchase one of the heavy Tarkov armours for their backpack and drop this as required. By using a destroyed low tier armour with high weight (such as the Module-3M, MF-UNTAR, 6B23-1 or 6B13) you’ll ensure it comes back the majority of the time through insurance and is cheap to insure. Having to remember to constantly do this though can be a bit of annoyance and why I prefer the documents case method above personally.
Strength Requirements (Quest & Hideout)
Strength in Tarkov is used for:
- Level 2 strength for level 3 vents in the hideout.
Benefits of Strength in Tarkov
Strength provides the following PMC benefits:
- Reduces the stamina drain when aiming down sights of weapons.
- Increases player jump height, carry weight, melee attack power, movement speed and grenade throw distance.
- Guns no longer count towards player weight limit (Elite)
- Critical melee damage chance (Elite)
While the extra attack power and critical chance are worthless in practice strength in Tarkov also has some of the most powerful rewards for skill levels. From being able to hold angles for longer aimed down the sights of your gun, rush to loot spawns faster, flank enemies at speed or simply carry out more loot these are significant benefits to raid gameplay. If you’re watching your favourite Twitch streamer and wondering how they move so quickly through the map you’ve likely seen the dramatic effect the strength skill can have on gameplay.
If you want to learn more about levelling skills in Tarkov visit our other guides on endurance, vitality, search, attention, health, metabolism, stress resistance and sniper rifles.
