Black Market Guide (Season 2)

Your Second Chance at Missed Weapons

The Black Market appears during the Season 2 off-season and offers one critical function: acquiring Exclusive Weapons you missed during the season. If you failed to obtain a weapon during its original availability window, the Black Market is your safety net — but it comes at a premium.

What Is Available

The Black Market stocks Exclusive Weapons from the current and previous seasons. This includes weapons you may have missed due to:

• Not participating in the event that awarded them
• Starting the season late and missing early event windows
• Not having enough resources to acquire them when they were available
• Choosing a different weapon when only one could be obtained

Priority Purchases

Not every weapon in the Black Market deserves your resources. Prioritise based on actual combat impact:

Buy Immediately

• Weapons for your primary squad type that you missed entirely — having zero copies of a key weapon is a significant power gap
• Weapons that complete a set bonus — if you have 3 of 4 pieces and the set bonus is strong, the fourth piece is worth the premium
• Meta-defining weapons that are core to current PvP or PvE builds — these affect every fight you take

Buy If You Can Afford It

• Secondary squad weapons that would improve your flexibility
• Weapons with strong passive effects that benefit your overall account even if they are not for your main squad
• Upgrade materials for weapons you already own — if the Black Market offers promotion materials, these can be worth the cost

Skip Unless Wealthy

• Weapons for squad types you do not play — a Tank weapon does no good if you run Aircraft
• Cosmetic or marginal upgrades — a small stat bump on a weapon you rarely use is not worth the Black Market premium
• Weapons you will have another chance to earn — if the same weapon will be available in a future event at normal prices, wait

When to Buy vs When to Wait

The decision to buy from the Black Market depends on timing and opportunity cost:

Buy Now If:

• The weapon is critical for your current squad and you have no alternative
• You will not have another chance to acquire it before the next competitive event
• The price, while high, is within your budget without crippling other progression
• The weapon unlocks a meaningful power spike — like completing a set or enabling a new strategy

Wait If:

• An upcoming event will offer the same weapon at normal prices
• You are saving resources for a known high-value opportunity in the next season
• The weapon is a marginal upgrade rather than a must-have
• Your primary squad is already well-equipped and the purchase is more about collection than combat power

Common Mistakes

1. Buying everything available — the Black Market is not a clearance sale. Be selective and strategic
2. Ignoring the Black Market entirely — if you missed a critical weapon, the premium is worth paying. Falling further behind is more expensive
3. Not checking weapon relevance to your squad — a weapon is only valuable if it fits your build. Do not buy based on rarity alone
4. Spending all your premium currency — leave a reserve for upcoming season events and Hot Deals
5. Panic buying at the last minute — the Black Market has a known window. Check the inventory early and make decisions with time to think
6. Not comparing to future acquisition opportunities — if the same weapon will be available next season at normal cost, waiting saves resources
7. Buying duplicates you do not need — unless you are specifically promoting a weapon and need extra copies, one is enough

Related Guides

• Season 2 Overview — full season mechanics and off-season content
• Temperature & Furnace Guide — core Season 2 progression that the Black Market supplements
• City Capture & Rare Soil Strategy — how weapon upgrades from the Black Market impact competitive play