Escape from Tarkov Meta Shift Report

How the Escape from Tarkov meta drifted over the last 7 days (since Aug 21) by community vote — no patch dropped for these boards, so this is pure player-driven movement. As of Aug 20, 2026: rising — The Labyrinth, RSASS, .45 RIP. falling — 5.8 DBP191, 9x18 PBM, 9x39 SPP.

Meta Guns Tier List

↗ Rising

RSASSS↗S

M4A1S↗S

MP7A2A↗A

MP7A1A↗A

AK-103S↗S

Mk47S↗S

RD-704S↗S

Howa Type 20A↗A

↘ Falling

Saiga-9C↘C

Mosin SniperC↘C

ADAR 2-15C↘C

MP-153C↘C

STM-9C↘C

MP-133C↘C

Vector 9x19C↘C

AKMB↘B

Armor Tier List

↗ Rising

6B45S↗S

Redut-T5A↗A

THOR ICA↗A

Gladiator-SA↗A

↘ Falling

Defender-2C↘C

Gen4 HMKB↘B

Zhuk EMRB↘B

Redut-MA↘A

Gen4 FullB↘B

HexgridC↘C

Gen4 AssaultB↘B

Helmet Tier List

↗ Rising

EXFILS↗S

AltynA↗A

Vulkan-5A↗A

Ronin RespiratorS↗S

"Gorilla"A↗A

"UBEY"B↗B

↘ Falling

ZSh-1-2MC↘C

ULACHC↘C

Maska-1SCh KEB↘B

Maska-1SChB↘B

LShZ-2DTMC↘C

Rys-TB↘B

Loot Map Tier List

↗ Rising

The LabyrinthS↗S

InterchangeS↗S

ShorelineA↗A

ReserveA↗A

The LabA↗A

↘ Falling

Ground ZeroC↘C

TerminalC↘C

FactoryC↘C

IcebreakerB↘B

Streets of TarkovB↘B

WoodsB↘B

CustomsB↘B

Ammo Tier List

↗ Rising

.45 RIPS↗S

7.62x39 MAI APS↗S

7.62x51 M993S↗S

5.56 M995S↗S

7.62x54R SNBS↗S

5.45 7N40S↗S

5.45 BSA↗A

7.62x51 M61A↗A

↘ Falling

5.8 DBP191B↘B

9x18 PBMC↘C

9x39 SPPC↘C

5.45 PSC↘C

7.62x39 PSC↘C

7.62x51 M80C↘C

9x19 AP 6.3C↘C

12/70 AP-20C↘C

Drift = community score now vs about 7 days ago, within the current patch only; entries need 3+ votes to register. Methodology.