Updated 16.05.2024 02:38

Guide

Arena of Slavs from 20/03/2024

General gameplay rules

Arena of Slavs is a PvP and PvE mode where players use issued gear.

Two teams of Bogatyrs are defending the idols of Perun from evil lizards. Throughout the 25 rounds, they will have to face many bosses and each other.

The team whose idol has been destroyed or has less health left at the end of the 25th round is considered the loser.

To keep matches from ending quickly, there is a certain damage threshold, which the idol cannot take more than in a single round.

Gameplay description

A match consists of five repeating cycles, each with five rounds.

There is a short break between rounds to rest and buy equipment.

Cycle number	PvE	PvE	Duel	Boss	PvP
First	6	7	8	9	10
Second	1	2	3	4	5
Third	21	22	23	24	25
Fourth	11	12	13	14	15
Fifth	16	17	18	19	20

Duel rounds

In duel rounds, participants from different teams are divided into pairs and fight each other in isolated arenas. Winning a duel brings tokens to your team. Pairs are picked by armour type.

Bogatyr fights

Every fifth round, the participants enter a separate arena. Their goal is to damage a clutch of lizards that stands in the centre of the arena.

If the player dies, they are returned to their spawn point and can take part in the fight again.

The feature of this arena is the possibility that some of its areas may be infected. Therefore, it is important to use the strengths and weaknesses of your armour.

Shop

The Arena of Slavs mode shop is integrated right into the inventory.

At any moment, a player can buy or sell something for arena tokens, a currency that is issued during a match. It is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

Items in shop

Any of the products can appear in each of the five slots:

Weapons and Armour. Please note: items with coloured backgrounds represent blueprints for upgrades, not fully completed versions of equipment.
Improvement tools.
Artefacts. Instead of the “Regular” artefacts from the zone, the arena now sells a variety of interesting items. Buy a Self-Swinging Sword and chop the lizards to pieces.
Modules. Upgrades from Dead Man's Marathon are back in the game. All modules can be installed on any weapon.

Item list

Weapons category:

Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
SMG-91 KEDR	SMG-19-01 Vityaz	AS Val	OTs-14 Groza	-
IMI Uzi	HK MP5	FN P90	TDI KRISS Vector	-
-	AKM	RPK-74	RPD	PKP Pecheneg
-	Worn AN-94 Abakan	AN-94 Abakan	AEK-971	A-545
-	L85A1	M4A1	M16A3	FN F2000 Tactical
MP-153	MP-153	Saiga-12K	AA-12	-
BM-16	Walther P99	Browning Hi-Power	Glock 17	Glock 18
TT	Fort-12	SW1911	Colt Python	Desert Eagle
-	SVT-40	SVD	SVU	-
-	Mosin's Rifle	Winchester M70	M40A5	L96A1
-	SKS	M1A	M1A FA	-
-	Hammer	Crowbar	М48	Gerber Downrange Tomahavk
-	KO-1	Glock Feldmesser 78	M9 Bayonet Knife	Jagdcommando

Armour category:

Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
Houndmaster Protective Suit	Fleece Protective Suit	Osh Protective Suit	Jaeger Exoarmor	Beast Slayer Exoarmor
Scout Suit	Striker Armoured Suit	Hoplite Armoured Suit	Legionnaire Heavy Armoured Suit	Centurion Armored Exoskeleton
Bandit Suit	Bandit Suit with Gas Tanks	Mockingbird Armoured Suit	Kingpin Armoured Suit	SKAT-10 Armored Suit
-	Worm Armoured Suit	Worn Thug Heavy Armoured Suit	Trump Exoskeleton	Ace Exoskeleton
AH-1 Drifter Suit	AH-2 Nomad Suit	AH-3 Seeker Suit	AH-4 Raider	AH-6 Nomad
Raincoat	MIS-99 Amber	MIS-99 Malachite	REAPER Suit	Saturn Suit
-	Improved Hazmat Suit	MIS-113 Iolite	MIS-122 Amethyst	Saturn Suit

Modules category:

Picklock tier

Newbie tier

Stalker tier

Veteran tier

Master tier

Striker

When aiming, any hit on the target counts as a body hit

Armour damage is reduced

Recalibration

Damage drop start distance increases, spread increases

Hunter

Increases damage on mutants, slightly decreasing it on NPCs

All-Rounder

Increases damage to NPCs and mutants

Persistence

Each hit on a single target increases damage for a set amount of time

When you change targets, the hit counter is reset.

Base damage is reduced

Wear

Damage is slightly increased, fire rate is slightly decreased

Debut

The first bullets in the magazine have increased armour damage

Soultaker

Increases damage on NPCs, slightly decreasing it on mutants

Idler

Stopping power increased, fire rate decreased

Vulture

Damage increases for each missing % of the target's health

Recoil increased

Concentrator

Base spread is increased. Spread decreases with each shot

Finish

Last bullets in the magazine have increased armour damage

Rodent

Damage to body parts not protected by armour plate increased

Armour plate damage reduced

Warmup

Damage increases with each hit on the enemy. Hit counter resets after a set amount of time. Base damage is reduced

Overcharge

Stopping power and recoil increase

Equalizer

Damage multiplier on limbs increased. Head damage multiplier reduced

Equalizer

Armour plate damage increased

Base damage reduced

Deja Vu

First shots in the magazine have 100% accuracy and their damage increased

Reload speed is increased

Vigilante

Damage, ranged damage and recoil significantly increased, fire rate significantly reduced

Onslaught

Bullets push back the target on hit

Damage at medium and maximum range is reduced

Rip Up

Bleeding chance increased, damage reduced

Professional

Ranged damage increased, base damage reduced

Bloodhound

When hitting a non-entity (terrane/decor), a given mutant characteristic appears at the point of hit (mutant has a lifetime)

Quartet

Fires 4 shots at a time, but reduces damage and increases spread

Artefacts category:

Item name	Item characteristics
Water Of Life	Health 10%
Youth-giving Apple	Regeneration 12.5%
Self-Swinging Sword	Damage +10%
Seven-league boots	Speed +15% Vitality-10%
Sviatopolk's shield	Bullet resistance +50
Horseshoe of the Little Humpbacked Horse	Bullet resistance +16.5 Laceration protection +50
Magic Tablecloth	Stamina +100% Healing +2
Tsvetik-Semitsvetik	Blocks damage once
Sadko's Gusli	Stamina regeneration +20% Bleeding -15
Miracle pie	Healing effectiveness +55%
Tail of the Damned Lizard	Shell deflection +45% Bleeding protection -50%
Invisibility hat	Bullet retardation +45%
Chernomor's helmet	Explosion protection +50 Stability 100% Vitality +3.5%
Khottabych beard hair	Vitality +5% Reaction to laceration +15 Reaction to electricity +15 Reaction to fire +15 Reaction to chemicals +15
Firebird Feather	Burns +10 Burns resistance 99% Resistance to fire +500 Resistance to cold +100 Stamina regeneration +15 Recoil -50% Spread -50% Sway -100% Healing effectiveness 55% Regeneration 2.5%

All items are divided by rarity, and their chance of appearing in the shop depends on the current round.

Wave/Tier	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-8	9-10	11-12	13-14	15-16	17-18	19-20+
Picklock tier	80%	70%	55%	45%	35%	25%	20%	18%	14%	10%
Newbie tier	20%	30%	35%	40%	40%	35%	29%	26%	19%	17%
Stalker tier	0%	0%	10%	15%	25%	35%	39%	34%	30%	26%
Veteran tier	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	5%	9%	16%	26%	30%
Master tier	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	3%	6%	8%	12%

Gear upgrades

During the game, you can upgrade your equipment by purchasing the necessary blueprints. To upgrade, you need the original item and three blueprints of the next item in the upgrade branch.

To see the available improvement branches, you can refer to the tables in the shop section or use the pop-up tooltip by hovering your cursor over the equipment.

For example, to get an MP5, you need to have an IMI Uzi and three MP5 blueprints in your inventory. Upgrading is performed automatically.

The table shows the branches of improvement. You can also see them by hovering the cursor over an item.

The three bars on the left side of the equipment indicate the number of available blueprints. In this picture, the player has 2 blueprints out of 3.

Artefact container

When the game starts, each player is wearing a container with one slot for artefacts.

After every 5 rounds, the container receives one more slot.

Round	Container
Start of game	KZS-1
5	KZS-2
10	KZS-3
15	KZS-4
20	KZS-5
25	End of game

Limited pool

Each item in the shop is limited in quantity. This means that both teams cannot buy more than 7 KEDRs or, for example, 9 Centurion blueprints in one match.

Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
7 copies of each item	18 copies	15 copies	12 copies	9 copies

Shop update

At the beginning of each round, the shop is updated with new items. You can prevent this update by using the lock button.

You can also use the appropriate button to update the shop out of turn, but it will cost you a certain amount of money.

Economics

The main currency within the mode is arena coins.

The player can spend these coins to buy and update items.

How to obtain currency

At the end of a regular wave, each player in the team receives 20 coins, and another 10 coins for each player who survived the wave.
For every 10 coins you receive at the end of a round, you receive 1 additional coin. This percentage cannot exceed 30 coins.
For defeating a Boss, the reward is doubled. Players receive 40 coins each, as well as 20 coins for each player who survives the wave. If the Boss has not been defeated by the end of the timer, players receive the normal reward.
The team receives 40 coins for each duel won. If you win 2 out of 5 duels, each player will receive 80 coins.
For each PVP round won, the winning team receives 140 coins and the losing team receives 70 coins.

Shop prices

Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
10 coins	20 coins	30 coins	40 coins	50 coins

Items update costs 20 coins.

Sale

The sale sum depends on the equipment tier and is equivalent to buying one item of that rank.

Consumables

All consumables in this mode are infinite and do not take up slots in your inventory.

All of them depend on the class and rank of the armour worn.

First Aid Kit category:

Item type	Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
Combat	Personal	Personal	Army	Army	For extreme conditions
Combo	Personal	Personal	Scientific	Guide's	Guide's
Scientist	Personal	Scientific	Scientific	Guide's	Guide's

Grenades category:

Item type	Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
Combat	RGD-5 x2	RGD-5 x2	M67 x2	F-1 x2	F-1 x2
Combo	V40 x2	Gladiator Medicine x1	Gladiator Medicine x2	Gladiator Medicine x3	Gladiator Medicine x4
Scientist	V40 x2	Gladiator Shield x1	Gladiator Shield x2	Gladiator Shield x3	Gladiator Shield x4

Plates category:

Item type	Picklock tier	Newbie tier	Stalker tier	Veteran tier	Master tier
Combat	Composite 2	Composite 3	Composite 3	Composite 4	Composit5
Combo	Steel 2	Steel 3	Steel 4	Composite 3	Composite 4
Scientist	Steel 1	Steel 2	Steel 3	Steel 4	Composite 4

Tools

Three types of tools can drop off in the shop: Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. Each tool increases the equipment's sharpening level by the appropriate value.

The tools are used according to the attachment system: you have to drag the tool onto a piece of equipment.

Passive abilities

After each round against a player (including duels and bogatyr Brawls), each bogatyr can choose one enhancement from the three available.

Each enhancement can be re-selected twice, thus improving it.

Ability name	Description of ability effect
Life-Giving Cross	Increases player health
Sturdy	Increases player bullet resistance
Run away shoes	Player moves faster
Bogatyr Strength	Player damage increases
New skin	Player regeneration increases
Marvelous quiver	Increases weapon reload speed
Poor Man's Bargain	At the end of the match, the player receives more gold, but also takes more incoming damage for doing so
Viper's blood	Increases protection against all infections
Enchanted hanky	Increases bleeding protection
For Homeland the Mother!	Player applies an attack boost to all allies
Knyaz's banner	Player imposes a defensive enhancement on all allies

Modifiers

Modifiers are increases or decreases that affect players or monsters, only work in PvE rounds, including Bosses.

From round 6 a random modifier from the list is applied. From round 11 two random modifiers are applied, from wave 21 until the end of the match three modifiers are applied.

Description of arena modifiers

Frost: Gladiators who don’t move start to freeze.
High Temperature: Moving around causes overheating.
Oxygen Deficiency: Stamina regeneration is reduced.
Vulnerability: 25% more damage is received.
Expired Medicines: Healing is reduced by 50%.
Damp Ammo: Restricts use of primary/secondary weapon.
Sluggishness: Movement speed and stamina are reduced.
Proto-Electros/Proto-Lighters/Proto-Blackholes activity: Various proto-anomalies appear in the arena.
Laceration: Moving around causes bleeding.
Grenades: Grenades are dropped into the arena from time to time.
Smoke Grenades: Smoke grenades are dropped into the arena from time to time.
Arson: Molotov cocktails are dropped into the arena from time to time.
Paralysis: grenades are periodically dropped into the arena, limiting movement.

Description of monster modifiers

Radioactive Mutants: Mutants spread radiation poisoning when they come near.
Infected Zombies: Zombies spread biological infection when they come near.
Explosive Mutants: Mutants cause an explosion when they die
Speed: Enemy creatures move faster.
Herd Behavior: When a mutant dies, the other mutants regain some health.
Rotten Inside: Rodents appear from inside mutants when they die.
Electric Shock: Part of the damage dealt by mutants turns into electric damage.
Armored Mutants: Mutants get extra protection.
Phantoms: Mutants create their own phantom copies.

In conclusion, we want to emphasise the importance of teamwork. Only when you work as a team can you overcome your opponents and win a deserved victory. Good luck in the Arena!