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Not Below Zero

Event quest: not offered by the trader now. “Not Below Zero” is a Ref task in Escape from Tarkov. Reward: 40,000 XP. Objectives: Place 4th or higher in BlastGang or TeamFight mode; Place 4th or higher in CheckPoint mode. Walkthrough, map and requirements.

Arena event: Dubak · 26 December 2025

Ref — briefing

We're striking while the iron's hot. You can climb the rankings if people are betting on you. Just don't end up at the bottom or you'll lose cash. But you know what you're doing, so I'm not worried.

Objectives

• Place 4th or higher in BlastGang or TeamFight mode
• Place 4th or higher in CheckPoint mode
• Place 5th or higher in LastHero mode

Tactical notes

• An Arena task: done in Escape from Tarkov: Arena matches, no raid needed.
• A task from the Arena event “Dubak” (26 December 2025); the event is over and the task is no longer given out.

Data

• Trader: Ref
• EXP: +40,000
• Objectives: 3
• Kappa: No

Quest chain

• Previous task: Blood on the Snow (Ref)
• Next task: Arena Masquerade (Ref)

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Rewards

• +40,000 EXP
• Ref Rep +0.05
• 25 GP coins
• 200,000 Roubles
• +1,500 Arena BattlePass EXP
• 4 Battle Points
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