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Learn more about what to expect for the final stretch of Season 1, what's next with Season 2 and what Bungie plans on doing going forward. Click here to view the article!
Learn how Seasons work in Marathon, including what content updates to expect, and what does and does not carry over per season.
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Take a look at our Runner Shells page in our Marathon Channel to learn more about the shells and various customization types. We'll be expanding on this page over time!
Learn more about items in Marathon, ranging from consumables, cores, implants and more! Updated to include information about Key Cards and high-tier materials!
Learn how Seasons work in Marathon, including what content updates to expect, and what does and does not carry over per season.
Learn how to survive on each map in Marathon, including Perimeter, Dire Marsh, Outpost and Cryo Archive! This page features navigation tips, best practices, and video guides from content creators. We've updated to include CRYO ARCHIVE!
Learn more about Factions & Upgrades. This page provides info about each faction, upgrade benefits, resources required to upgrade, and faction tips.
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Marathon Maintenance has begun.
Check out the latest update for Marathon (v1.0.5.1, Mar 24, 2026)! Click here to view the patch notes. It is approx. 582MB on Steam.
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Marathon: Getting Ready for Season 2

Marathon's first season is wrapping up. Learn more about what to expect in the final stretch of the season and what's next in Season 2: NIGHTFALL, launching June 2, and what's beyond.
START HERE, RUNNER
  • This is a condensed overview of Bungie’s End of Season 1/Season 2 News post, which you can read here.
  • This also includes information from their Launch, Learnings, and What’s Next article, which you can also read here.
  • Use the “On this page” button to navigate through this page!

SEASON 2 BEGINS JUNE 2

  • Season 2: NIGHTFALL launches on June 2, bringing Marathon’s first seasonal reset and a fresh start for all Runners.
  • New Season 2 content includes:
    • Night Marsh, a new zone.
    • A new Runner shell.
    • New weapons.
    • The Cradle, a new system for customizing Runner shell stats.
    • Faster faction progression.
    • Quality-of-life updates based on player feedback.

END OF SEASON 1 UPDATES

  • Update 1.0.9 is designed to make the final days of Season 1 more chaotic and rewarding.
  • Locked room keys will be guaranteed drops from Wardens for the rest of the season.
  • Map events will be guaranteed on each run, including Intercept, Lockdown, Warden spawns, Convoy, and Anomaly.
  • UESC forces are escalating across Tau Ceti IV, with:
    • New Warden encounters at additional POIs.
    • More UESC dropship flyovers and crash sites.
    • A new threat appearing on Dire Marsh and Perimeter.

CRYO ARCHIVE AVAILABILITY

  • Cryo Archive will be available every day from May 21 until June 2.
  • Players will receive a free Cryo Archive Sponsored Kit every day during this period.
  • Cryo Archive: Ranked will run from May 24 at 10 AM PT to May 28 at 10 AM PT.
  • Ranked Cryo requirements:
    • Runner Level 25
    • 3,000 loadout requirement for low stakes
    • 10,000 loadout requirement for high stakes

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PROGRESSION & BALANCE CHANGES

  • Faction XP gains are being increased through the end of Season 1.
  • Rook is getting a Signal Mask buff, making stealth against UESC forces more reliable.
  • Key Templates are changing from Fragile to Compromised, meaning keys will no longer be destroyed mid-match.
  • Deluxe keys will have a chance to drop from wall safes, giving players another reason to loot high-value areas.

SEASONAL RESET

WHAT GOES AWAY...

  • When Season 2 begins, the following will reset:
    • Runner Level
    • Ranked Level
    • Faction Level and upgrades
    • Credits and other currencies, except LUX and SILK
    • Inventory and Vault items
    • Schema purchase unlocks
    • Mailbox messages, rewards, and returned items
    • Priority Contracts, except the first contract for each faction
    • Gear-granting Codex entries tied to Runner Level and Ranked progression

WHAT YOU KEEP...

  • The following will carry forward into Season 2:
    • Cosmetics and weapon rewards unlocked and redeemed during Season 1
    • Codex challenge progress, except Runner and Ranked level entries
    • Faction unlocks
    • Initial Priority Contract completion for each faction
    • LUX and SILK balances
    • Rewards Pass progress
    • Cryo Archive Subroutines progress

BEFORE SEASON 2 STARTS

WHAT TO DO

  • Claim any unclaimed faction and Codex gear rewards before the reset.
  • Earned cosmetics, including styles, titles, and emblems, will autocomplete and carry into Season 2.
  • Ranked rewards will be based on the highest rank reached during Season 1.
  • Ranked emblems are only awarded for your highest achieved rank, while most other rewards are additive.
  • Ranked titles last for one additional season and must be earned again to carry forward further.

SEASON 2 SPONSORED KIT REWARDS

  • Season 2 Sponsored Kit Rewards
  • Players will receive CyberAcme Sponsored Kits in Season 2 based on their final Season 1 Runner Level:
    • Level 10: Enhanced CyberAcme Sponsored Kit
    • Level 25: Enhanced CyberAcme Sponsored Kit
    • Level 50: Deluxe CyberAcme Sponsored Kit
    • Level 75: Superior CyberAcme Sponsored Kit
  • These rewards are additive, so reaching Level 75 unlocks all four Sponsored Kit rewards.

THE GOAL FOR SEASON 2 (AND BEYOND)

FUTURE DIRECTION

  • Bungie’s goal is to double down on Marathon’s core fantasy: surviving on the edge of explored space, while expanding what that survival experience can look like.
  • Starting in Season 2, the game’s future is being built around two major goals:
    • Making the main survival experience deeper, stranger, and more rewarding.
    • Creating more ways to play for different moods, group sizes, and stress levels.

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A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE

  • Bungie wants Marathon to remain tense, dangerous, and high-stakes, but with more mind-bending sci-fi layered into the experience.
  • Future updates will focus on:
    • New zones.
    • Zone changes and variants.
    • New Runner shells.
    • New weapons and equipment.
    • More loot.
    • New seasonal progression systems.
    • New contracts tied to faction growth and exploration.

SEASON 2 ADDITIONS

  • Night Marsh will introduce a new layer of challenge.
  • Sentinel is being added as a new defensive Runner shell.New weapons and equipment are coming.
  • The Cradle will revamp how Runner shell stats are acquired, giving players more build options.
  • Faction and Runner level progression rates are being increased.

BEYOND SEASON 2

  • Bungie is exploring a new zone with stronger alien themes and mind-warping debuffs.
  • New enemies are planned, including threats from Tau Ceti and beyond.
  • More battery-based weapons are being worked on.
  • New exfil methods are being explored, with tradeoffs between loot safety and how much players can carry out.

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Quality-of-Life & Progression Improvements

  • Bungie is also focusing on smoothing out the overall player experience.
  • The goal is to make Marathon feel better whether players are playing a little or a lot.
  • Players should have an easier time finding challenges that match their gear, skill level, and progression.

PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS

  • Duos rotating zone queue is coming in Season 2.
  • A new matchmaking system is coming in Season 2 to improve match quality while giving higher-end players more flexibility.
  • Vault size is being expanded in Season 2.
  • UX improvements are planned for Season 2 and beyond to make setting goals and getting into matches smoother.
  • Onboarding improvements are planned for Season 3 and beyond to make the game less overwhelming for new players.
  • Contract system improvements are planned for Season 3 and beyond, especially around Priority Contracts and how players interact with them.

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EXPERIMENTAL MODES

  • Season 2 will include two experimental modes:
    • An early-season mode focused mostly on PvE, with a light touch of PvP.
    • A later Season 2 mode that is PvE-only, focused on crews completing objectives together and making progress across matches.
  • Bungie will continue testing experimental queues beyond Season 2.
  • Future experiments may include a more pure PvP-focused mode.
  • Some experimental modes could eventually become permanent parts of Marathon’s core experience.

LONGER TERM ROADMAP

  • Season 2 will plant the seeds for Marathon’s future through Sentinel, Night Marsh, new systems, and experimental play modes.
  • Season 3 is planned to bring major early-game experience revisions, big updates to Perimeter, a new Runner shell, and additional unannounced content.
  • Season 4 will focus on adding more depth to the existing extraction loop.
  • Season 5 is expected to bring the broader PvPvE ecosystem together while evolving Marathon’s strange sci-fi world in new ways.

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