Marathon Cryo Archive

Cryo Archive was "added" with Patch 1.0.5 and unlocked through community ARG events.

After much anticipation, the fourth Marathon map will finally be arriving March 20th, alongside the new Ranked mode.

To enter Cryo Archive, you will need:

• Level 25
• All Factions Unlocked
• 5,000 credit minimum loadout
• To get the best loot, you'll need Security Clearance, and Cryo contracts

Cryo Archive is incredibly complex so thanks for your patience as we create maps and tips for this guide.

Cryo Archive represents the end game and biggest challenge presented by Marathon thus far. Here are some details straight from Bungie:

The UESC Marathon ship left Mars for the Tau Ceti solar system in 2472. It arrived 300 years later. Then… silence. Contact with the 30,000 colonists who set out to make a new home on an alien world was lost.

Decades later, the Marathon ship still hangs abandoned in orbit, a frozen snapshot of the past promising valuable resources and information for anyone brave enough to make the trek and survive.

Cryo Archive is the first deck of the UESC Marathon, where you'll find a labyrinth of cryopods, medical bays, and storage wings where colonists once eased into and out of deep sleep on their journey across the stars.

In game, Cryo Archive takes you through six interconnected wings with a central hub. Traverse from wing-to-hub and back again in search of frozen Vaults containing powerful loot and dark secrets. Battle your way through intense UESC security, decked out Runner crews, and a ship that seems hellbent on keeping you out.

Here's a few quick notes before you dive in:

• Intensity: Cranked to the top. Cryo Archive is a pinnacle challenge and will take many runs to learn and master.
• Playstyle: Think raid-style puzzle solving and layered mechanics wrapped around brutal extraction stakes.
• Design: A labyrinthian layout where tight corridors give way to massive open spaces, pitting enemy crews against each other to unseal frozen Vaults.

Compared to other maps, expect Cryo Archive to have a much lower success rate due to its brutal nature. However, if you get out alive, the potential rewards are incredible:

• High-tier containers loaded with valuables, materials, and top-end equipment
• Unique gold weapons stored in special weapon lockers
• A path toward assembling a DN~~~%^&*()8167f48f-e253-4e2f-be4c-2077b646d531+{}:"<>?~~ that leads deeper into the Marathon's secrets and towa~~~~%^&*()_+{}:"<>?~~~~~~~

Cryo Archive contracts are a pool of seven unique contracts that appear within CyberAcme when Cryo Archive is available.

Each Cryo Archive contract provides a random high-rarity item, which could be gear, material, or even a key for a locked room or vault.

Completing a contract removes it from your pool during that week and your crew can reroll a contract to work toward the same objective.

Lastly, there are unique Codex rewards, including Runner shell skins, that can be earned. This progression carries over from week-to-week and doesn't reset.