Marathon Cryo Archive Boost

You have to meet the following requirements to buy Marathon Cryo Archive Boost:

• Marathon account
• Season Level 25
• All 6 factions unlocked (liaison contracts completed)
• 5000 credit loadout value equipped

Not there yet? We can get you to Season Level 25, all 6 factions at Rank 12, and 30K credits in a single order.

• Priority: Moves your Cryo Archive order to the front of our queue for faster scheduling. Priority orders will be done first when Cryo Archive opens.
• Stream: We provide you a link to a private stream. You will be able to observer full run – routing, Security Clearance Level buildup, contracts & vaults completion (if selected).
• Basic Run: Fast Cryo Archive run with survival and exfil as main objective. Security Clearance Level 3 will be achieved during every run. This option offers stable extraction pace for safe progress.
• High-Reward Run: High-commitment run with party of 3 fully geared boosters. Security Clearance Level 5 will be achieved during every run. LevelUpper boosters will wipe out most of the enemy teams. You will exfil with 12k and 40k Valuables as well as open options to complete contracts and Vaults.
• Boss Kill Run: We target Vault 7 directly and secure fast Compiler kill.
• Contract Selection: Choose which one of 7 Cryo contracts to complete or buy full weekly pool. Contracts can be completed if High-Reward Run is chosen.
• Vault Completion: Pick which vault will be completed during High-Reward Run. This option is available only for High-Reward Runs.
• Key Option: For vault completions, we can use a matching key already on your account or select service-provided key. With service-provided key, no vault key needs to be on your account before the run starts – we bring one.

What Is Cryo Archive in Marathon?

Cryo Archive is fourth map and the first dedicated endgame zone in Marathon. It's set aboard the UESC Marathon colony ship in orbit above Tau Ceti IV. Doors, supply rooms, and exfils are gated behind Security Clearance you build during the run. Seven Vaults hold the best loot in the game.

Cryo Archive opens on Thursday 10 AM PT and runs till Sunday 10 AM PT. When Cryo closes at weekend cutoff, weekly contract progress resets. Codex progress carries over.

This is also the first map with no solo queue. You can entry Cryo Archive only as a squad of three, either premade or filled by matchmaking. Rooks cannot queue for Cryo Archive at all.

Cryo Archive Vaults

Seven Vaults hold the best loot in Marathon. Each one needs a specific Vault Key to open plus additional credentials depending on the vault tier.

Vault 01 is the most accessible – only needs a Vault 01 Key and 5 Batteries, no coolant or extra credentials. It sits in one of the most active areas of the ship between Index, Revival, and Control.

AI Subroutine inside is needed for Vault 7 progression, and DRRVISH – a unique BRRT SMG variant – drops there on every clear. If you want a detailed breakdown of exactly how Vault 01 opens and what drops inside, see our Marathon Cryo Archive Vault 01 guide.

Vaults 2 and above add requirements on top of the key. Vaults 3–6 use gold-tier keys and each has its own credential: Vault 3 needs a pump station credential key, Vault 4 requires colonist credentials from a drone body near Vault 5's location, Vault 5 needs a Tranquility key, and Vault 6 adds Security Clearance 4, an antivirus item, and a multi-room symbol puzzle with no minimap to help you.

Vault 7 doesn't use a standard key. It opens when all 6 AI Subroutines from Vaults 1–6 are in your Codex – each one an RNG drop that only registers if you extract with it. Vault 7 is where the Compiler boss spawns.

Vault keys drop from high-risk planetside activities, Wardens, Lockdown events, Convoy and Intercept events, and downed enemy Runners who already did the farm.

What Are Cryo Archive Contracts?

Cryo contracts come from CyberAcme and work differently from standard faction contracts. When Cryo Archive is open, a pool of 7 unique contracts appears.

You and your squad can re-roll which contract is active so everyone is working toward the same objective during a run. Complete a contract and it's removed from your pool for that week. When Cryo opens the next weekend, all your progress resets.

Each contract you complete gives a random high-rarity item – a locked room key, Vault key, material, or piece of gear.

All 7 Cryo contracts:

1. Good Hatch – Open a specific hatch and solve a Vault (2 objectives)
2. Up Your Arsenal – Ransack the Arsenal and solve a Vault (2 objectives, 120 REP each)
3. Runner Gunner – Flatline 7 rival Runners and solve a Vault (2 objectives)
4. Servants of Death – Destroy 200 UESC puppets and solve a Vault (2 objectives)
5. Cache Rules – Find a hidden cache and solve a Vault (2 objectives)
6. Charge Up, Chill Out – Escape with 14 Batteries and Full Coolants and solve a Vault (2 objectives)
7. Security Protocols – Interact with 5 Security Monitors and solve a Vault (2 objectives)

Every contract includes a Vault solve as its second objective. That means clearing your weekly contracts also means running Vaults – which requires Vault Keys.

What Is Security Clearance?

Security Clearance is a per-run progression bar you fill by looting Security Tags – cards scattered around the map and dropped by higher-tier enemies – and by interacting with security terminals.

Each tag fills the bar. It goes from level 1 to level 5. Doors, supply rooms, and exfils are locked behind specific levels: you can't use certain exfils until you hit clearance 3, for example. Lose the run before you build enough clearance and the better loot routes and exfil options stay locked.

What Are Vaults in Cryo Archive?

Cryo Archive has 7 Vaults – heavily secured rooms with the best loot in Marathon, some of which can't be found anywhere else. Each Vault has a unique entry challenge or access requirement, and each one needs a specific Vault Key to open.

Vault Keys drop from planet-side zones - higher-risk activities are more likely to yield them. Once inside, you work through puzzle interactions while other crews who want the same loot are doing the same thing.

Vaults contain top-tier loot like unique Prestige-tier weapons in special cabinets, and high-value Contraband Valuables – items like Compiler Traces that auto-sell for up to 40000 credits on exfil.

Vault Completion is offered only for High-Reward Run and only when matching key is already on your account.

Why Is Cryo Archive the Hardest Map?

Requirements filter out most players before the run even starts.

Then you're dealing with Security Clearance gating, Vault Key management, and 7 contracts that each require a Vault solve on top of normal extraction pressure. Exfils on Cryo Archive are less reliable than planetside zones and follow different rules.

One failed exfil can wipe the progress from a long run. That's the core problem Cryo Archive creates: the objectives are achievable, but the extraction requirement to lock them in is not.

How Marathon Cryo Archive Boost Works

1. Choose your run - Pick Basic Run for stable fast exfils, High-Reward Run for Security Clearance Level 5 and geared up booster team or Boss-only Run for fast Compiler Kill.
2. Set exact objective scope - For High-Reward Run, you can select Contract Completion for specific weekly contracts. Vault Completion is also selected here and requires matching key.
3. Pre-run account check - We confirm current contract poo & entry requirements, before live Cryo window starts.
4. Cryo sessions execute in live window - Progress is built through successful exfils during Thursday 10 AM PT - Sunday 10 AM PT period. Weekly contract progress resets when Cryo closes; Codex progress stays.
5. Results stay on your account - You return to an account with items for completed contracts, extracted loot, vault rewards, and all related Cryo Codex progression.

Why Choose LevelUpper for Cryo Archive

• Run type and objectives are fully customizable: Basic Run for stable extraction progress, High-Reward Run for Security Clearance 5 and full objective access, Boss Kill Run if your subroutines are already done
• Service-provided keys mean you don't have to spend time farming vault keys before ordering. Pick the vault, skip the keychain grind
• Cryo closes Sunday 10 AM PT. If your order lands mid-week, it queues and schedules for the next opening. Priority option moves your run ahead in that queue so it doesn't sit until the following weekend
• Self-Play option lets you play alongside our squad instead of watching from the sideline. Good fit if you want the Cryo experience, but your regular squad can't make the weekend window work

Need help choosing Basic Run or High-Reward Run for your current account state? Message support in chat or Discord before next Cryo window.