Survive Zombie Arena Faction War Update: Frontier Pass and Frontier Chests

Survive Zombie Arena has swapped its lobby around again, and this time the headline addition is a Faction War that splits every player between two sides. Alongside it sit a Frontier Pass, a set of rotating contracts, and a crafting bench that turns raw Wood and Iron into Frontier Chests. The Survive Zombie Arena experience page on Roblox lists its most recent refresh on 9/13/2026.

Quick answer: Pick Wild West or Neo Frontier in the Faction War menu, clear the three contracts under My Progress for Faction XP, then spend Wood and Iron on Frontier Chests at the crafting bench.

Picking a side in the Faction War

The Faction War menu in the lobby asks you to commit to either Wild West or Neo Frontier. Once you choose, the game confirms it with a banner reading “YOU SIDED WITH THE NEO FRONTIER!” (or the Wild West equivalent) and your pick is reflected everywhere Faction progress is tracked.

The Info tab shows live standings as a percentage split between the two sides. The trailing faction gets an Underdog tag, so the board can sit at a 33% to 67% split with the smaller side flagged as the underdog.

Faction War Info tab confirming the Neo Frontier pick with the current war split — The Faction War Info tab, showing the Neo Frontier choice and the current standings between the two sides. Image: Nectarforge Studios

Faction contracts and Faction XP

Contracts are the main way to feed your side. They live under the My Progress tab of the Faction War menu, where a counter tracks how many you have finished out of the three on offer at any time.

Supply Run
Sidearm Duty
Deep Patrol

Completing them pays out Faction XP, which is the currency that unlocks the exclusive rewards tied to the war. Progress updates when you return to the lobby after a run, so it is worth checking the counter between matches rather than mid-wave.

Frontier Pass tiers and missions

The Frontier Pass has its own dedicated area in the reworked lobby. Opening it shows a tiered reward track plus a list of missions that push you toward the next tier, running in parallel to the faction contracts rather than replacing them.

The hub, where the Frontier Pass board and the Faction War menu both sit. Image: Nectarforge Studios

How to craft Frontier Chests from Wood and Iron

Collect Wood and Iron during matches. Both materials drop on maps in the event rotation, including Pirate Cove, and you keep what you gather when the run ends.

Head to the crafting bench in the lobby and select Frontier Chest. The panel lists the Wood and Iron cost, with a Craft 1 button underneath.

Crafting screen with Frontier Chest selected and the Craft 1 button ready — The Crafting screen with the Frontier Chest selected and the Craft 1 button ready to press. Image: Nectarforge Studios

Craft as many chests as your materials allow, then open them. A batch of three can swing your credit total substantially, taking a balance from roughly 29,000 to over 56,000 in one sitting.

What drops from a Frontier Chest

Chest contents cover credits, boosts, and the event’s exclusive gear. The reward preview lists the named items you can pull.

Neon Undertaker — the mythic headline weapon
Deadman’s Hand
Blackstar Brand
Tumblecutters
Dustcoil Carbine
Wanted Beacon
Jackrabbit Spur
Lawbringer Class

Farming Wood and Iron safely on Pirate Cove

Pirate Cove is where the material grind happens, and there is a spot on the ship that lets you clear waves without taking hits. It relies on clipping behind a wall on the bottom deck, so zombies can never path to you while your deployables do the work.

Start a match on Pirate Cove and play the opening waves normally to build up credits and crystals for gear.

Wave 7 Has Started banner while the Blood Pistol fires from a yellow-bordered platform — Clearing an early wave before setting up, with the Blood Pistol equipped. Image: Nectarforge Studios

Spend those early earnings on upgrades and gear before you tuck yourself away. Once you are behind the wall, you want turrets and a Shelter already paid for.

In-match Upgrades screen with the green plus button highlighted — The in-match Upgrades screen, where the green plus button spends your earnings. Image: Nectarforge Studios

Go down to the bottom deck of the pirate ship and find the area tucked under the stairs. This is the only part of the geometry that works.

Turn on shift lock and walk backward into the wall. Your character clips through and ends up behind it, out of reach of the horde.

Place a Shelter and set down Laser-Turrets, then let them grind through the waves. Drones can be added on top for extra damage while you stand still.

Pirate Cove has edges you can fall off while collecting materials. Dropping out of the map ends the run and costs you everything you were carrying that session.

Confirming the spot is working

You know the clip worked when zombies stop registering hits on you entirely. No red damage indicators appear on screen, your health bar stays untouched, and the wave counter keeps climbing while the turrets fire. If you are still being chipped down, you are standing in front of the wall rather than behind it, so exit and repeat the backward walk with shift lock enabled.

Worth keeping in mind: safe spots in Survive Zombie Arena have a short shelf life. Older wall-jumping positions on the Tundra cabin and fireplace were patched out after they spread, so treat the Pirate Cove pocket as a window to bank Wood and Iron rather than a permanent farming setup.