5 things you need to know about the Scav Karma, Fence reputation

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Are you new to Escape From Tarkov and don't know what Scav Karma is? We'll explain everything!

Description of Scav Karma (Fence reputation)

In mid-2021, the Karma scav was added for prevent scav runs from killing other scavs who have loot. You are allied with all Scavs and if you kill one, you lose Karma. PMCs must be executed. As a result, Scav becomes a much more loot-centric gameplay.

So Scav becomes a much more loot-oriented gameplay at the end of the map.

How to check your Scav karma?

You can check your karma at Fence. To do so, open your trader window with Fence, just as you would with other traders in Tarkov (182 in the image below).

For more information about Escape From Tarkov, discover the Tarkov completion list among our articles!

How do I lose Scav Karma?

You lose karma when you do various bad deeds:

Kill a non-hostile Scav (a non-hostile Scav is a Scav who has not shot at another Scav); ;
Shoot a non-hostile Scav;
Kill a boss guard;
Kill a boss Scav.

How do I earn Scav Karma?

However, there are several ways to earn Scav Karma:

Kill a hostile Scav (you gain the amount of Karma they lost); ;
Kill a PMC (you earn points based on the number of Scavs they have killed); ;
Exit with a PMC on a PMC-SCAV extraction;
Use a car (V-extract in PMC or scav) to get out of the Map ;
Surviving as a Scav;
Help a Scav and a Scav chef;
Performing a Scav PMC task from Fence ;
Help a boss Scav guard.

How does your Scav Karma affect your Scav?

In order to encourage Scavs players to collaborate in order to fight the PMCs and recover the remaining loot, the system rewards positive behavior and punishes negative behavior.

Negative (bad reputation tarkov):

You will have less good stuff on your Scav ;
The Scav box will more time to return ;
AIs will be more aggressive with you and won't let you near them (especially bosss);
Scav's recovery time is higher.

Positive:

You'll have best stuff on your Scav ;
Scav box farm becomes fast ;
You benefit from best price at Fence ;
Your car outings cost less ;
The boss won't attack you (unless they are really aggressive, even with AI Scavs); ;
When you have 6 Scav reputation at Fence, you can buy stuff that are not insured and lost in the Raid).

Other positive bonuses that I was unable to verify in the game:

Best price at Fence;
No more extraction in Scav; ;
More interaction with AI Scavs.

Tips and other information to increase Scav's Karma:

Please note don't kill too many Scavs. It's better not to shoot and kill if you're not sure of your shot, because you'll probably lose much more than you'll gain!
If you defend yourself, that's fine, but if he fails to touch youyou'll lose karma.
Car extraction loses reputation every time you use it, so after 6 extractions car, you'll earn next to nothing.
With PMC you can't lose reputation EXCEPT by killing Santa Claus, for example!
For a quick ascent, go out with car extraction to get started. And get out alive with a Scav.
The stuff in your Scav will determine your chances of getting a bag.

Pour aller plus loin : optimisez vos sorties en Scav. Retrouvez en vidéo notre meilleure route de loot en Scav sur Lighthouse pour optimiser vos gains sans risquer votre réputation.

Explanatory video in French by Alucare, ideal complement to the page. View video (you can use YouTube's automatic translation)