Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov

Trader-Specific Quests

Complete trader-specific quests in Escape from Tarkov to increase loyalty, unlock gear, and gain rewards. Plan your raids around Prapor's and other tasks.

Beyond the main questlines, each trader in Escape from Tarkov offers unique sets of tasks that delve deeper into the game's lore and mechanics. Completing these trader-specific quests is crucial for increasing your loyalty with them, unlocking better gear, and gaining valuable rewards. Understanding their objectives and prerequisites will guide your raid planning.

Prapor's Quests: Ammunition and Firearms

Prapor's quests often focus on combat and the acquisition of firearms and ammunition. He'll send you to eliminate specific numbers of scavs or players, retrieve lost military equipment, or test out new weapon prototypes.

  • "The Tarkov Shooter" Series: These quests require you to eliminate targets with specific weapon types at various ranges, pushing you to master different firearms.
  • "Bad Rep": Requires you to kill a certain number of scavs with a pistol, encouraging close-quarters combat.
  • "The Punisher" Series: A challenging multi-part questline that involves eliminating a large number of players with specific weapon types, rewarding you with high-tier gear.

Completing Prapor's quests often rewards you with valuable ammunition, weapon parts, and increased loyalty, unlocking better firearms and armor in his inventory.

Therapist's Quests: Medical Supplies and Survival

Therapist's tasks revolve around medical supplies, survival, and helping the civilian population. These quests often require you to find specific medical items or deliver them to desated locations.

  • "Health Care Privacy": Requires you to find and hand over medical items like Salewas or AI-2 kits, often found in medical facilities.
  • "The Doctor's Orders": Involves finding specific medical plants or items in remote locations, teaching you about resource gathering.
  • "Loyalty" Series: These later-game quests can involve retrieving rare medical items or completing complex medical tasks, often requiring extensive map knowledge.

Therapist's quests reward you with money, experience, and often valuable medical supplies or access to higher-tier medical items in her inventory.

Mechanic's Quests: Weapon Modding and Electronics

Mechanic's quests are centered around weapon modification, electronics, and technical components. He'll ask you to find specific weapon parts, tools, or electronic devices.

  • "Shortage": Requires you to find specific weapon parts like AR-15 charging handles or AK pistol grips.
  • "The Spark of Life": Involves finding a specific electronic component, often found in industrial areas or tech stores.
  • "The Hunter's" Quests: Often involve finding specific weapon mods or assembling a weapon to his specifications.

Mechanic's rewards typically include weapon parts, tools, and access to more advanced weapon modding options.

Skier's Quests: Valuables and Information Retrieval

Skier's quests often involve retrieving valuable items, intel, or completing tasks that require a bit of stealth and cunning. He deals in high-end gear and often has connections to the black market.

  • "The Collector": Requires you to find and hand over several rare or valuable items, encouraging exploration of loot spawns.
  • "The Extortionist": Involves retrieving a specific item from a dangerous location, often guarded by players or AI.
  • "Friend from the West" Series: These quests often involve retrieving intel or items from specific locations and delivering them to Peacekeeper, bridging trader relationships.

Skier's rewards can include high-tier weapons, armor, and valuable items that can be sold for a significant profit.

Jaeger's Quests: Survival and Marksmanship

Jaeger, the reclusive survivalist, offers quests that test your marksmanship, survival skills, and knowledge of the wilderness.

  • "The Hunter" Series: These quests often involve hunting specific targets or surviving in harsh conditions.
  • "The Master Hunter": Requires you to eliminate targets with specific weapons or under challenging circumstances, often in remote areas like Woods.

Jaeger's rewards are often unique survival gear, specialized ammunition, or access to his exclusive weapon mods.

By strategically completing quests for each trader, you can unlock a wealth of resources, gear, and lore, significantly accelerating your progression in Escape from Tarkov.