Scavs

Scavs are the locals of tarkov that now scavange to survive. They are very easy to kill as they have bad weapons and little to no armor.

USEC

USEC is the 1st kind of PMC a player can play, they are quite formidable in a pack.

BEAR

BEAR is the 2nd kind of PMC a player can play, they are quite formidable in a pack.

Raiders

Raiders are powerful Scavs that appear on very few maps. They can be formidable but not impossible to kill.

Cultists

Cultists only appear at night, quiet, formidable, powerful. Watch your back and check every corner at night.

Rogue

Rogues are USEC PMCs that went rogue, they will be passive to USEC players, but be wary of going too close to them, a 20 meter radius, aswell as having a BEAR friend in your party. Rogues also remember you for 3 raids if you did something that they dont like.

RUAF

No info on these guys yet, they are the russian army. You can find them at Terminal.

Black Division

No info on these guys yet, but they seem extremely scary.

Prapor

You best sell grenades to prapor, that is what he is best used for to get value out of your trades.

Therapist

Therapist is your go-to Medic. Sell Collectibles and Meds to her.

Fence

Fence takes any junk you have, if a gun cant be repaired, sell it to him. Otherwise i would advice against selling to him, his prices are junk for both selling and buying.

Skier

Only barter items really, he is quite bad as a trader.

Peacekeeper

Peacekeeper is most interested in intel items, intel folders, USBs, flash drives, and especially Diaries.

Mechanic

Guns guns guns, this is Mechanics thing, sell guns and ammo to him in good condition for best price.

Ragman

The fashion aficionado of Tarkov. You will sell any clothing items or armor items to ragman.

Jäger

Scopes, He wants Scopes and Knifes the most.

Ref

You more so trade with Ref for GP coins, not sell to him.

BTR Driver

BTR Driver isnt your usual trader, he brings you from place to place on some maps.
He can give you quests and you can ask him to deliver loot to your stash mid raid.
Scavs pay the least for his services, Bears middle price and USECs pay the most.

Lightkeeper

Lightkeeper is a map NPC, not a regular trader, he only gives you missions late into the game.

Tagilla

Tagilla is a formidable maniac. Watch out for his Melee. If you want to defeat him, use armor piercing bullets. Aim for his head.

Or if you want a different approach, use flesh damage rounds for ARs or flesh damage shells for shotguns and aim for his exposed limbs.

Killa

Killa is Tagilla's brother, he too is a maniac. For Killa, aim for his body instead as it is less armored. But watch out for him rushing you.

Only fast firing weapons are recommended for flesh damage. Otherwise stick to high-Pen ammo.

Glukhar

Only two ways to battle this guy and his guards. Stay away from him, sniper is the way to go here. Aim for his head. The 2nd approach is close range, up to point blank.

Otherwise run. Him and his guards are crazy accurate and deadly.

Reshala

Reshala himself is not that dangerous. He runs away, stays away from fights and tends to hide.

His guards are quite powerful, they tend to wear decent armor and carry good guns. They should be picked off one-by-one, never fight the entire group.

35-37 pen ammo is prefered against the guards.

Kaban

Although Kaban wears no armor, he should not be underestimated. Aim for his head.

high flesh damage is your friend here, you should also not peek him for too long, or peek him twice, as he will kill you with his M60/PKP.

Watch out for his snipers, the mines around his base, the mashine guns and grenade launchers and his followers.

Kollontay

Kabans brother who prefers armor. He usually wears weaker head protection so aim for his head.

His guards are quite powerful, so it's adviced to pick them off one-by-one. do not battle his guards as a group.

Goons

Try to pick them off one-by-one, They are insanely powerful, if not the most powerful boss in Tarkov.

Birdeye is a deadly sniper.

Big Pipe can spawn with a grenade launchers

Knight rushes, he will destroy you.

They Flank, stay away from open spaces.

Sanitar

The danger around sanitar are his guards. They tend to have crazy good gear, including level 6 armor usually.

Sanitar takes stims to enhance himself, you will wonder "is this guy invincible??", but no, he just healed.

Sanitar can overdose on his own drugs too.

Shturman

Shturman and his guards are protecting sawmill on Woods. He will usually win sniper duels, so going up close with flesh damage rounds is adviced.

He wears no armor, so pop his head.

Partisan

Watch out for Partisan, he can and will lay tripwires all over the map, stepping on one is an insant death.

He is very easy to kill, the sooner into the raid the better.

But be adviced, he is very difficult to find.

Priest

Cultists only appear at night. They have quieter footsteps and quite good gear.

You can try to fight them like normal PMCs, just be wary of their flanking maneuvers. It is adviced to abuse the door peek mechanic of Tarkov when fighting Cultists.

Only go for his and his guards heads, they can wear level 6 body armor.

Zryachiy

Best not challenge him unless you have a .50 BMG, it will be your first and last mistake. He is the tankiest boss in Tarkov.

Apart from that he is a really good sniper. One Shot one kill, do not challenge his territory.