Should You Kill Shah or Roosevelt in Stalker 2

The main quest "King of the Hill" will be received during the quest "Deal with the Devil" in the Garbage, the second major location of the Zone. Talk to Varan at the plant, who will provide information in exchange for the elimination of one of the local leaders: Roosevelt runs the Voentorg, and Shah leads the Pack.

You will have to help Varan (either kill him or pay 20,000 coupons, but these options are more difficult). As it turns out, you have many more options than you think.

So who to kill — Shah or Roosevelt?

When you first talk to Varan, he will offer a choice between two options - kill Shah or Roosevelt. In fact, in the quest "King of the Hill" there are four options that you can choose:

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• Kill Shah.
• Kill Roosevelt.
• Kill both Shah and Roosevelt.
• Kill Varan.

I recommend that you kill either both leaders (Shah and Roosevelt), or kill neither and eliminate Varan instead. Both options are good for different reasons. Killing both leaders will take longer, but will also yield better loot. Meanwhile, killing Varan is the fastest way to advance the plot. Moreover: you will have to kill Varan at the end of the quest regardless of your previous decision.

Let's take a closer look at all the options!

Option 1: Kill Shah

Shah is the leader of the Pack, a local gang located in the western quarter of the Dump. He can be found inside the bar, surrounded by loyal people. Before going to him, you can optionally talk to Huron at the Slag Heap (local base). He will give you a side quest "Bandit Mayhem", which is related to the Pack. At the end of the quest, you can make a deal with the Docent, the man who stole Huron's cargo. This will give you the coordinates of Shah's stash, and inside you'll find the Checkmate weapon.

Return to Huron, and he'll tell you how to sneak into the Pack's lair. You can use his method or go into open combat. It's up to you. There are several enemies in the Pack's main building, including Shah himself, who's armed with a shotgun. None of them have any flashy loot - just make sure you pick up the PDA from Shah's corpse when you're done. You'll also get the coordinates of Shah's Stash, located west of the Dump.

Option 2: Kill Roosevelt

Roosevelt is the head of Voentorg, which can be found in the north of the Dump. Just like with Shah, you can first talk to a certain character to get information on how to sneak into Voentorg. You're interested in Colonel Borodulin, who will offer to hunt mutants. Then you need to survive for 60 seconds - just hide from the character. Eventually, Borodulin will tell you that you can get into Voentorg through the pipes located around the building.

Roosevelt is resting in his room. Regardless of which way you go to the facility, he will go down pretty quickly - as will each of his bodyguards. Again, there is no particularly interesting loot. Take Roosevelt's PDA, which you need to return to Varan.

Option 3: Kill both Shah and Roosevelt

If you are trying to figure out who is better to eliminate - get rid of both! These are two leaders of bandit groups, so it will be even better this way. Varan will not give you an additional reward for killing both competitors, but in any case, he will decide to betray you instead. So, if you are inclined to do the region a favor and eliminate both leaders, the only plus is the loot from both bases.

Option 4: Kill Varan

Regardless of whether you decide to kill Shah, Roosevelt, or both, returning to Varan always ends the same way. He will give you a key and offer to talk to the prisoner in the cell below. When you enter the cell, you will see that the prisoner has been dead all this time. Varan will order his men to kill you too.

So killing Varan is the fastest way to advance the mission! On the other hand, you can pay money, 20,000 coupons, and Varan will give you the key. You will also go down, search the prisoner's corpse and find a broken PDA. But this time, Varan will not give the order to eliminate Skif.