Koen is the only currency in Arena Breakout: Infinite that buys guns, ammo, armor, mods and meds — and since the 1.0 launch you can no longer buy it with real money. That means every Koen you own has to be earned, and the gap between a broke Operator and a rich one comes down to a handful of habits: looting the right containers, farming the right mode, and selling on the Market like a trader instead of a hoarder. This guide covers the fastest legitimate ways to stack Koen in Season 6: White Nights, what to sell, what to stop wasting, and why buying Koen from a third-party seller is the single most dangerous thing you can do to your account.
Quick answer: The fastest way to make Koen in Arena Breakout: Infinite (Season 6) is to loot high-value containers every raid (cash registers, safes, coats, stashes), farm Hostile Sector on Northridge for its higher-than-Lockdown loot yields with low PvP risk, and sell surplus gear on the Market in batches to make each weekly sell slot count. You cannot buy Koen with money — Morefun removed that system at 1.0 — and buying it from a seller risks confiscation and a ban.
_Verified for Season 6: White Nights (live since June 30, 2026). Arena Breakout: Infinite is free-to-play on PC (Steam appid 2073620); rewards and drop values are re-balanced each season._
Can you still buy Koen with real money in Arena Breakout: Infinite?
No. This is the fact that most out-of-date guides get wrong. Morefun deleted the Koen-purchase system ahead of the 1.0 full release in September 2025. In the developer's own words:
"In its early phase, the purchasing Koen system offered some players a fast track to restart and recover — a purpose it has now fulfilled. Therefore, with the Full Release, we have decided to officially bring it to an end, shifting our focus entirely toward more diverse, fair, and rewarding ways for players to earn resources." — Morefun Studios (reported by PCGamesN)
There are two currencies and they do not convert into each other:
| Currency | How you get it | Buyable with money? | What it buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koen | Looted in raid, quest/mission rewards, selling on the Market, barter flips | No — removed at 1.0 | Guns, ammo, armor, mods, meds, Market purchases, barters |
| Bonds | Bought with real money; also given away in events | Yes — the premium currency | Cosmetics/skins, Battle Pass, Secure Case subscriptions, convenience items |
So when someone asks "what's the fastest way to buy Koen?" the honest answer is: there isn't one. You earn it. The good news is the earning loop is fast once you know where the value is.
What's the fastest way to make Koen?
Every reliable Koen method falls into one of four buckets. Stack all four and your balance climbs every session:
| Method | Effort | Risk | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Container looting | Low | Medium (PvP) | Registers, safes, coats and stashes hold the densest Koen and sellable reds |
| Hostile Sector (Northridge) | Low | Low (PvE) | Officially higher loot yields than Lockdown Zones, with teams unable to fight each other |
| Market selling | Low | None | Turns looted junk into Koen; batch your sell slots for max value |
| Barter flips | Medium | Low | High-margin item-for-item trades with Contacts; unlocks gear a tier earlier |
The rest of this guide is how to run each one well.
Which containers should you loot for Koen every raid?
Extraction shooters reward map knowledge, and in Arena Breakout: Infinite the highest Koen density sits in a short list of interactables. Hit these before you push fights:
- Cash registers and safes — the most consistent raw-Koen sources. Prioritize them in shops, offices and back rooms.
- Coats and jackets — easy to skip, but experienced players treat them as a daily routine. As one r/ArenaBreakoutInfinite player put it bluntly: check coats. They cost you two seconds and regularly pay out.
- Stashes and hidden caches — higher-tier stashes carry "reds" (Morefun's official term for the top loot tier), which are the items you actually flip on the Market.
- Weapon crates — some crates roll high-tier weapons and ammo you'd otherwise buy, saving Koen on your next kit.
The mental model: you're not looking for a pile of cash, you're looking for sellable weight. A single red or a modded weapon is worth far more on the Market than the loose Koen in a register.
Is Hostile Sector Northridge the best Koen farm in Season 6?
For low-risk farming, yes. Season 6 added the Hostile Sector mode, and its loot yields are stated directly in Morefun's official Season 6 post:
- Farm = same loot as Lockdown Zones
- Northridge = higher than Lockdown Zones
- TV Station = same as Forbidden Zones (but keeps team-vs-team combat)
The crucial detail: on Farm and Northridge, teams cannot attack each other. That removes the biggest variable in any extraction farm — dying to another squad on the way out. You still face AI Elites (breachers, snipers, grenadiers and fumigators) and extreme weather, but a PvE-leaning Northridge run with above-Lockdown yields is about as close to a reliable Koen printer as the game offers.
Players farm cheap, space-efficient guns here too. A common tip from the community: run an ACE in PvE Northridge, unload the mag and fold the stock so it only takes three inventory slots, then stack several per raid to sell.
Supplies Drops is the other Season 6 co-op option — casual, unlimited respawns, with loot dropping into a personal crate and a shared Squad/Team Supply Crate that splits equally at raid end. It's lower ceiling than Northridge but near-zero stress if you just want to grind quests and top up.
How do you sell on the Market for maximum Koen?
The Market is Arena Breakout: Infinite's player-driven marketplace (it is not a "flea market" and it is not Tarkov). You list looted items for Koen, other players buy them, and prices float on supply and demand. This is the structural difference that makes Koen farming actually work — your loot has a real, liquid resale value.
Three rules to sell like a trader:
- Bank your items and sell in batches. Market selling uses limited weekly sell slots, so dumping items one at a time wastes them. The standard community approach is to stockpile duplicates and list them in stacks so each slot moves maximum value.
- Build Contact reputation to cut your commission. Listings carry a commission, and raising your reputation with a Contact through their missions lowers the fee they take and unlocks better offers. Higher rep = more Koen kept per sale.
- Sell what you won't use, keep what you will. More on this below — the fastest way to "make" Koen is to stop letting sellable gear rot in your stash.
One caution: some top-tier gear is restricted on the Market as an anti-RMT measure, so not every red will list. Check before you plan a raid around selling a specific high-value item.
Are barter trades worth it for Koen farming?
Yes, and they're underused. Contacts offer item-for-item barter trades that sit outside the Koen economy entirely. Some barters are limited (restock timers or personal caps, but high margin), others are unlimited and repeatable forever. Two reasons they matter for a Koen strategy:
- Barter frequently unlocks high-tier gear roughly one Loyalty Level earlier than buying it outright with Koen — sometimes as a fully-modded weapon. That's gear you didn't have to spend Koen on.
- The barter materials are found in raid, so a "loot-to-trade" loop lets you convert cheap looted junk into gear you'd otherwise pay a premium for, effectively saving (and therefore making) Koen.
If you hate PvP but want to gear up, barter plus Hostile Sector Northridge is the least-confrontational path to a full stash.
What are the biggest Koen-wasting mistakes to stop?
Most players "can't make Koen" because they leak it. Fix these and your net worth climbs without a single extra raid — advice mirrored constantly by experienced Operators on r/ArenaBreakoutInfinite:
- Sell guns you don't use — including the ammo. Keep only weapons you actually run. You can buy and mod any gun again later, so hoarding twenty rifles just ties up Koen and stash space.
- Strip guns before you sell or store. Pull the magazine and hand guard off keepers to shrink their footprint; sell handguns almost universally.
- Keep the good attachments, dump the rest. Foregrips, sights, lasers, flashlights and high-capacity (50+) mags are worth banking for future builds.
- Put ammo in your Secure Case, not your rig, so you don't lose expensive rounds on death.
- Stop over-gearing Normal raids. Running top-tier "red" ammo and a Forbidden-Zone kit in a Normal lobby burns Koen you'll never recoup. Match your kit to the zone.
The community rule of thumb: real gear experimentation starts once you're comfortably in the ~10 million Koen range. Below that, play lean, sell everything you don't need, and let the balance build.
What should you actually spend Koen on?
Two answers, because players constantly conflate the currencies:
- Koen goes into gameplay: ammo, armor, mods, meds, and rebuying weapons. Prioritize ammo and armor that match the zones you play — that's where survival (and therefore keeping your loot) is decided.
- Cosmetics, the Battle Pass and Secure Case subscriptions are Bonds sinks, not Koen sinks. Don't expect to buy skins or a premium Secure Case with your looted Koen — those run on the paid Bonds currency.
If you're sitting on a huge Koen pile as a new player wondering what to do with it: you're fine. Bank it, keep looting, and start building custom kits once you can afford to lose them.
Should you buy Koen from a seller or boosting site?
No — and this is the most important warning in the guide. Because Koen can't be bought in-game, third-party sites deliver it by manipulating a match to hand it over in-raid. Morefun explicitly detects and punishes exactly that mechanic, and the penalties fall on the buyer, not just the seller.
The developer runs a stated "0% tolerance policy" with real-time banning and retroactive review of historical data. Their most recent fortnightly ban report — the official Bans Notice — August 26th (covering August 10–23, 2026) — logged 11,856 cheating bans, 2,424 ten-year bans, 1,036 device/IP bans, and 4,345 Koen confiscations in a single two-week window. In an earlier notice Morefun spelled out the buyer penalty directly: confiscation of all illicit profits, a Merit Score reduction, escalating bans, and up to double the item value in Koen confiscated for repeat offenders.
Add the new hardware-level DMA Guard security feature (rolling out since early August 2026), which explicitly targets "accounts with unusual login environments" — the exact profile of an account-boosting service — and the math is simple: paying for Koen risks losing the Koen, your gear, your Merit Score, and potentially your account. Earn it in raid instead. It's faster than a ban appeal.
FAQ
Can you buy Koen with real money in Arena Breakout: Infinite? No. Morefun removed the Koen-purchase system ahead of the 1.0 launch in September 2025. Koen is now earned only through looting, missions, Market sales and barter. Bonds is the separate premium currency you buy with money, and it does not convert into Koen.
What is the fastest way to farm Koen in Season 6? Loot high-value containers (registers, safes, coats, stashes) every raid, run Hostile Sector on Northridge for its higher-than-Lockdown loot yields with no team-vs-team PvP, and sell surplus gear on the Market in batches to maximize your weekly sell slots. Barter flips with Contacts add high-margin gear on top.
What's the best loot to sell for Koen? "Reds" — Morefun's top loot tier — plus modded weapons and high-demand ammo and armor. Sell guns and attachments you don't personally use, and bank duplicates so you can list them in stacks rather than wasting a sell slot on a single item.
Does Arena Breakout: Infinite wipe your Koen between seasons? No. Season boundaries reset your season rank and seasonal missions, but your stash, Koen, character level, Bonds and unlocked maps persist. ABI does not run Tarkov-style full wipes — don't offload your balance in a panic before a new season.
Is it safe to buy Koen from a website? No. Delivery requires an in-raid hand-off that Morefun actively detects, and buyers face profit confiscation, a Merit Score hit and escalating bans — up to double the value in Koen confiscated for repeat offenders — under a stated 0% tolerance policy.
How much Koen do I need before I can start running good gear? Community consensus puts the comfortable experimentation threshold around 10 million Koen. Below that, play lean, match your kit to the zone, and sell everything you're not actively using.
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