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KnivesOut - Part 1

Event quest: not offered by the trader now. “KnivesOut - Part 1” is a Ref task in Escape from Tarkov. Reward: 10,000 XP. Objectives: Eliminate 10 enemies while using a melee. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Arena event: Knives Out · 5 June 2026

Ref — briefing

Hey, Gladiator! You showed up at just the right time. One of my most valuable cleanup fighters seems to have fallen into some kind of depression. Says everyone's running around shooting, but real, proper gladiators fought in honest hand-to-hand combat! And I thought, you know what? In his own way, he's right! He's a valuable fighter, so we need to cheer him up. Why don't you join our new show?

Objectives

• Eliminate 10 enemies while using a melee

Tactical notes

• An Arena task: done in Escape from Tarkov: Arena matches, no raid needed.
• A task from the Arena event “Knives Out” (5 June 2026); the event is over and the task is no longer given out.

Data

• Trader: Ref
• EXP: +10,000
• Objectives: 1
• Kappa: No

Quest chain

• Next task: KnivesOut - Part 2 (Ref)

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Rewards

• +10,000 EXP
• 150,000 Roubles
• 42 GP coins
• +1,000 Arena BattlePass EXP
• 5 Battle Points