Escape from Tarkov's Scourge Incursion brings an Arena champion boss to the Lab

Battlestate Games launched the Scourge Incursion in Escape from Tarkov on October 16, sending Scourge — an Arena mode champion — into the Laboratory map as a boss with an AI retinue, the first Arena-rooted character to cross into the main game. The event, with a new quest chain and the unique Scourge Smartphone item, runs until October 20 at 3:00 AM EDT.

• Event runs October 16–20 and requires a TerraGroup Labs keycard to enter
• Scourge is the first main-game Tarkov boss originating from Arena
• Quests require eliminating targets and extracting the Scourge Smartphone
• Completing the chain does not unlock a dedicated achievement