Marauder

Marauders in Marauder's Sea: 500 HP raiders with the same 85-tile guns as a warship, at half the cost and 1.5× speed.

Folklore

Named for the sea itself. A Marauder is the cutter you send when a Warship would be late to the rumor — two masts, a skull on the prow, and a crew that does not wait for permission.

Ledger

Hit points

500 — half a Warship. One good volley from a ranked galleon will open her.

Guns

Same 85-tile reach as a Warship, but one shot per volley. Ranked Marauders keep a stacked +20% damage per stripe, still a single shell.

Speed

1.5× a Warship (about 1.5 tiles per tick; 3 steps when hunting).

Cost

First hull $125,000, then scaling to a $500,000 cap. Half the Warship ledger. Spawns from the nearest Port.

In the game

Select and move them like Warships. Use them to run down trader ships, cut Transports, and win races to a strait. They do not get the rank-3 repairman — if the hull is bleeding, send her home or lose her. Park a Tender nearby if you are far from a Port (1 HP per tick in a 30-tile bubble; another Tender only heals at 15%).

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