How To Earn And Spend Silk While Completing Marathon

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Marathon challenges players right from the start. Your credits increase, gear drops, enemies hit harder, and somewhere amidst all this, a currency called Silk begins filling up your menu. The issue is, the game doesn’t clearly explain what Silk is or why it should matter to you.

If you’ve noticed a suspicious cap or a bright red notification, you’re not alone. Silk is connected to Marathon’s overall progression system, but its role isn’t obvious during the Server Slam. Here’s what Silk is, how you earn it, and why it will be more important once the full game launches.

### How To Get And Use Silk

Silk functions as the currency linked to Marathon Reward Passes, which are similar to seasonal battle passes in other live-service games. Think of it like the Deck system in Arc Raiders, the Battle Pass in Fortnite, or Warbonds in Helldivers 2.

In the full version of Marathon, Silk will be used to unlock items and tiers within these Reward Passes. These passes are expected to include cosmetics and other rewards for your Runner Shells, though details will become clearer once the full game is out.

During the Server Slam, Silk has no real use. There are no active Reward Passes available, so there’s nothing to spend Silk on. Even if you hit the maximum amount, you can’t redeem it for rewards. Plus, progress made during the Server Slam won’t carry over to the full game, meaning any Silk earned now won’t transfer when Marathon officially releases.

### Earning Silk

Most Silk is earned mainly through your Season Level. Each time you boost your Season Level, you gain ten Silk. To level up, you gain experience points (XP) by fighting enemies, completing contracts, finishing challenges, and successfully extracting from matches. The faster you level up, the more Silk you accumulate.

There’s also a limit to how much Silk you can hold. The maximum balance is 140, with a small overflow that pushes the total possible to about 200. When you hit that limit, the UI will show a red indicator to flag your cap.

Since Silk can’t be spent during this testing period, reaching the cap simply means you won’t earn more Silk until the full game releases.