Marathon

Bungie has been patching Marathon at an aggressive pace since launch, and the next update is the biggest one yet. Patch 1.0.6 drops on April 14 as the game's mid-season update for Season 1 — and it goes well beyond the usual hotfix territory.

This guide breaks down exactly what the Merciful Option is, how it changes the math for solo players, and how to build your runs around it — from shell choice to consumable loadout to reading enemy intent in the moment.

C.A.R.R.I. is a limited-time seasonal event confirmed for Marathon's Season 1, Death Is the First Step. Bungie listed it on the official roadmap published March 3, 2026, alongside a new weapon and an expanded implant pool.

This guide covers how the Codex works, what challenges exist across every category, every reward you can earn, and the fastest ways to actually complete entries. No filler, just what you need to know.

This Marathon weapon tier list for April 2026 reflects the live sandbox after the nerfs that matter most. It focuses on what actually changed, which weapons still dominate, and which loadouts make the most sense in the current meta.

This guide breaks down every key POI, the most efficient loot routes for different playstyles, where gunfights are most likely to happen, and how to get out alive. Whether you're running here for the first time or trying to stop bleeding gear on bad extractions — start here.

This guide covers everything you need before Saturday: what Holotags are, how scoring works, what the ranks look like, and what you're actually playing for at the end of the season.

This guide covers every locked room on Outpost: how the clearance code system works, the three ways into Pinwheel Base, how to access the Command Wing, and how to unlock Exfil Stations before the timer forces a panic run.

Credits are the foundation of everything you do in Marathon. They fund your loadouts, buy consumables before runs, and unlock key upgrades. Without them, you drop into raids underprepared — and things fall apart fast.

This guide covers the four things you need to understand before your first run: the maps, the Runner Shells, the weapons, and how progression actually works — including what you keep and what you lose.

Marathon launches with three maps: Perimeter, Dire Marsh, and Outpost. A fourth zone — Cryo Archive — arrives during Season 1. Each map plays differently, has different extraction dynamics, and rewards different Runner Shells. Knowing all three is the difference between a profitable season and a frustrating one.

The game is built around one core loop: drop in, loot, extract. Easy to describe, hard to do when three other squads have the same idea. But once these fundamentals click, Marathon becomes a genuinely thrilling experience.