Varenn Regency · Aristocratic star empire. An old empire of noble houses, gilded crescent warships and long memories. Their courtesy is a weapon; so are their mass drivers.
Civilization trait, Noble houses: Your escort squads deal 10% more damage. The trait applies whenever you fly one of their ships.
This civilization flies 3 warships: Imperatrix, Stiletto, Sovereign.
Imperatrix
Royal battlecruiser · Fleet flagship. Imperatrix is a vanguard with a plasma main gun and 4,000 hull.
| Fleet role | Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Hull / shields | 4,000 / 950 |
| Speed | 38 |
| Main gun | plasma · 48 damage every 1.1 s · range 370 |
| Ultimate | House Bombardment (23 s): Mass drivers from orbit: ten heavy slugs land around the cursor. |
| Signature skill | Noble guard: The house banner goes up: you and every escort nearby frenzy for 5 s, and nearby enemies lose heart. |
| Passive | Household guard · your escorts have 10% more hull |
| Price | 13,500 credits + 12 reactor cores |
How to fly it. Vanguards hold the line. Go in first, take the attention of the enemy capitals, and use the power where the enemy is thickest. Plasma: every hit leaves the target melting, so it takes more damage from everyone for a moment. Stacks.
Stiletto
Attack cruiser · Raider. Stiletto is a striker with a bolt main gun and 2,700 hull.
| Fleet role | Striker |
|---|---|
| Hull / shields | 2,700 / 800 |
| Speed | 62 |
| Main gun | bolt · 40 damage every 0.8 s · range 330 |
| Ultimate | Ion Sweep (19 s): A sweeping ion beam down your aim: heavy damage, and fighters it crosses go dark. |
| Signature skill | Plasma pulse: A ring of plasma bursts from your hull and sets everything near it burning. |
| Passive | Ion drives · boost recharges 25% faster |
| Price | 8,100 credits + 4 reactor cores |
How to fly it. Strikers hit hard and move fast. Pick a target, close in, use the power and get out with a boost before the return fire lands. Bolt: rapid fire that spins up the longer you keep shooting, and slows down again when you stop.
Sovereign
Palace dreadnought · Court flagship. Sovereign is a support with a plasma main gun and 3,900 hull.
| Fleet role | Support |
|---|---|
| Hull / shields | 3,900 / 1,100 |
| Speed | 30 |
| Main gun | plasma · 50 damage every 1.1 s · range 380 |
| Ultimate | Royal Decree (23 s): The banners unfurl: every ally within 600 fights in a frenzy and holds its nerve for 8 s. |
| Signature skill | Herald volley: Six herald shells land around the cursor a second later. |
| Passive | Gilded terraces · 8% less damage |
| Price | 16,200 credits + 14 reactor cores |
How to fly it. Support hulls make the whole fleet last longer. Stay near your squads, time the power for the moment a fight turns, and let escorts do the killing. Plasma: every hit leaves the target melting, so it takes more damage from everyone for a moment. Stacks.