How money works in WARDOGS (Season 2)

Season 2 (from 15 October 2026). Prices and unlock levels are from the official Season 2 patch notes. Early Access changes fast: if a number looks off, check it in game and tell us in the comments.

Every life costs money and every useful action earns some back. The trick is to buy a kit that pays for itself.

Where the money comes from

Action	Season 2 reward
Kill with an assault-archetype weapon	$2,000 (was $1,500)
Hacking an enemy FOB	$2,500 / 250 XP for the hacker, $1,000 / 250 XP for teammates nearby
Destroying a FOB	bonus up to +$7,500 / +250 XP, depending on the supplies inside
Capturing a hostile drill tower	$1,500 / 300 XP
Supply pallet delivered	$1,250 / 400 XP (more with a delivery streak)
Delivery streak	+$250 / +100 XP per pallet in a row, up to 10
Destroying vehicles	each variant pays its own amount; armed variants pay far more, e.g. Humvee [Minigun] $5,000, Havoc $14,000
Destroying buildables	cash equals the build supply cost (Mortar $650, CIWS $1,200)

Hot zone: money earned inside the hot zone is doubled. End of match: a completion bonus on top, which is why leaving early is expensive.

What got cheaper to earn in Season 2

• Spotting pays about 30% less than in Season 1 and now scales with the value of the target: a tank is worth more than a pickup. If an enemy faction destroys what you spotted, you get 25% instead of 50%.
• Logistics base pay was cut, but streaks reward return trips.
• Selling from supply crates has diminishing returns per buyer.
• Barbed wire kills pay nothing.

Discounts

• Losing team: 20% off at the vendor when your team is at least 40 points behind second place.
• Server seeding: players who join and fill an empty server get rewards and a vendor discount when the match starts.

How not to go broke

• Decide what this life is for before you buy. A kit for holding the zone is not a kit for raiding a FOB.
• Medium kits are usually the most profitable. Expensive kits win fights but pay back only with a clear objective.
• When the account runs low, play a cheap kit and spot or heal until you have a buffer again.
• Players report that unused kit is refunded at 90% when you survive to the end of a full match; ammo and magazines are excluded. Only one guide documents this, so treat it as unconfirmed.

Video

Noaty's Season 2 money tier list (embedded above) ranks the earning methods after these changes.