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Halloween: The Best Defense

Temporary quest: active now, part of an event. “Halloween: The Best Defense” is a Skier task in Escape from Tarkov. Reward: 36,000 XP. Objectives: Visit the Infected Lab; (Optional) Survive and extract from Infected Lab. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Event: Halloween 2026 · 29 October 2026

Skier — briefing

These dodgy rumors ain't just doing the rounds between you and me anymore. Heard even the gangs are joining forces to stop this infection and those lab and factory psychos from getting out? Been a bloody long time since those lot shook hands. Things must be well and truly fucked. Funny thing is, I had a crew head into the lab just before all this kicked off. Went in to have a rummage, see what loot they could get their hands on... They even managed to check in with me, then the line went dead. All I got was a shout that the lights had gone out. After that, I spent another minute listening to noises straight out of a horror flick. Get over there and have a look. Might be someone left alive.

Objectives

• Visit the Infected Lab
• (Optional) Survive and extract from Infected Lab
• (Optional) Obtain the special item to use the exfil
• Eliminate 10 infected on Infected Lab

Tactical notes

• WHERE TO GO: Infected Lab — entry needs a TerraGroup Labs access keycard, the lights are off and all doors are open. Kill 10 infected.
• Both extracts need an item: Parking takes Car keys, Sewage Conduit takes the Collector map. The keys lie on and around the round table with the cat statues (recreation area R21, second level) or in the mouth of an infected head on the water dispenser in office O23. The map is on the same table, behind the screen on the desk in Kruglov's office (R22), or on a desk in office O23; all on the second level.
• A Halloween 2026 event task: available while the event lasts.

On completion

Skier: No one? Fucking useless lot. They've gone and lost me a whole load of loot... Ah, well. Here's your cut for the trouble.

Data

• Where it happens: Infected Lab
• Trader: Skier
• EXP: +36,000
• Objectives: 4
• Kappa: No

Quest chain

• Previous task: Halloween: Rumors (Skier)
• Next task: Halloween: Follow-Up Examination (Therapist)

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Rewards

• +36,000 EXP
• 2,700 Euros
• 1× Norinco QBZ-191 5.8x42 assault rifle
• 3× QBZ-191 5.8x42 30-round magazine
• 4× 5.8x42mm DBX95 ammo pack (30 pcs)