The release of Marathon Season 2: Nightfall is within reach, and players are beyond excited to find out more about its features. However, another rising question among the community is what will stay with you once the new season begins? It’s a well-known fact that Marathon does seasonal wipes, but what does the wipe affect, and what doesn’t it affect?
Thankfully, Bungie, the developers and publishers of Marathon, have given us the answer to those very questions. So, after reading the conditions of the wipe, you can rest easy knowing what will and won’t stay after the wipe. Now, let’s delve into the details of the wipe so that you can put your mind at ease.
What’s Staying And Going In Marathon Season 2: Nightfall
The wipe will arrive with the beginning of Marathon Season 2: Nightfall on June 2, 2026, which is less than three weeks away. And during the last weeks of the first season, all chaos is going to break out with the End of Season update, coming next Tuesday. But after that, the wipe will be upon all of us, so let’s see what’s going to stay and go with the wipe.
What Will Stay
We’ll start with what will stay in your account with the wipe coming in Marathon Season 2: Nightfall. Some of these may seem obvious, but others aren’t, so it’s nice of Bungie to make things clear for their players. The things that will stay in your account when the wipe comes in Marathon Season 2: Nightfall are as follows:
- Cosmetics and weapons unlocked and redeemed during Season 1
- Codex challenges, including partial progress, except for Runner and Ranked levels, which include:
- Combat
- Feats
- Loot
- Map
- Runner
- Title
- Each faction that you’ve unlocked by completing their Liaison Contracts, so you won’t have to complete them again
- Completion status of the first contract for each faction stays untouched
- LUX and SILK balances
- Rewards Pass progress
What Won’t Stay
Now that we know what will stay, it’s time to take a look at what won’t stay in your account with the Marathon Season 2: Nightfall wipe. As mentioned before, some of these are rather obvious to some, but it’s still nice that Bungie cleared things up with their player base. The things that won’t stay in your account when the wipe happens are as follows:
- Runner Level
- Ranked Level
- Faction Level and Upgrades
- Credits and other currencies, except for LUX and SILK
- All items in your inventory and Vault
- Purchases unlocked by Schemas
- Messages, rewards, and returned items in your Mailbox
- Priority Contracts, except for the first contract for each faction
- Gear-granting seasonal Codex entries for Runner level and Ranked level
What’s Coming In Marathon Season 2: Nightfall?
While information regarding Marathon Season 2: Nightfall is quite scarce at the moment, Bungie has given us a few teasers. And if you want the full course of information, then it isn’t far as the full reveals for the upcoming season will come on May 25, 2026. However, for now, the teasers for Marathon Season 2: Nightfall hint at the following:
- Dire Marsh Night
- A new Runner shell
- New weapons
- A new system to customize your Runner shell stats called The Cradle
- Faster faction progression
- Several quality-of-life updates based on feedback
- And much more
And until May 25, 2026, this is all we will get regarding the contents of the upcoming season. But you won’t have to sit there and wait; you can try out the new End of Season update coming soon, which should keep you occupied. Until then, gear up and plant your feet back on the beautiful, but dangerous, soil of Tau Ceti IV.
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