How to complete Cutthroat Competition in Marathon – Rarer or enhanced rod salvage locations

The Cutthroat Competition is a priority contract in Marathon that involves finding one of the rarer loot items in the game.

Doing so will help you get rewards for completing the contract, and also improve your standing with the Traxus faction. While the contract isn’t too difficult, it can take a lot of time if you can’t find what you’re looking for.

Marathon Cutthroat Competition contract walkthrough

The Cutthroat Competition contract has just one task.

• Loot Enhanced or rarer rod salvage in Maintenance, and then exfil successfully

Unlike most of the contracts that take place on Perimeter, this one requires a visit to Dire Marsh. To be more precise, you need to go to the Maintenance location. This location isn’t too hard to find, as it’s a named POI after all.

To complete the contract, you’ll need to find two enhanced or rarer rod salvage. Once you’ve headed to the Maintenance area, head inside the main building. There will be plenty of UESC threats at this location, and expect to find rival Runners as well.

What you’re looking for is something called Deimosite Rods (refer to the image above). These rods spawn in open areas, so you can’t find them from either folios or from containers. I have tested this theory, and so far, Deimosite Rods only spawn in the open. However, they do appear occasionally from

However, they don’t have a fixed location. I have tested this across different runs and also discussed it with my friends. The locations of the Deimosite Rods are completely random. I believe you can even find them in other named locations. However, you’ll need to find them only from the Maintenance region if you’re completing the contract.

A piece of advise: Look down on the paths/corridors you walk because I found one in the same fashion. As long as they’re cyan colored (as shown in the images above), you’re good. Find two of them, and exfil successfully to complete the contract. Doing so not only gets you useful rewards, but you’ll also get 150 Rep for the Traxus faction.

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The Equitable Distribution 2 is a priority contract that you get to complete in Marathon to receive some valuable rewards for your efforts.

The second contract in the Equitable Distribution has two different tasks to complete. This guide will provide you with details about all the tasks and how to complete them.

Marathon Equitable Distribution 2 contract guide

Here are the two tasks of the Equitable Distribution 2 contract.

• Summon Transport Drone via the second-floor terminal in Algae Ponds
• Exfil UESC Supplies and Drone Manifest

How to Summon Transport Drone via the second-floor terminal in Algae Ponds

The first task is to reach floor 2 of the main building in Algae Ponds. You can find Algae Ponds quite easily since it’s a named POI on Dire Marsh. Once you find the building, take the stairs to reach toe the second floor.

The quest marker will appear once you’re on the second floor. Reach the terminal and interact with it to complete the hack. Finishing the hack will summon a transport that you’ll need to shoot down. Once you’re on the second floor, you’ll find a hallway with green structures. Go through the plastic strip curtains, and you’ll find the terminal hidden behind some large industrial filters in the next room.

How to get the UESC Supplies and Drone Manifest

Once you’ve hacked the terminal, you’ll find an airborne drone. The quest marker will show it, so it’s impossible to miss. Shoot it down before it manages to escape. Slavage its remains, and you’ll find the UESC supplies and the manifest.

To complete the contract, you’ll need to exfil successfully with both items. If you die in the process, you’ll have to restart on a new run.

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