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Surgery
Surgery
Overview
TypePractical skill

Surgery is a Practical skill in Escape from Tarkov.

Description[]

The ability to perform field surgery may save your life in critical situations. The better you learn this skill, the faster and better you will perform combat surgeries.

Effects[]

  • Increases surgery speed (0.4% per level → +20% at Elite Level)
  • Reduces surgery HP penalty (1% per level → -50% at Elite Level)
  • Elite level: Increases surgery speed (+20% → +40% total)
  • Elite level: Reduces surgery HP penalty (-50% → -100% total: Limbs are restored with full HP)

How to raise[]

Leveling Guide[]

  • At the end of each raid, blackout both of your legs by jumping off a ledge or by having a friend shoot you. Then perform surgery on both legs.
    • Performing 4 surgeries per raid will result in max-level surgery after 1400 raids.
    • Having a friend shoot your limbs out is an effective way to gain surgery and Vitality simultaneously.
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